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Biblical Word Studies

A comprehensive library of original-language word studies covering Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek vocabulary used across the biblical text. Each study is tool-driven, built from Strong's concordance data, morphological analysis, and distribution statistics -- not from commentaries or theological dictionaries.

What's Here

This library contains 430+ word studies organized into five categories:

Hebrew (96 entries)

Old Testament word studies keyed to Strong's numbers. Each entry includes lexicon definitions, verb stem distributions, translation statistics, semantic categories with verse examples, and theological significance.

Examples: kaphar (atonement), towrah (law/instruction), ruach (spirit/wind/breath)

Aramaic (12 entries)

Word studies for the Aramaic portions of Daniel and Ezra. Same methodology as Hebrew entries, with attention to Aramaic-specific grammar and Daniel's apocalyptic vocabulary.

Examples: iddan (times), malkuw (kingdom), shna (change)

Greek (134 entries)

New Testament word studies keyed to Strong's numbers. Includes morphological analysis, translation distributions, semantic domains, and connections to LXX usage that bridge Hebrew concepts into the NT.

Examples: nomos (law), pneuma (spirit), diatheke (covenant)

Cross-Testament Traces (88 entries)

These trace a Hebrew word through the Septuagint (LXX) into its Greek NT equivalent, showing how meaning evolves and what theological freight each translation choice carries. Each trace includes PMI co-occurrence scores from the LXX.

Examples: owlam to aion (eternity), towrah to nomos (law), beriyth to diatheke (covenant)

Word Groups (98 entries)

Thematic studies that gather all related words around a single concept -- across both testaments, all three languages. Shows how terms relate, overlap, and distinguish within a semantic domain.

Examples: Atonement, Law, Sabbath, Judgment

How to Use This Library

Starting from a concept: Browse the Word Groups tab. Find your topic, and the word group will point you to every relevant individual word study and cross-testament trace.

Starting from a specific word: Use the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek tabs. Find the Strong's number. Each study links to related words, traces, and word groups.

Tracing a word across testaments: Use the Cross-Testament Traces tab. Each trace shows the Hebrew-to-Greek pathway through the LXX with statistical co-occurrence data.

Methodology

Every word study follows the same approach:

  1. Strong's concordance lookup -- base definition, occurrences, part of speech
  2. Morphological analysis -- verb stems, noun patterns, grammatical forms
  3. Translation distribution -- how the KJV renders each word, with frequency counts
  4. Distribution by book -- where the word clusters in the biblical text
  5. Semantic categories -- grouped usage patterns with representative verses
  6. Cross-references -- links to related words, traces, and word groups

No commentaries. No systematic theologies. Just the lexical data, organized for study.