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congregation, sworn community, company. Congregation, company gathered by appointment; technical designation of Israel as a structured religious assembly.

perpetuity, eternity, forever. Continuous duration, perpetual time, eternity; used of the eternal dwelling of God ('inhabits eternity', Isaiah 57:15) and Messiah's throne.

to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously. To twist moral rectitude, pervert divine justice, make crooked ('we have sinned and acted iniquitously', Daniel 9:5).

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

meek, humble, pious poor. Meek, pious humble one who submits to God's will; applied to Moses ('very meek', Numbers 12:3) and eschatological inheritors of the land (Psalm 37:11).

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

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

until, forever, eternity. Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).

to show grace, be gracious, bestow favor. To bend down, show unmerited favor, pity; heartfelt petition of psalmist ('Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness', Psalm 51:1).

Ancient (Attiq Yomin = Ancient of Days). Ancient, venerable, aged; the sublime divine title ʿAttîq Yômîn ('Ancient of Days', Daniel 7:9, 13, 22), depicting God's eternal majesty presiding over cosmic judgment.

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

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 deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip. To snatch away from danger, pluck out of burning, liberate from power of oppressors (Hiphil: hitsil).

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

mother, matriarch. Mother, bearer of life; honored in Decalogue, and metaphor for divine comfort ('As one whom his mother comforts', Isaiah 66:13).

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.

to prophesy, speak under divine inspiration. To prophesy, speak under the influence of the Holy Spirit, proclaim divine oracles.

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

wonder, miracle, extraordinary deed. Wonder, supernatural phenomenon, miracle; characterizes Yahweh's acts in Exodus (Exodus 15:11) and the Messianic title 'Pele-Yoetz' (Isaiah 9:6).

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).

to leave, abandon, cast off. To leave behind, abandon; God temporarily abandoning His dwelling place at Shiloh or his inheritance due to persistent idolatry.

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

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

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.

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.

son, descendant, heir, member of class. Son, male offspring; covenant heir; Israel as God's firstborn son (Exodus 4:22), and Davidic King as begotten Son (Psalm 2:7).

to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive. To lift, carry, bear; in soteriological context, to bear away iniquity as substitutionary bearer, hence to forgive ('bearing iniquity and transgression', Exodus 34:7; Isaiah 53:4, 12).

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

the Most High, Highest One. The Highest, Most High; plural of majesty designating God as sovereign possessor of the eternal kingdom ('saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22, 25, 27).

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

to fear, revere, stand in awe. To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.

dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion. Dominion, sovereign imperial rule; applied to the everlasting, indestructible dominion given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7:14, 27).

serpent, snake, adversary. Serpent, deceptive animal adversary in Eden through whom Satan deceived humanity, destined to have head crushed by woman's seed (Genesis 3:15).

to uncover, reveal, disclose, go into exile. To strip, uncover, reveal secret mysteries (galah ozen / galah sod); also physically to go into exile, stripped of homeland.

truth, faithfulness, firmness. Firmness, stability, reliability, truth; that which is solid, trustworthy, and consistent with reality and God's character. Frequently paired with hesed.