Note: For my subscribers. I really just needed this highly accessible for myself for study. However, maybe you'll have some fun learning about the Hebrew Language. I may update this page with more Vocabulary later. Shalom.
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Hebrew Alphabet (Print & Cursive), on Amazon |
From the Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Pratico and Van Pelt, (get the workbook and textbook, they are separate). |
Nouns – Family / Titles
Father | אָב | Lord | אָדוֹן |
Mother | אֵם | Slave/Servant | עֶ֫בֶד |
Brother | אָח | Man | אִישׁ |
Sister | אָחוֹת | Men/People | אֲנָשִׁים |
Son | בֵּן | Woman | אִשָּׁה |
Daughter | בַּת | Woman of/Wife of | אֵ֫שֶׁת |
Fathers | אָבוֹת | Women | נָשִׁים |
Mothers | אִמָּהוֹת | Humankind | אָדָם |
Daughters | בָּנוֹת | Ground/Dirt | אֲדָמָה |
Sons | בָּנִים | Child/Boy | יֶ֫לֶד |
Family/Clan | מִשְׁפָּחָה | Boy | נַ֫עַר |
People | עַם / עַמִּים | Girl | נַעֲרָה |
Nouns – People - Names
Abraham | אַבְרָהָם | Yahweh, the Lord | יהוה |
Aaron | אַהֲרֹן | Joseph | יוֹסֵף |
David | דָּוִד | Jacob | יַעֲקֹב |
Judah | יְהוּדָה | Isaac | יִצְחָק |
Joshua | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ | Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלַםִ |
Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָהוּ | Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלַ֫יִם |
Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל | Canaan | כְּנַעַן |
Moses | מֹשֶׁה | Egypt | מִצְרַ֫יִם |
Esau | עֵשָׂו | Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹה |
Zion | צִיּוֹן | Saul | שָׁאוּל |
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| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה |
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| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵל |
Nouns – Places / Locations / Geographical Descriptions
Land/Earth | אֶ֫רֶץ | Eye/Spring | עַ֫יִן |
Ground/Dirt | אֲדָמָה | City | עִיר |
Skies (Heavens) | שָׁמַ֫יִם | Cities | עָרִים |
Clouds | עָנָן | House | בַּ֫יִת |
Water | מַ֫יִם / מֵי | Houses | בָּֽתִּים |
Sea | יָם | Place | מָקוֹם |
Wilderness | מִדְבָּר | Nation | גּוֹי |
Field | שָׂדֶה | Way/Road | דֶּ֫רֶךְ |
Border | גְּבוּל | Mountain | הַר |
To the land | אֶל־הָאָ֫רֶץ | Fire | אֵשׁ |
To (the) land | אַ֫רְצָה | north, northern | צָפוֹן |
Tree/Wood | עֵץ |
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Nouns – Time Designations
Day | יוֹם | Time | עֵת |
Days | יָמִים | Month/New Moon | חֹ֫דֶשׁ |
Night | לַ֫יְלָה | Morning | בֹּ֫קֶר |
Year | שָׁנָה | life, lifetime | חַיִּים |
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Nouns – Things
House | בַּ֫יִת | Word/Thing | דָּבָר |
Horse | סוּס | Gold | זָהָב |
Book | סֵ֫פֶר | Silver | כֶּ֫סֶף |
Flock (of sheep/goats) | צאֹן | Staff/Rod/Tribe | מַטֶּה |
Stone | אֶ֫בֶן |
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Vessel | כְּלִי |
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Bread/Food | לֶ֫חֶם | Sword | חֶ֫רֶב |
Cattle | בָּקָר |
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ram | אַ֫יִל |
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Nouns – Body Imagery
Voice | קוֹל | Nose/Nostril | אַף |
Head | רֹאשׁ | ear | אֹ֫זֶן |
Name/Reputation | שֵׁם |
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Heart | לֵב |
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Soul/Life/Throat | נֶ֫פֶשׁ |
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Hand/Power (metaphorically) | יָד |
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Foot | רֶ֫גֶל |
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Flesh/Meat | בָּשָׂר |
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Mouth | פֶּה |
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Nouns – Kings, Kingdoms, Royalty, Etc.
King | מֶ֫לֶךְ | Army/Host | צָבָא |
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| Armies | צְבָאוֹת |
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| Instructions/Law | תּוֹרָה |
Ruler | שַׂר | Judgment | מִשְׁפָּט |
Gate | שַׁ֫עַר | Announcement | נְאֻם |
War/Battle | מִלְחָמָה | Covenant | בְּרִית |
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| Strength/Wealth | חַ֫יִל |
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| Loyalty | חֶ֫סֶד |
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| Enemy | אֹיֵב |
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Nouns – Divinity and the Divine / Good vs Evil / Holiness
Yahweh, the Lord | יהוה |
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God | אֵל | Lord of Hosts | יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת |
gods | אֱלֹהִים | Instructions/Law | תּוֹרָה |
Spirit/Breath/Wind | רוּחַ | Forever/Eternity | עוֹלָם |
Soul/Life/Throat | נֶ֫פֶשׁ | Altar | מִזְבֵּחַ |
Covenant | בְּרִית | Prophet | נָבִיא |
Holiness | קֹ֫דֶשׁ | Priest | כֹּהֵן |
Wise (skillful) | חָכָם | Temple | הֵיכָל |
Good/Pleasant | טוֹב | Whole Burnt Offering | עֹלָה |
Upright | יָשָׁר | Death/Dying | מָ֫וֶת |
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Blessing/Gift | בְּרָכָה | Bad | רַע (רָע) |
Sin | חַטָּאת | Wicked | רָשָׁע |
Glory | כָּבוֹד | Commandment | מִצְוָה |
Righteous | צַדִּיק | sacrifice | זֶ֫בַח |
Holy/Set apart | קָדוֹשׁ | righteousness | צְדָקָה |
Nouns (?) Transition Statements
THE | הַ ּ | If | אִם |
And/but/also | וְ | But/Except | כִּי־אִם |
Or | אוֹ | only, surely, nevertheless | אַךְ |
Is Not / Are Not / Nothing | אַ֫יִן | (neg particle) no, not | אַל |
Also/Even | גַּם | (poetic) no, never | בַּל |
Behold/If | הֵן | (neg particle) no, not | לֹא |
Behold/Look | הִנֵּה | now, after all, at last | עַתַָּה |
There is/There are | יֵשׁ | continually | תָּמִיד |
Alone/By Oneself | לְבַד | thus, here | כֹּה |
Around/About | סָבִיב | so, thus | כֵּן |
then, since | אָז | again, still, as long as | עוֹד |
also, indeed, even | אַף | here | פֹּה |
lest, otherwise | פֶּן־ | only | רַק |
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Nouns (?) Descriptors
Good (ms) | טוֹב | Old (Elder) | זָקֵן |
Good (fs) | טוֹבָה | Small/Young | קָטֹן |
Good (mp) | טוֹבִים | Near/Close | קָרוֹב |
Good (fp) | טוֹבוֹת | Far (distant) | רָחוֹק |
Little/Few | מְעַט | Great/Many | רַב / רַבִּים |
mighty, valiant, heroic | גִּבּוֹר | Great/Big/Large | גָּדוֹל |
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| Foreign/Strange | זָר |
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| Living | חַי |
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Adjectives
What | מָה | After/Behind | אַחֲרֵי / אַחַר |
Who, Which, That | שֶׁ | To/Toward/Into | אֶל־ / אֵלָיו |
Why | לָמָה or לָ֫מָּה | With (or) Direct Object Marker | אֵת אֶת־ |
Why | מַדּוּעַ | In the midst of/inside | בְּתוֹךְ |
Who | מִי | For the sake of | לְמַ֫עַן |
Who/That/Which | אֲשֶׁר |
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Because/But/Except | כִּי | From upon | מֵעַל |
Except/But | כִּי־אִם | From under | מִתַּ֫חַת |
Above/Upward/On top of | מַ֫עַל | From with | מֵאֵת |
Beyond/Other Side | עֵ֫בֶר | On account of | עַל־דְּבַר |
Until | עַד | In the midst of | בְּתוֹךְ |
On/Upon/Account of | עַל | From the midst of | מִתּוֹךְ |
With/Together with | עִם | In the midst of | בְּקֶ֫רֶב |
Face/Front | פָּנִים | From the midst of | מִקֶּ֫רֶב |
Under/Below | תַּ֫חַת | Other/Another | / אַחֶ֫רֶת אַחֵר |
All/Each/Every | כֹּל |
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Before/in the presence of | לִפְנֵי |
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Away from/out from the presence of | מִפְּנֵי / מִלִּפְנֵי | As/Like/According to | כְּ |
Middle/Center | תוֹךְ | To, Toward, For | לְ |
In the face of/in the sight of | עַל־פְּנֵי | In (At, With, By, Against) | בְּ |
Very/Exceedingly | מְאֹד | Between | בֵּין |
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Pronouns & Pronominal Suffixes
Translation | Type 1 | Type 2 |
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his (its)/him (it) 3ms | וֹ | ָיו | סוּסוֹ |
her (its)/her (it) 3fs | ָהּ | ֶ֫יהָ | סוּסָהּ |
your/you 2ms | ךָ | ֶ֫יךָ | סוּסְךָ |
your/you 2fs | ךְ | ַ֫יִךְ | סוּסֵךְ |
my/me 1cs | ִי | ַי | סוּסִי |
their/them 3mp | הֶם | ֵיהֶם | סוּסָם |
their/them 3fp | הֶן | ֵיהֶן | סוּסָן |
your/you 2mp | כֶם | ֵיכֶם | סוּסְכֶם |
your/you 2fp | כֶן | ֵיכֶן | סוּסְכֶן |
our/us 1cp | נוּ | ֵ֫ינוּ | סוּסֵ֫נוּ |
He/It (3ms) | הוּא | This (ms) | זֶה |
She/It (3fs) | הִוא, הִיא | This (fs) | זֹאת |
You (2ms) | אַתָּה | That (ms) | הוּא |
You (2fs) | אַתְּ | That (fs) | הִיא |
I (1cs) | אָנֹכִי, אֲנִי |
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| These (mp)/(fp) | אֵ֫לֶּה |
They (3mp) | הֵ֫מָּה, הֵם | Those (mp) | הֵ֫מָּה, הֵם |
They (3fp) | הֵ֫נָּה, הֵן | Those (fp) | הֵ֫נָּה, הֵן |
You (2mp) | אַתֶּם |
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You (2fp) | אַתֵּ֫נָה |
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We (1cp) | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ |
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One | אֶחָד | First | רִאשׁוֹן |
Two | שְׁנַ֫יִם שְׁתַּ֫יִם | Second | שֵׁנִי |
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| שָׁלֹשׁ | Third | שְׁלִישִׁי |
Four | אַרְבַּע |
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Five | חָמֵשׁ |
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Six | שֵׁשׁ |
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Seven | שֶׁ֫בַע | Seventh | שְׁבִיעִי |
Eight | שְׁמֹנֶה |
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Nine | תֵּ֫שַׁע |
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Ten | עָשָׂר |
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Hundred | מֵאָה |
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Thousand | אֶ֫לֶף |
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Two Thousand | אַלְפַּ֫יִם |
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| Cubit | אַמָּה |
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| Length | אֹ֫רֶךְ |
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| Half | חֲצִי |
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| Width/Breadth | רֹחַב |
Verbs: Qal Perfect Paradigms
| Strong | I-G | II-G | III-He/Chet/Ayin |
3ms | קָטַל | עָמַד | בָּחַר | שָׁמַע |
3fs | קָֽטְלָה | עָֽמְדָה | בָּֽחֲרָה | שָֽׁמְעָה |
2ms | קָטַ֫לְתָּ | עָמַ֫דְתָּ | בָּחַ֫רְתָּ | שָׁמַ֫עְתָּ |
2fs | קָטַלְתְּ | עָמַדְתְּ | בָּחַרְתְּ | שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ |
1cs | קָטַ֫לְתִּי | עָמַ֫דְתִּי | בָּחַ֫רְתִּי | שָׁמַ֫עְתִּי |
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3cp | קָטַ֫לְתִּי | עָֽמְדוּ | בָּֽחֲרוּ | שָֽׁמְעוּ |
2mp | קְטַלְתֶּם | עֲמַדְתֶּם | בְּחַרְתֶּם | שְׁמַעְתֶּם |
2fp | קְטַלְתֶּן | עֲמַדְתֶּן | בְּחַרְתֶּן | שְׁמַעְתֶּן |
1cp | קָטַ֫לְנוּ | עָמַ֫דְנוּ | בָּחַ֫רְנוּ | שָׁמַ֫עְנוּ |
Verbs: Qal Imperfect Paradigms
| Strong | TBC | TBC | TBC |
3ms | יִקְטֹל |
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3fs | תִּקְטֹל |
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2ms | תִּקְטֹל |
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2fs | תִּקְטְלִי |
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1cs | אֶקְטֹל |
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3mp | יִקְטְלוּ |
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3fp | תִּקְטֹ֫לְנָה |
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2mp | תִּקְטְלוּ |
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2fp | תִּקְטֹ֫לְנָה |
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1cp | נִקְטֹל |
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Verbs
to eat | אָכַל | to sit (down) | יָשַׁב |
to say | אָמַר | to draw near | נָגַשׁ |
to be | הָיָה | to give | נָתַן |
to walk | הָלַךְ | to do, make | עָשָׂה |
to go or come out | יָצָא | to see, perceive | רָאָה |
blessed | בָּרַךְ | to hear | שָׁמַע |
to be(come) strong, have courage | חָזַק | to remember | זָכַר |
to be heavy, weighty, honored | כָּבֵד | to know, know sexually | יָדַע |
to be full | מָלֵא | to write (upon) | כָּתַב |
to rule (as king/queen) | מָלַךְ | to find (out) | מָצָא |
to lie down | שָׁכַב | pay attention | פָּקַד |
to send, stretch | שָׁלַח | to watch (over), guard | שָׁמַר |
bear (children) | יָלַד | enter | בּוֹא |
to fear | יָרֵא | to build | בָּנָה |
to go down | יָרַד | to take | לָקַח |
to die | מוּת | to fall | נָפַל |
to pass over | עָבַר | to lift, carry | נָשָׂא |
to go up | עָלָה | to stand | עָמַד |
to call | קָרָא | to rise | קוּם |
to live | חָיָה | put | שִׂים |
to be able | יָכֹל | return | שׁוּב |
to turn (aside) | סוּר | to cut, cut off | כָּרַת |
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| to answer, respond | עָנָה |
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