father of an individual

of God as father of his people

head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan

ancestor

1. grandfather, forefathers — of person

2. of people

originator or patron of a class, profession, or art

of producer, generator (fig.)

of benevolence and protection (fig.)

term of respect and honour

ruler or chief (spec.)

Abraham = "father of a multitude" or "chief of multitude"

1. friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

(plural)

1. rulers, judges

2. divine ones

3. angels

4. gods

(plural intensive - singular meaning)

1. god, goddess

2. godlike one

3. works or special possessions of God

4. the (true) God

5. God

between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter"

1. son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel

Isaac = "he laughs"

1. son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau

Nahor = "snorting"

1. son of Serug, father of Terah, and grandfather of Abraham

2. son of Terah and brother of Abraham

terror, dread

1. dread

2. object of dread

to swear, adjure

1. (Qal) sworn (participle)

2. (Niphal)

   1. to swear, take an oath

   2. to swear (of Jehovah by Himself)

   3. to curse

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to take an oath

   2. to adjure

to judge, govern, vindicate, punish

1. (Qal)

   1. to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man)

      1. to rule, govern, judge

   2. to decide controversy (of God, man)

   3. to execute judgment

      1. discriminating (of man)

      2. vindicating

      3. condemning and punishing

      4. at theophanic advent for final judgment

2. (Niphal)

   1. to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together

   2. to be judged

3. (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)