1) narrow, tight 
 2) straits, distress 
 3) adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor 
 4) hard pebble, flint

Judah = |praised|
 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 
 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 
 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 
 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 
 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 
 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 
 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 
 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Benjamin = |son of the right hand|
 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother 
 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin 
 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife 
 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob

v 
 1) to hear, listen to, obey 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 
 1a2) to hear of or concerning 
 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 
 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 
 1a5) to understand (language) 
 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 
 1a7) to listen, give heed 
 1a7a) to consent, agree 
 1a7b) to grant request 
 1a8) to listen to, yield to 
 1a9) to obey, be obedient 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 
 1b2) to be heard of 
 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 
 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 
 1d) (Hiphil) 
 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 
 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 
 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 
 1d4) to cause to be heard 
 n m 
 2) sound

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
 1a) that 
 1a1) yea, indeed 
 1b) when (of time) 
 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 
 1c) because, since (causal connection) 
 1d) but (after negative) 
 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 
 1f) but rather, but 
 1g) except that 
 1h) only, nevertheless 
 1i) surely 
 1j) that is 
 1k) but if 
 1l) for though 
 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 
 1a) son, male child 
 1b) grandson 
 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 
 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 
 1e) young (of animals) 
 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 
 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 
 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 
 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

1) exiles, exile, captivity 
 1a) exiles (coll) 
 1b) exile, captivity (abstract)

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to build, rebuild 
 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be built 
 1b2) to be rebuilt 
 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 
 1b4) established (made permanent) 
 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

1) palace, temple, nave, sanctuary 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (palace of God as king) 
 1c) hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple) 
 1d) temple (of heavenly temple)

Jehovah = |the existing One|
 1) the proper name of the one true God 
 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

1) (plural) 
 1a) rulers, judges 
 1b) divine ones 
 1c) angels 
 1d) gods 
 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 
 2a) god, goddess 
 2b) godlike one 
 2c) works or special possessions of God 
 2d) the (true) God 
 2e) God

Israel = |God prevails|
 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 
 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 
 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 
 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

1) to draw near, approach 
 1a) (Qal) to draw or come near 
 1a1) of humans 
 1a1a) of sexual intercourse 
 1a2) of inanimate subject 
 1a2a) to approach one another 
 1b) (Niphal) to draw near 
 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to approach, bring near, bring 
 1d) (Hophal) to be brought near 
 1e) (Hithpael) to draw near

1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
 2) into (limit is actually entered) 
 2a) in among 
 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 
 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 
 5) in addition to, to 
 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 
 7) according to (rule or standard) 
 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 
 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Zerubbabel = |sown in Babylon|
 1) the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 
 2) into (limit is actually entered) 
 2a) in among 
 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 
 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 
 5) in addition to, to 
 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 
 7) according to (rule or standard) 
 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 
 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 
 1a) head (of man, animals) 
 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 
 1c) height (of stars) 
 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 
 1e) head, front, beginning 
 1f) chief, choicest, best 
 1g) head, division, company, band 
 1h) sum

1) father of an individual 
 2) of God as father of his people 
 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 
 4) ancestor 
 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 
 4b) of people 
 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 
 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 
 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 
 8) term of respect and honour 
 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

1) to say, speak, utter 
 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 
 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 
 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 
 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to build, rebuild 
 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be built 
 1b2) to be rebuilt 
 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 
 1b4) established (made permanent) 
 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

1) with 
 1a) with 
 1b) against 
 1c) toward 
 1d) as long as 
 1e) beside, except
 1f) in spite of

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
 1a) that 
 1a1) yea, indeed 
 1b) when (of time) 
 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 
 1c) because, since (causal connection) 
 1d) but (after negative) 
 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 
 1f) but rather, but 
 1g) except that 
 1h) only, nevertheless 
 1i) surely 
 1j) that is 
 1k) but if 
 1l) for though 
 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 
 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 
 1a2a) of God 
 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 
 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 
 1a3a) God 
 1a3b) heathen deities 
 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 
 1a5) to investigate, enquire 
 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 
 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 
 1a8) to seek with care, care for 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 
 1b2) to be sought, be sought out 
 1b3) to be required (of blood)

1) (plural) 
 1a) rulers, judges 
 1b) divine ones 
 1c) angels 
 1d) gods 
 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 
 2a) god, goddess 
 2b) godlike one 
 2c) works or special possessions of God 
 2d) the (true) God 
 2e) God

1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)

1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice 
 1a2) to slaughter for eating 
 1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment 
 1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

1) not, no 
 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 
 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 
 1c) nothing (subst) 
 1d) without (with particle) 
 1e) before (of time)

1) day, time, year 
 1a) day (as opposed to night) 
 1b) day (24 hour period) 
 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 
 1b2) as a division of time 
 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 
 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 
 1d) time, period (general) 
 1e) year 
 1f) temporal references 
 1f1) today 
 1f2) yesterday 
 1f3) tomorrow

1) king

Esarhaddon = |Ashur has given a brother|
 1) king of Assyria in the seventh-century BC

Esarhaddon = |Ashur has given a brother|
 1) king of Assyria in the seventh-century BC

Asshur or Assyria = |a step| 
 n pr m 
 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians 
 2) the people of Assyria 
 n pr loc 
 3) the nation, Assyria 
 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

1) to go up, ascend, climb 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to go up, ascend 
 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 
 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 
 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 
 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 
 1a6) to come up (before God) 
 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 
 1a8) to excel, be superior to 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 
 1b2) to take oneself away 
 1b3) to be exalted 
 1c) (Hiphil) 
 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 
 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 
 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 
 1c4) to cause to ascend 
 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 
 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 
 1c7) to exalt 
 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 
 1d) (Hophal) 
 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 
 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 
 1d3) to be offered 
 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

1) here, from here, hither 
 1a) here 
 1b) hither

Zerubbabel = |sown in Babylon|
 1) the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

Jeshua = |he is saved| 
 n pr m 
 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 
 2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 
 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 
 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 
 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 
 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 
 n pr loc 
 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity

1) rest, residue, remnant, remainder

1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 
 1a) head (of man, animals) 
 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 
 1c) height (of stars) 
 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 
 1e) head, front, beginning 
 1f) chief, choicest, best 
 1g) head, division, company, band 
 1h) sum

1) father of an individual 
 2) of God as father of his people 
 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 
 4) ancestor 
 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 
 4b) of people 
 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 
 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 
 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 
 8) term of respect and honour 
 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

Israel = |God prevails|
 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 
 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 
 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 
 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

1) to say, speak, utter 
 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 
 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 
 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 
 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

1) not, no 
 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 
 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 
 1c) nothing (subst) 
 1d) without (with particle) 
 1e) before (of time)

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to build, rebuild 
 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be built 
 1b2) to be rebuilt 
 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 
 1b4) established (made permanent) 
 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

nm 
 1) house 
 1a) house, dwelling habitation 
 1b) shelter or abode of animals 
 1c) human bodies (fig.) 
 1d) of Sheol 
 1e) of abode of light and darkness 
 1f) of land of Ephraim 
 2) place 
 3) receptacle 
 4) home, house as containing a family 
 5) household, family 
 5a) those belonging to the same household 
 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 
 6) household affairs 
 7) inwards (metaph.) 
 8) (TWOT) temple 
 adv 
 9) on the inside 
 prep 
 10) within

1) (plural) 
 1a) rulers, judges 
 1b) divine ones 
 1c) angels 
 1d) gods 
 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 
 2a) god, goddess 
 2b) godlike one 
 2c) works or special possessions of God 
 2d) the (true) God 
 2e) God

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 
 1a) that 
 1a1) yea, indeed 
 1b) when (of time) 
 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 
 1c) because, since (causal connection) 
 1d) but (after negative) 
 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 
 1f) but rather, but 
 1g) except that 
 1h) only, nevertheless 
 1i) surely 
 1j) that is 
 1k) but if 
 1l) for though 
 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)

n m 
 1) union, unitedness 
 adv 
 2) together, altogether, all together, alike

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to build, rebuild 
 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be built 
 1b2) to be rebuilt 
 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 
 1b4) established (made permanent) 
 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

Jehovah = |the existing One|
 1) the proper name of the one true God 
 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

1) (plural) 
 1a) rulers, judges 
 1b) divine ones 
 1c) angels 
 1d) gods 
 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 
 2a) god, goddess 
 2b) godlike one 
 2c) works or special possessions of God 
 2d) the (true) God 
 2e) God

Israel = |God prevails|
 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 
 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 
 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 
 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 
 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

1) (relative part.) 
 1a) which, who 
 1b) that which 
 2) (conj) 
 2a) that (in obj clause) 
 2b) when 
 2c) since 
 2d) as 
 2e) conditional if

1) king

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

1) king

Persia = |pure| or |splendid|
 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 
 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania 
 Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid| 
 2) the people of the Persian empire

1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 
 1a)(Piel) 
 1a1) to lay charge upon 
 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 
 1a3) to give charge unto 
 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 
 1a5) to give charge, command 
 1a6) to charge, command 
 1a7) to charge, commission 
 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 
 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) ----- 
 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 
 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 
 1a2) to come into being, become 
 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 
 1a2b) to become 
 1a2b1) to become 
 1a2b2) to become like 
 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 
 1a3) to be 
 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 
 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 
 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 
 1a3d) to accompany, be with 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 
 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

1) nation, people 
 1a) people, nation 
 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 
 2) kinsman, kindred

1) land, earth
 1a) earth 
 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 
 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 
 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 
 1b) land 
 1b1) country, territory 
 1b2) district, region 
 1b3) tribal territory 
 1b4) piece of ground 
 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 
 1b6) inhabitants of land 
 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 
 1b8) city (-state) 
 1c) ground, surface of the earth 
 1c1) ground 
 1c2) soil 
 1d) (in phrases) 
 1d1) people of the land 
 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 
 1d3) level or plain country 
 1d4) land of the living 
 1d5) end(s) of the earth 
 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 
 1e1) lands, countries 
 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to sink down 
 1a2) to sink, drop 
 1a3) to sink, relax, abate 
 1a4) to relax, withdraw 
 1b) (Niphal) idle (participle) 
 1c) (Piel) to let drop 
 1d) (Hiphil) 
 1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake 
 1d2) to let go 
 1d3) to refrain, let alone 
 1d4) to be quiet 
 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack

1) hand 
 1a) hand (of man)
 1b) strength, power (fig.) 
 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 
 1d) (various special, technical senses) 
 1d1) sign, monument 
 1d2) part, fractional part, share 
 1d3) time, repetition 
 1d4) axle-trees, axle 
 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 
 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 
 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 
 1d8) wrists

1) nation, people 
 1a) people, nation 
 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 
 2) kinsman, kindred

Judah = |praised|
 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 
 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 
 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 
 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 
 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 
 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 
 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 
 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

1) (Piel) to trouble

1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to build, rebuild 
 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be built 
 1b2) to be rebuilt 
 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 
 1b4) established (made permanent) 
 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

1) to hire 
 1a) (Qal) to hire 
 1b) (Niphal) to hire oneself out 
 1c) (Hithpael) to earn wages

1) to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult 
 1a2) counsellor (participle) 
 1b) (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together 
 1c) (Hithpael) to conspire

prep
 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 
 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 
 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 
 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 
 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 
 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 
 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 
 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 
 1h) to (as a dative) 
 conj 
 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

1) to break, frustrate 
 1a) (Hiphil) 
 1a1) to break, violate 
 1a2) to frustrate, make ineffectual 
 1b) (Hophal) 
 1b1) to be frustrated 
 1b2) to be broken 
 1b3) to break 
 1c) (Pilpel) to break to bits, shatter 
 2) to split, divide 
 2a) (Qal) to split, crack through 
 2b) (Poel) to break apart 
 2c) (Hithpoel) to be split, be cracked through

1) counsel, advice, purpose

1) all, the whole 
 1a) all, the whole of 
 1b) any, each, every, anything 
 1c) totality, everything

1) day, time, year 
 1a) day (as opposed to night) 
 1b) day (24 hour period) 
 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 
 1b2) as a division of time 
 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 
 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 
 1d) time, period (general) 
 1e) year 
 1f) temporal references 
 1f1) today 
 1f2) yesterday 
 1f3) tomorrow

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

1) king

Persia = |pure| or |splendid|
 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 
 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania 
 Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid| 
 2) the people of the Persian empire

prep
 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 
 1a) of space 
 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 
 1b) in combination 
 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 
 1c) of time 
 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 
 1d) of degree 
 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like 
 conj 
 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
 1a) royal power, dominion 
 1b) reign 
 1c) kingdom, realm

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

1) king

Persia = |pure| or |splendid|
 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 
 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania 
 Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid| 
 2) the people of the Persian empire

1) beginning, first 
 1a) the first time 
 1b) from the beginning, in the beginning (with prep)

1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
 1a) royal power, dominion 
 1b) reign 
 1c) kingdom, realm

1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power 
 1a) royal power, dominion 
 1b) reign 
 1c) kingdom, realm

Ahasuerus = |I will be silent and poor|
 1) title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes

1) accusation, enmity

1) to write, record, enrol 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 
 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 
 1a3) to register, enrol, record 
 1a4) to decree 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be written 
 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 
 1c) (Piel) to continue writing

prep
 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 
 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 
 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 
 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 
 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 
 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 
 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 
 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 
 1h) to (as a dative) 
 conj 
 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to sit, sit down 
 1a2) to be set 
 1a3) to remain, stay 
 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 
 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 
 1c) (Piel) to set, place 
 1d) (Hiphil) 
 1d1) to cause to sit 
 1d2) to cause to abide, set 
 1d3) to cause to dwell 
 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 
 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 
 1e) (Hophal) 
 1e1) to be inhabited 
 1e2) to make to dwell

Judah = |praised|
 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 
 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 
 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 
 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 
 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 
 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 
 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 
 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace| 
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

1) day, time, year 
 1a) day (as opposed to night) 
 1b) day (24 hour period) 
 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 
 1b2) as a division of time 
 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 
 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 
 1d) time, period (general) 
 1e) year 
 1f) temporal references 
 1f1) today 
 1f2) yesterday 
 1f3) tomorrow

Artaxerxes = |I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter|
 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC

Persia = |pure| or |splendid|
 1) the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 
 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania 
 Persian = see Persia |pure| or |splendid| 
 2) the people of the Persian empire

Bishlam = |in peace|
 1) a Persian officer in Palestine in the time of Ezra

Mithredath = |given by Mithra|
 1) treasurer of king Cyrus of Persia 
 2) a Persian officer stationed at Samaria in the time of Artaxerxes

Tabeal = |God is good|
 1) a man whose son was either in the army of Pekah or the army of Rezin and whom Pekah and Rezin proposed to make king of Israel 
 Tabeel = |God is good| 
 2) an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes

1) rest, residue, remnant, remainder

1) associate, colleague, companion

1) to write, record, enrol 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 
 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 
 1a3) to register, enrol, record 
 1a4) to decree 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be written 
 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 
 1c) (Piel) to continue writing

prep
 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 
 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 
 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 
 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 
 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 
 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 
 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 
 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 
 1h) to (as a dative) 
 conj 
 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

1) king

Artaxerxes = |I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter|
 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC

1) a writing, document, edict 
 1a) register, enrolment, roll 
 1b) mode of writing, character, letter
 1c) letter, document, a writing 
 1d) a written edict 
 1d1) of royal enactment 
 1d2) of divine authority

1) letter

1) to write, record, enrol 
 1a) (Qal) 
 1a1) to write, inscribe, engrave, write in, write on 
 1a2) to write down, describe in writing 
 1a3) to register, enrol, record 
 1a4) to decree 
 1b) (Niphal) 
 1b1) to be written 
 1b2) to be written down, be recorded, be enrolled 
 1c) (Piel) to continue writing

Aramaic = |language|
 1) the language of Aram, Aramaic

1) (Pual) to interpret, translate

Aramaic = |language|
 1) the language of Aram, Aramaic

Rehum = |compassion|
 1) an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 
 1a) also 'Nehum' 
 2) a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem 
 3) a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 
 4) one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 
 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

1) owner, lord

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

Shimshai = |sunny|
 1) the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government

1) scribe, secretary

1) to write 
 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written

1) one (number) 
 1a) one 
 1b) a (indefinite article)

1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

1) king

Artaxerxes = |I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter|
 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC

1) thus, so, accordingly, as follows

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

Rehum = |compassion|
 1) an man who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 
 1a) also 'Nehum' 
 2) a commander who wrote a letter to the king Artaxerxes in which he opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem 
 3) a Levite of the family of Bani who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 
 4) one of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 
 5) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

1) owner, lord

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

Shimshai = |sunny|
 1) the scribe for Rehum, the satrap of Judea for the Persian government

1) scribe, secretary

1) rest, remainder

1) companion, associate

Dinaites = |judgment|
 1) the name of some of the Cuthaean colonists who were placed in the cities of Samaria after the captivity of the ten tribes

Apharsachites = |as causers of division (?)| Apharsathchites = |I will divide the deceivers (?)|
 1) (CLBL) an unknown office 
 2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official 
 3) (TWOT) 
 3a) a people 
 3b) perhaps a title of an official

Tarpelites = |they of the fallen (or wondrous) mountain|
 1) the group of Assyrian colonists who were planted in the cities of Samaria after the captivity of the northern kingdom of Israel; identity uncertain

Apharsite = |causers of division (?)|
 1) (CLBL) an unknown office 
 2) (BDB) secretaries 
 3) (TWOT) perhaps a title of an official

Archevites = |lengthy|
 1) a native of the city of Erech

Babylonian = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babylonian

Elamites = see Elam |their heaps|
 1) a native of Elam

Susanchites = see Shushan |lily|
 1) the inhabitants of the city of Shushan or Susa

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) city

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

Samaria = |watch mountain|
 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israelwhich split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 
 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem

1) rest, remainder

1) region beyond or across

1) river

1) now, and now

1) rest, remainder

1) people, tribe, nation

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

adj 
 1) great 
 1a) great 
 1b) great (fig of power) 
 n 
 2) captain, chief

1) rare, noble, famous, difficult 
 1a) honourable 
 1b) difficult (meton)

Asnappar or Osnappar = |horned bull: thorn abolished|
 1) an Assyrian king who transported other peoples into Samaria - probably the king, Ashurbanipal

1) to reveal 
 1a) (P'al) to reveal (secrets), be revealed
 1b) (Aphel) to take into exile

1) to sit, dwell 
 1a) (P'al) to sit, be seated 
 1b) (Aphel) to cause to dwell

1) they, them 
 1a) they (subject) 
 1b) them (object)

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

1) copy

1) letter, missive (Aramaic loan-word used in last OT books)

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

1) king

Artaxerxes = |I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter|
 1) son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC

1) servant, slave

1) man, human being 
 2) mankind (collective)

1) region beyond or across

1) river

1) now, and now

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

1) king

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) Jew

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) to ascend, come up 
 1a) (P'al) to come up 
 1b) (P'il) to come up

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

1) to, at, beside, near, with

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

1) to come, arrive 
 1a) (P'al) to come 
 1b) (Aphel) to bring 
 1c) (Hophal) to be brought
 2) used in the NT in the phrase |maranatha| -|Lord come|

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

1) rebellious

1) evil, bad, be evil

1) city

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

1) wall

1) (Aphel) to repair, join

1) foundation

1) now, at this time, until now

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

1) king

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) behold, if, whether

1) this

1) city

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

1) wall

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

1) no, not, nothing

1) to give 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to give, allow 
 1a3) to give, pay

1) tribute

1) tribute

1) toll, custom duty, tribute

1) king

1) treasury, treasuries 
 2) (CLBL) revenue

1) to suffer injury 
 1a) (P'al) to suffer injury 
 1b) (Aphel) to injure

1) now, at this time, until now

1) all, whole, the whole 
 1a) the whole of, all 
 1b) every, any, none

subst
 1) front 
 prep 
 2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore 
 conj 
 3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before 
 adv 
 4) accordingly, then

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) salt

1) (P'al) to eat salt

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

1) no, not, nothing

v 
 1) (CLBL) (P'al) to be long, reach, meet 
 adj v 
 2)(BDB/TWOT) fitting, proper

1) to see, behold 
 1a)(P'al)
 1a1) to see 
 1a2) to see, behold, witness 
 1a3) to behold (in a dream or vision) 
 1a4) customary, seemly (passive)

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

1) king

1) dishonour, nakedness 
 1a) dishonour (metaphor of nakedness)

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

1) king

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) to seek, enquire 
 1a) (Pael) to enquire 
 1b) (Ithpael) to let search be made

1) record, memorandum

1) book

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) father

1) record, memorandum

1) book

1) to find 
 1a) (Aphel) to find 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be found

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

1) city

1) this

1) rebellious

1) city

1) to suffer injury 
 1a) (P'al) to suffer injury 
 1b) (Aphel) to injure

1) king

1) district, province

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

1) revolt, sedition

1) midst, the midst

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

1) perpetuity, antiquity, for ever

1) day 
 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

1) city

1) this

1) to dry up, be waste 
 1a) (Hophal) to be laid waste

1) we (first pers. pl.)

1) to know 
 1a) (P'al) to know 
 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

1) king

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because