Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)"

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

2. protector of Jeremiah

3. father of Gedaliah

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)

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

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

to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1. (Qal)

   1. to enter, come in

   2. to come

      1. to come with

      2. to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

      3. to come to pass

   3. to attain to

   4. to be enumerated

   5. to go

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to lead in

   2. to carry in

   3. to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

   4. to bring to pass

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be brought, brought in

   2. to be introduced, be put

to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears

1. (Qal)

   1. to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)

   2. to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)

   3. to weep upon (embrace and weep)

   4. to bewail

2. (Piel) participle

   1. lamenting

   2. bewailing

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, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1. (Qal)

   1. —

      1. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

      2. to come about, come to pass

   2. to come into being, become

      1. to arise, appear, come

      2. to become

         1. to become

         2. to become like

         3. to be instituted, be established

   3. to be

      1. to exist, be in existence

      2. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

      3. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

      4. to accompany, be with

2. (Niphal)

   1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

   2. to be done, be finished, be gone

to go, walk, come

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

   2. to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

2. (Piel)

   1. to walk

   2. to walk (fig.)

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to traverse

   2. to walk about

4. (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

to go out, come out, exit, go forth

1. (Qal)

   1. to go or come out or forth, depart

   2. to go forth (to a place)

   3. to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)

   4. to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)

   5. to come out of

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out

   2. to bring out of

   3. to lead out

   4. to deliver

3. (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

Ishmael = "God will hear"

1. son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples

2. son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah

3. a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth

4. a Judaite, father of Zebadiah

5. a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne

6. a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1. from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

2. out of

   1. (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

   2. (of material from which something is made)

   3. (of source or origin)

3. out of, some of, from (partitively)

4. from, since, after (of time)

5. than, more than (in comparison)

6. from...even to, both...and, either...or

7. than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

8. from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

   conjunction

that

Mizpah = "watchtower"

1. a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban's cairn

2. a place in Gilead south of Jabbok; site unknown

3. a place near Mount Hermon

4. an old sacred place in Benjamin

Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah"

1. son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah

2. father of Jehudi

3. a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel

4. a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

to meet, join, encounter

1. (Qal) to meet, encounter

2. (Niphal) to meet together, meet each other

3. (Piel) to meet, encounter

to encounter, befall, meet

1. (Qal)

   1. to meet, encounter

   2. to befall (fig)