He Who Lifts the Skies

by Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

Bekiyrah (Bek-ee-raw) Eldest daughter. Firstborn.

  Chaciydah (Khas-ee-daw) Kind (maternal) Bird, i.e., a stork.

  Chashum (Khaw-shoom) Enriched.

  Chayeh (Khaw-yeh) Vigorous: lively.

  Darak (Daw-rak) To tread.

  Demamah (Dem-aw-maw) Quiet.

  Dobe (Do-beh) To be sluggish, i.e. restful.

  Eliyshama (El-ee-shaw-maw) God of hearing.

  Erek (Eh-rek) Length.

  Ethniy (Eth-nee) Munificence.

  Gebuwrah (Gheb-oo-raw) Force. (By implication, “victory.”)

  Ghinnah (Ghin-naw) Garden.

  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. Kana (Kaw-nah) To bend the knee. Karan (Kaw-ran) To push or gore.

  Kebuwddah (Keb-ood-daw) Weightiness, as in “glorious.”

  Keren (Keh-ren) A ray of light.

  Kharawsh (Khaw-rawsh) Craftsman.

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

  Khawvilah (Khav-ee-law) Name of lands in the preflood world. “Circular.” Son of Kuwsh.

  Khemdaw (Khem-daw) Goodly; precious.

  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 (Lawkham) To feed on or (figuratively) consume.

  Ma’adannah (Mah-ad-an-aw) Pleasure. Dainty. Delight. Also, A bond or Influence.

  Mattan (Mat-awn) A present. Gift.

  Meherah (Me-hay-raw) Hurry.

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

  Merowm (May-rome) Height.

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

  Metiyl (Met-eel) Bar. In the sense of hammering out or as forged.

  Meysha (May-shah) Safety.

  Mitzrayim (Mits-rah-yim) Derived from Matsowr (Maw-tsore.) A limit. Fortified. Egypt.

  Miyka (Mee-khaw) Abbreviated from “Who is like God.” Miykayah. Na’ah (Na-ah) To be at home: i.e., beautiful.

  Naomi (No-om-ee) Pleasant.

  Nekokhah (Nek-o-khaw) Straightforward. Integrity.

  Neshar (Nesh-ar) Eagle.

  Nihyah (nih-yaw) Doleful.

  Nimr-Rada (Nem-ar-raw-daw) From Nimar—Leopard and Radah—To tread down. Subjugate.

  Noakh (No-akh) Rest.

  Pakhdaw (Pakh-daw) Fear.

  Perek (Peh-rek) To break apart. Severity. Cruelty.

  Qaydawr (Kay-dawr) Dusky.

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

  Rahmaw (Rah-maw) The mane of a horse—as in “quivering in the wind.” Son of Kuwsh.

  Ramah (Raw-maw) To delude or betray.

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

  Ritspah (Rits-paw) Hot stone.

  Sabtaw (Sab-taw)? Unknown meaning. Compare to Sebaw. Son of Kuwsh.

  Sabtekaw (Sab-tek-aw)? Unknown meaning. Compare to Sebaw. Son of Kuwsh.

  Sansannah (San-san-naw) A bough.

  Sebaw (Seb-aw)? Unknown meaning. Similar to Saw-baw: To become tipsy. Son of Kuwsh.

  Sharah (Shaw-raw) A fortification. Wall.

  Shaw-Kak (Shaw-Kak) Rush. To be eager. Greedy.

  Shem (Shame) Denotes honor. Literally means “Name.” Also, Appointed One, and To desolate.

  Shemesh (Sheh-mesh) The sun.

  Tebuwnaw (Teb-oo-naw) Intelligence.

  Tekhinnah (Tekh-in-naw) Entreaty; favor.

  Tirtsah (Teer-tsaw) Delightsomeness.

  Tselem (Tseh-lem) To shade; a phantom. Illusion.

  Tsereth (Tseh-reth) Splendor.

  Tsinnah (Tsin-naw) A hook. Also, a large shield.

  Uzziel (Ooz-zee-ale) Strength of God.

  Yabal (Yaw-bawl) A stream.

  Yeiysh (Yeh-eesh) Hasty.

  Yelalah (Yel-aw-law) Howling.

  Yepheth (Yeh-feth) Expansion.

  Yishrah (Yish-raw) Uprightness.

  Yithran (Yith-rawn) Excellence.

  Zehker (Zeh-ker) A memento.

  Zekaryah (Zek-ar-yaw) God has remembered.

  Zeva’ah (Zev-aw-aw) Agitation, fear.

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  ISBN-10: 0-8024-1363-3

  ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-1363-5

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