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Division, course; an organizational unit especially of priests and Levites, or an allotted tribal portion of land.

Lampstand, menorah; the golden seven-branched cultic lampstand of the Tabernacle/Temple, or a household lamp-stand

deeds, practices — habitual actions or conduct, usually evaluated morally as evil or (rarely) good

To quiver, sway, stagger, wander, or shake; of unsteady motion, fugitive roaming, fear-induced trembling, and deliberate shaking.

To recognize, discern, or acknowledge; also to show partiality, make oneself known, or deny recognition

Nathan — personal name meaning 'he gave,' borne by the prophet who confronted David and others

To pull down, tear down, demolish; of altars, walls, high places; metaphorically, to shatter or break a person.

Eunuch, court official; a castrated male servant of the royal household, or more broadly a high-ranking royal officer

Tyre — the great Phoenician coastal city, renowned for trade, maritime power, and Tyrian purple

Scarlet, crimson; the vivid red color or dye derived from the kermes insect, used for fabrics, garments, and thread

To be quiet, at rest, undisturbed; of lands at peace after war, of persons in tranquility; causatively, to give rest or calm.

worthy, deserving, fitting — describing someone or something as meriting honor, punishment, or a particular status

To work, labor, perform, or produce; the middle-voice verb for engaging in productive activity, doing deeds, and bringing about results.

Reckon, count, consider; to calculate, credit to an account, or reason through mentally

Hate, detest; to feel deep hostility, or in Semitic idiom, to love less by comparison

To build or construct; figuratively, to edify or strengthen spiritually; as a substantive, a builder.

To present, stand beside, appear before; also to provide, assist, or arrive (of time/harvest)

today, this very day — adverb marking the present day, often with theological force for divine immediacy

four — the cardinal numeral four, used as an adjective modifying nouns across all cases and genders

without, apart from, besides — preposition with genitive expressing separation, exclusion, or independence

give ear, listen attentively — Hiphil verb of attentive hearing, almost exclusively poetic, often paired with shama

The back, rear, or hinder part; used adverbially for backward or behind, temporally for afterward, anatomically for the back of a body, and geographically for west.

Ahaz — king of Judah (c. 735-715 BCE), son of Jotham, father of Hezekiah, name meaning 'he has grasped'

To be strong, courageous, or firm; in Piel, to strengthen, encourage, or harden; reflexively, to show resolve or determination.

Lie in wait, ambush; to lurk with hostile intent, or the ambush party itself

Bethlehem — town in Judah south of Jerusalem, birthplace of David, meaning 'house of bread'

Gilgal (multiple sites: 'circle of stones')

Zechariah — personal name meaning 'Yah has remembered,' borne by over a dozen individuals in the Hebrew Bible

To spare, have compassion, or show pity by refraining from destruction or harsh treatment

Burning anger, fierce wrath; the blazing heat of divine fury, nearly always used of God's anger

Jebusite — gentilic noun for the Canaanite people who inhabited Jerusalem (Jebus) before David's conquest

refuse, be unwilling — Piel verb expressing deliberate refusal or obstinate unwillingness to comply

cave, cavern — a natural rock chamber used for shelter, burial, hiding, or as a den for beasts and robbers

Innocent, guiltless; free from guilt, obligation, or duty; clean and pure in hands or conscience.

To rebel, revolt against authority; to transgress divine law or covenant; as a substantive, a transgressor or rebel.

To be righteous or in the right; to declare righteous, justify, acquit, or vindicate; the central verb of biblical justice and righteousness.

Rib, side, side-chamber; of the human body, structural sides of objects, temple side-rooms, planks, and hillsides.

To tremble, quake, rage, or be agitated; of the earth shaking, people trembling in fear, or persons raging in fury; causatively, to disturb or provoke.

Captivity, exile; or fortune/condition, especially in the idiom 'restore the captivity/fortunes of'

Shemaiah — theophoric name meaning 'Yahweh has heard,' borne by prophets, priests, Levites, and others

To prepare, make ready, or furnish something for a purpose; also to be in a state of readiness

Sufficient, considerable, competent, or numerous; an adjective spanning adequacy of persons, greatness of degree, large quantity, and (substantivized) a legal security bond.

weep, cry, wail — to shed tears from grief, mourning, sorrow, or deep spiritual anguish

Remaining, the rest; substantive adjective for the remaining persons or things of a group

A tomb, burial monument, or memorial for the dead

Love, affection, devotion — as abstract noun or verbal infinitive expressing the act and attitude of loving.

ephah — a dry measure of approximately 22 liters, used for grain and flour, especially in offerings

Amaziah — theophoric name meaning 'Yah(weh) is mighty,' borne by a Judahite king and several others

Asherah — a Canaanite goddess, or the wooden cult pole/sacred tree erected in her honor at high places.

To steal, commit theft, kidnap, or steal away; covers unlawful taking of property or persons, being stolen, the thief as agent, and furtive departure.