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Ancient Hebrew Dictionary - Indexed by English Translation
(1000 Most Common Hebrew Words in the Hebrew Bible)
By Jeff A. Benner


A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z


    שַׂק saq
Sack
A bag of cloth or skins for carrying foods or objects.
Strong's Number: 8242

AHLB
    זֶבַח ze-vahh
Sacrifice
An animal killed for an offering.
Strong's Number: 2077

AHLB
    זבח za-vahh
Sacrifice (verb)
An act of offering to deity something precious; to kill an animal for an offering.
Strong's Number: 2076

AHLB
    חבשׁ hha-bash
Saddle (verb)
A shaped mounted support on which an object can travel; to bind up with a saddle.
Strong's Number: 2280

AHLB
    שׁמר sha-mar
Safeguard (verb)
The act or the duty of protecting or defending; to watch over or guard in the sense of preserving or protecting.
Strong's Number: 8104

AHLB
    בֶּטַח be-tahh
Safely
A state or place of safety.
Strong's Number: 983

AHLB
    מֶּלַח me-lahh
Salt
An ingredient that adds flavor to food and used in preserving foods.
Strong's Number: 4417

AHLB
    מִקְדָּשׁ meeq-dash
Sanctuary
A place set apart for a special purpose.
Strong's Number: 4720

AHLB
    אמר a-mar
Say (verb)
To speak chains of words that form sentences.
Strong's Number: 559

AHLB
    שָׁנִי sha-nee
Scarlet
Any of various bright reds.
Strong's Number: 8144

AHLB
    פוץ puts
Scatter Abroad (verb)
To sow, cast or fling widely.
Strong's Number: 6327

AHLB
    סֵפֶר sey-pher
Scroll
A document or record written on a sheet of papyrus, leather or parchment and rolled up for storage.
Strong's Number: 5612

AHLB
    פֶּסֶל pe-sel
Sculpture
A figurine that is formed and shaped from stone, wood or clay.
Strong's Number: 6459

AHLB
    יָם yam
Sea
A large body of water. Also, the direction of the great sea (the Mediterranean), the west.
Strong's Number: 3220

AHLB
    חתם hha-tam
Seal (verb)
To close tightly, often marked with the emblem of the owner that must be broken before opening.
Strong's Number: 2856

AHLB
    בקש ba-qash
Search Out (verb)
To intently look for someone or something until the object of the search is found.
Strong's Number: 1245

AHLB
    כִּסֵּא kee-sey
Seat
A special chair of one in eminence. Usually a throne or seat of authority.
Strong's Number: 3678

AHLB
    שֵׁנִי shey-nee
Second
An ordinal number.
Strong's Number: 8145

AHLB
    אמן a-man
Secure (verb)
Solidly fixed in place; to stand firm in the sense of a support. Not subject to change or revision. The hiphil (causative) form means "support."
Strong's Number: 539

AHLB
    ראה ra-ah
See (verb)
To take notice; to perceive something or someone; to see visions. The niphal (passive) form means "appear" and the hiphil (causative) form means "show."
Strong's Number: 7200

AHLB
    זֶרַע ze-ra
Seed
The grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing. Scattered in the field to produce a crop. The singular word can be used for one or more. Also, the descendants of an individual, either male or female.
Strong's Number: 2233

AHLB
    דרשׁ da-rash
Seek (verb)
To look for or search for something or for answers. The niphal (passive) form means "require."
Strong's Number: 1875

AHLB
    חזק hha-zaq
Seize (verb)
To possess or take by force; grab hold tightly; to refrain or support by grabbing hold.
Strong's Number: 2388

AHLB
    תפשׂ ta-phas
Seize Hold (verb)
To take hold of something by force.
Strong's Number: 8610

AHLB
    סֶלָה se-lah
Selah
A musical term possibly a lifting of the sound.
Strong's Number: 5542

AHLB
    רָצוֹן ra-tson
Self Will
Used to express determination, insistence, persistence, or willfulness. One's desire.
Strong's Number: 7522

AHLB
    מכר ma-khar
Sell (verb)
To give up property to another for money or another valuable compensation.
Strong's Number: 4376

AHLB
    שׁלח sha-lahh
Send (verb)
To cause to go; to direct, order, or request to go.
Strong's Number: 7971

AHLB
    בדל ba-dal
Separate (verb)
To set or keep apart.
Strong's Number: 914

AHLB
    נָחָשׁ na-hhash
Serpent
A poisonous snake that hisses, creeps and bites.
Strong's Number: 5175

AHLB
    עֶבֶד e-ved
Servant
One who provides a service to another, as a slave, bondservant or hired hand.
Strong's Number: 5650

AHLB
    עבד a-var
Serve (verb)
To provide a service to another, as a servant or slave or to work at a profession.
Strong's Number: 5647

AHLB
    עֲבֹדָה a-vo-dah
Service
Labor provided by a servant or slave.
Strong's Number: 5656

AHLB
    קדשׁ qa-dash
Set Apart (verb)
To move or place someone or something separate from the whole for a special purpose.
Strong's Number: 6942

AHLB
    שׁית sheet
Set Down (verb)
To cause to sit down; to lay down.
Strong's Number: 7896

AHLB
    ישׁב ya-shav
Settle (verb)
To stay in a dwelling place for the night or for long periods of time; to sit down.
Strong's Number: 3427

AHLB
    מוֹשָׁב mo-shav
Settling
The place of sitting, resting or dwelling, usually temporarily.
Strong's Number: 4186

AHLB
    שֶׁבַע she-vah
Seven
A cardinal number.
Strong's Number: 7651

AHLB
    שִׁבְעִים sheev-eem
Seven
A cardinal number.
Strong's Number: 7657

AHLB
    שְׁבִיעִי she-vee-ee
Seventh
An ordinal number.
Strong's Number: 7637

AHLB
    קצר qa-tsar
Sever (verb)
To cut short or small; to harvest in the sense of severing the crop from its stalk; to be impatient in the sense of patience being severed.
Strong's Number: 7114

AHLB
    צֵל tseyl
Shadow
The dark figure cast on a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a light source.
Strong's Number: 6738

AHLB
    מוט mot
Shake (verb)
To waver as a green branch.
Strong's Number: 4131

AHLB
    רגז ra-gaz
Shake (verb)
To tremble in fear or anger.
Strong's Number: 7264

AHLB
    בֹּשֶת bo-shet
Shame
A state of confusion in the sense of being dried up.
Strong's Number: 1322

AHLB
    כְּלִמָּה ke-lee-mah
Shame
The painful feeling of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, done by oneself or another.
Strong's Number: 3639

AHLB
    כלם ka-lam
Shame (verb)
To feel pain through something dishonorable, improper or ridiculous.
Strong's Number: 3637

AHLB
    שֶׁבֶר she-ver
Shattering
Suddenly broken or burst into pieces, as with a violent blow.
Strong's Number: 7667

AHLB
    אָתוֹן a-ton
She Donkey
A female ass.
Strong's Number: 860

AHLB
    עֵז eyz
She Goat
A female goat.
Strong's Number: 5795

AHLB
    כֶּבֶשׂ ke-ves
Sheep
A mammal related to the goat domesticated for its flesh and wool.
Strong's Number: 3532

AHLB
    שֶׁקֶל she-qel
Sheqel
A chief Hebrew weight standard of measurement.
Strong's Number: 8255

AHLB
    מָגֵן ma-geyn
Shield
A broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm. A protective structure. Wall of protection.
Strong's Number: 4043

AHLB
    הלל ha-lal
Shine (verb)
To emit rays of light. Shine brightly. To shine or cause another to shine through one's actions or words. The piel (intensive) form means "commend."
Strong's Number: 1984

AHLB
    כָּתֵף ka-teyph
Shoulder Piece
The part of an object that acts like a shoulder.
Strong's Number: 3802

AHLB
    תְּרוּעָה te-ru-ah
Shout
A great shout of alarm of war or for rejoicing.
Strong's Number: 8643

AHLB
    רוע ru-a
Shout (verb)
To shout an alarm of war or for great rejoicing.
Strong's Number: 7321

AHLB
    רנן ra-nan
Shout Aloud (verb)
To cry out loudly in triumph or joy.
Strong's Number: 7442

AHLB
    רִנָּה ree-nah
Shouting
A loud exclamation of triumph or joy.
Strong's Number: 7440

AHLB
    חנן hha-nan
Show Beauty (verb)
To give or show beauty, grace or mercy to another. The hitpael (reflexive) form means "beseech."
Strong's Number: 2603

AHLB
    חמל hha-mal
Show Pity (verb)
To have compassion; to sympathize.
Strong's Number: 2550

AHLB
    סגר sa-gar
Shut (verb)
To close or block an opening.
Strong's Number: 5462

AHLB
    צַד tsad
Side
An area next to something.
Strong's Number: 6654

AHLB
    אוֹת ot
Sign
The motion, gesture, or mark representing an agreement between two parties. A wondrous or miraculous sign.
Strong's Number: 226

AHLB
    כֶּסֶף ke-seph
Silver
A soft metal capable of a high degree of polish used for coinage, implements and ornaments. A desired and precious metal.
Strong's Number: 3701

AHLB
    שׁיר sheer
Sing (verb)
To express one's voice in a melody or to music.
Strong's Number: 7891

AHLB
    רפה ra-phah
Sink Down (verb)
To drop down; to be slack or idle due to weakness, illness or laziness. The niphal (passive) form means "lazy."
Strong's Number: 7503

AHLB
    אָחוֹת a-hhot
Sister
A female who has the same parents as another or shares one parent with another.
Strong's Number: 269

AHLB
    שֵׁשׁ sheysh
Six
A cardinal number.
Strong's Number: 8337

AHLB
    שִׁשִׁים shee-sheem
Six
A cardinal number.
Strong's Number: 8346

AHLB
    שִׁישִׁי shee-shee
Sixth
An ordinal number.
Strong's Number: 8345

AHLB
    חָכְמָה hhakh-mah
Skill
The ability to decide or discern between good and bad, right and wrong.
Strong's Number: 2451

AHLB
    חָכָם hha-kham
Skilled One
A person characterized by a deep understanding of a craft.
Strong's Number: 2450

AHLB
    עוֹר or
Skin
The integument covering men or animals, as well as leather made from animal skins. The husk of a seed.
Strong's Number: 5785

AHLB
    שָׁמַיִם sha-ma-yeem
Sky
The upper atmosphere that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth. Place of the winds.
Strong's Number: 8064

AHLB
    לוּחַ lu-ahh
Slab
A wood or stone tablet or plank. Often used for writing.
Strong's Number: 3871

AHLB
    טַבָּח te-bahh
Slaughtering
The act of slaughtering, the meat of the slaughter or one who slaughters. Also an executioner as one who slaughters.
Strong's Number: 2876

AHLB
    שׁחט sha-hhat
Slay (verb)
To strike, beat or kill.
Strong's Number: 7819

AHLB
    מלט ma-lat
Slip Away (verb)
To get away through deliverance or escape.
Strong's Number: 4422

AHLB
    צור tsur
Smack (verb)
To strike or push as an attack.
Strong's Number: 6696

AHLB
    קָטָן qa-tan
Small
Someone or something that is not very large in size, importance, age or significance.
Strong's Number: 6996

AHLB
    מְעָט me-at
Small Amount
Something that is few or small in size or amount.
Strong's Number: 4592

AHLB
    משׁח ma-shahh
Smear (verb)
To overspread with oil for medical treatment or as a sign of authority.
Strong's Number: 4886

AHLB
    מָשִׁיחַ ma-shee-ahh
Smeared
Someone or something that has been smeared or annointed with an oil as a medication or a sign of taking an office. An anointed one; a messiah.
Strong's Number: 4899

AHLB
    נגף na-gaph
Smite (verb)
To deliver a hit with the intent to harm; to bring a plague in the sense of a striking.
Strong's Number: 5062

AHLB
    קצף qa-tsaph
Snap (verb)
To make a sudden closing; to break suddenly with a sharp sound; to splinter a piece of wood; to lash out in anger as a splintering.
Strong's Number: 7107

AHLB
    כֵּן keyn
So
In a manner or way indicated or suggested. What comes before or after another event.
Strong's Number: 3651

AHLB
    אָמֵן a-meyn
So Be It
An affirmation of firmness and support.
Strong's Number: 543

AHLB
    גור gur
Sojourn (verb)
To stay as a temporary resident. Travel in a strange land. Also, the extended meaning of "to be afraid" of a stranger.
Strong's Number: 1481

AHLB
    בֵּן beyn
Son
A male offspring. This can be the son of the father or a later male descendant. One who continues the family line.
Strong's Number: 1121

AHLB
    שִׁיר sheer
Song
The act or art of singing.
Strong's Number: 7892

AHLB
    נֶגֶב ne-gev
South country
A region to the south of Israel. Also the direction "south."
Strong's Number: 5045

AHLB
    זרע za-ra
Sow (verb)
To spread seeds on the ground; to plant a crop.
Strong's Number: 2232

AHLB
    דבר da-var
Speak (verb)
A careful arrangement of words or commands said orally.
Strong's Number: 1696

AHLB
    חֲנִית hha-neet
Spear
A long shaft with a pointed tip and used as a weapon. A tent pole which may also be used as a spear.
Strong's Number: 2595

AHLB
    קֹדֶשׁ qo-desh
Special
A person, item, time or place that has the quality of being unique; Separated from the rest for a special purpose.
Strong's Number: 6944

AHLB
    אִמְרָה eem-rah
Speech
The chain of words when speaking.
Strong's Number: 565

AHLB
    ארר a-rar
Spit Upon (verb)
To eject saliva, usually on another in spite or disrespect.
Strong's Number: 779

AHLB
    קֶצֶף qe-tseph
Splinter
The sharp flying objects from a snapped piece of wood. Also wrath as flying splinters.
Strong's Number: 7110

AHLB
    שָׁלָל sha-lal
Spoil
Plunder taken from an enemy in war or robbery. To impair the quality or effect of.
Strong's Number: 7998

AHLB
    שׁדד sha-dad
Spoil (verb)
To dry up and shrivel and be of no use.
Strong's Number: 7703

AHLB
    פרשׁ pa-rash
Spread Out (verb)
To expand beyond a starting point; to be easily and plainly understood in the sense of being spread out to see.
Strong's Number: 6566

AHLB
    פתה pa-tah
Spread Wide (verb)
To lay out in a large area. The piel (intensive) form means "persuade."
Strong's Number: 6601

AHLB
    צמח tsa-mahh
Spring Up (verb)
To grow up as a plant.
Strong's Number: 6779

AHLB
    זרק za-raq
Sprinkle (verb)
To drip a liquid, usually water or blood.
Strong's Number: 2236

AHLB
    מִזְרָק meez-raq
Sprinkling Basin
A container of liquid that is used to drip the liquid.
Strong's Number: 4219

AHLB
    שֵׁבֶט shey-vet
Staff
A walking stick made from the branch of a tree. Also, a tribe as a branch of the family.
Strong's Number: 7626

AHLB
    נוע nu-a
Stagger (verb)
To reel from side to side; to wag or shake back and forth or up and down; to wander as staggering about.
Strong's Number: 5128

AHLB
    קָנֶה qa-neh
Stalk
The main stem and support of a plant.
Strong's Number: 7070

AHLB
    עמד a-mad
Stand (verb)
To rise, raise or set in a place.
Strong's Number: 5975

AHLB
    נצב na-tsav
Stand Up (verb)
To be vertical in position; to stand tall and erect; to set in place.
Strong's Number: 5324

AHLB
    כּוֹכָב ko-khav
Star
A natural luminous body visible in the night sky.
Strong's Number: 3556

AHLB
    נבט na-vat
Stare (verb)
To carefully look; to make a close inspection.
Strong's Number: 5027

AHLB
    אֵמֶר ey-mer
Statement
A single declaration or remark.
Strong's Number: 561

AHLB
    יצב ya-tsav
Station (verb)
To stand firm and in place.
Strong's Number: 3320

AHLB
    יחל ya-hhal
Stay (verb)
To remain behind; to wait in anticipation.
Strong's Number: 3176

AHLB
    צֶדֶק tse-deq
Steadfast
The following of the established path or course of action.
Strong's Number: 6664

AHLB
    צַדִּיק tsa-deeq
Steadfast One
One that makes or sets right. Conforming to fact, standard or truth.
Strong's Number: 6662

AHLB
    צְדָקָה tse-da-qah
Steadfastness
Conformity to fact, standard or truth.
Strong's Number: 6666

AHLB
    גנב ga-nav
Steal (verb)
To wrongfully take the property of another; rob.
Strong's Number: 1589

AHLB
    מַעֲלָה ma-a-lah
Step
A straight or stepped incline for ascending and descending.
Strong's Number: 4609

AHLB
    דרך da-rakh
Step Upon (verb)
To take a step. A journey as a treading. The stringing of a bow is a treading as the foot is stepped over the bow and using the leg to bend it.
Strong's Number: 1869

AHLB
    בַּד bad
Stick
A branch or staff as separated from the tree. Linen cloth, from its stiff and divided fibers. Often used in the idiom "to his / her own stick" meaning alone or self.
Strong's Number: 905

AHLB
    בהל ba-hal
Stir (verb)
To disturb the quiet of; agitate.
Strong's Number: 926

AHLB
    עור ur
Stir Up (verb)
To shake to awaken.
Strong's Number: 5782

AHLB
    אֶבֶן e-ven
Stone
A piece of rock, often in the context of building material.
Strong's Number: 68

AHLB
    כרע ka-ra
Stoop (verb)
To bend the body forward and downward while bending the knees; to stoop or crouch down by bending or getting on the knees.
Strong's Number: 3766

AHLB
    עצר a-tsar
Stop (verb)
To cause to cease; to stop from occurring in the sense of halting, shutting or restraining.
Strong's Number: 6113

AHLB
    אוֹצָר o-tsar
Storehouse
A place where grain or other items of subsistence are held and protected.
Strong's Number: 214

AHLB
    יָשָׁר ya-shar
Straight
Without a bend, angle, or curve. A straight line, path or thought. The cord of the bow as stretched taught.
Strong's Number: 3477

AHLB
    גֵּר ger
Stranger
A foreigner; a person or thing unknown or with whom one is unacquainted.
Strong's Number: 1616

AHLB
    יְאוֹר ye-or
Stream
A body of running water; any body of flowing water.
Strong's Number: 2975

AHLB
    רְחוֹב re-hhov
Street
A thoroughfare, especially in a city, town or village.
Strong's Number: 7339

AHLB
    כֹּחַ ko-ahh
Strength
The quality or state of being strong.
Strong's Number: 3581

AHLB
    רבץ ra-vats
Stretch Out (verb)
To lie or stretch out as to rest; to crouch down to hide for an ambush.
Strong's Number: 7257

AHLB
    מָעוֹז ma-oz
Stronghold
A place of strength and refuge such as a mountain, fortress or rock.
Strong's Number: 4581

AHLB
    טמן ta-man
Submerge (verb)
To hide by burying or to cover.
Strong's Number: 2934

AHLB
    ינק ya-naq
Suckle (verb)
To give milk to from the breast or udder. The hiphil (causative) form means "nurse (verb)."
Strong's Number: 3243

AHLB
    דַּי dai
Sufficient
An amount that is not lacking. What is enough.
Strong's Number: 1767

AHLB
    רֵאשִׁית rey-sheet
Summit
The head, top or beginning of a place, such as a river or mountain, or a time, such as an event. The point at which something starts; origin, source.
Strong's Number: 7225

AHLB
    שֶׁמֶשׁ she-mesh
Sun
The luminous body around which the earth revolves and from which it receives heat and light.
Strong's Number: 8121

AHLB
    מִזְרָח meez-rah
Sunrise
When the first light of the sun comes over the horizon. An eastward direction as the place of the rising sun.
Strong's Number: 4217

AHLB
    סמך sa-makh
Support (verb)
To uphold or defend; to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for.
Strong's Number: 5564

AHLB
    כול kul
Sustain (verb)
To provide what is needed to make someone or something whole or complete.
Strong's Number: 3557

AHLB
    בלע ba-la
Swallow (verb)
To pass through the mouth and move into the esophagus to the stomach.
Strong's Number: 1104

AHLB
    שׁבע sha-va
Swear (verb)
To completely submit to a promise or oath with words and spoken seven times.
Strong's Number: 7650

AHLB
    שְׁבוּעָה she-vu-ah
Swearing
The act of taking an oath.
Strong's Number: 7621

AHLB
    נִחוֹחַ nee-hho-ahh
Sweet
Pleasing to the taste. Not sour, bitter or salty. Something that smells pleasing.
Strong's Number: 5207

AHLB
    בֹּשֶׂם bo-sem
Sweet Spice
An aromatic spice that is pleasing to the nose.
Strong's Number: 1314

AHLB
    הָדָר ha-dar
Swell
Someone or something that has been enlarged in size, pride or majesty.
Strong's Number: 1926

AHLB
    חֶרֶב hhe-rev
Sword
A weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting.
Strong's Number: 2719

AHLB