to eat, devour, burn up, feed

1. (Qal)

   1. to eat (human subject)

   2. to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)

   3. to devour, consume (of fire)

   4. to devour, slay (of sword)

   5. to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)

   6. to devour (of oppression)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be eaten (by men)

   2. to be devoured, consumed (of fire)

   3. to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)

3. (Pual)

   1. to cause to eat, feed with

   2. to cause to devour

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to feed

   2. to cause to eat

5. (Piel)

   1. consume

citadel, palace, fortress

fire

1. fire, flames

2. supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)

3. fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)

4. altar-fire

5. God's anger (fig.)

Ben-hadad = "son of [the false god] Hadad"

1. the king of Syria, contemporary with Asa of Judah

2. the son of Hazael, also king of Syria

Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver"

1. an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 130 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem

wall

to kindle, burn, set on fire

1. (Qal) to kindle

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be kindled

   2. to be left desolate

3. (Hiphil) to set on fire, kindle