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Jether (Yeter) — a proper name meaning 'abundance,' borne by several OT figures including Gideon's son and the father of Amasa.

Jethro (Yitro) — Moses' father-in-law, priest of Midian, who counseled the establishment of Israel's judicial system.

Already; an adverb of past time indicating something has previously occurred, used exclusively in Ecclesiastes.

Dim, faded, faint — describing diminished brightness in eyes, skin blemishes, flames, or figurative spirit.

A smelting furnace or refining pot, used almost exclusively as a metaphor for affliction, testing, and divine purification.

A javelin or short throwing spear, a military weapon distinct from the longer hanit (lance/spear).

Chemosh, the national deity of Moab, associated with idolatrous worship and divine judgment against pagan gods.

Therefore, for this reason — a pleonastic causal phrase emphasizing the ground or basis for an action.

A covering or garment; clothing for the body, or figuratively a concealment or vindication gift.

A bowl or basin of gold or silver used as a sacred vessel in temple service.

The lower leg or shank of an animal, used in ritual law for sacrificial preparation and dietary regulations.

Fine gold, pure gold — a poetic term for gold of the highest quality, often paired with Ophir or paz.

Learning, teaching, or instruction received; also persuasiveness or the alluring power of speech.

To delay, linger, tarry, hesitate — used of persons who pause or wait before acting (Hitpalpel only).

A possession or inheritance, especially landed property granted by God as a national heritage.

A cord or rope, especially a tent rope for securing the tabernacle or camp; also the string of a bow.

Writing, inscription; the act or product of writing, from divine engraving on stone tablets to prophetic letters and royal edicts.

Molek; a Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice by fire, consistently condemned in Torah and Prophets.

Kingdom, reign, or royal dominion — the territory or sovereign authority of a king's rule.

Merchandise, traded goods, wares — articles exchanged in commercial trade, used exclusively of Tyre in Ezekiel 27.

Row, arrangement; the ordered display of showbread in the tabernacle or temple, set in ritual rows before the LORD.

Makkedah, a Canaanite royal city in the Shephelah lowlands of Judah, captured by Joshua during his southern campaign.

Filigree settings or plaited gold mountings for gemstones, used in the priestly vestments of the tabernacle.

Meshech, a people and region in Asia Minor (Anatolia), descended from Japheth, often paired with Tubal in prophecy.

To use a proverb, speak in parables or poetic sayings; denominative from mashal ('proverb, parable').

Drive away, blow about; to scatter or be scattered like chaff before the wind, depicting divine judgment or helpless dispersal.

Hinder, forbid, discourage; to restrain someone from fulfilling a vow, frustrate a plan, or dishearten a community from action.

Bronze or copper (Aramaic), used in Daniel for the metallic imagery of Nebuchadnezzar's statue and related visions.

Nahash, a personal name borne by an Ammonite king in the time of Saul and David, and possibly by other individuals.

Keep, guard; to watch over a vineyard or maintain wrath -- preserving what is entrusted or harboring what should be released.

To move back, remove a boundary, retreat, or be driven away; used of unlawful boundary removal, spiritual backsliding, and the defeat of justice.

Speckled, spotted; used exclusively of sheep and goats in Jacob's breeding arrangement with Laban.

To cut up into pieces, dismember by joints (Piel only); used of sacrificial butchering and of sending body parts as summons.

A seah, an ancient Hebrew dry measure equal to one-third of an ephah (approximately 7 liters), used for grain and flour.

To bear a heavy load, carry burdens; passively: to be laden; reflexively: to drag oneself along wearily.

To anoint or smear with oil, whether for personal grooming, ceremonial preparation, or as a sign of mourning's end.

Dross or slag; the impure residue removed from metal during smelting, used figuratively of moral impurity and unfaithfulness.

To strike, slap, or clap (hands or thigh); extended to clasping hands in alliance or splashing about in water.

To become furious or enraged (Hitpael); to act arrogantly or pass by in defiance

To pass away or cease (Qal); to remove or depose (Haphel) -- Aramaic verb used in Daniel

Adaiah, a proper masculine name meaning 'Yahweh has adorned himself,' borne by several individuals in the Hebrew Bible.

To remain over, be in excess; the surplus or remainder (used of curtains, food, money, and persons)

Lead, the heavy bluish-gray metal, mentioned in contexts of metallurgy, permanent inscription, and trade goods.

A ledge or settle on an altar; an enclosed courtyard of the temple

Aramaic preposition 'al: upon, over, to (spatial); about, concerning (topical); against (adversative).

Ammihud, a proper masculine name meaning 'my kinsman is majesty,' borne by several Israelite men in Numbers and Chronicles.

To load or carry a burden; to bear as a load (active and passive)

To be deep (Qal stative); to make deep, go deep, or act profoundly (Hiphil causative)

Anak, the eponymous ancestor of the Anakim, a race of tall warriors inhabiting Canaan before the Israelite conquest.

Anakim, a race of giants descended from Anak who inhabited Canaan, especially the Hebron region, before Israel's conquest.