Biblical Hebrew A Flashcards
(450 cards)
1
Q
לֹא
A
no, not
2
Q
אָח
A
brother (m.s.)
3
Q
אֵם
A
mother (f.s.)
4
Q
הַר
A
mountain, hill (m.s.)
5
Q
לֶחֶם
A
bread, food (m.s.)
6
Q
נָהָר
A
stream, river (m.s.)
7
Q
נַעַר
A
young man, lad (m.s.)
8
Q
נֵר
A
lamp (m.s.)
9
Q
עַם
A
people, nation (m.s.)
10
Q
אֶל
A
to, towards
11
Q
מִן
A
from
12
Q
עַל
A
upon
13
Q
אֲרָם
A
Aram (Syria)
14
Q
אָמַר
A
he said
15
Q
רָאָה
A
he saw
16
Q
אָב
A
father (m.s.)
17
Q
אָדָם
A
man, humankind (m.s.)
18
Q
אֶרֶץ
A
earth, land (f.s.)
19
Q
בֶּגֶד
A
garment, clothing (m.s.)
20
Q
בֵּן
A
son (m.s.)
21
Q
בַּת
A
daughter (f.s.)
22
Q
יָד
A
hand (m.s.)
23
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יֶלֶד
A
child (m.s.)
24
Q
יָם
A
sea (m.s.)
25
מֶלֶךְ
king (m.s.)
26
עֵץ
tree, wood (m.s.)
27
שֵׁם
name (m.s.)
28
עֶשֶׂר
ten
29
בָּרָא
he created
30
קָרָא
he called
31
טוֹב
good, pleasing
32
רַע
bad, evil
33
כִּי
that; because
34
אוֹר
light (m.s.)
35
אִישׁ
man, person, husband (m.s.)
36
בָּשָׂר
flesh (m.s.)
37
גּוֹי
nation, people (m.s.)
38
דָּבָר
word; thing; matter (m.s.)
39
דֶּרֶךְ
way (road, manner) (b.s.)
40
יוֹם
day (m.s.)
41
עִיר
city, town (f.s.)
42
עָפָר
dust, dry earth (m.s.)
43
בֵּין
between
44
הָלַךְ
he walked; he went
45
עָשָׂה
he did; he made
46
גָּדוֹל / גָּדֹל
great (in size or importance)
47
קָטֹן / קָטָן
small, insignificant
48
בֹּקֶר
morning (m.s.)
49
זָהָב
gold (m.s.)
50
חֹשֶׁךְ
darkness (m.s.)
51
כֶּסֶף
silver, money (m.s.)
52
מַיִם
water(s) (m.p.)
53
עֶצֶם
bone, self (m.s.)
54
עֶרֶב
evening (m.s.)
55
צֶלֶם
image, likeness (m.s.)
56
שָׁמַיִם
heaven(s), sky (m.p.)
57
אֶחָד
one (m.)
58
דָּוִד
David
59
הָיָה
he/it was, it happened
60
לָקַח
he took
61
שָׁם
there, thither
62
פֶּן
lest
63
הִנֵּה
behold!, “see (here), …” (draws attention to what follows)
64
אַיֵּה
where?
65
מִי
who?
66
אִשָּׁה
woman, wife (f.s.)
67
בַּיִת
house, dwelling-place (m.s.)
68
חַיָּה
animal, living thing (f.s.)
69
חַיִּים
life (m.p.)
70
חֶרֶב
sword (f.s.)
71
נָחָשׁ
snake (m.s.)
72
קוֹל
sound, voice (m.s.)
73
שָׂדֶה
field, open country (m.s.)
74
אָכַל
he ate, he consumed
75
הִגִּיד
he declared, he told
76
זָקֵן
old
77
חָכָם
wise
78
צַדִּיק
just, righteous
79
קָדוֹשׁ
sacred, holy
80
רָשָׁע
wicked
81
תָּמִים
complete, sound, blameless
82
אֶבֶן
stone (f.s.)
83
גַּן
garden (m.s.)
84
חוֹמָה
wall (f.s.)
85
מָקוֹם
place (m.s.)
86
סוּס
horse (m.s.)
87
עַיִן
eye (f.s.)
88
שָׁנָה
year (f.s.)
89
יָדַע
he knew
90
שָׁמַע
he heard, he listened to
91
מְאֹד
very
92
וְ
and
93
הֵם / הֵמָּה
they, those (m.)
94
בְּהֵמָה
beast, animal, cattle (f.s.)
95
לַיְלָה
night (m.s.)
96
מִגְדָּל
tower (m.s.)
97
מַלְאָךְ
messenger, angel (m.s.)
98
מַמְלָכָה
kingdom (f.s.)
99
קֶדֶם
front, east, ancient times (m.s.)
100
רֹאשׁ
head (m.s.)
101
שָׂפָה
lip, language, edge (f.s.)
102
בְּתוֹךְ
in the middle of
103
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
104
בָּנָה
he built
105
מָצָא
he found
106
אוֹ
or
107
אֵלֶּה
these
108
דָּג
fish (m.s.)
109
דֹּר / דּוֹר
generation; period (of time) (m.s.)
110
זַיִת
olive-tree, olive (m.s.)
111
זָכָר
male (m.s.)
112
חָמָס
violence (m.s.)
113
יוֹנָה
dove (f.s.)
114
מִשְׁכָּן
dwelling-place, tabernacle (m.s.)
115
מִשְׁפָּט
judgment, justice (m.s.)
116
נְקֵבָה
female (f.s.)
117
קֵץ
end (m.s.)
118
שְׁנַיִם
two
119
בָּא
he came, entered
120
צִוָּה
he commanded
121
זֶה
this (m.)
122
אֲנִי / אָנֹכִי
I
123
אַתָּה
you (m.s.)
124
אֲדָמָה
ground, land (f.s.)
125
זֶרַע
seed, offspring (m.s.)
126
צָבָא
army, warfare (m.s.)
127
שַׁעַר
gate (m.s.)
128
אַבְרָהָם
Abraham
129
אֲדֹנָי
Lord (divine title)
130
אֱלֹהִים
God (m.s.); gods (m.p.)
131
יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
132
יִצְחָק
Isaac
133
אֲשֶׁר
that, which, who
134
יָצָא
he went out
135
שָׁכַב
he lay down
136
אַחֵר
another
137
טָהוֹר
clean, pure
138
טָמֵא
unclean
139
יָפֶה
fair, beautiful
140
יָשָׁר
straight, right
141
חָכְמָה
wisdom (f.s.)
142
כּוֹכָב
star (m.s.)
143
לֵב / לֵבָב
heart (mind, will, emotions) (m.s.)
144
נֶפֶשׁ
soul, person, living being (f.s.)
145
עֹלָה
whole burnt offering (f.s.)
146
פֶּה
mouth (m.s.)
147
יהוה
LORD (name of Israel’s God)
148
שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
149
יָרַד
he came down
150
עָלָה
he went up
151
חַי
alive, living
152
רִאשׁוֹן
former, first, chief
153
רַב
much, many, great
154
הוּא
he, it, that (m.)
155
הִיא / הִוא
she, it, that (f.)
156
לָמָּה
why? (lit. “for what?”)
157
מָה / מֶה
what? how?
158
עָוֹן
sin, punishment, guilt (m.s.)
159
עָנָן
cloud(s) (m.s.)
160
רֶגֶל
foot (f.s.)
161
בְּ-
in, with, at, by, among
162
כְּ-
like, as, according to
163
לְ-
to, for, belonging to
164
שָׁכַן
he settled down, he dwelt
165
שָׁמַר
he kept, he guarded, he preserved
166
אֹהֶל
tent (m.s.)
167
אֲרוֹן
chest, ark (m.s.)
168
הֵיכָל
palace, temple (m.s.)
169
חָצֵר
enclosure, courtyard (b.s.)
170
כֹּל
all, each, every, the whole (m.s.)
171
כְּלִי
utensil, article, vessel (m.s.)
172
נָבִיא
prophet, spokesman (m.s.)
173
נְחֹשֶׁת
copper, bronze (m.s.)
174
תְּפִלָּה
prayer (f.s.)
175
מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
176
מֹשֶׁה
Moses
177
סִינַי
Sinai
178
עֵשָׂו
Esau
179
הִבִּיט
he looked
180
שָׁלַח
he sent
181
עַתָּה
now
182
אוֹת
sign (m.s.)
183
בְּכוֹר
first-born (m.s.)
184
דָּם
blood (m.s.)
185
הֶבֶל
vapor, breath (m.s.)
186
מִנְחָה
gift, tribute, offering (f.s.)
187
עֶבֶד
servant, slave (m.s.)
188
פָּנִים
face(s) (b.p.)
189
צֹאן
(flock(s) of) sheep and goats (f.s.)
190
לִפְנֵי
in the presence of; before
191
מִלִּפְנֵי / מִפְּנֵי
from the presence of; from before
192
חַוָּה
Eve
193
קַיִן
Cain
194
הֵבִיא
he brought in
195
עָבַד
he worked, he served
196
פֹּה
here, hither
197
אִם
if, whether
198
גַּם
also, even, moreover
199
אֲנַחְנוּ
we (c.)
200
אַתְּ
you (f.s.)
201
אַתֶּם
you (m.p.)
202
אַתֵּן / אַתֵּנָה
you (f.p.)
203
הֵנָּה
they (f.)
204
כֹּהֵן
priest (m.s.)
205
שַׂר
chieftain, official, captain (m.s.)
206
לְיַד
beside
207
יְהוּדָה
Judah
208
יְרוּשָׁלַםִ / יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
Jerusalem
209
יָשַׁב
he sat, he dwelled
210
עָמַד
he stood, he stopped
211
אָדוֹן
lord, master (m.s.)
212
בְּרִית
covenant (f.s.)
213
חֶסֶד
goodness, kindness (m.s.)
214
כַּף
palm (of hand), sole (of foot), pan (f.s.)
215
קֹדֶשׁ
apartness, holiness, sacredness (m.s.)
216
קֶשֶׁת
bow, rainbow (f.s.)
217
שָׁלוֹם
completeness, soundness, welfare, peace (m.s.)
218
תּוֹרָה
instruction, law, direction (f.s.)
219
אֶלֶף
thousand
220
מֵאָה
hundred
221
אַחַר / אַחֲרֵי
behind, after
222
אֵת
with (denotes proximity)
223
תַּחַת
underneath, below, instead of
224
הֵקִים
he raised (up), he established
225
נָתַן
he gave, he put, he set
226
עוֹד
still, yet, again, besides
227
זֹאת
this (f.)
228
אָמָה
maid(servant), handmaid (f.s.)
229
בְּאֵר
well, pit (f.s.)
230
מוֹעֵד
appointed time, place, meeting (m.s.)
231
מִזְמוֹר
melody (technical designation of psalms) (m.s.)
232
מִלְחָמָה
battle, war (f.s.)
233
שְׁכֶם
shoulder (m.s.)
234
עִם
with
235
יְהוֹנָתָן
Jonathan
236
פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh (title of Egyptian kings)
237
שָׁאוּל
Saul
238
שָׂרָה
Sarah
239
דִּבֶּר
he spoke
240
יָלַד
he bore, he begot
241
אַךְ
surely, but (may contrast other ideas)
242
הֵן
behold!, “see (here), …” (draws attention to what follows)
243
חֹדֶשׁ
new moon, month (m.s.)
244
מִקְנֶה
livestock (inc. cows, sheep, etc.) (m.s.)
245
מַרְאֶה
sight, appearance, vision (m.s.)
246
עֵדֶר
flock, herd (m.s.)
247
עֵת
time, season (f.s.)
248
רֶחֶם
womb (m.s.)
249
רַחֲמִים
compassion (m.p.)
250
שָׁלֹשׁ
three (f.)
251
לֵאָה
Leah
252
רָחֵל
Rachel
253
שִׁמְעוֹן
Simeon
254
רִחַם
he had compassion
255
שָׂנֵא
he hated
256
אָז
at that time, then
257
אֵין
there is/are not
258
יֵשׁ
there is/are
259
רַק
only, altogether, surely
260
אַף
also, more than this
261
מִצְוָה
commandment (f.s.)
262
קֶרֶב
inward part, midst (m.s.)
263
חָמֵשׁ
five (f.)
264
חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
265
לְמַעַן
for the sake of; in order that
266
עַד
as far as, up to, until
267
כְּנַעַן
Canaan
268
כְּנַעֲנִי
Canaanite
269
הָרַג
he killed
270
עָבַר
he passed over / through / by
271
גִּבּוֹר
strong, mighty
272
שֵׁנִי
second
273
כֹּה
thus, here (usually points to what follows)
274
חַטָּאת
sin, sin-offering (f.s.)
275
מָוֶת
death (m.s.)
276
מַחֲנֶה
encampment, camp (m.s.)
277
מִשְׁפָּחָה
clan, family (f.s.)
278
רָעָב
famine, hunger (m.s.)
279
אַחַת
one (f.)
280
מוֹאָב
Moab
281
נָעֳמִי
Naomi
282
רוּת
Ruth
283
עָזַב
he left, he abandoned
284
פָּקַד
he attended to, he visited; he appointed
285
שָׁפַט
he judged, he governed
286
אַרְיֵה
lion (m.s.)
287
אֵשׁ
fire (f.s.)
288
דֶּלֶת
door (f.s.)
289
מִדְבָּר
wilderness (m.s.)
290
מַטֶּה
staff, branch; tribe (m.s.)
291
אַרְבַּע
four (f.)
292
אַרְבָּעִים
forty
293
יַרְדֵּן
Jordan
294
רִבְקָה
Rebekah
295
בָּרַח
he fled
296
נָפַל
he fell
297
נָשָׂא
he lifted, he carried
298
סָגַר
he shut, he closed
299
פָּתַח
he opened
300
רָדַף
he chased, he pursued
301
אֵת
(marks the definite direct object of the verb)
302
גְּבוּל
border, boundary, territory (m.s.)
303
חֲלוֹם
dream (m.s.)
304
חֶרְפָּה
reproach, disgrace (f.s.)
305
מְלוּכָה
kingship, royalty (f.s.)
306
סֵפֶר
letter, document, book, scroll (m.s.)
307
שָׂכָר
wages, reward (m.s.)
308
יוֹסֵף
Joseph
309
לָבָן
Laban
310
עַמּוֹן
Ammon
311
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
Philistine
312
אָסַף
he gathered, he removed
313
חָלַם
he dreamed
314
לָכַד
he captured, he seized
315
נִלְחַם
he fought (i.e. engaged in battle)
316
כֵּן
so, thus (usually points to what precedes)
317
בָּקָר
cattle, herd, ox (m.s.)
318
זֶבַח
sacrifice (m.s.)
319
יַיִן
wine (m.s.)
320
נַחֲלָה
possession, property, inheritance (f.s.)
321
עֵבֶר
region beyond or across; side (m.s.)
322
שֶׁמֶשׁ
sun (f.s.)
323
שֶׁבַע
seven (f.)
324
שִׁבְעִים
seventy
325
נֶגֶד
in front of, in sight of, opposite to
326
גָּאַל
he redeemed, he acted as kinsman
327
זָבַח
he slaughtered for sacrifice
328
חָטָא
he missed (a goal or way), he went wrong, he sinned
329
כָּתַב
he wrote
330
שָׁתָה
he drank
331
מָלֵא
full
332
קָרוֹב
near
333
רָחוֹק
distant, far
334
חַיִל
power, strength, wealth, army (m.s.)
335
חֵן
favor, grace (m.s.)
336
עֹז
strength, might (m.s.)
337
פֶּתַח
opening, doorway, entrance (m.s.)
338
קָצִיר
harvest (m.s.)
339
שֵׁבֶט
rod, staff, club, scepter; tribe (m.s.)
340
תְּחִלָּה
beginning (f.s.)
341
בֹּעַז
Boaz
342
מָלַךְ
he was/became king, he reigned
343
קָצַר
he reaped, he harvested
344
קָרַב
he came near, he approached
345
רָחַק
he was/became far, distant
346
אוּלַי
perhaps, maybe
347
מָחָר
tomorrow, in time to come
348
אוֹצָר
treasure, treasury, storehouse (m.s.)
349
כִּסֵּא
throne (m.s.)
350
לוּחַ
tablet, plank (m.s.)
351
מִזְבֵּחַ
altar (m.s.)
352
עוֹלָם
long duration of time (past or future) (m.s.) (With preposition: לְעוֹלָם / עַד־עוֹלָם = “forever”; מֵעוֹלָם = “from ancient times.”)
353
צָפוֹן
north (f.s.)
354
רוּחַ
breath, wind, spirit (f.s.)
355
שְׁמֹנֶה
eight (f.)
356
שְׁמֹנִים
eighty
357
זָכַר
he remembered
358
סָפַר
he counted
359
שָׁכַח
he forgot
360
שָׁפַךְ
he poured (out)
361
הֲ
whether, if
362
אֱמֶת
firmness, truth, faithfulness (f.s.)
363
גָּמָל
camel (m.s.)
364
גֵּר
sojourner, temporary resident, new-comer (m.s.)
365
כֹּחַ
strength, power (m.s.)
366
עֵדָה
congregation, company (f.s.)
367
רֵעַ
friend, companion, fellow (m.s.)
368
אֶפְרַיִם
Ephraim
369
מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh
370
סְדֹם
Sodom
371
גָּנַב
he stole
372
קָבַר
he buried
373
רָצַח
he murdered
374
שָׁאַל
he asked (for), he inquired (of)
375
שָׁבַר
he broke
376
אָחוֹת
sister (f.s.)
377
בָּמָה
high place (f.s.)
378
בַּעַל
owner, lord, husband (m.s.)
379
זְרוֹעַ
arm, shoulder, strength (f.s.)
380
שַׁבָּת
sabbath (b.s.)
381
עֶשְׂרִים
twenty
382
שְׁלֹשִׁים
thirty
383
אַחְאָב
Ahab
384
אֵלִיָּהוּ
Elijah
385
אֱלִישָׁע
Elisha
386
בַּעַל
Baal
387
בָּחַר
he chose
388
חָלָה
he was weak, he was sick
389
כָּרַת
he cut (off/down) (The expression כָּרַת בְּרִית “he cut a covenant” means “he made a covenant.”)
390
שָׂרַף
he burned
391
תְּמוֹל
yesterday, recently, formerly
392
גֹּרֶן
threshing-floor (m.s.)
393
גֶּשֶׁם
rain, shower (m.s.)
394
חֲצִי
half (m.s.)
395
כָּנָף
wing, extremity (of garment, earth) (f.s.)
396
כְּרוּב
cherub (m.s.)
397
קָצֶה
end, edge, extremity (m.s.)
398
שֵׁשׁ
six (f.)
399
שִׁשִּׁים
sixty
400
אַהֲרֹן
Aaron
401
לֵוִי
Levi, Levite
402
בִּקֵּשׁ
he sought
403
פָּרַשׂ
he spread (out)
404
רָחַץ
he washed (off/away), he bathed
405
שָׂמַח
he rejoiced, he was glad
406
אֵל
God, god (m.s.)
407
אַלְמָנָה
widow (f.s.)
408
אַמָּה
cubit (length of the forearm) (f.s.)
409
כָּבוֹד
abundance, honor, glory (m.s.)
410
מַעֲשֶׂה
deed, work (m.s.)
411
צוּר
rock, cliff (m.s.)
412
רָעָה
evil, misery, distress, injury (f.s.)
413
אֶלְעָזָר
Eleazar
414
בִּנְיָמִן
Benjamin
415
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Joshua
416
יוֹאָב
Joab
417
בָּטַח
he trusted
418
גָּדַל
he grew (up), he became great
419
דָּרַשׁ
he sought, he inquired of (often used of seeking counsel from a deity)
420
עָזַר
he helped
421
עַל־כֵּן
therefore
422
אֹזֶן
ear (f.s.)
423
כֶּבֶשׂ
lamb (m.s.)
424
מִסְפָּר
number (m.s.)
425
עַמּוּד
pillar, column (m.s.)
426
פַּר
young bull (m.s.)
427
שֶׁמֶן
fat, oil (m.s.)
428
תֵּשַׁע
nine (f.)
429
תִּשְׁעִים
ninety
430
חָזַק
he was/became strong/firm
431
חָשַׁב
he thought, planned
432
לָבַשׁ
he put on (clothing), he wore
433
מָשַׁח
he anointed, smeared
434
נָטָה
he stretched out; he inclined/turned
435
עָרַךְ
he set in order, he arranged
436
לְבַד
alone, by itself
437
יָמִין
right (hand) (f.s.)
438
מִגְרָשׁ
open/common land, pasture-land (m.s.)
439
מְלָאכָה
occupation, work (f.s.)
440
פְּרִי
fruit (m.s.)
441
צְדָקָה
righteousness (f.s.)
442
שְׂמֹאל / שְׂמֹאול
the left (m.s.)
443
אַשּׁוּר
Asshur, Assyria
444
בָּבֶל
Babel, Babylon
445
צִיּוֹן
Zion
446
שְׁמוּאֵל
Samuel
447
שֹׁמְרוֹן
Samaria
448
אָהֵב / אָהַב
he loved
449
נָגַע
he touched, reached, struck
450
נָסַע
he pulled out/up, set out, journeyed
