Ch. 23: Vocab

Question 1

בְּכֹר

also spelled בְּכוֹר

Answer 1

firstborn, oldest, offspring

a firstborn bəkōr [baker]

Question 2

חֵמָה

Answer 2

wrath, heat, poison

ḥēmâ [Hey, ma]! That’s poison!

Question 3

כֹּחַ

Answer 3

strength, power

Question 4

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת

Answer 4

copper, bronze
2 Kgs 18:4 … Hezekiah broke in pieces the
bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until
those days the people of Israel had made
offerings to it (it was called nəḥōšet(an)).

Question 5

נָשִׂיא

Answer 5

chief, leader, prince

The nāśîʾ [Natzi] leader was Hitler.

Question 6

עֶ֫רֶב

Answer 6

evening, sunset
An ʿereb(ian) [Arabian] sunset.
עֶ֫רֶב חֶ֫רֶב = an evening sword

Question 7

עֶ֫צֶם

Answer 7

bone, skeleton

ʿeṣem [It’s them] bones

Question 8

קָהָל

Answer 8

assembly, community, crowd

qāhāl [call] the assembly

Question 9

בֶ֫גֶד

Answer 9

clothes, garment, covering

He beḡed for baggy clothes.

Question 10

חָכְמָה

Answer 10

wisdom, skill

Question 11

חָצֵר

Answer 11

cs
courtyard, village, settlement
I caught Sara in the courtyard

Question 12

חֲצֵרִים

חֲצרוֹת

Answer 12

cp

courtyards, villages, settlements

Question 13

שֶ֫מֶן

Answer 13

oil, fat

Question 14

בְּהֵמָה

Answer 14

animal(s), beast(s), cattle

the animal bəhēmâ(th) is in Job 40:5