Biblical Hebrew Root Lexicon
Study the original Masoretic Hebrew vocabulary of the Old Testament Torah, Prophets, and Writings (H1–H8674) with transliterations, root derivations, and occurrences.
Father, originator, patriarch, head of household; used figuratively of God as the Father and covenant protector of His people.
Light, daylight, illumination, morning sun; symbol of truth, divine favor, holiness, and life.
God, Supreme Deity, the Creator; plural noun used with singular verbs denoting fullness, majesty, and supreme sovereignty.
Earth, land, country, physical globe, soil; contrasted with heaven in the Genesis creation account.
To create, shape, form ex nihilo (out of nothing); in the Qal stem, used exclusively with God as the divine subject.
Steadfast covenant love, mercy, loyalty, lovingkindness; God’s relentless fidelity to His covenant promises.
Good, beautiful, pleasing, upright, joyful, morally upright; God’s repeated verdict upon each day of creation.
The Tetragrammaton; the self-existent, eternal covenant God of Israel (I AM WHO I AM); translated LORD in English Bibles.
Beginning, first, chief, firstfruits; foundational starting point in time, status, or importance (Bereshit = In the beginning).
Spirit, wind, breath, life-giving animus; the Spirit of God hovering over the primeval waters in Genesis 1:2.
Completeness, soundness, welfare, health, safety, peace; holistic flourishing established through right covenant relationship with God.
Heavens, sky, visible cosmos, celestial dwelling place of God.
Tattenai, a Persian governor west of the Euphrates river during the reign of Darius Hystaspes (Ezra 5-6).