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to denounce, express indignant fury. To denounce with solemn curse, execute indignant judgment against godless defiance (Numbers 23:7, Malachi 1:4).

light, daylight, illumination. Physical light summoned at creation ('Let there be light'), spiritual revelation, purity, and divine favor ('The LORD is my light').

dream, revelatory prophetic vision. Dream; sovereign vehicle of divine revelation to pagan emperors interpreted by Daniel (Daniel 2:4, 4:5).

name, memorial, reputation. Name, reputation, renown, character; especially the Name of the LORD representing His self-revelation, holy presence dwelling at the sanctuary, and locus of worship.

day, epoch, time (Yom YHWH). Day, solar cycle, appointed epoch; supremely the 'Day of the LORD' (Yom YHWH), the decisive eschatological intervention of God in cosmic judgment and salvation.

to make, do, fashion, accomplish. To make, produce, fashion, perform; broad verb of creative and historical action, describing God making the cosmos and fulfilling covenant.

judgment, cause, lawsuit, justice. Legal cause, lawsuit, judgment; defending the right of the fatherless and poor (Jeremiah 22:16).

sin, fault, guilt, penalty. Sin, moral delinquency, liability to punishment before the divine tribunal; frequently bears capital sentence ('sin unto death').

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

Eden, delight, primeval paradise. Eden, delight; primeval location of human paradise and pristine sanctuary where river branched into four headwaters.

word, promise, commandment. Commandment, promise; celebrated in Psalm 119 as refined, pure, life-giving truth ('Your word is very pure, therefore Your servant loves it', Psalm 119:140).

people, covenant nation, kin. People, kinfolk, tribe; designates the covenant community of Israel ('My people', ammi), bound by covenant with Yahweh.

generation, age. Generation, epoch; 'His kingdom is from generation to generation' (Daniel 4:3, 34).

fire, flame, consuming judgment. Fire; physical combustion and theophanic symbol of divine holiness, presence, and consuming judgment ('consuming fire', Deuteronomy 4:24).

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

mystery, divine secret revealed by God. Mystery, divine eschatological secret beyond human intelligence, revealed exclusively by the God of heaven to His prophets (Daniel 2:18, 19, 27, 28, 47).

to see, inspect, perceive, provide. To behold, inspect; theologically God's sovereign oversight and gracious provision: Yahweh-Yireh ('The LORD will provide', Genesis 22:14).

judgment, court, judicial sentence. Judgment, heavenly court of justice; 'The court sat, and the books were opened' (Daniel 7:10, 22).

utterance, declaration, oracle (ne'um YHWH). Solemn divine oracle, formal prophetic utterance; almost always in construct formula ne'um YHWH ('declaration of the LORD') certifying divine origin.

to serve, revere, minister to (God). To serve, worship, minister religiously to God; used of the universal worship rendered to the Son of Man ('all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him', Daniel 7:14, 27).

soul, life, living being, person. Throat, neck, appetite, breath, life, living creature; in biblical anthropology, humanity was created a living soul (nephesh chayah), a psychophysical unity.

wise, skilled, discerning. Wise, judicious, skilled in ethical living and practical craftsmanship, receptive to instruction.

low, poor, helpless, weak. Thin, lean, reduced in strength or resources; legal protection mandated in courts against bribery (Exodus 23:3).

steadfast love, covenant loyalty, mercy. Covenant loyalty, lovingkindness, steadfast love, mercy; the core relational attribute of God by which He obligates Himself in grace to sustain His covenant promises.

helper, rescue, counterpart. Help, vital rescuer; applied to woman as corresponding counterpart to man (ezer kenegdo, Genesis 2:18), and to God as Israel's sole deliverer.

deliverance, escaped remnant, escape. Escape, deliverance, body of survivors; signifies those whom Yahweh snatches from destruction to constitute the restored community.

time, season, appointed epoch. Time, proper occasion, opportune season ('To everything there is a season', Ecclesiastes 3:1); divine kairos for deliverance or judgment.

to be wonderful, surpassing, extraordinary. To be extraordinary, beyond human comprehension or accomplishment ('Is anything too hard for the LORD?', Genesis 18:14).

branch, green shoot (Nazarene wordplay). Green sprout, shoot from roots; Isaiah 11:1 ('and a Branch shall grow out of his roots'), linguistic root underlying Matthew 2:23 ('He shall be called a Nazarene').

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

devoted thing, ban, utter destruction. That which is irrevocably dedicated to God, ban of utter destruction; in holy war, complete consecration of pagan enemy to divine judgment without private plunder.

to escape, deliver, slip away. To slip away safely, bring through disaster, preserve alive (Piel: to save/deliver).

utterance, speech, word, promise. Spoken word, poetic utterance; words of God in wisdom literature and Psalms pleasing to the soul (Psalm 19:14).

decree, command, royal mandate. Decree, royal edict issued by earthly sovereigns and sovereignly overridden by God (Ezra 4:19, 6:14, Daniel 3:10).

to know, perceive, choose. To know, ascertain, experience, perceive; in covenant context denotes experiential intimacy, recognition of authority, and divine election ('You only have I known').

the Most High (Aramaic Elyon). Most High, Supreme Deity; sovereign title of God celebrated by Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel (Daniel 4:17, 34).