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Baal-meon, a Moabite town meaning 'Baal of the dwelling'; rebuilt by Reuben, later reclaimed by Moab

Baal-zephon, an Egyptian place name meaning 'Baal of the north'; near the Red Sea crossing site

Baalath, a town in Dan and Solomon's building projects; name means 'mistress' or place of Baal worship

Baana, a personal name possibly meaning 'son of distress'; Solomon's district governor and post-exilic leader

Bezai, a family name; post-exilic clan that returned from Babylon and signed Nehemiah's covenant

flask, jar (from gurgling sound); earthenware container, especially for oil

Baqbuqyah—a Levite gatekeeper in post-exilic Jerusalem

the food, specially prepared nourishment—used of Amnon's invalid meal

fleeing, fugitive—used of cosmic serpents and human refugees

Beracah—a warrior who joined David and a valley where Judah blessed God

the Besor—a brook in southern Philistine territory near Gaza

flesh—Aramaic term for bodily flesh or creatures in Daniel

parts, pieces—halves of animals cut for covenant-making rituals

pits, ditches, trenches, cisterns—excavated holes for water or defense

revilings, insults—scornful, abusive words against persons or God

stack, sheaf—a heap of grain bundled in the field

to crouch, bend down, stretch out—bowing the body in intercession or revival

the back—the human back, used figuratively for rejection and disregard

to raid, attack, invade—military assault or incursion

pride, exaltation—arrogant self-elevation or a cry of 'lift up!'

the cutting locust—a species of locust in devastating swarms

stump, stem—the trunk or stock of a tree, especially after cutting

Galal—a Levite name meaning 'dung' or 'roll,' appearing in post-exilic lists

to break out, quarrel, disclose oneself—initiating strife or conflict

dealing, recompense—requital according to deeds, whether good or evil

chests, treasuries—storage containers or royal treasure houses

treasures, treasuries (Aramaic)—royal or temple treasure houses in Ezra

Ginnethon—a priestly name among the returned exiles in Nehemiah

Gatam—an Edomite chief, son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau

wing, wings (Aramaic)—the wings of beasts in Daniel's visions

scab, itch—a skin disease disqualifying priests and animals from service

Gareb—a warrior of David and a hill near Jerusalem

the Gittith—a musical term in psalm titles, possibly an instrument or melody

to languish, become faint—growing weak from grief, weariness, or deprivation

joining, soldering, joints—the point where things connect or attach

clinging, cleaving—adhering closely to someone or something

Daberath—a Levitical city in Issachar at the foot of Mount Tabor

to set up banners, be bannered—displaying military standards in battle array

aunt—the father's sister or father's brother's wife

faint—describing the heart sick with grief, sorrow, or distress

silence, silently—remaining quiet, either in submission or speechless awe

that, this—Aramaic demonstrative pronoun in Daniel

rams (Aramaic)—male sheep offered in sacrifice in Ezra

to trouble, make turbid—stirring up water with the feet

to drip, drop, leak—of weeping eyes or leaking roofs

whisper, silence—a quiet voice or the sound of deep stillness

beat, knock, drive hard (animals or persons)

fat, rich, vigorous; full of sap or oil

Dothan (place name in northern Israel)

remove, take away; drive out or send into exile