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Fast, fasting — voluntary abstention from food as an act of mourning, repentance, petition, or consecration before God.

Zeruiah — David's sister (or half-sister), mother of the warriors Joab, Abishai, and Asahel

To come in front of, meet, confront; in Piel, to anticipate or go before; in Hifil, to give beforehand.

eastward, toward the east — an adverbial directional form indicating orientation or movement toward the sunrise

Kiriath-jearim — a Gibeonite city on the Judah-Benjamin border where the ark rested after its return from Philistia

womb — the uterus as the organ of conception and birth, used both literally and in figurative expressions for origin

remnant, remainder, rest — what is left over of a people, quantity, or narrative record after depletion or judgment

Destruction, devastation; violence, plunder; ruin wrought by hostile force

To set, place, or establish; to issue a decree; to appoint someone to a position. Aramaic cognate of Hebrew שׂוּם/שִׂים.

unrighteousness, injustice, wrongdoing — moral deviation from God's standard of right, both in act and condition

Egypt — the ancient land along the Nile, referenced in the NT for the Exodus narrative, the flight of Jesus, and typological use

To look up or raise one's gaze; to receive or recover sight after blindness

Make known, reveal, declare; be made known; come to know

tree — a woody perennial plant, used literally of fruit trees and figuratively in parables and apocalyptic imagery

To serve or be subject to; to be enslaved, live in bondage

Greek, Hellene — a person of Greek culture or, more broadly in the NT, any non-Jewish Gentile

white — the color of purity, glory, and heavenly radiance, applied to garments, hair, horses, and the harvest

To learn through study, instruction, or experience; to ascertain or come to know a fact

Cloud; atmospheric vapor mass, often signifying God's veiled presence or glory in theophany and eschatological contexts

Sexual immorality, fornication; any illicit sexual conduct outside the covenant of marriage, also used figuratively for idolatry

To love with personal affection or fondness; to kiss as a greeting or sign of intimacy

Abijah; theophoric name meaning 'Yah(u) is my father,' borne by kings, priests, and other biblical figures

Abishai; David's nephew and mighty warrior, son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, meaning 'my father is a gift'

Folly, foolishness; moral and intellectual stupidity characteristic of the fool in Wisdom literature

You (2ms); Aramaic second-person masculine singular pronoun, equivalent to Hebrew attah

Bake; baker (as agent noun); be baked (passive)

Arnon; river (modern Wadi Mujib) forming the boundary between Moab and Amorite territory in Transjordan

Babylon (Babel); the great Mesopotamian city and empire, center of exile, and symbol of human pride and divine judgment

Plunder, spoil, booty; goods seized by force in warfare or raiding, also used of persons treated as prey

Ben-Hadad; throne name of Aramean (Syrian) kings meaning 'son of (the god) Hadad,' borne by at least three rulers of Damascus

Be strong, prevail, be mighty; strengthen, confirm; act proudly, exalt oneself

Likeness, resemblance, or form; the quality of being similar in appearance, used of God's image, visionary forms, and concrete designs.

To muse, meditate, utter, moan; onomatopoeic verb for low vocal sounds: murmuring Torah, groaning, plotting, growling.

Hivite — one of the Canaanite peoples listed among the pre-Israelite inhabitants of the land of Canaan

outer, external — describing what lies outside, especially the outer courts and gates of the temple

Hiram — king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; also a master craftsman; also a Benjamite

To hew, cut, quarry stone; of stonecutters as artisans, hewn cisterns and rock, figurative cleaving of lightning.

To plow, engrave, devise; agricultural plowing, metaphorical scheming of evil, passive 'be plowed,' and inscription.

breastpiece — the sacred pouch on the high priest's chest, set with twelve gemstones and the Urim and Thummim

Tear, rend, seize as prey; be torn; provide food, feed

Entrance, doorway; the setting of the sun (westward); the act of coming in or arriving

A screen, curtain, or covering; a hanging used as a partition in the Tabernacle or a protective covering in broader contexts.

To rebel or revolt against authority; also used substantively for rebels — those who defy a sovereign, overlord, or God.

anointing oil, consecrated portion — the sacred oil for priestly consecration and a dedicated priestly allotment

Meshullam — a common post-exilic Hebrew name meaning 'repaid, recompensed,' borne by at least nine distinct individuals

To contemn, spurn, or show contempt; in the Piel, to blaspheme or revile; rarely, to blossom (homographic root).

Nebat — father of Jeroboam I, appearing only in the patronymic formula 'Jeroboam son of Nebat'

To move to and fro, wander; to show grief or sympathy by shaking, nodding, or moaning; causatively, to drive away.

Consecration or Nazirite separation; also a crown or diadem signifying royal or priestly authority.

threshold, sill — the stone or timber crosspiece at the base of a doorway, especially of a temple or palace gate