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Jered (Yered), a proper name meaning 'descent,' borne by the pre-flood patriarch and a man of Judah

To shoot (arrows); in passive (Hophal), to be watered or saturated — an Aramaic-orthography variant of yarah.

Jarmuth (Yarmuth), a Canaanite royal city in the Shephelah of Judah and a Levitical city in Issachar

Ishijah (Yishshiyyah/Yishshiyyahu), a proper name meaning 'YHWH lends/forgets not,' borne by several Levites and warriors

yashen -- sleeping, asleep; an adjective describing the state of sleep, literal or figurative

yashan -- old, aged; describing things stored over time or of long standing

A cord or string — either a bowstring for a weapon or a tent rope, from a root meaning to hang down or stretch.

kahah -- to grow dim or faint; of eyes failing, fire waning, or spirit weakening

Gnats or lice (the insect plague of Egypt); also a separate adverbial particle 'so, thus' in Isa 51:6.

Kinnereth -- a city in Naphtali and its adjacent lake (the Sea of Galilee)

kenat -- companion, associate; an Aramaic noun used exclusively in Ezra for official colleagues

kippurim -- atonement(s); the abstract noun for ritual expiation, used exclusively in Priestly legislation

lebab (Aramaic) -- heart, mind; the inner seat of thought, will, and emotion in biblical Aramaic

libbah -- heart(s); a feminine/plural variant of leb, the inner person of thought, will, and moral character

Lotan -- a Horite clan chief, son of Seir and ancestor of Edomite clans

laag -- mocking, derision, scorn; contemptuous ridicule directed at persons or peoples

Ladan, a proper name borne by an Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua and a Gershonite Levite clan head

To lap or lick — lapping water with the tongue (as dogs or Gideon's soldiers), or licking a surface (blood, dust).

Aramaic noun meaning tongue or language, used in Daniel to denote linguistic groups among the nations

Aramaic noun meaning vessel or utensil, referring to the sacred implements of the Jerusalem temple

Midianite, a gentilic adjective/noun denoting a person or people from Midian

Mahalalel, a proper name meaning 'praise of God,' borne by a descendant of Seth and a man of Judah

Counsels, plans, or deliberations, often with a negative connotation of self-willed scheming against God

Dark place or darkness, used poetically for hiding places, the grave, Sheol, and secrecy

Planting, plantation, or place of planting; used figuratively of God's people as his cherished planting

Mishael, a proper name meaning 'who is what God is?', borne by a Levite, a companion of Daniel, and a postexilic leader

Plunder, booty, or prey taken in warfare, especially the spoils of the Midianite campaign in Numbers 31

Portion, allotment, or assigned share -- especially of offerings, provisions, or figuratively of divine judgment or blessing.

A smith or locksmith (metalworker deported with Judah's elite); also a dungeon or prison (a place that is 'shut up').

Storehouses or storage cities -- fortified supply depots for grain, provisions, and military stores.

To drain or wring out (actively squeezing liquid); in the Niphal passive, to be drained out or wrung dry.

Distress, anguish, or dire straits -- a state of being hemmed in by trouble with no visible way out.

Meribah (place of strife where Israel contended with God over water); also common noun: strife, contention, quarrel

Meraioth -- a priestly name borne by ancestors of Zadok and a postexilic priestly house.

Trampling, a trampling-place -- what is trodden underfoot, used literally and figuratively for destruction.

A close friend, companion, or confidant -- one bound by personal loyalty and intimate association.

To be like, to be compared to, to represent -- used in Niphal, Hiphil, and Hithpael for likeness and comparison.

A sending forth, undertaking, or enterprise -- especially what one puts one's hand to in work or livelihood.

Devastation, desolation, waste -- the ruined state of land laid waste by divine judgment; also horror at such ruin.

Plunder, spoil, booty -- goods seized by conquest, especially as an expression of divine judgment on a people.

A blow or plague sent as divine judgment; also a stone of striking against which one stumbles

Wailing, lamentation; a mournful dirge or mourning song, especially in prophetic contexts of divine judgment.

Quietness, rest, tranquility; a state of peaceful calm or satisfying repose, contrasted with toil and agitation.

To disguise oneself, feign identity; to misconstrue or misattribute; to deliver over as foreign; to profane, treat as alien

Pleasantness, delightfulness, gracious beauty; also 'Pleasantness' as a symbolic name for a shepherd's staff

Noph (Memphis); the ancient Egyptian capital on the Nile, frequently named in prophetic oracles against Egypt.

Nergal-Sharezer; a Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem, bearing a name meaning 'Nergal, protect the king.'

To slip off, drop off; to draw off (sandals); to drive out, dispossess (nations).

Give, bestow, grant (Aramaic); to hand over, pay, or confer authority, used in the Biblical Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra.

Twist, pervert, overthrow (Piel); to distort justice, subvert moral order, or ruin the way of the wicked.