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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
Range 800 - 899


h800 'eshshah {esh-shaw'}

from h784; TWOT - 172; n f

AV - fire 1; 1

1) fire


h801 'ishshah {ish-shaw'}

the same as h800, but used in a liturgical sense; TWOT - 172a; n m

AV - offering...by fire 65; 65

1) burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering


h802 'ishshah {ish-shaw'}

from h376 or h582; TWOT - 137a; n f

AV - wife 425, woman 324, one 10, married 5, female 2, misc 14; 780

1) woman, wife, female

1a) woman (opposite of man)

1b) wife (woman married to a man)

1c) female (of animals)

1d) each, every (pronoun)


h803 'ashuwyah {ash-oo-yah'}

passive participle from an unused root meaning to found; TWOT - 175a; n f

AV - foundation 1; 1

1) buttress, support


h804 'Ashshuwr {ash-shoor'}

or 'Ashshur {ash-shoor'} apparently from h833 (in the sense of successful); TWOT - 176

AV - Assyria 118, Assyrian 19, Asshur 8, Assyrian + h1121 5, Assur 1; 151

Asshur or Assyria = "a step" n pr m

1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians

2) the people of Assyria n pr loc

3) the nation, Assyria

4) the land, Assyria or Asshur


h805 'Ashuwriy {ash-oo-ree'}

or 'Ashshuwriy {ash-shoo-ree'} from a patrial word of the same form as h804;; adj

AV - Asshurim 1, Ashurites 1; 2

Ashurites = "guided: blessed"

1) a tribe inhabiting the plain of Esdraelon n pr m Asshuri = "steps"

2) a tribe descended from Abraham and Keturah


h806 'Ashchuwr {ash-khoor'}

probably from h7835;; n pr m

AV - Ashur 2; 2

Ashur = "black"

1) son of Pharez


h807 'Ashiyma' {ash-ee-maw'}

of foreign origin;; n pr m

AV - Ashima 1; 1

Ashima = "guiltiness: I will make desolate"

1) a god of Hamath


h808 'ashiysh {aw-sheesh'}

from the same as h784 (compare h803); TWOT - 185a; n f

AV - foundation 1; 1

1) with sense of pressing down, foundation


h809 'ashiyshah {ash-ee-shaw'}

from h808; TWOT - 185a; n f

AV - flagon 4; 4

1) raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts

1a) consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"


h810 'eshek {eh'-shek}

from an unused root (probably meaning to bunch together); TWOT - 177; n m

AV - stones 1; 1

1) testicle

2) (CLBL) stone


h811 'eshkowl {esh-kole'}

or 'eshkol {esh-kole'} probably prolonged from h810; TWOT - 178; n m

AV - cluster 8, cluster of grapes 1; 9

1) cluster

1a) of grapes

1b) of flowers (metaphor of lover)


h812 'Eshkol {esh-kole'}

the same as h811;; n pr loc,m

AV - Eshcol 6; 6

Eshcol = "cluster"

1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol

2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron


h813 'Ashk@naz {ash-ken-az'}

of foreign origin;; n pr m

AV - Ashkenaz 3; 3

Ashkenaz = "a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered"

1) a descendant of Japheth

2) a northern people, perhaps of Bithynia


h814 'eshkar {esh-cawr'}

for h7939;; n m

AV - gift 1, present 1; 2

1) gift


h815 'eshel {ay'-shel}

from a root of uncertain signification; TWOT - 179a; n m

AV - grove 1, tree 2; 3

1) tamarisk tree


h816 'asham {aw-sham'}

or 'ashem {aw-shame'} a primitive root; TWOT - 180; v

AV - guilty 14, desolate 6, offend 6, trespass 4, certainly 1, destroy 1, faulty 1, greatly 1, offence 1; 35

1) to offend, be guilty, trespass

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury

1a2) to be or become guilty

1a3) to be held guilty

1a4) to be incriminated

1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment

1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty

2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense


h817 'asham {aw-shawm'}

from h816; TWOT - 180b; n m

AV - trespass offering 34, trespass 8, offering for sin 1, sin 2, guiltiness 1; 46

1) guilt, offense, guiltiness

1a) offense, trespass, fault

1b) guilt, guiltiness

1c) compensation (for offense)

1d) trespass offering, guilt offering


h818 'ashem {aw-shame'}

from h816; TWOT - 180a; adj

AV - guilty 2, faulty 1; 3

1) guilty, faulty (and obliged to offer a guilt-offering)


h819 'ashmah {ash-maw'}

from h817; TWOT - 180c; n f

AV - trespass 13, sin 4, offend 1, trespass offering 1; 19

1) guiltiness, guilt, offense, sin, wrong-doing

1a) doing wrong, committing a trespass or offense

1b) becoming guilty, guilt

1c) bringing a guilt-offering


h820 'ashman {ash-mawn'}

probably from h8081; TWOT - 2410d; n m

AV - desolate 1; 1

1) the stout, among the stout

2) (CLBL) the desolate, like dead


h821 'ashmurah {ash-moo-raw'}

or 'ashmuwrah {ash-moo-raw'} or 'ashmoreth {ash-mo'-reth} from h8104; TWOT - 2414e; n f

AV - watch 5, night watch 2; 7

1) watch (a period of time), night-watch


h822 'eshnab {esh-nawb'}

apparently from an unused root (probably meaning to leave interstices); TWOT - 2418a; n m

AV - lattice 1, casement 1; 2

1) window-lattice


h823 'Ashnah {ash-naw'}

probably a variation for h3466;; n pr loc

AV - Ashnah 2; 2

Ashnah = "I will cause change"

1) a town near Dan

2) a town in Judah


h824 'Esh`an {esh-awn'}

from h8172;; n pr loc

AV - Eshean 1; 1

Eshean = "support"

1) a city in Judah


h825 'ashshaph {ash-shawf'}

from an unused root (probably meaning to lisp, i.e. practice enchantment); TWOT - 181; n m

AV - astrologer 2; 2

1) necromancer, conjurer,

2) (TWOT) astrologer, enchanter, exorcist


h826 'ashshaph (Aramaic) {ash-shawf'}

corresponding to h825; TWOT - 2615; n m

AV - astrologer 6; 6

1) conjurer, enchanter, (CLBL) necromancer


h827 'ashpah {ash-paw'}

perhaps from the same as h825 (in the sense of covering); TWOT - 182a; n f

AV - quiver 6; 6

1) quiver (for arrows)

1a) of home, of God's instruments (fig.)


h828 'Ashp@naz {ash-pen-az'}

of foreign origin;; n pr m

AV - Ashpenaz 1; 1

Ashpenaz = "I will make prominent the sprinkled"

1) chief eunuch of Nebuchadnezzar


h829 'eshpar {esh-pawr'}

of uncertain derivation; TWOT - 182.1; n m

AV - piece 1, flesh 1; 2

1) piece of meat, measured portion, date-cake (meaning and significance obscure)


h830 'ashpoth {ash-pohth'}

or 'ashpowth {ash-pohth'} or (contraction) sh@photh {shef-ohth'} plural of a noun of the same form as h827, from h8192 (in the sense of scraping); TWOT - 2441b; n m

AV - dung 4, dunghill 3; 7

1) ash heap, refuse heap, dung-hill


h831 'Ashq@lown {ash-kel-one'}

probably from h8254 in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart);; n pr loc

AV - Ashkelon 9, Askelon 3; 12

Askelon or Ashkelon = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"

1) a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem


h832 'Eshq@lowniy {esh-kel-o-nee'}

patrial from h831;; adj

AV - Eshkalonites 1; 1

Eshkalonites = "the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed"

1) an inhabitant of Ashkelon


h833 'ashar {aw-shar'}

or 'asher {aw-share'} a primitive root; TWOT - 183; v

AV - blessed 7, lead 2, go 2, guide 1, happy 2, leaders 1, relieve 1; 16

1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress

1a) (Qal) to go straight on, make progress

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to go straight on, advance

1b2) to lead on (causative)

1b3) to set right, righten

1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed

1c) (Pual)

1c1) to be advanced, be led on

1c2) to be made happy, be blessed


h834 'aher {ash-er'}

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); TWOT - 184

AV - which, wherewith, because, when, soon, whilst, as if, as when, that, until, much, whosoever, whereas, wherein, whom, whose; 111

1) (relative part.)

1a) which, who

1b) that which

2) (conj)

2a) that (in obj clause)

2b) when

2c) since

2d) as

2e) conditional if


h835 'esher {eh'-sher}

from h833; TWOT - 183a; n m

AV - blessed 27, happy 18; 45

1) happiness, blessedness

1a) often used as interjection

1b) blessed are


h836 'Asher {aw-share'}

from h833;; n pr m, loc

AV - Asher 43; 43

Asher = "happy"

1) son of Jacob and Zilpah

2) the tribe descended from Asher

3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh


h837 'osher {o'-sher}

from h833; TWOT - 183b; n m

AV - happy 1; 1

1) happiness


h838 'ashur {aw-shoor'}

or ashshur {ash-shoor'} from h833 in the sense of going; TWOT - 183d; n f

AV - step 6, going 3; 9

1) step, going


h839 'ashur {ash-oor'}

contracted for h8391; TWOT - 183e; n f

AV - Ashurites 1; 1

1) one from the tribe of Asher


h840 'Asar'el {as-ar-ale'}

by orthographical variation from h833 and h410;; n pr m

AV - Asareel 1; 1

Asareel = "God holds"

1) a descendant of Judah through Caleb


h841 'Asar'elah {as-ar-ale'-aw}

from the same as h840;; n pr m

AV - Asarelah 1; 1

Asarelah = "God holds"

1) a son of Asaph, appointed sanctuary musician by David


h842 'asherah {ash-ay-raw'}

or 'asheyrah {ash-ay-raw'} from h833; TWOT - 183h; n pr f

AV - grove 40; 40

Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"

1) a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images

1a) the goddess, goddesses

1b) her images

1c) sacred trees or poles set up near an altar


h843 'Asheriy {aw-shay-ree'}

patronymic from h836;; adj

AV - Asherite 1; 1

Asherites = "happy"

1) those descended from Asher


h844 'Asriy'el {as-ree-ale'}

an orthographical variation for h840;; n pr m

AV - Ashriel 3; 3

Ashriel = "I shall be prince of God"

1) a great-grandson of Manasseh, and son of Gilead

2) a son of Manasseh


h845 'Asri'eliy {as-ree-ale-ee'}

patronymic from h844;; adj

AV - Asrielites 1; 1

Asrielites = "I shall be prince of God"

1) the clan descended from Ashriel


h846 'ushsharna' (Aramaic) {oosh-ar-naw'}

from a root corresponding to h833; TWOT - 2616; n m

AV - wall 2; 2

1) wall, panelling, beams, structure (precise meaning and derivation uncertain)


h847 'Eshta'ol {esh-taw-ole'}

or 'Eshta'owl {esh-taw-ole'} probably from h7592;; n pr loc

AV - Eshtaol 7; 7

Eshtaol = "entreaty"

1) a Danite city located within Judah


h848 'Eshta'uliy {esh-taw-oo-lee'}

patrial from h847;; adj

AV - Eshtaulites 1; 1

Eshtaulites = "I will be entreated"

1) the inhabitants of Eshtaol


h849 'eshtadduwr (Aramaic) {esh-tad-dure'}

from h7712 (in a bad sense); TWOT - 3021a; n m

AV - sedition 2; 2

1) revolt, sedition


h850 'Eshtown {esh-tone'}

probably from the same as h7764;; n pr m

AV - Eshton 2; 2

Eshton = "effeminate"

1) a descendant of Caleb of tribe of Judah


h851 'Esht@moa` {esh-tem-o'-ah}

or 'Esht@mowa` {esh-tem-o'-ah} or 'Esht@moh {esh-tem-o'} from h8085 (in the sense of obedience);; n pr m, loc

AV - Eshtemoa 5, Eshtemoh 1; 6

Eshtemoa = "I will make myself heard" Eshtemoh = "I shall cause my own ruin: fire of astonishment: I shall soar aloft"

1) a Levitical city in Judah

2) a man of Judah


h852 'ath (Aramaic) {awth}

corresponding to h226; TWOT - 2617; n f

AV - sign 3; 3

1) sign, miraculous signs, wonders


h853 'eth {ayth}

apparent contracted from h226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; TWOT - 186; untranslated particle

AV - not translated; 22

1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative


h854 'eth {ayth}

probably from h579; TWOT - 187; prep

AV - against, with, in, him, me, upon; 24

1) with, near, together with

1a) with, together with

1b) with (of relationship)

1c) near (of place)

1d) with (poss.)

1e) from...with, from (with other prep)


h855 'eth {ayth}

of uncertain derivation; TWOT - 192a; n m

AV - plowshare 3, coulter 2; 5

1) ploughshare


h856 'Ethba`al {eth-bah'-al}

from h854 and h1168;; n pr m

AV - Ethbaal 1; 1

Ethbaal = "with Baal"

1) king of Sidon, father of Jezebel


h857 'athah {aw-thaw'}

or 'atha' {aw-thaw'} a primitive root [collateral to h225 contraction]; TWOT - 188; v

AV - come 20, brought 1; 21

1) to come, arrive

1a) (Qal) to come (of men, time, beasts, calamity)

1b) (Hiphil) to bring


h858 'athah (Aramaic) {aw-thaw'}

or 'atha' (Aramaic) {aw-thaw'} corresponding to h857; TWOT - 2618; v

AV - bring 9, come 7; 16

1) to come, arrive

1a) (P'al) to come

1b) (Aphel) to bring

1c) (Hophal) to be brought

2) used in the NT in the phrase "maranatha" - "Lord come"


h859 'attah {at-taw'}

or (shortened), 'atta {at-taw'} or 'ath {ath}, feminine (irregular) sometimes 'attiy {at-tee'} plural masculine 'attem {at-tem'}, feminine 'atten {at-ten'}, or 'attenah {at-tay'naw}, or 'attennah {at-tane'-naw} a primitive pronoun of the second person; TWOT - 189; pers pron

AV - thou, you, ye; 11

1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)


h860 'athown {aw-thone'}

probably from the same as h386 (sense of patience); TWOT - 190a; n f

AV - ass 34; 34

1) she-ass, she-donkey


h861 'attuwn (Aramaic) {at-toon'}

probably from the corresponding to h784; TWOT - 2619; n m

AV - furnace 10; 10

1) furnace


h862 'attuwq {at-tooke'}

or 'attiyq {at-teek'} from h5423 in the sense of decreasing; TWOT - 191a; n m

AV - gallery 5; 5

1) gallery, porch


h863 'Ittay {it-tah'ee}

or 'Iythay {ee-thah'ee} from h854;; n pr m

AV - Ittai 8, Ithai 1; 9

Ittai or Ithai = "with me"

1) a Gittite commander from Gath in David's army

2) one of David's 30 mighty warriors, a Benjamite


h864 'Etham {ay-thawm'}

of Egyptian derivation;; n pr loc

AV - Etham 4; 4

Etham = "with them: their plowshare"

1) a stopping place for Israel during the Exodus


h865 'ethmowl {eth-mole'}

or 'ithmowl {ith-mole'} or 'ethmuwl {eth-mool'} probably from h853 or h854 and h4136; TWOT - 2521; adv subst and acc

AV - time past + h8032 2, herefore + h832 1, beforetime + h8032 1, yesterday 1, old 1, late 1, before 1; 8

1) yesterday, recently, formerly

1a) yesterday

1b) formerly (fig.)

1c) from yesterday, already (in phrase)

2) (TWOT +) before, before that time, before the time, heretofore, of late, of old, these days, time(s) past


h866 'ethnah {eth-naw'}

from h8566; TWOT - 2524a; n f

AV - reward 1; 1

1) hire, price (of a harlot)

2) (TWOT) reward


h867 'Ethniy {eth-nee'}

perhaps from h866;; n pr m

AV - Ethni 1; 1

Ethni = "my hire"

1) an ancestor of Asaph


h868 'ethnan {eth-nan'}

the same as h866; TWOT - 2529a; n m

AV - hire 8, reward 3; 11

1) hire of prostitute, price

1a) hire (of harlot)

1b) of idolatrous Israel, Jerusalem, Tyre (fig.)


h869 'Ethnan {eth-nan'}

the same as h868 in the sense of h867;; n pr m

AV - Ethnan 1; 1

Ethnan = "hire of unchastity"

1) a grandson of Ashur


h870 'athar (Aramaic) {ath-ar'}

from a root corresponding to that of h871; TWOT - 2620; n m

AV - place 5, after 3; 8

1) track, place


h871 'Athariym {ath-aw-reem'}

plural from an unused root (probably meaning to step);; n pr loc

AV - spies 1; 1

1) meaning uncertain - perhaps mountain pass or caravan route


h872 b@'ah {be-aw'}

from h935; TWOT - 212a; n f

AV - entry 1; 1

1) entrance, a coming in, entering, entry (of the temple)

1a) entrance

1b) entering (act of entrance)


h873 bi'uwsh (Aramaic) {be-oosh'}

from h888; TWOT - 2622a; n f

AV - bad 1; 1

1) evil, bad, be evil


h874 ba'ar {baw-ar'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 194; v

AV - plain 1, plainly 1, declare 1; 3

1) (Piel)

1a) to make plain, distinct

1b) to make clear

1c) to declare

1d) letters on a tablet


h875 @'er {be-ayr'}

from h874; TWOT - 194a; n f

AV - well 32, pit 3, slimepits 1, not translated 1; 37

1) well, pit, spring


h876 B@'er {be-ayr'}

the same as h875;; n pr loc

AV - Beer 2; 2

Beer = "well"

1) an oasis rest in desert during the Exodus

2) a city west of Hebron


h877 bo'r {bore}

from h874; TWOT - 194d; n m

AV - cistern 2; 2

1) cistern, pit, well


h878 B@'era' {be-ay-raw'}

from h875;; n pr m

AV - Beera 1; 1

Beera = "a well"

1) a man of Asher


h879 B@'er 'Eliym {be-ayr' ay-leem'}

from h875 and the plural of h410;; n pr loc

AV - Beerelim 1; 1

Beer-elim = "well of God"

1) a well in the south of Moab


h880 B@'erah {be-ay-raw'}

the same as h878;; n pr m

AV - Beerah 1; 1

Beerah = "well"

1) a Reubenite chief exiled to Assyria


h881 B@'erowth {be-ay-rohth'}

fem. pl. of h875;; n pr loc

AV - Beeroth 5; 5

Beeroth = "wells"

1) a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin


h882 B@'eriy {be-ay-ree'}

from h875;; n pr m

AV - Beeri 2; 2

Beeri = "my well"

1) Esau's Hittite father-in-law

2) father of Hosea


h883 B@'er la-Chay Ro'iy {be-ayr' lakh-ah'ee ro-ee'}

from h875 and h2416 (with prefix) and h7203;; n pr loc

AV - the well Lahairoi 2, Beerlahairoi 1; 3

Beer-lahai-roi = "well of the Living One seeing me"

1) a well west of Kadesh, south of Israel


h884 B@'er Sheba` {be-ayr' sheh'-bah}

from h875 and h7651 (in the sense of h7650);; n pr loc

AV - Beersheba 34; 34

Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath"

1) a city at the south edge of Israel


h885 B@eroth B@ney-Ya`aqan {be-ay-roth' be-nay' yah-a-can'}

from the fem. pl. of h875, and the pl. contraction of h1121, and h3292;; n pr loc

AV - Beeroth....Jaakan 1; 1

Beeroth Bene-Jaakan or Beeroth = "wells" or "wells of the sons of Jaakan"

1) an encampment for Israel in the wilderness probably in the country of the Horites


h886 B@'erothiy {be-ay-ro-thee'}

patrial from h881;; adj

AV - Beerothite 5; 5

Beerothite - "wells"

1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin)


h887 ba'ash {baw-ash'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 195; v

AV - stink 10, abhor 3, abomination 1, loathsome 1, stinking savour 1, utterly 1 (inf. for emphasis); 17

1) to have a bad smell, stink, smell bad

1a) (Qal) to stink, smell bad

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to become odious

1b2) to make oneself odious

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to stink, emit a stinking odour

1c2) to cause to stink

1c3) of wickedness (fig.)

1d) (Hithpael) to make oneself odious

2) (TWOT) to abhor


h888 b@'esh (Aramaic) {be-aysh'}

corresponding to h887; TWOT - 2622; v

AV - displeased 1; 1

1) (P'al) to be evil, be bad, be displeasing


h889 b@'osh {be-oshe'}

from h877; TWOT - 195a; n m

AV - stink 3; 3

1) stench, foul odour


h890 bo'shah {bosh-aw'}

from h889; TWOT - 195b; n f

AV - cockle 1; 1

1) stinking things, stinking or noxious weeds, stinkweed


h891 b@'ushiym {be-oo-sheem'}

from h889; TWOT - 195c; n m pl

AV - wild grapes 2; 2

1) stinking or worthless things, wild grapes, stinkberries


h892 babah {baw-baw'}

active participle of an unused root meaning to hollow out; TWOT - 196; n f

AV - apple 1; 1

1) the apple (pupil) of the eye


h893 Bebay {bay-bah'ee}

probably of foreign origin;; n pr m

AV - Bebai 6; 6

Bebai = "my cavities"

1) a leader of the returning exiles


h894 Babel {baw-bel'}

from h1101; TWOT - 197; n pr loc

AV - Babylon 257, Babylonian + h1121 3, Babel 2; 262

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates


h895 Babel (Aramaic) {baw-bel'}

corresponding to h894; TWOT - 197; n pr loc

AV - Babylon 25; 25

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates


h896 Babliy (Aramaic) {bab-lee'}

patrial from h895;; adj subst pl emphatic

AV - Babylonian 1; 1

Babylonian = "confusion (by mixing)"

1) Babylonian


h897 bag {bag}

a Persian word; TWOT - 225a; n m

AV - spoil 1; 1

1) spoil, booty


h898 bagad {baw-gad'}

a primitive root; TWOT - 198; v

AV - treacherously 23, transgressor 10, transgress 3, deceitfully 2, treacherous dealer 3, treacherous 2, very 2 (inf. for emphasis), unfaithful man 1, treacherous men 1, offend 1, unfaithfully 1; 49

1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously

1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend


h899 beged {behg'-ed}

from h898; TWOT - 198a; n m

AV - garment 107, clothes 69, cloth 13, raiment 12, apparel 4, robe 4, wardrobe 2, very 2, clothing 1, lap 1, rags 1, vestures 1; 217

1) treachery, deceit

2) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately)



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