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Yeqamyah/Jokmeam, personal name in Judahite genealogy

Yokneam/Jokneam, Canaanite city in Zebulun, later a Levitical city

adversary, opponent in dispute; one who contends against you

Yariv/Jarib, personal name (Simeonite, post-exilic leaders)

Yeriyahu/Yeriyyah/Jeriah, chief of Levitical course

spit (in someone's face), expectorate as sign of contempt or humiliation

greenish, yellowish-green, pale green (describing disease spots)

Yashoveam/Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men and military commander

extend, hold out, stretch forth (the golden scepter)

was placed, was set (passive form of 'to place/set')

jasper, precious stone (Persian loanword, possibly jade-like stone)

Israelite (gentilicic), member of Israel; Israelite woman (feminine form)

Yithran/Ithran, personal name (Edomite, Asherite)

be disheartened, cowed, broken in spirit; lose courage

distance of land, stretch of ground; short distance (exact measure uncertain)

little owl (small owl species), unclean bird dwelling in ruins

Pleiades, a cluster of stars (Job 9:9, 38:31; Amos 5:8)

basket or cage for holding birds or summer fruit

Chilion, one of Naomi's two sons (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9)

cumin, an aromatic seed used as a spice and condiment

idolatrous priest, a priest serving false gods rather than YHWH

Jeconiah (also Coniah, Jehoiachin), Judah's penultimate king, exiled to Babylon

Chenaniah, a Levite musician and official in David's time

to gather, assemble (Aramaic root used in Daniel 3)

Kislev, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar (November-December)

spelt, a hardy grain similar to wheat (Triticum spelta)

palm frond or branch, used figuratively for nobility and high status

hoarfrost, white frost formed by frozen dew

double, twice the amount or measure

Caphtor, probably Crete, original homeland of the Philistines

Caphtorites, people from Caphtor, ancestors of the Philistines

pasture, meadow for grazing animals

Carites, a foreign bodyguard unit serving Judah's kings

Carchemish, major Hittite city on the Euphrates River

crimson, a rich red dye or crimson-colored fabric

throne (Aramaic), seat of royal or divine authority

beams, rows of hewn timber used in construction

to succeed, be proper, be advantageous (late Hebrew)

skill, success, profit; capacity to accomplish or advantage gained

royal crown, diadem worn by Persian kings and queens

Lo-debar, a town in Gilead east of the Jordan River

to get understanding, encourage, or captivate the heart

to be thrust down, ruined, or overthrown (Niphal)

cakes, heart-shaped cakes or pancakes

to make bricks, to work as a brickmaker

moon, the lunar orb (poetic)

to wear, to clothe (Aramaic verb used in Daniel 5)

therefore, on this account (rare particle)

Luhith, a town in Moab known for its ascent

to wrap, envelop, cover closely