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.)

forty

strong, mighty

strong man, brave man, mighty man

Gilead = "rocky region"

1. a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead

2. a city (with prefix 'Jabesh')

3. the people of the region

   proper masculine noun

4. son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh

5. father of Jephthah

6. a Gadite

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require

1. (Qal)

   1. to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place)

   2. to consult, enquire of, seek

      1. of God

      2. of heathen gods, necromancers

   3. to seek deity in prayer and worship

      1. God

      2. heathen deities

   4. to seek (with a demand), demand, require

   5. to investigate, enquire

   6. to ask for, require, demand

   7. to practice, study, follow, seek with application

   8. to seek with care, care for

2. (Niphal)

   1. to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God)

   2. to be sought, be sought out

   3. to be required (of blood)

Hebronites = see Hebron

1. the inhabitants of the city of Hebron

2. the descendants of Hebron, the grandson of Levi

strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army

1. strength

2. ability, efficiency

3. wealth

4. force, army

Jazer or Jaazer = "helped"

1. a Levitical city east of the Jordan, in Gilead in the territory of Gad, formerly an Amorite city; site uncertain

Jerijah or Jeriah = " taught by Jehovah"

1. a Kohathite Levite and chief of the house of Hebron when David organised the service

royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power

1. royal power, dominion

2. reign

3. kingdom, realm

to find, attain to

1. (Qal)

   1. to find

      1. to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)

      2. to find (what is lost)

      3. to meet, encounter

      4. to find (a condition)

      5. to learn, devise

   2. to find out

      1. to find out

      2. to detect

      3. to guess

   3. to come upon, light upon

      1. to happen upon, meet, fall in with

      2. to hit

      3. to befall

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be found

      1. to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered

      2. to appear, be recognised

      3. to be discovered, be detected

      4. to be gained, be secured

   2. to be, be found

      1. to be found in

      2. to be in the possession of

      3. to be found in (a place), happen to be

      4. to be left (after war)

      5. to be present

      6. to prove to be

      7. to be found sufficient, be enough

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to find, attain

   2. to cause to light upon, come upon, come

   3. to cause to encounter

   4. to present (offering)

head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning

1. head (of man, animals)

2. top, tip (of mountain)

3. height (of stars)

4. chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)

5. head, front, beginning

6. chief, choicest, best

7. head, division, company, band

8. sum

year

1. as division of time

2. as measure of time

3. as indication of age

4. a lifetime (of years of life)

descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies

1. account of men and their descendants

   1. genealogical list of one's descendants

   2. one's contemporaries

   3. course of history (of creation etc)

2. begetting or account of heaven (metaph)