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The tongue as a physical organ; by extension, speaking in tongues as Spirit-empowered ecstatic or foreign-language utterance.

Bad, evil, wicked; of moral corruption, harmful effects, or persons who practice wickedness

blessed, happy, fortunate — pronounced favored by God, a term of divine congratulation rather than mere emotion

no longer, no more, not any further — a temporal negative adverb marking the cessation of a previous state

parable, comparison, proverb — a figurative illustration placed alongside a truth to make it vivid and memorable

To take along or bring with oneself; to receive or accept what is handed down (tradition, teaching, authority).

Blind, sightless; literally of physical inability to see, figuratively of spiritual ignorance or moral imperception.

To swallow, gulp down; to devour, engulf; to destroy; passive: to be swallowed up; also: to confuse, confound

virgin, maiden — a young unmarried woman, with emphasis on sexual purity; also used figuratively of cities and nations

Hither, here; a deictic adverb of place meaning 'to this place,' extended temporally to mean 'now, up to this point.'

A cord, rope, or measuring line; by extension a measured portion of territory, an allotted inheritance, or a band of people

Ring; a metal ring used either as a functional loop for carrying sacred objects or as a signet ring of authority and adornment.

Tower, fortified structure; also a place-name element (Migdal) and a raised platform or pulpit

Discipline, correction, instruction; formative moral training and chastening, whether by teaching, reproof, or punishment.

To reach, overtake, attain; in pursuit: catch up with; of resources: afford, suffice; of blessings: come upon.

To break through, burst forth, spread abroad, tear down, or press upon; covers violent breaching, expansive increase, demolition, and urgent insistence.

Rehoboam — Solomon's son and first king of the divided kingdom of Judah, whose harshness split the nation

until, as far as — a temporal and spatial conjunction or preposition marking the endpoint of an action or extent

year — a unit of time measuring one complete annual cycle, used for ages, durations, and historical reckoning

Make manifest, reveal, disclose; appear visibly — of truth, persons, or divine purposes brought to light

need, necessity, lack — a state of requiring what is absent, or the service/task that must be done

Faithfulness, fidelity, trustworthiness; also personal faith/trust and physical steadiness

Word, saying, utterance; poetic term for spoken words, divine speech, or an authoritative decree.

ephod — a priestly vestment worn over the shoulders, used in worship and oracular inquiry

Act treacherously, deal faithlessly; as a participle, a treacherous person or traitor.

Exaltation, majesty, or pride; used positively of divine glory and negatively of human arrogance and haughtiness

pestilence, plague — deadly epidemic disease, typically sent or threatened as divine judgment

Step, stair; ascent; psalm title 'Song of Ascents' for the pilgrimage psalms (Pss 120-134); upper story

weight — the measurable heaviness of an object, often specified in gold, silver, or bronze

Strike, smite (active); be defeated, routed (passive); stumble or dash against an obstacle

For the sake of, because of; in order that, so that — a prepositional particle expressing cause, benefit, or purpose.

Dread, terror, fear; a sudden calamity; the object of dread or divine epithet ('the Fear of Isaac')

Passover: the annual festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egypt, or the sacrificial lamb offered at it

Shadow, shade; protective covering or shelter; fleeting transience of human life

harvest — the season, act, or gathered crop of reaping grain and produce

blue/violet — the precious violet-blue dye and yarn used for sacred textiles and tabernacle furnishings

To give back, repay, render what is due, sell, or yield; covers restitution, debt payment, reward, commercial sale, and agricultural produce.

Then, so, therefore — an inferential particle drawing conclusions; rarely an interrogative marker expecting uncertainty

before, in front of, ahead — a spatial and relational marker of position or rank in someone's presence

Wilderness, desert; desolate or uninhabited place; forsaken, left desolate (prophetic)

judgment, condemnation — the act of rendering a verdict, divine or human, and its resulting sentence

idols — a contemptuous term for false gods, from a root suggesting dung or shapeless blocks

They/these (feminine plural pronoun); rarely 'hither, behold' as a presentative adverb

chanith -- spear, lance; a thrusting and throwing weapon carried by warriors and kings in ancient Israel

Chitti -- Hittite; a gentilic adjective denoting members of the Hittite people in Canaan and beyond

Yah -- a contracted form of the divine name YHWH, used in poetry, praise, and the exclamation Hallelujah

To station oneself, take one's stand; Hithpael reflexive: present oneself before God or authority, stand firm, withstand.

Yishmael -- Ishmael ('God hears'); son of Abraham and Hagar, and several other biblical figures

lishkah -- chamber, room, or hall; a side room in a temple, palace, or public building for storage or assembly

Blow, wound; plague or divine calamity; slaughter in battle