Vocabulary Flashcards
Psalms
The peoples’ prayers, often put to songs.
Proverbs
Short sayings about life from wise, old men.
Wisdom literature
Sayings of old men who draw from their long experience. Books of Job, Sirach, Proverbs, Psalms.
Genre
Category
Immanent
Remaining within
Jackal
Nasty, dog-like animal that runs in packs and steals carcasses from other animals.
Crocus
Yellow flower, first to bloom
Parched
Thirsty
Cauldron
A big pot
Emmanuel
Means “God-with-us” ; put to a song
Advent
The coming of; arrival
Exile
Taken out of ones own country to a foreign place
Septuagint
Greek translation of the Hebrew bible.
Lame
Unable to walk; crippled
Mute
Silent; unable to speak
Sinews
Tendons
Marred
Broken ; messed-up
Spurned
Avoided
Exposure
Leaving a child out to die
Crestfallen
Downcast; feeling down
Prophet
A holy person who speaks for The Lord
Manna
Sweet, bread-like food which appeared miraculously In the desert.
Covet
To desire something
Covenant
Solemn Promise between two or more people