Crown in the Stars (59 page)

Annah
(
Awn
-naw) A plea: “I beseech thee” or “Oh now!”

Aram
(Ar
awm
) Highland.

Ashkenaz
(Ash-ken-
az
) Meaning unknown.

Atarah
(At-aw-
raw
) Crown.

Awkawn
(Aw-
kawn
) To twist; tortuous.

Bariyach
(Baw-
ree
-akh) A fugitive; i.e. the serpent (as fleeing).

Becay
(Bes-
ah
-ee) Domineering.

Bezeq
(
Beh
-zek) Lightning.

Chaciydah
(Khas-ee-
daw
) Kind (maternal) bird; i.e. a stork.

Chayeh
(Khaw-
yeh
) Vigorous; lively.

Chuwriy
(Khoo-
ree
) Linen worker.

Dawkar
(Daw-
kar
) To stab; [by analogy] to starve.

Dayag
(Dah-
yawg
) Fisherman.

Demamah
(Dem-aw-
maw
) Quiet.

Dibriy
(Dib-
ree
) Wordy.

Ebed
(
Eh
-bed) Servant.

Echuwd
(Ay-
khood
) United.

Elam
(Ay-
lawm
) Hidden.

Eliy’ezer
(El-ee-
eh
’zer) God of help.

Erek
(
Eh
-rek) Length.

Eriy
(Ay-
ree
) Watchful.

Eythan
(Ay-
thawn
) Permanent; specifically, a chieftain, hard, mighty, rough.

Ezriy
(Ez-
ree
) Helpful.

Ghez-ar
(Ghez-
ar
) Soothsayer.

Ghid’ohn
(Ghid-
ohn
) Feller; i.e. warrior.

Ghinnah
(Ghin-
naw
) Garden.

Ghiylath
(Ghee-
lath
) Joy; rejoicing.

Gibbawr
(Gib-
bawr
) Valiant.

Hadarah
(Had-aw-
raw
) Decoration: beauty, honor.

I’ma
(
Ame
-aw) Derived from “Im” or “Em” and the syllable “Ma.” Mother; bond of the family.

Kaleb
(Kaw-
labe
) Forcible.

Keren
(
Keh
-ren) A ray of light.

Khawrawsh
(Khaw-
rawsh
) Craftsman.

Khawm
(Khawm) Heat; i.e. a tropical climate.

Khaziy’el
(Khaz-ee-
ale
) Seen of God.

Khiysh
(Kheesh) Make haste.

Khuldah
(Khool-
daw
) A weasel (from its gliding motion).

Kuwsh
(Koosh) Possible meanings: to scatter; confusion, chaos.

Laheh’beth
(Lah-
eh
-beth) To gleam; a flame, or the point of a weapon.

Lawkham
(Law-
kham
) To feed on or (figuratively) consume.

Ma’adannah
(Mah-ad-an-aw) Pleasure; dainty; delight. Also, a bond or influence.

Ma’khole
(Ma’
khole
) Dancing.

Meherah
(Me-hay-
raw
) Hurry.

Meleah
(Mel-ay-
aw
) Fulfilled; i.e. abundance (of produce or fruit).

Meshek
(
Meh
-shek) Sowing; also a possession; precious.

Metiyl
(Met-
eel
) Bar; in the sense of “hammering out” or “as forged.”

Mithqah
(Mith-
kaw
) Sweetness.

Naomi
(No-om-
ee
) Pleasant.

Nashak
(Naw-
shak
) To strike with a sting (as a serpent); to bite.

Nebat
(Neb-
awt
) Regard; to regard with pleasure.

Nekhosheth
(Nekh-
o
-sheth) Copper.

Nihyah
(Nih-
yaw
) Doleful.

Nimr-Rada
(Nem-ar-raw-
daw
) From
Nimar
—leopard and
Radah
—to tread down; subjugate.

Noakh
(
No
-akh) Rest.

Ormah
(Or-
maw
) Trickery.

Ozniy
(Oz-
nee
) Having quick ears.

Pakhdaw
(Pakh-
daw
) Fear.

Peh-ayr
(Peh-
ayr
) Embellishment.

Peletah
(Pel-ay-
taw
) Deliverance.

Perek
(
Peh
-rek) To break apart; severity; cruelty.

Qasheh
(Kaw-
sheh
) Severe; churlish; stubborn; in trouble.

Qaydawr
(Kay-
dawr
) Dusky.

Qetuwrah
(Ket-oo-
raw
) Perfumed.

Ra-Anan
(Ra-an-
awn
) Prosperous: green; flourishing.

Rab-Mawg
(Rab-
mawg
) Chief magician.

Rakal
(Raw-
kal
) To travel for trading; (spice) merchant.

Ramah
(Raw-
maw
) To delude or betray.

Regem
(
Reh
-gem) A stone heap.

Revakhaw
(Rev-aw-
khaw
) Relief; breathing; respite.

Rinnah
(Rin-
naw
) A shrill sound; shout of joy.

Ritspah
(Rits-
paw
) Hot stone.

Romaw
(Ro-
maw
) Haughty; proudly.

Sabtekaw
(Sab-tek-
aw
) Unknown meaning. Compare to
Sebaw
.

Salkah
(Sal-
kaw
) To walk.

Sarai
(Saw-
rah
-ee) Dominative.

Sebaw
(Seb-
aw
) Unknown meaning. Similar to
Saw-baw:
to become tipsy.

Sharah
(Shaw-
raw
) A fortification; wall.

Shavsha
(Shav-
shaw
) Joyful.

Shem
(Shame) Denotes honor; literally name. Also, appointed one; to desolate.

Shemesh
(
Sheh
-mesh) The sun.

Shoshannah
(Sho-shan-
naw
) Lily.