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Flame or blaze of fire, whether literal or figurative; also the gleaming blade of a weapon.

Squeeze, press physically; oppress or persecute people socially and politically; be pressed or crushed passively.

Blemish, defect, physical flaw — esp. in priestly and sacrificial regulations

Luminary, light, light-bearer — a source of illumination, whether celestial body, sacred lamp, or figurative radiance

Doorpost, gate-post — the vertical side-frame of a door or gate opening

Purpose or plan (neutral); discretion or prudence (positive, in Proverbs); wicked scheme or device (negative, in Psalms/Prophets).

Downward, below, beneath — adverb of spatial direction indicating lower position or descent

Micaiah — personal name meaning 'who is like YHWH?', esp. the prophet who opposed Ahab

Uprightness, equity, rectitude in judgment and conduct; smoothness or evenness (literal); equitable terms or agreement.

Stronghold, fortress; also (homonymous) a net or snare — a place of defensive refuge, or a hunting implement

Brightness, radiance, splendor — shining brilliance from a luminous or divine source, occasionally the light of dawn

Gomorrah — city destroyed with Sodom by divine judgment, a byword for utter ruin

Grape(s) — the fruit of the vine, used collectively for harvest produce and individually for the berry

Eleven, eleventh — the number eleven in cardinal and ordinal uses, always in construct with ten (עָשָׂר/עֶשְׂרֵה)

Fugitive, escapee; survivor, remnant — one who has fled danger or who remains alive after catastrophe

Breach, gap; outbreak, violent bursting forth — a break in a wall or barrier, or a forceful breaking through

Euphrates — the great river of western Asia, one of Eden's four rivers and Israel's ideal northern boundary

To empty out, pour forth, draw (a sword), or muster (troops) — expressing forceful extraction or outpouring in both literal and figurative senses.

To trample or tread upon forcefully, crushing underfoot; figuratively, to oppress or overwhelm; passive: to be trampled down.

Badness, wickedness, moral evil (especially of human deeds); sadness of face or heart; poor quality or ugliness.

Luxuriant, green, leafy; of trees in full foliage, especially at idolatrous worship sites; figuratively, fresh and vigorous.

Rephaim — an ancient race of giants inhabiting Canaan and Transjordan before Israel's conquest

to crush, bruise, shatter; to oppress; to struggle together; the crushed or oppressed as a class

To draw water from a well or spring; by extension, the person who draws water

Error, inadvertence — an unintentional sin as distinct from deliberate transgression

Leg or thigh — the lower leg of a person or the upper hind leg of a sacrificial animal

Gray hair, hoary head; by metonymy, old age itself, especially in the phrase 'a good old age.'

To become drunk or intoxicated; causatively, to make drunk; used literally of wine and figuratively of divine judgment.

Low in position (physically); low in status or esteem (socially); humble or lowly in spirit (morally positive).

Lowest parts, depths of the earth (Sheol/underworld); lower (comparative, of chambers or stones); bottom or base of a feature.

Truly, certainly — an adverb affirming the reality or genuineness of a statement

Necessity, compulsion, constraint; also distress, hardship, or dire circumstances forcing action.

Antioch — a city name referring either to Syrian Antioch or Pisidian Antioch

Revelation, disclosure — the divine unveiling of hidden truth or eschatological reality

Destruction, perdition, utter ruin; also waste or loss of something valuable.

Number — a count, total, or numerical quantity of persons or things

Asia — the Roman province in western Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its capital

Blasphemy, slander — profane or reviling speech, especially against God

Earnest prayer, supplication, or entreaty; also a specific petition or request directed to God or to others.

A bond or chain used for imprisonment or restraint; figuratively, a binding impediment on a person's body or condition.

to enter, go in — to move into a place such as a house, city, or sacred space

To reprove, convict of wrongdoing, or expose what is hidden — verbal correction that brings truth to light

To throw or cast upon; to lay hands on (seize); to place upon; of waves, to beat against; reflexively, to reflect upon; of a share, to fall to someone.

to permit, allow, give leave — to grant authorization for someone to act or proceed

wrath, fury, passionate rage — intense anger, especially divine eschatological judgment in Revelation

to proclaim publicly, announce authoritatively — to declare a message or teaching openly before an audience

to condemn, pronounce judgment against — to render a judicial verdict of guilt deserving punishment

To hold fast, retain; to restrain or suppress; to possess or occupy; passively, to be held or bound; nautically, to head toward a destination.

Empty, vain, without result or substance; also empty-handed or foolish when applied to persons

to inherit, receive as a possession — to obtain an allotted portion, whether a literal estate or a promised divine blessing