Giving credit where credit is due: I first heard of the parables told by the Hebrew root words at a Brad Scott conference seminar. My notes on that seminar are written up in mountain- top meanings. Start there! He recommended Dr. Frank Seekins’ Living Word Pictures and Dr. Jeff Benner’s Ancient Hebrew Research Center to learn more about the ancient Hebrew language in pictographs. From there, I obtained the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon which is mentioned often in the following Hebrew Root Word studies. When I study a new passage of Scripture, I put the Jewish Publication Society text into my notes, with the Hebrew Paragraph Divisions from the Hebrew Bible in English. After I have the Chiastic Structure of the passage worked out in my notes, I go back to the Hebrew Root Words. I cross check the Strong’s numbers and definitions from the Blue Letter Bible (I have a Strong’s Dictionary, but the BLB is quicker). Then I look it up in the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon. Sometimes the AHL provides the whole parable (as in the case of banah, “to build”) but often it provides me with clues that I take to the Lord. I ask Him, “Father, help me see what You are trying to say through these pictographs with the eyes of a five- year- old.” And He does!
כ n י n ט n ח n ז n ו n ה n ד n ג n ב nא
ת n ש n ר n ק n צ n פ n ע n ס n נ n מ n ל
א
Strong’s H1 אב ab, “father”
Strong’s H120 אדם adam, “man”
Strong’s H127 אדמה adamah, “ground”
Strong’s H157 אהב ahab, “to love”
Strong’s H191 אויל eviyl, “proud fool”
Strong’s H193 אול uwl, “to twist, to roll”
Strong’s H215 אור owr, “to be or become light”
Strong’s H216 ראו owr, “light”
Strong’s H226 אות oth, “sign”
Strong’s H259 אחד echad, “one”
Strong’s H413 אל el, “unto, into”
Strong’s H430 אלהים Elohiym, “God”
Strong’s H430 אלהים elohiym, “gods”
Strong’s H517 אם em, “mother”
Strong’s H539 אמן aman, “to believe”
Strong’s H553 אמץ amats, “to be firm”
Strong’s H559 אמר amar, “to say”
Strong’s H748 ארך arak, “to prolong”
Strong’s H776 ארץ erets, “earth”
Strong’s H779 ארר arar, “to curse”
Strong’s H833 אשר ashar, “to be straight, right”
Strong’s H834 אשר asher, “who, which, that”
Strong’s H853 את aith, (untranslated)
Strong’s H853 אתם otam, “them”
ב
Strong’s H894 בבל babel, “Babel, Babylon”
Strong’s H914 בדל badal, “to divide”
Strong’s H922 בהו bohu, “to be empty”
Strong’s H929 בהמה behemah, “beast”
Strong’s H930 בהמות behemoth, “beast”
Strong’s H935 בוא bo, “to go, to come”
Strong’s H954 בוש buwsh, “to be ashamed”
Strong’s H977 בחר bachar, “to choose”
Strong’s H982 בטח batach, “to trust”
Strong’s H996 בין beyn, “between, among”
Strong’s H974 בחן bachan, “to try”
Strong’s H1121 בן ben, “son”
Strong’s H1129 בנה banah, “to build”
Strong’s H1242 בקר boqer, “morning”
Strong’s H1245 בקש baqash, “to seek”
Strong’s H1254 ברא bara, “to create”
Strong’s H1285 ברית beriyth, “covenant”
Strong’s H1288 ברך barak, “to bless”
Strong’s H1323 בת bath, “daughter”
ג
Strong’s H1419 גדול gadowl, “great”
Strong’s H1471 גוי gowy, “nation”
Strong’s H1481 גור guwr, “to sojourn”
Strong’s H1551 גליל galiyl, “Galilee”
Strong’s H1584 גמר gamar, “to complete, accomplish”
Strong’s H1644 גרש garash, “to drive out”
ד
Strong’s H1692 דבק dabaq, “to cleave”
Strong’s H1696 דבר dabar, “to speak”
Strong’s H1710 דגה dagah, “fish”
Strong’s H1777 דין diyn, “to vindicate”
Strong’s H1823 דמות demuwth, “likeness”
Strong’s H1875 דרש darash, “to seek”
Strong’s H1876 דשא dasha, “to sprout”
Strong’s H1877 דשא deshe, “new grass”
ה
Strong’s H1897 הגה hagah, “to meditate”
Strong’s H1961 היה hayah, “to be”
Strong’s H1980 הלך halak, “to walk”
Strong’s H1984 הלל halal, “to praise”
ז
Strong’s H2076 זבח zabach, “to sacrifice”
Strong’s H2142 זכר zakar, “to remember”
Strong’s H2145 זכר zakar, “male”
Strong’s H2167 זמר zamar, “to sing praise”
Strong’s H2232 זרע zara, “to yield”
Strong’s H2233 זרע zera, “seed”
ח
Strong’s H2318 חדש chadash, “to renew”
Strong’s H2388 חזק chazaq, “to strengthen, uphold”
Strong’s H2398 חטא chata, “to sin”
Strong’s H2403 חטאת chatta’ath, “sin”
Strong’s H2416 חי chai, “life”
Strong’s H2449 חכם chakam, “to be wise”
Strong’s H2490 חלל chalal, “to profane”
Strong’s H2530 חמד chamad, “to desire”
Strong’s H2549 חמישי chamiyshiy, “fifth”
Strong’s H2580 חן chen, “grace”
Strong’s H2603 חנן chanan, “to be gracious”
Strong’s H2617 חסד chesed, “mercy”
Strong’s H2620 חסה chasah, “to take refuge”
Strong’s H2803 חשב chashab, “to take account”
Strong’s H2822 חשך choshek, “darkness”
ט
Strong’s H2889 טהור tahowr, “pure”
Strong’s H2896 טוב tove, “good”
י
Strong’s H3004 יבשה yabbashah, “dry ground”
Strong’s H3045 ידע yada, “to know, to teach”
Strong’s H3068 יהוה Yehovah, “I AM”
Strong’s H3071 יהוה נסי Yehovah-nissi, “Yehovah my banner”
Strong’s H3117 יום yom, “day”
Strong’s H3176 יחל yachal, “to hope”
Strong’s H3212 ילך yalak, “to go, go out, go from”
Strong’s H3220 ים yam, “seas”
Strong’s H3318 יצא yatsa, “to bring or go forth, or out”
Strong’s H3372 ירא yare, “to fear”
Strong’s H3384 ירה yarah, “to cast forth”
Strong’s H3427 ישב yashab, “to dwell”
Strong’s H3444 ישועה yeshuwah, “salvation”
Strong’s H3467 ישע yasha, “to save”
Strong’s H3477 ישר yashar, “upright”
כ
Strong’s H3513 כבד kabad, “to honor, to be heavy”
Strong’s H3556 כוכב kowkab, “star”
Strong’s H3559 כון kuwn, “to be established”
Strong’s H3588 כי kiy, “that, because”
Strong’s H3605 כל kol, “the whole, everything”
Strong’s H3651 כן ken, “rightly”
Strong’s H3665 כנע kana, “to be humble”
Strong’s H3671 כנף kanaph, “wing”
Strong’s H3684 כסיל keciyl, “complacent fool”
Strong’s H3722 כפר kaphar, “to cover over”
Strong’s H3784 כשף kasaph, “to use enchantment”
Strong’s H3789 כתב kathab, “to write”
ל
Strong’s H3857 להט lahat, “to be or set on fire”
Strong’s H3887 לוץ luwts, “to scoff”
Strong’s H3915 ליל layil, “night”
Strong’s H3925 למד lamad, “to learn”
Strong’s H3947 לקח laqach, “to take”
מ
Strong’s H3966 מאד me’od, “very”
Strong’s H3974 מאור ma’owr, “light”
Strong’s H3985 מאן ma’en, “to refuse”
Strong’s H4035 מגורה meguwrah, “fear”
Strong’s H4043 מגן magen, “shield”
Strong’s H4131 מוט mowt, “to be moved”
Strong’s H4150 מועד mo’ed, “set time or place”
Strong’s H4159 מופת mowpheth, “wonder”
Strong’s H4191 מות muwth, “to die”
Strong’s H4245 מחלה machaleh, “disease”
Strong’s H4268 מחסה machaceh, “refuge”
Strong’s H4325 מים mayim, “waters”
Strong’s H4327 מין miyn, “kind”
Strong’s H4390 מלא male, “to fill”
Strong’s H4399 מלאכה melakah, “work, occupation”
Strong’s H4427 מלך malak, “to reign”
Strong’s H4428 מלך melek, “king”
Strong’s H4475 ממשלה memshalah, “dominion”
Strong’s H4581 מעוז ma’owz, “stronghold”
Strong’s H4639 מעשה ma’aseh, “work”
Strong’s H4687 מצוה mitsvah, “commandment”
Strong’s H4723 מקוה miqveh, “hope”
Strong’s H4725 מקום maqowm, “place”
Strong’s H4843 מרר marar, “to be bitter”
Strong’s H4899 משיח mashiyach, “anointed”
Strong’s H4910 משל mashal, “to rule”
נ
Strong’s H5027 נבט nabat, “to behold”
Strong’s H5117 נוח nuach, “to rest”
Strong’s H5157 נחל nachal, “to inherit”
Strong’s H5186 נטה natah, “to stretch out”
Strong’s H5254 נסה nacah, “to prove”
Strong’s H5303 נפילם nephilim, “giants”
Strong’s H5307 נפל naphal, “to fall”
Strong’s H5315 נפש nephesh, “living soul”
Strong’s H5324 נצב natsab, “to stand”
Strong’s H5337 נצל natsal, “to deliver”
Strong’s H5341 נצר natsar, “to keep, to watch over”
Strong’s H5347 נקבה neqebah, “female”
Strong’s H5375 נשא nasa, “to take up, lift up, or pardon”
Strong’s H5414 נתן nathan, “to give, put, or set”
Strong’s H5459 סגלה segullah, “special treasure”
Strong’s H5564 סמך samak, “to uphold”
Strong’s H5612 ספר cepher, “book”
Strong’s H5643 סתר cether, “secret place”
ע
Strong’s H5647 עבד abad, “to labor, serve”
Strong’s H5674 עבר abar, “to pass or cross over”
Strong’s H5710 עדה adah, “to continue on”
Strong’s H5712 עדה edah, “congregation”
Strong’s H5774 עוף uwph, “to fly”
Strong’s H5800 עזב azab, “to leave”
Strong’s H5826 עזר azar, “to help”
Strong’s H5921 על al, “over, upon”
Strong’s H5927 עלה alah, “to go up, ascend”
Strong’s H5945 עליון ’Elyown, “Most High”
Strong’s H6030 ענה anah, “to answer”
Strong’s H6031 ענה anah, “to afflict”
Strong’s H6086 עץ ates, “tree”
Strong’s H6087 עצב atsab, “to labor”
Strong’s H6093 עצבון itstsabon, “painful toil”
Strong’s H6094 עצבת atstsebeth, “sorrow”
Strong’s H6153 ערב erev, “evening”
Strong’s H6186 ארך arak, “to order”
Strong’s H6212 עשב eseb, “green herb”
Strong’s H6213 עשה asah, “to do”
פ
Strong’s H6299 פדה padah, “to redeem”
Strong’s H6342 פחד pachad, “to fear, to be in dread”
Strong’s H6419 פלל palal, “to pray”
Strong’s H6440 פנים paniym, “face”
Strong’s H6485 פקד paqad, “to visit”
Strong’s H6509 פרה parah, “to bear fruit”
Strong’s H6529 פרי periy, “fruit”
Strong’s H6612 פתי pethiy, “simple fool”
צ
Strong’s H6666 צדקה tsedaqah, “righteousness”
Strong’s H6754 צלם tselem, “image”
Strong’s H6817 צעק tsa’aq, “to cry out”
Strong’s H6822 צפה sapah, “to look up”
Strong’s H6845 צפן tsaphan, “to treasure”
Strong’s H6883 צרעת tsara’ath, “leprosy”
Strong’s H6884 צרף tsaraph, “to try”
Strong’s H6887 צרר tsarar, “adversary”
ק
Strong’s H6942 קדש qadash, “to be holy”
Strong’s H6960 קוה qavah, “to wait”
Strong’s H6965 קום quwm, “to arise”
Strong’s H6991 קטל qatal, “to slay”
Strong’s H6996 קטן qatan, “lesser”
Strong’s H7114 קצר qatsar, “to cut off”
Strong’s H7121 קרא qara, “to call”
Strong’s H7126 קרב qarab, “to draw near”
Strong’s H7130 קרב qereb, “midst”
Strong’s H7133 קרבן qorban, “offering”
Strong’s H7194 קשר, qashar, “to bind”
ר
Strong’s H7200 ראה ra’ah, “to see”
Strong’s H7218 ראש rosh, “head”
Strong’s H7225 ראשית re’shiyth, “beginning”
Strong’s H7235 רבה rabah, “to be great”
Strong’s H7243 רביעי rebiy’iy, “fourth”
Strong’s H7287 רדה radah, “to have dominion”
Strong’s H7307 ריח ruwach, “spirit”
Strong’s H7321 רוע rua, “to shout”
Strong’s H7363 רחף rachaph, “to hover”
Strong’s H7451 רע rah, “evil”
Strong’s H7430 רמש ramash,“to creep”
Strong’s H7462 רעה ra’ah, “to pasture”
Strong’s H7489 רעע ra’a, “to be wicked”
Strong’s H7549 רקיע raqiya, “firmament”
Strong’s H7562 רשע resha, “wickedness”
ש
Strong’s H7676 שבת shabbath, “sabbath”
Strong’s H7706 שדי shaddai, “almighty”
Strong’s H7736 שוד shuwd, “to lay waste”
Strong’s H7768 שוע shava, “to cry out”
Strong’s H7782 שופר shofar, “trumpet”
Strong’s H7854 שטן satan, “adversary”
Strong’s H7891 שיר shiyr, “to sing”
Strong’s H7911 שכח shakach, “to forget”
Strong’s H7939 שכר sakar, “reward”
Strong’s H7965 שלום shalom, “peace”
Strong’s H7971 סלח shalach, “to send”
Strong’s H7992 שלישי sheliyshiy, “third”
Strong’s H8064 שמים shamayim, “heaven”
Strong’s H8085 שמע shama, “to hear”
Strong’s H8104 שמר shamar, “to keep”
Strong’s H8141 שנה shaneh, “year”
Strong’s H8145 שני sheniy, “second”
Strong’s H8163 שעיר sa’iyr, “kid, goat”
Strong’s H8175 שער sa’ar, “to shudder”
Strong’s H8199 שפט shaphat, “to judge”
Strong’s H8213 שפל shaphal, “to be brought low”
Strong’s H8269 שר sar, “prince”
Strong’s H8317 שרץ sharats, “to teem”
Strong’s H8318 שרץ sherets, “swarm”
ת
Strong’s H8392 תבה tebah, “ark”
Strong’s H8414 תהו tohu, “to lie waste”
Strong’s H8415 תהום tehoym, “depth”
Strong’s H8432 תוך tavek, “midst”
Strong’s H8435 תולדות toledoth, “generations”
Strong’s H8451 תרה torah, “teaching”
Strong’s H8478 תחת tachath, “under, below”
Strong’s H8549 תמים tamiym, “perfect”
Strong’s H8669 תשוקה teshukah, “desire”
I love your writings, but the light gray font makes them difficult for me to read. Is there a way I can adjust the contrast?
Thank you!
Hello Christine, I will ask around about how to change that. I think it came like that with the webpage design package.
Dear Christine,
Greetings to you! Thank you for these index of hebrew root words and their deeper meanings. I found them very very useful to me as I am a preacher of the gospel.
Can I find the deeper meaning of the word rekeb or rakab, which is translated as chariot?
Thank you so much!!!
Hello Christine!
I really appriciate your page! Especially the explainations of the Hebrew roots. It does add a lot of understanding! It’s a beautiful language, thank you for helping us understand it better❤️
Thank you for your kind words LN! Please do come back again –