Basics of Biblical Hebrew, Pratico Van Pelt, ALL VOCAB (1-35) WITH MNEMONICS

לִין

(Q) to remain overnight, spend the night, stay, dwell (71)

I SPENT THE NIGHT in a lean-to

מָשַׁח

(Q) to smear, anoint (70)

I SMEARED mashehd potatoes on the wall.

Messiah = מָשִׁיחַ-

מָשִׁיחַ

anointed one, Messiah (38)

Meshiach sounds like MESSIAH

נָצַר

(Q) to keep watch, watch over, guard, protect, preserve (63)

Gnats are KEEPING WATCH over the land.

גֵּר

stranger, sojourner, alien (92)

Gary is always a stranger in Parks and Rec.

חַיָּה

animal, beast (96)

chayameras are my favorite BEASTS

חָיַּה = to live, so this is the noun form (i think?)

חֵלֶב

fat; (metaphorically) best, choice part (92)

Chaleb is FAT.

apologies to all the caleb's in our class

חֲמוֹר

donkey (96)

the more DONKEYS we have, the less mules we need.

יֶתֶר

rest, remainder, excess (97)

i spent the REMAINDER of yeterday doing vocab.

עוֹר

skin, hide, leather (99)

the laying man ORdered a new SKIN rug to lay on.

the laying helps you remember that this starts with an ayin, to differentiate the one that starts with an alef that means light.

עֹז

strength, power, might (76)

The Wizard of Oz is a POWERful book.

פֶּשַׁע

transgression, rebellion, crime (93)

You will pay shamefully for your TRANSGRESSION

קָצֶה

end, border, outskirts (92)

cats ehverywhere should be pushed to the ENDS of the BORDER, to the OUTSKIRTS of society.

שִׂמְחָה

joy, gladness (94)

I didn't lose my SIM CAHrd, so I was filled with JOY.

תָּמִים

(adj) blameless, perfect, honest, devout (91)

the meme was PERFECT.

Similar to verb תָּמַם: to be complete

אָסַר

(Q) to tie, bind, fetter, imprison (73)

I have a sore hand from being FETTERED.

It was a sorry sight to see him TIED, BOUND, FETTERED, and IMPRISONED

זָעַק

(Q) to cry (out), call for help, summon (73)

Zach CRIED OUT from the sycamore tree to Jesus.

חָזָה

(Q) to see, behold, perceive (55)

I said "Hazzah!" when i SAW we won the game.

Ha zah him

חָלָה

(Q) to be(come) weak or tired, be(come) sick;

I'm hella SICK with the flu.

Hallah when you become WEAK and need a sub.

חָנַן

(Q) to be gracious to, show favor to, favor;

Hannah WAS GRACIOUS TO me.

מָאַס

(Q) to refuse, reject, despise (74)

i REFUSE to take the mass

עוּר

(Q) to be awake, stir up

Everyday, i AM AWAKE URly

עָרַךְ

(Q) to lay out, set in rows, arrange, stack (wood), draw up a battle formation (75)

the snake was LAID OUT on a rock

רָחַץ

(Q) to wash, bathe (72)

WASH the rats before you eat them.

שָׂכַל

(Hi) to understand, comprehend, have insight, make wise, have success (60)

sack all that you UNDERSTAND into your mind for the hi-final. (Hiphael)

מַרְאֶה

vision, sight, appearance (103)

I had a VISION that i need to mareh you

-From רָאָה-

נֶגֶב

south, Negev (112)

The Negev is SOUTH of Israel

עָפָר

dust, dry earth (110)

There is DUST as far as you can see.

פַּעַם

foot, pace, time (118); feminine

If you PACE the tapping of the PALM of your FOOT you can keep TIME.

בָּקַשׁ

(Pi) to seek, search for, discover, demand, require (235)

the cops are SEEKING for our bad cash

דָּבַר

(Pi) speak to (1,136) [(Q) to speak;]

da varsity captain SPEAKS TO his team and gives them a long

הָלַל

(Pi) to praise, sing hallelujah;

I PRAISE the chef at the Halal guys every time.

//this one is too easy for Telfer to ask, cuz hallelujah //

יָדָה

(Hi) to thank, praise, confess;

THANK ya dahd

כָּסָה

(Q) to cover, conceal, hide;

(Pi) cover (up), clothe (153)

lets take COVER in mi casa (house)

מָהַר

(Pi) to hasten, hurry, go or come quickly (81)

As I get older, my har is HASTENING to leave my head.

נָבָא

(Ni) to prophesy, be in a state of prophetic ecstasy;

Nava doubt a PROPHET

נַבַט

(Pi) to look (at), gaze, behold (70)

Nah, Vatican, I will not LOOK, GAZE, or BEHOLD your icons.

LOOK at that new vat!

סָגַר

(Q) to shut, close;

Please SHUT up about Cigars.

CLOSE the sugar container

צָוָה

(Pi) to command, give an order, charge (496)

Its vary important you listen to his COMMANDS.

SABAOTH (lord of hosts/armies), gives commands.

קָטַר

(Pi) to make a sacrifice go up in smoke, offer (a sacrifice) by burning (115)

in Qatar, They still offer BURNT SACRIFICES

שִׁיר

(Q) to sing (88)

The sheer sound of her SINGING causes glass windows to break.

שִׁית

(Q) to set, put, place (86)

Shiiiit, i forgot where i SET my keys

שָׁרַת

(Pi) to minister, serve, attend to the service of God (98)

A MINISTER sharet the word of God.

גּוּר

(Q) to sojourn, dwell as a foreigner or alien (82)

that gurl is a SOJOURNER

יָעַץ

(Q) to advise, counsel, plan, decide; (Ni) consult together (80)

you oughtz to listen to the COUNSEL of your ADVISOR.

לָמַד

(Qal) to learn;

At QAL, i LEARNED la math.

(Piel) teach (87)

I TEACH la math at Pi Elementary

מָשַׁל

(Q) to rule, reign, govern, have dominion (81)

Whoever has ma shawl will RULE the land

מָכַר

(Q) to sell, hand over; (Ni) be sold, sell oneself (80)

I want TO SELL ma car

עָזַר

(Q) to help, assist, come to the aid of (82)

As czar, I will HELP the poor

Azariah = Yahweh HELPS

עָנָה

(Pi) to afflict, oppress, humiliate, violate (79)*

Anah afflicted everyone with her presence.

קָלַל

(Q) to be small, be insignificant, be swift;

At QAL, professors call all student as SMALL AND INSIGNIFICANT.

(Ni, Pi) declare cursed;

the witch did call all the people and DECLARED them CURSED, to forever niFALL on banana PIELS.

קָנָה

(Q) to get, acquire, buy (85)

Can I BUY that?

רָכַב

(Q) to mount and ride, ride (78)

Rocks obviously are not meant for riding like a horse.

שָׁחַט

(Q) to slaughter (81)

Shaq caught the ball and SLAUGHTERED the defense.

אָחוֹת

sister, relative, loved one (119); feminine

ach = brother

+ ote is the fem ending.

so its a sister.

כָּנָף

wing, edge, extremity (111)

the con of being able to fly, is always having WINGs.

עַמּוּד

pillar, column, tent pole (112)

When i get in a mood, i go hug a PILLAR.

שֶׁקֶר

lie, deception, falsehood (113)

"Sheck her* story to see if its a LIE or DECEPTION.

אוֹר

light, daylight, sunshine (120)

are you LIGHT or Dark side

rowing your boat with your oar in the DAYLIGHT, with the SUN-SHINING

בְּכֹר

firstborn (120)

I was BORN becore the rest, so I am the FIRSTBORN

to be coronated, you must be the FIRSTBORN

חֵמָה

wrath, heat, poison (125)

Hey ma, don't be WRATHful, but i POISONed the dog.

חֲצִי

half, middle (125)

to avoid the hotsiet (hot seat), sit in the MIDDLE, about HALF way.

כֹּחַ

strength, power (126)

barbaCOAH gives me STRENGTH & POWER

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת

copper, bronze (139)

Noho Shit, pennies are made of copper.

נָשִׂיא

chief, leader, prince (130)

Hitler was the CHIEF and LEADER of the Nasis.

עֶ֫רֶב

evening, sunset (134)

"How often do you eat at Peterson's!?!?"

"er... every EVENING at SUNSET"

עֶ֫צֶם

bone, skeleton (126)

et's emportant to have BONES in your SKELETON.

פְּרִי

fruit, offspring (119)

Pear is a FRUIT;

Berries are pery, pery good FRUIT.

קָהָל

assembly, community, crowd (123)

Ca-hall an ASSEMBLY for a COMMUNITY meeting.

רֶ֫כֶב

chariot, upper millstone, (collective) chariots or chariot riders (120)

"Son, I will not get you another chariot, you wreck every one!"

"Dad, its not my fault that UPPER MILLSTONES keep falling on them!"

לָשׁוֹן

tongue, language (117)

Your eye-lash on fleek, and your TONGUE in your cheek.

תּוֹעֵבָה

abomination, abhorrence, offensive thing (118)

Don't eva do ABOMINATIONS or OFFENSIVE THINGS.

Toes, Ava, are the ABHORRENCE of the body.

עַתָּה

now, after all, at last, then (435)

ATah LAST NOW it has come to the best part of the meal, AFTER ALL, THEN, we shall have dessert.

אָז

then, since, before (141)

THEN, az he looked, BEFORE his eyes came a talking mongoose.

טֶ֫רֶם

before, not yet

you should start your paper BEFORE, the terem starts.

פֹּה

here, at this place (82)

the poor are always HERE AT THIS PLACE with you.

הֵ֫נָּה

here //

fem. pl. demonstrative pronoun //

3fp personal pronoun (they, feminine)

שָׁם

there, then, at that time (85)

Shamu is THERE at sea world.

חוּץ

outside, street (164)

-HoOTSIDE-

OUTSIDE, you can hear the hoots of the owls

מְאֹד

VERY, exceedingly (300)

Ma owed the bank VERY much

עוֹד

again, still, as long as (491)

He STILL owed money AS LONG AS he keeps losing at poker AGAIN and AGAIN.

תָּמִיד

continually (104)

My tummy is CONTINUALLY hungry

יַחְדָּו

together, at the same time (96)

when a Yak and a Dove copulate TOGETHER, you get a Yach-dov.

פִּתְאֹם

suddenly

The pit at home showed up SUDDENLY.

אָמַן

(Niphal) to (prove to) be reliable, faithful or trustworthy; (Hi) believe (in), trust, have trust in, put trust in (97)

A man is RELIABLE if he is TRUSTWORTHY

say Amen when you hear something that IS RELIABLE

יָשַׁע

(Ni) to be delivered, be victorious, receive help; (Hi) help, save, deliver, rescue, come to the aid of (205)

Yashua DELIVER and IS VICTORIOUS

יָתַר

(Ni) to be left over, remain; (Hi) leave (over), have (something) left over or remaining (106)

ya tar (your tar) IS LEFT OVER from building the roads.

כּוּן

(N) to be established, be steadfast, be ready; (Hi) establish, prepare, make firm (219)

BE STEADFAST like a raCOON, digging through trash for food.

לָחַם

(Q, Ni) to fight, do battle with (171)

We FIGHT over la ham every Christmas.

מָלַט

(Ni) to escape, flee to safety; (Pi) let someone escape, save someone (94)

ESCAPE from the mallet

נָחַם

(Ni) to be sorry, regret, have compassion; (Pi) comfort, console (108)

About the trees, We REGRET to say we must nacham (knock 'em) down. we ARE SORRY

נָכָה

(Hi) to strike, smite, beat, strike dead, destroy, injure (501)

Don't knock on the door! STRIKE it down!

נָצַב

(Ni) to stand (firm), take one's stand; (Hi) station, set (up), place, establish (74)

We must STAND for ourselves! the gNats have taken over this town!

נָצַל

(Ni) to be rescued, be delivered; (Hi) take away, deliver from (213)

Nots all WERE RESCUED :(

סָתַר

(Ni) to be hidden, hide oneself; (Hi) hide (82)

Satarday, I will HIDE MYSELF in the library.

פָּלָא

(Ni) to be extraordinary, be wonderful, be too difficult; (Hi) do something wonderful (71)

Paula Dean's food IS EXTRAORDINARY.

רוּץ

(Q) to run (104)

the roots RUN deep.

שָׁחַת

(Pi, Hi) to ruin, destroy, spoil, annihilate (152)

sha chaught (she caught) a disease that ANNIHILATED and RUINED her.

שָׁמַד

(Ni) to be exterminated, be destroyed, be annihilated; (Hi) exterminate, annihilate, destroy (90)

She mad, so dont talk to her unless you want TO BE EXTERMINATED AND DESTROYED.

חָיָה

to live, be alive, stay alive, revive, restore to life (282)

chayah, are you ALIVE?