Hebrew Insight Lab
Hebrew Insight Lab is a place to study the Hebrew Bible closely and warmly: parse any Hebrew verb, search the Masoretic Text in plain English, trace the Messiah through the Old Testament, and read Scripture-centered reflections on Hebrew words in their biblical context. It is for pastors, students, and ordinary readers, including those who know no Hebrew yet.
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Readings
- Adonai (אֲדֹנָי): Lord; Master
- Amar (אָמַר): to say; to speak; to command
- Anav (עָנָו): bowed down; stripped of vanity; secret-keeping; Christ-owned
- Arur (אָרוּר): cursed; under judgment
- Ataph (עָטַף): to be enveloped, faint, languish; to grow weak as one wrapped in darkness
- Bachar (בָּחַר): to choose, select, elect
- Bar ʾĕnāsh (בַּר אֱנָשׁ): Son of Man; the Human One
- Bara (בָּרָא): to create; to bring into existence
- Barak (בָּרַךְ): to bless; to kneel; to praise
- Batach (בָּטַח): to trust; to be confident; to feel secure
- Berakhah (בְּרָכָה): blessing; benediction
- Berit (בְּרִית): covenant; solemn bond; binding treaty
- Bor (בּוֹר): pit; dungeon; grave
- Charad (חָרַד): to tremble; to quake; to be startled; to be terrified
- Charash (חָרַשׁ): to be silent; to remain quiet; to refrain from speech
- Choshech (חֹשֶׁךְ): darkness; deep gloom
- Davar (דָּבָר): word; matter; decree; event
- Dak (דַּךְ): crushed; oppressed
- Eden (עֵדֶן): delight, luxuriant pleasure
- Elohim (אֱלֹהִים): God; gods
- Emet (אֱמֶת): truth; reliability; verdict
- Emunah (אֱמוּנָה): faithfulness; steadfast trust; firmness
- Ger (גֵּר): sojourner; resident alien
- Gil (גִּיל): rejoice; exult
- Go'el (גֹּאֵל): redeemer; kinsman-redeemer (from ga'al, to redeem, to act as kinsman-redeemer)
- Halak (הָלַךְ): to walk; to go; to live (manner of life)
- Ḥesed (חֶסֶד): steadfast love; covenant loyalty; mercy
- Hevel (הֶבֶל): vapor; breath; fleeting mist
- Hokma (חָכְמָה): wisdom; skill; discernment for living rightly
- ʿimmānû ʾēl (עִמָּנוּ אֵל): God with us
- Kaphar (כָּפַר): to make atonement; to purge; to reconcile
- Kasah (כָּסָה): to cover; to conceal; to clothe
- Kavod (כָּבוֹד): glory; honor; splendor
- Lev (לֵב): heart; inner self; mind, will, conscience
- Magur (מָגוּר): sojourning, temporary dwelling
- Mahah (מָהַהּ): to linger, tarry, delay, hesitate
- Mashal (מָשַׁל): to rule; to govern; to exercise entrusted dominion
- Midbar (מִדְבָּר): wilderness; open country; pastureland; desert
- Misgav (מִשְׂגָּב): high refuge; stronghold; inaccessible height; fortress
- Nasa' (נָשָׂא): to lift; to carry; to bear; to forgive
- Nasah (נָסָה): to test; to prove; to reveal
- Natan (נָתַן): to give; to set; to appoint
- Nephesh (נֶפֶשׁ): soul; life; appetite; the embodied self
- Nuach (נוּחַ): to rest, to settle, to come to rest; (causative) to give rest, to set down
- Pachad (פַּחַד): fear; dread; terror; awe; a shaking
- Pəlaḥ (פְּלַח): serve; worship; render cultic service
- Pesach (פֶּסַח): Passover; protective passing over
- Qadosh (קָדוֹשׁ): holy; set apart; sacred
- Qarav (קָרַב): draw near; bring near; be near
- Qavah (קָוָה): to wait for; to hope in; to look expectantly; to bind together; to collect
- Ra'ah (רָעָה): to shepherd; to tend; to feed
- Rachaph (רָחַף): to hover; to flutter gently; to move over
- Rachum (רַחוּם): merciful; compassionate; tender-hearted
- Raphah (רָפָה): to let go; to slacken; to be still; to drop
- Rasha (רָשָׁע): wicked; guilty; criminal
- Rešet (רֶשֶׁת): net; snare; meshwork
- Ruach (רוּחַ): spirit; breath; wind
- Sakal (שָׂכַל): act wisely; understand; succeed
- Salach (סָלַח): to forgive; to pardon
- Selichah (סְלִיחָה): forgiveness; pardon
- Shalom (שָׁלוֹם): peace; wholeness; flourishing; restoration
- Shamar (שָׁמַר): keep; guard; watch over; protect
- Shem (שֵׁם): name; reputation; fame
- Shāltān (שָׁלְטָן): dominion; sovereignty; ruling authority
- Shuv (שׁוּב): to return; to turn back; to repent
- Mishkan (מִשְׁכָּן): dwelling place; tabernacle; the place where God resides among His people
- Torah (תּוֹרָה): instruction; law; covenant teaching; aimed guidance
- Tsedeq (צֶדֶק): righteousness; justice; what is right
- Tselem (צֶלֶם): image; representation
- Tsevaot (צְבָאוֹת): hosts; armies
- Tsur (צוּר): rock; refuge; stronghold
- Yachal (יָחַל): to wait; to endure; to hope while remaining
- Yada (יָדַע): to perceive; to recognize; to be known by God
- Yasha (יָשַׁע): to save, deliver, rescue
- Yatab (יָטַב): to be good, to do rightly, to be pleasing; (causative) to do well, to make good, to deal rightly
- Yhwh (יְהוָה): the LORD; the self-existent, covenant-keeping God
- Yirah (יִרְאָה): fear; awe; reverence
- Yir'eh (יִרְאֶה): to see; to provide
- Zaaq (זָעַק): to cry out; to raise an alarm; to summon help under distress