L/V 10+ Tip of the Day #218 Hebrew names and Greek/Hebrew words

MJ. Smith

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This tip is inspired by no forum post:

This one is just for fun as I noticed today that this resource:

• Mandel, David. Who’s Who in the Jewish Bible. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2007.

shows the meaning of the name in Hebrew.

which reminded me of a favorite website carefully stashed as a shortcut in the reference folder Why you want to study the Bible, and transcend religion (abarim-publications.com) Not to worry this is actually the entry point for a great dictionary of Biblical names:

And if that isn't enough fun, elsewhere on the site you can find this chart:

As said above: a Greek word may resemble a Hebrew one because it derived from it, or because it converged upon it, or simply by accident.
Α
αγορα (agora), market place	אגר (agar), to gather (food), or to hire (laborers)
αινεω (aineo), to tell about, praise, extoll or recommend	עין ('ayin), fountain
ακρις (akris), locust	כרר (karar), a circular or repeated motion
αλειφω (aleipho), to pour	אלף ('alep), to learn
αμνος (amnos), lamb	אמן ('aman), to assure or certify
ανευ (aneu), without	נהה (naha), to lament or wail
αρα (ara), curse	ארר ('arar), to curse
αρπαζω (arpazo), to overpower and take away	ערף ('orep), neck
αρτος (artos), bread	ארץ ('eres), earth
αρω (aro), to join	ארה ('ara), to gather
Β
βασιλευς (basileus), king	בצל (basal), onion or flower bulb (hence the turban)
βατος (batos), thorn bush	בית (bayit), temple
βδεω (bdeo), to fart stealthily	בדומה (beduma), "in deadly silence", from דמם (damam), to be still
βραβευω (brabeuo), to act as an umpire	בריבי (b'rabbi), scholar, from ραββι (rabbi), rabbi or my master.
βραδυς (bradus), slow, stupid	ברדין (baradin), a weaver
βοτρυς (botrus), cluster of grapes	בסר (boser), unripe grape
βρεφος (brephos), young baby	ברפת (berepet), "in the stall", from רפת (repet), stall
βρεχω (brecho), to rain	ברך (barak), to bless
βυθος (buthos), the deep	בהו (bohu), formless(ness)
Γ
γαζα (gaza), treasure	גנז (ganaz), treasure
γογγυζω (gogguzo), to wildly debate	גג (gog), rooftop (hence the names Gog and Magog)
Δ
διδωμι (didomi), to give	ידד (yadad), to love, דוד (dod), beloved (hence the names Dido and David)
δολος (dolos), a cunning contrivance for deceiving or catching	דלת (delet), a curtain door (hence the name Delilah)
δωρον (doron), a gift (from διδωμι, didomi, to give, see above)	דרר (darar), to flow freely and abundantly
Ε
ελαυνω ελαια (elauno / elaia), to lead on / olive tree	אול אלון ('ul / elon), to lead / oak tree
ερειδω (ereido), to fix firmly	ערד ('arad), to be wild and free
ερις (eris), strife	רע (ra'), evil
Ζ
ζημια (zemia), loss or damage	זמה (zimma), scheme or plot, from זמם (zamam), to consider or devise
ζιζανιον (zizanion), unwanted weed	זונין (zonin), false-wheat, from זנה (zanah), to fornicate
Η
ηλιος (helios), sun (Ηλιου = of Helios = of Elijah)	אלה (eloah), god
ησυχος (esuchos), quiet, cautious, peaceful	סכך (sakak), to cover, shield or protect
Θ
θαπτω (thapto), to honor with funeral rites	תפת (the name Topheth), from תפף (tapap), to beat a drum
θραυω (thrauo), to break into pieces	תרע (taro') from רעע (ra'a'), to break into pieces.
θωραξ (thorax), thorax or breastplate	תאר (ta'ar), to outline or trace
Κ
καθαρος (katharos), pure, clean, fine-tuned	כתר (keter), crown
καιω (kaio), to burn, to convert by fire	כי (kai), a particle that expresses relation between clauses
καλυπτω (kalupto), to envelop, wrap or cover (of knowledge)	כלפיד (kalappid), "like a torch", from לפיד (lappid), torch
καμηλος (kamelos), camel	גמל (gamal), to invest in a new market
κανων (kanon), rule, standard; κεντεω (kenteo), to ****, goad;	קנה (qana), reed, spear-shaft or goad
καπνος (kapnos), smoke	כף (kap), smoke censer
κερασ (keras), horn	קרן (qeren), horn
κεφαλη (kephale), head	קוף (qoph), round, round-head
κινδυνος (kindunos), danger or hazard	כנדת (kenudat), "like a being sick"
κοκκος (kokkos), kernel	ככר (kikkar), any round thing
κολλαω (kollao), to glue, stick together	כלל (kalal), to make whole or perfect
κολος (kolos), stopped, stunted or de-horned	כלא (kala'), to shut in or shut up.
κορος (koros), son, lad	כרר (karar), to amass within a circular enclosure
κοφινος (kophinos), large round container	קופא (qopa'), anything curved, hollow or containing
κραββατος (krabbatos), mattress made from twigs and leaves	כרביבים (krabybim), "like the many", from רבב (rabab), to be many
κρεμαω (kremao), to hang	כרם (kerem), vineyard
κυβερναω (kubernao), to govern a ship; κυπτω (kupto), to bow, stoop	כפף (kapap), to bend or curve
κυκλος (kuklos), circle	גלגל (galgal), wheel
Λ
λαλεω (laleo), to babble	לול (lul), to polish (to rub to make shine)
λαμπω (lampo), to shine or "to check for faults"	למף (l'mep), "onto Memphis"; see μεμφομαι (memphomai), to find fault
λεπω (lepo), to peel	לפה (l'peh), "onto knife-edge", from פה (peh), mouth or knife-edge.
ληνος (lenos), a large water or wine trough	לון (lun), to spend the night in a public inn
Μ
μαργαριτης (margarites), pearl,	מרר (marar), to be strong or bitter, plus גרר (garar), to drag or drag away
μαρτυς (martus), witness	מור (mor), myrrh
μασσω (masso), to knead or mix with liquid	מסס (masas), to melt or dissolve
μαχομαι (machomai), to contend, wrangle, wrestle or fight	מכך (makak), to bring low or to humiliate
ματη (mate), folly or fault	מות (mut), to die or kill
μενω (meno), to stay, sustain or maintain	אמן ('aman), to affirm or support
μητηρ (meter), mother (tribe, people)	אמה ('ema), mother (tribe, people)
μιαινω (miaino), to stain or sully	מאין (m'ayin), is it not ... ?
μιμος (mimos), imitator	מים (mayim), waters
μινθη (minthe), mint	מנת (menat), portion, part
μνα (mna), a unit of weight	מנה (maneh), a unit of account
μορφη (morphe), form, shape	מרפא (marpa'), a thing fallen
μοσχος (moschos), calf	מסכה (masseka), cast image
μυριος (murios), innumerable, countless	מארז (m'erez), from ארז, 'erez, to be firm
μυθος (muthos), story	מתת (mattat), gift
μωλος (molos), the grind of battle	מלא (male'), to be full or a heap
μωμος (momos), blame, blemish	מום (mum), blame, blemish
Ν
νεφελη (nephele), cloud	נפל (napal), to fall down
νοσος (nosos), sickness or disease	נחש (nahash), snake
νοτος (notos), south wind	נתן (natan), to give
νυσσω (notos), jab, stab, poke	נסס (nasas), to make sick, to make liquid
Ο
οθονη (othone), an item of silky fine linen	אטון ('etun), a kind of costly linen, from אט ('at), softly or gently
οικτος (oiktos), patient compassion	חכה (haka), to wait
οινος (oinos), wine	יין (yayan), wine
ορεγω (orego), to try to get control over	ירך (yarek), genitalia
ορθος (orthos), straight	ישר (yashar), to be straight
οσφυς (osphus), loin	אסף ('asap), to gather or collect
ους (ous), ear	אזן ('ozen), ear
Π
παλλω (pallo), to be a child, πυλη (pule), one of a double door, πηλος (pelos), mud	פלל (palal), to distinguish, intervene or intercede for
πασχω (pascho), to experience, to be driven by uncontrolled stimuli	פסח (pasah), to be incomplete or insufficient
πατασσω (patasso), to beat, strike, hit, πατεω (pateo), to tread or trample	פתת (patat), to break up or crumble
πηρα (pera), wallet, pouch	פרר (parar), to split and make more
πτυω (ptuo), to spit	פתה (pata), to be muddy (hence the name Japheth)
πωρος (poros), stone (that slowly grows)	פרר (parar), to split (and slowly make more)
Ρ
ραβδος (rabdos), rod, scepter or staff	רבד (rabad), spilled grease
ρεπω (rhepo), to sink or lower	רפה (rapa), to sink or lower
ρωννυμι (rhonnumi), to strengthen or be in good health	רנן (ranan), to loudly cheer
Σ
σαλπιγξ (salpigx), war-trumpet	שלף (shalap), to draw out
σαργανη (sargane), large braided basket	שרג (sarag), to intertwine
σβεννυμι (sbennumi), to quench or extinguish	סבב (sabab), to turn around
σημειον (semeion), mark, sign or token	שמע (shama'), to hear or obey
σηπω (sepo), to rot or be putrid	ספף (sapap), to make, mark or cross a threshold
σινδων (sindon), a sheet of fine linen	סדין (sadin), sheet of linen, from סדד (sadad), to join
σιγη (sige), silence	שגג (shagag), to mislead
σκηνη (skene) cover, housing or dwelling	סכה (sukka), booth, from סכך (sakak), to weave branches
σκολοψ (skolops), anything pointed	סכל (sakal), fool
σπλαγχνον (splachnon), inward part(s)	פלגך (pelugek), your division, from פלג (palag), to split or divide
σπυρις (spuris), coiled or braided basket, σφραγις (sphragis), seal	ספר (seper), scroll or record
σταχυς (stachus), ear of standing grain	שטה (sata), to turn aside
στοιχος (stoichos), row of supporting minions	תחת (tahat), beneath or under
συρω (suro), to drag forth	אשור (asshur), Assyria
σφοδρος (sphodros), vehement, violent, impetuous, excessive	ספד (sapad), to wail or lament
σχοινιον (schoinion), rope	שכן (shakan), to dwell
Τ
ταπεινος (tapeinos), low	תפוצה (teposa), dispersion, from פצץ (pasas), to break apart or scatter
ταυρος (tauros), bull	שור (shor), bull
ταχυς (tachus), quick	תחש (tahash), hurrier, from חוש (hush), to hurry or hasten
τεμνω (temno), to cut or cleave	תאם (to'am), twin
τραχηλος (trachelos), trachea or windpipe	תרח (tarah), to breathe, from רוח (ruah), wind or spirit (hence the name Terah)
Υ
υβρις (hubris), hubris, violence from pride	הברה (habara), a disturbing sound
υλη (ule), elementary matter	סלל (salal), to heap up
υσσωπος (hussopos), hyssop	אזוב ('ezob), hyssop
υω (huo), to rain	חיה (haya), to live
Φ
φατνη (phatne), manger	פתן (patan), to protect
φθιω (phthio), to decay or wane	פתה (pata), to be simple or muddy-minded
φιαλη (phiale), vial or flat bowl	פה (peh), mouth
φιμοω (phimoo), to muzzle or gag	פם (pum), which is Aramaic for פה (peh), mouth
φρην (phren), midriff	פרר (parar), to split
Χ
χαλαω (chalao), to lower, relax or release in a controlled way	חלל (halal), to profane or pierce
χαλεπος (chalepos), difficult, hard to deal with	חלף (halap), to swiftly transit
χαλκος (chalkos), copper	חלק (halaq I), to divide or apportion, and חלק (halaq II), to be smooth
χαρασσω (charasso), to make pointed, to scratch	חרש (harash I), to engrave
χιτων (chiton), an undergarment	כתנת (kuttonet), tunic
χρυσος (chrusos), gold	חרוץ (harus), gold art
Ψ
ψαρ (psar), sparrow, starling	שפר (<a href="https://www.abarim-publications.com/Dictionary/si/si-

Ryland Brown

The second paragraph got me to chuckle on the entry for κεφαλη.