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To measure or mete out a quantity or standard; in passive voice, to have measure dealt back to oneself.

Young man, youth — a male in his prime, from adolescent to young adult; sometimes an angelic figure

Disease, illness, sickness — a general term for serious ailments, especially in summaries of Jesus' healing ministry

With one mind, in united accord — an adverb describing collective harmony of purpose, especially in early church life

To pass by physically, walking past a place; metaphorically, to pass away or cease to exist.

A military camp, encampment, or army; specifically, the Roman barracks (Fortress Antonia) in Jerusalem.

Spring, fountain, source — a natural water source; figuratively, the origin of life, blessing, or defilement

To shepherd, tend a flock; figuratively, to guide, rule, or pastorally care for people

Matter, thing, affair — a concrete event, legal case, business concern, or abstract reality under consideration

Former, formerly, before — indicating what came earlier in time, whether as adjective or adverb

Trumpet — a metal wind instrument used for military signals, worship assembly, and eschatological announcement

Samaria — the region and chief city in central Palestine between Judea and Galilee, homeland of the Samaritans

Inward parts, entrails; figuratively, deep affection, tender compassion, heartfelt mercy

Be diligent, make every effort — to pursue a goal with earnest zeal, urgency, and persistent exertion

Exceedingly, very much, greatly — an intensive adverb amplifying the force of verbs, adjectives, and emotions

To split, tear, rend apart; figuratively, to divide a group into factions

Thirty — the cardinal number, appearing in agricultural yields, monetary amounts, and age/duration references

Tyre — the ancient Phoenician coastal city, cited in prophetic judgment oracles and Jesus' Galilean ministry

Your, yours — second-person plural possessive pronoun attributing ownership or association to the addressees

Under, underneath, beneath — a spatial preposition indicating position below something, often with metaphorical force

Later, afterward, finally — a temporal adverb marking subsequent or concluding position in a sequence of events

Plant — to set in the ground for growth; figuratively, to establish or found a spiritual community

Illuminate, give light; enlighten spiritually; bring hidden things to light, reveal

Worse — comparative adjective denoting inferior condition, greater severity, or moral deterioration

A thousand — the cardinal number 1,000, used literally and symbolically for vast duration and measurement

Tunic, inner garment — the basic garment worn next to the skin, distinct from the outer cloak (ἱμάτιον)

To use, make use of, employ; also to treat or deal with someone in a particular manner

False prophet — one who fraudulently claims divine revelation, deceiving God's people with counterfeit messages

Abiram — a Hebrew proper name meaning 'my father is exalted,' borne by the Reubenite rebel and a son of Hiel

Adverb: (older) indeed, truly, of a truth; (later) but, however, nevertheless

Adam: the first human being in Genesis; also a city near the Jordan River

Cause, reason, account — a feminine noun occurring only in the plural with עַל, meaning 'because of' or 'concerning'

Hart, stag, deer — a male deer permitted as clean food and used as a figure of grace, longing, and swiftness

Elihu — a Hebrew name meaning 'He is my God,' borne by Job's young interlocutor and four other OT figures

Sighing, groaning — the audible sound of grief, distress, or spiritual anguish drawn from the depths of suffering

Bond, binding obligation — a sworn vow or self-imposed restriction, used exclusively for a woman's vow subject to paternal or marital authority

Araunah — a Jebusite landowner whose threshing floor David purchased as the site for the future Jerusalem temple

Aramean — a person from Aram (Syria), used as a gentilic adjective for the people and region northeast of Israel

To betroth, engage in marriage; in the Piel the man actively contracts the betrothal, in the Pual the woman is described as betrothed.

Harlot's hire, prostitute's wages — payment given for sexual services, used literally and as a metaphor for Israel's idolatrous earnings

To alarm, terrify, or dismay; also used adverbially for 'in haste,' conveying urgency born from alarm. Aramaic, found only in Daniel.

Contempt, scorn — the disdainful dismissal of a person or thing regarded as worthless or shameful

Son (Aramaic) — the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew בֵּן, used in Ezra and Daniel for filial and metaphorical sonship

Benjaminite — a member of the tribe of Benjamin, Israel's smallest tribe from which Saul and other notable figures arose

Beriah — personal name borne by several Israelites, most notably a son of Asher and a son of Ephraim named in sorrow

Berechiah — personal name meaning 'the LORD has blessed,' borne by several Levites, officials, and the father of Zechariah the prophet

Bathsheba — 'daughter of an oath'; wife of Uriah the Hittite, then of David; mother of Solomon

To defile, pollute, or desecrate; to be ritually or morally contaminated; to stain with blood.

Wall, fence, stone enclosure — a boundary barrier around vineyards, fields, or settlements

Wall, fence, hedge; sheepfold or livestock pen; also a proper noun (Gederah), a town in Judah