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To roll up or wind together tightly (as a weaver rolls finished cloth)

Shuddering horror or dread, trembling anguish that causes the skin to quiver

Arrow-snake (possibly) or owl; creature symbolizing desolation in ruined places

Cassia, an aromatic bark similar to cinnamon used in perfumes and sacred oil

Qetsiah ('cassia'), name of Job's second daughter born after his restoration

Qetsits, a Benjamite town possibly meaning 'end' or 'extremity'

To scrape off (plaster from leprous house walls)

Set in corners or cornered (describing small courts within the temple complex)

To become angry or wrathful (Aramaic)

Wrath or anger, specifically divine wrath (Aramaic)

Splinter, chip, or twig; something small and helpless floating on water

Splintering, breaking into fragments; state of being broken to pieces

To cut down or chop off (branches of a tree) - Aramaic

Shortness (of breath/spirit), impatience resulting from oppression or distress

Cold (as opposite of heat in seasonal cycles)

War, warfare, or battle (Aramaic)

Chance occurrence or accident, specifically nocturnal emission rendering one ceremonially unclean

Proclamation, message, or public announcement to be declared

Qiriath-Huzoth, a Moabite town meaning 'city of streets/outsides' where Balak sacrificed

Qarnaim, a city in Bashan conquered by Israel, possibly meaning 'two horns'

Biting insect, possibly gadfly or hornet; symbol of destructive foreign invader

Haqqarqaa (the Karkaa), place on Judah's southern border near Kadesh

Qarqor, location east of Jordan where Gideon defeated Zebah and Zalmunna

Qartah, Levitical city in Zebulun, site unknown

Qartan, Levitical city in Naphtali, parallel to Qiriath-Haim elsewhere

Cucumbers, a vegetable the Israelites craved in the wilderness

A rare Aramaic-form variant of 'bow' appearing once in Psalm 60, possibly with wordplay on 'truth'

Truth, certainty; an Aramaic loanword appearing in Proverbs 22:21 in a context emphasizing reliable words

Stubbornness, obstinacy; describes the hardened attitude of Israel's ancestors in Deuteronomy 9:27

Bowman, archer; a term for one skilled in shooting arrows, appearing in Genesis 21:20 about Ishmael

Red kite or similar bird of prey; forbidden as unclean food in Deuteronomy's dietary laws

See; an unusual imperative form in Job 10:15, textually uncertain and possibly requiring emendation

In vision; describes the prophetic state in Isaiah 28:7 where priests reel in their prophetic visions

The seer; likely a personal name or title in 1 Chronicles 2:52, though text and interpretation are uncertain

Reumah; the name of Nahor's concubine in Genesis 22:24, mother of four sons

Like a mirror; describes the sky's appearance in Job 37:18, hard and reflective like cast metal

She will be raised; describes Jerusalem's elevation in Zechariah 14:10, possibly a variant of the common root 'to be high'

Rosh; listed as one of Benjamin's sons in Genesis 46:21, though absent from other genealogical lists

Your beginnings; refers to earlier times or former states in Ezekiel 36:11, used to compare past and future blessings

top, summit; specifically the topmost or crowning stone of a structure

The first; an unusual feminine form in Jeremiah 25:1 likely requiring textual correction to standard spelling

From his head-place; refers to the position at the head where one sleeps, appearing in 1 Samuel 26:12

[Ketiv reading]; a textual variant in Isaiah 9:7, part of the phrase about endless increase of government

I have spread; describes laying out decorative coverings on a bed, used in Proverbs 7:16

Shooter, archer; describes one who shoots arrows, used in Genesis 21:20 about Ishmael becoming an archer

Rabbith; a town allotted to Issachar in Joshua 19:20, location identified with modern Raba

My lying down; refers to reclining for rest or sleep, used in Psalm 139:3 about God's knowledge of all postures

They provoked to anger; describes how Israel's ancestors angered God, leading to Babylonian exile (Ezra 5:12)

Rage, fury; describes King Nebuchadnezzar's intense anger in Daniel 3:13 when defied by the three friends

Trembling, quaking; describes the anxious, fearful heart promised as covenant curse in Deuteronomy 28:65