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Alemeth; a Benjamite personal name and a Levitical city, meaning uncertain

the Ammonitess; gentilics denoting women from Ammon, often in contexts of foreign marriage

sheaf, swath; row of cut grain lying in the field, ready for gathering or threshing

laborer, sufferer; one who toils or endures hardship, used for workers and those in misery

Immanuel; symbolic name meaning 'God is with us,' given to Isaiah's prophetic child-sign

deep, unfathomable; unintelligible or obscure, used of incomprehensible speech

humility, meekness; the quality of being humble or lowly, foundational to fearing the Lord

Unni, Unno; Levitical personal names of uncertain meaning, borne by musicians and temple servants

branch, bough; the spreading branches of a tree, especially in Daniel's vision

Epher; personal name meaning 'young deer' or 'calf,' borne by descendants of Midian, Judah, and Manasseh

mixed, mingled; combined or blended together, used of metals or peoples in Daniel's vision

Arabia; the desert regions and their inhabitants in northern Arabia, steppe-dwellers and nomadic traders

Arad; Canaanite city in the Negev, site of Israel's conflict with its king

garden bed, terrace; cultivated plot or raised bed in a garden, especially for aromatic plants

dough, coarse meal; the first portion of kneaded dough or meal offered to God

childless, stripped; bereft of offspring, without heir or descendants

to strip bare, lay bare; to expose foundations, demolish completely, or strip off clothing

oppression, extortion; acts of violent injustice and exploitation, or those suffering such treatment

Ashan; town in Judah's Shephelah, assigned to Simeon and designated as a Levitical city

young of the flock, offspring; the increase and fertility of sheep, possibly ewes or lambs

Attai; personal name of uncertain meaning, borne by men of Judah, Gad, and the house of David

arrogance, insolence; arrogant speech or attitude marked by presumption and pride

foul thing, unclean meat; sacrificial flesh that has become ritually polluted and unacceptable

the redeemed ones, ransom; those redeemed through payment, or the redemption price itself

redemption, ransom; deliverance obtained through payment or divine action of liberation

Puah, Puvah; personal name borne by a judge's father and a tribal ancestor of Issachar

to grow numb, faint; to lose vitality, become weak or insensible from shock or exhaustion

antimony, eye paint; black cosmetic powder used for darkening eyelids and lashes

Pul; name of an Assyrian king (Tiglath-pileser III) and possibly a distant people or region

topaz; a yellow or golden precious stone, possibly chrysolite, highly valued in antiquity

open flowers, carved blossoms; decorative floral carvings in Solomon's temple woodwork

Pi-hahiroth; location on Egypt's eastern border where Israel camped before crossing the Red Sea

Pochereth-hazzebaim; ancestral name meaning 'binder of gazelles,' head of a post-exilic family

to divide, split; to separate into parts, cleave a channel, or create division

shuddering, horror; trembling fear or dread that seizes the body in terror

to pass over, skip over; to spring over and spare, particularly in the Passover event

limp, hobble, or go lame (physically disabled through injury or birth defect)

Paseah (personal name meaning 'limper' or 'lame one')

psaltery, harp (triangular stringed instrument borrowed from Greek ψαλτήριον)

open wide (the mouth), usually expressing voracious desire, greed, or eager longing

hamlet-dweller, rural villager, unwalled settlement (as opposed to fortified city)

Perez (son of Judah and Tamar); also place names involving 'breach' or 'breaking through'

make distinct, declare distinctly, explain clearly; separate or distinguish

flax (plant); also flax wick (the fibrous material used in lamps)

Pethahiah (personal name meaning 'Yahweh opens/frees')

filth, excrement; metaphorically moral or spiritual uncleanness

neck (Aramaic cognate of Hebrew צַוָּאר)

outcry, cry of distress or grief

Zophar (personal name, Job's third friend from Naamah)

show hostility to, treat as enemy, harass or oppress