1. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word.

2. חמת chêmet “bottle,…

A well of water. —Not a cistern, but a spring of living water. The mirage in the desert so wearies the traveler, that at last he t…

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water
Which she saw not before; not that she was really blind and had her eyes …

If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, w…