or, rather

1. implying that the latter choice is preferred

2. or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle

3. (in series) either...or, whether...or

4. if perchance

5. except, or else

whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then

Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek"

1. a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David

2. a Hittite warrior under David

after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)

1. as an adverb

   1. behind (of place)

   2. afterwards (of time)

2. as a preposition

   1. behind, after (of place)

   2. after (of time)

   3. besides

3. as a conjunction

   1. after that

4. as a substantive

   1. hinder part

5. with other prepositions

   1. from behind

   2. from following after

another, other, following

1. following, further

2. other, different

Is there not?, Have you not?

Elah = "An oak"

1. an Edomite chief

2. a king of Israel for two years, son of Baasha

3. the father of king Hoshea of Israel

4. a son of Caleb

5. son of Uzzi

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

ephod

1. priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment

   1. worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff

   2. worn by the high priest - more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold

Goliath = "splendour"

1. the Philistine giant of Gath slain by David's sling

also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1. also, moreover (giving emphasis)

2. neither, neither...nor (with negative)

3. even (for stress)

4. indeed, yea (introducing climax)

5. also (of correspondence or retribution)

6. but, yet, though (adversative)

7. even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

(TWOT) again, alike

speech, word, speaking, thing

1. speech

2. saying, utterance

3. word, words

4. business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

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

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

a removal, a putting away

except, besides, with the exception of, with removal of

except that

spear

1. spear

   1. shaft of a spear

   2. spear-head

sword, knife

1. sword

2. knife

3. tools for cutting stone

hand

1. hand (of man)

2. strength, power (fig.)

3. side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)

4. (various special, technical senses)

   1. sign, monument

   2. part, fractional part, share

   3. time, repetition

   4. axle-trees, axle

   5. stays, support (for laver)

   6. tenons (in tabernacle)

   7. a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)

   8. wrists

being, existence, substance, there is or are

1. substance

2. existence

3. there is or are

priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

2. pagan priests

3. priests of Jehovah

4. Levitical priests

5. Zadokite priests

6. Aaronic priests

7. the high priest

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

article, vessel, implement, utensil

1. article, object (general)

2. utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel

   1. implement (of hunting or war)

   2. implement (of music)

   3. implement, tool (of labour)

   4. equipment, yoke (of oxen)

   5. utensils, furniture

3. vessel, receptacle (general)

4. vessels (boats) of paper-reed

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

to wrap closely or tightly, enwrap, envelop

1. (Qal) to wrap tightly

2. (Hiphil) to envelop, wrap

to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away

1. (Qal)

   1. to take, take in the hand

   2. to take and carry along

   3. to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away

   4. to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept

   5. to take up or upon, put upon

   6. to fetch

   7. to take, lead, conduct

   8. to take, capture, seize

   9. to take, carry off

   10. to take (vengeance)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be captured

   2. to be taken away, be removed

   3. to be taken, brought unto

3. (Pual)

   1. to be taken from or out of

   2. to be stolen from

   3. to be taken captive

   4. to be taken away, be removed

4. (Hophal)

   1. to be taken unto, be brought unto

   2. to be taken out of

   3. to be taken away

5. (Hithpael)

   1. to take hold of oneself

   2. to flash about (of lightning)

king

(Qal) to urge

1. to be urgent (participle)

to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill

1. (Niphal) to be stricken or smitten

2. (Pual) to be stricken or smitten

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust

   2. to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)

   3. to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage

   4. to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy

4. (Hophal) to be smitten

   1. to receive a blow

   2. to be wounded

   3. to be beaten

   4. to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain

   5. to be attacked and captured

   6. to be smitten (with disease)

   7. to be blighted (of plants)

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

valley, vale, lowland, open country

here, from here, hither

1. here

2. hither

Philistine = "immigrants"

1. an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

wrapper, mantle, covering garment, garments, clothes, raiment, a cloth

the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas

1. the under part

   accusative adverb

2. beneath

   preposition

3. under, beneath

   1. at the foot of (idiom)

   2. sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig)

   3. of subjection or conquest

4. what is under one, the place in which one stands

   1. in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun)

   2. in place of, instead of (in transferred sense)

   3. in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged)

      conjunction

5. instead of, instead of that

6. in return for that, because that

   in compounds

7. in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion)

8. from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath