Elkoshite = "God the ensnarer"

1. a native and/or descendant of Elkosh (location unknown)

vision

1. vision (in ecstatic state)

2. vision (in night)

3. vision, oracle, prophecy (divine communication)

4. vision (as title of book of prophecy)

load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting

1. load, burden

2. lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up

3. bearing, carrying

4. tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne

utterance, oracle, burden

1. Massa = "burden"

a son of Ishmael

Nahum = "comfort"

1. the Elkoshite, prophet who predicted the fall and destruction of Nineveh; writer of the book by his name; personal history and situation unknown

Nineveh = "abode of Ninus"

1. capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon

book

missive, document, writing, book

1. missive

   1. letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree

2. legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign

3. book, scroll

   1. book of prophecies

   2. genealogical register

   3. law-book

   4. book (of poems)

   5. book (of kings)

   6. books of the canon, scripture

   7. record book (of God)

4. book-learning, writing

   1. be able to read (after verb 'to know')