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

Baal = "lord"

1. supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites

2. a Reubenite

3. the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul

   proper locative noun

4. a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer

Israel = "God prevails"

1. the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2. the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

   1. the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

   2. the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

   3. the name of the nation after the return from exile

to prophesy

1. (Niphal)

   1. to prophesy

      1. under influence of divine spirit

      2. of false prophets

2. (Hithpael)

   1. to prophesy

      1. under influence of divine spirit

      2. of false prophets

spokesman, speaker, prophet

1. prophet

2. false prophet

3. heathen prophet

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider

1. (Qal)

   1. to see

   2. to see, perceive

   3. to see, have vision

   4. to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out

   5. to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish

   6. to look at, gaze at

2. (Niphal)

   1. to appear, present oneself

   2. to be seen

   3. to be visible

3. (Pual) to be seen

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to see, show

   2. to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be caused to see, be shown

   2. to be exhibited to

6. (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

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

to err, wander, go astray, stagger

1. (Qal) to err

   1. to wander about (physically)

   2. of intoxication

   3. of sin (ethically)

   4. wandering (of the mind)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)

   2. to be led astray (ethically)

3. (Hiphil) to cause to wander

   1. to cause to wander about (physically)

   2. to cause to wander (of intoxication)

   3. to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)

that which is empty, folly, silly, foolish

(BDB) unsavouriness, unseemliness (moral)