Ch. 12: Vocab Flashcards
אָכַל
to eat, consume
eat ʾākal [a cal = a calorie] [1G]
אָמַר
to say, mention, think
ʾāmar(riage) begins when you say ‘I do!’ [1G]
הָלַךְ
to go, walk (metaphorically, behave), die, pass away
hālak [a lack] of walking [1G]
הָיָה
to be, become, happen, occur
Be a karate kid; say hay-yah!
Related to יהוה ‘I am’ [1G, 3 [ה
יָצָא
to go out, go forth, come out, come forth
In yāṣāʾ [Yatzee], the dice come out [1Yod , 3 [א
יָשַׁב
to sit (down), remain, dwell, inhabit Sit down when yāšab [ya shave]. yāšab [yes have] a seat. [1Yod]
נָתַן
to give, put, place, set
nātan-el means ‘Gift of God’ [1Nun]
עָשָׂה
to do, make, create
ʿāśâ [a saw] makes things.
מַעֲשֶה means ‘deed’. [1G, 3 [ה
אָסָא עָשָה = [King] Asa did, made, and created.
רָאָה
to see, perceive, understand
Cheer “rāʾâ” when you see it. [2G, 3 ה]
שָׁמַע
to hear, listen to, understand, obey
The šāmaʿ [Shema] is “Hear O Israel, the LORD
our God, the LORD is one.” [3 [חע
אַךְ
only, surely, nevertheless
Surely only ʾak[ach]med can
אַל
no, not
Sing “ לאֹ ,אַל , not, no.”
לאֹ & אַל both have א which looks like X for ‘no’
Distinguish from עַל ‘on’, where the ע looks like a
shovel for shoveling stuff ‘on’
אִם
if
ʾim(agine) if …
לֹא
no, not
Sing “ לאֹ ,אַל , not, no.”
לאֹ & אַל both have א which looks like X for ‘no’
נָגַשׁ
to draw near, approach
Draw near to examine a nāḡaš [knee gash].
[1Nun]
