Ahab = "father's brother"

1. king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel

2. false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah

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

Gilead = "rocky region"

1. a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead

2. a city (with prefix 'Jabesh')

3. the people of the region

   proper masculine noun

4. son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh

5. father of Jephthah

6. a Gadite

this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such

1. (alone)

   1. this one

   2. this...that, the one...the other, another

2. (appos to subst)

   1. this

3. (as predicate)

   1. this, such

4. (enclitically)

   1. then

   2. who, whom

   3. how now, what now

   4. what now

   5. wherefore now

   6. behold here

   7. just now

   8. now, now already

5. (poetry)

   1. wherein, which, those who

6. (with prefixes)

   1. in this (place) here, then

   2. on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter

   3. thus and thus

   4. as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus

   5. from here, hence, on one side...on the other side

   6. on this account

   7. in spite of this, which, whence, how

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1. the proper name of the one true God

   1. unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136

thus, here, in this manner

1. thus, so

2. here, here and there

3. until now, until now...until then, meanwhile

who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

to fall, lie, be cast down, fail

1. (Qal)

   1. to fall

   2. to fall (of violent death)

   3. to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before

   4. to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to , go away to, fall into the hand of

   5. to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result

   6. to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to

   7. to lie, lie prostrate

2. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate

   2. to overthrow

   3. to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot

   4. to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)

   5. to cause to fall

3. (Hithpael)

   1. to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon

   2. to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself

4. (Pilel) to fall

to go up, ascend, climb

1. (Qal)

   1. to go up, ascend

   2. to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat

   3. to go up, come up (of animals)

   4. to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)

   5. to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)

   6. to come up (before God)

   7. to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)

   8. to excel, be superior to

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away

   2. to take oneself away

   3. to be exalted

3. (Hiphil)

   1. to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up

   2. to bring up, bring against, take away

   3. to bring up, draw up, train

   4. to cause to ascend

   5. to rouse, stir up (mentally)

   6. to offer, bring up (of gifts)

   7. to exalt

   8. to cause to ascend, offer

4. (Hophal)

   1. to be carried away, be led up

   2. to be taken up into, be inserted in

   3. to be offered

5. (Hithpael) to lift oneself

to be spacious, be open, be wide

1. (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide

2. (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open

to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade

1. (Qal)

   1. to be open-minded, be simple, be naive

   2. to be enticed, be deceived

2. (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible

3. (Piel)

   1. to persuade, seduce

   2. to deceive

4. (Pual)

   1. to be persuaded

   2. to be deceived

Ramoth = "heights"

1. an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

   proper locative noun

2. Ramoth-gilead - a place in Gilead

   1. site dubious