Lesson 4 | Vocab
New Vocabulary
Now it is time to learn the vocabulary words for Lesson 4. You will learn 21 new words: 12 nouns and nine verbs. Watch for cognates next to each other to aid your memory, and practice saying the words as you study them.
Lesson 4 Vocabulary
Word
Definition
Helps
אוֹר
light (f) (noun)
There is a cognate verb also spelled אוֹר. It means “to shine” in the Hiphil stem (something you will learn about in Hebrew II).
אֶרֶץ
earth, land (m/f) (noun)
See the note below.
בָּטַח
trust (verb)
הָלַל
be boastful, praise (verb)
Think of the words הַלְלוּ־יָהּ (hallelujah), “praise the LORD.”
חֹדֶשׁ
month, new moon (noun)
Since the Hebrew calendar is a lunar calendar, the concepts of a month and the cycle of the moon are tightly tied together.
יָדָה
give thanks, confess (verb)
This is the hiphil gloss. (You’ll understand this once you learn verbs in Hebrew II.)
יוֹם
day (noun)
The plural is slightly irregular: יָמִים.
יָרֵא
fear (verb)
There is a cognate noun used 42 times, יִרְאָה meaning “fear.”
כָּל / כֹּל
the whole, all (noun)
Almost always spelled כָּל in context, but pronounced the same since its vowel is a kamatz hatuph.
נָתַן
give, put, set (verb)
פֶּה
mouth (noun)
פָּנִים
face (m/f) (noun)
The plural form (with the ים ending) is used even when speaking of a single face.
רָאָה
see (verb)
מַרְאֶה
sight, appearance (noun)
רַב
much, many, great (noun)
רֹב
multitude, abundance, greatness (noun)
רָבָה
be/become great, many (verb)
שׂוּם
put, set (verb)
Can also use the form שִׂים.
שָׁלוֹם
completeness, welfare, peace (noun)
The name Absalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם) means “my father is peace.”
שָׁלַם
be complete, sound (verb)
שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon (noun)
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Note: We will label nouns as feminine (f) or masculine (m) if this can’t be discerned from their form—something you will learn about in Lesson 5.