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gaze, look intently—to stare or regard with focused attention

royal consorts, wives—concubines or secondary wives of Persian kings (Aramaic)

madness, insanity—wild mental derangement or frenzied behavior

breast—the female breast, literal or figurative source of nourishment

harrow, break up soil—to till or cultivate land by breaking clods

Siddim—the valley where Dead Sea cities were located, later submerged

scorched, blighted by east wind—grain damaged by hot sirocco winds

crescents, moon ornaments—crescent-shaped jewelry or decorative pieces

backsliding, apostate, faithless—one who turns away from covenant loyalty

set, place, appointed—the act of putting or establishing something

Shunem—a town in Issachar, home of Abishag and the Shunammite woman

overflow, water abundantly—to cause superabundance, especially of liquids

wall—a defensive or enclosing barrier of stone or brick

gaze at, scorch—to look upon intently, possibly with damaging effect

swim, drench—to move through water or make thoroughly wet

corrupt, fault—morally defiled or containing defects (Aramaic)

gift, tribute—a present offered as homage to a superior

meditation, complaint—mental dwelling on a subject, often Scripture

pit, trench—a dug hole or trap

bereavement, childlessness—the state of having lost children

insight, understanding—penetrating comprehension or discernment (Aramaic)

Shekhem (personal)—an individual from the Manassite clan bearing the city's name

drunkenness—the state of intoxication, literal or metaphorical

that, because—relative particle introducing clauses, often causal

frames, ledges—structural elements joining parts of the temple stands

flame—intense fire, especially as divine judgment or powerful love

neglect, oversight, failure in duty (rare Aramaic administrative term)

parting gift, dowry, sending away (gift given at separation)

requital, retribution, recompense (both reward and punishment)

be complete, finish, deliver in full (Aramaic administrative/theological term)

welfare, prosperity, peace (Aramaic greeting formula)

Shemida (personal name: descendant of Manasseh)

the eighth, Sheminith (musical term or ordinal number)

Shamir (place name: two towns in Israel)

Shimeah (personal name: brother of David and others)

Shimron (personal name: son of Issachar)

Samaria, Shomrayin (Aramaic form of the city/region name)

change, alter, transform (Aramaic cognate of Hebrew shanah)

Seir (place/personal name: Edomite territory and ancestor)

hollow of hand, handful (cupped palm or measured portion)

Shaalabbin, Shaalbim (place name: town in Dan's territory)

be blinded, smeared over (eyes closed/obscured)

bristle with horror, shudder (hair stands on end from terror)

hair (Aramaic cognate, of the head)

horror, shuddering (trembling reaction to catastrophe)

horrible thing, abomination (morally shocking act)

Shaaraim (place name: 'double gates,' two locations in Judah/Simeon)

Shuppim (personal name: Benjaminite ancestor and temple gatekeeper)

be pleasing, seem good, be acceptable (Aramaic)

Sharezer (personal name: Assyrian/Babylonian origin, son and ambassador)