father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

firm, strong, lord, master

1. lord, master

   1. reference to men

      1. superintendent of household,of affairs

      2. master

      3. king

   2. reference to God

      1. the Lord God

      2. Lord of the whole earth

2. lords, kings

   1. reference to men

      1. proprietor of hill of Samaria

      2. master

      3. husband

      4. prophet

      5. governor

      6. prince

      7. king

   2. reference to God

      1. Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")

3. my lord, my master

   1. reference to men

      1. master

      2. husband

      3. prophet

      4. prince

      5. king

      6. father

      7. Moses

      8. priest

      9. theophanic angel

      10. captain

      11. general recognition of superiority

   2. reference to God

      1. my Lord,my Lord and my God

      2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

where?

1. of persons, things

2. rhetorical

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

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

if it please, pray excuse me, excuse me please

1. used to introduce an entreaty or request

Gideon = "hewer"

1. youngest son of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites

this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such

1. (alone)

   1. this one

   2. this...that, the one...the other, another

2. (appos to subst)

   1. this

3. (as predicate)

   1. this, such

4. (enclitically)

   1. then

   2. who, whom

   3. how now, what now

   4. what now

   5. wherefore now

   6. behold here

   7. just now

   8. now, now already

5. (poetry)

   1. wherein, which, those who

6. (with prefixes)

   1. in this (place) here, then

   2. on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter

   3. thus and thus

   4. as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus

   5. from here, hence, on one side...on the other side

   6. on this account

   7. in spite of this, which, whence, how

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1. the proper name of the one true God

   1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136

being, existence, substance, there is or are

1. substance

2. existence

3. there is or are

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

1. palm, hollow or flat of the hand

2. power

3. sole (of the foot)

4. hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects

   1. of thigh-joint

   2. pan, vessel (as hollow)

   3. hollow (of sling)

   4. hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)

   5. handles (as bent)

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

Midian or Midianite = "strife"

1. son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians

2. the tribe descended from Midian

   proper locative noun

3. the territory of the tribe descended from Midian; located principally in the desert north of the Arabian peninsula; land to which Moses went when he fled from Pharaoh

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

to find, attain to

1. (Qal)

   1. to find

      1. to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)

      2. to find (what is lost)

      3. to meet, encounter

      4. to find (a condition)

      5. to learn, devise

   2. to find out

      1. to find out

      2. to detect

      3. to guess

   3. to come upon, light upon

      1. to happen upon, meet, fall in with

      2. to hit

      3. to befall

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be found

      1. to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered

      2. to appear, be recognised

      3. to be discovered, be detected

      4. to be gained, be secured

   2. to be, be found

      1. to be found in

      2. to be in the possession of

      3. to be found in (a place), happen to be

      4. to be left (after war)

      5. to be present

      6. to prove to be

      7. to be found sufficient, be enough

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to find, attain

   2. to cause to light upon, come upon, come

   3. to cause to encounter

   4. to present (offering)

Egypt = "land of the Copts"

1. a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows

   adjective

Egyptians = "double straits"

1. the inhabitants or natives of Egypt

to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw

1. (Qal)

   1. to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to

   2. to forsake, abandon

   3. to permit

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be forsaken

   2. to be loosened, be loose

   3. to be let go, spread abroad

3. (Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted

to give, put, set

1. (Qal)

   1. to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend

   2. to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate

   3. to make, constitute

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned

   2. to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up

   2. to be put upon

to count, recount, relate

1. (Qal)

   1. to count (things)

   2. to number, take account of, reckon

2. (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered

3. (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare

   1. to recount (something), rehearse

   2. to talk

   3. to count exactly or accurately

4. (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related

   masculine noun

enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe

1. enumerator, muster-officer, secretary

2. learned man, scribe

to go up, ascend, climb

1. (Qal)

   1. to go up, ascend

   2. to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat

   3. to go up, come up (of animals)

   4. to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)

   5. to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)

   6. to come up (before God)

   7. to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)

   8. to excel, be superior to

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away

   2. to take oneself away

   3. to be exalted

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up

   2. to bring up, bring against, take away

   3. to bring up, draw up, train

   4. to cause to ascend

   5. to rouse, stir up (mentally)

   6. to offer, bring up (of gifts)

   7. to exalt

   8. to cause to ascend, offer

4. (Hophal)

   1. to be carried away, be led up

   2. to be taken up into, be inserted in

   3. to be offered

5. (Hithpael) to lift oneself

with

1. with

2. against

3. toward

4. as long as

5. beside, except

6. in spite of

now

1. now

2. in phrases

to be marvellous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be beyond one's power, be difficult to do

   2. to be difficult to understand

   3. to be wonderful, be extraordinary

      1. marvellous (participle)

2. (Piel) to separate (an offering)

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to do extraordinary or hard or difficult thing

   2. to make wonderful, do wondrously

4. (Hithpael) to show oneself wonderful or marvellous