grasp, take hold, seize, take possession

1. (Qal) to grasp, take hold of

2. (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled

3. (Piel) to enclose, overlay

4. (Hophal) fastened

(plural)

1. rulers, judges

2. divine ones

3. angels

4. gods

(plural intensive - singular meaning)

1. god, goddess

2. godlike one

3. works or special possessions of God

4. the (true) God

5. God

in silence, silent

man, mortal man, person, mankind

1. of an individual

2. men (collective)

3. man, mankind

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

Gath = "winepress"

1. one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

to be gracious, show favour, pity

1. (Qal) to show favour, be gracious

2. (Niphal) to be pitied

3. (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious

4. (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on

5. (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration

6. (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour

to be loathsome

day, time, year

1. day (as opposed to night)

2. day (24 hour period)

   1. as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

   2. as a division of time

      1. a working day, a day's journey

3. days, lifetime (pl.)

4. time, period (general)

5. year

6. temporal references

   1. today

   2. yesterday

   3. tomorrow

dove, pigeon

Jonath-elem-recho-kim = "the silent dove of far-off places"

1. meaning uncertain

   1. probably name of melody

   2. only used in title of PS 56

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

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

to fight, do battle, make war

1. (Qal) to fight, do battle

2. (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war

(Qal) to eat, use as food

to squeeze, press, oppress

1. (Qal)

   1. to squeeze, press

   2. to oppress

2. (Niphal) to squeeze oneself

michtam

1. a technical term found in psalm titles

2. meaning uncertain

to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring

1. (Niphal) enduring (participle)

2. (Piel) to act as overseer or superintendent or director or chief

upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1. upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

2. above, beyond, over (of excess)

3. above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

4. upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

5. over (of suspension or extension)

6. by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

7. down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

8. to (as a dative)

   conjunction

because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Philistine = "immigrants"

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

remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones

1. of distance, time

   masculine noun

distance

1. from a distance (with prep)

to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily

1. (Qal)

   1. to gasp, pant after, snuff up

   2. to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for

   3. to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals)(fig)

to crush, trample, trample upon

1. (Qal) to trample upon, crush