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to adopt, adopted

The verb le•a•metz means to adopt but it also has another meaning: to hug someone or something tight, close to one’s bosom. This description beautifully depicts the action of adopting someone. Adopting is one of the best human virtues on earth. To accept a stranger as...

orphan

The word ya•tom is both a biblical and modern noun and it means an orphan. Yatom, orphan appears 42 times in the Old Testament almost always in reference to giving them fair treatment along with the other three weak sectors of society: the widow, the stranger and the...

lonely

The word bo•ded is a biblical and modern noun and adjective that is based on the biblical root B.D.D. meaning lonely, alone, isolated, and desolate. When the reference is to people or animals it normally carries a sad connotation because both are meant to live in...

wholeness, completeness

The word she•le•moot, wholeness, is a modern noun that is based on the biblical root ‘sha•lem’ meaning complete, whole. Many English translations of the Bible use the word ‘perfect’ for ‘sha•lem’ instead of the more accurate word ‘whole.’ ‘I beseech you, O Lord,...

sick, ill

The word cho•le is a masculine adjective that comes from the biblical root Ch.L.H. The feminine form is cho•la. Every verb and many nouns in Hebrew come from a core root. The biblical verb ‘to become sick,’ la•cha•lot, is more rare but appears in the Bible at least...