A review of six of the most common Hebrew verbs used int he bible. For Biblical Hebrew homeschool course @ www.ourtruthminitries.com.

1. Review:
Most Common Biblical Verbs
that Begin with ‫א‬
‫אהב‬
‫אסף‬

2. ‫אבד‬

3. ‫אבד‬ means PERISH:
to be lost, abandoned, departed
from the whole, or deserted
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‫וה‬ ‫הזה‬ ‫היום‬ ‫בעצם‬ ‫כל־מלאכה‬ ‫תעשה‬ ‫אשר‬ ‫וכל־הנפש‬‫אבד‬‫תי‬
‫עמה‬ ‫מקרב‬ ‫ההוא‬ ‫את־הנפש‬
Leviticus 23:30
And
everythe soulwhich
you will
do herany
business
in abundance
the daythe
this
And I will
cause perish
the soulthe hefrom
inside
her
people

4. ‫אהב‬

5. ‫אהב‬ means LOVE:
to provide for and protect
Or
Beloved:
One for whom another
provides or protects
‫וי‬‫אהב‬‫ורבקה‬ ‫בפיו‬ ‫כי־ציד‬ ‫את־עשו‬ ‫יצחק‬‫אהב‬‫את־יעקב‬ ‫ת‬
Genesis 25:28
And he
loved
IsaacOshu
Because of
his game
In his
mouth
and
Rebekah
loved
Yacob

6. ‫איב‬

7. ‫איב‬ means HOSTILE:
acting in a manner that
positions one as the
enemy of another
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‫שער‬ ‫את‬ ‫זרעך‬ ‫וירש‬‫איב‬‫יו‬
Genesis 22:17
And he
will head
your
seed
gate/calculating
his
enemies mark

8. ‫אכל‬

9. ‫אכל‬ means CONSUME:
to consume anything or anyone including food, an
enemy, a fire, etc.
Thus, this word most often means to eat.
i.e. The fire in the background image is eating, or
consuming, the house.
‫תאכל‬ ‫אכל‬ ‫עץ־הגן‬ ‫מכל‬ ‫לאמר‬ ‫על־האדם‬ ‫אלהים‬ ‫יהוה‬ ‫ויצו‬
Genesis 2:16
And he
directedYahuwah
Powers/
Godupon
The
human
to
say
from
every
tree of the
garden
Eat/ I will
complete
you will
eat

10. ‫אמר‬

11. ‫אמר‬ means SAY:
to speak chains of words that form
statements
‫ויהי־אור‬ ‫אור‬ ‫יהי‬ ‫אלהים‬ ‫ויאמר‬
Genesis 1:3
And he saidGodexistlightAnd
existed
light

13. ‫אסף‬ means Gather:
To bring together
or accumulate
‫ו‬ ‫יאכל‬ ‫אשר‬ ‫מכל־מאכל‬ ‫קח־לך‬ ‫ואתה‬‫אספ‬‫לאכלה‬ ‫ולהם‬ ‫לך‬ ‫והיה‬ ‫אליך‬ ‫ת‬
And her
mark
take to
you
from every
food
whichhe will eat
and gatherto you
And she
exist
to youand to them
to nourish