Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"

1. friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

land, earth

1. earth

   1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)

   2. earth (as opposed to heaven)

   3. earth (inhabitants)

2. land

   1. country, territory

   2. district, region

   3. tribal territory

   4. piece of ground

   5. land of Canaan, Israel

   6. inhabitants of land

   7. Sheol, land without return, (under) world

   8. city (-state)

3. ground, surface of the earth

   1. ground

   2. soil

4. (in phrases)

   1. people of the land

   2. space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

   3. level or plain country

   4. land of the living

   5. end(s) of the earth

5. (almost wholly late in usage)

   1. lands, countries

      1. often in contrast to Canaan

between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely

1. (Qal)

   1. to sojourn, dwell for a time

   2. to abide, stay, temporarily dwell

2. (Hithpolel)

   1. to seek hospitality with

   2. to assemble oneself

to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together

1. (Qal)

   1. to stir up strife

   2. to quarrel

2. (Hithpolel) to excite oneself

to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid

1. (Qal)

   1. to fear, be afraid

   2. to be in awe, stand in awe

Gerar = "a lodging place"

1. a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern 'Umm'

to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1. (Qal)

   1. to sit, sit down

   2. to be set

   3. to remain, stay

   4. to dwell, have one's abode

2. (Niphal) to be inhabited

3. (Piel) to set, place

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to sit

   2. to cause to abide, set

   3. to cause to dwell

   4. to cause (cities) to be inhabited

   5. to marry (give an dwelling to)

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be inhabited

   2. to make to dwell

south-country, Nekeb, south

1. south-country

   1. region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific

2. south

to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart

1. (Qal)

   1. to pull out or up

   2. to set out, depart

   3. to journey, march

   4. to set forth (of wind)

2. (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up

   2. to remove, quarry

Kadesh = "holy"

1. a city in the extreme south of Judah

   1. same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

Shur = "wall"

1. a place southwest of Palestine on the eastern border or within the border of Egypt; the Israelites passed through the wilderness of Shur after crossing the Red Sea

   1. also 'wilderness of Etham'

there, thither

1. there

2. thither (after verbs of motion)

3. from there, thence

4. then (as an adverb of time)