mother

1. of humans

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

3. of animals

point of departure or division

Asa = "healer: injurious (?)"

1. king of Judah, son of Abijam, father of Jehoshaphat

2. a Levite

(relative part.)

1. which, who

2. that which

(conj)

1. that (in obj clause)

2. when

3. since

4. as

5. conditional if

Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"

1. a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images

   1. the goddess, goddesses

   2. her images

   3. sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

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

queen, lady

queen-mother

also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1. also, moreover (giving emphasis)

2. neither, neither...nor (with negative)

3. even (for stress)

4. indeed, yea (introducing climax)

5. also (of correspondence or retribution)

6. but, yet, though (adversative)

7. even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

(TWOT) again, alike

to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant

1. (Qal)

   1. to cut off

      1. to cut off a body part, behead

   2. to cut down

   3. to hew

   4. to cut or make a covenant

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be cut off

   2. to be cut down

   3. to be chewed

   4. to be cut off, fail

3. (Pual)

   1. to be cut off

   2. to be cut down

4. (Hiphil)

   1. to cut off

   2. to cut off, destroy

   3. to cut down, destroy

   4. to take away

   5. to permit to perish

5. (Hophal) cut off

Maachah = "oppression"

1. father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon's reign

2. father of Hanan, one of David's mighty warriors

3. a Simeonite, father of Shephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David

4. son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

   proper feminine noun

5. daughter of king Talmai of Geshur, wife or David, and mother of Absalom

6. daughter of Absalom, wife of king Rehoboam of Judah, and mother of king Abijam of Judah

7. concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron

8. wife of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh

9. wife of Jehiel, father of Gibeon

   proper noun

Maachathites = "pressure (literally she has pressed)"

1. a mercenary people hired to fight David

horrid thing, horrible thing

torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley

1. torrent

2. torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)

3. shaft (of mine)

palm-tree

1. meaning dubious

to turn aside, depart

1. (Qal)

   1. to turn aside, turn in unto

   2. to depart, depart from way, avoid

   3. to be removed

   4. to come to an end

2. (Polel) to turn aside

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

   2. to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

4. (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

to do, fashion, accomplish, make

1. (Qal)

   1. to do, work, make, produce

      1. to do

      2. to work

      3. to deal (with)

      4. to act, act with effect, effect

   2. to make

      1. to make

      2. to produce

      3. to prepare

      4. to make (an offering)

      5. to attend to, put in order

      6. to observe, celebrate

      7. to acquire (property)

      8. to appoint, ordain, institute

      9. to bring about

      10. to use

      11. to spend, pass

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be done

   2. to be made

   3. to be produced

   4. to be offered

   5. to be observed

   6. to be used

3. (Pual) to be made

(Piel) to press, squeeze

Kidron = "dark"

1. a stream east of Jerusalem

to burn

1. (Qal) to burn

2. (Niphal) to be burned

3. (Piel) burner, burning (participle)

4. (Pual) to be burnt up, be burned