The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
Hebrew Letters, Roots and Words Defined within their Ancient Cultural Context and Meaning
By: Jeff A. Benner
The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
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Table of Contents

Introduction 6
   Purpose of the Lexicon 6
     The written word 6
     The word meaning 6
     Where is the Hebrew? 6
     The original Hebrew 6
   Perspective of the Lexicon 7
   Website 7
Ancient Hebrew Thought 8
   Abstract and Concrete 8
   Appearance and Functional Descriptions 9
   Static and Dynamic 9
The Ancient Hebrew Alphabet 10
   Evolution of the Hebrew Alphabet 10
   The Ayin and Ghah 12
     One Word - Two Meanings 12
     Greek Transliterations of the Ghah 13
     Impact on Ancient Hebrew Studies 13
   The Samech, Shin and Sin 14
   Reconstruction of the original Hebrew Alphabet 14
     Letter Characteristics 15
   Reconstruction of the Alphabet 15
     Al 15
     Bet 16
     Gam 17
     Dal 17
     Hey 18
     Waw 19
     Zan 19
     Hhets 20
     Thet 20
     Yad 20
     Kaph 21
     Lam 21
     Mah 22
     Nun 22
     Sin 22
     Ayin 23
     Pey 23
     Tsad 24
     Quph 24
     Resh 25
     Shin 25
     Taw 25
     Ghah 26
   Hebrew Alphabet Chart 27
The Hebrew Root System 28
   Parent Roots 28
   Child Roots 28
   Adopted Roots 29
   Reconstruction of Roots 29
The Hebrew Language 30
   Verbs 30
     Person 31
     Number 31
     Gender 31
     Tense 31
     Voice 31
     Mood 31
     Verb Conjugations 32
   Nouns 32
     Noun Derivatives 32
     Feminine Derivatives 32
     Combination Derivatives 33
     Plural Nouns 33
     Grammatical Tools 33
   Determining the original meaning of Hebrew words 33
   Letter Evolution 34
   Ancient Hebrew Pronunciation 35
     Spirants and Stops 35
     Vowels 35
     Syllables 36
     Masoretic Vowels 36
     Transliterations 37
Lexicon Format 38
   Parent and Adopted Root Format 38
   Child Root Format 39
   Word Format 39
The Lexicon 41
   Parent and Child Roots 42
     Al 42
     Bet 54
     Gam 69
     Dal 80
     Hey 92
     Waw 99
     Zan 100
     Hhets 108
     Thet 125
     Yad 131
     Kaph 135
     Lam 146
     Mah 156
     Nun 170
     Sin 184
     Ayin 197
     Pey 209
     Tsad 220
     Quph 232
     Resh 244
     Shin 262
     Taw 280
     Ghah 287
   Adopted Roots (Three letter) 292
     Al 292
     Bet 294
     Gam 303
     Dal 311
     Zan 315
     Hhets 320
     Thet 339
     Kaph 342
     Lam 352
     Mah 357
     Nun 364
     Sin 379
     Ayin 390
     Pey 404
     Tsad 415
     Quph 422
     Resh 431
     Shin 442
     Taw 460
     Ghah 463
   Adopted Roots (Four letter) 465
   Foreign Words 472
Indexes 474
   English Terms 474
   King James Translation 496
   Strong's Number 546
   Masoretic spelling 568
Notes 603