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hissing, whistling (signal for flocks or sound of derision)

Serah (personal name: daughter of Asher)

incise, scratch, cut (make marks on skin)

tendrils, branches (offshoots of vine or fig tree)

extend, stretch out (abnormally long limb or stretching oneself)

roots (Aramaic, of trees)

marble (white stone for pillars and pavement)

Sheshai (personal name: son of Anak, giant of Hebron)

Tibni (personal name: rival to Omri for Israel's throne)

Thebez (place name: town near Shechem, site of Abimelech's death)

mark, sign (visible symbol for identification or exemption)

mark, scribble (make marks on a surface)

Tahpenes (personal name: Egyptian queen, sister-in-law to Pharaoh)

oppression, injury, violence (harm inflicted by the powerful)

wonders, miracles (Aramaic, divine signs and marvels)

bitterness, bitter mourning (intense plural, grievous sorrow)

jackal, wild canine found in desolate places, known for mournful howling

an unclean bird or reptile, possibly barn owl, white owl, ibis, chameleon, or lizard

testimony, attestation, prophetic injunction or fixed usage

hidden thing, secret, the concealed mysteries of wisdom and heart

unseemliness, moral unsavoriness, folly that offends righteousness

to make straight, arrange in order, set right what is crooked or disordered

power, strength, might, especially in royal or imperial contexts

mast of a ship, or metaphorically a solitary pole or standard

reeling, staggering, the disorientation caused by divine judgment or intoxication

desire, longing, the pull of one person or thing toward another

Abiud, a name in Jesus' genealogy meaning 'my father is majesty'

Agabus, a Christian prophet who warned of famine and Paul's imprisonment

to do good, to actively practice beneficence and good works

Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant and mother of Ishmael

vessel, container for holding liquids or dry goods

message, announcement, proclamation of news or teaching

unshrunk, not yet processed or treated (of cloth)

purity, chastity, moral and sexual holiness

purity, sincerity, moral integrity and singleness of devotion

ignorance, lack of knowledge, especially of God and truth

pertaining to the marketplace; court days when courts are in session; common or vulgar persons

catch of fish, the haul or take from fishing

wild olive tree, uncultivated olive in contrast to the cultivated variety

sleeplessness, wakefulness, vigilant watching through the night

brotherhood, the community of believers as spiritual siblings

unclear, invisible, hidden from view or uncertain in outcome

unceasing, continuous without interruption or pause

will be impossible, future tense of being unable or impossible

Azor, a name in Jesus' genealogy following the exile

unlawful, contrary to divine or moral law, illicit

lawless, unprincipled, living without regard for divine law

annulment, setting aside, abolition or cancellation

Athenians, inhabitants or citizens of Athens

to compete, to contend as an athlete in games or struggle