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Judge, magistrate administering divine and civil law in Ezra 7:25.

Statute, ordinance, boundary, limit; engraved law originating from God's sovereign will setting fixed boundaries for nature and ethical duties for Israel.

Complete, intact, physically unblemished (sacrificial animals), morally blameless (Noah, Abraham in Genesis 17:1); walking perfectly with God.

Primary meaning: expectation, judgment, opinion, opinion, estimation, repute, good opinion. Strong's: glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective). Lexical nuances: in cl., expectation, judgment, opinion ( IV Mac 5:18 ). opinion, estimation in which one is held, repute ; in NT, always good opinion , hence reputation, praise, honour, glory : Lk 14:10 , Jo 12:43 , He 3:3 ; opp. to αἰσχύνη , Phl 3:19 ; to ἀτιμία , II Co 6:8 ; δ. κ. τιμή , Ro 2:7 , 10 , I Pe 1:7 , II Pe 1:17 ; ζητεῖν , Jo 5:44 7:18 8:50 , I Th 2:6 ; λαμβάνειν , Jo 5:41 , II Pe 1:17 , Re 5:12 ;...

Primary meaning: to beget again. Strong's: to beget or (by extension) bear (again). Lexical nuances: to beget again : metaph., of spiritual birth, I Pe 1:3 1:23 (cf. Cremer, 147; MM, VGT , s.v.).†

Human being, humanity, collective mankind, and proper name of first man Adam; created on sixth day from dust of adamah, covenant head of race.

Only one, uniquely precious, only-begotten; applied to Isaac ('take your son, your only son Isaac', Genesis 22:2) and prophetic mourning over an only son (Zechariah 12:10).

Witness, testifying person or memorial stones testifying to covenant oath taken before God (Genesis 31:48, Joshua 24:27).

Primary meaning: piety, holiness. Strong's: piety. Lexical nuances: piety , holiness : assoc. with δικαιοσύνη , Lk 1:75 , Eph 4:24 .†

Firstborn male possessing double portion and headship; applied to Israel (Exodus 4:22) and Davidic King ('My firstborn, highest of the kings of the earth', Psalm 89:27).

Father, ancestor, founder of clan; God as Father of Israel ('Is not He your Father, who bought you?', Deuteronomy 32:6).

Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.

Primary meaning: beginning, originating, founder, author. Strong's: a chief leader. Lexical nuances: beginning , originating : more freq., as subst.; founder , author (Lat. auchor ; so sometimes in π. , v. MM, s.v.; Milligan, NTD , 75): Ac 3:15 (R, mg.), He 2:10 (R, txt.; but v. Westc., in l., and Page, Ac 3:15 ). prince , leader (so in MGr., v. Kennedy, Sources , 153): Ac 3:15 (R, txt.) 5:31 , He 2:10 (cf. R, mg.) 12:2 (Cremer, 117).†

Primary meaning: to speak the same language, to agree with, to agree, confess. Strong's: to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge. Lexical nuances: to speak the same language (Hdt.).

Rightness, objective standard of justice, equity in legal courts; divine foundation of God's throne (Psalm 89:14).

Living, alive, vigorous; primary epithet of true God ('The Living God', El Chay) in distinction from lifeless idols.

King of Salem and priest of God Most High (Genesis 14:18); prototypical royal priest to whose eternal order the Davidic Messiah belongs (Psalm 110:4).

Primary meaning: an agreement, assent, compact, confession. Strong's: acknowledgment. Lexical nuances: in cl., an agreement , assent , compact (in π. , of a contract; Deiss., BS , 249).

Lie, false testimony, breach of trust, deceptive unreality; prohibited in Decalogue ('false witness', ed sheqer) and characterizing false prophets.

King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.

Brother by blood or covenant kinship; duty of brotherly love, mutual aid, and protection of inheritance in Israel.

Primary meaning: religiously right, righteous, pious, Holy. Strong's: and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure). Lexical nuances: religiously right , righteous , pious , Holy : of men, Tit 1:8 , He 7:26 ; by meton., ὁ. χεῖρας , I Ti 2:8 (cf. De 32:4 ); of God, Re 15:4 16:5 ; as subst., ὁ ὅ. , of the Messiah, Ac 2:27 13:35 (LXX); τὰ ὅ. Δανεὶδ τ. πιστά (Field, Notes , 121), Ac 13:34 (LXX) .†

Tree, wood; features in primeval garden (Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge), altar/ark, and tree bearing covenant curse (Deuteronomy 21:23).

Primary meaning: building, building up, edifying, a building. Strong's: architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation. Lexical nuances: the act of building ; in NT always metaph., building up , edifying : Ro 14:19 15:2 , I Co 14:26 , II Co 10:8 13:10 , Eph 4:29 ; c. gen. obj., I Co 14:12 , II Co 12:19 , Eph 4:12 , 16 ; λαλεῖν , λαβεῖν , οἰ. , I Co 14:3 .

Covenant righteousness, ethical rectitude, distributive justice, equity; fidelity to relationship requirements between God and man.

Primary meaning: praise. Strong's: a praising (the act), i.e. (specially) a thank(-offering). Lexical nuances: praise (Eccl.): θυσία αἰνέσεως ( Le 7:12 , זֶבַח תּוֹדָה ), He 13:15 .†

Primary meaning: free, as regards righteousness. Strong's: unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability). Lexical nuances: free ;

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Primary meaning: liberty. Strong's: freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial). Lexical nuances: liberty : with reference to the religious life, I Co 10:29 , II Co 3:17 , Ga 2:4 5:1 , I Pe 2:16 , II Pe 2:19 ; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ. , Ja 1:25 2:12 ; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης , Ro 8:21 ; ἐπ’ ἐ. , Ga 5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE , 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).†

Eminence, endurance, everlastingness, perpetuity, truth; unwavering consistency of God ('The Glory of Israel will not lie', 1 Samuel 15:29).

Primary meaning: pale, stake, the Cross. Strong's: a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ. Lexical nuances: an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.)

Crown of royalty, wreath of honor bestowed by wisdom ('wreath of grace', Proverbs 4:9), and royal crown of David (Psalm 21:3).

Holiness, separateness, sacred place, consecrated thing; intrinsic quality of divine majesty and that which belongs strictly to God's realm.

To pour out oil upon head of high priest or king in consecration, pour drink offerings, or cast metal for sanctuary.

Primary meaning: acquaintance, discernment, recognition. Strong's: recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement. Lexical nuances: acquaintance, discernment, recognition (Plut., al.): Phl 1:9 , Col 3:10 ; c. gen. rei, Col 1:9 2:2 , Phm 6 ; τ. ἀληθείας , I Ti 2:4 , II Ti 2:25 3:7 , Tit 1:1 , He 10:26 ; τ. ἁμαρτίας , Ro 3:20 ; c. gen. pers., of God: Eph 1:17 , Col 1:10 , II Pe 1:2 , 3 ; of Christ: Eph 4:13 , II Pe 1:8 2:20 ; of God and Christ: II Pe 1:2 ; κατ ̓ ἐ. , Ro 10:2 ; ἔχειν ἐν ἐ. , Ro 1:28 (v. AR, Eph. , 248 ff.; and...

Love, affection, relational commitment; describes God's unprovoked love for Israel (Deuteronomy 7:8) and ardent marital covenant devotion.