Tentstake Ministries: Hebrew Lexicon

Hebrew Lexicon

“Purify your lips …” (Zephaniah 3:9).

My Hebrew Lexicon

Definitions of common Biblical words and concepts with their Hebrew/Greek meanings using the Complete Jewish Bible, the New International Bible ©1984, and Vines Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words ©1985. This is not an exhaustive list, but words that cause the most confusion today in the body of Messiah. A good resource for learning the Hebrew word pictures is Hebrew Word Pictures, by Dr. Frank Seekins.

Adam – Hebrew: Adom
Bethlehem – Hebrew: Beit-Lechem
Commandment – Hebrew: Mitzvah
Covenant – Hebrew: B’rit
Day – Hebrew: Yom
Eve – Hebrew: Chavah
Faith – Hebrew: Emunah
Fear – Hebrew: Yirah
Grace – Hebrew: Chen
Hear – Hebrew: Shema
Hebrew Letter Pictures
Hebrew: Marriage Covenant and Wedding of the Lamb
Helper: Hebrew: Shammes
Holy – Hebrew: Kadosh
Iniquity – Hebrew: Avon
Instruction or Teaching (Law) – Hebrew: Torah
Lawless – Greek: Anomia
Love – Hebrew: Ahavah
Lovingkindness – Hebrew: Chesed
Mercy – Hebrew: Chemlah
Nations – Hebrew: Goyim
Pagan – Hebrew: Komer, Zikkaron, and Tame
Peace – Hebrew: Shalom
Prayer – Hebrew: Tefillah
Precepts – Hebrew: Piqqud
Priest – Hebrew: Cohen
Redeem – Hebrew: Gaal
Repentance – Hebrew: Teshuvah
Righteous – Hebrew: Tzadek
Righteousness – Hebrew: Tzadakah
Sabbath – Hebrew: Shabbat
Salvation – Hebrew: Yeshua
Sin – Hebrew: Chatah
Soul – Hebrew: Nefesh
Spirit Soul – Hebrew: Neshama
Spirit – Hebrew: Ruach
Statute – Hebrew: Chukkah
Testimony – Hebrew: Edah
Throw, Cast – Hebrew: Yarah
Truth – Hebrew: Emet
Wickedness – Hebrew: Rasha
Word – Hebrew: Devar

These posts discuss the Biblical language of Hebrew.

1 John 4:8
1 Thessalonians 2:13-14
Alef Tav – Beginning and End
Ani Modeh
Blessing for the Bread (Sabbath)
Blessing for the Candles (Traditional Sabbath)
Blessing for the Wine (Sabbath)
Blessing of the Priests – Aaronic Blessing
Blessing or Prayer – The Shehecheyanu – שהחינו
Clouds of Ascension
Divine Name and Character of God
Isaiah 25:9
Matthew 5:17 – Abolish and Fulfill in Greek
My People Called By My Name
Name Above All Names
Nishmat Kol Chai Prayer
Proverbs 11:1
Proverbs 31 – Eshet Chayil
Psalm 100:4-5
Psalm 103:1-5
Psalm 27:14
Psalm 43:1,3
Pure Heart – Hebrew: Lev Tahor
Selichot for Elul – 13 Attributes of God
Ten Commandments with the Hebrew Alef-Bet
The ‘yom’ of Sabbath
The Big Ten in the New Testament
The Disciples’ Prayer
The Kedusha – קדושח
The Memorial Name of God – יהוה
The Ox and the Manger
The Sons of Israel
The Work of an Evangelist
Who is Jehovah?
Yahweh and Yeshua in Hebrew Word Pictures

Hebrew Word Pictures for Psalm 119