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To equip or arm for war (Qal passive participle: armed men); to arm oneself (Nifal reflexive); to strengthen or fortify (Hifil).

To desire or covet; as participle, desirable or precious; in Piel, to delight in intensely

To lack, be in want, decrease; in Hifil, to cause lack or withhold; in Piel, to make lower or deprive

To sleep, fall asleep; to grow old or become chronic (Niphal); to cause someone to sleep, put to sleep (Piel causative).

Complete destruction, annihilation; adverbially 'completely'; a determined decree of judgment.

Vexation, grief, or provocation; the inner anguish of the wronged or the anger stirred by idolatry.

Frankincense — the white aromatic resin burned in Israelite worship, grain offerings, and sacred incense

Jaw or jawbone; the cheek as a body part; also the place name Lehi.

Scroll, written roll — a rolled document of parchment or papyrus used for recording prophecy and law

To depart, withdraw, or remove; in Hifil, to cause something to move away or to cease.

To melt, dissolve; figuratively, to faint or lose heart; in Hifil, to cause to melt with fear

Naomi — 'my delight, my pleasantness'; mother-in-law of Ruth, central figure in the book of Ruth

To pour out or be poured out; of metals, to melt or smelt in a furnace; in Hifil, to cause pouring or smelting

To uproot or pluck up by the roots; in passive stems, to be uprooted or torn out.

Confidential counsel or assembly; an intimate circle of trusted persons, their shared deliberation, or a covert plan.

To go about as a trader or traveler; as a participle, a merchant; by extension, to throb or palpitate.

Sisera — Canaanite commander under King Jabin of Hazor, defeated by Deborah and Barak; also a family name

Seren — lord, tyrant; the distinctive title for each of the five Philistine city-state rulers

Gaza, the major Philistine coastal city; also Ayyah, a distinct place name in 1 Chr 7:28.

Asahel — 'God has made'; David's nephew famed for swiftness, also Levites and a post-exilic figure

To open the eyes (literally or spiritually); in passive forms, for eyes to be opened or stand open.

Hoof of an animal, especially the divided hoof distinguishing clean from unclean beasts in Levitical law

To fast, voluntarily abstain from food as an act of mourning, penitence, or devotion before God

An outcry or shriek of distress, anguish, or protest, often reaching God as an appeal for justice

Kish, a Hebrew proper name borne by several men, most notably the father of King Saul

Wide, broad, spacious; idiomatically: proud (broad of heart), free (in a broad place), or greedy (wide of appetite).

Ramoth, a place name designating cities in Israel, most notably the fortified city of Ramoth-Gilead

To roar like a lion, used of beasts, enemies, and God in power or judgment; rarely, to groan in anguish.

To buy grain or provisions (Qal); to sell grain or dispense food supplies (Hifil causative).

To go astray, err, or wander; in Hifil, to lead astray; by extension, to be intoxicated or enraptured.

Female breast; used literally of nursing and figuratively of beauty, intimacy, and national personification

To cry out for help, to plead or call urgently to God in distress (Piel of שׁוע)

Susa (Shushan), the ancient capital of Elam and winter residence of the Persian kings

To be twisted or twined; used exclusively of linen thread in tabernacle construction (Hophal participle)

To bow down, be humbled, crouch; in Hitpael, to be cast down in spirit; in Hiphil, to bring low.

Thin clouds, skies, or heavens; rarely fine dust -- from the root meaning 'to pulverize.'

Shoulder, the body part used for bearing burdens; also the city Shechem and figuratively a stubborn turning away.

Neighbor or fellow resident; one dwelling nearby, whether an individual, a surrounding nation, or a city's inhabitant.

Desire, craving, longing; the quality of being desirable; as a Piel verb, to actively desire something.

To grasp, support, or hold fast; of physically seizing, upholding someone in strength, or clinging to wisdom and righteousness.

Cause, reason, or basis; in legal contexts, a formal charge, accusation, or ground of fault.

Uncircumcision; the state of having a foreskin, and by metonymy, the uncircumcised as a collective group.

Silver as metal or coinage; money in general, whether literal coins or figurative wealth

Parent(s); a father or mother, nearly always plural in the NT to denote both parents together.

Full knowledge; deep, experiential recognition or acknowledgment, especially of God and spiritual truth.

A leader or ruler; in the NT especially a Roman provincial governor such as Pilate or Felix.

Isaac; the patriarch, son of Abraham and Sarah, child of promise and ancestor of Israel.

Fish; an aquatic creature, used literally in narratives of feeding, fishing, and post-resurrection meals.

Testimony, witness, proof; evidence given or a declaration that attests to truth, including the tabernacle of testimony.

To fast; to voluntarily abstain from food as a religious discipline of devotion, repentance, or mourning.