father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

brother

1. brother of same parents

2. half-brother (same father)

3. relative, kinship, same tribe

4. each to the other (reciprocal relationship)

5. (fig.) of resemblance

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

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

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1. (Qal)

   1. to enter, come in

   2. to come

      1. to come with

      2. to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

      3. to come to pass

   3. to attain to

   4. to be enumerated

   5. to go

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to lead in

   2. to carry in

   3. to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

   4. to bring to pass

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be brought, brought in

   2. to be introduced, be put

cattle, herd, oxen, ox

1. cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form - coll)

2. herd (particular one)

3. head of cattle (individually)

Goshen = "drawing near"

1. a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses

2. a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon

3. a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen

behold, lo, though

if

Joseph = "Jehovah has added"

1. the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel

2. father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies

3. a son of Asaph

4. a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

5. a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

Canaan = "lowland"

1. the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine

   proper locative noun

2. the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua

   masculine noun

3. merchant, trader

to be conspicuous, tell, make known

1. (Hiphil) to tell, declare

   1. to tell, announce, report

   2. to declare, make known, expound

   3. to inform of

   4. to publish, declare, proclaim

   5. to avow, acknowledge, confess

      1. messenger (participle)

2. (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

Pharaoh = "great house"

1. the common title of the king of Egypt

small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

1. small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)

2. of multitude (simile)

3. of multitude (metaphor)