Core Glossary
Core Glossary: 1 Chronicles
A. Divine Names and Titles
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORD (the divine name, Tetragrammaton) | יְהוָה (YHWH) | সদাপ্রভু (Sodaprobhu) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness across Generations; Davidic Covenant | Critical | আল্লাহ, ভগবান (already rejected in baseline for “God”); plain প্রভু (reserved for generic “Lord”/kyrios per baseline) | সদাপ্রভু is the established Bengali Bible convention specifically for the divine personal name יהוה, distinct from baseline’s প্রভু (used for Hebrew adon / Greek kyrios in address). 1 Chronicles uses יהוה hundreds of times; consistent use of সদাপ্রভু (never conflated with generic প্রভু) is essential. |
| God | אֱלֹהִים (Elohim) | ঈশ্বর (Ishshor) | REUSED | — | Critical | ভগবান, আল্লাহ | Exact baseline reuse. |
| Father (of the Davidic king, covenantally) | אָב (av) | পিতা (Pita) | REUSED | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed | Critical | ব্রহ্মা, সৃষ্টিকর্তা | Exact baseline reuse; teaching note required distinguishing 1 Chr 17:13’s covenantal/adoptive royal sonship from Christ’s unique eternal Sonship (ঈশ্বরের পুত্র). |
| Holy Spirit / Spirit | רוּחַ (ruach) | পবিত্র আত্মা (Pobitro Attha) | REUSED | Preparation for the Temple (28:12, inspiration of the temple pattern) | Critical | ব্রহ্ম, পরমাত্মা | Exact baseline reuse where the divine Spirit is in view. |
B. Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genealogy / genealogical registration | יַחַשׂ / הִתְיַחֵשׂ (yachas/hityaches) | বংশাবলি (bongshaboli) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity | Medium | বংশতালিকা (acceptable variant, less established) | Established Bengali Bible term (cf. Matthew 1 heading). Flag caste/lineage-purity connotation risk in popular usage; clarify covenant-historical, not caste-ranking, purpose. |
| son / descendant | בֵּן (ben) | পুত্র (putro, direct son) / বংশধর (bongshodhor, descendant) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity | Medium | — | Context-sensitive: literal son vs. multi-generation descendant; over-literal rendering risks false chronological compression in long lists. |
| firstborn | בְּכוֹר (bekhor) | জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র (jyestho putro) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity; Election (tie to baseline ঈশ্বরের মনোনয়ন) | Medium | — | Ch. 5’s transfer of Reuben’s birthright to Joseph is a key teaching point: God’s election overrides natural birth-order expectation. |
| birthright | בְּכֹרָה (bekhorah) | জ্যেষ্ঠাধিকার (jyesthadhikar) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity; Election | Medium-High | — | Culturally resonant with Bengali eldest-son inheritance custom; use to teach that God’s covenant purposes are not bound by human custom. |
| clan / family | מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpachah) | গোষ্ঠী (goshthi) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity | Medium | বংশ (reserved for “house/dynasty” sense) | গোষ্ঠী carries a modern ethnic-political connotation (জাতিগোষ্ঠী) in Bangladesh; clarify biblical kinship-clan sense in context. |
| tribe | שֵׁבֶט / מַטֶּה (shevet/matteh) | গোত্র (gotro) | NEW | Genealogy and Continuity; Unity of God’s People | High | বংশ (too easily conflated with “house/dynasty”) | গোত্র is the established Bengali Bible term for Israel’s twelve tribes, but is also the specific Hindu term for a patrilineal Vedic-sage lineage governing marriage eligibility rules. Retained per established Bengali Bible tradition (parallel to baseline’s own retention of ঈশ্বর despite Vedantic roots), but requires a clear teaching note distinguishing Israel’s God-chosen covenant tribes from Hindu gotra’s marriage-law/ritual-purity function. |
| exile | גָּלָה / גָּלוּת (galah/galut) | নির্বাসন (nirbashon) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness across Generations | Medium | — | First occurs 1 Chr 5:6, 26 (Transjordan tribes); recurs as a major post-exilic theme (ch. 9). |
| unfaithfulness / covenant trespass | מָעַל (ma’al) | অবিশ্বস্ততা (obishwosthota) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness across Generations | High | পাপ alone (too generic; loses covenant-betrayal specificity) | Built on baseline’s বিশ্বাস root. Key at 5:25, 10:13 (Saul), 21:1-8 (David’s census) — the human-failure counterpoint to God’s chesed-faithfulness. |
| seek / inquire [of the LORD] | דָּרַשׁ (darash) | সন্ধান করা / জিজ্ঞাসা করা | NEW | God’s Faithfulness across Generations | Medium-High | — | Must be distinguished from folk-divination/medium consultation, the very practice contrasted at 10:13-14. |
C. The Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| house (literal building) | בַּיִת (bayit) | গৃহ (griho) | NEW | Davidic Covenant; Preparation for Temple | Critical | ঘর (too informal/domestic) | Central wordplay term of 1 Chr 17: same Hebrew word denotes both the temple building David wants to build (গৃহ) and the dynasty God will build (বংশ, see below). Mandatory translator note required. |
| house (dynastic/royal line) | בַּיִת (bayit) | বংশ (bongsho) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | Critical | গৃহ (reserved for literal building sense) | See above — the two Bengali words together preserve the Hebrew pun across 17:1-14. |
| seed / offspring / descendant(s) [messianic promise] | זֶרַע (zera) | বংশ (bongsho) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | Critical | — | Direct OT fountainhead of baseline’s দায়ূদের বংশ (“seed of David,” Romans 1:3); cited typologically in Hebrews 1:5. Must remain traceable to its NT fulfillment. |
| kingdom / kingship / reign | מַלְכוּת (malkhut) | রাজ্য (rajyo) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | High | — | Parallels baseline’s ঈশ্বরের রাজ্য pattern; bridges from Solomon’s kingdom (17:11) to identification with God’s own kingdom (17:14; 29:23). |
| throne | כִּסֵּא (kisse) | সিংহাসন (singhason) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | High (doctrinal weight, not lexical) | — | “His throne forever” (17:12,14) is the direct messianic-hope text; flag for theological teaching notes though the word itself is lexically neutral and shared across religious traditions. |
| covenant loyalty / steadfast love | חֶסֶד (chesed) | অবিচল দয়া (obichol doya) / নিয়মের দয়া (niyomer doya) | NEW | Davidic Covenant; God’s Faithfulness across Generations | High | করুণা (Hindu/Buddhist compassion-doctrine associations); plain দয়া alone (too generic) | Central to 17:13, 16:34, 16:41. Must consistently render the covenant-bound, unbreakable character of God’s love — not mere sentiment or generic mercy. |
| anoint / anointed | מָשַׁח (mashach) | অভিষেক করা (obhishek kora) | NEW | Davidic Covenant; Worship and Levitical Order | High | তেল ঢালা (too thin/literal) | Root of মশীহ/খ্রীষ্ট (already Critical in baseline). অভিষেক also names Hindu royal-coronation and deity-consecration ritual; translator note required distinguishing biblical anointing as Spirit-empowerment for a God-given office. |
| covenant [general, “to cut a covenant”] | בְּרִית / כָּרַת בְּרִית (brit/karat brit) | নিয়ম / নিয়ম স্থাপন করা | REUSED (base term) | Davidic Covenant | High | চুক্তি, অঙ্গীকার | Exact baseline reuse of নিয়ম; “cut/make” extension (স্থাপন করা) is new but built on the reused noun. |
| everlasting covenant | בְּרִית עוֹלָם (brit olam) | চিরস্থায়ী নিয়ম (chirosthayi niyom) | NEW | Davidic Covenant; God’s Faithfulness across Generations | High | — | 1 Chr 16:17; ties Abrahamic and Davidic covenants into one continuous thread. |
| ruler-designate / prince | נָגִיד (nagid) | অধ্যক্ষ (odhyokkho) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | Medium | নেতা (too weak); রাজা (reserved for מֶלֶךְ) | Must stay distinct from রাজা (king) to preserve the theological point that David’s rule begins as divine appointment prior to full royal enthronement. |
| king | מֶלֶךְ (melekh) | রাজা (raja) | NEW | Davidic Covenant | Low | — | Neutral, widely shared Bengali term; low syncretism risk. |
| LORD of hosts | יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (YHWH Tzevaot) | বাহিনীগণের সদাপ্রভু (bahinigoner sodaprobhu) | NEW | Davidic Covenant; God’s Faithfulness | High | — | Retain full martial-sovereign force; do not soften to a generic honorific. |
D. Worship and the Levitical Order
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| priest | כֹּהֵן (kohen) | যাজক (jajok) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | High | পুরোহিত (Hindu Brahmin ritual-caste specialist); ইমাম/মৌলভী (Islamic religious-leader terms) | Established Bengali Christian term; must be reserved strictly for Aaronic altar-priests (see 18:17 caution re: David’s sons). |
| Levite | לֵוִי (Levi) | লেবীয় (lebiyo) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Low | — | Proper-noun/gentilic form. |
| ark of the covenant | אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה (aron brit-YHWH) | নিয়ম-সিন্দুক (niyom-sinduk) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order; Davidic Covenant | High | সিন্দুক alone (loses covenantal sacredness) | Built on baseline’s নিয়ম; retain the compound in every occurrence. |
| altar | מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbe’ach) | বেদি (bedi) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order; Preparation for the Temple | High | যজ্ঞবেদি (Vedic Hindu sacrificial fire-altar term) | Plain বেদি avoids direct collision with Vedic yajna ritual vocabulary. |
| sacrifice / offering [general] | זֶבַח (zevach) | বলিদান (bolidan) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | High | — | বলি/বলিদান is also the exact term for Hindu Shakta ritual animal sacrifice (esp. Kali worship, prominent in Bengal); must be taught as consecrated offering to the one true God, never appeasement of a goddess figure — parallel sensitivity to baseline’s power_of_god/শক্তি flag. |
| burnt offering | עֹלָה (olah) | হোমবলি (homoboli) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | High | — | Established Bengali Bible tradition term despite etymological root হোম (Vedic homa fire-ritual); retained per stabilized translation-tradition precedent (parallel to baseline’s ঈশ্বর discussion), with teaching note distinguishing biblical sacrifice’s substitutionary/covenantal meaning from Vedic homa ritual purpose. |
| freewill / voluntary offering | נְדָבָה (nedavah) | স্বেচ্ছাদান (swecchadan) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order; Preparation for the Temple | High | নৈবেদ্য alone (strong Hindu puja-offering imagery) | Frame as grateful, voluntary giving, not ritual appeasement or merit-transaction. |
| minister / serve [in sacred service] | שֵׁרֵת (sheret) | সেবা করা / আরাধনার সেবা | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium | — | Qualify as sacred/liturgical service where ambiguity with general “help” is possible. |
| divisions / courses [of priestly/Levitical service] | מַחְלְקוֹת (machlekot) | বিভাগ / সেবার পালা | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium | — | Convey ordered, God-honoring rotation, not bureaucratic/military conscription. |
| lot [casting] | גּוֹרָל (goral) | গুলিবাঁট (guli-bat) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium | — | Established Bengali Bible term; distinguish from astrological/fortune-telling divination. |
| gatekeepers | שׁוֹעֲרִים (sho’arim) | দ্বাররক্ষী (dbar-rokkhi) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Low | — | Functional term. |
| singers | מְשׁוֹרְרִים (meshorerim) | গায়ক / গায়ক-দল | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Low | — | — |
| temple servants | נְתִינִים (netinim) | মন্দিরের সেবক (mondirer sebok) | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium | — | See “temple” entry below for মন্দির disambiguation. |
| prophesy [in musical worship] | נִבָּא (naba) | ভাববাণী করা | NEW (extended sense) | Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium | — | Broadened liturgical-musical sense (ch. 25); distinguish in teaching notes from baseline’s narrower predictive-prophecy sense. |
| holy | קָדוֹשׁ (qadosh) | পবিত্র (pobitro) | REUSED | Worship and the Levitical Order; Sanctification | High | শুচি, নির্মল | Exact baseline reuse. |
| whole/complete heart | לֵב שָׁלֵם (lev shalem) | সম্পূর্ণ হৃদয় / একনিষ্ঠ হৃদয় | NEW | Worship and the Levitical Order; Christian devotion | Medium | — | Undivided covenant loyalty, not mere sincere feeling; 28:9, 29:9, 29:19. |
E. Preparation for the Temple
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| temple [topical/pedagogical reference to the physical sanctuary] | (בַּיִת / הֵיכָל concept) | মন্দির (mondir) | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | High | — | REQUIRES explicit disambiguation from the baseline Romans rule “never use মন্দির for church (মণ্ডলী).” That rule concerns the NT ekklesia, a different referent; মন্দির is the correct, established Bengali word for Solomon’s literal temple building and must never itself be used to translate “church.” A standing cross-curriculum translator note is required wherever both curricula are in view. |
| house of the LORD [literal text-level rendering] | בֵּית־יְהוָה (beit-YHWH) | সদাপ্রভুর গৃহ (sodaprobhur griho) | NEW | Preparation for the Temple; Davidic Covenant | Critical | — | Preferred literal rendering at the verse level, distinct from the topical মন্দির (see above); preserves the গৃহ/বংশ wordplay family from ch. 17. |
| pattern / design [divinely given] | תַּבְנִית (tavnit) | নকশা (naksha) / পরিকল্পনা (porikolpona) | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | High | — | Must be taught as a specific, one-time divine specification (28:11-19), not a generalizable “sacred architecture” principle; guard against assimilation to Hindu vāstu śāstra concepts. |
| threshing floor [temple site] | גֹּרֶן (goren) | খামার / শস্য মাড়াই করার স্থান | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | Medium | — | Ornan’s threshing floor (ch. 21) becomes the appointed temple site (22:1); preserve the narrative link. |
| treasury / storehouse | אוֹצָר (otsar) | ভাণ্ডার (bhandar) | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | Low | — | Systematic stewardship of dedicated resources. |
| wisdom / understanding | חָכְמָה / בִּינָה (chokhmah/binah) | জ্ঞান ও বিচক্ষণতা | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | Medium | — | জ্ঞান carries Hindu/Buddhist jnana-as-liberation resonance; teach as a practical, God-given gift, not self-attained enlightenment. |
| riches and honor | עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד (osher v’khavod) | সম্পদ ও সম্মান | NEW | Preparation for the Temple | Medium | — | Distinguish human/relational সম্মান from baseline’s divine-glory মহিমা. |
F. God’s Faithfulness across Generations
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Doctrine | Risk | Rejected Alternatives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| word of God | דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים (devar-Elohim) | ঈশ্বরের বাক্য | NEW | God’s Faithfulness; Inspiration of Scripture | High | — | Distinguish from a prophet’s own personal counsel (17:2 vs. 17:3-4). |
| vision [prophetic revelation] | חִזָּיוֹן (chizzayon) | দর্শন (দershon) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness; Inspiration of Scripture | Medium | — | Distinguish from dream/premonition or astrological “vision” categories. |
| anger / wrath [of God] | חָרָה אַף (charah af) | ঈশ্বরের ক্রোধ | NEW | God’s Faithfulness; Worship and the Levitical Order | Medium-High | — | Retain personal, serious divine judgment force (ch. 13, Uzza); do not soften to impersonal “consequence.” |
| plague / pestilence | דֶּבֶר (dever) | মহামারী (mohamari) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness (discipline) | Low | — | — |
| adversary / Satan | שָׂטָן (satan) | শয়তান (shoitan) | NEW | Providence; God’s Faithfulness | Medium | — | Shared vocabulary with Bengali Islamic usage but not a doctrinally divergent figure (unlike ঈসা for Jesus); flag the 1 Chr 21:1/2 Sam 24:1 agency question for theologian review under Providence. |
| angel / messenger | מַלְאָךְ (malakh) | স্বর্গদূত (shorgodoot) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness; Providence | Low-Medium | — | Distinct from baseline’s rejected দূত alone (a different lexeme-context, “apostle”). |
| sojourners and strangers [pilgrim theology] | גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב (ger v’toshav) | প্রবাসী ও অতিথি | NEW | God’s Faithfulness across Generations | Medium | — | Theological posture of dependence, not a statement about modern immigration status. |
| kingdom of the LORD [Davidic throne identified with God’s reign] | מַלְכוּת יְהוָה (malkhut YHWH) | সদাপ্রভুর রাজ্য / সদাপ্রভুর সিংহাসন | NEW | Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed; God’s Faithfulness | Critical | — | 29:23, narrative capstone; must retain full force of identifying the human throne with God’s own reign. |
| bless [direction-sensitive] | בֵּרַךְ (barakh) | প্রশংসা/ধন্যবাদ করা (God as object) / আশীর্বাদ করা (God blessing people) | NEW | God’s Faithfulness | Medium | — | Keep the direction of blessing grammatically unambiguous. |
G. Proper Names (New to this Curriculum)
| Term (EN) | Hebrew (translit.) | Bengali Rendering (translit.) | Status | Risk | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) | শলোমন (Sholomon) | NEW | Low | Established Bengali Bible form; name-pun on שָׁלוֹם (peace) noted at 22:9. |
| Nathan (the prophet) | נָתָן (Natan) | নাথন (Nathon) | NEW | Low | Established Bengali Bible form. |
| David (Chronicles’ spelling דָּוִיד vs. Samuel/Kings’ דָּוִד) | דָּוִיד (Dawid) | দায়ূদ (Dayud) | REUSED | Medium (Critical doctrine context) | Exact baseline reuse; the alternate Hebrew spelling has no bearing on the stable Bengali proper-name form. |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra’el) | ইস্রায়েল (Israel) | REUSED | Medium | Exact baseline reuse. |
Risk Summary for 1 Chronicles Extended Glossary
| Risk Tier | Count (new terms) | Review Routing |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 8 | Human theologian |
| High | 17 | Human theologian |
| Medium | 21 | Native speaker review (Medium-High items routed to theologian) |
| Low | 12 | Automated review |
This glossary extends, and in no place contradicts, the baseline Romans translation_memory.json and bible_term_registry.json. All “REUSED” entries are copied verbatim from the baseline. All “NEW” entries are proposed for formal addition to the project’s translation memory in Phase 1 Step 2 (analysis/09_... linguistic gap analysis and subsequent registry update steps).
Critical Risk Terms
God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বর
Transliteration: Ishshor
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ভগবান, আল্লাহ
Original: אֱלֹהִים
Category: God
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. ঈশ্বর is the settled Bengali Christian standard throughout 1 Chronicles (hundreds of occurrences as Elohim), avoiding ভগবান (Hindu devotional address) and আল্লাহ (Islamic-idiom option). Distinct from সদাপ্রভু (see yhwh), which renders the personal covenant Name.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: পবিত্র আত্মা
Transliteration: Pobitro Attha
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ব্রহ্ম, পরমাত্মা
Original: רוּחַ
Category: God
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Applies in 1 Chronicles 28:12 where David states the temple’s pattern (tavnit) came to him by the Spirit’s own enabling — the Spirit’s personal, communicative agency must be preserved, never rendered as an impersonal inspiration-force.
Father
Approved rendering: পিতা
Transliteration: Pita
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: ব্রহ্মা, সৃষ্টিকর্তা
Original: אָב
Category: God
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Applies at 1 Chronicles 17:13, ‘I will be his Father, and he shall be My son’ (of Solomon). Mandatory teaching note required distinguishing this covenantal/adoptive royal fatherhood from God’s fatherhood of Christ, so Solomon’s sonship is not overclaimed as identical to the Son of God’s unique eternal Sonship.
Lord
Approved rendering: প্রভু
Transliteration: provu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: মালিক, ঈশ্বর
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. In 1 Chronicles, প্রভু is reserved for generic ‘lord’/adon-type address and honorific use; it must NEVER be used to render the Tetragrammaton יהוה, which always takes সদাপ্রভু (see yhwh). Conflating the two is the single highest-volume consistency risk in this book.
Son Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের পুত্র
Transliteration: Ishshorer Putro
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: দেবপুত্র, ঈশ্বরের অংশ
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Referenced in 1 Chronicles teaching notes as the NT typological fulfillment of Solomon’s covenantal sonship (17:13); must remain visibly distinct from that OT type in any combined-curriculum teaching material.
Jesus
Approved rendering: যীশু
Transliteration: Jishu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ঈসা
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Relevant wherever teaching material traces 1 Chronicles 17’s messianic seed promise or 22:9’s Solomon/peace wordplay forward to their NT fulfillment.
Messiah
Approved rendering: খ্রীষ্ট
Transliteration: Khrishto
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Rejected alternatives: মশীহ, অবতার পুরুষ
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. খ্রীষ্ট shares its root (מָשִׁיחַ, mashiach) with 1 Chronicles’ מָשַׁח (mashach, ‘anoint,’ see anoint below); this root-relationship must be flagged in teaching notes wherever anointing is discussed.
Yhwh
Approved rendering: সদাপ্রভু
Transliteration: Sodaprobhu
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations / Divine Name
Rejected alternatives: আল্লাহ, ভগবান, প্রভু (reserved for generic Lord/adon)
Original: יְהוָה
Category: God
The established Bengali Bible convention for the divine personal name יהוה (Tetragrammaton), distinct from baseline’s প্রভু (used for Hebrew adon/Greek kyrios). 1 Chronicles uses יהוה hundreds of times; সদাপ্রভু must be enforced with zero exceptions — the single highest-volume consistency requirement in this book. Automated validation should flag any occurrence of bare প্রভু aligned to source יהוה.
House Building
Approved rendering: গৃহ
Transliteration: griho
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: ঘর (too informal/domestic)
Original: בַּיִת
Category: Covenant
בַּיִת in its literal-building sense (1 Chronicles 17:1, 4, 12) — the temple David proposes to build. One half of the chapter’s central wordplay, paired with house_dynasty (বংশ) below. Mandatory translator note required anchoring both halves to the single underlying Hebrew word.
House Dynasty
Approved rendering: বংশ
Transliteration: bongsho
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: בַּיִת
Category: Covenant
בַּיִת in its dynastic sense (1 Chronicles 17:10, 12 — ‘the LORD will build you a house’). Paired with house_building above; বংশ is reserved for this sense so the pun’s reversal (David wants to build God a গৃহ; God will build David a বংশ) remains teachable even though Bengali cannot reproduce the wordplay directly on the page.
Seed Offspring
Approved rendering: বংশ
Transliteration: bongsho
Doctrine: Messianic Seed Promise
Original: זֶרַע
Category: Covenant
זֶרַע, 1 Chronicles 17:11 — David’s promised offspring, the direct OT fountainhead of the NT’s messianic seed-of-David language (Hebrews 1:5). Must use the SAME বংশ lexical family as house_dynasty above and as baseline’s established দায়ূদের বংশ compound (seed_of_david), never a separate or unrelated word for ‘seed.‘
Kingdom Of The Lord
Approved rendering: সদাপ্রভুর রাজ্য / সদাপ্রভুর সিংহাসন
Transliteration: sodaprobhur rajyo / sodaprobhur singhason
Doctrine: The Davidic Throne Identified with God’s Own Reign
Original: מַלְכוּת יְהוָה / כִּסֵּא יְהוָה
Category: Covenant
מַלְכוּת יְהוָה / כִּסֵּא יְהוָה, 1 Chronicles 17:14; 29:23 (‘Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD’). Must be rendered with the explicit সদাপ্রভুর possessive marker; a generic royal-honor rendering would flatten this into ordinary court flattery and erase the text’s direct identification of a human throne with God’s own reign — the theological seedbed for the NT’s identification of Christ’s kingship with God’s kingdom.
House Of The Lord
Approved rendering: সদাপ্রভুর গৃহ
Transliteration: sodaprobhur griho
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple / Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: בֵּית־יְהוָה
Category: Temple
בֵּית־יְהוָה, 22:1; 28:6; 29:3. Preferred literal, text-level rendering, distinct from the topical מন্দির; preserves the গৃহ/বংশ wordplay family from ch. 17 and the emphasis that this is God’s OWN house.
High Risk Terms
Holy
Approved rendering: পবিত্র
Transliteration: pobitro
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: শুচি, নির্মল
Original: קָדוֹשׁ
Category: Worship
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Used consistently across 1 Chronicles’ Levitical/worship material; must not carry ritual-purity (shuddhi) connotation.
Covenant
Approved rendering: নিয়ম
Transliteration: niyom
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Rejected alternatives: চুক্তি, অঙ্গীকার
Original: בְּרִית
Category: Covenant
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Extended in 1 Chronicles with নিয়ম স্থাপন করা for כָּרַת בְּרִית (‘cut/make a covenant,’ 11:3) and চিরস্থায়ী নিয়ম for בְּרִית עוֹלָם (see everlasting_covenant); the base noun নিয়ম itself is never altered.
Election
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের মনোনয়ন
Transliteration: Ishshorer monownoyon
Doctrine: Effectual Calling
Rejected alternatives: ভাগ্য, নিয়তি, কর্মফল
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Doctrinally underlies 1 Chronicles’ birthright-transfer narrative (5:1-2, Reuben to Joseph/Judah) and Saul-to-David dynastic transfer; God’s sovereign choice, not karma-determined fate.
Providence
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের পরিচালনা
Transliteration: Ishshorer porichalona
Doctrine: Providence
Rejected alternatives: ভাগ্য, নিয়তি
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Governs the theologian-framing requirement at 1 Chronicles 21:1-17, where Satan’s incitement (see satan_adversary) and God’s sovereign purpose operate compatibly, not contradictorily.
Glory
Approved rendering: মহিমা
Transliteration: mohima
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: জ্যোতি, তেজ
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Reserved for God’s own radiant divine glory (כָּבוֹד in its God-directed sense); must be kept distinct from সম্মান, used for human/relational ‘honor’ in 1 Chronicles 29:12, 28 (see riches_and_honor).
Seed Of David
Approved rendering: দায়ূদের বংশ
Transliteration: Dayuder bongsho
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. This is the direct NT-facing compound (Romans 1:3) that 1 Chronicles 17:11’s זֶרַע (zera, rendered বংশ, see seed_offspring) must remain traceable to; use the same বংশ lexical family, never an unrelated word for ‘seed’.
Sin
Approved rendering: পাপ
Transliteration: pap
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: অধর্ম, অশুচিতা
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. In 1 Chronicles, must be kept distinct from מָעַל (ma’al, covenant-specific betrayal, see unfaithfulness); পাপ alone is too generic for 5:25, 10:13, and 21:1-8, which each hinge specifically on covenant treachery, not bare wrongdoing.
Lord Of Hosts
Approved rendering: বাহিনীগণের সদাপ্রভু
Transliteration: bahinigoner sodaprobhu
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: generic honorific equivalent to ‘Lord Almighty’
Original: יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
Category: God
1 Chronicles 17:7, 24. Must retain the full martial-sovereign force of the title; never softened to a generic honorific, given its load-bearing role in Chronicles’ battle narratives.
Wrath Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের ক্রোধ
Transliteration: Ishshorer krodh
Doctrine: Proper Handling of Sacred Things
Rejected alternatives: impersonal ‘consequence’/misfortune framing
Original: חָרָה אַף
Category: God
1 Chronicles 13:10 (Uzza). Must not be softened toward impersonal misfortune under the pull of bhakti-influenced devotional register’s preference for gentle, non-confrontational divine-favor language; genuine personal divine judgment must be preserved.
Word Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের বাক্য
Transliteration: Ishshorer bakyo
Doctrine: Inspiration and Prophetic Revelation
Original: דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים
Category: God
1 Chronicles 17:3, contrasted explicitly with Nathan’s own prior human counsel in 17:2. Must be visibly distinguished from a prophet’s personal opinion; conflating the two blurs the doctrine of Scripture’s authority over even a godly man’s private judgment.
Birthright
Approved rendering: জ্যেষ্ঠাধিকার
Transliteration: jyesthadhikar
Doctrine: Divine Election Overriding Natural Birth Order
Original: בְּכֹרָה
Category: Genealogy
בְּכֹרָה, 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 — Reuben’s birthright transferred to Joseph’s sons while ruling primacy passes to Judah. Directly collides with strong Bengali eldest-son inheritance custom; must be taught as illustrating divine election, not inheritance-law commentary.
Tribe
Approved rendering: গোত্র
Transliteration: gotro
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People / Unity of All Israel in Worship
Rejected alternatives: বংশ (too easily conflated with house/dynasty)
Original: שֵׁבֶט / מַטֶּה
Category: Genealogy
שֵׁבֶט/מַטֶּה. Established Bengali Bible term for Israel’s twelve tribes, but also the specific Hindu term for a patrilineal Vedic-sage marriage-exogamy lineage (gotra). Retained per established translation-tradition precedent (parallel to the baseline’s own retention of ঈশ্বর despite its Vedantic root); requires a standing teaching note at first occurrence in each genealogical unit.
Unfaithfulness
Approved rendering: অবিশ্বস্ততা
Transliteration: obishwosthota
Doctrine: Covenant Unfaithfulness and Divine Discipline
Rejected alternatives: পাপ alone (too generic; loses covenant-betrayal specificity)
Original: מָעַל
Category: Genealogy
מָעַל, 1 Chronicles 5:25, 10:13 (Saul), 21:1-8 (David’s census). Built on baseline’s established বিশ্বাস root; a specific covenant betrayal, not ordinary sin, and the stated cause of both exile narratives and Saul’s death.
Seek Inquire
Approved rendering: সদাপ্রভুর কাছে সন্ধান করা / জিজ্ঞাসা করা
Transliteration: sodaprobhur kache shondhan kora / jiggasha kora
Doctrine: Seeking the LORD versus Divination
Original: דָּרַשׁ
Category: Genealogy
דָּרַשׁ, contrasted at 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 with Saul’s consultation of a medium. Must always retain the explicit object সদাপ্রভুর কাছে and be clearly bounded against folk-Islamic pir-shrine consultation and folk-Hindu astrological practice.
Kingdom
Approved rendering: রাজ্য
Transliteration: rajyo
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: מַלְכוּת
Category: Covenant
מַלְכוּת, 1 Chronicles 17:11 (Solomon’s kingdom) bridging to 17:14/29:23 (identified with God’s own kingdom). Parallels baseline’s ঈশ্বরের রাজ্য pattern; the semantic bridge must remain visible.
Throne
Approved rendering: সিংহাসন
Transliteration: singhason
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: כִּסֵּא
Category: Covenant
כִּסֵּא, 1 Chronicles 17:12, 14; 22:10; 28:5; 29:23. Lexically neutral and shared across Bengali religious traditions, but doctrinally the direct textual seed of messianic hope culminating in Christ’s eternal reign; flag for theological teaching notes at every occurrence.
Covenant Loyalty Chesed
Approved rendering: অবিচল দয়া / নিয়মের দয়া
Transliteration: obichol doya / niyomer doya
Doctrine: Covenant Loyalty (Chesed) as the Ground of the Davidic Promise
Rejected alternatives: করুণা (Hindu bhakti/Buddhist compassion-doctrine associations), plain দয়া alone (too generic; loses unconditional force)
Original: חֶסֶד
Category: Covenant
חֶסֶד, 1 Chronicles 16:34, 41; 17:13 — explicitly NOT removed from David’s line as it was from Saul. Must always convey the covenant-bound, unbreakable character of God’s love, never mere sentiment.
Anoint
Approved rendering: অভিষেক করা
Transliteration: obhishek kora
Doctrine: Anointing and Kingship
Rejected alternatives: তেল ঢালা (too thin/literal, loses the consecratory force)
Original: מָשַׁח
Category: Covenant
מָשַׁח, 1 Chronicles 11:3; 14:8; 29:22. অভিষেক is also the standard Bengali term for Hindu royal coronation and deity-image ritual consecration (মূর্তি অভিষেক); because this root underlies মশীহ/খ্রীষ্ট (Critical in baseline), every occurrence requires a translator note distinguishing Spirit-empowerment for a God-given office from a ritual act conferring divine status.
Everlasting Covenant
Approved rendering: চিরস্থায়ী নিয়ম
Transliteration: chirosthayi niyom
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Original: בְּרִית עוֹלָם
Category: Covenant
בְּרִית עוֹלָם, 1 Chronicles 16:17, recalling the Abrahamic covenant as background to the Davidic covenant hope. Ties both covenants into one continuous redemptive-historical thread.
Ark Of Covenant
Approved rendering: নিয়ম-সিন্দুক
Transliteration: niyom-sinduk
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: সিন্দুক alone (loses covenantal sacredness)
Original: אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה
Category: Covenant
אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה, 1 Chronicles 13, 15, 16, 17:1. Built on baseline’s established নিয়ম; never flattened to a bare chest, which would lose the covenantal, throne-like sacredness central to chs. 13 and 15’s ark-handling narratives.
Priest
Approved rendering: যাজক
Transliteration: jajok
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: পুরোহিত (Hindu Brahmin caste-priest), ইমাম/মৌলভী (Islamic religious-leader titles)
Original: כֹּהֵן
Category: Worship
כֹּהֵן, chs. 6, 24. Must be reserved strictly for actual Aaronic altar-priests; 1 Chronicles 18:17 calls David’s sons ‘kohanim’ in a broadened ‘chief officials’ sense that must render as প্রধান কর্মকর্তা, NOT যাজক, to avoid contradicting ch. 6’s careful priestly genealogy.
Tabernacle
Approved rendering: সমাগম তাঁবু / আবাস
Transliteration: shomagom tabu / abash
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Rejected alternatives: generic তাঁবু alone (loses divinely-sanctioned dwelling sense)
Original: מִשְׁכָּן
Category: Worship
מִשְׁכָּן, 1 Chronicles 17:5; 21:29; 23:26. God’s own sanctioned dwelling place prior to the temple; contrast with David’s proposed permanent cedar house sets up the entire ch. 17 oracle.
Altar
Approved rendering: বেদি
Transliteration: bedi
Doctrine: Sacrificial Worship
Rejected alternatives: যজ্ঞবেদি (Vedic Hindu sacrificial fire-altar term)
Original: מִזְבֵּחַ
Category: Worship
מִזְבֵּחַ, notably Ornan’s threshing-floor altar (21:18-26) that becomes the temple altar site. Plain বেদি avoids direct collision with Vedic yajna vocabulary.
Sacrifice General
Approved rendering: বলিদান
Transliteration: bolidan
Doctrine: Sacrificial Worship
Original: זֶבַח
Category: Worship
זֶבַח, 1 Chronicles 16:1-2; 21:26; 29:21. Simultaneously the exact standard term for Hindu Shakta ritual animal sacrifice (Kali worship, prominent in Bengal); must always be taught as consecrated offering to the one true God in covenant relationship, never appeasement of a goddess figure.
Burnt Offering
Approved rendering: হোমবলি
Transliteration: homoboli
Doctrine: Sacrificial Worship
Original: עֹלָה
Category: Worship
עֹלָה, 1 Chronicles 16:1-2; 21:26; 29:21. Established Bengali Bible-tradition term despite its root হোম (the Vedic homa fire-ritual term); retained per stabilized precedent, with a required teaching note distinguishing biblical substitutionary/covenantal sacrifice from Vedic homa’s ritual purposes.
Freewill Offering
Approved rendering: স্বেচ্ছাদান
Transliteration: swecchadan
Doctrine: Freewill Giving and Stewardship
Rejected alternatives: নৈবেদ্য alone (strong Hindu puja-offering imagery)
Original: נְדָבָה
Category: Worship
נְדָבָה, 1 Chronicles 29:5-9, 14, 17. Frame as grateful, voluntary giving, never ritual appeasement or a merit-earning transaction.
Temple Topical
Approved rendering: মন্দির
Transliteration: mondir
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: בַּיִת / הֵיכָל (topical concept)
Category: Temple
Topical/pedagogical reference to Solomon’s physical Jerusalem sanctuary (chs. 22, 28, 29). REQUIRES explicit disambiguation from the baseline Romans rule ‘never use মন্দির for church (মণ্ডলী)’ — that rule concerns the NT ekklesia, an entirely different referent. মন্দির is the correct, established Bengali word for this literal building and must never be substituted for মণ্ডলী when translating NT ‘church’ material. A standing cross-curriculum translator note is required wherever both curricula circulate together.
Pattern Design
Approved rendering: নকশা / পরিকল্পনা
Transliteration: naksha / porikolpona
Doctrine: The Divinely-Given Pattern for the Temple
Original: תַּבְנִית
Category: Temple
תַּבְנִית, 28:11-19, given to David in writing ‘by the Spirit.’ Must be taught as a specific, one-time divine specification, guarding against assimilation to the living Bengali Hindu vāstu śāstra tradition of ritually-sanctioned, repeatable temple-design science.
According To Ordinance
Approved rendering: নির্দিষ্ট নিয়ম অনুসারে / বিধান অনুসারে
Transliteration: nirdishto niyom onushare / bidhan onushare
Doctrine: Proper Handling of Sacred Things
Original: כַּמִּשְׁפָּט
Category: Worship
כַּמִּשְׁפָּט, 15:13 — David’s own explanation of ch. 13’s failure (‘we did not seek him according to the ordinance’). Must denote a specific, God-given procedural requirement, not a general moral principle.
Medium Risk Terms
David
Approved rendering: দায়ূদ
Transliteration: Dayud
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: דָּוִיד
Category: Proper Names
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. 1 Chronicles’ alternate Hebrew spelling (דָּוִיד vs. Samuel/Kings’ דָּוִד) has no bearing on the stable Bengali proper-name form; risk tier rises to Critical-adjacent wherever David appears in core-passage covenant contexts (ch. 17, 22, 28-29).
Israel
Approved rendering: ইস্রায়েল
Transliteration: Israel
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: יִשְׂרָאֵל
Category: Proper Names
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Also anchors 1 Chronicles’ genealogical and ‘all Israel’ unity-in-worship material (chs. 1-9, 11-16).
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: ঈশ্বরের রাজ্য
Transliteration: Ishshorer Rajyo
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Rejected alternatives: ঈশ্বরের দেশ
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Provides the semantic bridge for teaching 1 Chronicles 17:14 and 29:23’s identification of Solomon’s kingdom/throne with God’s own reign (see kingdom_of_the_lord).
Satan Adversary
Approved rendering: শয়তান
Transliteration: shoitan
Doctrine: Providence and Sovereign Agency
Original: שָׂטָן
Category: God
1 Chronicles 21:1. Shared, non-divergent vocabulary with Bengali Islamic usage (a personal evil being in both traditions, unlike the Jesus-name issue). Requires a theologian’s compatibilist-providence framing note addressing the Chronicles (Satan)/2 Samuel 24:1 (the LORD’s anger) parallel so the two accounts are not read as contradictory.
Angel Messenger
Approved rendering: স্বর্গদূত
Transliteration: shorgodoot
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Rejected alternatives: দূত alone (reserved, distinct baseline lexeme context for ‘apostle’)
Original: מַלְאָךְ
Category: God
1 Chronicles 21:15-27, the angel of the LORD who executes and then stays the plague. Established Bengali Christian term for a heavenly messenger.
Bless
Approved rendering: প্রশংসা/ধন্যবাদ করা (God as object) / আশীর্বাদ করা (God blessing people)
Transliteration: proshongsha/dhonnobad kora ~ ashirbad kora
Doctrine: Directionality of Blessing and Praise
Original: בֵּרַךְ
Category: God
בֵּרַךְ used bidirectionally at 1 Chronicles 16:2; 29:10, 20. Direction of blessing must remain grammatically unambiguous; when God is the object (‘bless the LORD’), render as worshipful praise, not as one human blessing another.
Vision
Approved rendering: দর্শন
Transliteration: দershon
Doctrine: Inspiration and Prophetic Revelation
Rejected alternatives: dream/premonition or astrological/fortune-telling ‘vision’ categories
Original: חִזָּיוֹן
Category: God
1 Chronicles 17:15 (חִזָּיוֹן). Spirit-given, verbal-content revelation, consistent with baseline’s rejection of জ্যোতিষী for ‘prophet.‘
Genealogy
Approved rendering: বংশাবলি
Transliteration: bongshaboli
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Rejected alternatives: বংশতালিকা (acceptable but less established variant)
Original: יַחַשׂ / הִתְיַחֵשׂ
Category: Genealogy
יַחַשׂ/הִתְיַחֵשׂ, chs. 1-9, 23-27; also the post-exilic registration of ch. 9. Established Bengali Bible term (cf. Matthew 1 heading); requires a standing teaching note distinguishing covenant-historical continuity from caste/lineage-purity ranking.
Son Descendant
Approved rendering: পুত্র (direct son) / বংশধর (descendant)
Transliteration: putro ~ bongshodhor
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Original: בֵּן
Category: Genealogy
בֵּן in genealogical lists (chs. 1-9) can mean either a literal immediate son or a multi-generation descendant; over-literal rendering risks false chronological compression.
Firstborn
Approved rendering: জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র
Transliteration: jyestho putro
Doctrine: Divine Election Overriding Natural Birth Order
Original: בְּכוֹר
Category: Genealogy
בְּכוֹר. God’s electing purposes repeatedly bypass the birth-order firstborn (Reuben, ch. 5; cf. ch. 2, 26:10).
Clan
Approved rendering: গোষ্ঠী
Transliteration: goshthi
Doctrine: Genealogy and the Continuity of God’s People
Rejected alternatives: বংশ (reserved for house/dynasty sense)
Original: מִשְׁפָּחָה
Category: Genealogy
מִשְׁפָּחָה. গোষ্ঠী carries a modern ethnic-political connotation (জাতিগোষ্ঠী) in contemporary Bangladesh; context must clarify the biblical kinship-clan sense.
Exile
Approved rendering: নির্বাসন
Transliteration: nirbashon
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations
Original: גָּלָה / גָּלוּת
Category: Genealogy
גָּלָה/גָּלוּת, 1 Chronicles 5:6, 22, 26; 9:1. Connects to God’s faithfulness even through covenant discipline.
Sojourners Strangers
Approved rendering: প্রবাসী ও অতিথি
Transliteration: probashi o otithi
Doctrine: Pilgrim Theology: Sojourner Identity Before God
Original: גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב
Category: Genealogy
גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב, 1 Chronicles 29:15 (David’s prayer). A theological posture of humble dependence, not a statement about migration/refugee status; carries a native-speaker caution against contemporizing into migration-policy commentary.
Nagid
Approved rendering: অধ্যক্ষ
Transliteration: odhyokkho
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Rejected alternatives: নেতা (too weak), রাজা (reserved for melekh)
Original: נָגִיד
Category: Covenant
נָגִיד, 1 Chronicles 17:7 — a divinely designated ruler prior to full royal enthronement, distinct from מֶלֶךְ. Must stay lexically distinct from রাজা so Bengali readers perceive David’s rule as first and fundamentally a divine appointment.
Minister Serve
Approved rendering: সেবা করা / আরাধনার সেবা
Transliteration: seba kora / aradhonar seba
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: שֵׁרֵת
Category: Worship
שֵׁרֵת, 1 Chronicles 15:2; 16:4, 37; 23:13. Qualify as আরাধনার সেবা where ambiguity with general ‘help/service’ is possible.
Divisions Courses
Approved rendering: বিভাগ / সেবার পালা
Transliteration: bibhag / sebar pala
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: מַחְלְקוֹת
Category: Worship
מַחְלְקוֹת, chs. 23-24, 26-27. Must convey ordered, God-honoring worship rotation, not bureaucratic/military conscription.
Lot Casting
Approved rendering: গুলিবাঁট
Transliteration: guli-bat
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: גּוֹרָל
Category: Worship
גּוֹרָל, 24:5, 31; 25:8; 26:13-14. Established Bengali Bible term; must be distinguished from astrological/fortune-telling divination.
Temple Servants
Approved rendering: মন্দিরের সেবক
Transliteration: mondirer sebok
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: נְתִינִים
Category: Worship
נְתִינִים, 1 Chronicles 9:2. See temple_topical for the necessary মন্দির disambiguation.
Prophesy Musical
Approved rendering: ভাববাণী করা
Transliteration: bhabbani kora
Doctrine: Worship through Music and Thanksgiving
Original: נִבָּא
Category: Worship
נִבָּא in its extended liturgical-musical sense, 1 Chronicles 25:1-3 (musicians ‘prophesying’ with instruments). Must be explained in teaching notes as related but distinct from baseline’s narrower predictive/declarative ভাববাণী usage.
Whole Heart
Approved rendering: সম্পূর্ণ হৃদয় / একনিষ্ঠ হৃদয়
Transliteration: shompurno hridoy / eknishtho hridoy
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: לֵב שָׁלֵם
Category: Worship
לֵב שָׁלֵם, 1 Chronicles 28:9; 29:9, 19. Must convey undivided covenant loyalty and obedience, not Vaishnava bhakti ekanta-bhakti (single-pointed devotion to a chosen deity-form) or mere sincere emotional feeling.
Shepherd
Approved rendering: পালন করা
Transliteration: palon kora
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed (background)
Original: רָעָה
Category: Worship
רָעָה, 1 Chronicles 17:6. A load-bearing pastoral metaphor; must not be reduced to bare political rule.
Threshing Floor
Approved rendering: খামার / শস্য মাড়াই করার স্থান
Transliteration: khamar / shoshsho marai korar sthan
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: גֹּרֶן
Category: Temple
גֹּרֶן, Ornan’s threshing floor (21:18-28) that becomes the appointed temple site (22:1). Preserve the narrative link.
Wisdom Understanding
Approved rendering: জ্ঞান ও বিচক্ষণতা
Transliteration: gnan o bichokkhonota
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Rejected alternatives: জ্ঞান alone (risks Hindu/Buddhist jnana-as-liberating-gnosis resonance)
Original: חָכְמָה / בִּינָה
Category: Temple
חָכְמָה/בִּינָה, prayed for Solomon (22:12). Always render as the compound; frame as practical governing skill, not self-attained mystical enlightenment.
Riches And Honor
Approved rendering: সম্পদ ও সম্মান
Transliteration: shompod o shomman
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד
Category: Temple
עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד, 29:12, 28. Distinguish this human/relational honor sense from baseline’s মহিমা (divine glory proper).
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: ধন্যবাদ
Transliteration: dhonnobad
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Renders הוֹדוּ (hodu) throughout David’s psalm (16:8, 34, 41) and 29:13.
Prophet
Approved rendering: ভাববাদী
Transliteration: bhabbadi
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Rejected alternatives: জ্যোতিষী
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Applies to Nathan (נָתָן) throughout ch. 17 and to Gad in ch. 21.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: ভাববাণী
Transliteration: bhabbani
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: গণনা
INHERITED FROM ROMANS PACKAGE, unchanged. Note the broadened liturgical-musical sense at 1 Chronicles 25:1-3 (see prophesy_musical) must be explained as related but distinct from this predictive/declarative sense.
King
Approved rendering: রাজা
Transliteration: raja
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed
Original: מֶלֶךְ
Category: Covenant
מֶלֶךְ, the enthroned monarch. Neutral, widely shared Bengali term with low syncretism risk; must remain distinct from অধ্যক্ষ (nagid).
Levite
Approved rendering: লেবীয়
Transliteration: lebiyo
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: לֵוִי
Category: Worship
לֵוִי, established proper-noun/gentilic Bengali form.
Gatekeepers
Approved rendering: দ্বাররক্ষী
Transliteration: dbar-rokkhi
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: שׁוֹעֲרִים
Category: Worship
שׁוֹעֲרִים, 9:17-27; 15:23-24; 26:1-19.
Singers
Approved rendering: গায়ক / গায়ক-দল
Transliteration: gayok / gayok-dol
Doctrine: Worship through Music and Thanksgiving
Original: מְשׁוֹרְרִים
Category: Worship
מְשׁוֹרְרִים, 6:31-32; 15:16-22; 25:1-31.
Cities Of Refuge
Approved rendering: আশ্রয়-নগর
Transliteration: ashroy-nogor
Doctrine: Worship and the Levitical Order
Original: עָרֵי מִקְלָט
Category: Worship
עָרֵי מִקְלָט, 6:57, 67.
Judges
Approved rendering: বিচারকর্তা
Transliteration: bicharkorta
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant Reaffirmed (background)
Original: שֹׁפְטִים
Category: Worship
שֹׁפְטִים, 1 Chronicles 17:6. Not the technical Islamic legal-scholar sense (mufti/qazi) nor a modern courtroom judge.
Treasury
Approved rendering: ভাণ্ডার
Transliteration: bhandar
Doctrine: Preparation for the Temple
Original: אוֹצָר
Category: Temple
אוֹצָר, 26:20-28; 29:8. Systematic stewardship of dedicated resources.
Plague
Approved rendering: মহামারী
Transliteration: mohamari
Doctrine: God’s Faithfulness across Generations (discipline)
Original: דֶּבֶר
Category: Providence
דֶּבֶר, 21:14-22.
Solomon
Approved rendering: শলোমন
Transliteration: Sholomon
Doctrine: Proper Names
Original: שְׁלֹמֹה
Category: Proper Names
שְׁלֹמֹה. Established Bengali Bible form; a name-pun on שָׁלוֹם (peace) at 22:9 is not directly reproducible in Bengali but worth a translator note.
Nathan
Approved rendering: নাথন
Transliteration: Nathon
Doctrine: Proper Names
Original: נָתָן
Category: Proper Names
נָתָן, the prophet through whom the Davidic covenant oracle is delivered (17:1-15).
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