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room, inner chamber — a private room within a building, used for sleeping, seclusion, or concealment

Bosom, lap, or embrace (of body or garment fold); also the base or bottom ledge of an altar structure

Heshbon — the Amorite capital east of the Jordan, city of Sihon, later Reubenite and Gadite territory

To be ashamed, be disgraced (Nifal); to humiliate, put to shame (Hifil); to be caused shame (Hofal)

rain — precipitation sent or withheld by God, viewed as blessing on the land or instrument of judgment

Fullness, the full amount or contents of something; by extension, a full band or company of people.

Word, utterance, speech; poetic synonym for 'dabar,' concentrated almost entirely in Job

Load, burden, carrying; also prophetic oracle, tribute, or lifting up of desire — from the root נָשָׂא 'to lift, bear'

flock, herd — a group of livestock (sheep, goats, or cattle) tended together, often used in pastoral imagery

Deed, work, act; rarely wages or recompense for labor

heaven(s), sky — the Aramaic form of shamayim, denoting the visible sky or God's celestial dwelling

eighty — the cardinal numeral used in ages, census counts, measurements, and chronological reckonings

Samson — the Danite judge whose name evokes 'sun,' famed for supernatural strength and tragic downfall

Sarah — wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, the matriarch whose name means 'princess'

fine linen, byssus — high-quality white Egyptian linen used for priestly garments and tabernacle furnishings

new wine, must — freshly pressed grape juice, listed with grain and oil as a sign of agricultural blessing

A field or piece of cultivated land; in the plural, the open countryside or rural area surrounding a town.

ruler, leader, chief — one who holds authority, whether civic magistrate, religious leader, or supernatural power

To wish, want, desire; to will or determine by sovereign decree; to intend or purpose a deliberate course of action.

To serve, minister to, or wait upon someone; in the passive, to be served or receive ministry from others.

myself — first-person reflexive pronoun indicating the speaker as both subject and object of action

Judas / Judah — proper name from Hebrew yehudah, borne by the patriarch, the betrayer, and several others

well, rightly, fittingly — adverb affirming that something is done in a good, proper, or commendable manner

testimony, witness, attestation — the act or content of bearing witness, especially regarding Christ and the gospel

ear — the physical organ of hearing, used literally and figuratively for spiritual receptivity or refusal

To arrive at a destination; to appear or come on the scene publicly; to be present or come alongside someone.

prayer — the act of praying or a specific prayer offered, especially directed to God in petition and worship

Philip — Greek name meaning 'lover of horses,' borne by the apostle, the evangelist, and Herodian tetrarchs

Ahaziah — Hebrew name meaning 'Yah has grasped,' borne by a king of Israel and a king of Judah

A well dug for water; figuratively, a pit of destruction or moral danger.

high, tall, lofty — adjective describing physical height or figurative exaltation and pride

Gibeon — a major Canaanite city that became a Levitical city in Benjamin, site of the tabernacle and famous treaty

To deal fully with, recompense; also to wean a child or ripen fruit -- all expressing completion of a process

A threshing floor, the open ground where grain is beaten and winnowed; once a Ketiv variant read as 'throat.'

to seek refuge, take shelter — predominantly used of trusting in God as one's protective hiding place

Jehoiakim — theophoric name meaning 'Yah raises up,' borne by the last-but-one king of Judah and two others

star — a luminous celestial body, used literally of the night sky and figuratively for multitude or royalty

Contain, hold; sustain, nourish, provide for; endure, bear, withstand — from כּוּל 'to measure, comprehend'

thus, so, in this manner — a demonstrative adverb of manner, slightly more emphatic than koh

To pick up, gather, or glean; covers collecting manna, gleaning leftover grain, and assembling people

fortress, stronghold, fortified place — a defensive structure or walled city built for military protection

Fortress, stronghold; refuge or place of safety (often of God); strength or protective power as abstract quality.

Sihon — the Amorite king of Heshbon defeated by Israel, whose territory became the first conquest in Canaan

Affliction, misery, or suffering endured through hardship or oppression; rarely, humility or meekness of spirit.

wealth, riches — material abundance and possessions, often paired with honor or contrasted with wisdom

concubine — a secondary wife of lower legal status, present in patriarchal, Levitical, and royal households

Look out, spy, keep watch; as substantive: watchman, sentinel — from צָפָה 'to look out, observe'

To meet, encounter, or befall; used of purposeful meeting, chance encounters, and calamities overtaking

Korah — personal name possibly meaning 'baldness,' borne by Levite rebels, Edomite chiefs, and psalm-singing clans

Gatekeeper or porter stationed at a gate to guard access, especially at the Temple or city gates