or, rather

1. implying that the latter choice is preferred

2. or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle

3. (in series) either...or, whether...or

4. if perchance

5. except, or else

whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then

Ahikam = "my brother has risen (arisen)"

1. son of Shaphan, an officer in Josiah's reign

2. protector of Jeremiah

3. father of Gedaliah

to, toward, unto (of motion)

into (limit is actually entered)

1. in among

toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

in addition to, to

concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

according to (rule or standard)

at, by, against (of one's presence)

in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

meal, allowance, ration

1. food

2. diet

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

with, near, together with

1. with, together with

2. with (of relationship)

3. near (of place)

4. with (poss.)

5. from...with, from (with other prep)

Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)"

1. Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

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

Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

1. a son of Jeduthun in the time of David

2. son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar

3. son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah

4. son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah

5. a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman

1. cook (who also killed the animal for food)

2. guardsmen, bodyguard

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 go, walk, come

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away

   2. to die, live, manner of life (fig.)

2. (Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1. (Qal)

   1. to sit, sit down

   2. to be set

   3. to remain, stay

   4. to dwell, have one's abode

2. (Niphal) to be inhabited

3. (Piel) to set, place

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to sit

   2. to cause to abide, set

   3. to cause to dwell

   4. to cause (cities) to be inhabited

   5. to marry (give an dwelling to)

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be inhabited

   2. to make to dwell

straight, upright, correct, right

1. straight, level

2. right, pleasing, correct

3. straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper

4. uprightness, righteous, upright

5. that which is upright (subst)

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

not, no

1. not (with verb - absolute prohibition)

2. not (with modifier - negation)

3. nothing (subst)

4. without (with particle)

5. before (of time)

king

uprising, utterance, burden, portion, uplifting

1. that which rises, uprising, uplifting, signal, rising

2. utterance, oracle

3. burden

4. portion, present, largesse, gift, contribution, offering, tribute

to give, put, set

1. (Qal)

   1. to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend

   2. to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate

   3. to make, constitute

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned

   2. to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up

   2. to be put upon

a going round, continuance

still, yet, again, besides

1. still, yet (of continuance or persistence)

2. still, yet, more (of addition or repetition)

3. again

4. still, moreover, besides

eye

1. eye

   1. of physical eye

   2. as showing mental qualities

   3. of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

spring, fountain

excitement, anguish

1. of terror

city, town (a place of waking, guarded)

1. city, town

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for

1. (Qal)

   1. to pay attention to, observe

   2. to attend to

   3. to seek, look about for

   4. to seek in vain, need, miss, lack

   5. to visit

   6. to visit upon, punish

   7. to pass in review, muster, number

   8. to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking

   2. to be visited

   3. to be visited upon

   4. to be appointed

   5. to be watched over

3. (Piel) to muster, call up

4. (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer

   2. to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit

6. (Hophal)

   1. to be visited

   2. to be deposited

   3. to be made overseer, be entrusted

7. (Hithpael) numbered

8. (Hothpael) numbered

   masculine plural abstract noun

musterings, expenses

much, many, great

1. much

2. many

3. abounding in

4. more numerous than

5. abundant, enough

6. great

7. strong

8. greater than

   adverb

9. much, exceedingly

   masculine noun

captain, chief

to return, turn back

1. (Qal)

   1. to turn back, return

      1. to turn back

      2. to return, come or go back

      3. to return unto, go back, come back

      4. of dying

      5. of human relations (fig)

      6. of spiritual relations (fig)

         1. to turn back (from God), apostatise

         2. to turn away (of God)

         3. to turn back (to God), repent

         4. turn back (from evil)

      7. of inanimate things

      8. in repetition

2. (Polel)

   1. to bring back

   2. to restore, refresh, repair (fig)

   3. to lead away (enticingly)

   4. to show turning, apostatise

3. (Pual) restored (participle)

4. (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back

   1. to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment

   2. to bring back, refresh, restore

   3. to bring back, report to, answer

   4. to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)

   5. to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse

   6. to turn away (face), turn toward

   7. to turn against

   8. to bring back to mind

   9. to show a turning away

   10. to reverse, revoke

5. (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back

6. (Pulal) brought back

to send, send away, let go, stretch out

1. (Qal)

   1. to send

   2. to stretch out, extend, direct

   3. to send away

   4. to let loose

2. (Niphal) to be sent

3. (Piel)

   1. to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out

   2. to let go, set free

   3. to shoot forth (of branches)

   4. to let down

   5. to shoot

4. (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled

5. (Hiphil) to send

rock badger, coney, the hyrax

secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah

father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judah

1. improbably the same as 2

father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

1. perhaps the same as 3

a scribe and father of Gemariah

1. perhaps the same as 2

father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekiel

1. perhaps the same as 2

midst, middle

1. midst, middle

2. into, through (after verbs of motion)

3. among (of a number of persons)

4. between (of things arranged by twos)

5. from among (as to take or separate etc)