Biblical Hebrew A Flashcards
לֹא
no, not
אָח
brother (m.s.)
אֵם
mother (f.s.)
הַר
mountain, hill (m.s.)
לֶחֶם
bread, food (m.s.)
נָהָר
stream, river (m.s.)
נַעַר
young man, lad (m.s.)
נֵר
lamp (m.s.)
עַם
people, nation (m.s.)
אֶל
to, towards
מִן
from
עַל
upon
אֲרָם
Aram (Syria)
אָמַר
he said
רָאָה
he saw
אָב
father (m.s.)
אָדָם
man, humankind (m.s.)
אֶרֶץ
earth, land (f.s.)
בֶּגֶד
garment, clothing (m.s.)
בֵּן
son (m.s.)
בַּת
daughter (f.s.)
יָד
hand (m.s.)
יֶלֶד
child (m.s.)
יָם
sea (m.s.)
מֶלֶךְ
king (m.s.)
עֵץ
tree, wood (m.s.)
שֵׁם
name (m.s.)
עֶשֶׂר
ten
בָּרָא
he created
קָרָא
he called
טוֹב
good, pleasing
רַע
bad, evil
כִּי
that; because
אוֹר
light (m.s.)
אִישׁ
man, person, husband (m.s.)
בָּשָׂר
flesh (m.s.)
גּוֹי
nation, people (m.s.)
דָּבָר
word; thing; matter (m.s.)
דֶּרֶךְ
way (road, manner) (b.s.)
יוֹם
day (m.s.)
עִיר
city, town (f.s.)
עָפָר
dust, dry earth (m.s.)
בֵּין
between
הָלַךְ
he walked; he went
עָשָׂה
he did; he made
גָּדוֹל / גָּדֹל
great (in size or importance)
קָטֹן / קָטָן
small, insignificant
בֹּקֶר
morning (m.s.)
זָהָב
gold (m.s.)
חֹשֶׁךְ
darkness (m.s.)
כֶּסֶף
silver, money (m.s.)
מַיִם
water(s) (m.p.)
עֶצֶם
bone, self (m.s.)
עֶרֶב
evening (m.s.)
צֶלֶם
image, likeness (m.s.)
שָׁמַיִם
heaven(s), sky (m.p.)
אֶחָד
one (m.)
דָּוִד
David
הָיָה
he/it was, it happened
לָקַח
he took
שָׁם
there, thither
פֶּן
lest
הִנֵּה
behold!, “see (here), …” (draws attention to what follows)
אַיֵּה
where?
מִי
who?
אִשָּׁה
woman, wife (f.s.)
בַּיִת
house, dwelling-place (m.s.)
חַיָּה
animal, living thing (f.s.)
חַיִּים
life (m.p.)
חֶרֶב
sword (f.s.)
נָחָשׁ
snake (m.s.)
קוֹל
sound, voice (m.s.)
שָׂדֶה
field, open country (m.s.)
אָכַל
he ate, he consumed
הִגִּיד
he declared, he told
זָקֵן
old
חָכָם
wise
צַדִּיק
just, righteous
קָדוֹשׁ
sacred, holy
רָשָׁע
wicked
תָּמִים
complete, sound, blameless
אֶבֶן
stone (f.s.)
גַּן
garden (m.s.)
חוֹמָה
wall (f.s.)
מָקוֹם
place (m.s.)
סוּס
horse (m.s.)
עַיִן
eye (f.s.)
שָׁנָה
year (f.s.)
יָדַע
he knew
שָׁמַע
he heard, he listened to
מְאֹד
very
וְ
and
הֵם / הֵמָּה
they, those (m.)
בְּהֵמָה
beast, animal, cattle (f.s.)
לַיְלָה
night (m.s.)
מִגְדָּל
tower (m.s.)
מַלְאָךְ
messenger, angel (m.s.)
מַמְלָכָה
kingdom (f.s.)
קֶדֶם
front, east, ancient times (m.s.)
רֹאשׁ
head (m.s.)
שָׂפָה
lip, language, edge (f.s.)
בְּתוֹךְ
in the middle of
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
בָּנָה
he built
מָצָא
he found
אוֹ
or
אֵלֶּה
these
דָּג
fish (m.s.)
דֹּר / דּוֹר
generation; period (of time) (m.s.)
זַיִת
olive-tree, olive (m.s.)
זָכָר
male (m.s.)
חָמָס
violence (m.s.)
יוֹנָה
dove (f.s.)
מִשְׁכָּן
dwelling-place, tabernacle (m.s.)
מִשְׁפָּט
judgment, justice (m.s.)
נְקֵבָה
female (f.s.)
קֵץ
end (m.s.)
שְׁנַיִם
two
בָּא
he came, entered
צִוָּה
he commanded
זֶה
this (m.)
אֲנִי / אָנֹכִי
I
אַתָּה
you (m.s.)
אֲדָמָה
ground, land (f.s.)
זֶרַע
seed, offspring (m.s.)
צָבָא
army, warfare (m.s.)
שַׁעַר
gate (m.s.)
אַבְרָהָם
Abraham
אֲדֹנָי
Lord (divine title)
אֱלֹהִים
God (m.s.); gods (m.p.)
יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
יִצְחָק
Isaac
אֲשֶׁר
that, which, who
יָצָא
he went out
שָׁכַב
he lay down
אַחֵר
another
טָהוֹר
clean, pure
טָמֵא
unclean
יָפֶה
fair, beautiful
יָשָׁר
straight, right
חָכְמָה
wisdom (f.s.)
כּוֹכָב
star (m.s.)
לֵב / לֵבָב
heart (mind, will, emotions) (m.s.)
נֶפֶשׁ
soul, person, living being (f.s.)
עֹלָה
whole burnt offering (f.s.)
פֶּה
mouth (m.s.)
יהוה
LORD (name of Israel’s God)
שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
יָרַד
he came down
עָלָה
he went up
חַי
alive, living
רִאשׁוֹן
former, first, chief
רַב
much, many, great
הוּא
he, it, that (m.)
הִיא / הִוא
she, it, that (f.)
לָמָּה
why? (lit. “for what?”)
מָה / מֶה
what? how?
עָוֹן
sin, punishment, guilt (m.s.)
עָנָן
cloud(s) (m.s.)
רֶגֶל
foot (f.s.)
בְּ-
in, with, at, by, among
כְּ-
like, as, according to
לְ-
to, for, belonging to
שָׁכַן
he settled down, he dwelt
שָׁמַר
he kept, he guarded, he preserved
אֹהֶל
tent (m.s.)
אֲרוֹן
chest, ark (m.s.)
הֵיכָל
palace, temple (m.s.)
חָצֵר
enclosure, courtyard (b.s.)
כֹּל
all, each, every, the whole (m.s.)
כְּלִי
utensil, article, vessel (m.s.)
נָבִיא
prophet, spokesman (m.s.)
נְחֹשֶׁת
copper, bronze (m.s.)
תְּפִלָּה
prayer (f.s.)
מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
מֹשֶׁה
Moses
סִינַי
Sinai
עֵשָׂו
Esau
הִבִּיט
he looked
שָׁלַח
he sent
עַתָּה
now
אוֹת
sign (m.s.)
בְּכוֹר
first-born (m.s.)
דָּם
blood (m.s.)
הֶבֶל
vapor, breath (m.s.)
מִנְחָה
gift, tribute, offering (f.s.)
עֶבֶד
servant, slave (m.s.)
פָּנִים
face(s) (b.p.)
צֹאן
(flock(s) of) sheep and goats (f.s.)
לִפְנֵי
in the presence of; before
מִלִּפְנֵי / מִפְּנֵי
from the presence of; from before
חַוָּה
Eve
קַיִן
Cain
הֵבִיא
he brought in
עָבַד
he worked, he served
פֹּה
here, hither
אִם
if, whether
גַּם
also, even, moreover
אֲנַחְנוּ
we (c.)
אַתְּ
you (f.s.)
אַתֶּם
you (m.p.)
אַתֵּן / אַתֵּנָה
you (f.p.)
הֵנָּה
they (f.)
כֹּהֵן
priest (m.s.)
שַׂר
chieftain, official, captain (m.s.)
לְיַד
beside
יְהוּדָה
Judah
יְרוּשָׁלַםִ / יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
Jerusalem
יָשַׁב
he sat, he dwelled
עָמַד
he stood, he stopped
אָדוֹן
lord, master (m.s.)
בְּרִית
covenant (f.s.)
חֶסֶד
goodness, kindness (m.s.)
כַּף
palm (of hand), sole (of foot), pan (f.s.)
קֹדֶשׁ
apartness, holiness, sacredness (m.s.)
קֶשֶׁת
bow, rainbow (f.s.)
שָׁלוֹם
completeness, soundness, welfare, peace (m.s.)
תּוֹרָה
instruction, law, direction (f.s.)
אֶלֶף
thousand
מֵאָה
hundred
אַחַר / אַחֲרֵי
behind, after
אֵת
with (denotes proximity)
תַּחַת
underneath, below, instead of
הֵקִים
he raised (up), he established
נָתַן
he gave, he put, he set
עוֹד
still, yet, again, besides
זֹאת
this (f.)
אָמָה
maid(servant), handmaid (f.s.)
בְּאֵר
well, pit (f.s.)
מוֹעֵד
appointed time, place, meeting (m.s.)
מִזְמוֹר
melody (technical designation of psalms) (m.s.)
מִלְחָמָה
battle, war (f.s.)
שְׁכֶם
shoulder (m.s.)
עִם
with
יְהוֹנָתָן
Jonathan
פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh (title of Egyptian kings)
שָׁאוּל
Saul
שָׂרָה
Sarah
דִּבֶּר
he spoke
יָלַד
he bore, he begot
אַךְ
surely, but (may contrast other ideas)
הֵן
behold!, “see (here), …” (draws attention to what follows)
חֹדֶשׁ
new moon, month (m.s.)
מִקְנֶה
livestock (inc. cows, sheep, etc.) (m.s.)
מַרְאֶה
sight, appearance, vision (m.s.)
עֵדֶר
flock, herd (m.s.)
עֵת
time, season (f.s.)
רֶחֶם
womb (m.s.)
רַחֲמִים
compassion (m.p.)
שָׁלֹשׁ
three (f.)
לֵאָה
Leah
רָחֵל
Rachel
שִׁמְעוֹן
Simeon
רִחַם
he had compassion
שָׂנֵא
he hated
אָז
at that time, then
אֵין
there is/are not
יֵשׁ
there is/are
רַק
only, altogether, surely
אַף
also, more than this
מִצְוָה
commandment (f.s.)
קֶרֶב
inward part, midst (m.s.)
חָמֵשׁ
five (f.)
חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
לְמַעַן
for the sake of; in order that
עַד
as far as, up to, until
כְּנַעַן
Canaan
כְּנַעֲנִי
Canaanite
הָרַג
he killed
עָבַר
he passed over / through / by
גִּבּוֹר
strong, mighty
שֵׁנִי
second
כֹּה
thus, here (usually points to what follows)
חַטָּאת
sin, sin-offering (f.s.)
מָוֶת
death (m.s.)
מַחֲנֶה
encampment, camp (m.s.)
מִשְׁפָּחָה
clan, family (f.s.)
רָעָב
famine, hunger (m.s.)
אַחַת
one (f.)
מוֹאָב
Moab
נָעֳמִי
Naomi
רוּת
Ruth
עָזַב
he left, he abandoned
פָּקַד
he attended to, he visited; he appointed
שָׁפַט
he judged, he governed
אַרְיֵה
lion (m.s.)
אֵשׁ
fire (f.s.)
דֶּלֶת
door (f.s.)
מִדְבָּר
wilderness (m.s.)
מַטֶּה
staff, branch; tribe (m.s.)
אַרְבַּע
four (f.)
אַרְבָּעִים
forty
יַרְדֵּן
Jordan
רִבְקָה
Rebekah
בָּרַח
he fled
נָפַל
he fell
נָשָׂא
he lifted, he carried
סָגַר
he shut, he closed
פָּתַח
he opened
רָדַף
he chased, he pursued
אֵת
(marks the definite direct object of the verb)
גְּבוּל
border, boundary, territory (m.s.)
חֲלוֹם
dream (m.s.)
חֶרְפָּה
reproach, disgrace (f.s.)
מְלוּכָה
kingship, royalty (f.s.)
סֵפֶר
letter, document, book, scroll (m.s.)
שָׂכָר
wages, reward (m.s.)
יוֹסֵף
Joseph
לָבָן
Laban
עַמּוֹן
Ammon
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Philistine
אָסַף
he gathered, he removed
חָלַם
he dreamed
לָכַד
he captured, he seized
נִלְחַם
he fought (i.e. engaged in battle)
כֵּן
so, thus (usually points to what precedes)
בָּקָר
cattle, herd, ox (m.s.)
זֶבַח
sacrifice (m.s.)
יַיִן
wine (m.s.)
נַחֲלָה
possession, property, inheritance (f.s.)
עֵבֶר
region beyond or across; side (m.s.)
שֶׁמֶשׁ
sun (f.s.)
שֶׁבַע
seven (f.)
שִׁבְעִים
seventy
נֶגֶד
in front of, in sight of, opposite to
גָּאַל
he redeemed, he acted as kinsman
זָבַח
he slaughtered for sacrifice
חָטָא
he missed (a goal or way), he went wrong, he sinned
כָּתַב
he wrote
שָׁתָה
he drank
מָלֵא
full
קָרוֹב
near
רָחוֹק
distant, far
חַיִל
power, strength, wealth, army (m.s.)
חֵן
favor, grace (m.s.)
עֹז
strength, might (m.s.)
פֶּתַח
opening, doorway, entrance (m.s.)
קָצִיר
harvest (m.s.)
שֵׁבֶט
rod, staff, club, scepter; tribe (m.s.)
תְּחִלָּה
beginning (f.s.)
בֹּעַז
Boaz
מָלַךְ
he was/became king, he reigned
קָצַר
he reaped, he harvested
קָרַב
he came near, he approached
רָחַק
he was/became far, distant
אוּלַי
perhaps, maybe
מָחָר
tomorrow, in time to come
אוֹצָר
treasure, treasury, storehouse (m.s.)
כִּסֵּא
throne (m.s.)
לוּחַ
tablet, plank (m.s.)
מִזְבֵּחַ
altar (m.s.)
עוֹלָם
long duration of time (past or future) (m.s.) (With preposition: לְעוֹלָם / עַד־עוֹלָם = “forever”; מֵעוֹלָם = “from ancient times.”)
צָפוֹן
north (f.s.)
רוּחַ
breath, wind, spirit (f.s.)
שְׁמֹנֶה
eight (f.)
שְׁמֹנִים
eighty
זָכַר
he remembered
סָפַר
he counted
שָׁכַח
he forgot
שָׁפַךְ
he poured (out)
הֲ
whether, if
אֱמֶת
firmness, truth, faithfulness (f.s.)
גָּמָל
camel (m.s.)
גֵּר
sojourner, temporary resident, new-comer (m.s.)
כֹּחַ
strength, power (m.s.)
עֵדָה
congregation, company (f.s.)
רֵעַ
friend, companion, fellow (m.s.)
אֶפְרַיִם
Ephraim
מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh
סְדֹם
Sodom
גָּנַב
he stole
קָבַר
he buried
רָצַח
he murdered
שָׁאַל
he asked (for), he inquired (of)
שָׁבַר
he broke
אָחוֹת
sister (f.s.)
בָּמָה
high place (f.s.)
בַּעַל
owner, lord, husband (m.s.)
זְרוֹעַ
arm, shoulder, strength (f.s.)
שַׁבָּת
sabbath (b.s.)
עֶשְׂרִים
twenty
שְׁלֹשִׁים
thirty
אַחְאָב
Ahab
אֵלִיָּהוּ
Elijah
אֱלִישָׁע
Elisha
בַּעַל
Baal
בָּחַר
he chose
חָלָה
he was weak, he was sick
כָּרַת
he cut (off/down) (The expression כָּרַת בְּרִית “he cut a covenant” means “he made a covenant.”)
שָׂרַף
he burned
תְּמוֹל
yesterday, recently, formerly
גֹּרֶן
threshing-floor (m.s.)
גֶּשֶׁם
rain, shower (m.s.)
חֲצִי
half (m.s.)
כָּנָף
wing, extremity (of garment, earth) (f.s.)
כְּרוּב
cherub (m.s.)
קָצֶה
end, edge, extremity (m.s.)
שֵׁשׁ
six (f.)
שִׁשִּׁים
sixty
אַהֲרֹן
Aaron
לֵוִי
Levi, Levite
בִּקֵּשׁ
he sought
פָּרַשׂ
he spread (out)
רָחַץ
he washed (off/away), he bathed
שָׂמַח
he rejoiced, he was glad
אֵל
God, god (m.s.)
אַלְמָנָה
widow (f.s.)
אַמָּה
cubit (length of the forearm) (f.s.)
כָּבוֹד
abundance, honor, glory (m.s.)
מַעֲשֶׂה
deed, work (m.s.)
צוּר
rock, cliff (m.s.)
רָעָה
evil, misery, distress, injury (f.s.)
אֶלְעָזָר
Eleazar
בִּנְיָמִן
Benjamin
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Joshua
יוֹאָב
Joab
בָּטַח
he trusted
גָּדַל
he grew (up), he became great
דָּרַשׁ
he sought, he inquired of (often used of seeking counsel from a deity)
עָזַר
he helped
עַל־כֵּן
therefore
אֹזֶן
ear (f.s.)
כֶּבֶשׂ
lamb (m.s.)
מִסְפָּר
number (m.s.)
עַמּוּד
pillar, column (m.s.)
פַּר
young bull (m.s.)
שֶׁמֶן
fat, oil (m.s.)
תֵּשַׁע
nine (f.)
תִּשְׁעִים
ninety
חָזַק
he was/became strong/firm
חָשַׁב
he thought, planned
לָבַשׁ
he put on (clothing), he wore
מָשַׁח
he anointed, smeared
נָטָה
he stretched out; he inclined/turned
עָרַךְ
he set in order, he arranged
לְבַד
alone, by itself
יָמִין
right (hand) (f.s.)
מִגְרָשׁ
open/common land, pasture-land (m.s.)
מְלָאכָה
occupation, work (f.s.)
פְּרִי
fruit (m.s.)
צְדָקָה
righteousness (f.s.)
שְׂמֹאל / שְׂמֹאול
the left (m.s.)
אַשּׁוּר
Asshur, Assyria
בָּבֶל
Babel, Babylon
צִיּוֹן
Zion
שְׁמוּאֵל
Samuel
שֹׁמְרוֹן
Samaria
אָהֵב / אָהַב
he loved
נָגַע
he touched, reached, struck
נָסַע
he pulled out/up, set out, journeyed
