firm, strong, lord, master

1. lord, master

   1. reference to men

      1. superintendent of household,of affairs

      2. master

      3. king

   2. reference to God

      1. the Lord God

      2. Lord of the whole earth

2. lords, kings

   1. reference to men

      1. proprietor of hill of Samaria

      2. master

      3. husband

      4. prophet

      5. governor

      6. prince

      7. king

   2. reference to God

      1. Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")

3. my lord, my master

   1. reference to men

      1. master

      2. husband

      3. prophet

      4. prince

      5. king

      6. father

      7. Moses

      8. priest

      9. theophanic angel

      10. captain

      11. general recognition of superiority

   2. reference to God

      1. my Lord,my Lord and my God

      2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind

1. (Qal)

   1. to delay, tarry (intensive)

   2. to cause one to delay, hinder, keep back

2. (Piel) to delay, wait, stay behind (but not in hope)

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

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

Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"

1. son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

thus, here, in this manner

1. thus, so

2. here, here and there

3. until now, until now...until then, meanwhile

Laban = "white"

1. son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel

   proper locative noun

2. a wilderness encampment of the Israelites

slave, servant

1. slave, servant, man-servant

2. subjects

3. servants, worshippers (of God)

4. servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)

5. servant (of Israel)

6. servant (as form of address between equals)

as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as

1. of space

   1. as far as, up to, even to

2. in combination

   1. from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)

3. of time

   1. even to, until, unto, till, during, end

4. of degree

   1. even to, to the degree of, even like

      conjunction

until, while, to the point that, so that even

with

1. with

2. against

3. toward

4. as long as

5. beside, except

6. in spite of

Esau = "hairy"

1. eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples

now

1. now

2. in phrases

to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order

1. (Piel)

   1. to lay charge upon

   2. to give charge to, give command to

   3. to give charge unto

   4. to give charge over, appoint

   5. to give charge, command

   6. to charge, command

   7. to charge, commission

   8. to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)

2. (Pual) to be commanded