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they, those (Aramaic third-person plural pronoun)

bonds, prison (literal bonds or the place of binding)

band, bond, imprisonment (Aramaic: fetter or confinement)

Asenath (Joseph's Egyptian wife, possibly meaning 'belonging to Neith')

storehouses (repositories for gathered provisions)

gathering, harvest, ingathering (the act or time of collecting produce)

ephod, ephod-covering (priestly garment or its decorative band)

viper, adder (venomous serpent)

fingers, toes (Aramaic: extremities of hands and feet)

joints, elbows, arm-joints (anatomical articulation points)

Areli, Arelite (Gadite clan name and its gentilic)

purple (Aramaic: purple dye or fabric, royal color)

box, chest, coffer (container for sacred or valuable items)

stalls, mangers, cribs (feeding troughs or animal enclosures)

altar-hearth (the upper platform of the altar where fire burned)

long, lengthy (extended in time or space)

foundation (Aramaic loanword from Assyrian uššû); architectural base or supporting structure

Ashbel, second son of Benjamin; personal name meaning possibly 'man of Baal' or similar compound

Ashkenaz, descendant of Japheth and northern people; possibly Bithynian (Ascanians)

tamarisk tree, likely a sacred tree marking shrines; planted by Abraham, sheltered Saul

guilty, bearing guilt that requires atonement or restitution; liable for offense

Asriel, a Manassite clan name; possibly meaning 'vow of God'

signs, wonders, or omens (Aramaic); miraculous indicators of divine action

make clear, explain, or write plainly (Piel); make distinct so as to be easily understood

Beer-lahai-roi, a well name meaning 'well of the Living One who sees me'; site of Hagar's encounter

stench, foul smell of decay; odor of corpses or rotting matter

emptiness, void, wasteland; paired with tohu to describe primordial chaos or judgment desolation

Buz, a personal and tribal name; son of Nahor, associated with Arabian tribes

be confused, perplexed, or bewildered (Niphal); wander aimlessly in disorientation

Bezek, a place name; site of Israelite muster and defeat of Canaanite king Adoni-bezek

watchtower, siege tower; military structure for observation or assault

youth, young manhood; the period of early life and vigor

confidence, trust, security; assurance in someone or something

between, among (Aramaic); spatial or relational preposition indicating position

between (rare variant of bein); preposition indicating intermediate position

Beth-arabah, a town name meaning 'house of the Arabah'; border town between Judah and Benjamin

Beth-hoglah, a town name meaning 'house of the partridge'; on the Judah-Benjamin border

Beth-anath, a town in Naphtali meaning 'house of Anath' (Canaanite goddess); unconquered Canaanite enclave

Beth-eked, 'binding house of the shepherds'; site where Jehu killed Ahaziah's relatives

Beth-pelet, a town in southern Judah meaning 'house of escape'; resettled after exile

Beth-rehob, a town/region in the far north near Dan; allied with Ammon against Israel

pavilion, palace garden structure (Persian loanword); royal garden building

Bel, chief Babylonian deity identified with Marduk; god of Babylon defeated in prophetic oracles

Bilgah, a personal name meaning 'cheerfulness'; priestly family name in David's and post-exilic times

tribute, tax (Aramaic/Persian loanword); imperial levy imposed on provinces

worn-out rags, tattered clothes; old garments used for cushioning or binding

fodder, mixed feed for livestock; grain and hay blended for animals

Bunni, a Levitical/lay name possibly meaning 'built'; post-exilic leader(s)

lord, master (Aramaic); official title meaning 'commander' or 'chief officer'

Baal-gad, a northern boundary site meaning 'Baal of Gad/Fortune'; at the foot of Hermon