Paleo Hebrew Dictionary
Meanings of Hebrew words by the pictographic letters of the Original Hebrew alphabet (Father’s Alphabet). Work in progress. Last updated October 2026.
Beyt Words
בה bohu
empty
In the beginning, Genesis tells us the earth was bohu (empty). When the inside ב of something is revealed ה, it has been emptied out.
By the letters
- בBeyt = inside
- הHey = revealed
KJV translations include: emptiness, void
בא bo
to come, to go
As a house ב is a place you come and go from, the word bo means come and go. The letter alef א in this word is a sign, serving to identify one of the meanings of the letter beyt ב.
By the letters
- בBeyt = house
- אAlef = sign
Watch it explained: LORD OF HOSTS (Short)
KJV translations include: come, came, bring, enter, go
בטח batach
to trust
To trust (batach) is a picture of being inside ב a surrounding ט wall ח. It is a picture of being secure.
By the letters
- בBeyt = inside
- טTet = surrounding
- חChet = wall
Watch it explained: Trust in THE LORD (Short)
KJV translations include: trust, put confidence, be secure
Words from this root
- בטח betach — confidence, hope
- בטח bitechah — confidence
- בטחן bitachon — confidence, hope
- בטחת batuchoth — security
בטח betach
confidence, hope
To trust (batach) is a picture of being inside ב a surrounding ט wall ח. It is a picture of being secure.
By the letters
- בBeyt = inside
- טTet = surrounding
- חChet = wall
KJV translations include: safely, safety, secure, surely, with confidence
בטח bitechah
confidence
To trust (batach) is a picture of being inside ב a surrounding ט wall ח. It is a picture of being secure. Bitechah is a variation of the word betach - it's found one place in Isaiah 30:16. The letter hey ה at the end of this word is likely an added vowel letter.
By the letters
- בBeyt = inside
- טTet = surrounding
- חChet = wall
KJV translations include: confidence
בטחן bitachon
confidence, hope
The root word for confidence and hope (bitachon) is batach which means to trust. To trust (batach) is a picture of being inside ב a surrounding ט wall ח. It is a picture of being secure. When a place of security (batach) is given נ, it brings confidence and hope.
By the letters
- בטחBatach = trust
- נNachash = given
KJV translations include: confidence, hope
בטחת batuchoth
security
To trust (batach) is a picture of being inside ב a surrounding ט wall ח. It is a picture of being secure. This word with the added tav ת is the feminine plural of the noun form of batach.
By the letters
- בBeyt = inside
- טTet = surrounding
- חChet = wall
- תTav = sign
KJV translations include: secure
בכר bekor
firstborn
When a man has a firstborn (bekor), a house ב is given כ to him ר, since his name and lineage will continue through the firstborn.
By the letters
- בBeyt = house
- כKaf = given
- רResh = to a man
KJV translations include: firstborn, eldest
בכר bakar
to bear a firstborn
When a man has a firstborn (bakar), a house ב is given כ to him ר, since his name and lineage will continue through the firstborn.
By the letters
- בBeyt = house
- כKaf = given
- רResh = to a man
KJV translations include: make firstborn, bring forth first child
Words from this root
- בכר bekor — firstborn
בן ben
son
As a male child grows up and leaves his family's home to start his own household, a son (ben) is a new house ב which is given and established נ by Father.
By the letters
- בBeyt = new house
- נNachash = given and established
Watch it explained: Original Hebrew Q&A #3
KJV translations include: son, children, young
Words from this root
- בן אוני Ben-Oniy — Rachel's name for Benjamin
- בנימן Benjamin — son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
בן אוני Ben-Oniy
Rachel's name for Benjamin
When Rachel was dying giving birth to Benjamin, son of Jacob, she called his name Ben-Avoni which means son (ben) of my iniquity (avoni). It's possible Rachel thought her death was punishment for taking her father's idols since Jacob had prophesied that whoever took them would die (Genesis 31:32). GOD had mercy and her son's name was declared to be Benjamin instead, which literally means "son of right hand." The new name points to Rachel's significance to Jacob (his right hand), and is also a prophecy about the tribe of Benjamin, who will one day dwell south (literally in Hebrew "at the right hand") of the City of GOD in Millennium.
By the letters
- בןBen = son
- אוניAvoni = my iniquity
Watch it explained: Original Hebrew Q&A #3
KJV translations include: Ben-oni
בנימן Benjamin
son of Jacob, tribe of Israel
When Rachel was dying giving birth to Benjamin, son of Jacob, she called his name Ben-Avoni which means son (ben) of my iniquity (avoni). It's possible Rachel thought her death was punishment for taking her father's idols since Jacob had prophesied that whoever took them would die (Genesis 31:32). GOD had mercy and her son's name was declared to be Benjamin instead, which literally means "son of right hand." The new name points to Rachel's significance to Jacob (his right hand), and is also a prophecy about the tribe of Benjamin, who will one day dwell south (literally in Hebrew "at the right hand") of the City of GOD in Millennium.
By the letters
- בןBen = son
- ימןYamin = right hand
Watch it explained: Original Hebrew Q&A #3
KJV translations include: Benjamin
בקר boqer
morning
As described in Genesis 1, Father began His creation work when there was darkness, and HE said "let there be light." All of creation is a home HE created for us and we see the letter beyt ב used in many words to represent creation. The word for morning (boqer) is a picture of when creation's ב light ק first began ר. Boqer (morning) is also the time of day when, as David describes in Psalm 19, from its chamber ב the sun ק begins ר its journey through the daytime sky.
By the letters
- בBeyt = creation's
- קQuf = light
- רResh = began
Watch it explained: Paleo Hebrew Alphabet Ep 19 (Quph)
KJV translations include: morning
ברך barak
to bless
To bless (barak) is a picture of what Father puts in ב man's ר hand כ. When Father puts something in your hands, HE has blessed you. One way we can bless (barak) THE LORD is by lifting up whatever HE has put into our hands and giving it back to Him. For example, if HE blesses your hands, you can dedicate the work of your hands to Him. As the Psalmist wrote, "I will bless (barak) You all my days. In Your Name, I will lift up my hands." (Psalm 63:4)
By the letters
- בBeyt = in
- רResh = man's
- כKaf = hand
Watch it explained: Consider the Birds (Excerpt)
KJV translations include: blessed, bless
ברך berek
knee
It's unknown if the Hebrew word for knee derives from the word for bless (barak H1288), or if it is its own primary root word. The possible relation to blessing is that "to bless," by the letters, is a picture of Father putting something in ב man's ר hand כ. In English, we would say something has been put "in our lap," and a corresponding Biblical phrase for "on the lap" is "on the knees" (Genesis 50:23). One argument for berek representing its own root however, unrelated to blessing, is that the back part of the knee has a notable hollow כ as part of its structure. The word kaf is used to represent hollow parts throughout the Bible (hip socket, Genesis 32:32; spoons, Exodus 25:29; palm of hand, numerous verses).
By the letters
- בBeyt = in
- רResh = man
- כKaf = hollow part
Watch it explained: Original Hebrew Q&A #8
KJV translations include: knee
בשר basar
flesh
Man is flesh and flesh (basar) was designed by GOD to be in His creation ב as a ruler שר. When GOD, our ultimate ruler שר, came into His creation ב through His Son YASHUA, HE came in the flesh בשר. The ruler's שר house ב literally became flesh בשר.
By the letters
- בBeyt = creation
- שרSar = ruler
KJV translations include: flesh, body, kin, kind, mankind, self, skin