Abishag = "my father is a wanderer"

1. David's beautiful young nurse

Abiathar = "my father is great"

1. priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah

Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"

1. fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne

2. Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law

3. a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

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

mother

1. of humans

2. of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)

3. of animals

point of departure or division

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

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

you (second pers. sing. masc.)

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

great

1. large (in magnitude and extent)

2. in number

3. in intensity

4. loud (in sound)

5. older (in age)

6. in importance

   1. important things

   2. great, distinguished (of men)

   3. God Himself (of God)

      substantive

7. great things

8. haughty things

9. greatness

   proper masculine noun

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)

Joab = "Jehovah is father"

1. son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army

2. a Judaite descendant of Kenaz

3. a post exilic family

priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

2. pagan priests

3. priests of Jehovah

4. Levitical priests

5. Zadokite priests

6. Aaronic priests

7. the high priest

that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1. that

   1. yea, indeed

2. when (of time)

   1. when, if, though (with a concessive force)

3. because, since (causal connection)

4. but (after negative)

5. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

6. but rather, but

7. except that

8. only, nevertheless

9. surely

10. that is

11. but if

12. for though

13. forasmuch as, for therefore

what, how, of what kind

1. (interrogative)

   1. what?

   2. of what kind

   3. what? (rhetorical)

   4. whatsoever, whatever, what

2. (adverb)

   1. how, how now

   2. why

   3. how! (exclamation)

3. (with preposition)

   1. wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?

   2. because of what?

   3. the like of what?

      1. how much?, how many?, how often?

      2. for how long?

   4. for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?

   5. until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?

      indefinite pronoun

anything, aught, what may

kingship, royalty, kingly office

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 answer, respond, testify, speak, shout

1. (Qal)

   1. to answer, respond to

   2. to testify, respond as a witness

2. (Niphal)

   1. to make answer

   2. to be answered, receive answer

(Qal) to sing, utter tunefully

(Qal) to dwell

Zeruiah = "balsam"

1. sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David's army - Abishai, Joab, and Asahel

to ask, enquire, borrow, beg

1. (Qal)

   1. to ask, ask for

   2. to ask (as a favour), borrow

   3. to enquire, enquire of

   4. to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle)

   5. to seek

2. (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence

3. (Piel)

   1. to enquire, enquire carefully

   2. to beg, practise beggary

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to be given on request

   2. to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to

Shunammite = see Shunen "double resting place"

1. an inhabitant of Shunem

Solomon = "peace"

1. son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs