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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7043

קָלַל

qa.lal — to lighten

1) to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be slight, be abated (of water) 1a2) to be swift 1a3) to be trifling, be of little account 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swift, show oneself swift 1b2) to appear trifling, be too trifling, be insignificant 1b3) to be lightly esteemed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make despicable 1c2) to curse 1d) (Pual) to be cursed 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make light, lighten 1e2) to treat with contempt, bring contempt or dishonour 1f) (Pilpel) 1f1) to shake 1f2) to whet 1g) (Hithpalpel) to shake oneself, be moved to and fro

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H959

בָּזָה

ba.zah — to despise

1) to despise, hold in contempt, disdain 1a) (Qal) to despise, regard with contempt 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be despised 1b2) to be despicable 1b3) to be vile, worthless 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to despise Also means: ba.zoh (בָּזֹה "to despise" H0960)

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GREEK · G3785

ὄφελον

ophelon — I wish!

ὄφελον 2 aorist of ὀφείλω, without the augment (see M, Pr., 201n), used to express a fruitless wish; [in LXX (with aor. indic.): Exo.16:3 (נָתַן מִי), Num.14:2 Num.20:3 (לוּא), Psa.119:5 (אַחֲלַי), etc. ;] in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.), would that: with indic. aor., 1Co.4:8; impf., 2Co.11:1, Rev.3:15; fut., Gal.5:12 (a practicable wish, see 131., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)† (AS)

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GREEK · G2152

εὐσεβής

eusebēs — pious

εὐσεβής, -ές (εὖ, σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pro.12:12, Isa.24:16 26:7 (צַדִּיק), Mic.7:2 (חָסִיד), Isa.32:8 (נָדִיב), and frequently in Sirach and 4Maccabees ;] pious, godly, devout: Act.10:2, 7, 2Pe.2:9.† SYN.: θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (see Tr., Syn., § xlviii; DB, ii, 221 f.; Cremer, 524 f., 858) (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1619

גָּרֵב

ga.rev — Gareb

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.38 § Gareb = "scabby" 1) one of the heroes of David's army 2) a hill near Jerusalem, apparently southwest

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5620

סַר

sar — stubborn

stubborn, implacable, rebellious, resentful, sullen

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GREEK · G269

ἄμαχος

amachos — peacable

ἄμαχος, -ον (μάχη); 1. invincible (frequently in cl.). 2. abstaining from fighting, non-combatant (Xen.). Metaphorical (cf. MM, VGT, see word), not contentious: 1Ti.3:3, Tit.3:2.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3521

כָּבוּל

ka.vul — Cabul

§ Cabul = "binding" a city on the border of Asher and located approx 10 miles (16 km) east of Akko; modern 'Kabul'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4089

מַדְמַנָּה

mad.man.nah — Madmannah

Madmannah = "dunghill" one of the towns in the south district of Judah Also named: bet ham.mar.ka.vot (בֵּית מַרְכָּבוֹת "Beth-marcaboth" H1024)

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GREEK · G786

ἄσπονδος

aspondos — irreconcilable

ἄσπονδος, -ον (σπονδή, a libation); 1. without truce (Thuc.). 2. admitting of no truce, implacable (Dem., al.): 2Ti.3:3.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6894

קַב

qav — kab

1) a dry measure-cab, kab 1a) about 1.5 litres, 1/6 of a seah, or 1/18 of an ephah

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GREEK · G7265

ἐντείνω

enteinō — to stretch tight

1. to stretch or strain tight Pass., δίφρος ἱμᾶσιν ἐντέταται is hung on tight-stretched straps , (Iliad by Homer); γέφυραι ἐντεταμέναι a bridge with the mooring-cables made taught , (Herdotus Historicus); ἐντεταμένου τοῦ σώματος being braced up , (Plato Philosophus) 2. to stretch a bow tight , i. e. string it for shooting (compare ἐντανύω); (Euripides); so in Mid. to string one's bow, (Euripides):—;Pass., τόξα ἐντεταμένα bows ready strung , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. ἐντείνειν ναῦν ποδί to keep a ship's sail taught by the sheet, (Euripides) 4. to tie tight , (Euripides) 5. metaphorically to strain, exert :—;so in Mid., φωνὴν ἐντεινάμενος (Aeschines Orator); ἐντεινάμενοι τὴν ἁρμονίαν pitching the tune high , (Aristophanes Comicus):—;and in Pass., ἐντεινόμενος, on the stretch, eager , (Xenophon Historicus) 6. to carry on vigorously , (Plutarch) 7. so intransitive in Act. to exert oneself, be vehement , (Euripides) 8. to stretch out at or against , πληγὴν ἐντείνειν τινί, Lat. plagam intendere, to lay a blow on him, (Xenophon Historicus) 9. to put into verse , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Hollow (R.V., “kab”), occurs only in 2 Kings 6:25; a dry measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth part of an ephah, equal to about two English quarts.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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