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to rescue, deliver; Aramaic Haphel of נְצַל

crumbs, crumbled bread; or hard biscuits/cakes

cleft of rock, rocky crevice; narrow opening in stone formations

to be severed, alienated, estranged; emotional/relational breaking

nard, an aromatic plant from India; used for perfume and anointing

to lift, take, carry; Aramaic verb for bearing or uprising

to blow (of wind); cause to blow or drive away by blowing

chamber, storeroom; architectural term for storage or residence rooms

to kindle, burn; set fire to or cause to burn

equipped with, handlers of; bearing or wielding weapons (particularly bows)

to be dry, parched; dried up through lack of moisture or vitality

letter, written document; official correspondence in Aramaic

to spring up, leap; sudden upward movement or trembling

load, burden; forced labor or heavy weight to be carried

burden (of tyranny); oppressive weight of foreign rule or subjugation

rags, worn-out clothes; tattered fabric strips

merchandise, profit from trade; gain derived from commercial activity

to shut up, stop up; close off or confine by blocking

forgiveness; pardon for sin or offense

Sela, a fortress city in Edom; possibly Petra

blossom of the grape vine; flowers appearing before fruit develops

Senaah or Hassenaah; a family name in post-exilic Judah

sudden blindness; miraculous loss of sight as divine judgment

sullen, resentful; in a mood of stubborn displeasure or gloom

architectural term of uncertain meaning; possibly threshold, canopy, or thick beam

servitude, bondage; state of forced service or slavery

Personal name meaning 'servant of Yah' or 'my servant'; borne by a Levite and a man with a foreign wife

To be thick, stout, or gross; used of physical thickness and metaphorically of spiritual insensitivity

Booty, prey, spoil; that upon which one advances or falls in conquest

Personal name meaning 'ornament is El'; a Simeonite, a priest, and a Davidic officer's father

Adullamite; a gentilić denoting someone from the city of Adullam

Eden; a territory conquered by Assyria, probably identical with Beth-eden, located on the Middle Euphrates

Luxury, dainty, delight; pleasurable abundance, whether material finery or spiritual joy

Personal name meaning 'restorer'; a prophet in Chronicles and father of the prophet Azariah

Distortion, ruin; twisted destruction, often triple-repeated for emphasis

Avith; a city in Edom, capital of King Hadad

Suckling child, nursing infant; one still at the breast

Strength, might, fierceness; powerful force, whether in battle or divine acts

Personal name meaning 'helped' or 'helper'; borne by three individuals including a false prophet's father

Personal name meaning 'Yahweh is mighty'; Levites and a Benjamite in Chronicles

Ezra; the name of the scribe and priest who led post-exilic reform, mentioned here in Aramaic sections

Personal name meaning 'my help is El'; three individuals including a persecutor of Jeremiah

Bat; a flying mammal classified as unclean in Levitical law

Ijon/Iyon; a city in Naphtali repeatedly conquered during Israel's divided kingdom period

Eye; this subset refers to construct forms with pronominal suffixes expressing possession or perspective

En-gannim; 'spring of gardens,' two Israelite cities—one in Judah, one in Issachar

En-dor; 'spring of dwelling,' a city in Manasseh famous for Saul's consultation with the medium

Enam/Enaim; a city in the Shephelah of Judah, site of Judah and Tamar's encounter

Watcher, wakeful one; angelic beings described in Daniel's visions

Matter, affair, occasion; grounds for accusation or legal case