Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"

1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time

2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings

3. son of Gideon by a concubine

4. priest, son of Abiathar

brother

1. brother of same parents

2. half-brother (same father)

3. relative, kinship, same tribe

4. each to the other (reciprocal relationship)

5. (fig.) of resemblance

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

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

to go in, enter, come, go, come in

1. (Qal)

   1. to enter, come in

   2. to come

      1. to come with

      2. to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)

      3. to come to pass

   3. to attain to

   4. to be enumerated

   5. to go

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to lead in

   2. to carry in

   3. to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon

   4. to bring to pass

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be brought, brought in

   2. to be introduced, be put

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

owner, husband, lord

1. owner

2. a husband

3. citizens, inhabitants

4. rulers, lords

5. (noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)

6. lord (used of foreign gods)

blood

1. of wine (fig.)

to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand

1. (Qal)

   1. to kill, slay

   2. to destroy, ruin

2. (Niphal) to be killed

3. (Pual) to be killed, be slain

to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore

1. (Qal)

   1. to be strong, grow strong

      1. to prevail, prevail upon

      2. to be firm, be caught fast, be secure

      3. to press, be urgent

      4. to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)

      5. to be severe, be grievous

   2. to strengthen

2. (Piel)

   1. to make strong

   2. to restore to strength, give strength

   3. to strengthen, sustain, encourage

   4. to make strong, make bold, encourage

   5. to make firm

   6. to make rigid, make hard

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to make strong, strengthen

   2. to make firm

   3. to display strength

   4. to make severe

   5. to support

   6. to repair

   7. to prevail, prevail upon

   8. to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support

   9. to hold, contain

4. (Hithpael)

   1. to strengthen oneself

   2. to put forth strength, use one's strength

   3. to withstand

   4. to hold strongly with

violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice

hand

1. hand (of man)

2. strength, power (fig.)

3. side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)

4. (various special, technical senses)

   1. sign, monument

   2. part, fractional part, share

   3. time, repetition

   4. axle-trees, axle

   5. stays, support (for laver)

   6. tenons (in tabernacle)

   7. a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)

   8. wrists

Jerubbaal = "let Baal contend"

1. name given to Gideon by his father when he destroyed the altar of Baal

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

seventy

to put, place, set, appoint, make

1. (Qal)

   1. to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on

   2. to set, direct, direct toward

      1. to extend (compassion) (fig)

   3. to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix

   4. to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix

   5. to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give

2. (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign

3. (Hophal) to be set

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