Ishbosheth = "man of shame"

1. surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom

to, toward, unto (of motion)

into (limit is actually entered)

1. in among

toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

in addition to, to

concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

according to (rule or standard)

at, by, against (of one's presence)

in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

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

to betroth, engage

1. (Piel) to betroth (man or woman)

2. (Pual) to be betrothed

woman, wife, female

1. woman (opposite of man)

2. wife (woman married to a man)

3. female (of animals)

4. each, every (pronoun)

(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

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

David = "beloved"

1. youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

hundred

1. as simple number

2. as part of larger number

3. as a fraction - one one-hundredth (1/100)

Michal = "who is like God"

1. daughter of king Saul, sister of Jonathan, wife of king David, and mother of five; given to David as wife for the bride price of 100 Philistine foreskins; while still married to David, her father gave her in marriage to another, Phaltiel; at the death of Saul, David forced her to return

messenger, representative

1. messenger

2. angel

3. the theophanic angel

to give, put, set

1. (Qal)

   1. to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend

   2. to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate

   3. to make, constitute

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned

   2. to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted

3. (Hophal)

   1. to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up

   2. to be put upon

foreskin, uncircumcised

Philistine = "immigrants"

1. an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

Saul or Shaul = "desired"

1. a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel

2. an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah

3. a son of Simeon

4. a Levite, son of Uzziah

to send, send away, let go, stretch out

1. (Qal)

   1. to send

   2. to stretch out, extend, direct

   3. to send away

   4. to let loose

2. (Niphal) to be sent

3. (Piel)

   1. to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out

   2. to let go, set free

   3. to shoot forth (of branches)

   4. to let down

   5. to shoot

4. (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled

5. (Hiphil) to send