Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace"

1. father-in-law of Rehoboam

2. third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father - David

(Qal) enemy

1. personal

2. national

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

land, earth

1. earth

   1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)

   2. earth (as opposed to heaven)

   3. earth (inhabitants)

2. land

   1. country, territory

   2. district, region

   3. tribal territory

   4. piece of ground

   5. land of Canaan, Israel

   6. inhabitants of land

   7. Sheol, land without return, (under) world

   8. city (-state)

3. ground, surface of the earth

   1. ground

   2. soil

4. (in phrases)

   1. people of the land

   2. space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

   3. level or plain country

   4. land of the living

   5. end(s) of the earth

5. (almost wholly late in usage)

   1. lands, countries

      1. often in contrast to Canaan

to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away

1. (Qal)

   1. to go, pass through

   2. to flee

   3. to hasten, come quickly

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to pass through

   2. to cause to flee, put to flight

   3. to drive away

to judge, contend, plead

1. (Qal)

   1. to act as judge, minister judgment

   2. to plead a cause

   3. to execute judgment, requite, vindicate

   4. to govern

   5. to contend, strive

2. (Niphal) to be at strife, quarrel

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)

to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1. (Qal)

   1. —

      1. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

      2. to come about, come to pass

   2. to come into being, become

      1. to arise, appear, come

      2. to become

         1. to become

         2. to become like

         3. to be instituted, be established

   3. to be

      1. to exist, be in existence

      2. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

      3. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

      4. to accompany, be with

2. (Niphal)

   1. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

   2. to be done, be finished, be gone

Israel = "God prevails"

1. the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2. the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

   1. the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

   2. the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

   3. the name of the nation after the return from exile

all, the whole

1. all, the whole of

2. any, each, every, anything

3. totality, everything

palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

1. palm, hollow or flat of the hand

2. power

3. sole (of the foot)

4. hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects

   1. of thigh-joint

   2. pan, vessel (as hollow)

   3. hollow (of sling)

   4. hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)

   5. handles (as bent)

to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered

1. (Niphal)

   1. to slip away

   2. to escape

   3. to be delivered

2. (Piel)

   1. to lay, let slip out (of eggs)

   2. to let escape

   3. to deliver, save (life)

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to give birth to

   2. to deliver

4. (Hithpael)

   1. to slip forth, slip out, escape

   2. to escape

king

from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1. from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

2. out of

   1. (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

   2. (of material from which something is made)

   3. (of source or origin)

3. out of, some of, from (partitively)

4. from, since, after (of time)

5. than, more than (in comparison)

6. from...even to, both...and, either...or

7. than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

8. from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

   conjunction

that

to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder

1. (Niphal)

   1. to tear oneself away, deliver oneself

   2. to be torn out or away, be delivered

2. (Piel)

   1. to strip off, spoil

   2. to deliver

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to take away, snatch away

   2. to rescue, recover

   3. to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)

   4. to deliver from sin and guilt

4. (Hophal) to be plucked out

5. (Hithpael) to strip oneself

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

nation, people

1. people, nation

2. persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

kinsman, kindred

now

1. now

2. in phrases

Philistine = "immigrants"

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

rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe

1. rod, staff

2. shaft (of spear, dart)

3. club (of shepherd's implement)

4. truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)

5. clan, tribe