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.)

Ajalon or Aijalon = "field of deer"

1. Levitical city in Dan, 14 miles or 25 km NW of Jerusalem, later ruled by the Amorites, then the Benjamites of Judah, then by the Philistines

2. a city of Zebulun, site unknown

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

to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, pass through

   2. to flee

   3. to hasten, come quickly

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to pass through

   2. to cause to flee, put to flight

   3. to drive away

Beriah = "with a friend"

1. a son of Asher

2. a son of Ephraim

3. a Benjamite

4. a Levite

Gath = "winepress"

1. one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath

they, these, the same, who

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

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

Shema = "hear"

1. a Reubenite, son of Joel, father of Azaz, and grandfather of Bela

2. a Judaite, son of Hebron and father of Raham

3. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal who along with his brother Beriah were heads of their fathers houses in Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. Probably the same as 'Shimhi'

4. an Israelite who stood on the right hand of Ezra as he read the Law to the people