perpetuity, eternity, forever
perpetuity, eternity, forever. Continuous duration, perpetual time, eternity; used of the eternal dwelling of God ('inhabits eternity', Isaiah 57:15) and Messiah's throne.
low, poor, helpless, weak
low, poor, helpless, weak. Thin, lean, reduced in strength or resources; legal protection mandated in courts against bribery (Exodus 23:3).
judgment, cause, lawsuit, justice
judgment, cause, lawsuit, justice. Legal cause, lawsuit, judgment; defending the right of the fatherless and poor (Jeremiah 22:16).
judgment, court, judicial sentence
judgment, court, judicial sentence. Judgment, heavenly court of justice; 'The court sat, and the books were opened' (Daniel 7:10, 22).
light, daylight, illumination
light, daylight, illumination. Physical light summoned at creation ('Let there be light'), spiritual revelation, purity, and divine favor ('The LORD is my light').
until, forever, eternity
until, forever, eternity. Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).
evil, bad, calamity, harmful
evil, bad, calamity, harmful. Bad, injurious, evil, adversity; spans moral wickedness and physical calamity, contrasted with good (tov) in the knowledge of good and evil.
dominion, sovereign rule, everlasting dominion
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).
wise, skilled, discerning
wise, skilled, discerning. Wise, judicious, skilled in ethical living and practical craftsmanship, receptive to instruction.
to uncover, reveal, disclose, go into exile
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.
comfort, consolation
comfort, consolation. Consolations, comfort offered to grieving exiles through promise of redemption and peace (Isaiah 57:18, Zechariah 1:13).
time, season, appointed epoch
time, season, appointed epoch. Time, proper occasion, opportune season ('To everything there is a season', Ecclesiastes 3:1); divine kairos for deliverance or judgment.
soul, life, living being, person
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.
Ancient (Attiq Yomin = Ancient of Days)
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.
people, covenant nation, kin
people, covenant nation, kin. People, kinfolk, tribe; designates the covenant community of Israel ('My people', ammi), bound by covenant with Yahweh.
day, epoch, time (Yom YHWH)
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.
appointed time, festival, solemn assembly
appointed time, festival, solemn assembly. Appointed time, sacred festival; holy feasts of liturgical calendar (Leviticus 23) and Tent of Meeting (Ohel Mo'ed).
mother, matriarch
mother, matriarch. Mother, bearer of life; honored in Decalogue, and metaphor for divine comfort ('As one whom his mother comforts', Isaiah 66:13).
name, memorial, reputation
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.
to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously
to bend, twist, pervert, act iniquitously. To twist moral rectitude, pervert divine justice, make crooked ('we have sinned and acted iniquitously', Daniel 9:5).
perpetuity, endurance, victory
perpetuity, endurance, victory. Eminence, endurance, everlastingness, perpetuity, truth; unwavering consistency of God ('The Glory of Israel will not lie', 1 Samuel 15:29).
utterance, speech, word, promise
utterance, speech, word, promise. Spoken word, poetic utterance; words of God in wisdom literature and Psalms pleasing to the soul (Psalm 19:14).
to serve, revere, minister to (God)
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).
Eden, delight, primeval paradise
Eden, delight, primeval paradise. Eden, delight; primeval location of human paradise and pristine sanctuary where river branched into four headwaters.
to make, do, fashion, accomplish
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.
steadfast love, covenant loyalty, mercy
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.
eternity, everlasting, forever
eternity, everlasting, forever. Antiquity, futurity, perpetual time, eternity; qualitative duration extending beyond human horizons, applied to God's eternal throne and everlasting covenant.
to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip
to deliver, snatch away, rescue, strip. To snatch away from danger, pluck out of burning, liberate from power of oppressors (Hiphil: hitsil).
before, in the presence of (God/King)
before, in the presence of (God/King). Before, in the immediate presence of; standing before the Ancient of Days or earthly monarch.
rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse)
rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse). Slender twig, sprout; prophetic description of Messiah emerging from the seemingly dead stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1).
beginning, firstfruits, chief part
beginning, firstfruits, chief part. Beginning, chief part, firstfruits, starting point in time or importance; opens canon ('In the beginning God created', Genesis 1:1).
son, descendant, heir, member of class
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).
end, termination, consummation
end, termination, consummation. End, boundary limit of time, eschatological consummation of worldly empires (Daniel 12:4, 9, 13; Ezekiel 7:2).
witness, testifying party, monument
witness, testifying party, monument. Witness, testifying person or memorial stones testifying to covenant oath taken before God (Genesis 31:48, Joshua 24:27).
to lift up, carry, bear iniquity, forgive
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).
to reckon, account, devise, impute
to reckon, account, devise, impute. To think, calculate, invent, devise, account; centrally in Genesis 15:6, God reckoned (imputed) Abram's faith to him as righteousness.