judge, ruler, deliverer
Judge, charismatic ruler, deliverer raised up by God to rescue Israel from foreign oppressors during the amphictyony.
Derivation: Active participle of שָׁפַט (H8199).
Biblical Place • 31.417°N, 34.933°E
~. Referenced in Josh 15:48 .
Biblical Place • Sin • 28.839°N, 33.421°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 30:15 , Ezek 30:16 (identified with Sin ).
Leviticus • Chapter 15 (33 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, ... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .
Hebrews • Chapter 4 (16 verses)
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For ... Mentions: David , Yeshua the Messiah .
expectation, hope
Primary meaning: expectation, hope. Strong's: expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence. Lexical nuances: expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope ;
Derivation: from a primary (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);
Proverbs • Chapter 26 (28 verses)
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
to cease, rest, desist
To cease, desist from labor, rest, observe Sabbath; inaugurating cosmic rest on seventh day when God finished creative work (Genesis 2:2).
Derivation: Primitive root.
cessation, rest, refreshment
Primary meaning: cessation, rest, refreshment. Strong's: intermission; by implication, recreation. Lexical nuances: cessation , rest , refreshment : Mt 11:26 12:43 , Lk 11:24 , Re 4:8 14:11 .†
Derivation: from G373 (ἀναπαύω);
unclean, impure, defiled
Impure, ritually defiled, unacceptable for contact with holy things (unclean animals, corpses, skin diseases).
Derivation: From טָמֵא (H2930) to be unclean.
judge, magistrate
Judge, magistrate administering divine and civil law in Ezra 7:25.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to דַּיָּן (H1781).
Job • Chapter 41 (34 verses)
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
hope, expectation, cord
Hope, patient expectation; literally cord (Rahab's scarlet cord, Joshua 2:18); assurance grounded in God's faithfulness ('future and a hope', Jeremiah 29:11).
Derivation: From קָוָה (H6960) to wait, bind.
exchange, reconciliation
Primary meaning: exchange, reconciliation. Strong's: exchange (figuratively, adjustment), i.e. restoration to (the divine) favor. Lexical nuances: exchange .
Derivation: from G2644 (καταλλάσσω);
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').
Derivation: From נָצַר (H5341) in sense of greenness/guarding.
death, realm of death, pestilence
Death, physical expiration, pestilence, personified power of darkness and the grave; the ultimate enemy swallowed up in divine victory (Isaiah 25:8).
Derivation: From מוּת (H4191) to die.
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).
Derivation: From נָחַשׁ (H5172) to hiss, divine.
1 Esdras • Chapter 3 (24 verses)
Now king Darius made a great feast to all his subjects, and to all that were born in his house, and to all the princes of Media and of Persia , and to all the satraps and captains and governors that were under him, from India to Ethiopia , in the hundred twenty and seven provinces.... Mentions: Media , Persia , India , Ethiopia .
fire, flame, consuming judgment
Fire; physical combustion and theophanic symbol of divine holiness, presence, and consuming judgment ('consuming fire', Deuteronomy 4:24).
Derivation: Primitive word.
to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand
Primary meaning: to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand. Strong's: not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination). Lexical nuances: to be ignorant , not to know : absol., I Ti 1:13 , He 5:2 ; c. acc., Ac 13:27 17:23 , Ro 10:3 , II Co 2:11 ; ἐν οἷς , II Pe 2:12 ; seq. ὅτι , Ro 2:4 6:3 7:1 , I Co 14:38 ; οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν , a Pauline phrase: c. acc., Ro 11:25 ; seq. ὑπέρ , II Co 1:8 ; περί , I Co 12:1 , I Th 4:13 . ὅτι , Ro 1:13 , I Co 10:1 (for similar usage in π. , V. MM, VGT , s.v.). Pass.: I Co 14:38 , II Co 6:9 , Ga 1...
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3539 (νοιέω);
free, as regards righteousness
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 ;
Derivation: probably from the alternate of G2064 (ἔρχομαι);
Interactive 3D Royal Portal Guardian • Esther 1 & Ezra 4:6
Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .
2 Esdras • Chapter 5 (56 verses)
Nevertheless as concerning the tokens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth shall be taken with great amazement, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and the land shall be barren of faith. But iniquity shall be increased above that which now you see, or... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Uriel .
day, by day, at mid-day
Primary meaning: day, by day, at mid-day, a day's journey. Strong's: day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context). Lexical nuances: day ; as distinct from night: gen. ἡμέρας , by day (WM, §30, 11), Re 21:25 ; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ἡ.) , Ac 9:24 , I Th 2:9 , II Th 3:8 , Re 4:8 (Bl., §36, 13); ἡμέρας μέσης , at mid-day , Ac 26:13 ; acc. durat., τ. ἡμέρας , Lk 21:37 ; ὅλην τὴν ἡ. , Ro 8:36 ; ἐν ἡμέρᾳ , Jo 11:9 , Ro 13:13 ; ἡμέρας ὁδός , a day's journey , Lk 2:44 ; ἡ. γίνεται , Lk 4:42 22:66 ; κλίνει , Lk 9:12 , al.; metaph., Jo ...
Derivation: feminine (with G5610 (ὥρα) implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)) meaning tame, i.e. gentle;
Dignity, Moral Accountability, and the Trichotomist vs Dichotomist Debate
Humanity created in the image and likeness of God (tselem / demut, Gen 1:26-27 ) is a biblical foundation establishing human dignity and moral accountability. The constitutional makeup (Dichotomy vs Trichotomy) is cataloged under scholarly-debate.
