Elkanah = "God has possessed" or "God has created"

1. Samuel's father

2. a ruler in Jerusalem in the time of king Ahaz

3. one of David's mighty warriors

4. son of Korah

5. several Levites

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

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

house

1. house, dwelling habitation

2. shelter or abode of animals

3. human bodies (fig.)

4. of Sheol

5. of abode of light and darkness

6. of land of Ephraim

place

receptacle

home, house as containing a family

household, family

1. those belonging to the same household

2. family of descendants, descendants as organized body

household affairs

inwards (metaph.)

(TWOT) temple

on the inside

within

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

strong, mighty

strong man, brave man, mighty man

to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand

1. (Qal)

   1. to kill, slay

   2. to destroy, ruin

2. (Niphal) to be killed

3. (Pual) to be killed, be slain

Zichri = "memorable"

1. the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David

2. the father of Amasiah, a descendant of Judah

3. a son of Izhar and grandson of Kohath

4. a descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses

5. a son of Asaph, elsewhere called 'Zabdi' and 'Zaccur'

6. a priest of the family of Abijah, in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

7. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shimhi

8. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shashak

9. a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Jeroham

10. father of Joel and descendant of Benjamin

11. a father of Elishaphat, one of the conspirators with Jehoiada

12. a Ephraimite hero in the invading army of Pekah the son of Remaliah

king

Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah"

1. a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

2. a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

3. a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

4. a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

5. father of Azariah

6. one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

7. a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people

8. one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah

9. a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu

10. a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

11. another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

12. father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah

13. father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of Jeremiah

14. a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth

15. son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah

16. an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah

17. son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel

18. governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah

19. son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah

20. ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a priest

double, copy, second, repetition

1. double

2. copy (of law)

3. second (in order)

   1. second rank

   2. second in age

4. second quarter or district

leader, ruler, captain, prince

1. ruler, prince

2. prince-overseer

3. ruler (in other capacities)

4. princely things

Azrikam = "help against the enemy"

1. son of Neariah and descendant of Zerubbabel of the royal line of Judah

2. a Benjamite, eldest son of Azel and descendant of Saul

3. a Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah in the time of Nehemiah

4. governor of the palace of king Ahaz of Judah and victim of murder by Zichri