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cleanness, emptiness; absence of food, particularly famine conditions

rope, cord; a binding rope, possibly one used for prisoners or captives

knocking, striking; the action of knees hitting together in fear or weakness

Nergal; a Mesopotamian deity associated with war, plague, and the underworld

to be carried away, borne off; passive transport of an object or person (infinitive absolute)

things carried, burdens; objects that were customarily borne in procession, especially idols

forgetfulness, oblivion; the state of being forgotten or the place where memory ceases

wives; married women, the female spouses of men

to gasp, pant; to breathe heavily with deep breaths, as in labor or exertion

breath; the breath of life, respiration that sustains living beings

Nethinim; temple servants, a class of workers assigned to assist the Levites in sanctuary duties

to break down, tear down; to destroy or make impassable, especially a path or structure

to be broken, torn out; passive state of being forcibly extracted or shattered

to strip off, shake off; to remove by force, especially leaves from a tree

boot, military footwear; a warrior's marching boot used in battle

booted warrior; a soldier wearing military boots, one who marches in battle

by measure; with careful measurement, precisely and carefully (possibly an emphatic construction)

Sabeans; an Arabian people, possibly associated with trade or, contextually, with debauchery

drunkards, wine-bibbers; those who drink excessively, possibly a variant reading for Sabeans

Sebaim; an ethnic group, possibly identical with the Sabeans, tall people from Cush or Arabia

turn of affairs, turn of events; a divinely orchestrated change or reversal in circumstances

thicket, dense growth; a tangled mass of trees, bushes, or undergrowth

being supported, retained; held up or sustained (passive participle, uncertain meaning)

Sibboleth; a dialectal pronunciation of 'Shibboleth,' revealing the speaker's tribal identity

to think, intend; to form a plan or opinion, to consider doing something

Sibraim; a city between Damascus and Hamath, marking Israel's northern border

to shut, close (especially mouths or openings)

steady rain, persistent downpour

order, arrangement (plural: 'orders' or 'arrangements')

roundness, curved form (especially of a bowl)

So, an Egyptian king or ruler

fenced about, hedged around

cage, prison (for captive animals or persons)

Sodi, father of a Zebulunite spy

Suach, an Asherite

offal, refuse, dung (waste material)

swift (bird), possibly swallow or swift

mare (female horse)

Susi, father of a Manassite spy

Suph, a place name (possibly related to Red Sea region)

Suphah, a place east of Jordan

Sur, name of a temple gate

to scrape, scrape clean or bare

offscouring, refuse, filth

merchandise, trade goods

buckler, shield (defensive weapon)

colored stone, dark stone (possibly marble or porphyry)

Sivan, the third month (May-June)

Sinim, a distant people or land

throng, crowd, dense mass of people