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

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 support, confirm, be faithful

1. (Qal)

   1. to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish

      1. foster-father (subst.)

      2. foster-mother, nurse

      3. pillars, supporters of the door

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm

      1. to be carried by a nurse

      2. made firm, sure, lasting

      3. confirmed, established, sure

      4. verified, confirmed

      5. reliable, faithful, trusty

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in

      1. stand firm

      2. trust, believe

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

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

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

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

son-in-law, daughter's husband, bridegroom, husband

to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured

1. (Qal)

   1. to be heavy

   2. to be heavy, be insensible, be dull

   3. to be honoured

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant

   2. to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory

3. (Piel)

   1. to make heavy, make dull, make insensible

   2. to make honourable, honour, glorify

4. (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to make heavy

   2. to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive

   3. to cause to be honoured

6. (Hithpael)

   1. to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous

   2. to honour oneself

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

king

subjects, body of subjects, bodyguard, listeners, obedient ones

1. bodyguard

2. subjects

to turn aside, depart

1. (Qal)

   1. to turn aside, turn in unto

   2. to depart, depart from way, avoid

   3. to be removed

   4. to come to an end

2. (Polel) to turn aside

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

   2. to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

4. (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

slave, servant

1. slave, servant, man-servant

2. subjects

3. servants, worshippers (of God)

4. servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc)

5. servant (of Israel)

6. servant (as form of address between equals)

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