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.)

period, generation, habitation, dwelling

1. period, age, generation (period of time)

2. generation (those living during a period)

3. generation (characterised by quality, condition, class of men)

4. dwelling-place, habitation

a search, investigation, searching, enquiry, thing to be searched out

to be firm, be stable, be established

1. (Niphal)

   1. to be set up, be established, be fixed

      1. to be firmly established

      2. to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring

      3. to be fixed, be securely determined

   2. to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense)

   3. to prepare, be ready

   4. to be prepared, be arranged, be settled

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm

   2. to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish

   3. to direct toward (moral sense)

   4. to arrange, order

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be established, be fastened

   2. to be prepared, be ready

4. (Polel)

   1. to set up, establish

   2. to constitute, make

   3. to fix

   4. to direct

5. (Pulal) to be established, be prepared

6. (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

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

I (we) pray, now, please

1. used in entreaty or exhortation

first, primary, former

1. former (of time)

   1. ancestors

   2. former things

2. foremost (of location)

3. first (in time)

4. first, chief (in degree)

   adverb

first, before, formerly, at first

to ask, enquire, borrow, beg

1. (Qal)

   1. to ask, ask for

   2. to ask (as a favour), borrow

   3. to enquire, enquire of

   4. to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)

   5. to seek

2. (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence

3. (Piel)

   1. to enquire, enquire carefully

   2. to beg, practise beggary

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to be given on request

   2. to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to