if

1. conditional clauses

   1. of possible situations

   2. of impossible situations

2. oath contexts

   1. no, not

3. if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or

4. when, whenever

5. since

6. interrogative particle

7. but rather

to support, confirm, be faithful

1. (Qal)

   1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

      1. foster-father (subst.)

      2. foster-mother, nurse

      3. pillars, supporters of the door

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

      1. to be carried by a nurse

      2. made firm, sure, lasting

      3. confirmed, established, sure

      4. verified, confirmed

      5. reliable, faithful, trusty

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

      1. stand firm

      2. trust, believe

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

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

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

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

Remaliah = "protected by Jehovah"

1. father of king Pekah of the northern kingdom of Israel

Samaria = "watch mountain"

1. the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam

2. the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem