cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Dt 3.11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40.5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

Amaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"

1. a king of Judah, son Joash, father of Azariah

2. a priest of Bethel under Jeroboam II

3. father of Joshah, of the tribe of Simeon

4. a Levite tabernacle singer in David's day

Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

1. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh

2. the tribe, Ephraim

3. the mountain country of Ephraim

4. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)

5. a city near Baal-hazor

6. a chief gate of Jerusalem

four

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

Beth-shemesh = "house of the sun" or "sun-temple"

1. a town in southwest Judah

2. a town in Naphtali

3. a town in Issachar

4. a town in Egypt

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

wall

Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has seized"

1. a king of Judah and son of Josiah

2. a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and son of Jehu

3. a king of Judah and son of Jehoram (Ahaziah)

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

Joash = "given by the Lord"

1. son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah

2. son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel

3. father of Gideon

4. a son of king Ahab

5. a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim

6. son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag

Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"

1. the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

Israel = "God prevails"

1. the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2. the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

   1. the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

   2. the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

   3. the name of the nation after the return from exile

hundred

1. as simple number

2. as part of larger number

3. as a fraction - one one-hundredth (1/100)

king

as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as

1. of space

   1. as far as, up to, even to

2. in combination

   1. from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)

3. of time

   1. even to, until, unto, till, during, end

4. of degree

   1. even to, to the degree of, even like

      conjunction

until, while, to the point that, so that even

to turn

1. (Qal)

   1. to turn toward or from or away

   2. to turn and do

   3. to turn, decline (of day)

   4. to turn toward, approach (of evening)

   5. to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for

2. (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to turn

   2. to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back

4. (Hophal) to be turned back

to break through or down or over, burst, breach

1. (Qal)

   1. to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure)

   2. to break through or down, make a breach in

   3. to break into

   4. to break open

   5. to break up, break in pieces

   6. to break out (violently) upon

   7. to break over (limits), increase

   8. to use violence

   9. to burst open

   10. to spread, distribute

2. (Niphal) to be broken through

3. (Pual) to be broken down

4. (Hithpael) to break away

gate

1. gate (of entrance)

2. gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)

   1. city, town

3. gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)

4. heaven

to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield

1. (Qal)

   1. to lay hold of, seize, arrest, catch

   2. to grasp (in order to) wield, wield, use skilfully

2. (Niphal) to be seized, be arrested, be caught, be taken, captured

3. (Piel) to catch, grasp (with the hands)