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A plumb line; a builder's tool for measuring vertical trueness, used figuratively for divine judgment.

To groan, cry out in anguish; the deep involuntary moan of the wounded, mourning, or oppressed.

Groaning, crying out; a noun expressing the anguished cry of the oppressed, poor, or imprisoned.

Prisoner, captive; one bound or confined, used collectively of those taken in war or held in bondage.

Also, even, moreover (Aramaic conjunction adding emphasis or inclusion to a clause).

Arah; a personal name borne by an Asherite clan leader and a family of returning exiles.

Ararat; the mountainous region in eastern Armenia where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood.

Raisin cake; a pressed cake of dried grapes used as food, festive provision, and in cultic offerings.

Etham — a place on the edge of the wilderness where Israel camped after leaving Egypt

A cistern, pit, or well — a hewn water reservoir, often contrasted with living springs

Alone, isolated, solitary — describing separation from a group or community

Sudden terror, dismay, or calamity — alarming ruin that strikes without warning

Shame, disgrace — the humiliation felt or imposed through public exposure or defeat

To speak rashly, babble — uttering words thoughtlessly or without due deliberation

Beth-jeshimoth — a town east of the Jordan in the territory of Moab/Reuben near the Dead Sea

Bethlehemite — a gentilicof Bethlehem, identifying someone as from that town

Beth-peor — a place east of the Jordan in Moab, associated with the worship site of Baal-peor

Beth-zur — a fortified town in the hill country of Judah, south of Jerusalem

Balsam tree; a tree (possibly weeping or dripping with resin) in whose groves God directed Israel's military strategy.

To bear early fruit; to treat or designate as firstborn; to be in the pangs of a first birth.

To gleam, brighten up, smile; to cause a flash of destruction upon the strong.

Bilhan; a personal name borne by a descendant of Esau and a Benjamite clan leader.

Bamoth; a Moabite town on the heights, also called Bamoth-Baal, along Israel's wilderness route.

Son(s); used here in construct forms denoting kinship, membership, or belonging to a group or lineage.

Unripe or sour grapes; used both literally of premature fruit and proverbially of inherited guilt.

Baal (II); a place name in Simeon and a personal name for a Reubenite and two Gibeonites.

Mistress, female owner; a woman who possesses or is characterized by something — a household, sorcery, or necromancy.

Baal-Zebub; the deity of Ekron whose name means 'lord of the flies,' consulted by King Ahaziah.

Baal-perazim, a place name meaning 'lord/master of breaches,' site of David's victory over the Philistines

Swamp, marsh, boggy ground where reeds and rushes grow

Son (Aramaic loanword used in late Hebrew poetry, notably Ps 2:12 and Prov 31:2)

Spotted, dappled, marked with patches of color (of livestock and horses)

High, lofty, tall; figuratively haughty or proud in heart

Bald forehead, the front part of the head where hair has receded; by extension, the front side of a garment

Growing great, increasing; used as a participle meaning 'becoming great' or as an adjective meaning 'large, great'

Giddel, a personal name meaning 'very great,' borne by two heads of postexilic servant families

Guni, a personal name borne by a son of Naphtali and a Gadite, also the ancestor of the Gunite clan

Shearing, fleece; mowing, mown grass — what is cut from sheep or from a field

Robbery, plunder; the act of seizing property by force, or the thing violently taken.

Exile, captivity (Aramaic); the state of being deported or the community of exiles.

Dung, excrement; dried animal or human waste, especially as fuel.

Barren, desolate, hard; describing what is unproductive, lonely, or gaunt.

Papyrus, bulrush; an aquatic reed plant used for making vessels and containers.

Garden, orchard; a cultivated enclosure for growing plants, fruit, or flowers.

Gaash; a mountain in Ephraim near Joshua's burial site, with associated ravines.

Body, self; also height or elevation. Used for a person's own body or the highest point of a place.

Neck, throat; the front of the neck, used figuratively as a place for ornamental wisdom.

Gerizim; a mountain in central Israel south of Shechem, associated with covenant blessings.

Axe; a tool for chopping wood, used in felling trees and in construction work.

Geshem (Gashmu); an Arab opponent of Nehemiah who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.