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

Arumah = "I shall be exalted"

1. a place near Shechem, home of Abimelech

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

Gaal = "loathing"

1. son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech

to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up

1. (Qal) to thrust out, cast out

2. (Niphal) to be driven away, be tossed

3. (Piel) to drive out, drive away

4. (Pual) to be thrust out

Zebul = "exalted"

1. chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites

to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1. (Qal)

   1. to sit, sit down

   2. to be set

   3. to remain, stay

   4. to dwell, have one's abode

2. (Niphal) to be inhabited

3. (Piel) to set, place

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to sit

   2. to cause to abide, set

   3. to cause to dwell

   4. to cause (cities) to be inhabited

   5. to marry (give an dwelling to)

5. (Hophal)

   1. to be inhabited

   2. to make to dwell

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