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manner, way, fashion — the mode or method by which something is done

Most High, as divine title; highest, as superlative of place or praise

Festus — Porcius Festus, the Roman procurator of Judea who succeeded Felix

To separate, divide; to depart or leave (especially in marriage); to set apart, designate

Ophir — a distant land famed for its gold, reached by Solomon's maritime expeditions

Enduring, ever-flowing, permanent; as a noun: strength, firmness, or a mighty/enduring one.

terebinth — a large deciduous tree used as a landmark and sacred gathering site in ancient Israel

Amoz — the father of the prophet Isaiah

I (Aramaic) — first person singular independent pronoun in Biblical Aramaic

A particle of entreaty: 'please, I pray,' used when making earnest petitions or supplications.

A prisoner or captive; one held in bondage, whether in a literal dungeon or under oppression.

To weave cloth or fabric; also used substantively for a weaver or the craft of weaving.

You (second person singular pronoun, archaic/dialectal feminine form preserved in ketiv readings).

Chosen one, elect; always of those selected by God for a special purpose or covenant relationship.

Grain, corn; wheat -- threshed cereal grain, especially in storage or commerce

Fat, plump, well-fed; describing healthy, well-nourished livestock or persons.

Barak ('lightning'), son of Abinoam, military leader who defeated Sisera under Deborah's guidance.

Bath, a Hebrew unit of liquid measure (~22 liters), used for wine, oil, and other liquids.

Anything convex or arched: the back of a person, the rim of a wheel, a cultic mound, a shield boss, or the brow ridge.

Greatness, magnificence; of God's majesty or mighty acts, and of human honor or rank.

Greatness, magnitude; of God's power, a king's majesty, or (negatively) the arrogance of the heart.

Aramaic noun for 'midst, interior'; used prepositionally (with b-, l-, min-) to express location within or motion into

Body (living or dead); corpse, carcass — of humans in life, death, or visionary imagery

To cut, divide, or sever physically; by extension, to decree or determine (as in 'cutting' a decision).

Gershonite — gentilic adjective for descendants of Gershon son of Levi, used collectively or individually

Debir — a Canaanite royal city in Judah's hill country, anciently called Kiriath-sepher ('city of the book')

Dagon — the chief deity and idol of the Philistines, worshipped especially at Ashdod and Gaza

Aramaic verb meaning 'to dwell, reside'; also used as a substantival participle, 'dwellers, inhabitants'

Aramaic demonstrative pronoun 'this' (m. dek, f. dak); used postpositively in Ezra and Daniel

To crush, pulverize, or grind to fine particles; also to be fine or thin as the result of grinding.

A grand edifice: either a temple (sacred sanctuary) or a palace (royal residence), from Akkadian ekallu.

Third-person feminine plural pronoun 'them' (hen), appearing only with prefixed prepositions: bahen, mehen, kahen

Hinnom — a proper name in the toponym Ge-ben-Hinnom ('Valley of the son of Hinnom'), south of Jerusalem

Pregnant, with child — feminine adjective describing a woman who has conceived, used predicatively and attributively

Hooks or pegs of gold and silver fastened to the posts of the tabernacle for hanging curtains and screens

Insolent, arrogant, presumptuous — always of those who defiantly oppose God and His commandments

Bodily discharge or flux from the genitals, rendering a person ritually unclean under Levitical law

To consider, purpose, or devise; ranges from neutral deliberation to malicious scheming.

To clasp or embrace; used of greeting someone warmly in one's arms, or of folding the hands in idleness.

Breast or chest of a sacrificial animal, designated as a wave offering for the priests

Hamor — a Hivite chief, father of Shechem, whose clan interacted with Jacob's family at Shechem

To be or become warm; causatively, to heat; reflexively, to warm oneself; figuratively, to be inflamed with passion.

Hannah — mother of the prophet Samuel, whose prayer and vow at Shiloh became a model of faithful petition

Gracious, compassionate — a divine attribute used exclusively of God, often paired with 'merciful'

Godless, profane, hypocritical — one whose outward piety masks inner moral corruption and defiance of God

Arrow or arrows — a projectile weapon shot from a bow, used literally and as a metaphor for divine judgment

Nobles, leading men — the patrician ruling class, especially of postexilic Judah alongside the officials

Hermon — the towering, snow-capped peak of the Anti-Lebanon range marking Israel's northern frontier

Mud, mire, clay — wet earth trampled underfoot or shaped by the potter

Taste, flavor; figuratively, discernment, good judgment; also behavior or manner; in late usage, a royal decree.