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unwalled villages, open settlements, rural hamlets

to tear, rend (garments in mourning or priestly prohibition)

to split, divide, crack through (earth or sea)

copy (of a written document or decree)

copy (of a written document or letter)

nobles, high officials, aristocrats (Persian term)

to enlarge, make wide or spacious; primarily spatial expansion but can apply to opening the lips in speech

dyed stuff, dyed garments; colored fabric, especially as valuable plunder or finery

yellow, gleaming; describes yellowish hair color in purity/skin disease diagnoses

filthy, excrement-stained; describes garments or conditions of severe defilement and degradation

to flow, overflow, float; water moving over or causing something to rise on the surface

to pour out, melt; liquid being poured or metal being smelted from ore

distress, anguish, pressure; severe affliction and constraint, often paired with trouble (tsarah)

sign-post, marker, monument; a physical indicator used for navigation, commemoration, or identification

Ziha; personal name of an overseer of temple servants, whose descendants returned from exile

to roast; cooking meat by direct heat or fire, as distinguished from boiling

Zillah; personal name of Lamech's wife in the Cainite genealogy

dish, platter; a shallow vessel used for serving or eating food

roasted, roast; meat or food prepared by fire, particularly in ritual contexts

stumbling, limping, calamity; physical unsteadiness used figuratively for disaster or vulnerability

cymbals; percussion instruments making a clashing or ringing sound, used in worship

thirsty ground, parched land; dry earth lacking water, often in contexts of wilderness or judgment

to descend, dismount, go down; movement downward, especially alighting from an animal or penetrating into the ground

veil, wrapper, shawl; a head covering or garment used by women for modesty or identity concealment

Zaanannim; place name on the border of Naphtali near Kedesh, location of Heber the Kenite's tent

to be insignificant, become small, be brought low; diminishing in status, honor, or number

Zepho/Zephi; personal name of an Edomite chief, grandson of Esau through Eliphaz

chaplet, diadem, plait; a woven or braided crown, possibly also 'doom' in prophetic contexts

Zipporah; personal name of Moses' Midianite wife, daughter of Jethro/Reuel

hornet; a stinging insect sent by God as a weapon against Israel's enemies

Zorathite/Zoreite; gentilics identifying members of clans associated with Zorah in Judah

Zarephath; coastal Phoenician town between Sidon and Tyre, where Elijah stayed with a widow

Zarethan/Zarthan; place name in the Jordan Valley, associated with Jericho and bronze casting for the temple

vomit; rejected stomach contents, used literally and metaphorically for repulsive results of excess or judgment

to receive; accept or take possession of something, particularly rewards or kingdom (Aramaic)

Kabzeel; town in southern Judah, home of Benaiah the mighty warrior

former, first; that which came before in time or sequence (Aramaic)

line, measuring line; cord used for measurement, particularly in construction or surveying

to gather, collect together; assembling in one place, used of waters and nations (Niphal)

line, cord; measuring line or thread, particularly in construction (Ketiv form)

Kore; personal name of Levites, including gatekeepers and one who distributed offerings in Hezekiah's time

destruction, pestilence; deadly calamity, often personified as an agent of judgment

to slay, kill; poetic/late term for taking life, used of human violence and divine judgment

joints, knots; possibly anatomical joints or difficult problems/spells requiring解 解solution (Aramaic)

Kelita; personal name of a Levite involved in Ezra's reforms, also called Kelaiah

derision, mockery; being an object of scorn and ridicule, often paired with reproach

carve, engrave decorative designs in wood or stone

Kemuel, name of three different men in the Old Testament

take a handful, grasp with the hand (used in priestly ritual)

Kanah, name of a stream and a town in Canaan