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

H4518
N-fpc | 3ms 1 senses
bowls or jars (for sacred use)
Sacrificial bowls or jars used in tabernacle and temple ritual, particularly associated with the table of showbread. The cross-linguistic gl...
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G3545
Adv 1 senses
lawfully, in accordance with established rules or legitimate standards
In a lawful or legitimate manner, according to proper rules. Paul's usage emphasizes the 'how' not just the 'what'—the Torah is good when us...
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G0518
V-PPA-NMP 47× 3 senses
To report, bring back word; to proclaim or announce publicly; to be reported to
The primary and most frequent sense: to bring back a report, to relay news or information. A messenger or witness tells someone what happene...
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G4522
N-DFS 1 senses
A dragnet or seine, a large fishing net
A large dragnet used for fishing, the central image in Jesus' parable of the net in Matthew 13:47. This type of net catches everything indis...
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G0837
V-FIA-3S 23× 2 senses
To grow or increase; intransitively of natural or spiritual growth, or causatively of God granting the increase.
Intransitive growth or increase: the subject itself grows in size, number, strength, or influence. This covers plants (Matt 6:28, the lilies...
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H1799a
N-msd 1 senses
A memorandum, record, or written document preserved for official reference
Ezra 6:2 records the discovery of 'a record' in the fortress at Ecbatana containing Cyrus's original decree about rebuilding Jerusalem's tem...
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G2742
N-DMS 1 senses
burning heat, scorching wind; intense, oppressive heat typical of the Middle Eastern sirocco
The burning, withering heat of the day, especially the sirocco wind. All three NT occurrences use this word to describe intense heat: the vi...
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H4849
Art | N-fs 1 senses
The wicked or wickedness embodied, used as an epithet for Athaliah who corrupted temple worship
An abstract noun meaning wickedness, used in 2 Chronicles 24:7 as an epithet characterizing Athaliah as embodied evil: "that wicked woman" o...
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G5099
V-FIA-3P 1 senses
to pay penalty, suffer punishment; to undergo retribution for wrongdoing
Appears in 2 Thess 1:9 describing the judgment awaiting those who don't know God and don't obey the gospel: 'They will pay the penalty of et...
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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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