Ephraim = "double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful"

1. second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh

2. the tribe, Ephraim

3. the mountain country of Ephraim

4. sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah)

5. a city near Baal-hazor

6. a chief gate of Jerusalem

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

Galilee = "circuit, district"

1. a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem

he, she, it

1. himself (with emphasis)

2. resuming subj with emphasis

3. (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

4. (anticipating subj)

5. (emphasising predicate)

6. that, it (neuter)

   demonstrative pronoun

that (with article)

hill, mountain, hill country, mount

Hebron = "association"

1. a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar

   proper masculine noun

2. the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi

3. a descendant of Caleb

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

Naphtali = "wrestling"

1. the 6th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel

2. the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob

   n pr loc

3. the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali

to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate

1. (Qal)

   1. to be set apart, be consecrated

   2. to be hallowed

   3. consecrated, tabooed

2. (Niphal)

   1. to show oneself sacred or majestic

   2. to be honoured, be treated as sacred

   3. to be holy

3. (Piel)

   1. to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate

   2. to observe as holy, keep sacred

   3. to honour as sacred, hallow

   4. to consecrate

4. (Pual)

   1. to be consecrated

   2. consecrated, dedicated

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to set apart, devote, consecrate

   2. to regard or treat as sacred or hallow

   3. to consecrate

6. (Hithpael)

   1. to keep oneself apart or separate

   2. to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God)

   3. to be observed as holy

   4. to consecrate oneself

Kedesh = "holy place"

1. a city in the extreme south of Judah

   1. same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

2. a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites

3. a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali

4. a city of refuge in Naphtali

Kirjath-arba = "city of Arba"

1. early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron'

Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"

1. son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival

   proper locative noun

2. a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria