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Michmethath (place name in Ephraim/Manasseh border)

computation, number, valuation

acquaintance, friend, associate

stumbling block, ruin, obstacle

mortar, hollow place (bowl-shaped depression)

to fill, be filled (Aramaic)

angel, messenger (Aramaic)

Malluchi / Melicu (personal name, postexilic priest)

hut, lodge, temporary shelter

Mallothi (personal name, Levitical musician)

rags, worn-out clothes

satire, mocking poem, taunting figure of speech

queen (Aramaic)

Melchizedek (personal name: 'my king is righteousness')

steward, guardian (Babylonian title)

to wring off, nip off (bird's head)

deaths (specific kinds of death)

illegitimate child, bastard; specifically offspring of incest or forbidden union; figuratively mixed population

mixed wine, spiced wine

sweet things, sweets, delicacies

strings (of a musical instrument)

times, occasions (as counted)

driving, chariot-driving, manner of driving

flight, act of fleeing

offering, grain offering (Aramaic)

Manahath (personal name, Edomite)

a town in Ammonite territory, mentioned in connection with Jephthah's campaign and the wheat trade with Tyre

woven fabric, web, or covering; specifically a veil or bed-covering used figuratively for mourning or inadequacy

web of unfinished textile material still on the loom

long veils or mantles covering the whole person, used by false prophetesses in manipulative magical practices

to deliver up, hand over, or commit (possibly textual corruption in both occurrences)

a round cake or bread, possibly a sacrificial or staple food item

a priestly name meaning 'refuge of Yah,' borne by priests in David's and Nehemiah's times

an axe or cutting tool used for woodworking, including idol-making

bare or open space; also nakedness or exposed place, used literally and figuratively

extortionate acts, violent oppression, or unjust exactions of wealth

refuse or fallen parts; specifically grain chaff or drooping flesh

a heap of ruins, a city overthrown and reduced to rubble

deeds or works, specifically the mighty acts of God displayed in creation and redemption

something spread out; specifically a sail or the spreading of clouds

a key, the instrument for opening locked doors or gates

opening or utterance; what opens the lips in speech

a military garrison or guard post; a stationed military unit

neighing, the loud cry of horses, especially in contexts of warfare or lust

a net or snare used for hunting; figuratively, an entrapment or dangerous situation

a fortress or stronghold; a fortified place of refuge or military strength

molten supports or pillars; the foundational structures upholding the earth

watchtower, observation point; elevated structure or location for surveillance and lookout

a crucible or refining pot used to purify silver through intense heat

rot, decay, or putrefaction; decomposition and foul odor