Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

1. king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam

2. second son of Samuel

3. son of Jeroboam the first, king of Israel

4. son of Becher, a Benjamite

5. head of a priestly house (one of the 24 Levite groups)

6. head of a priestly house (after the exile)

7. wife of Hezron

8. mother of Hezekiah (cf H21)

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

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

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

that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1. that

   1. yea, indeed

2. when (of time)

   1. when, if, though (with a concessive force)

3. because, since (causal connection)

4. but (after negative)

5. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

6. but rather, but

7. except that

8. only, nevertheless

9. surely

10. that is

11. but if

12. for though

13. forasmuch as, for therefore

to be or become king or queen, reign

1. (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign

2. (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign

3. (Hophal) to be made king or queen

to counsel, advise

1. (Niphal) to consider

Maachah = "oppression"

1. father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign

2. father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors

3. a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David

4. son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

   proper feminine noun

5. daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom

6. daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah

7. concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron

8. wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh

9. wife of Jehiel, father of Gibeon

   proper noun

Maachathites = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"

1. a mercenary people hired to fight David

leader, ruler, captain, prince

1. ruler, prince

2. prince-overseer

3. ruler (in other capacities)

4. princely things

to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand

1. (Qal)

   1. to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of

   2. to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease

   3. to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast

   4. to make a stand, hold one's ground

   5. to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright

   6. to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against

   7. to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to station, set

   2. to cause to stand firm, maintain

   3. to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect

   4. to present (one) before (king)

   5. to appoint, ordain, establish

3. (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

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

Rehoboam = "a people has enlarged"

1. son of Solomon and the 1st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel