stone (large or small)

1. common stone (in natural state)

2. stone, as material

   1. of tablets

   2. marble, hewn stones

3. precious stones, stones of fire

4. stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon

5. weight

6. plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal

7. stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice

8. sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines

9. (simile)

   1. sinking in water, motionlessness

   2. strength, firmness, solidity

   3. commonness

10. (metaph)

    1. petrified with terror

    2. perverse, hard heart

Asa = "healer: injurious (?)"

1. king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat

2. a Levite

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

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

to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue

1. (Qal)

   1. to build, rebuild

   2. to build a house (ie, establish a family)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be built

   2. to be rebuilt

   3. established (of restored exiles) (fig.)

   4. established (made permanent)

   5. to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

Baasha = "wicked"

1. third king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the founder of its second dynasty having killed the second king, Nadab

Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"

1. a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

Judah = "praised"

1. the son of Jacob by Leah

2. the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

3. the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

4. the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

5. a Levite in Ezra's time

6. an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7. a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

8. a priest in the time of Nehemiah

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away

1. (Qal)

   1. to take, take in the hand

   2. to take and carry along

   3. to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away

   4. to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept

   5. to take up or upon, put upon

   6. to fetch

   7. to take, lead, conduct

   8. to take, capture, seize

   9. to take, carry off

   10. to take (vengeance)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be captured

   2. to be taken away, be removed

   3. to be taken, brought unto

3. (Pual)

   1. to be taken from or out of

   2. to be stolen from

   3. to be taken captive

   4. to be taken away, be removed

4. (Hophal)

   1. to be taken unto, be brought unto

   2. to be taken out of

   3. to be taken away

5. (Hithpael)

   1. to take hold of oneself

   2. to flash about (of lightning)

king

Mizpah = "watchtower"

1. a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban's cairn

2. a place in Gilead south of Jabbok; site unknown

3. a place near Mount Hermon

4. an old sacred place in Benjamin

to lift, bear up, carry, take

1. (Qal)

   1. to lift, lift up

   2. to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure

   3. to take, take away, carry off, forgive

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be lifted up, be exalted

   2. to lift oneself up, rise up

   3. to be borne, be carried

   4. to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away

3. (Piel)

   1. to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist

   2. to desire, long (fig.)

   3. to carry, bear continuously

   4. to take, take away

4. (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause one to bear (iniquity)

   2. to cause to bring, have brought

tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows

1. tree, trees

2. wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

Ramah = "hill"

1. a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah

2. the home place of Samuel located in the hill country of Ephraim

3. a fortified city in Naphtali

4. landmark on the boundary of Asher, apparently between Tyre and Zidon

5. a place of battle between Israel and Syria

   1. also 'Ramoth-gilead'

6. a place rehabited by the Benjamites after the return from captivity