HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1298
בֶּ֫רַע
be.ra — Bera
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Bera = "son of evil" a king of Sodom
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Bera
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3467
יָשַׁע
ya.sah — to save
1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to
196 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4459
πῶς
pōs — how?!
πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, 1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Mat.16:11, Luk.12:56; in deliberative questions (cf. Bl., §64, 6), with subjc., Mat.23:33 26:54; π. οὖν, Rom.10:14; π. δέ, Rom.10:14, 15; before ἄν, with optative, Act.8:31. 2. As sometimes in cl. but more frequently and increasingly so in late writers (see WM, §57, 2; Bl., §70, 2; Thumb, MGr., 192; Jannaris, Gr., App., vi, 13f.), = ὅπως, ὥς; (a) in indirect discourse: with indic., Mat.6:28, Mrk.12:41, Luk.8:36, Jhn.9:15, Act.9:27, al.; with subjc., Mrk.11:18, Luk.12:11; (b) in exclamations: Mat.21:20, Mrk.10:23, 24 Luk.12:50 18:24, Jhn.11:36. (AS)
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יָעַץ
ya.ats — to advise
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
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שִׁמְעִי
shim.i — Shimei
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimeite" H8097) § Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned" 1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David 2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon 3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David 4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi 5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David 6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel 10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur 11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah 12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther 15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi 16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1014
βούλομαι
boulomai — to plan
βούλομαι, [in LXX for חפץ, אבה, יעץ, etc. ;] to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (which see), the deliberate exercise of volition (see Hort on Jas.1:18): with inf. (M, Pr., 205; Bl., §69, 4), Mrk.15:15, Act.5:28, 33 12:4 15:37 17:20 18:15, 27 19:30 22:30 23:28 27:43 28:18, 2Co.1:15, 1Ti.6:9, Heb.6:17, II Jhn.12, 3Jo.10, Ju 5; with accusative, 2Co.1:17; with accusative and inf., Php.1:12, 1Ti.2:8 5:14, Tit.3:8, 2Pe.3:9; of the will making choice between alternatives, Mat.1:19 11:27, Luk.10:22, Act.25:20, 1Co.12:11, Jas.3:4 4:4; εἰ βούλει (cl., a courteous phrase = θέλεις, colloq.; Bl., §21, 8; LS, see word), Luk.22:42; with subjc., adding force to a question of deliberation (Bl., §64, 6), Jhn.18:39; βουληθείς, of set purpose (see Hort, in l.), Jas.1:18; impf., ἐβουλόμην (= cl. βουλοίμην ἄν; Bl., §63, 5; Lft., Phm. 13), Act.25:22, Phm 13 (see also Cremer, 143).† (AS)
37 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2300
θεάομαι
theaomai — to look at
θεάομαι, -ῶμαι [in LXX; 2Ch.22:6 (רָאָה), Tob.2:2 13:6, 14, Jdth.15:8, 2Ma.2:4 2Mac 3:36, 3Ma.5:47 * ;] to behold, look upon, contemplate, view (in early writers with a sense of wondering), in NT apparently always in literal, physical sense of "careful and deliberate vision which interprets . . . its object": with accusative of thing(s), Mat.11:7, Luk.7:24 23:55, Jhn.1:14, 32 4:35 11:45, Act.22:9, 1Jn.1:1; with accusative of person(s), Mat.22:11, Act.21:27, Rom.15:24, 1Jn.4:12; with ptcp., Mrk.16:14, Luk.5:27, Jhn.1:38, Act.1:11; before ὅτι, Jhn.6:5, 1Jn.4:14; pass., Mat.6:1 23:5, Mrk.16:11.† SYN.: see: θεωρέω (AS)
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בֶּרֶכְיָה
be.rekh.yah — Berechiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.20; son of: Zerubbabel (H2216); brother of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142), Abiud (G0010) § Berachiah or Berechiah = "Jehovah blesses" 1) a son of Zerubbabel 2) a Levite who returned for the exile 3) father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah's chiefs who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem 4) father of Zechariah 5) a Gershonite Levite, the father of Asaph, the singer, doorkeeper of the ark 6) an Ephraimite chief in the time of Ahaz
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5537
χρηματίζω
chrēmatizō — to announce
χρηματίζω (χρῆμα), [in LXX: Jer.26:2 29:23 30:2 36:2, 4 A (דָבַר pi.), Jer.25:30) (שָׁאַג), 3Ki.18:27, Job.40:8 * ;] 1. to transact business, hence, to consult, deliberate (Thuc., Dem., al.); hence in later writers, 2. to make answer (esp. of offcial pronouncements by magistrates, etc.; in π. of the royal reply to an ἔντευξις, which see; cf. Deiss., BS, 122); of an answer by an oracle (Died., Plut., al.); in FlJ, LXX and NT, of divine communications, to instruct, admonish, warn: pass. (Bl., § 54, 3), Mat.2:22, Heb.8:5 11:7 12:25; with inf. (Bl., § 69,4; 70, 3; 72, 5), Mat.2:12, Luk.2:26, Act.10:22 3. to assume a name (as in business), be called (Polyb., al.): Act.11:26, Rom.7:3 (gnomic fut.; cf. Burton, § 69).† (AS)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G572
ἁπλότης
haplotēs — openness
ἀπλότης, -ητος, ή (ἁπλοῦς), [in LXX: 4Ki.15:11 (תֹּם), 1Ch.29:17 (לֵבָב יֹשֶׁר, ἁ. τῆς καρδίας, cf. Col.3:22, where see Lft.), Wis.1:1, al. ;] simplicity, sincerity: Rom.12:8, 2Co.11:3, Eph.6:5, Col.3:22; as manifested in generous, unselfish giving, liberality, graciousness: 2Co.8:2 9:11 9:13 (see ICC, Rom.12:8; Hort, Jas.1:5, and see: ἁπλῶς).† (AS)
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βουλεύω
bouleuō — to plan
βουλεύω (βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ ;] to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid., 1. to take counsel with oneself, consider: before εἰ, Luk.14:31. 2. to determine with oneself, resolve: with inf., Act.5:33 27:39; with accusative, 2Co.1:17; before ἵνα, Jhn.11:53 12:10 (cf. παρα-, συμ-). † (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20
ἀγαλλίασις
agalliasis — joy
ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most frequently in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as Ps 44(45):15) chiefly for גִּיל ;] exultation, exuberant joy: Luk.1:44, Act.2:46, Heb.1:9, Ju 24; χαρὰ καὶ ἀ., Luk.1:14 (Cremer, 592).† (AS)
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שִׁמְעָא
shim.ah, shim.a — Shimea
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.30; son of: Uzzah (H5798B); father of: Haggiah (H2293) § Shimea = "fame" 1) son of David by Bathsheba 2) brother of David, the 3rd son of Jesse 2a) also 'Shammah', 'Shimma', and 'Shimeah' 3) a Gershonite Levite, father of Berachiah, and grandfather of Asaph 4) a Merarite Levite, son of Uzzah, and father of Haggiah
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4823
συμβουλεύω
sumbouleuō — to consult
1. to advise, counsel , Lat. consulere alicui, with dative pers. et infinitive, to advise one to do a thing, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. without the infinitive, ς. τινί τι (Herdotus Historicus); ς. τι to recommend a measure, (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass., τὰ συμβουλευόμενα the advice given , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. absolute to advise, give advice , (Sophocles Tragicus); ὁ συμβουλεύων or -εύσας, an adviser , Lat. auctor sententiae, (Aristotle Philosopher) 4. Mid. to consult with a person, i. e. ask his advice , Lat. consulere aliquem, with dative, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.: absolute to consult, deliberate , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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דָּֽבְרַת
da.ve.rat — Daberath
§ Dabareh or Daberath = "word" a Levitical city, modern 'Debarieh', situated at the western foot of Tabor
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בְּרָכָה
be.ra.khah — Beracah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.3 § Berachah = "blessing" a Benjamite, one of David's warriors
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דָּדָה
da.dah — to go slowly
1) to move slowly 1a) (Hithpael) to walk deliberately
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יָקִים
ya.qim — Jakim
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.19; son of: Shimei (H8096N); brother of: Zichri (H2147H), Zabdi (H2067H), Elienai (H0462), Zillethai (H6769), Eliel (H0447H), Adaiah (H5718H), Beraiah (H1256) and Shimrath (H8119) § Jakim = "He will raise" 1) a Benjamite and descendant of Shimhi 2) a Levite priest in charge of the 12th course in the time of David
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צִלְּתַי
tsil.l.tay — Zillethai
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.20; son of: Shimei (H8096N); brother of: Jakim (H3356), Zichri (H2147H), Zabdi (H2067H), Elienai (H0462), Eliel (H0447H), Adaiah (H5718H), Beraiah (H1256) and Shimrath (H8119) § Zilthai = "dark" 1) a Benjamite of the sons of Shimhi 2) a Manassite and commander of thousands who came to David at Ziklag
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8404
תַּבְעֵרָה
tav.e.rah — Taberah
§ Taberah = "burning" a place in the wilderness of Paran
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בְּנֵי־בְרַק
be.ne-b.raq — Bene-berak
§ Bene-barak = "sons of lightning" a city in Dan
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בְּרָאיָה
be.ra.yah — Beraiah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.21; son of: Shimei (H8096N); brother of: Jakim (H3356), Zichri (H2147H), Zabdi (H2067H), Elienai (H0462), Zillethai (H6769), Eliel (H0447H), Adaiah (H5718H) and Shimrath (H8119) § Beraiah = "Jehovah has created" son of Shimhi, a chief man of Benjamin
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H292
אֲחִינָדָב
a.chi.na.dav — Ahinadab
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.14; son of: Iddo (H5714) § Ahinadab = "my brother is liberal, or, noble" a supply officer of Solomon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3055
יְהֻד
ye.hud — Jehud
§ Jehud = "beauty" a town in Dan, located between Baalath and Bene-berak and 8 miles east of Joppa
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Gift, or son of evil, king of Sodom at the time of the invasion of the four kings under Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:2, 8, 17, 21).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.