grasp, take hold, seize, take possession

1. (Qal) to grasp, take hold of

2. (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled

3. (Piel) to enclose, overlay

4. (Hophal) fastened

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)

a thousand

1. as numeral

a thousand, company

1. as a company of men under one leader, troops

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

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

forty

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

to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing

1. (Qal) to speak

2. (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk

3. (Piel)

   1. to speak

   2. to promise

4. (Pual) to be spoken

5. (Hithpael) to speak

6. (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

he, she, it

1. himself (with emphasis)

2. resuming subj with emphasis

3. (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

4. (anticipating subj)

5. (emphasising predicate)

6. that, it (neuter)

   demonstrative pronoun

that (with article)

Jordan = "descender"

1. the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km)

to be firm, be stable, be established

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be set up, be established, be fixed

      1. to be firmly established

      2. to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring

      3. to be fixed, be securely determined

   2. to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)

   3. to prepare, be ready

   4. to be prepared, be arranged, be settled

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm

   2. to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish

   3. to direct toward (moral sense)

   4. to arrange, order

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be established, be fastened

   2. to be prepared, be ready

4. (Polel)

   1. to set up, establish

   2. to constitute, make

   3. to fix

   4. to direct

5. (Pulal) to be established, be prepared

6. (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

so, therefore, thus

1. thus, so

2. just so

3. therefore

4. so...as (paired with adverb)

5. then

6. forasmuch as (in phrase)

7. (with preposition)

   1. therefore, this being so (specific)

   2. hitherto

   3. therefore, on this ground (general)

   4. afterwards

   5. in such case

      adjective

right, just, honest, true, veritable

1. right, just, honest

2. correct

3. true, veritable

4. true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

ford, pass, passing

1. ford

2. pass

3. passing, sweep

I (we) pray, now, please

1. used in entreaty or exhortation

to fall, lie, be cast down, fail

1. (Qal)

   1. to fall

   2. to fall (of violent death)

   3. to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before

   4. to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of

   5. to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result

   6. to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to

   7. to lie, lie prostrate

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate

   2. to overthrow

   3. to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot

   4. to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)

   5. to cause to fall

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon

   2. to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself

4. (Pilel) to fall

an ear of grain or wheat

time

1. time (of an event)

2. time (usual)

3. experiences, fortunes

4. occurrence, occasion

flowing stream

ear (of grain), head of grain

1. as growing

2. cluster

to kill, slaughter, beat

1. (Qal)

   1. to slaughter

      1. beast for food

      2. sacrifice

      3. person in human sacrifice

      4. beaten, hammered (of shekels)

2. (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)

   feminine noun

(BDB) slaughtering

1. word doubtful

two

1. two (the cardinal number)

   1. two, both, double, twice

2. second (the ordinal number)

3. in combination with other numbers

4. both (a dual number)