Hebrew words starting with alef
775 words in the Bible begin with alef (א), listed most frequent first. This is page 2 of 4. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- amotsאָמוֹץAmoznot studied yet
- annaאָנָּאthe strongest "please" in Hebrew: a cry of urgent pleading, "Ah, I beg you!", spoken almost only to God and almost always at a moment of crisis
- anaḥאָנַחto sigh or groan: to let out a heavy, audible breath of grief, pain, or distress
- avihuאֲבִיהוּאAbihunot studied yet
- avinadavאֲבִינָדָבAbinadabnot studied yet
- avel bet-ma'akhahאָבֵל בֵּית־מֲעַכָהAbel-beth-maachahnot studied yet
- adamאָדָםAdam: the personal name of the first man, the human being God formed at the beginning and the head of the family lines the Bible traces.
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- Adam: a town beside the Jordan, near Zarethan and well upstream from Jericho, named as the point the stopped river backed up to.
- edomiאֲדֹמִיEdomitenot studied yet
- adderetאַדֶּרֶתa wide outer cloak: the ample wrap thrown on over the rest of a person's clothing, large or fine enough to mark out the one wearing it
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- splendor: impressive greatness, whether describing a thing as grand and spreading or naming the grandeur a person holds and can lose
- elyaqimאֶלְיָקִיםEliakimnot studied yet
- ornanאׇרְנָןOrnannot studied yet
- ashqelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןAshkelonnot studied yet
- aviramאֲבִירָםAbiramnot studied yet
- avalאֲבָלtrulynot studied yet
- odahאוֹדָהon account of; concerning: a connecting word that points to the reason for something, the subject a matter is about, or the person an action is done for
- ayyalאַיָּלthe deer, and where the sex matters the male: a large wild animal of the hills, clean to eat and known for its bounding speed
- ayyalahאַיָּלָהa doe: the female deer, the wild animal of Israel's hills and open country
- elihuאֱלִיהוּElihunot studied yet
- anaḥahאֲנָחָהa sigh or groan: the heavy, audible breath that grief, pain, or hardship forces out of a person
- asirאָסִירa prisoner: someone held in confinement, whether locked in a jail or a pit or carried off and kept by a conquering power
- esarאִסָּרa binding pledge of self-denial: an obligation a person ties onto their own life before God, normally a promise to go without something otherwise allowed
- arammiאֲרַמִּיArameannot studied yet
- arasאָרַשׂto betroth: to complete the binding first step of marriage by paying the bride-price, pledging a woman as wife before the couple begins living together
- etnanאֶתְנַןthe fee paid for a prostitute's services, and so any gain a people or city is accused of earning by selling itself
- iggeretאִגֶּרֶתan official letter: a written message sent from one party to another, usually carrying royal or administrative authority
- adamאָדֹםto be red; to become or be made red, ranging from crimson through ruddy to reddish brown
- utsאוּץto move or drive with pressing urgency: to hurry, or to press someone else to hurry
- ezovאֵזוֹבhyssop: a small, bushy aromatic herb of the Bible lands, bound into a bunch and used to sprinkle blood or water in rites of cleansing
- ayyalonאַיָּלוֹןAijalonnot studied yet
- ephohאֵיפֹהwhere?not studied yet
- eli'elאֱלִיאֵלElielnot studied yet
- immerאִמֵּרImmernot studied yet
- aphelahאֲפֵלָהthick darkness: dark heavy enough that a person cannot see the way, and the disaster that such dark stands for
- ephratahאֶפְרָתָהEphrathnot studied yet
- aram naharayimאֲרַם נַהֲרַיִםMesopotamianot studied yet
- avnetאַבְנֵטa sash: a long band of cloth wound around the waist over a tunic, worn as part of Israel's priestly dress and as a mark of the office its wearer holds.
- agamאֲגַםstanding water: a natural pool, pond, or reedy marsh where water collects and sits rather than flowing or springing up
- adomאָדֹםred: describing the color of a thing, anywhere from crimson through ruddy to reddish brown
- ehudאֵהוּדEhudnot studied yet
- elאֵלthesenot studied yet
- elonאֵלוֹןa great tree known by name: one particular landmark tree, and in most cases a holy place where God was met or an oracle sought
- elyo'enayאֶלְיוֹעֵינַיElioenainot studied yet
- elipheletאֲלִיפֶלֶטElipheletnot studied yet
- alamאָלַםto be speechless: to have the mouth shut so that no words come out, whether struck mute or refusing to open it
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- to bind cut grain into sheaves
- omnamאׇמְנָםtrulynot studied yet
- anashאָנַשׁpast healing: so badly hurt or so sick that nothing will mend it.
- ophelאֹפֶלgloom: darkness, in a rare word Hebrew poets use for the dark of the grave, of hidden violence, and of disaster
- apheqאֲפֵקApheknot studied yet
- arubbahאֲרֻבָּהa latticed opening: a framed or slatted hole made in a solid surface so that one particular thing can pass through it
- aravnahאֲרַוְנָהAraunahnot studied yet
- arpakhshadאַרְפַּכְשַׁדArpachshadnot studied yet
- eshkolאֶשְׁכּוֹלa cluster: a thick bunch of fruit or blossom hanging together on one stem, most often grapes
- ashurאֲשׁוּרa step: the walking a person does, standing for the course a life is taking
- ittayאִתַּיIttainot studied yet
- avivאָבִיבbarley heads that have formed but are still green and soft, and the spring month named after that stage of the crop
- avelאָבֵלa mourner: a person who is in mourning for the dead, marked out by it and waiting to be comforted
- agagאֲגָגAgagnot studied yet
- adarאֲדָרAdarnot studied yet
- edre'iאֶדְרֶעִיEdreinot studied yet
- oholivamahאׇהֳלִיבָמָהOholibamahnot studied yet
- onanאוֹנָןOnannot studied yet
- uriאוּרִיUrinot studied yet
- urimאוּרִיםthe Urim: a sacred object the high priest carried in the pouch on his chest, paired with the Thummim and used to get a decision from God.
- atamאָטַםto shut an opening tight: to close off an ear or the lips, or to build a window closed rather than open
- elatאֵילַתElathnot studied yet
- etanאֵיתָןEthannot studied yet
- akhzariאַכְזָרִיcruel: unmoved by another person's suffering, and unwilling to let up
- allonאַלּוֹןthe oak: the broad, hard, long lived tree of the hills, named as a kind of tree rather than as one famous landmark
- al tashḥetאַל תַּשְׁחֵתDo Not Destroynot studied yet
- emunאֵמֻןdependable: proven trustworthy, used both of the quality itself and of the people who have it
- etmolאֶתְמוֹלpreviouslynot studied yet
- avi'ezerאֲבִיעֶזֶרAbiezernot studied yet
- aggaphאֲגַףa leader's own troops: the fighting companies massed with a named king or commander
- avvahאַוָּהdesire, wish: what someone wants, nearly always in the set phrase "the desire of your soul," meaning as much and as freely as you please.
- azkarahאַזְכָּרָהthe burned share: the small part of a grain offering that the priest burned on the altar for God, standing for the whole gift while the rest went to the priests
- aḥino'amאֲחִינֹעַםAhinoamnot studied yet
- aḥorannitאֲחֹרַנִּיתbackwardsnot studied yet
- elonאֵלוֹןElon the Hittite: a man of Canaan whose daughter Esau married.
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- Elon son of Zebulun: the second of Zebulun's three sons and the ancestor of the clan called the Elonites.
- Elon the Zebulunite: a leader who judged Israel for ten years and was buried in Aijalon.
- Elon: a town in the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan.
- ikkarאִכָּרa plowman: the worker of the open field who breaks the soil and raises its grain, as distinct from the vinedresser who tends the vines
- alahאָלָהto swear under a curse: to bind a promise or a claim with a curse on whoever breaks or defies it, or to lay such an oath on someone else.
- elnatanאֶלְנָתָןElnathannot studied yet
- elephאֶלֶףcattlenot studied yet
- ummahאֻמָּהa people group held together by common descent: a clan-sized branch of one family, or a whole people among the peoples of the world
- enoshאֱנוֹשׁEnosh: the son of Seth and grandson of Adam, whose name is simply the Hebrew word for a mortal human being.
- oniאֳנִיshipping: seagoing vessels named together as one body rather than one at a time
- aphaqאָפַקto hold yourself in: to keep a strong feeling or an urge from breaking out
- atselאָצֵלAzelnot studied yet
- areyokhאֲרְיוֹךְAriochnot studied yet
- ashmurahאַשְׁמוּרָהa watch: one of the fixed stretches the night was divided into, and so a way of telling time in the dark
- ashpotאַשְׁפֹּתa heap of ashes, sweepings, and waste dumped at the edge of a town: the filthiest spot in the landscape, and so the lowest place a person can end up.
- eshta'olאֶשְׁתָּאוֹלEshtaolnot studied yet
- avihayilאֲבִיחַיִלAbihailnot studied yet
- avi ha'ezriאֲבִי הָעֶזְרִיAbiezritenot studied yet
- avirאָבִירmightynot studied yet
- avel meḥolahאָבֵל מְחוֹלָהAbel-meholahnot studied yet
- even ha'ezerאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶרEbenezernot studied yet
- avaqאָבָקfine, wind-blown dust: the airborne powder a force stirs up, scatters, or makes settle
- adamdamאֲדַמְדָּםreddishnot studied yet
- adoni-vezeqאֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶקAdoni-bezeknot studied yet
- oholivahאׇהֳלִיבָהOholibahnot studied yet
- urאוּרflamenot studied yet
- aḥyoאַחְיוֹAhionot studied yet
- aḥi'ezerאֲחִיעֶזֶרAhiezernot studied yet
- atאַטsoftlynot studied yet
- atadאָטָדbramblenot studied yet
- ayyahאַיָּהAiahnot studied yet
- elimאֵילִםElimnot studied yet
- elimelekhאֱלִימֶלֶךְElimelechnot studied yet
- elyasaphאֶלְיָסָףEliasaphnot studied yet
- elitsaphanאֱלִיצָפָןElizaphannot studied yet
- illemאִלֵּםmutenot studied yet
- elasahאֶלְעָשָׂהEleasahnot studied yet
- ammitsאַמִּיץstrongnot studied yet
- omerאֹמֶרwordnot studied yet
- esar-ḥaddonאֵסַר־חַדּוֹןEsarhaddonnot studied yet
- arukhahאֲרוּכָהhealing pictured as a wound closing over: the mending that comes up on what was torn open, whether that is a body or a broken wall.
- araḥאָרַחto journeynot studied yet
- aruḥahאֲרֻחָהrationnot studied yet
- ari'elאֲרִיאֵלArielnot studied yet
- arkiאַרְכִּיArchitenot studied yet
- arpadאַרְפַּדArpadnot studied yet
- eshkolאֶשְׁכֹּל(Valley of) Eshcolnot studied yet
- ashpahאַשְׁפָּהquivernot studied yet
- eshtemo'aאֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַEshtemoanot studied yet
- avaddonאֲבַדּוֹןthe place of destruction: the deepest, annihilating depth of the realm of the dead
- avidanאֲבִידָןAbidannot studied yet
- aviyyamאֲבִיָּםAbijamnot studied yet
- avishagאֲבִישַׁגAbishagnot studied yet
- avishu'aאֲבִישׁוּעַAbishuanot studied yet
- agagiאֲגָגִיAgagitenot studied yet
- agmonאַגְמֹןbulrushnot studied yet
- admahאַדְמָהAdmahnot studied yet
- oholahאׇהֳלָהOholahnot studied yet
- oholi'avאׇהֳלִיאָבOholiabnot studied yet
- onoאוֹנוֹOnonot studied yet
- urאוּרUrnot studied yet
- azalאָזַלbe gonenot studied yet
- aḥoḥiאֲחוֹחִיAhohitenot studied yet
- aḥiludאֲחִילוּדAhiludnot studied yet
- aḥiraאֲחִירַעAhiranot studied yet
- aterאָטֵרAternot studied yet
- evahאֵיבָהenmity: a settled, openly recognized state of being enemies, a lasting hostile relationship rather than a passing feeling
- ishonאִישׁוֹןthe pupil of the eye: the dark opening at its center, named as the one spot a person shields without thinking
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- the black heart of the night: the deepest, darkest point inside a stretch of darkness
- alyahאַלְיָהfat tailnot studied yet
- elitsurאֱלִיצוּרElizurnot studied yet
- alummahאֲלֻמָהsheafnot studied yet
- elaleאֶלְעָלֵאElealehnot studied yet
- umnamאֻמְנָםtrulynot studied yet
- emeshאֶמֶשׁlast nightnot studied yet
- asonאָסוֹןa grave, usually fatal calamity that befalls someone; a deadly accident or mishap
- assirאַסִּירprisonernot studied yet
- aphesאָפֵסto endnot studied yet
- aphaphאָפַףto surround and close in on someone from every side, until they are trapped or overwhelmed
- ephratiאֶפְרָתִיEphraimitenot studied yet
- atsalאָצַלto reservenot studied yet
- atsarאָצַרto storenot studied yet
- etserאֵצֶרEzernot studied yet
- argovאַרְגֹּבArgobnot studied yet
- aramitאֲרָמִיתAramaicnot studied yet
- ashdodiאַשְׁדּוֹדִיAshdodnot studied yet
- ashishahאֲשִׁישָׁהraisin cake: dried grapes pressed into a dense, sweet block that keeps and travels well
- etאֵתplowsharenot studied yet
- attiqאַתִּיקgallerynot studied yet
- avedahאֲבֵדָהsomething lostnot studied yet
- avino'amאֲבִינֹעַםAbinoamnot studied yet
- evrahאֶבְרָהpinionnot studied yet
- ovotאֹבֹתObothnot studied yet
- aguddahאֲגֻדָּהbandnot studied yet
- adoni-tsedeqאֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶקAdoni-zedeknot studied yet
- ahalimאָהָלaloenot studied yet
- evil merodakhאֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְEvil-merodachnot studied yet
- ulamאוּלָםUlamnot studied yet
- onאֹןOnnot studied yet
- onamאוֹנָםOnamnot studied yet
- orahאוֹרָהlightnot studied yet
- uri'elאוּרִיאֵלUrielnot studied yet
- utאוּתto consentnot studied yet
- aḥimanאֲחִימַןAhimannot studied yet
- aḥashdarpanאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןa satrap: the highest provincial ruler of the Persian Empire, appointed by the king and set over the governors of his region
- akhzivאַכְזִיבAchzibnot studied yet
- akhzarאַכְזָרcruelnot studied yet
- elḥananאֶלְחָנָןElhanannot studied yet
- elyadaאֶלְיָדָעEliadanot studied yet
- almanutאַלְמָנוּתwidowhoodnot studied yet
- alaphאָלַףto teach/learnnot studied yet
- anahאָנָהto meetnot studied yet
- anakhאֲנָךְa rare loanword for a metal, most likely tin, held up in Amos's vision as God's measure of Israel on the eve of judgment; long rendered "plumb line".
- anaqאָנַקto groannot studied yet
- anaqahאֲנָקָהgroaningnot studied yet
- assirאַסִּירAssirnot studied yet
- ephro'aḥאֶפְרֹחַyoungnot studied yet
- araḥאָרַחArahnot studied yet
- araratאֲרָרַטAraratnot studied yet
- ashdot happisgahאַשְׁדּוֹתSlopes (of Pisgah)not studied yet
- etamאֵתָםEthamnot studied yet
- evusאֵבוּסcribnot studied yet
- avi'elאֲבִיאֵלAbielnot studied yet
- evyasaphאֶבְיָסָף, אֲבִיאָסָףEbiasaphnot studied yet
- everאֵבֶרwingnot studied yet
- agganאַגָּןa large, deep, wide-mouthed bowl: an open basin for holding and mixing liquid