Biblical Lexicon
Hebrew, Aramaic & Greek lexicon with multilingual glosses and semantic domains
14,884
Lemmas
20,311
Senses
348,858
Gloss Records
174,406
References
Some Random Lemmas
G2970
N-DMP 3× 1 senses
revelry, carousing; wild partying characterized by excessive drinking and loss of self-control
Wild revelry, carousing, or drunken partying. Paul lists this behavior among the 'works of the flesh' in Galatians 5:21, warning that those...
H8515
Prep-b | N-proper-ms 2× 1 senses
Telassar (Mesopotamian city conquered by Assyria)
Both occurrences cite Telassar in identical propaganda speeches by Assyrian officials threatening Jerusalem. The spelling varies slightly (T...
H2509
Conj-w | Adj-ms 4× 1 senses
Smooth; literally of skin or terrain, figuratively of flattering or deceptive speech.
Smooth — ranging from physical texture to deceptive flattery. Genesis 27:11 describes Jacob as an אִישׁ חָלָק ('smooth-skinned man') in cont...
G4155
V-IIM/P-3P 3× 1 senses
to choke, to strangle, to suffocate; to deprive of breath or life by constriction
Cross-linguistic evidence emphasizes suffocation: English 'choked/was-choking/were-drowned', Spanish 'las-ahogaron/le-ahogaba/se-ahogaban',...
H3239b
Prep-m | N-proper-fs | 3fs 2× 1 senses
Janoah (proper name: town on Ephraim's border, possibly meaning 'resting place')
A proper place name appearing in Ephraim's border description (Josh 16:6, 7), identified with modern Yanun southeast of Shechem. Both occurr...
H0809
Conj-w | N-fs 4× 1 senses
Raisin cake; a pressed cake of dried grapes used as food, festive provision, and in cultic offerings.
A pressed raisin cake—a confection of dried grapes compacted into a cake, served as festive food and used in sacrificial contexts. In 2 Samu...
H2979
N-proper-ms 1× 1 senses
Jeatherai; personal name of a Levite ancestor
This personal name appears in the genealogical records establishing the legitimacy of post-exilic Levitical musicians. The transliterations...
H1585
V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms 1× 1 senses
perfect, complete (Aramaic)
Ezra 7:12 presents this word in the Persian king's decree, possibly as part of Ezra's title ('perfect scribe') or as part of a greeting form...
G2875
V-IIA-3P 8× 2 senses
To cut, strike; in the middle voice, to mourn by beating the breast in lamentation
To mourn, lament, or beat the breast in grief — the middle-voice mourning sense that dominates NT usage (6 of 8 occurrences). This reflects...
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...
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...
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...
H????
8,878× 94 senses
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...
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...
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...
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,...