Word entries are of the format:
Hebrew Word – English Transliteration – Meanings – Word Construction – Notes
[Color Code, Transliteration Chart, and Chart of Letter Meanings are at the bottom of this page.]
א
אב AB father
‘source… tent’
אבה ABH breathe after / willing
‘source… tent (or devotion)… be’
– first occurs in Genesis 24:5 where Abraham’s servant asks what to do if the potential wife for Isaac doesn’t want to אבה and return with him.
ויאמר אליו העבד אולי לא תאבה האשה ללכת אחרי אל הארץ הזאת ההשב אשיב את בנך אל הארץ אשר יצאת משם
אבד ABD destroy / perish
א = source + בד = separate
אביון ABYWN needy
‘source… tent… bring… add… ahead’
אבל ABL mourn / but / however
אבה = breathe after + ל = far reaching
– describes a longing for what is far removed.
אבן ABN stone
א = source + בנה = build
אבר ABR mighty
אבד = destroy + ר = man
also: ‘source… tent… man’
אברם ABRM Abram
‘source… tent… body… physical’
אברהם ABRHM Abraham
‘source… tent… body… shall be… physical’
אבת ABTh consult with the dead
‘first… tent… together’
– first occurs in Leviticus 19:31.
אוב AWB medium / divination
אגרת AGRTh letter
‘source… gather… man… together’
אד AD mist
‘source… path through’
-first occurs in Genesis 2:6 as how plants were watered before rain existed.
אדון ADWN lord
א = first + דין = judge
– this word appears multiple times in the form אדן (‘source… path through… ahead’) until this spelling אדון occurs in Genesis 45:8.
אדות ADWTh because / about
‘source… connection… add… together’
The reason (or source) for a connection between (or added to) different things (together) is more simply stated as ‘because’.
אדין ADYN then
אדן = foundation + י = bring + ן = ahead
אדם ADM Adam / man / red
‘source… connection… physical’
also: א = first + דמות = likeness
– Adam was made in God’s image.
אדמה ADMH ground
‘first… path through… physical… be’
אדן ADN foundation / pedestal
‘first… connection… emerging’
also: ‘source… path through… emerging’
אדר ADR wide / great
א = source + הדר = majesty
אדרת ADRTh mantle
אהב AHB love
‘source… shall be… devotion’
אהה AHH alas!
‘first… be… shall be’
אהל AHL tent
‘source… be… far reaching’
– The letter ל (far reaching) refers to physical distance.
– A tent is the resource that allows a person to travel.
אהרן AHRN Aaron (first priest / Moses’ brother)
א = source + ה = be + רן = rejoice (sing for joy)
also: ‘first… shall be… man… ahead’
או AW or
short for אוה meaning ‘desire’, conveying the idea of ‘to choose’ between different things.
אוה AWH desire
‘source… add to… shall be’
אוי AWY woe
– variation of הוי meaning ‘woe’ (‘shall be… add to… bring forth’).
אולי AWLY perhaps
או = or + ל = far reaching + י = bring
‘Perhaps’ is the equivalent of saying: Or if by a long-stretch (far reaching) the future brings.
אולם AWLM however
‘first… add… extending… physical’
און AWN strength
‘first… add to… sprout’
also: ‘source… add to… ahead’
אופן AWPhN wheel
‘source… add… turn… ahead’
This defines a wheel by how it works. A source adds turning forward (or ahead).
אוץ AWTs hasten / urge / be narrow
אוה = desire + ץ = action
אור AWR light / Ur (a city)
‘first… add to… body’
אורים AWRYM lights / Urim (of priestly lots)
מארת MARTh luminary
אות AWTh sign
‘first… add to… together’
– since a sign is something indicative of something else, it is thought of as added to it.
אז AZ at that time
‘first… result’
אזוב AZWB hyssop
א = source + זוב = flow
– first occurs in Exodus 12:22 where hyssop (a plant) is used like a paintbrush.
אזן AZN hear / ear
‘first… result… emerging’
אזר AZR gird / equip
‘first… labor… man’
אזור AZWR belt
אח ACh brother / firepot / owl
‘source… separate’
– from the same source but separate.
אחות AChWTh sister
אחד AChD one
‘first… separate… connection’
-first occurs in Genesis 1:5 as the ‘first’ day when God created light and separated it from darkness.
אחז AChZ hold / possession
‘first… separate… result’
– perhaps refers to ownership once something has been separated from another.
אחר AChR after / delay
‘source… separate… body’
– if two are separated, then one can be defined as being after the other.
מחרת MChRTh morrow
אחרנית AChRNYTh backwards
אחר= after + נ= ahead + י= bring forth + ת= together
אי AY coastland / where?
‘first… bring’
איב AYB enemy
אוה = desire + ב = tent
איד AYD calamity / oppression
איב = enemy + ד = path through
איל AYL ram / deer / ruler / strong
‘source… bring forth… far reaching’
– perhaps referencing a ram’s horns.
אלה ALH oak / terebinth
אלון ALWN oak / terebinth
איל AYL pillar
אילה AYLH doe
איך AYK where / how
‘source… bring… carry’
איכה AYKH how?
‘source… bring… hand… be’
אימה AYMH terror
איד = calamity + מ = physical + ה = be
אין AYN not exist (yet) / whence?
‘source… bring forth… ahead’
– indicating that something isn’t yet manifested.
איפה AYPhH where else? / where?
אי = where + פ = turn + ה = be
– first occurs in Genesis 37:18 when Joseph inquires where else his brothers went when he didn’t find them where they were supposed to be.
איש AYSh man
‘source… bring … doubles’
– ‘doubles’ refer to multiples that are similar. According to Genesis, all humans were made from Adam.
איתי AYThY there is / are (*Aramaic)
אך AK only
‘first… hand’
– related to the idea behind another word meaning ‘only’ יחיד which means: י = bring forth + ח = separate + יד = hand. (Because if you bring forth a hand separate from the other, then you present ‘only’ one hand.)
אכל AKL eat / consume / source of all
for ‘eat / consume’:
‘source… carry… extending’
for ‘source of all’:
א = source + כל = all
אכן AKN however / surely
‘first… carry… ahead’
אל AL Elohim (God) / deity / toward
for ‘Elohim (God) / deity’:
‘first… far reaching’
– defines what was first and extends great distance (in space or time).
for ‘toward’:
‘source… extending’
– referring to extending from a point of origin (source).
אלה ALH oath / these / to be
for ‘oath’:
אלהים = Elohim (God, the Creator) + ה = be (exist)
– This corresponds to the common phrase found in the scriptures, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’.
for ‘to be’:
אל = for + ה = be
אלהים ALHYM God (as the Creator)
אל = God+ ה = be + י = bring forth + ם = physical
also: ‘first… far reaching… be… bring forth… physical’
אליהו ALYHW Elijah
אלהים = God + יהוה = YHWH
אליל ALYL idol
אל = deity + י = bring forth + ל = extending
אלישע ALYShO Elisha
אלהים = God + ישע = salvation
אלך ALK these
אל = toward + ך = vessel (or carry)
– perhaps in place of ‘pointing at’ a group of things.
אלם ALM porch
‘first… extending… physical’
אלמן ALMN widow
‘source… extending… physical… ahead’
– the source of a ‘widow’ is that they extend into the future beyond their spouse.
אלף ALPh cattle / chief / thousand / clan
אל = for + ף = breath
– perhaps referring to the angry breath of a bull.
אם AM mother / if
‘source… physical’
אמה AMH handmaid
אמה AMH tribe / amah / cubit (usually 1.5 feet)
for ‘tribe’:
אם = mother + ה = be
– Refers to the law of Matrilineal descent requiring a Jew’s mother to be Jewish.
for ‘amah / cubit’:
‘first… physical… be’
אמל AML droop / languish / weak
‘source… physical… extending’
אמן AMN amen / faith
‘source… physical… ahead’
– reflects the religious theology of ‘faith’.
אמץ AMTs be strong
‘first… physical… formation’
– perhaps refers to the necessity of a strong foundation for building.
or: אמן = faith + ץ = action
אמר AMR speak
‘source… physical… body’
– reflects the belief that everything is spoken into existence. This word was used in the Creation Story.
אמת AMTh truth
‘first… physical… together’
אמתחת AMThChTh sack
א = source + מ = physical + תחת = under
One common cause (or source) of something being physically under something is a ‘sack’.
אן AN where?
‘source… emerging’
אנא ANA I pray / please
variation of נא meaning: ‘ahead… first’
אנה ANH befall / approach
‘first… ahead… be’
also: ‘source… ahead… be’
אניה ANYH ship
אנה ANH I / myself (*Aramaic)
אנח ANCh sigh
א = first + נח = rest
אנחנו ANChNW we
אני = I + ח = separate + נ = ahead + ו = add to
– meaning: ‘I with others separate of me’.
אני ANY I
‘source… emerging… bring forth’
– means: ‘the source of the speaking (emerging words) that is brought forth‘.
אנכי ANKY I
אני = I + כי = that (meaning: ‘I am’)
also: אני = I + כ = carry + י = bring (meaning: ‘I will cause’)
אנף ANPh anger / angry
‘source… emerging… breath’
אנש ANSh weak / woeful
א = source + נשמה = breathe
אנוש ANWSh mortal / man
אנת ANTh you (*Aramaic)
אסף ASPh gather
א = source + יסף = add / increase
אסר ASR imprison / bind
‘source… divisions… man’
אף APh nose / fire / anger / also
‘source… wind (or breath)’
* the definition fire for אף doesn’t appear in the scriptures but is noted as it appears to apply to several other words’ meanings.
אפד APhD ephod
‘source… turn (change)… path through’
– the ephod was used for determining direction from God.
אפה APhH bake / baker
‘source… turn (change)… be’
perhaps: אף = fire + ה = be
* the definition fire for אף doesn’t appear in the scriptures but is noted as it appears to apply to several other words’ meanings.
איפה AYPhH ephah (a measure of grain)
אפוא APhWA then
‘first… turn (change)… add to… source’
אפלה APhLH darkness
perhaps: אף = fire + ל = extending + ה = be
– may describe how fire is seen extending further in darkness than in daylight.
* the definition fire for אף doesn’t appear in the scriptures but is noted as it appears to apply to several other words’ meanings.
אפס APhS end
‘source… turn (change)… divisions’
אפר APhR ashes
perhaps: אף = fire + ר = body
* the definition fire for אף doesn’t appear in the scriptures but is noted as it appears to apply to several other words’ meanings.
אצבע ATsBO finger / toe
א = first + צ = formation + רבע = four
– there is a different word for big toe / thumb: בהן.
אצל ATsL beside / proximity
א = source + צל = shade
אצר ATsR store up / treasure
א = first + צור = cliff/shelter
– indicates saving first crops for later.
ארב ARB den / window / lie in wait / ambush
for ‘den’:
א = source + רבה = many
for ‘window’:
אור = light + ב = tent
ארבה ARBH locust
א = source + רבה = many + ה = be
ארג ARG weave
‘source… body… gather’
– perhaps describes weaving threads.
ארגמן ARGMN purple
‘source… man… gather… water… emerging’
– purple pigment was extracted from shellfish in biblical times.
ארון ARWN box / ark (for covenant)
‘source… body… add to… ahead’
– describes a container for adding things to.
ארור ARWR curse
‘source… body… add to… man’
ארז ARZ cedar
ארך = long + ז = result
– first occurs in Leviticus 14:4. Perhaps refers to the great stature of the (cedar) trees of Lebanon.
ארח ARCh way / path
‘source… man… separate’
אריה ARYH lion
ארב = den + י = bring forth + ה = be
ארי ARY lion
ארך ARK be long / length / slow
א = source + ירך = side
ארע ARO earth (*Aramaic)
ארף ARPh back of neck
ארך = length + ף = turn
or: ‘source… body… breath’
ארץ ARTs earth
‘source…body… formation’
also: ‘first… body… formation’
– refers to the first physical ‘body’ that God created, being earth, from which all living bodies were made. See Genesis 1 and 2.
ארש ARSh engaged (to marry)
א = source + ירש = possession
אש ASh fire
‘source… doubles’
– ‘doubles’ may refer to multiple similar flames or to the rubble that fire leaves in its wake.
אשה AShH woman / make
‘source… doubles… shall be’
– women are the source of human multiples (children).
אשם AShM punishment / be guilty / guilt offering
אש = fire + ם = physical
אשור AShWR Asshur (capital of Assyria)
– the name ‘Asshur’ would have likely been interpreted by ancient Hebrew readers to mean:
אש = fire + אור = light
אשר AShR to go straight / blessed / which / happy
for ‘blessed / to go straight’:
א = source + שר = ruler
also: ‘source… fill… body’
for ‘which’:
‘first… doubles… body’
אשרה AShRH Phoenician deity
אשר AShR Asher (son of Jacob / tribe of Israel)
א = source + שר = ruler
or: ‘source… fill… body’.
את ATh et (this word connects a following detail to a previous verb)
‘source… together’
אתה AThH you / bring / to come
for ‘you’:
‘source… together… be’
– this word is relative to the source (the speaker) of what is being said.
את ATh you
אתם AThM you
אתן AThN you
for ‘bring / to come’:
‘source… together… be’
זאת ZATh same / the other one / likewise / such deed
אתון AThWN furnace (*Aramaic)
אתון AThWN female donkey
‘source… together… add… ahead’
– may describe the use of donkeys to transport one’s belongings or wealth.
אתן AThN permanence / enduring
‘first… together… ahead’
If what was first continues (together) into the future (ahead), then it is ‘enduring or permanent’.
איתן AYThN strong
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