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To bring together; impersonally, to be profitable, beneficial, or expedient — what is advantageous or in one's best interest.

To remain behind or stay; more often, to endure patiently, persevere under hardship without yielding.

A gracious gift freely bestowed by God, especially spiritual endowments for service and the gift of salvation.

O! An exclamatory vocative particle used to address someone directly, often with strong emotion.

Likewise, in the same way, similarly; an adverb marking parallel actions or behaviors.

Mighty, powerful; used of warriors, strong animals (bulls, stallions), the obstinate-hearted, or a chief/leader

A spirit of the dead consulted through necromancy; also a leather bottle or wineskin used for storing wine.

A native-born citizen of the land, enjoying full covenant rights; figuratively, a tree flourishing in its native soil.

Ahimelech ('my brother is king'), a proper name borne by a priest at Nob and a Hittite warrior.

An interrogative-exclamatory adverb: 'How?' or 'How!' expressing manner or astonishment; rarely 'Where?' in northern dialect.

Terror, dread, or fear -- the paralyzing awe inspired by God, enemies, or death; once, terrifying idols or images.

From where? Whence? An interrogative adverb of origin or source, often with rhetorical or poetic force.

Eliashib — proper name meaning 'God restores,' borne by six OT figures including Nehemiah's high priest

Elishama — proper name meaning 'God has heard,' borne by six OT figures including an Ephraimite chief

Amon — proper name meaning 'master workman' or 'trustworthy,' borne by a king of Judah and others

Ashdod — a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, one of the five cities of the pentapolis

To go straight, advance; pronounce blessed/happy; lead or guide; set right. Pual: be called blessed or be guided.

Compound relative preposition: from which/whom/where; than (comparative); because/since (causal)

Apart from, besides, without, except — a prepositional compound expressing exclusion or absence

To cut off, break off; to be greedy for unjust gain; to finish or complete a task

Pool, pond — a natural or constructed reservoir of standing water, often a civic landmark

Physical height or stature of buildings, trees, and persons; figuratively, haughtiness, pride, or exalted dignity.

Thief — one who steals, whether a common burglar, kidnapper, or metaphorical figure of stealth

Gershon — firstborn son of Levi and ancestor of the Gershonite Levitical clan

South, southern direction — a poetic and late Hebrew term for the south as a cardinal direction

Heman — proper name meaning 'faithful,' a Levitical musician-sage and head of a temple music guild

riddle, enigmatic saying — a dark or perplexing utterance requiring interpretation, including allegories and proverbs

To be ashamed, confounded, or put to shame (Qal); to cause shame or bring disgrace upon someone (Hiphil).

free, freed — released from slavery or obligation, set at liberty

Horeb — the mountain of God in the wilderness, synonymous with Sinai in the Deuteronomic tradition

Earthenware, pottery, or potsherd; clay vessels or their broken fragments, often symbolizing human frailty before God.

hand — the physical hand, and by extension power, possession, or agency (Aramaic)

Jehoash / Joash — a theophoric royal name borne by kings of Judah and Israel and several other biblical figures

Jeiel — a Hebrew proper name borne by multiple Levites, warriors, and clan leaders in Chronicles and Ezra

To set, place, or station something or someone; to establish a person in office or position

Preciousness, treasure; honor, esteem, glory; price or monetary worth

Base, pedestal, or stand (especially of the tabernacle laver); position or office; likewise, so

Beat, crush, shatter; to pulverize by pounding, forge by hammering, or strike down in military defeat

quickly, speedily — an adverb of haste, always modifying an immediately preceding verb

To melt, dissolve, or cause to melt; used of earth dissolving at God's touch and hearts melting in fear.

To send rain or cause it to rain; to rain down destructive judgment from heaven; to be rained upon

An established place or foundation; a fixed dwelling, especially God's heavenly seat or his earthly sanctuary.

A habitation or dwelling place, especially of God; a lair or den of wild animals; a refuge or shelter

distant place, distance — remoteness or far-off regions, often in the phrase 'from afar'

joy, exultation, delight — intense gladness or festive rejoicing, often associated with music, cities, or God's favor

A gift, offering, or present; from voluntary donations to God to bribes that corrupt judgment.

To volunteer, offer willingly (Hitpael); to stir, impel, or incite the heart to act (Qal).

fire — the element of fire, especially in visions of divine judgment and the fiery furnace (Aramaic)

A ring of gold worn as personal adornment — as an earring, a nose ring, or a general ornamental ring

Nineveh — ancient capital of Assyria on the Tigris, site of Jonah's prophetic mission and symbol of imperial power under divine judgment.