The

VOCABULARY

GUIDE

to

BIBLICAL

HEBREW

MILES V.

VAN PELT

and

GARY D.

PRATICO

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49530 USA

The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew

Copyright © 2003 by Miles Van Pelt and Gary Pratico

Requests for information should be addressed to:

Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Van Pelt, Miles V., 1969–

The vocabulary guide to biblical Hebrew / Miles V. Van Pelt, Gary D. Pratico.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-10: 0-310-25072-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-310-25072-2

1. Hebrew language—Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. 2. Hebrew language—Word frequency. 3. Hebrew language—Grammar. 3. Bible. O.T.—Language, style. I. Practico, Gary Davis.

II. Title.

PJ4845.V36 2003

492.4′82421—dc21

2003008438

CIP

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To Laurie

רַבּוֹת בָּנוֹת עָשׂוּ חָיִל וְאַתְּ עָלִית עַל־כֻּלָּנָה

Prov 31:29

To Mary

Prov 5:18b

וּשְׂמַח מֵאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶךָ

“I do”

Prov 5:19b

בְּאַהֲכָתָהּ תִּשְׁגֶּה תָמִיד

“I am”

כּוֹשֵׁל יְקִימוּן מִלֶּיךָ

Job 4:4a

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Bibliography of Works Consulted

Abbreviations and Symbols

Hebrew Word Lists

1. Hebrew Words Arranged by Frequency

2. Hebrew Words Arranged by Common Root

3. Nouns and Nominals Listed Alphabetically

a. Proper Nouns

b. Nouns with Common Gender

c. Endingless Feminine Singular Nouns

d. Segholate Pattern Nouns

e. Adjectives

f. Prepositions

4. Verb Lists

a. Verbs (Alphabetical)

b. Verbal Roots in the Derived Stems

c. Weak Verbs (Alphabetical)

(1) I-נ

(2) I-י

(3) I-Guttural but not III-ה

(4) I-Guttural and III-ה

(5) II-Guttural

(6) III-ה

(7) III-ע/ת

(8) III-א

(9) Biconsonantal

(10) Geminate

5. Identical Words with Different Meanings (Alphabetical)

Appendices

a. Basic Statistics of the Hebrew Verb

b. Verbal Roots in the Derived Stems

Index of Hebrew Words

Preface

One of the essential tasks in learning any language is the memorization of vocabulary. Regardless of the language, vocabulary memorization is required of the beginning, intermediate, and advanced student. Ideally, the study of vocabulary should focus on high frequency words but, in the setting of most language courses, it is not always possible for a student to learn only frequency vocabulary. Nevertheless, the gradual mastery of the most common words in Hebrew is an essential part in becoming proficient with this biblical language. The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew was written for this purpose. This ...