Biblical Lexicon

Hebrew, Aramaic & Greek lexicon with multilingual glosses and semantic domains

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14,884
Lemmas
20,311
Senses
348,858
Gloss Records
174,406
References

Some Random Lemmas

G1246
V-IIM/P-3S 1 senses
to refute thoroughly, confute decisively; to expose error through argumentation
To refute thoroughly and publicly, exposing error through sustained argumentation and proof. Apollos's activity in Acts 18:28 involved vigor...
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H3279
N-proper-ms 1 senses
Jaala (proper name: head of returning exiles, with variant spelling Jaalah)
A proper name appearing for the head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile, with variant spellings: 'Jaalah' in Ezra 2:56 a...
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H7651
Number-fsc 394× 2 senses
Seven — the cardinal number, used independently or in compounds; rarely as a multiplicative 'seven times.'
The cardinal number seven (393x), used across all grammatical forms — masculine, feminine, construct, absolute, with prefixed prepositions,...
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H4620
Prep-l | N-fs 1 senses
place of pain, torment; where suffering is experienced
English 'in-torment' and Spanish 'en-dolor' (in pain) both capture the idea of entering or lying down in a state or place of suffering. The...
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H0519
Conj-w | N-fsc | 3ms 56× 1 senses
amah -- a female servant or handmaid; used both as a social status term and a self-deprecating form of address
A female servant within a household, used both as a social designation in legal contexts (Exod 20:10; 21:20) and as a deferential self-refer...
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G2440
N-DNS 61× 2 senses
An outer garment or cloak; more broadly, clothing or garments in general, often used in the plural for one's clothes.
Clothing or garments in a general, non-specific sense, frequently appearing in the plural to mean 'clothes' or 'what one wears.' This is the...
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H5857
Conj-w 40× 2 senses
Ai — the ancient Canaanite city near Bethel, destroyed by Joshua; also a variant form Ayyah in post-exilic lists.
The Canaanite city near Bethel, central to the conquest narrative. Always with the article ha-Ai ('the ruin'), appearing in Genesis as a geo...
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G2325
V-APA-GMP 21× 1 senses
To reap, harvest; to cut and gather a crop, used literally of agriculture and figuratively of spiritual consequences.
To cut and gather a crop from the field -- the fundamental agricultural act of harvesting grain or other produce. Used literally of field la...
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G4688
N-AMS 1 senses
A Roman soldier assigned to carry out executions, executioner
A member of the Roman military headquarters staff whose duties included carrying out capital sentences. In Mark 6:27, Herod sends such a sol...
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Most Frequent Lemmas

G3588
Art-DNS 20,036× 6 senses
The definite article; also substantivizer, connective, and comparative marker across all cases and genders
The basic definite article marking a noun as known, specific, or previously mentioned. With over 18,000 occurrences, this is the default fun...
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H0853
Conj-w | Pro 10,977× 2 senses
Direct object marker for definite nouns; also a homographic preposition meaning 'with, beside, near'
The definite direct object marker, prefixed to nouns that are determined (by article, construct, proper name, or suffix). Untranslatable in...
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G2532
Conj 9,083× 2 senses
Conjunction 'and'; also adverbial 'also, even, likewise' for emphasis or addition
The copulative conjunction 'and,' joining words, phrases, and clauses in sequence. This is the default connective of Greek prose and narrati...
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H????
8,878× 94 senses
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H3068
Prep-k | N-proper-ms 6,522× 1 senses
Yahweh -- the covenantal personal name of the God of Israel, the Tetragrammaton YHWH
The divine personal name Yahweh, revealed at the burning bush (Exod 3:14-15) and used throughout Scripture as the covenantal name binding Go...
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H5921a
Prep 5,769× 9 senses
upon, on, over; against; beside, by, at; because of, therefore; concerning, about; for, on behalf of; to, unto; according to, in addition to
Core spatial sense of surface contact or vertical superiority: literally 'on top of' or 'upon.' Arabic consistently renders עַל as عَلَى, Ko...
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G0846
PPro-AN3P 5,611× 3 senses
He, she, it; self; the same — third-person pronoun with intensive and identity uses
The default and overwhelmingly dominant use: a personal pronoun for the third person in every grammatical case, gender, and number. Across a...
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H0413
Prep 5,516× 7 senses
to, toward; into; upon, on; against; for, concerning; with, among
Primary directional sense: 'to' or 'toward' a person, place, or thing. With over 5,300 occurrences, this dominates Hebrew prose. Spanish 'a,...
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