Hebrew Lexicon
This page studies 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. It is not an exhaustive list, but words that may enhance your Bible study. A good resource for learning the Hebrew word pictures is Hebrew Word Pictures, by Dr. Frank Seekins.
A ‘dictionary’ that gives deeper insight into Hebrew (and Greek) words.
- Adam – Hebrew: Adom
- Bethlehem – Hebrew: Beit-Lechem
- Commandment – Hebrew: Mitzvah
- Covenant – Hebrew: B’rit
- Day – Hebrew: Yom
- Evangelist – Hebrew: Mevassar
- Eve – Hebrew: Havah or Chavah
- Faith – Hebrew: Emunah
- Fear – Hebrew: Yirah
- Grace – Hebrew: Chen
- Hear – Hebrew: Shema
- Helper: Hebrew: Shammes
- Holy – Hebrew: Kadosh
- Iniquity – Hebrew: Avon
- 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
- Precept – 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
- 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 articles use the Hebrew language to give deeper insight into a Biblical subject.
- 1 John 4:8
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13-14
- Alef Tav – The Sign of Messiah
- Ba’al-zibbul – Lord of the Fly
- Behemoth – ‘Beast of Burden’
- Divine Character Names of God
- Exodus 14:13
- Haggai 2:5-7
- Isaiah 25:9
- Isaiah 57:1
- Isaiah 60:22
- Leviathan – The Dragon
- Lilith – Night Monster
- Luke 21:19
- Mammon – Greed
- Matthew 5:17 – Abolish and Fulfill in Greek
- Micah 4:7-8
- Micah 6:8
- Name Above All Names
- Proverbs 11:1
- Proverbs 12:19
- Proverbs 27:17
- Psalm 100:4-5
- Psalm 103:1-5
- Psalm 17:15
- Psalm 1:1
- Psalm 27:11
- Psalm 27:14
- Psalm 43:1,3
- Psalm 68:12-13
- Pure Heart – Hebrew: Lev Tahor
- Romans 12:18
- Romans 12:2
- The ‘yom’ of Sabbath
- The Big Ten in the New Testament
- The Memorial Name of God
- The Sons of Israel in Hebrew
- The Ten Commandments and the Hebrew Alef-Bet
- Who is Jehovah?