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.)

Ashbea = "I shall make to swear"

1. the patriarch of a family of Judah

byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt

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

Judah = "praised"

1. the son of Jacob by Leah

2. the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

3. the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

4. the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

5. a Levite in Ezra's time

6. an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7. a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

8. a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Lecah = "journey"

1. a town in Judah; site unknown

Laadah = "order"

1. son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

Mareshah = "crest of a hill"

1. one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah

clan, family

1. clan

   1. family

   2. tribe

   3. people, nation

2. guild

3. species, kind

4. aristocrats

labour, service

1. labour, work

2. labour (of servant or slave)

3. labour, service (of captives or subjects)

4. service (of God)

Er = "awake"

1. the eldest son of Judah

2. son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

Shelah = "a petition"

1. the youngest son of Judah