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.)

stone (large or small)

1. common stone (in natural state)

2. stone, as material

   1. of tablets

   2. marble, hewn stones

3. precious stones, stones of fire

4. stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon

5. weight

6. plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal

7. stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice

8. sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines

9. (simile)

   1. sinking in water, motionlessness

   2. strength, firmness, solidity

   3. commonness

10. (metaph)

    1. petrified with terror

    2. perverse, hard heart

brother

1. brother of same parents

2. half-brother (same father)

3. relative, kinship, same tribe

4. each to the other (reciprocal relationship)

5. (fig.) of resemblance

one (number)

1. one (number)

2. each, every

3. a certain

4. an (indefinite article)

5. only, once, once for all

6. one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one

7. first

8. eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

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)

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

house

1. house, dwelling habitation

2. shelter or abode of animals

3. human bodies (fig.)

4. of Sheol

5. of abode of light and darkness

6. of land of Ephraim

place

receptacle

home, house as containing a family

household, family

1. those belonging to the same household

2. family of descendants, descendants as organized body

household affairs

inwards (metaph.)

(TWOT) temple

on the inside

within

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

to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand

1. (Qal)

   1. to kill, slay

   2. to destroy, ruin

2. (Niphal) to be killed

3. (Pual) to be killed, be slain

to withdraw, hide

1. (Niphal) to hide oneself

2. (Pual) to be forced into hiding

3. (Hiphil) to hide

4. (Hophal) to be hidden

5. (Hithpael)

   1. to hide oneself, draw back

   2. to draw together, thicken, harden

Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect"

1. son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel

2. son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah

3. youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers

Jerubbaal = "let Baal contend"

1. name given to Gideon by his father when he destroyed the altar of Baal

to be left over, remain, remain over, leave

1. (Qal) remainder (participle)

2. (Niphal) to be left over, remain over, be left behind

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to leave over, leave

   2. to save over, preserve alive

   3. to excel, show pre-eminence

   4. to show excess, have more than enough, have an excess

that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1. that

   1. yea, indeed

2. when (of time)

   1. when, if, though (with a concessive force)

3. because, since (causal connection)

4. but (after negative)

5. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

6. but rather, but

7. except that

8. only, nevertheless

9. surely

10. that is

11. but if

12. for though

13. forasmuch as, for therefore

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Ophrah = "fawn"

1. a Judaite, son of Meonothai

   proper locative noun

2. a town of Benjamin approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Bethel

3. a place in Manasseh, native place of Gideon; probably located close to Shechem

young, small, insignificant, unimportant

1. small

2. insignificant

3. young

4. unimportant

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