father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

ground, land

1. ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)

2. piece of ground, a specific plot of land

3. earth substance (for building or constructing)

4. ground as earth's visible surface

5. land, territory, country

6. whole inhabited earth

7. city in Naphtali

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

to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

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

you (second pers. sing. masc.)

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

unripe grapes, sour grapes

this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such

1. (alone)

   1. this one

   2. this...that, the one...the other, another

2. (appos to subst)

   1. this

3. (as predicate)

   1. this, such

4. (enclitically)

   1. then

   2. who, whom

   3. how now, what now

   4. what now

   5. wherefore now

   6. behold here

   7. just now

   8. now, now already

5. (poetry)

   1. wherein, which, those who

6. (with prefixes)

   1. in this (place) here, then

   2. on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter

   3. thus and thus

   4. as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus

   5. from here, hence, on one side...on the other side

   6. on this account

   7. in spite of this, which, whence, how

Israel = "God prevails"

1. the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2. the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

   1. the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

   2. the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

   3. the name of the nation after the return from exile

what, how, of what kind

1. (interrogative)

   1. what?

   2. of what kind

   3. what? (rhetorical)

   4. whatsoever, whatever, what

2. (adverb)

   1. how, how now

   2. why

   3. how! (exclamation)

3. (with preposition)

   1. wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?

   2. because of what?

   3. the like of what?

      1. how much?, how many?, how often?

      2. for how long?

   4. for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?

   5. until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?

      indefinite pronoun

anything, aught, what may

to represent, liken, be like

1. (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar

2. (Hiphil) to compare

3. (Hithpael) to become like

to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry

1. (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb

2. (Piel) to make a parable

   1. maker of parables (participle)

proverb, parable

1. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

2. byword

3. similitude, parable

4. poem

5. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

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

to be blunt, be dull

1. (Qal) to be blunt, be dull

2. (Piel) to be blunt

tooth, ivory

1. tooth

   1. of man, lex talionis, beast

2. tooth, tine (of fork)

3. ivory

   1. as material

   2. of commerce

4. sharp pointed rock