Judges 19

^I {untranslated} = hayah. This is to be or become, to happen.
^II “days” = yom. Root may mean being hot. This is the day in a literal or figurative sense. It can also mean birth, age, daylight, continually or other references to time.
^III “no” = ayin. Perhaps from a word that means to be nothing. This means nothing, none, non-existent. It can also simply mean not or are not.
^IV “king” = melek. From malak (to be or become king or queen, to rise to the throne, to be crowned; by implication, to take counsel). This is king or royal.

^V “Israel” = Yisrael. From sarah (to persist, exert oneself, contend, persevere, wrestle, prevail) + El (God or god). This is Israel, meaning God strives or one who strives with God; new name for Jacob and for his offspring. This refers to the people and to the land.
^VI {untranslated} = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^VII “certain” = ish. Perhaps from enosh (human, humankind, mortal); from anash (to be weak, sick, or frail). This is man, husband, another, or humankind.
^VIII “Levite” = Leviyyi. From Levi (Levi; perhaps meaning “attached”; Jacob’s son, his tribe, and descendants); perhaps from lavah (to join, twine, unite, remain, borrow, lend). This is Levite or levitical.

^IX “residing” = gur. Properly, this is the act of turning off the road for any reason. So, it means sojourning, becoming a guest. It can mean being fearful since one is outside of home territory. It can also mean dwelling, living, or inhabiting if one has turned off the root to encamp for a longer duration. This word is where the Hebrew “ger” comes from, which is the word translated “stranger” or “resident alien.”
^X “remote parts” = yerekah. From yarek (thigh, side, body, shank; can be figurative for genitalia). This is flank, side, recesses, border, quarter, extreme parts.
^XI “hill country” = har. From harar (hill or mountain). This is mountain, hill, hilly region.

^XII “Ephraim” = Ephrayim. From the same as epher (ashes or dust – properly something strewn) OR from parah (to grow, increase, be fruitful in a literal or figurative sense). This is Ephraim, one of Joseph’s sons, his descendants, and their land.
^XIII “took” = laqach. This is to take, accept, carry away, receive. It can also have the sense of take a wife or take in marriage.
^XIV {untranslated} = ishshah. Related to “certain” in v1. From ish (see note VII above). This is woman, wife, or female.
^XV “concubine” = pilegesh. Perhaps a loanword. This is a concubine.

^XVI “Bethlehem” = Beth lechem. From bayit (house, court, family, palace, temple); {probably from banah (to build, make, set up, obtain children; to build literally or figuratively)} + lechem (bread, food, loaf; food for people or for animals); {from lacham (to eat, feed on; figuratively, to battle as a kind of consumption/destruction)}. This is Bethlehem, meaning “house of bread.”
^XVII “Judah” = Yehudah. Probably from yadah (to throw one’s hands into the air in a gesture of praise); from yad (hand). This is Judah, meaning “praised.”
^XVIII “became angry” = zanah. This is being or playing a prostitute. Figuratively, it can also mean fornicating. An alternate reading has this verb as tsanach, which means to be angry with, reject, push aside, or desert. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levite%27s_concubine
^XIX “went away” = halak. This is go, come, walk. It is walk literally and figuratively and includes people and animals. It can be used figuratively for one’s moral life – how we walk according to God’s way or against it. It can also refer to the walk of life as in the course one’s life takes, the choices we make, etc.

^XX “father’s” = ab. This is father, chief, or ancestor. It is father in a literal or figurative sense.
^XXI “house” = bayit. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1. Probably from banah (see note XVI above). This is house, court, family, palace, temple.
^XXII “was” = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^XXIII “some” = yom. Same as “days” in v1. See note II above.
^XXIV “four” = arba. From raba (to make square or be four-sided). This is four.
^XXV “months” = chodesh. From chadash (to renew, repair). This refers to a new moon. It can also mean monthly.

^XXVI {untranslated} = qum. To arise, stand, accomplish, establish, abide. This is rising as in rising against, getting up after being sick or asleep, arising from one state to another, becoming powerful, or rising for action. It can also be standing in a figurative sense.
^XXVII “husband” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^XXVIII “set out” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.
^XXIX “after” = achar. From achar (to remain behind, linger, continue, be behind, or delay; can also imply procrastination). This is after or the last part, following.

^XXX “speak” = dabar. This is generally to speak, answer, declare, or command. It might mean to arrange and so to speak in a figurative sense as arranging words.
^XXXI “tenderly” = leb. Literally, “to her heart.” From the same as lebab (the heart, courage, one’s inner self, the mind, the will; only used in a figurative sense in the Bible); may be related to labab (to encourage; properly, to be encased as with fat; used in a good sense, this means to transport someone with love; used in a bad sense, it can mean to dull one’s senses).. This is inner self, mind, will, feelings, the center.
^XXXII “bring…back” = shub. To turn back, return, turn away – literally or figuratively. Doesn’t necessarily imply going back to where you started from. This is also the root verb for the Hebrew word for repentance “teshubah.”

^XXXIII “servant” = naar. May be from na’ar (to shake, toss up and down, tumble around). This is a child or a servant. It is a child in their active years so they could be aged anywhere from infancy to adolescence.
^XXXIV “couple” = tsemed. 15x in NT. From tsamad (to bind, attach, frame, serve, or contrive). This is a pair, together, yoke, team. It can also be used for an acre because it would take a team of cattle a whole day to plow it.
^XXXV “donkeys” = chamor. From chamar (to be red, blush). This is a male donkey.

^XXXVI “reached” = bo. This is to enter, come in, advance, fulfill, bring offerings, enter to worship, attack. It can also have a sexual connotation.
^XXXVII “young woman’s” = naarah. Related to “servant” in v3. From naar (see note XXXIII above). This is a girl or young lady ranging anywhere in age from infancy to adolescence.
^XXXVIII “saw” = raah. This is to see in a literal or figurative sense so stare, advise, think, view.
^XXXIX “came with joy” = samach. This is to rejoice or be glad. Properly, it is to brighten up in a literal or figurative sense.
^XL “meet” = qirah. From the same as qara (to happen, meet, bring about). This is any kind of encounter, whether peaceful, hostile, or incidental. It can also mean help or seek.

^XLI “father-in-law” = chathan. Perhaps from chathan (bridegroom, son-in-law; someone who is related through marriage; figuratively can be a child who is circumcised). This is to intermarry, make an alliance through marriage, father-in-law, son-in-law, give one’s daughter in marriage.
^XLII “made…stay” = chazaq. This is to strengthen, seize, be courageous, repair, bind, heal, conquer, harden.
^XLIII “remained” = yashab. This is to sit and so to remain and so to dwell. It is sitting for any reason – as a judge, in order to ambush, or just sitting quietly. Causatively, this can mean settling or marrying. This can also mean continue, endure, or establish.
^XLIV “three” = shalosh. This is three, fork, three times.

^XLV “ate” = akal. This is to eat, devour, burn up, or otherwise consume. It can be eating in a literal or figurative sense.
^XLVI “drank” = shathah. This is to drink literally or figuratively. It could also be a drinker.
^XLVII “stayed” = lun. This is to stop – usually to lodge for the night. It can imply dwelling, enduring, or staying permanently. Figuratively, it can mean being obstinate, particularly with one’s words – to complain.
^XLVIII {untranslated} = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^XLIX “fourth” = rebii. Related to “four” in v2. From the same as arba (see note XXIV above). This is fourth or square-shaped.

^L “got up early” = shakam. This is leaning one’s shoulder into a burden or load, whether a person or an animal. Thus, it meant starting or rising early.
^LI “morning” = boqer. From baqar (to seek, plow, break forth, admire, care for). This refers to the break of day. So it is dawn, early, morning, or morrow.
^LII “prepared” = qum. Same as {untranslated} in v3. See note XXVI above.
^LIII “go” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.
^LIV “said” = amar. This is to speak, say, answer, command, promise, report.
^LV “son-in-law” = chathan. Related to “father-in-law” in v4. See note XLI above.

^LVI “fortify” = saad. 12x in OT. This is to support – usually used in a figurative sense. So it is sustain, hold, refresh, comfort, establish.
^LVII “yourself” = leb. Same as “tenderly” in v3. See note XXXI above.
^LVIII “bit” = path. 15x in OT. From pathath (to crumble, open, break). This is a piece, morsel, or fragment.
^LIX “food” = lechem. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1. See note XVI above.

^LX “two” = shenayim. From sheni (double, again, another, second); from shanah (to fold, repeat, double, alter, or disguise). This is two, both, second, couple.
^LXI “sat” = yashab. Same as “remained” in v4. See note XLIII above.
^LXII “together” = yachad. From yachad (to join, be united). This is a unit, both, altogether, unitedness, alike.
^LXIII “man” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.

^LXIV “why not” = yaal. 19x in OT. This to be pleased or willing, determined, to take on something, to try, to do willingly, to begin. It can have the idea of assent or consent as well as continuing or persisting as.
^LXV {untranslated} = na. This particle is used for requests or for urging. It can be we pray, now, I ask you, oh. This is the same “na” in “hosanna.”
^LXVI “spend the night” = lun. Same as “stayed” in v4. See note XLVII above.
^LXVII “enjoy” = yatab. This is to be good or pleasing, joyful. It can also mean doing good in an ethical sense or be beautiful, happy, successful, or right.
^LXVIII “yourself” = leb. Same as “tenderly” in v3. See note XXXI above.

^LXIX “got up” = qum. Same as {untranslated} in v3. See note XXVI above.
^LXX “urging” = patsar. 7x in OT. This is to urge, press, peck at. Figuratively, it can mean to stun or refer to stubbornness.
^LXXI “again” = shub. Same as “bring…back” in v3. See note XXXII above.
^LXXII “fifth” = chamishi. From chamesh (five). This is fifth or one-fifth.
^LXXIII “leave” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.

^LXXIV {untranslated} = na. Same as {untranslated} in v6. See note LXV above.
^LXXV “yourself” = lebab. Related to “tenderly” in v3. See note XXXI above.
^LXXVI “linger” = mahah. 9x in OT. Perhaps from mah (what, how long). This is to delay, question, linger, be reluctant.
^LXXVII “declines” = natah. This is to stretch or spread out, to extend, or bend. In can also imply moral deflection.

^LXXVIII “look” = hinneh. From hen (lo! Behold! If, though; an expression of surprise). This is to draw attention, show suddenness or surprise, or to emphasize the importance of the coming statement. See! Lo! Behold!
^LXXIX {untranslated} = na. Same as {untranslated} in v6. See note LXV above.
^LXXX “worn on” = raphah. This is to slacken in a literal or figurative sense. So, it could be to hang, be feeble, fail, drop, be helpless, relax, slink, subside, or wait.
^LXXXI “is almost evening” = arab. 3x in OT. From ereb (night, twilight, dusk). This is evening or eventide. It is to grow dark or dusky.

^LXXXII {untranslated} = na. Same as {untranslated} in v6. See note LXV above.
^LXXXIII “see” = hinneh. Same as “look” in v9. See note LXXVIII above.
^LXXXIV “drawn to a close” = chanah. This is decline, bending down, or living in tents. It can be camping to create a home or camping as a part of battle.
^LXXXV “yourself” = lebab. Same as “yourself” in v8. See note LXXV above.

^LXXXVI “tomorrow” = machar. Related to “after” in v3. Perhaps from achar (see note XXIX above). This is tomorrow or later. It is some kind of deferred time, so it could also mean indefinitely or refer to the time to come.
^LXXXVII “journey” = derek. From darak (to tread, march, to walk. Can also mean affixing a string to a box since one needs to step on it to bend it in the process; so also an archer). This is a road as a thing that is walked on. Can be used figuratively for the path that one’s life takes or how one chooses to live one’s life.
^LXXXVIII “home” = ohel. Perhaps from ahal (to shine, be clear). This is a tent, covering, home, or side pillar.
^LXXXIX “would” = abah. This is to breathe after, be willing, obey, accept, be content with, satisfy.
^XC “departed” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.

^XCI “arrived” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.
^XCII “opposite” = nokach. Perhaps from the same as nekach (root may mean being straightforward; before, the front). This is in front of, before, on behalf, opposite.
^XCIII “Jebus” = Yebus. 4x in OT. From bus (to trample down, tread in a literal or figurative sense; to loathe, pollute, squirm). This is Yebus, a previous name for Jerusalem meaning “threshing place” or “treading down” or “trodden underfoot” or “he will trample down.” See https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Jebus.html
^XCIV “Jerusalem” = Yerushalaim. From yarah (to throw, shoot, be stunned; to flow as water so figuratively to instruct or teach) + shalam (to make amends, to be complete or sound). This is Jerusalem, dwelling of peace.
^XCV “saddled” = chabash. This is to wrap tightly or bind, to bandage, or heal. It can be to saddle an animal or wrap a turban. Figuratively, it can mean to stop or to govern.

^XCVI “far” = meod. Perhaps from the same as uwd (firebrand, a poker). This is very, greatly, exceedingly. It can also mean vehemence, force, abundance.
^XCVII “was…spent” = radad. 4x in OT. This is to beat down in pieces, spread, subdue. Figuratively, this could be to conquer or it could be to cover something with gold (i.e. overlay).
^XCVIII “master” = adon. From a root that means ruling or being sovereign. This is lord, master, or owner.
^XCIX “come” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.
^C “now” = na. Same as {untranslated} in v6. See note LXV above.

^CI “turn aside” = sur. This is to turn aside in a literal or figurative sense – to depart, decline, rebel, remove, or withdraw.
^CII “city” = iyr. From uwr (to awaken or wake oneself up). This can mean excitement in the sense of wakefulness or city. Properly, this is a place that is guarded. Guards kept schedules according to watches. This sense of the word would include cities as well as encampments or posts that were guarded.
^CIII “Jebusites” = Yebusi. Related to “Jebus” in v10. From Yebus (see note XCIII above). This is Jebusite, meaning treaders or threshers.

^CIV “foreigners” = nokri. From neker (strange; to act foreign or strange; to disguise; can also be misfortune or unexpected calamity); from nakar (to recognize, examine, take notice, show, scrutinize). This is foreign, alien, stranger, extraordinary, adulteress. It is strange in many different senses – foreign, not being one’s relative, different, wonderful, relating to adultery.
^CV “people” = ben. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1 & “house” in v2. From banah (see note XVI above). This is son, age, child. It is son in a literal or figurative sense.
^CVI {untranslated} = hennah. Related to “look” in v9. Perhaps from hen (see note LXXVIII above). This is here in a location or here in a time, i.e. now.
^CVII “continue on” = abar. This is to pass over or cross over. It is used for transitions, whether literal or figurative. It can also mean to escape, alienate, or fail. This is the root verb from which “Hebrew” is drawn.
^CVIII “Gibeah” = Gibah. From the same as Geba (Geba or Gibeah; hillock); from the same as gabia (cup, bowl, flower; root might mean being convex). This is Gibeah, a city whose name means “hill.”

^CIX “try to reach” = qarab. This is to come near, offer, make ready, approach, take.
^CX “one” = echad. Perhaps from achad (to unify, continue on a path; figuratively, to gather one’s thoughts). This is the number one, first, united. It can also be alone, altogether, a certain, a few.
^CXI “places” = maqom. Related to {untranslated} in v3. From qum(see note XXVI above). This is a standing, which is to say a spot or space a place. It can also refer to a locality or a physical/mental condition. HaMaqom is also a Jewish name for God – the place, i.e. the Omnipresent One.
^CXII “Ramah” = Ramah. From rum (to be high, rise, exalt self, extol, be haughty; to rise literally or figuratively) OR from ramah (properly, to loosen; figuratively, to deceive to various degrees). This is Ramah, meaning “height” or “lofty place” or “deceit” or “established” or “loose.” See https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Ramah.html

^CXIII “passed on” = abar. Same as “continue on” in v12. See note CVII above.
^CXIV “went…way” = halak. Same as “went away” in v2. See note XIX above.
^CXV “sun” = shemesh. This is sun or toward the east. Its root may mean being brilliant. Figuratively, this could be a ray or an arch.
^CXVI “went down” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.

^CXVII “near” = etsel. From atsal (to reserve, refuse, join, separate, keep). This is nearby, toward, joining.
^CXVIII “Benjamin” = Binyamin. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1 & “house” in v2 & “people” in v12. From ben (see note CV above) + from yamin (right hand or side; that which is stronger or more agile; the south); {perhaps yamam (to go or choose the right, use the right hand; to be physically fit or firm)}. This is Benjamin, meaning “son of the right hand.” It could refer to Benjamin himself, his offspring, their tribe, or their territory.
^CXIX “go in” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.
^CXX “sat down” = yashab. Same as “remained” in v4. See note XLIII above.

^CXXI “open square” = rechob. From rachab (to grow wide or enlarge in a literal or figurative sense; extend, relieve, rejoice, or speak boldly). This is a wide, open place like a plaza, square, or avenue.
^CXXII “no” = ayin. Same as “no” in v1. See note III above.
^CXXIII “one” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CXXIV “took…in” = asaph + bayit. Asaph is Bayit is the same as “house” in v2. See note XXI above.

^CXXV “then” = hinneh. Same as “look” in v9. See note LXXVIII above.
^CXXVI “evening” = ereb. Related to “is almost evening” in v9. See note LXXXI above.
^CXXVII “old” = zaqen. From the same as zaqan (beard or chin – the beard represents old age). This is old, aged, or elder.
^CXXVIII “coming” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.

^CXXIX “work” = maaseh. From asah (to do, make, accomplish, become). This is a work – any action whether positive or negative. It can also be a transaction, construction, activity, property, or something that is produced.
^CXXX “field” = sadeh. From the same as shadday (almighty, field, land); from shadad (to devastate, ruin, destroy, oppress, be powerful). Or, it may be from a word that means to spread out. This is field, ground, soil, or land. It can be used to mean wild as in a wild animal.
^CXXXI “people” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CXXXII “Benjaminites” = Ben-yemini. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1 & “house” in v2 & “people” in v12 & “Benajmin” in v14 & to “Benjamin” in v14. 9x in OT. From Binyamin (see note CXVIII above). This is one descended from the tribe of Benjamin.

^CXXXIII “looked up” = nasa + ayin. Literally, “raised his eyes.” Nasa is to lift in a broad sense, literally and figuratively. So it could be to carry, take, or arise. It could also be bring forth, advance, accept. Ayin is eye in a literal or figurative sense so eye, appearance, favor, or a fountain (the eye of the landscape).
^CXXXIV “wayfarer” = ish + arach. Ish is the same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above. Arach is 5x in OT. This is to go, travel, wander.
^CXXXV “come” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.

^CXXXVI “answered” = amar. Same as “said” in v5. See note LIV above.
^CXXXVII “passing” = abar. Same as “continue on” in v12. See note CVII above.
^CXXXVIII “home” = bayit. Same as “house” in v2. See note XXI above.
^CXXXIX {untranslated} = YHVH. Related to {untranslated} in v1. From havah (to be, become) or hayah (see note I above). This is the name of the God of Israel, the self-existent and eternal one, the tetragrammaton. This pronunciation has been lost to time so “Lord” is generally used in its place.
^CXL “nobody” = ayin + ish. Ayin is the same as “no” in v1. See note III above. Ish is the same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.

^CXLI {untranslated} = gam. This is also, moreover, again.
^CXLII “have” = yesh. This is being, existence, or substance.
^CXLIII “straw” = teben. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1 & “house” in v2 & “people” in v12 & “Benajmin” in v14 & “Benjaminites” in v16. 17x in OT. Perhaps from banah (see note XVI above). This is material like straw or stubble – refuse used as fodder.
^CXLIV {untranslated} = gam. Same as {untranslated} in v19. See note CXLI above.
^CXLV “fodder” = mispo. 5x in OT– 4x in Genesis and 1x in Judges 19 in the story of the Levite’s concubine. This is from a root that might be to collect. This is a word for fodder or feed.
^CXLVI {untranslated} = gam. Same as {untranslated} in v19. See note CXLI above.

^CXLVII “bread” = lechem. Same as “food” in v5. See note LIX above.
^CXLVIII “wine” = yayin. Root may mean to effervesce, referring to the fermentation process. This is wine, grape, or banquet. It can imply intoxication.
^CXLIX {untranslated} = yesh. Same as “have” in v19. See note CXLII above.
^CL “woman” = amah. This is female servant or slave, handmaid.

^CLI “young man” = naar. Same as “servant” in v3. See note XXXIII above.
^CLII “servants” = ebed. From abad (to work, serve, compel; any kind of work; used causatively, can mean to enslave or keep in bondage). This is a servant, slave, or bondservant.
^CLIII “need nothing more” = ayin + machsor + kol + dabar. Ayin is the same as “no” in v1. See note III above. Machsor is 13x in OT. From chaser (to lack, need, become empty, to fail). Related to “I shall not want” from Psalm 23:1. This is something needed so it could be lack, poverty, or deficiency. Kol is from kalal (to complete). This is all or every. Dabar is related to “speak” in v3. From dabar (see note XXX above). This is speech, a word, a matter, an affair, charge, command, message, promise, purpose, report, request. It is a word, which implies things that are spoken of in a wide sense.

^CLIV “peace” = shalom. Related to “Jerusalem” in v10. From shalam (see note XCIV above). This is completeness, soundness, welfare, favor, friend, good health. It is to be safe and figuratively well, happy, at peace, friendly. Abstractly, it includes the ideas of welfare and prosperity (not in excessive wealth, but in having enough).
^CLV {untranslated} = raq. From the same as raq (thin, surely, only); perhaps from raqaq (to spit). This is but, except, at least. In the sense of being thin, it figuratively refers to some kind of limit.
^CLVI “I will care for” = al. Literally, “on me.”
^CLVII “all” = kol. Same as “need nothing more” in v19. See note CLIII above.
^CLVIII “wants” = machsor. Same as “need nothing more” in v19. See note CLIII above.
^CLIX “only” = raq. Same as {untranslated} in v20. See note CLV above.
^CLX “square” = rechob. Same as “open square” in v15. See note CXXI above.

^CLXI “brought” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.
^CLXII “washed” = rachats. This is to wash, wash away – it can be complete or partial.
^CLXIII “feet” = regel. This is foot, endurance, or journey. It is a foot as the means of walking and so it implies a step or a greater journey. It can be used euphemistically for private parts.
^CLXIV “themselves” = leb. Same as “tenderly” in v3. See note XXXI above.
^CLXV {untranslated} = hinneh. Same as “look” in v9. See note LXXVIII above.

^CLXVI “perverse” = ben + beliyyaal. Literally, “children of worthlessness.” Ben is the same as “people” in v12. See note CV above. Beliyyaal is from beli (lack, nothing, without, wearing out, failure, destruction); {from balah (to grow old, wear out, waste away, consume, spend)} + yaal (to gain, profit, do good, ascend, be useful or valuable; benefitted). This is lacking profit i.e. worthlessness, destruction, evil, ungodly person, wickedness, or Belial.
^CLXVII “lot” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CLXVIII “surrounded” = sabab. This is turning around, going around; to surround, cast, walk, fetch. It is to revolve or border in a literal or figurative sense.

^CLXIX “pounding” = daphaq. 3x in OT. This is to knock, pound, drive hard. It is severe force or pressure.
^CLXX “door” = delet. From dalah (to draw, lift up; properly, to dangle; draw water; figuratively, to deliver). This is something that swings like a door, gate, leaf, lid, or other opening.
^CLXXI “master” = baal. From ba’al (to marry, have dominion, be master). This is lord, owner, ally, master, or archer, husband.
^CLXXII {untranslated} = amar. Same as “said” in v5. See note LIV above.
^CLXXIII “bring out” = yatsa. This is to go or come out, bring forth, appear. It is to go out in a literal or figurative sense.
^CLXXIV “came” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.
^CLXXV “have intercourse” = yada. This is to know, acknowledge, advise, answer, be aware, be acquainted with. Properly, this is to figure something out by seeing. It includes ideas of observation, recognition, and care about something. It can be used causatively for instruction, designation, and punishment.

^CLXXVI “master” = baal. Same as “master” in v22. See note CLXXI above.
^CLXXVII “went out” = yatsa. Same as “bring out” in v22. See note CLXXIII above.
^CLXXVIII “brothers” = ach. This is brother, kindred, another, other, like. It is literally brother, but it can also be someone who is similar, resembling, or related to.
^CLXXIX “act so wickedly” = ra’a’. This is to be evil, bad, afflict. Properly, it means to spoil – to destroy by breaking into pieces. Figuratively, it is to cause something to be worthless. It is bad in a physical, social, or moral sense – something that displeases, does harm or mischief, punishes or vexes.
^CLXXX {untranslated} = na. Same as {untranslated} in v6. See note LXV above.

^CLXXXI “since” = achar. Same as “after” in v3. See note XXIX above.
^CLXXXII “is my guest” = bo…el + bayit. Literally, “has come into my house.” Bo is the same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above. Bayit is the same as “house” in v2. See note XXI above.
^CLXXXIII “do” = asah. Related to “work” in v16. See note CXXIX above.
^CLXXXIV “vile thing” = nebalah. 13x in OT. From nabal (to be foolish, senseless, fall away, faint, wither, to be wicked, disgrace). This is foolishness, disgrace, folly, outrage, villainy, a crime or punishment. Used frequently of sexual sin, but not always.

^CLXXXV “here” = hinneh. Same as “look” in v9. See note LXXVIII above.
^CLXXXVI “virgin” = betulah. This is virgin, maiden, or bride. Can also be used figuratively for a place.
^CLXXXVII “daughter” = bat. Related to “Bethlehem” in v1 & “house” in v2 & “people” in v12 & “Benajmin” in v14 & “Benjaminites” in v16 & “straw” in v19. From ben (see note CV above). This is daughter in a literal or figurative sense.

^CLXXXVIII “ravish” = anah. This is to be occupied with. It can also be bowed down. It can refer to a sense of humility or to a sense of being browbeaten, oppressed, afflicted, or depressed. This can be literal or figurative – depressed in mood or circumstance.
^CLXXXIX “want” = tob + ayin. Literally, “good in your eyes.” Tob is from tob (to be pleasing, to be good). This is good, beautiful, pleasant, agreeable, bountiful, at ease. This word is used for goodness as a concept, a good thing, a good person. This can refer to prosperity and welfare as well as joy, kindness, sweetness, and graciousness. So, this is ethically good, but also enjoyably good. Ayin is the same as “looked up” in v17. See note CXXXIII above.
^CXC “thing” = dabar. Same as “need nothing more” in v19. See note CLIII above.

^CXCI “men” = enosh. Related to “certain” and {untranslated} in v1. See note VII above.
^CXCII “listen” = shama. This is to hear, call, consent, or consider. It implies listening intelligently, giving attention, and, because of these two factors, obedience and action are often implied.
^CXCIII “man” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CXCIV “seized” = chazaq. Same as “made…stay” in v4. See note XLII above.
^CXCV “put” = yatsa. Same as “bring out” in v22. See note CLXXIII above.
^CXCVI “out” = chuts. Root may mean to sever. So, this is something that is separated by a wall – the outside, the street, a field, highway, or abroad.

^CXCVII “raped” = yada. Same as “have intercourse” in v22. See note CLXXV above.
^CXCVIII “abused” = alal. 19x in OT. This is to affect, abuse, mistreat, impose, practice, glean, defile.
^CXCIX “night” = layil. Properly, this refers to light twisting away. It is used for night or midnight. Figuratively, this can mean adversity.
^CC “dawn” = shachar. Root may mean to look for in early hour or in a diligent way. This is dawn, early light, or morning.
^CCI “break” = alah. This is to go up, approach, ascend, be high, be a priority; to arise in a literal or figurative sense.
^CCII “let…go” = shalach. This is to send out, away, send for, forsake. It can also mean to divorce or set a slave free.

^CCIII “appeared” = bo…panah. Bo is the same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above. Panah is to turn, regard, appear, look, prepare.
^CCIV “woman” = ishshah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note XIV above.
^CCV “fell down” = naphal. This is to fall, whether by accident, to fall prostrate, or to fall in violent death. Figuratively, it can refer to personal ruin or calamity, a city falling, an attack or a falling away. It can also be a deep sleep or wasting away.
^CCVI “door” = pethach. From pathach (to open wide in a literal or figurative sense; to open, draw out, let something go free, break forth, to plow, engrave, or carve). This is any kind of opening – a door, entrance, gate.
^CCVII “man’s” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CCVIII “master” = adon. Same as “master” in v11. See note XCVIII above.
^CCIX “light” = or. From or (to be or become light). This is light, sun, sunshine, dawn, or daylight. Figuratively, it can refer to light from instruction, light of a face (that is to say one that is cheerful or finds favor). It can refer to prosperity or salvation; a light that guides, a light eternal from Zion.

^CCX “master” = adon. Same as “master” in v11. See note XCVIII above.
^CCXI “opened” = pathach. Related to “door” in v26. See note CCVI above.
^CCXII “doors” = delet. Same as “door” in v22. See note CLXX above.
^CCXIII “way” = derek. Same as “journey” in v9. See note LXXXVII above.
^CCXIV “there” = hinneh. Same as “look” in v9. See note LXXVIII above.

^CCXV “woman” = ishshah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note XIV above.
^CCXVI “lying” = naphal. Same as “fell down” in v26. See note CCV above.
^CCXVII “door” = pethach. Same as “door” in v26. See note CCVI above.
^CCXVIII “hands” = yad. This is hand, ability, power. Hand in a literal sense, but also what one can do or the means by which one does it.
^CCXIX “threshold” = saph. From saphaph (to guard an entry, be a doorkeeper, snatch). This is a basin or cup. It can also be a door post or threshold.

^CCXX “no” = ayin. Same as “no” in v1. See note III above.
^CCXXI “answer” = anah. This is answer, respond, announce, sing, shout, or testify. It means to pay attention, which implies responding and, by extension, starting to talk. Used in a specific sense for singing, shouting, testifying, etc.
^CCXXII “put” = laqach. Same as “took” in v1. See note XIII above.
^CCXXIII {untranslated} = qum. Same as {untranslated} in v3. See note XXVI above.
^CCXXIV “man” = ish. Same as “certain” in v1. See note VII above.
^CCXXV “home” = maqom. Same as “places” in v13. See note CXI above.

^CCXXVI “entered” = bo. Same as “reached” in v3. See note XXXVI above.
^CCXXVII “took” = laqach. Same as “took” in v1. See note XIII above.
^CCXXVIII “knife” = maakeleth. Related to “ate” in v4. 4x in OT. From akal (see note XLV above). This is something used to eat, which is to say, a knife.
^CCXXIX “grasping” = chazaq. Same as “made…stay” in v4. See note XLII above.
^CCXXX “cut” = nathach. 9x in OT. This is to dismember or divide at the joints.

^CCXXXI “twelve” = shenayim + asar. Shenayim is the same as “two” in v6. See note LX above. Asar is from the same as eser (ten). This is -teen or -teenth.
^CCXXXII “pieces” = nethach. Related to “cut” in v29. 13x in OT. From nathach (see note CCXXX above). This is a piece, portion, or fragment.
^CCXXXIII “limb by limb” = etsem. From atsam (vast, numerous, strong; to close one’s eyes, to make powerful; to break bones). This is self, life, strength, bone, or substance.
^CCXXXIV “sent” = shalach. Same as “let…go” in v25. See note CCII above.
^CCXXXV “territory” = gebul. Perhaps from gabal (to border, twist like rope). This is boundary, limit, coast, space. Properly, it is a line that is twisted, which implies a boundary and, by extension, the boundaries of a territory or other enclosed space.

^CCXXXVI {untranslated} = hayah. Same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above.
^CCXXXVII “men whom he sent” = kol + raah. Literally, “all who saw it.” Kol is the same as “need nothing more” in v19. See note CLIII above. Raah is the same as “saw” in v3. See note XXXVIII above.
^CCXXXVIII “happened” = hayah + raah. Literally, “done or seen.” Hayah is the same as {untranslated} in v1. See note I above. Raah is the same as “saw” in v3. See note XXXVIII above.
^CCXXXIX “Israelites” = ben + Yisrael. Literally, “children of Israel.” Ben is the same as “people” in v12. See note CV above. Yisrael is the same as “Israel” in v. See note V above.
^CCXL “came up” = alah. Same as “break” in v25. See note CCI above.

^CCXLI “land” = erets. Root may mean to be firm. This is earth, ground, field land, or country.
^CCXLII “Egypt” = Mitsrayim. Perhaps from matsor (besieged or fortified place, bulwark, entrenchment; something hemmed in; a siege or distress or fastness); from tsur (to confine, besiege, to cramp). This is Egypt.
^CCXLIII “consider” = sim. This is to put or place in a literal or figurative sense. It can be appoint, care, change, make, and may other things.
^CCXLIV “take counsel” = uts. 2x in OT. This is to plan or counsel together.
^CCXLV “speak out” = dabar. Same as “speak” in v3. See note XXX above.