Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

1. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh

2. the tribe, Ephraim

3. the mountain country of Ephraim

4. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)

5. a city near Baal-hazor

6. a chief gate of Jerusalem

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

knee

weak from fear (fig.)

also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1. also, moreover (giving emphasis)

2. neither, neither...nor (with negative)

3. even (for stress)

4. indeed, yea (introducing climax)

5. also (of correspondence or retribution)

6. but, yet, though (adversative)

7. even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

(TWOT) again, alike

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

to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

1. (Qal)

   1. to bear, bring forth

      1. of child birth

      2. of distress (simile)

      3. of wicked (behaviour)

   2. to beget

2. (Niphal) to be born

3. (Piel)

   1. to cause or help to bring forth

   2. to assist or tend as a midwife

   3. midwife (participle)

4. (Pual) to be born

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to beget (a child)

   2. to bear (fig. - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

6. (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

7. (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

Machir = "sold"

1. eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family

2. son of Ammiel, a powerful chief of one of the Transjordanic tribes who rendered essential services to Saul and to David

Manasseh = "causing to forget"

1. the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh

   1. the tribe descended from Manasseh

   2. the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh

2. son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile

3. a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

4. a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although

to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider

1. (Qal)

   1. to see

   2. to see, perceive

   3. to see, have vision

   4. to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out

   5. to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish

   6. to look at, gaze at

2. (Niphal)

   1. to appear, present oneself

   2. to be seen

   3. to be visible

3. (Pual) to be seen

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to see, show

   2. to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be caused to see, be shown

   2. to be exhibited to

6. (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

pertaining to the third, third (generation)