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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
Range 500 - 599


h500 'El`ale' {el-aw-lay'}

or (more properly) 'El`aleh {el-aw-lay'} from h410 and h5927;; n pr loc

AV - Elealeh 5; 5

Elealeh = "God is ascending"

1) a Reubenite village near Heshbon (in ruins)


h501 'El`asah {el-aw-saw'}

from h410 and h6213;; n pr m

AV - Eleasah 4, Elasah 2; 6

Elasah or Eleasah = "God has made"

1) a descendant of Judah, son of Helez

2) a priest of Pashur's line with a foreign wife during Ezra's time

3) Shaphan's son, Zedekiah's servant

4) a descendant of Benjamin, son of Rapha, father of Azel


h502 'alph {aw-lof'}

a primitive root, to associate with; TWOT - 108; v

AV - teach 2, learn 1, utter 1; 4

1) to learn

1a) (Qal) to learn

1b) (Piel) to teach


h503 'alaph {aw-laf'}

denominative from h505; TWOT - 109

AV - bring forth thousands 1; 1

v

1) (CLBL) to make thousand-fold, bring forth thousands

2) (TWOT) (Hiphil) producing thousands n m

3) (BDB) chief, chiliarch


h504 'eleph {eh'-lef}

from h502; TWOT - 108a; n m

AV - kine 4, oxen 3, family 1; 8

1) cattle, oxen

1a) in farming

1b) as a possession


h505 'eleph {eh'-lef}

prop, the same as h504; TWOT - 109a; n m

AV - thousand 500, eleven hundred + h3967 3, variant 1, twelve hundred + h3967 1; 505

1) a thousand

1a) as numeral

2) a thousand, company

2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops


h506 'alaph (Aramaic) {al-af'}

or 'eleph (Aramaic) {eh'-lef} corresponding to h505; TWOT - 2581; n m

AV - thousand 4; 4

1) a thousand, 1000


h507 'Eleph {eh'-lef}

the same as h505;; n pr loc

AV - Eleph 1; 1

Eleph = "thousand"

1) a city in the territory of Benjamin


h508 'Elpa`al {el-pah'-al}

from h410 and h6466;; n pr m

AV - Elpaal 3; 3

Elpaal = "God is maker"

1) a Benjamite


h509 'alats {aw-lats'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 110; v

AV - urge 1; 1

1) (Piel) to urge


h510 'alquwm {al-koom'}

probably from h408 and h6965; TWOT - 90; subst.?

AV - rising up 1; 1

1) (TWOT) (neg adv) no, not, nor, neither

2) (BDB) band of soldiers

3) (CLBL) no rebellion, no uprising (lit.)


h511 'Elqanah {el-kaw-naw'}

from h410 and h7069;; n pr m

AV - Elkanah 21; 21

Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created"

1) Samuel's father

2) a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz

3) one of David's mighty warriors

4) son of Korah

5) several Levites


h512 'Elqoshiy {el-ko-shee'}

patrial from a name of uncertain derivation;; adj

AV - Elkoshite 1; 1

Elkoshite = "God the ensnarer"

1) a native and/or descendant of Elkosh (location unknown)


h513 'Eltowlad {el-to-lad'}

probably from h410 and a masculine form of h8435 [compare h8434];; n pr loc

AV - Eltolad 2; 2

Eltolad = "God's generations"

1) a city in southern Judah


h514 'Elt@qe {el-te-kay'}

or (more properly) 'Elt@qeh {el-te-kay'} of uncertain derivation;; n pr loc

AV - Eltekeh 2; 2

Eltekeh = "let God spue thee out"

1) Levitical city in the tribe of Dan, between Ekron and Timna


h515 'Elt@qon {el-te-kone'}

from h410 and h8626;; n pr loc

AV - Eltekon 1; 1

Eltekon = "God is straight"

1) a city in the territory of Judah north of Hebron


h516 'Al tashcheth (Aramaic) {al tash-kayth'}

from h408 and h7843;; n m

AV - Altaschith 4; 4

Al-taschith = "do not destroy"

1) (Hiphil) a command to the chief musician, or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms


h517 'em {ame}

a primitive word; TWOT - 115a; n f

AV - mother 214, dam 5, parting 1; 220

1) mother

1a) of humans

1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)

1c) of animals

2) point of departure or division


h518 'im {eem}

a primitive particle; TWOT - 111; conditional part

AV - if, not, or, when, whether, surely, doubtless, while, neither, saving, verily; 43

1) if

1a) conditional clauses

1a1) of possible situations

1a2) of impossible situations

1b) oath contexts

1b1) no, not

1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or

1d) when, whenever

1e) since

1f) interrogative particle

1g) but rather


h519 'amah {aw-maw'}

apparently a primitive word; TWOT - 112; n f

AV - handmaid 22, maidservant 19, maid 8, bondwoman 4, bondmaids 2; 55

1) maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine

1a) of humility (fig.)


h520 'ammah {am-maw'}

prolonged from h517; TWOT - 115c; n f

AV - cubit 242, measure 1, post 1, not translated 1; 245

1) cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Dt 3.11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40.5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.


h521 'ammah (Aramaic) {am-maw'}

corresponding to h520; TWOT - 2582; n f;

AV - cubit 4; 4

1) cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5 m)


h522 'Ammah {am-maw'}

the same as h520;; n pr loc

AV - Ammah 1; 1

Ammah = "a cubit"

1) a hill near Gibeon


h523 'ummah {oom-maw'}

from the same as h517; TWOT - 115e; n f

AV - people 2, nation 1; 3

1) people, tribe, nation


h524 'ummah (Aramaic) {oom-maw'}

corresponding to h523; TWOT - 2583; n f

AV - nation 8; 8

1) people, tribe, nation


h525 'amown {aw-mone'}

from h539, probably in the sense of training; TWOT - 116L; n m

AV - one brought up 1; 1

1) artificer, architect, master workman, skilled workman


h526 'Amown {aw-mone'}

the same as h525;; n pr m

AV - Amon 17; 17

Amon = "skilled workman" or "master workman"

1) a king of Judah, son of Manasseh

2) a governor of Samaria

3) a descendant of a servant of Solomon


h527 'amown {aw-mone'}

a variation for h1995; TWOT - 116L; n m

AV - multitude 2, populous 1; 3

1) artificer, architect, master workman

2) (CLBL) throng, multitude


h528 'Amown {aw-mone'}

of Egyptian derivation;; n pr m

AV - not translated 2; 2

Amon or Amun = "to nourish: to be faithful"

1) an Egyptian god, originally the local god of Thebes, later head of the Egyptian pantheon


h529 'emuwn {ay-moon'}

from h539; TWOT - 116d; n m

AV - faithful 3, truth 1, faith 1; 5

1) faithfulness, trusting

1a) faithful, trusty (as adj.)


h530 'emuwnah {em-oo-naw') or (shortened) 'emunah {em-oo-naw'}

from h529; TWOT - 116e; n f

AV - faithfulness 18, truth 13, faithfully 5, office 5, faithful 3, faith 1, stability 1, steady 1, truly 1, verily 1; 49

1) firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness


h531 'Amowts {aw-mohts'}

from h553;; n pr m

AV - Amoz 13; 13

Amoz = "strong"

1) father of Isaiah


h532 'Amiy {aw-mee'}

an abbrev. for h526;; n pr m

AV - Ami 1; 1

Ami = "bond-servant"

1) a descendant of Amon, Solomon's servant


h533 'ammiyts {am-meets'}

or (shortened) 'ammits {am-meets'} from h553; TWOT - 117d; adj

AV - strong 4, mighty 1, courageous 1; 6

1) strong, mighty


h534 'amiyr {aw-meer'}

apparently from h559 (sense of self-exaltation); TWOT - 118d; n m

AV - bough 1, branch 1; 2

1) top, summit

1a) of tree

1b) of mountain


h535 'amal {aw-mal'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 114; v

AV - languish 14, feeble 1, weak 1; 16

1) to be weak, to droop, to languish, to be exhausted

1a) (Qal) pass participle (of the heart)

1a1) to be weak

1a2) to droop

1b) (Pulal)

1b1) to be or grow feeble

1b2) to languish


h536 'umlal {oom-lal'}

from h535; TWOT - 114b; adj

AV - weak 1; 1

1) weak, feeble


h537 'amelal {am-ay-lawl'}

from h535; TWOT - 114a; adj

AV - feeble 1; 1

1) weak, feeble


h538 'Amam {am-awm'}

from h517;; n pr loc

AV - Amam 1; 1

Amam = "their mother"

1) a city in southern Judah


h539 'aman {aw-man'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 116; v

AV - believe 44, assurance 1, faithful 20, sure 11, established 7, trust 5, verified 3, stedfast 2, continuance 2, father 2, bring up 4, nurse 2, be nursed 1, surely be 1, stand fast 1, fail 1, trusty 1; 108

1) to support, confirm, be faithful

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

1a1a) foster-father (subst.)

1a1b) foster-mother, nurse

1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

1b1a) to be carried by a nurse

1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting

1b1c) confirmed, established, sure

1b1d) verified, confirmed

1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

1c1a) stand firm

1c1b) trust, believe


h540 'aman (Aramaic) {am-an'}

corresponding to h539; TWOT - 2584; v

AV - believe 1, sure 1, faithful 1; 3

1) to confirm, support

1a) (Aphel)

1a1) to believe in

1a2) to trust

1a3) trustworthy (pass participle)


h541 'aman {aw-man'}

denominative from h3225; TWOT - 872; v

AV - turn to the right 1; 1

1) (Hiphil) to take the right hand, to turn right, choose to the right, go to the right, use the right hand


h542 'aman {aw-mawn'}

from h539 (in the sense of training); TWOT - 116c; n m

AV - cunning workman 1; 1

1) master-workman, artist, steady-handed one, artisan


h543 'amen {aw-mane'}

from h539; TWOT - 116b; adverb

AV - amen 27; truly 2, so be it 1; 30

1) verily, truly, amen, so be it


h544 'omen {oh-men'}

from h539; TWOT - 116a; n m

AV - truth 1; 1

1) faithfulness


h545 'omnah {om-naw'}

from h544 (in the specific sense of training); TWOT - 116f; n f

AV - brought up 1; 1

1) bringing up, nourishment, rearing, training, providing for (as a parent)


h546 'omnah {om-naw'}

feminine form of h544 (in its usual sense); TWOT - 116g; adv

AV - indeed 2; 2

1) verily, truly, indeed


h547 'om@nah {om-me-naw'}

active participle of h544 (in the original sense of supporting); TWOT - 116; n f

AV - pillar 1; 1

1) pillar, supporters of the door

2) confirm, support, uphold


h548 'amanah {am-aw-naw'}

from h543; TWOT - 116h; n f

AV - sure 1, portion 1; 2

1) faith, support, sure, certain

1a) of a covenant

1b) of financial support


h549 'Amanah {am-aw-naw'}

the same as h548;; n pr loc

AV - Amana 1, variant for Abana 1; 2

Amana = "support"

1) a river flowing into the plain of Damascus from Antilebanon

2) mountainous area of the river's origin


h550 'Amnown {am-nohn'}

or 'Amiynown {am-ee-nohn'} from h539;; n m

AV - Amnon 28; 28

Amnon = "faithful"

1) oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom

2) a son of Shimon (of Caleb's clan)


h551 'omnam {om-nawm'}

from h544; TWOT - 116j; adv

AV - truth 3, indeed 2, true 1, no doubt 1, surely 1, indeed 1; 9

1) verily, truly, surely


h552 'umnam {oom-nawm'}

an orthographical variation of h551; TWOT - 116i; adv

AV - indeed 3, very deed 1, surety 1; 5

1) verily, truly, indeed


h553 'amats {aw-mats'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 117; v

AV - strengthen 12, courage 9, strong 5, courageous 2, harden 2, speed 2, stronger 2, confirm 1, established 1, fortify 1, increaseth 1, steadfastly minded 1, obstinate 1, prevailed 1; 41

1) to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard

1a) (Qal) to be strong, brave, bold

1b) (Piel) to strengthen, secure (for oneself), harden (heart), make firm, make obstinate, assure

1c) (Hithpael) to be determined, to make oneself alert, strengthen oneself, confirm oneself, persist in, prove superior to

1d) (Hiphil) to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong


h554 'amots {aw-mohts'}

probably from h553; TWOT - 117c; adj

AV - bay 2; 2

1) strong

2) bay, dappled, piebald (of colour)


h555 'omets {o'-mets}

from h553; TWOT - 117a; n m

AV - stronger 1; 1

1) strength


h556 'amtsah {am-tsaw'}

from h553; TWOT - 117b; n f

AV - strength 1; 1

1) strength


h557 'Amtsiy {am-tsee'}

from h553;; n pr m

AV - Amzi 2; 2

Amzi = "my strength"

1) a Levite

2) the ancestor of a returned exile in the priestly line


h558 'Amatsyah {am-ats-yaw'}

or 'Amatsyahuw {am-ats-yaw'-hoo} from h553 and h3050;; n pr m

AV - Amaziah 40; 40

Amaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"

1) a king of Judah, son Joash, father of Azariah

2) a priest of Bethel under Jeroboam II

3) father of Joshah, of the tribe of Simeon

4) a Levite tabernacle singer in David's day


h559 'amar {aw-mar'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 118; v

AV - said 4874, speak 179, answer 99, command 30, tell 29, call 7, promised 6, misc. 84; 5308

1) to say, speak, utter

1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch


h560 'amar (Aramaic) {am-ar'}

corresponding to h559; TWOT - 2585; v

AV - say 45, commanded 12, speak 4, tell 9, declare 1; 71

1) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate


h561 'emer {ay'-mer}

from h559; TWOT - 118a; n m

AV - words 43, speeches 2, sayings 2, appointed 1, answer 1; 49

1) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command


h562 'omer {o'-mer}

the same as h561; TWOT - 118a; n m

AV - word 2, speech 2, thing 1, promise 1; 6

1) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command


h563 'immar (Aramaic) {im-mar'}

perhaps from h560 (in the sense of bringing forth); TWOT - 2585?; n m

AV - lamb 3; 3

1) lamb


h564 'Immer {im-mare'}

from h559;; n pr m

AV - Immer 10; 10

Immer = "he hath said"

1) a priest in David's time

2) a priest in Jeremiah's time

3) the father of Zadok the priest

4) an ancestor of a priest


h565 'imrah {im-raw'}

or 'emrah {em-raw'} from h561; TWOT - 118b; n f

AV - word 29, speech 7, commandment 1; 37

1) utterance, speech, word

1a) word of God, the Torah


h566 'Imriy {im-ree'}

from h564;; n pr m

AV - Imri 2; 2

Imri = "eloquent"

1) a man of Judah

2) an ancestor of one of Nehemiah's helpers


h567 'Emoriy {em-o-ree'}

probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from h559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; TWOT - 119; n m coll

AV - Amorite 87; 87

Amorite = "a sayer"

1) one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt


h568 'Amaryah {am-ar-yaw'}

or prolonged 'Amaryahuw {am-ar-yaw'-hoo} from h559 and h3050;; n pr m

AV - Amariah 16; 16

Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised"

1) Zadok's grandfather

2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time

3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat

4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah

5) a Levite in Ezra's time

6) a Levite under Hezekiah

7) a priest in Nehemiah's time


h569 'Amraphel {am-raw-fel'}

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;; n pr m

AV - Amraphel 2; 2

Amraphel = "sayer of darkness: fall of the sayer"

1) the king of Shinar (Babylon) (perhaps Hammurabi c 2100 BC)


h570 'emesh {eh'-mesh}

unknown derivation; TWOT - 120; adv

AV - yesternight 3, former time 1, yesterday 1; 5

1) yesterday, last night

2) recently (fig.)


h571 'emeth {eh'-meth}

contracted from h539; TWOT - 116k

AV - truth 92, true 18, truly 7, right 3, faithfully 2, assured 1, assuredly 1, establishment 1, faithful 1, sure 1, verity 1; 127

n f

1) firmness, faithfulness, truth

1a) sureness, reliability

1b) stability, continuance

1c) faithfulness, reliableness

1d) truth

1d1) as spoken

1d2) of testimony and judgment

1d3) of divine instruction

1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge

1d5) true doctrine adv

2) in truth, truly


h572 'amtachath {am-takh'-ath}

from h4969; TWOT - 1265a; n f

AV - sack 15; 15

1) sack, flexible container (for grain)

2) (TWOT) spread out


h573 'Amittay {am-it-tah'ee}

from h571;; n pr m

AV - Amittai 2; 2

Amittai = "my truth"

1) the father of Jonah the prophet


h574 'emtaniy (Aramaic) {em-taw-nee'}

from a root corresponding to that of h4975; TWOT - 2571; adj

AV - terrible 1; 1

1) terrible


h575 'an {awn}

or 'anah {aw-naw'} contracted from h370; TWOT - 75g; adv

AV - whither, how, where, whithersoever, hither; 8

1) where?, whither? (of place)

2) when?, until when?, how long? (of time)


h576 'ana' (Aramaic) {an-aw'}

or 'anah (Aramaic) {an-aw'} corresponding to h589; TWOT - 2586; pers pron

AV - I 14, me 2; 16

1) I (first pers. sing. - usually used for emphasis)


h577 'anna' {awn-naw'}

or 'annah {awn-naw'} apparent contracted from h160 and h4994; TWOT - 122; interj

AV - I beseech thee 8, I pray thee 2, Oh 1, O 2; 13

1) ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)


h578 'anah {aw-naw'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 124; v

AV - lament 1, mourn 1; 2

1) (Qal) to mourn


h579 'anah {aw-naw'}

a primitive root [perhaps rather identical with h578 through the idea of contraction in anguish]; TWOT - 126; v

AV - deliver 1, befall, happen, seeketh a quarrel; 4

1) to meet, encounter, approach, be opportune

1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet

1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet

1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet


h580 'anuw {an-oo'}

contracted for h587; TWOT - 128; pers pron

AV - we 1; 1

1) we (first pers. pl. - usually used for emphasis)


h581 'innuwn (Aramaic) {in-noon'}

or (feminine) 'inniyn (Aramaic) {in-neen'} corresponding to h1992; TWOT - 2587; demonstr pron

AV - are 2, these 1, them; 4

1) these, those, they


h582 'enowsh {en-oshe'}

from h605; TWOT - 136a; n m

AV - man 520, certain 10, husbands 3, some 3, merchantmen 2, persons 2, misc 24; 564

1) man, mortal man, person, mankind

1a) of an individual

1b) men (collective)

1c) man, mankind


h583 'Enowsh {en-ohsh'}

the same as h582;; n pr m

AV - Enos 6, Enosh 1; 7

Enos = "man"

1) son of Seth


h584 'anach {aw-nakh'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 127; v

AV - sigh 10, groan 1, mourn 1; 12

1) (Niphal) sigh, groan (in pain or grief), gasp

1a) moan (of cattle)


h585 'anachah {an-aw-khaw'}

from h585; TWOT - 127a; n f

AV - sighing 5, groanings 4, sighs 1, mourning 1; 11

1) sighing, groaning (expression of grief or physical distress)


h586 'anachna' (Aramaic) {an-akh'-naw}

or 'anachnah (Aramaic) {an-akh-naw'} corresponding to h587; TWOT - 2588; pers pron ;

AV - we 4; 4

1) we (first pers. pl.)


h587 'anachnuw {an-akh'-noo}

apparently from h595; TWOT - 128; pers pron

AV - we, ourselves, us; 6

1) we (first pers. pl. - usually used for emphasis)


h588 'Anacharath {an-aw-kha-rawth'}

probably from the same root as h5170;; n pr loc

AV - Anaharath 1; 1

Anaharath = "the groaning of fear"

1) (BDB) city in Naphtali

2) (CLBL) city in Issachar


h589 'aniy {an-ee'}

contracted from h595; TWOT - 129; pers pron

AV - I, me, which, for I, mine; 13

1) I (first pers. sing. - usually used for emphasis)


h590 'oniy {on-ee'}

probably from h579 (in the sense of conveyance); TWOT - 125a,b; n m,f coll

AV - navy 5, navy of ships 1, galley 1; 7

1) fleet, ships


h591 'oniyah {on-ee-yaw'}

from h590; TWOT - 125b; n f

AV - ship 31, shipman + h582 1, 32

1) ship

1a) men of ships, seamen


h592 'aniyah {an-ee-yaw'}

from h578; TWOT - 124a; n f

AV - sorrow 1, lamentation 1; 2

1) mourning, lamentation


h593 'Aniy`am {an-ee-awm'}

from h578 and h5971;; n pr m

AV - Aniam 1; 1

Aniam = "I am the people" or "lament of people"

1) a man of Manasseh


h594 'anak {an-awk'}

probably from an unused root meaning to be narrow; TWOT - 129.1; n m

AV - plumbline 4; 4

1) plummet, plumb, lead-weight


h595 'anokiy {aw-no-kee'}

sometimes {aw-no'-kee} a primitive pronoun; TWOT - 130; pers pron

AV - I, which, me; 3

1) I (first pers. sing.)


h596 'anan {aw-nan'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 131; v

AV - complain 2; 2

1) (Hithpael) complain, murmur


h597 'anac {aw-nas'}

unknown derivation; TWOT - 132; v

AV - compel 1; 1

1) (Qal) to compel, to constrain


h598 'anac (Aramaic) {an-as'}

corresponding to h597; TWOT - 2589; v

AV - troubleth 1; 1

1) (P'al) to oppress, compel, constrain


h599 'anaph {aw-naf'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 133; v

AV - angry 13, displeased 1; 14

1) to be angry, to be displeased, to breathe hard

1a) (Qal) to be angry (of God)

1b) (Hithpael) to be angry (always of God)



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