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Truly, indeed; an adverb of strong affirmation used in asseverations and rhetorical questions.

To be weak or sick; as adjective: incurable, grievous, beyond remedy; as verb: to become mortally ill

Deep darkness, thick gloom; a poetic term for cosmic, existential, or calamitous obscurity.

Aphek, a Canaanite place name meaning 'enclosure' or 'fortress,' applied to several cities in Israel.

A latticed window or opening; used figuratively of the floodgates or sluices of heaven through which rain and blessing pour.

Arpachshad, third son of Shem and ancestor in the genealogical line from Noah to Abraham.

A cluster, especially of grapes; used literally of vineyard produce and figuratively of beauty or judgment.

Ittai, a proper name borne by two of David's men: a Gittite commander and a Benjamite warrior.

Beth-shean, a fortified city in the territory of Manasseh in the Jezreel Valley, west of the Jordan.

Baanah, a proper name borne by several men including a captain who murdered Ishbosheth and a post-exilic leader.

To be brutish or stupid like an animal; also: to graze, let livestock feed in a field

Bezalel, 'in the shadow of God,' the master craftsman of the Tabernacle; also a post-exilic Israelite.

Bethuel, nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor, and father of Rebekah and Laban.

Mistress, lady; a woman of authority over servants or of royal sovereignty

exile, captivity (state of being uncovered/removed)

Gaal son of Ebed, a Canaanite agitator who led a short-lived revolt against Abimelech at Shechem.

Gera, a Benjamite clan name or personal name associated with Ehud and Shimei.

Geshur: an Aramean kingdom east of the upper Jordan, homeland of Absalom's mother Maacah (2 Sam 3:3).

Doeg: an Edomite servant of Saul who betrayed the priests of Nob and slaughtered them (1 Sam 22:18).

Slander, evil report, defamation; malicious whispering that damages reputation or spreads a false account.

To hang down, be low; hence to languish, be brought low, diminish in strength or resources.

To hotly pursue, chase with burning intensity; also: to burn, kindle, be inflamed

To go out or be extinguished; of flames, lamps, and figuratively of the prosperity or life-force of the wicked being snuffed out.

To strike, hammer, or beat; by extension, to overcome or stagger, as one struck down by wine or force.

To mock, deride, or deceive; Hifil: to trifle with someone through ridicule or falsehood; Hofal: to be deceived.

Zebadiah: a masculine name meaning 'YHWH has bestowed,' borne by at least nine men in the Hebrew Bible.

Fornication, harlotry, unfaithfulness; abstract noun for sexual or spiritual prostitution, especially Israel's idolatry.

A violent rainstorm, downpour, or flood of rain; used in prophetic imagery for divine judgment and overwhelming force.

Pain, pang, especially birth-pangs; a prophetic metaphor for the anguish of nations and the crisis of redemption.

Haggai: the post-exilic prophet whose oracles urged the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple (520 BC).

Vision, prophetic revelation; a supernatural sight received in ecstasy or in the night, conveying divine communication.

To cut or gather wood, especially firewood; in the passive, to be hewn or carved into shape.

To be smooth or slippery; Hifil: to make smooth, to flatter with deceptive speech; also, to be divided (of heart).

Clay, potsherd; Aramaic noun for ceramic material, used exclusively in Nebuchadnezzar's statue vision (Dan 2).

Trembling, terror, or anxious dread; a shaking that seizes the body when overtaken by fear or divine panic.

Sharp, pointed (of threshing implements); figuratively: diligent, industrious (of persons in Proverbs).

A net or dragnet for catching fish or prey; distinct from the homonymous cherem meaning 'devoted ban.'

Hormah, a Canaanite city in the Negev renamed after Israel 'devoted' its inhabitants to destruction.

Deaf, unable to hear; used literally of physical deafness and figuratively of spiritual imperception.

Terror or dread inspired by mighty nations and warriors; used exclusively in Ezekiel's oracles against the nations.

Tumors or hemorrhoids; the plague affliction God sent upon the Philistines after they captured the ark.

An animal torn by wild beasts; torn flesh forbidden as food under Mosaic dietary law.

Jair, a personal name meaning 'he enlightens'; borne by a Manassite conqueror, a Gileadite judge, and Mordecai's father.

Dry, dried up, or withered; describing what has lost its moisture, whether literally or as a figure of spiritual desolation.

Jahaz, a city in Moab where Israel defeated Sihon; later a Levitical city assigned to Reuben.

Jobab — a proper name borne by several OT figures: a descendant of Joktan, an Edomite king, a Canaanite king, and two Benjamites.

A species or stage of locust, used collectively for devastating swarms that devour crops and symbolize overwhelming multitudes.

Shovels or ash-scoops used as cultic utensils for removing ashes from the altar of burnt offering in tabernacle and temple.

Yitshar (Izhar) — a Levite, son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, ancestor of the Izharite clan including Korah.

To burn or be kindled; as a noun, a hearth or place of burning where fire is kept alive.