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To hasten, press, or urge; also to be narrow or cramped, describing constricted space.

Hyssop — a small bushy herb used in Israelite purification rites for sprinkling blood and lustral water

Aijalon — a Levitical city in the territory of Dan, in the valley where Joshua commanded the moon to stand still

Where? — interrogative adverb of place, demanding identification of a location or situation

Eliel — theophoric personal name meaning 'my God is God,' borne by at least nine men in Chronicles

Immer — priestly family name; a priestly course and its descendants from the temple through the post-exilic period

Darkness, deep gloom; both literal thick darkness (plague, night, Day of YHWH) and figurative darkness of calamity and judgment.

Ephrathah — region near Bethlehem; associated with Rachel's burial and the Messiah's birthplace (Mic 5:2)

Lion (Aramaic) — the great predatory feline, appearing in Daniel's lion-den narrative and apocalyptic visions

Artaxerxes — Persian royal name; the Achaemenid king(s) under whom Ezra and Nehemiah served

Furnace (Aramaic) — the blazing kiln or smelting furnace, used of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3

Alone, solitary, isolated — describing a state of separation, whether dignified independence or desolate loneliness

Breach, gap, crack — structural damage in a wall or building requiring repair, especially in temple restoration

Spoil, plunder, booty — material goods seized from defeated enemies in warfare or raiding

Bilhah — proper name: Rachel's handmaid given to Jacob, mother of Dan and Naphtali

Terror, sudden calamity — extreme dread or overwhelming destruction befalling the wicked or the afflicted

In, with — archaic poetic preposition, expanded form of beth, used in elevated verse

Beor — proper name: (1) father of Bela, king of Edom; (2) father of the prophet Balaam

Virginity — the state of being a virgin, or the physical tokens proving a bride's virginity

Den, pit — Aramaic noun for an animal enclosure, specifically the lions' den in Daniel 6

Border, boundary — a geographical boundary line marking the limits of a territory or region

To build a wall; to wall in or block a path; to repair a breach -- the full lifecycle of stone boundaries.

Gog — proper name: (1) a Reubenite in 1 Chronicles; (2) the eschatological enemy from Magog in Ezekiel 38-39

To fear, be afraid, stand in awe — a homograph of gur I (sojourn) and gur II (stir up strife)

On account of, because of, for the sake of — causal preposition expressing reason or cause.

To abhor, loathe with visceral disgust; (Nifal) be defiled or rejected; (Hifil) fail, miscarry.

To shake, quake, toss violently; of earth and mountains in theophany, of surging waters, and figuratively of nations staggering under judgment.

Gerar — an ancient city in the Negev south of Gaza, prominent in the Abraham and Isaac narratives.

Gittite — a gentilic adjective for an inhabitant of the Philistine city of Gath.

Deborah — Hebrew proper name ('bee'), borne by Rebekah's nurse and by the prophetess-judge of Israel.

Dedan — a people and trading region in Arabia, descended from Cush (or Abraham through Keturah).

To push, thrust, drive away by force; (Nifal ptc.) outcast, banished one; (passive) be toppled, thrust down.

To crush, shatter, pulverize; Aramaic verb used in Daniel for grinding kingdoms to dust and for being broken to pieces.

Darius — the Persian royal name borne by Darius Hystaspis, Darius Codomannus, and 'Darius the Mede.'

Dathan — a Reubenite rebel who, with Abiram, challenged Moses' authority and was swallowed by the earth.

To act madly or feign madness; to boast arrogantly; (Piel) to make foolish, drive to madness.

Vashti — the Persian queen deposed by Ahasuerus (Xerxes) for refusing to appear at his banquet.

To act presumptuously, be arrogant in defiance of God or authority; also as a homonymous root, to boil or seethe (of cooking).

Ziph — a place name for towns in Judah (one near Hebron, one in the Negev) and a personal name in Chronicles.

Zaccur / Zakkur — a Hebrew personal name ('remembered'), borne by several men from Reuben, Simeon, and Levi.

Ornamental border, gold molding — a decorative rim or crown-like edge on tabernacle furniture

Hebron — personal name, son of Kohath and grandson of Levi; ancestor of a Levitical clan

Renew, repair, restore — to make new again, whether physically (buildings) or spiritually (inner life)

Curds, curdled milk — a thick dairy product from cows, sheep, or goats, signifying pastoral abundance

To hurry, make haste; also to flee in alarm or panic, to be startled or agitated by fear.

Haran — a city in upper Mesopotamia, key waypoint in the patriarchal migrations

To sink, sink down, become submerged; of objects lodging in solid matter or persons engulfed in water or mire.

Judean, Jew — Aramaic gentilic noun for members of the province of Judah in the Persian period

Jehoiachin — king of Judah exiled to Babylon in 597 BCE; also called Coniah and Jeconiah

Jozabad — 'YHWH has bestowed,' a theophoric personal name borne by several Levites and warriors