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Gath-rimmon; a Levitical city in the territory of Dan, meaning 'winepress of the pomegranate.'

To fly swiftly, swoop, dart through the air; used of eagles, invading armies, and God in theophany.

Bee; the honey-producing insect, used literally and in similes of swarming hostile pursuit.

Breast, teat, nipple; the female breast, used in erotic and allegorical contexts.

Dumah; a son of Ishmael, a Judahite city, and a cryptic name for Edom meaning 'silence.'

Silence, quiet waiting, stillness; a contemplative repose of the soul before God.

Wax; a soft, meltable substance used exclusively in similes of melting before God's power or fire.

To drive, hasten, hurry; a late Hebrew verb for being pressed or rushed along urgently.

Crushed, oppressed; used poetically of the downtrodden and afflicted who look to God for justice.

Cessation, quiet, rest; silence or stillness, especially in pleas that God not remain inactive.

Deuel; a Gadite leader, father of Eliasaph, listed in the wilderness census and offerings.

Generation (Aramaic); used in the phrase 'generation and generation' to express God's everlasting dominion.

Daric or drachma; a gold coin used in post-exilic temple donations and rebuilding contributions.

Hegai (also Hege); the eunuch of King Ahasuerus who was custodian of the royal harem.

Resounding music, meditation, musing; from quiet reflection of the heart to instrumental melody.

Counselor, minister (Aramaic); a high-ranking royal advisor in the Babylonian and Persian courts.

Hodiah (Hodijah); a personal name meaning 'my splendor is Yah,' borne by several post-exilic figures.

To go, walk (Aramaic); of physical movement and figurative conduct, including walking in pride.

Madness, folly viewed as irrational recklessness; used exclusively in Ecclesiastes to denote moral and intellectual insanity.

To shine, flash forth light; used of celestial bodies and God's favor illuminating a person.

Hamon-Gog, a prophetic place name meaning 'multitude of Gog'; the burial valley in Ezekiel's end-times vision.

Hathach, a Persian court official who served as intermediary between Esther and Mordecai.

To tremble, shake with dread; an Aramaic verb describing the terror evoked by sovereign power.

Fetters, chains; bonds used to restrain captives, both literally and figuratively of divine discipline.

Males (collective); a synonym of zakhar used for the male population required at Israel's pilgrimage festivals.

To be bright, clean, pure; describing physical radiance or moral purity, with a causative sense 'to cleanse.'

Appointed time, season; a late Hebrew term for a fixed or designated period, borrowed from Persian.

Music, instrumental song; an Aramaic term for the musical performance accompanying Nebuchadnezzar's golden image.

Song, melody, or music offered in praise; instrumental or vocal celebration of God's greatness.

Kind, sort, type; used in Aramaic portions of Daniel for categories of musical instruments.

Old age; used exclusively in the construct 'son/child of old age' for a late-born child.

Zered; a wadi (seasonal stream) marking the boundary crossed by Israel on the way to Canaan.

Zeresh; wife of Haman, who first encouraged and then lamented his plot against Mordecai.

Zattu; head of a family among the returned exiles from Babylon.

A coupling or joining piece; the edge where two sets of tabernacle curtains are fastened together.

Hoglah; a daughter of Zelophehad of Manasseh, whose inheritance claim established women's property rights.

Sharp, keen; describing a sword, tongue, or mouth as cutting and piercing.

To be sharpened or made sharp; of a sword prepared for slaughter, or horses keener than wolves.

To propound or pose a riddle; used exclusively with the cognate accusative חִידָה in riddle contexts.

Tent-village or encampment; a cluster of nomadic or semi-nomadic settlements, especially in the phrase חַוֹּת יָאִיר.

Dark-colored, dark brown or black; used exclusively of the color of sheep in Jacob's flock negotiations.

Husham; a personal name, an Edomite king from the land of the Temanites.

Strength, force, power; the might associated with prophetic compulsion or royal authority becoming established.

Band, troop, or community; a group of allied families or a settled flock, distinct from חַיָּה meaning 'living creature.'

Anguish, writhing pain; severe physical or emotional distress likened to labor pangs, gripping the loins.

Profaned, defiled, dishonored; a person rendered ceremonially or morally polluted, distinct from חָלָל I ('slain').

To pass over (Aramaic); of time passing over a person, used exclusively of the 'seven times' decreed upon Nebuchadnezzar.

Smooth; literally of skin or terrain, figuratively of flattering or deceptive speech.

Smoothness, slipperiness; figuratively flattery or deceitful intrigues

Father-in-law (husband's father)