stone (large or small)

1. common stone (in natural state)

2. stone, as material

   1. of tablets

   2. marble, hewn stones

3. precious stones, stones of fire

4. stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon

5. weight

6. plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal

7. stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice

8. sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines

9. (simile)

   1. sinking in water, motionlessness

   2. strength, firmness, solidity

   3. commonness

10. (metaph)

    1. petrified with terror

    2. perverse, hard heart

emptiness, void, waste

great owl, eared owl

1. an unclean animal

to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir

1. (Qal)

   1. to take possession of

   2. to inherit

   3. to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor

2. (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty

3. (Piel) to devour

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to possess or inherit

   2. to cause others to possess or inherit

   3. to impoverish

   4. to dispossess

   5. to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow

1. (Qal)

   1. to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer

   2. to spread out, pitch (tent)

   3. to bend, turn, incline

      1. to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down

      2. to bend, bow

      3. to hold out, extend (fig.)

2. (Niphal) to be stretched out

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to stretch out

   2. to spread out

   3. to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away

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

raven

a ceremonially unclean bird

1. perhaps pelican or cormorant

2. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

cord, line, measuring-line

1. cord

2. measuring-line

(BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless

porcupine, hedgehog

1. a shrinking animal

to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside

1. (Qal)

   1. to settle down to abide

   2. to abide, dwell, reside

2. (Piel)

   1. to make settle down, establish

   2. to make or cause to dwell

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix

   2. to cause to dwell or abide

formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness

1. formlessness (of primeval earth)

   1. nothingness, empty space

2. that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig)

3. wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places)

4. place of chaos

5. vanity