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

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

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

to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant

1. (Qal)

   1. to cut off

      1. to cut off a body part, behead

   2. to cut down

   3. to hew

   4. to cut or make a covenant

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be cut off

   2. to be cut down

   3. to be chewed

   4. to be cut off, fail

3. (Pual)

   1. to be cut off

   2. to be cut down

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cut off

   2. to cut off, destroy

   3. to cut down, destroy

   4. to take away

   5. to permit to perish

5. (Hophal) cut off

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

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

narrow, tight

straits, distress

adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor

hard pebble, flint

to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound

1. (Qal)

   1. to bind, tie up, shut up

   2. to be scant, be cramped, be in straits

2. (Pual) to be bound, be tied up

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon

   2. to suffer distress

to show hostility toward, vex

1. (Qal)

   1. to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass

   2. vexer, harasser (participle)

to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous

1. (Piel)

   1. to be jealous of

   2. to be envious of

   3. to be zealous for

   4. to excite to jealous anger

2. (Hiphil) to provoke to jealous anger, cause jealousy

ardour, zeal, jealousy

1. ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband)

   1. sexual passion

2. ardour of zeal (of religious zeal)

   1. of men for God

   2. of men for the house of God

   3. of God for his people

3. ardour of anger

   1. of men against adversaries

   2. of God against men

4. envy (of man)

5. jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God)