Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)"

1. son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah's reign

2. protector of Jeremiah

3. father of Gedaliah

man

1. man, male (in contrast to woman, female)

2. husband

3. human being, person (in contrast to God)

4. servant

5. mankind

6. champion

7. great man

whosoever

each (adjective)

not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)

1. do not, let not (with a verb)

2. let there not be (with a verb understood)

3. not, no (with substantive)

4. nothing (as substantive)

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

man, mortal man, person, mankind

1. of an individual

2. men (collective)

3. man, mankind

land, earth

1. earth

   1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)

   2. earth (as opposed to heaven)

   3. earth (inhabitants)

2. land

   1. country, territory

   2. district, region

   3. tribal territory

   4. piece of ground

   5. land of Canaan, Israel

   6. inhabitants of land

   7. Sheol, land without return, (under) world

   8. city (-state)

3. ground, surface of the earth

   1. ground

   2. soil

4. (in phrases)

   1. people of the land

   2. space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

   3. level or plain country

   4. land of the living

   5. end(s) of the earth

5. (almost wholly late in usage)

   1. lands, countries

      1. often in contrast to Canaan

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

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

1. Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

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

Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

1. a son of Jeduthun in the time of David

2. son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar

3. son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah

4. son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah

5. a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad

1. (Qal)

   1. to be glad, be joyful

   2. to be well placed

   3. to be well for, be well with, go well with

   4. to be pleasing, be pleasing to

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to make glad, rejoice

   2. to do good to, deal well with

   3. to do well, do thoroughly

   4. to make a thing good or right or beautiful

   5. to do well, do right

to fear, revere, be afraid

1. (Qal)

   1. to fear, be afraid

   2. to stand in awe of, be awed

   3. to fear, reverence, honour, respect

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared

   2. to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe

   3. to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe

3. (Piel) to make afraid, terrify

(TWOT) to shoot, pour

to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1. (Qal)

   1. to sit, sit down

   2. to be set

   3. to remain, stay

   4. to dwell, have one's abode

2. (Niphal) to be inhabited

3. (Piel) to set, place

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to sit

   2. to cause to abide, set

   3. to cause to dwell

   4. to cause (cities) to be inhabited

   5. to marry (give an dwelling to)

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be inhabited

   2. to make to dwell

a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf (n pr m)

the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris

those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

king

to work, serve

1. (Qal)

   1. to labour, work, do work

   2. to work for another, serve another by labour

   3. to serve as subjects

   4. to serve (God)

   5. to serve (with Levitical service)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be worked, be tilled (of land)

   2. to make oneself a servant

3. (Pual) to be worked

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve

   2. to cause to serve as subjects

5. (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve

to swear, adjure

1. (Qal) sworn (participle)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to swear, take an oath

   2. to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)

   3. to curse

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to take an oath

   2. to adjure

rock badger, coney, the hyrax

secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah

father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judah

1. improbably the same as 2

father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

1. perhaps the same as 3

a scribe and father of Gemariah

1. perhaps the same as 2

father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekiel

1. perhaps the same as 2