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“Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy
thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.”
The noun related to
is
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It occurs about 5 times and means “ransom or
redemption”: “He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for
ever …” (Ps. 111:9).
TO REIGN
(
, 4427), “to reign, be king (or queen).” This root appears in most Semitic
languages, although it means “advice” and “counsel” in Akkadian (and biblical Aramaic)
and “own” exclusively in Ethiopic (and old South Arabic). In the Northwest Semitic
dialects the root has a common meaning. The verbal form occurs in every period of
Hebrew and about 350 times in the Bible.
Basically the word means to fill the functions of ruler over someone. To hold such a
position was to function as the commander-in-chief of the army, the chief executive of
the group, and to be an important, if not central, religious figure. The king was the head
of his people and, therefore, in battle were the king to be killed, his army would disperse
until a new king could be chosen. The first appearance of
is in Gen. 36:31: “And
these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over
the children of Israel.” The king “reigned” as the earthly representative of the god (or
God) who was recognized as the real king. Thus, he was considered to be god’s (God’s)
son. This same idea recurs in Israel (Ps. 2:6). In Israel, too, God was the King: “The Lord
shall reign for ever and ever” (Exod. 15:18). That the word can also be used of what a
queen does when she “reigns” proves that it refers to the function of anyone in the office
of king: “And he was with her hid in the house of the Lord six years. And Athaliah did
reign over the land” (2 Kings 11:3).
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can also be used of the idea “to become king”—someone was made, or made
himself, a king: “And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
stead” (Gen. 36:33). This verb can be used of the assumption of a kingly reign, or of
“beginning to reign”: “Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over
Israel …” (1 Sam. 13:1; cf. Prov. 30:22). Finally, the verb is used of receiving the title of
queen (or king) whether or not one receives any political or military power. So it was
said: “And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti” (Esth. 2:4).
TO REJOICE
A. Verb.
(
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, 8055), “to rejoice, be joyful.” This verb also occurs in Ugaritic
(where its radicals are
/ /
and perhaps in AramaicSyriac. It appears in all periods of
Hebrew and about 155 times in the Bible.
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usually refers to a spontaneous emotion or extreme happiness which is
expressed in some visible and/or external manner. It does not normally represent an
abiding state of wellbeing or feeling. This emotion arises at festivals, circumcision feasts,
wedding feasts, harvest feasts, the overthrow of one’s enemies, and other such events.
The men of Jabesh broke out joyously when they were told that they would be delivered
from the Philistines (1 Sam. 11:9).