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darkness, gloom; used of supernatural, figurative, and distress-related darkness

Hashum, head of a family among the returned exiles from Babylon

Hushathite, a gentilicdesignating someone from Hushah in Judah

dew (Aramaic); the dew of heaven as a symbol of exposure and divine humbling

Talmon, a Levitical gatekeeper family in postexilic Jerusalem

taste, judgment, discretion; official report or decree (Aramaic)

a handbreadth, a unit of linear measure equal to roughly four finger-widths

sister-in-law; a brother's wife (widow) in the context of levirate marriage

to dread, fear; be afraid of a perceived threat or divine wrath

Joiada (Jehoiada); a personal name meaning 'the LORD knows'

Joiarib (Jehoiarib); a personal name meaning 'the LORD contends/pleads'

Jezreelitess; a gentilicfeminine adjective denoting a woman from Jezreel

barefoot; unshod, without sandals, as a sign of mourning or captivity

howling, wailing; a loud cry of distress or lamentation

Imnah (Jimnah); a personal name, possibly meaning 'good fortune' or 'right side'

Japhia; a personal name and place name, possibly meaning 'he shines forth'

certain, sure, true; firm and reliable (Aramaic, in Daniel)

herbs, vegetables, green plants; cultivated garden greens

Yishi, a personal name meaning 'salutary' or 'saving,' borne by four men in Chronicles

Aramaic verb: to sit, dwell, be seated; causative: to settle or cause to dwell

The Ithrite, a gentililic designation for members of a Kiriath-jearim clan in Judah

Chedorlaomer, king of Elam who led a coalition of four kings against the cities of the plain

Kimham, an attendant of David associated with Barzillai; also a place name near Bethlehem

Aramaic adverb: accordingly, as follows, in this manner, thus

Kenaanah, a proper name borne by the father of the prophet Zedekiah and a Benjamite

To double, fold over; passive: folded double; niphal: to be doubled (of a sword)

To bend, bow down, be bowed; of the afflicted or humble bowing before God

Vinedresser, one who tends or cultivates vineyards

Carmelite; a gentilinic adjective identifying someone from Carmel, applied to Nabal and the warrior Hezrai.

Beaten, pounded; describing olive oil produced by crushing olives in a mortar, the finest grade for sacred use.

To be white, become white; to make white or purify, used both of physical whiteness and ethical cleansing.

Libni; a Levite, son of Gershon son of Levi, ancestor of a Levitical clan bearing his name.

Log; a small liquid measure (approximately half a liter), used exclusively for oil in the leper purification ritual.

Lud; a Semitic people descended from Shem, and separately a North African people (Ludim) descended from Mizraim.

Whispering, charming, incantation; a whispered spell, amulet, or hushed prayer, spanning magic and devotion.

To hammer, sharpen, whet; used of metalworking, sharpening blades, and figuratively of hostile glaring.

Night; an Aramaic noun for nighttime, used in Daniel's apocalyptic visions received 'in the night.'

Ambush, ambuscade; a place of lying in wait or the troops hidden there, used in military and predatory contexts.

a curse, malediction; divine imprecation bringing ruin and deprivation as consequence of covenant-breaking

Madai — the Medes and their territory Media, the ancient Iranian people and kingdom east of Mesopotamia

Hammedatha — father of Haman the Agagite, a Persian name possibly meaning 'given by the moon'

to become poor, grow impoverished; to sink low in economic status, used of Israelites in need of redemption

Mephaath — a Levitical city in the territory of Reuben, later in Moabite hands

Motsa — a personal name borne by a descendant of Caleb and a descendant of Saul in the Benjaminite line

descent, slope, declivity; a downward incline or steep terrain feature, also figuratively of hanging-work

forks, flesh-hooks; three-pronged sacrificial implements used at the altar for handling offerings

snuffers; temple utensils used for trimming or extinguishing lamp wicks

flat plate, griddle, or pan for baking grain offerings; also an iron plate used symbolically as a siege wall

Mahlah — a daughter of Zelophehad; also a Gileadite name

hidden treasure, something concealed of great value