Thanks, John. That's an interesting discussion. I myself am certainly not versed in Hebrew translation, so I'm going entirely on the word of others, although others I would consider reliable.
I'm not sure why you consider "Strong's Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary" inaccurate on this point? Is it an inferior source? Or misquoted?
You say:
I asked this question of a Rabbi fluent in Hebrew and he looked at me as I were insane.
While I do not doubt this is true, I have little trouble with the idea that word meanings may well have changed since the biblical times, so the opinions of modern hebrew speakers might not be directly relevant.