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

Balaam = "not of the people"

1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy

   n pr loc

2. a town in Manasseh

Balak = "devastator"

1. a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel

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

Beor = "burning"

1. father of Balaam

2. father of Bela, king of Edom

Gilgal = "a wheel, rolling"

1. the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship

2. dwelling place of prophets in northern Israel about four miles (7 km) from Shiloh and Bethel

3. a region conquered by Joshua, site unsure

to remember, recall, call to mind

1. (Qal) to remember, recall

2. (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to remember, remind

   2. to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance

   3. to mention

   4. to record

   5. to make a memorial, make remembrance

to know

1. (Qal)

   1. to know

      1. to know, learn to know

      2. to perceive

      3. to perceive and see, find out and discern

      4. to discriminate, distinguish

      5. to know by experience

      6. to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess

      7. to consider

   2. to know, be acquainted with

   3. to know (a person carnally)

   4. to know how, be skilful in

   5. to have knowledge, be wise

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be made known, be or become known, be revealed

   2. to make oneself known

   3. to be perceived

   4. to be instructed

3. (Piel) to cause to know

4. (Poal) to cause to know

5. (Pual)

   1. to be known

   2. known, one known, acquaintance (participle)

6. (Hiphil) to make known, declare

7. (Hophal) to be made known

8. (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1. the proper name of the one true God

   1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136

to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan

1. (Qal)

   1. to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult

   2. counsellor (participle)

2. (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together

3. (Hithpael) to conspire

what, how, of what kind

1. (interrogative)

   1. what?

   2. of what kind

   3. what? (rhetorical)

   4. whatsoever, whatever, what

2. (adverb)

   1. how, how now

   2. why

   3. how! (exclamation)

3. (with preposition)

   1. wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?

   2. because of what?

   3. the like of what?

      1. how much?, how many?, how often?

      2. for how long?

   4. for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?

   5. until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?

      indefinite pronoun

anything, aught, what may

Moab = "of his father"

1. a son of Lot by his eldest daughter

2. the nation descended from the son of Lot

   proper locative noun

3. the land inhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot

king

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

purpose, intent

1. for the sake of

2. in view of, on account of

3. for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to

   conjunction

4. to the end that

I (we) pray, now, please

1. used in entreaty or exhortation

as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as

1. of space

   1. as far as, up to, even to

2. in combination

   1. from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)

3. of time

   1. even to, until, unto, till, during, end

4. of degree

   1. even to, to the degree of, even like

      conjunction

until, while, to the point that, so that even

nation, people

1. people, nation

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

kinsman, kindred

to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout

1. (Qal)

   1. to answer, respond to

   2. to testify, respond as a witness

2. (Niphal)

   1. to make answer

   2. to be answered, receive answer

(Qal) to sing, utter tunefully

(Qal) to dwell

justice, righteousness

1. righteousness (in government)

   1. of judge, ruler, king

   2. of law

   3. of Davidic king Messiah

2. righteousness (of God's attribute)

3. righteousness (in a case or cause)

4. righteousness, truthfulness

5. righteousness (as ethically right)

6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation

   1. of God

   2. prosperity (of people)

7. righteous acts

Shittim = "the acacias"

1. place of Israel's encampment between the conquest of the transjordanic region and crossing the Jordan into Canaan

2. a place west of Jerusalem