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to open wide, spread apart; used of lips in excessive speech or legs in sexual immorality

to interpret, explain the meaning of dreams or mysteries

hinge socket or pivot point where door turns; possibly also feminine private parts

decree, edict, or royal command; a Persian administrative term

Pethor, hometown of Balaam the prophet, located in Mesopotamia near the Euphrates River

to open, be opened; an Aramaic verb describing books or windows being opened

opening of the mouth, ability or occasion to speak or sing

width, breadth; an Aramaic measurement term

Pathrusim, a people descended from Mizraim (Egypt), inhabitants of Upper Egypt

human excrement, dung; used literally as fuel or in purity laws

lotus trees, a thorny shrub or tree growing in marshy areas

covered wagon, litter; a transport vehicle with overhead covering

to swell up; specifically of a woman's belly swelling as a curse for adultery

Zibiah, mother of King Jehoash of Judah, from Beersheba

female gazelle, doe; used in love poetry for feminine beauty

Zeboim, a place in Benjamin; possibly 'Valley of Hyenas' based on the name's likely meaning

side; used with prepositions to mean 'against' or 'concerning' in Aramaic

Zedad, a northern border town of the Promised Land, location uncertain

to lie in wait, hunt; to pursue someone with hostile intent to trap or kill them

lying in wait, hostile intent; malicious premeditation to harm another person

honeycomb, the wax structure containing honey that drips or flows from it

Zophah, a man from the tribe of Asher listed in the genealogies

bare place, open rock surface; an exposed, glaring place without vegetation or cover

laughter, object of laughter; mirth or being laughed at as a mockery

dry ground, parched land; desert heat or waterless wilderness conditions

image, form; possibly idols or the form/appearance of a person

to pray; an Aramaic verb meaning to bow in prayer or make supplication to God

round loaf or cake of bread, particularly of barley bread

to grow dark, be shadowed; evening darkness falling or something casting shade

Zalmon, name of a mountain near Shechem; possibly 'dark/shady mountain'

Zalmonah, a wilderness station where Israel camped during the Exodus journey

Zela, a town in Benjamin, burial place of Saul and his family

Zelek, an Ammonite warrior among David's mighty men

Zillethai, name of two men in Chronicles, one Benjamite and one Manassite

snare, trap; or possibly 'the thirsty' depending on textual reading

in perpetuity, forever; complete and permanent alienation without possibility of return

the Tsemarite; a Canaanite people group descended from Canaan, associated with the city of Tsimirra/Sumur

Tsemarayim; name of two locations: a town in Benjamin and a mountain in Ephraim

thorns, barbs; sharp plant growth representing danger or worthlessness, possibly thorn-hedge protection

flocks, sheep (collective); parallel form of the more common tsō'n, denoting small livestock

water-channel, conduit, waterspout; a constructed or natural passage for water flow

thorns, barbs, pricks; sharp plant growth used metaphorically for hostile enemies and obstacles

marching, the sound of marching; collective footfall of an army or divine host in motion

cattle dung; bovine excrement, contrasted with human waste in Ezekiel's symbolic act

fingernail, stylus point; the hardened tip of a finger or a writing implement's sharp end

flint; a hard, sharp-edged stone used for cutting implements and symbolizing hardness

scar (of a boil or burn); the healed-over mark left by a skin inflammation or burn wound

Tseredah, Tseredatah; a town associated with Jeroboam's origin and bronze-casting, possibly in the Jordan valley

distress, destitution, dearth; times of extreme scarcity or hardship, possibly linked to drought

pebble, small stone; possibly metaphorical for grain kernel in agricultural winnowing imagery