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anklets, bangles (noun: ornamental jewelry worn on ankles or wrists; also used metaphorically)

its ascents, its steps (noun: stairways or steps leading up to a structure, possibly textually uncertain)

Alvan, Alian (personal name: a Horite chief, descendant of Seir, with variant spellings)

upper (adjective: higher in elevation or position, opposite of lower)

the young man, to the young man (noun with article/preposition: a male youth or adolescent)

young women, maidens; Alamoth (musical term: soprano voices or high-pitched instruments)

Almon Diblathaim (place name: a Moabite encampment in the Israelite wilderness itinerary)

Amok (personal name: a postexilic priest in the time of Joiakim)

Ammihud, Ammihur (personal name: borne by multiple individuals, with a textual variant in 2 Samuel 13:37)

to deal tyrannically with, to enslave (Hithpael: to treat as a slave, to oppress or exploit)

the Amramites, of the Amramites (gentilic: descendants of Amram, a Levitical clan)

Anab (place name: a town in the hill country of Judah)

delight, exquisite pleasure (noun: sensual or aesthetic enjoyment, luxury)

to bind on, to tie around (Qal: to fasten or wrap around oneself, especially as an ornament or garment)

humility, meekness, gentleness (noun: the quality of being humble or lowly in spirit)

Anaiah (personal name: a postexilic leader who stood with Ezra and signed the covenant)

A gentile name, ethnic group mentioned in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as descendants from Egypt

Ananiah: a personal name (Nehemiah 3:23) and a place name near Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:32)

Fine, penalty, or tribute exacted as indemnity for wrongdoing or as political subjugation

Anat: father of the judge Shamgar, mentioned in Judges 3:31 and 5:6

To shape, fashion, or form; used of divine creative activity and image-making

Laziness, sluggishness, or slothful neglect of responsibility

To break bones; used metaphorically of Nebuchadnezzar's devastation of Israel (Jeremiah 50:17)

The Eznite: a textually problematic gentilicic designation in 2 Samuel 23:8

Deceitful, insidious, or crooked; also used of footprint-tracked ground

Winding, crooked, or circuitous; describing twisted paths or ways

To uproot, pluck up, or root out; the opposite of planting

To be uprooted or plucked up (Aramaic Hithpeel form in Daniel 7:8)

The Ekronite(s): a gentilicic adjective denoting inhabitants of the Philistine city Ekron

Crookedness or perversity, especially of speech and mouth; moral deviousness in words

Adversary or enemy; a disputed term appearing only twice with significant textual uncertainty

Enemies, adversaries (Aramaic plural form with ketiv-qere variation in Daniel 4:19)

Desert-plateau, steppe, or Arabia; geographic term for arid regions (Isaiah 21:13)

Sweet or pleasant; describing agreeable taste or sound

Pledge, token, or surety; something exchanged as guarantee or proof

The Arabians or Arabs; collective ethnic designation for desert-dwelling peoples

An Arab, Arabian; individual or collective designation for desert/steppe dwellers

The Arbathite or Arvathite: gentilicic designation of unknown precise meaning

A bush or shrub, possibly juniper; desert plant symbolizing desolation

Eri: son of Gad, eponymous ancestor of the Erite clan

To count or regard as uncircumcised; to treat fruit as forbidden or to expose shamefully

Plane tree or chestnut tree; a tree with distinctive bark used in Jacob's breeding strategy

To drip or drop, used of heavens dripping dew or teaching dripping like rain

Orpah: Ruth's sister-in-law who returned to Moab rather than accompanying Naomi to Judah

To gnaw; used literally of gnawing on dry ground and figuratively of gnawing pains

The Arkite: gentilicic designating inhabitants of Arka, a Phoenician city north of Beirut

Smoking; describing something emitting smoke, particularly Mount Sinai or dying firebrands

To be ready, prepared, or destined; to make ready or prepare something

Ready, prepared, or skilled; describing readiness for action, timing, or expertise

Removed, weaned, or old/ancient; describing things taken away or distant in time