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Elizur ('my God is a rock'), a Reubenite leader during the wilderness period.

A sheaf of harvested grain, memorably appearing in Joseph's dream and the return from exile.

Elealeh, a Moabite town near Heshbon allotted to Reuben.

Aramaic numeral 'thousand,' used in Daniel for large quantities and multitudes.

Faithfulness, trustworthiness; the quality of being reliable and steadfast.

An adverb meaning 'truly, indeed, really,' always used in rhetorical or incredulous questions.

Yesterday, last night; by extension, the recent past.

Harm, mischief, serious bodily injury; a grave misfortune befalling someone.

Assir — a personal name meaning 'prisoner,' borne by a Levitical descendant of Korah and others in Chronicles genealogies.

Wood, timber, or beam — Aramaic noun for lumber used in construction or as material for idols.

To cease, fail, or come to an end — used of resources running out, oppressors perishing, and divine mercy seemingly stopping.

To surround, encompass, or engulf — poetic verb for being encircled by waters, death, or calamities.

Young bird, chick, or nestling — the offspring of birds, used in laws of compassion and poetic imagery.

Ephrathite — a gentilicdenoting either an Ephraimite or someone from Ephrathah (Bethlehem).

To set aside, reserve, withdraw, or withhold — used of reserving blessings, setting apart spirit, and withholding pleasure.

To store up, treasure, or appoint as treasurer — used of hoarding wealth, goods, or violence, and of appointing custodians.

Ezer — a Horite chief, son of Seir, whose name may mean 'treasure' or 'covenant.'

Argob — a well-defined region in Bashan, associated with sixty fortified cities and Jair's settlements.

Aramaic interjection 'behold!' used to introduce dramatic visions, especially in Daniel's apocalyptic imagery.

To wander or journey; as a participle, a traveler or wayfarer passing through without permanent ties.

Arioch, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar's royal guard in the book of Daniel.

Aramaic (language); an adverbial designation specifying the Aramaic tongue as a medium of speech or writing.

Aram-Naharaim, 'Aram of the Two Rivers,' the Mesopotamian region between the Euphrates and its tributaries.

Second person feminine plural pronoun 'you' (fem.), addressing a group of women or feminized entities.

Gallery or terrace; an architectural feature of Ezekiel's visionary temple, a covered walkway or recessed ledge.

Beeroth, a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin, meaning 'wells' and associated with the Hivite league.

Beerothite, a gentlic adjective identifying inhabitants of the Benjaminite city of Beeroth.

Bahurim, a Benjaminite village east of Jerusalem on the road to the Jordan, associated with David's flight from Absalom.

Beker (Bekher): a proper name meaning 'young camel,' borne by a son of Benjamin and a son of Ephraim.

Bildad: one of Job's three friends, called 'the Shuhite,' who argues that suffering implies guilt.

Worn out, old, decayed; used of garments, sacks, wineskins, sandals, and figuratively of a woman past her prime.

To inquire, seek; to cause to boil up, swell; (Niphal) to be searched out, to bulge.

Baalah: a city in Judah, identified with Kiriath-Jearim and Kiriath-Baal, a former center of Baal worship.

Baal-Hanan: 'Baal is gracious,' a name borne by a king of Edom and a Gederite overseer under David.

Brutishness, stupidity; used substantively for a brutish or senseless person who lacks moral and spiritual understanding.

Dough, specifically unfermented or unleavened dough in the process of being kneaded or prepared for baking.

Bezer: (1) a Levitical city of refuge in Reuben's territory; (2) a descendant of Asher. Means 'fortress.'

Bukki: a proper name borne by a Danite chief and a descendant of Aaron in the priestly line.

To search, inquire, investigate; an Aramaic verb used exclusively in Ezra for official archival research and administrative inquiry.

Cleanness, pureness, innocence—moral purity of hands or conduct, used in declarations of blamelessness before God.

To kneel, bless, or praise; an Aramaic verb used in Daniel for kneeling in prayer and blessing God's name.

But, however, nevertheless; an Aramaic adversative conjunction introducing a contrast or qualification.

To set bounds, establish a border, or mark a boundary; used of territorial limits and sacred perimeters.

Bank, riverbank; the edge or embankment of a river, used exclusively of the Jordan and the Euphrates overflowing their banks.

Gideoni; a Benjamite, father of Abidan, who served as prince of the tribe of Benjamin during the wilderness wanderings.

Gozan; a city and district in Mesopotamia on the river Habor, where exiled Israelites were deported by Assyria.

Region, district, circuit; a territory or bounded area, often used of the regions belonging to the Philistines or along the Jordan.

Gamaliel ('reward of God'); a prince of the tribe of Manasseh during the wilderness wanderings, father figure in Israel's tribal organization.

to come to an end, cease; to complete, bring to fulfillment

Gemariah, 'Yah has accomplished'; name of two men in Jeremiah