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.)

to, toward, unto (of motion)

into (limit is actually entered)

1. in among

toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

in addition to, to

concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

according to (rule or standard)

at, by, against (of one's presence)

in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

(plural)

1. rulers, judges

2. divine ones

3. angels

4. gods

(plural intensive - singular meaning)

1. god, goddess

2. godlike one

3. works or special possessions of God

4. the (true) God

5. God

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

we (first pers. pl. - usually used for emphasis)

Esarhaddon = "Ashur has given a brother"

1. king of Assyria in the seventh-century BC

Asshur or Assyria = "a step"

1. the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians

2. the people of Assyria

   proper locative noun

3. the nation, Assyria

4. the land, Assyria or Asshur

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)

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)

to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice

1. (Qal)

   1. to slaughter for sacrifice

   2. to slaughter for eating

   3. to slaughter in divine judgment

2. (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon"

1. the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

day, time, year

1. day (as opposed to night)

2. day (24 hour period)

   1. as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

   2. as a division of time

      1. a working day, a day's journey

3. days, lifetime (pl.)

4. time, period (general)

5. year

6. temporal references

   1. today

   2. yesterday

   3. tomorrow

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

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

king

to draw near, approach

1. (Qal) to draw or come near

   1. of humans

      1. of sexual intercourse

   2. of inanimate subject

      1. to approach one another

2. (Niphal) to draw near

3. (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring

4. (Hophal) to be brought near

5. (Hithpael) to draw near

to go up, ascend, climb

1. (Qal)

   1. to go up, ascend

   2. to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat

   3. to go up, come up (of animals)

   4. to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)

   5. to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)

   6. to come up (before God)

   7. to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)

   8. to excel, be superior to

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away

   2. to take oneself away

   3. to be exalted

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up

   2. to bring up, bring against, take away

   3. to bring up, draw up, train

   4. to cause to ascend

   5. to rouse, stir up (mentally)

   6. to offer, bring up (of gifts)

   7. to exalt

   8. to cause to ascend, offer

4. (Hophal)

   1. to be carried away, be led up

   2. to be taken up into, be inserted in

   3. to be offered

5. (Hithpael) to lift oneself

with

1. with

2. against

3. toward

4. as long as

5. beside, except

6. in spite of

here, from here, hither

1. here

2. hither

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