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Now, but now, as things stand; an emphatic temporal adverb marking the present situation in contrast with what preceded.

Wood, tree, club, or stocks; any shaped or living wooden object, from the cross to cudgels to a carpenter's timber.

Where; a relative adverb of place introducing clauses that specify location.

To go before or lead the way; also to bring someone forward, or to precede in time.

A tent, booth, or tabernacle; the sacred tent of God's presence or an ordinary temporary shelter.

Wise, skilled, learned; possessing practical wisdom or deep discernment, used of the truly wise and the self-styled.

So much, so many, so great; a demonstrative of quantity, number, or degree.

To run; literally of swift movement on foot, figuratively of striving in the race of faith or of a message spreading.

An attendant or subordinate official; either a temple/court officer executing orders or a personal servant and ministry assistant.

To lift up, raise high, exalt; physically of being raised on a cross, and metaphorically of being elevated in honor or status.

Ahikam; 'my brother has risen,' son of Shaphan, court official under Josiah who protected the prophet Jeremiah.

Ahithophel — David's brilliant but treacherous counselor who sided with Absalom's revolt

Worthless thing, idol; concretely a pagan deity or carved image, abstractly vanity or utter insufficiency.

A broad valley or open plain between mountains; a wide, level lowland

Cypress tree — a tall conifer prized for timber in temple building and shipmaking

Beast, animal (Aramaic) — used in Daniel for literal beasts and apocalyptic creatures

To live, be alive, remain alive — the basic Hebrew verb for possessing or sustaining life

Bridegroom or son-in-law; a man in relation to his bride at a wedding, or a daughter's husband in family kinship.

Jeduthun — Levitical musician and choirmaster appointed by David for temple worship

Jehoahaz — a theophoric name ('YHWH has grasped') borne by kings of Israel and Judah

Joram / Jehoram — 'YHWH is exalted,' a name shared by kings of Israel and Judah

To enroll or be enrolled by genealogy; the genealogical register itself.

Foundation, base — the structural bottom of a building, altar, or wall; also used figuratively

Quickly, speedily, in haste — an adverb urging swift action or describing rapid occurrence

Refuge or shelter, especially of God as the protective haven of his people in the Psalms and Prophets.

A battle line or military formation; also a row or orderly arrangement of objects.

Refuge or asylum; used exclusively in the legal phrase 'cities of refuge' for those guilty of unintentional manslaughter.

To wither, fade, and drop off (of vegetation); to wear out or become exhausted; to crumble or disintegrate

Nadab, a personal name meaning 'generous' or 'noble,' borne by four individuals in the Hebrew Bible.

A banner, standard, or ensign raised as a rallying point; a pole or mast; a warning sign

A path or byway; figuratively, a course of life or moral conduct.

Nethaniah or Netanyahu, a personal name meaning 'Yahweh has given,' borne by several men in the Hebrew Bible.

To sweep away, snatch up, destroy; also to add or heap up; in Nifal, to be swept away or perish.

Obadiah, a personal name meaning 'servant of Yahweh,' borne by at least twelve individuals in Scripture.

An infant or very young child, often appearing in contexts of vulnerability, warfare, and collective judgment.

An upper room or roof-chamber for privacy and devotion; God's celestial upper chambers; an ascent or stairway

Perpetuity, eternity; also ancient time or antiquity. Aramaic cognate of Hebrew עוֹלָם.

Awe-inspiring, terror-striking; usually of ruthless tyrants or violent oppressors.

To pray, entreat, or supplicate God (Qal/Hifil); to be entreated and grant prayer (Nifal, of God)

Iron (the metal), used in Daniel for the fourth kingdom's crushing strength and for fetters and idols.

A large, full-body shield (tsinnah), distinguished from the smaller magen, used in warfare and as a figure for divine protection.

To be afflicted with a skin disease (leprosy); as substantive, a leper; as adjective, leprous.

Summer as a season of warmth and harvest; also the ripe summer fruit itself, especially figs and late-harvest produce

Hungry, famished — describing persons in need of food, often paired with 'thirsty' or 'weary' in contexts of justice and mercy.

A period of seven days (week) or seven years; also the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost), celebrating the wheat harvest

Be inaccessibly high; set on high for protection; be exalted in status or honor (Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hifil, Pual)

To muse, meditate, speak, or complain; covering the full arc from silent pondering to voiced lament and public discourse.

To be bereaved of children, to make childless, or to miscarry; covering the devastating spectrum from losing born children to pregnancy loss.

To hire or engage someone for wages; to earn wages by labor; to hire oneself out for service

Snow — the meteorological phenomenon and a pervasive biblical simile for whiteness, purity, and cleansing.