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B Dictionary — ell The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest’s ephod (Exodus 28:33, 34, 35). The “bells of the horses” men…
B E T He R Dictionary — dissection or separation, certain mountains mentioned in Cant. 2:17; probably near Lebanon.…
B El Ly Dictionary — the seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Romans 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Proverbs 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The “belly of …
B Elia L Dictionary — worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper name. It is first used in Deuteronomy 13:13. In the New Testament it is found only in 2 Corinthians 6:15, …
Baal (1) Encyclopedia — ba'-al: (ba`al; or Baal): The Babylonian Belu or Bel, "Lord," was the title of the supreme god among the Canaanites. I. NAME AND CHARACTER OF BAAL II. ATTRIBUTES OF BAAL …
Baal (2) Encyclopedia — ba'-al ba`al, ("lord," "master," "possessor"): (1) A descendant of Reuben, Jacob's first-born son, and the father of Beerah, prince of the Reubenitcs, "whom Tiglath-piles…
Baal (3) Encyclopedia — ba`al; Baal 1Ch 4:33 . See BAALATH-BEER .…
BAAL Lord. Dictionary — (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male God of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judges 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jeremiah 2…
Baal-Berith Dictionary & Encyclopedia — covenant Lord, the name of the God worshipped in Shechem after the death of Gideon (Judges 8:33; 9:4). In 9:46 he is called simply “the God Berith.” The name denotes the …
Baal-gad Encyclopedia — ba'-al-gad ba`al gadh; Balagada, Balgad: Joshua in his conquest reached as far north as `Baal-gad in the valley' of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon ( Jos 11:17 ). This defini…
BAAL-GAD Lord Dictionary — of fortune, or troop of Baal, a Canaanite city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, hence called Baal-hermon (Judge. 3:3; 1 Chronicles 5:23), near the source o…
Baal-Hamon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — place of a multitude, a place where Solomon had an extensive vineyard (Cant. 8: 1 1). It has been supposed to be identical with Baal-gad, and also with Hammon in the trib…
Baal-hanan Encyclopedia — ba-al-ha'-nan ba`al chanan, ("the Lord is gracious"): (1) A king of Edom ( Ge 36:38 f; 1Ch 1:49f ). (2) A gardener in the service of David ( 1Ch 27:28 ).…
BAAL-HANAN Lord Dictionary — of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor (Genesis 36:38, 39; 1 Chronicles 1:49, 50). (2.) An overseer of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains” (the S…
Baal-Hazor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — having a courtyard, or Baal’s village, the place on the borders of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated (2 Samu…
Baal-hermon Encyclopedia — ba'-al-hur'-mon ba`al chermon; Baal Ermon: Baalgad under Mount Hermon is described as "toward the sunrising" in Jos 13:5 . If Mount Lebanon proper is here intended the re…
BAAL-HERMON Lord Dictionary — of Hermon. (1.) A city near Mount Hermon inhabited by the Ephraimites (1 Chronicles 5:23). Probably identical with Baal-gad (Joshua 11:17). (2.) A mountain east of Lebano…
Baal-meon Encyclopedia — ba'-al-me'-on ba`al me`on; Beelmeon: A town built by the children of Reuben along with Nebo, "their names being changed" ( Nu 32:38 ), identical with Beon of Nu 32:3 . As…
BAAL-MEON Lord Dictionary — of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Numbers 32:38), called also Beth-meon (Jeremiah 48:23) and Beth-baal-meon (Joshua 13:17). It is supposed to have been the birth-place of El…
Baal-peor Encyclopedia — ba-al-pe'-or. See BAAL. (1) .…
BAAL-PEOR Lord Dictionary — of the opening, a God of the Moabites (Numbers 25:3; 31:16; Joshua 22:17), worshipped by obscene rites. So called from Mount Peor, where this worship was celebrated, the …
Baal-perazim Encyclopedia — ba-al-pe-ra'-zim, ba-al-per'-azim ba`al peratsim; Baal'pharasein, ("the lord of breakings through"): The spot in or near the Valley of Rephaim where David obtained a sign…
BAAL-PERAZIM Baal Dictionary — having rents, bursts, or destructions, the scene of a victory gained by David over the Philistines (2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11). Called Mount Perazim (Isaiah 28:21…
BAAL-SHALISHA Lord Dictionary — of Shalisha, a place from which a man came with provisions for Elisha, apparently not far from Gilgal (2 Kings 4:42). It has been identified with Sirisia, 13 miles north …
Baal-shalishah Encyclopedia — ba-al-shal'-i-sha, ba-al-shale-'sha ba`al shalishah; Baithsarisa: Whence a man came to Gilgal with first-fruits ( 2Ki 4:42 ) was probably not far from the latter place. A…
Baal-tamar Encyclopedia — ba-al-ta'-mar ba`al tamar; Baal Thamar, ("Baal of the palm tree"): Evidently a seat of heathen worship ( Jud 20:33 ) between Bethel and Gibeah (compare Jud 20:18 , 31 ). …
BAAL-TAMAR Lord Dictionary — of palm trees, a place in the tribe of Benjamin near Gibeah of Saul (Judges 20:33). It was one of the sanctuaries or groves of Baal. Probably the palm tree of Deborah (Ju…
Baal-Zebub Dictionary — fly-Lord, the God of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3, 16). This name was given to the God because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which i…
Baal-zephon Encyclopedia — ba-al-ze'-fon ba`al tsephon; Beelsepphon; ( Ex 14:2 , 9 ; Nu 33:7 ): The name means "Lord of the North," and the place was opposite the Hebrew camp, which was between Mig…
BAAL-ZEPHON Baal Dictionary — of the north, an Egyptian town on the shores of the Gulf of Suez (Exodus 14:2; Numbers 33:7), over against which the children of Israel encamped before they crossed the R…
Baalah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mistress; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:29), elsewhere called Balah (Joshua 19:3) and Bilhah (1 Chronicles 4:29). Now Khurbet Zebalah. (2.) A city on…
Baalath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a town of the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:44). It was fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chronicles 8:6). Some have identified it with Bel’ain, in Wady Deir Balut.…
Baalath-beer Encyclopedia — ba'-a-lath-be'-er ba`alath be'er "lady (mistress) of the well"; ( Jos 19:8 (in 1Ch 4:33 , Baal)): In Jos this place is designated "Ramah of the South," i.e. of the Negeb,…
BAALATH-BEER Baalah Dictionary — of the well, (Joshua 19:8, probably the same as Baal, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:33, a city of Simeon.…
Baalbec Dictionary — called by the Greeks Heliopolis i.e., “the city of the sun”, because of its famous Temple of the Sun, has by some been supposed to be Solomon’s “house of the forest of Le…
Baalbek Encyclopedia — bal'-bek, bal-bek'. See AVEN; ON .…
Baale From the Scriptures — Baale is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “same as Baalath”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — th…
Baale Of Judah Dictionary — lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:2). Elsewhere (1 Chronicles 13:6) called Kirjath-jearim. (See BAA…
Baale-judah Encyclopedia — ba'-al-e-joo'-da. See KIRIATH-JEARIM .…
Baali Encyclopedia — ba'-a-li ba`ali, ("my master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea ( Ho 2:16 , 17 ) demands that Yahweh be n…
Baalim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plural of Baal; images of the God Baal (Judges 2:11; 1 Samuel 7:4).…
BAALImy Dictionary — Lord, a title the prophet (Hos. 2:16) reproaches the Jewish church for applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing title Ishi, meaning “my husband.”…
Baalis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jeremiah 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah…
Baalsamus Encyclopedia — ba-al'-sa-mus Baalsamos; (the King James Version Balasamus): B. stood at the right side of Ezra, when the law was read to the people (1 Esdras 9:43). Compare Maaseiah ( N…
Baalzebub Encyclopedia — ba-al-ze'-bub ba`al zebhubh = "Lord of flies"; Baal-muian: A deity worshipped by the Philistines at Ekron ( 2Ki 1:2 , 3 , 6 , 16 ). All that can be gathered from this one…
Baana Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of affliction. (1.) One of Solomon’s purveyors (1 Kings 4:12). (2.) Son of Hushai, another of Solomon’s purveyors (1 Kings 4:16). (3.) Father of Zadok (Nehemiah 3:4).…
Baanah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of affliction. (1.) One of the two sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, a captain in Saul’s army. He and his brother Rechab assassinated Ishbosheth (2 Samuel 4:2), and were…
Baani Encyclopedia — ba'-a-ni (A, Baani; B, Baanei; the King James Version Maani =Bani [ Ezr 10:34 ]): The descendants of Baani put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:34).…
Baanias Encyclopedia — ba-a-ni'as. See BANNEAS (Apocrypha).…
Baara Encyclopedia — ba'-a-ra ba`ara', ("the burning one"): A wife of the Benjamite Shaharaim ( 1Ch 8:8 ).…
Baaseiah Encyclopedia — ba-a-si'a, ba-a-se'-ya ba`aseyah, ("the Lord is bold"): Perhaps for ma`aseyah, after the Greek Maasai, B, Maasai, "the work of the Lord." Compare Gray, Studies in Hebrew …
Baasha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe …
Babbler Encyclopedia — bab'-ler ba`al ha-lashon; the King James Version of Ec 10:11 literally, "master of the tongue"; the Revised Version (British and American) CHARMER ; lapistes, the King Ja…
Babbling Encyclopedia — bab'-ling siach; the Revised Version (British and American) COMPLAINING ): The consequence of tarrying long at the wine ( Pr 23:29 the King James Version); lalia, the Rev…
Babe Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used of children generally (Matthew 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Romans 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Corinthians 3:1; Heb…
Babel From the Scriptures — Babel is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “confusion; mixture”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says —…
Babel, Babylon (1) Encyclopedia — ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate…
Babel, Babylon (2) Encyclopedia — @babhel; Assyro-Bab Bab-ili, (Bab-ilani, "gate of god," or "of the gods," rendered in Sumerian as Ka-dingira, "gate of god," regarded as a folk-etymology): See BABEL, TOW…
Babel, Tower of Encyclopedia — This expression does not occur in the Old Testament, but is used popularly for the tower mighdol built by the inhabitants of the world who, traveling in the East, built a…
Babi Encyclopedia — ba'-bi (Codex Alexandrinus, Babi; Codex Vaticanus, Baier = Bebai ( Ezr 8:11 )). The descendants of Babi returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:37).…
Babylon Dictionary — the Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” The monumental list …
Babylon in the New Testament Encyclopedia — Babylon Babulon, is used in New Testament in at least two different senses: 1. Mesopotamian Babylon: In Mt 1:11 , 12 , 17 ; Ac 7:43 the old Mesop city is plainly meant. T…
Babylon in the Old Testament Encyclopedia — See BABEL , BABYLON .…
Babylonia Encyclopedia — bab-i-lo'-ni-a 1. Mounds 2. Explorations 3. Names 4. Semites 5. Sumerians 6. Home of the Semites 7. Immigration 8. Language 9. Script 10. Architecture 11. Art 12. Literat…
Babylonia and Assyria, Religion of Encyclopedia — I. DEFINITION 1. First Period 2. Second Period 3. Third Period II. THE SOURCES III. THE HISTORY IV. THE PANTHEON 1. Enlil, Ellil 2. Anu 3. Ea 4. Sin 5. Shamash 6. Ishtar …
Babylonian Captivity Encyclopedia — See CAPTIVITY .…
Babylonians Encyclopedia — bab-i-lo'-ni-anz: The inhabitants of BABYLONIA (which see). They were among the colonists planted in Samaria by the Assyrians ( Ezr 4:9 ). "The likeness of the Babylonian…
Babylonish Garment Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a robe of rich colours fabricated at Babylon, and hence of great value (Joshua 7:21).…
Babylonish Mantle Encyclopedia — man'-tl (the King James Version Babylonish Garment): One of the articles taken by Achan from the spoil of Jericho ( Jos 7:21 ). In the Hebrew "a mantle of Shinar." Entire…
Baca Encyclopedia — ba'-ka bakha': In the King James Version in Ps 84:6 , where the Revised Version (British and American) has "the valley of Weeping," with a marginal variant which is best …
Bacchides Encyclopedia — bak-i-dez: Bakchides: Bacchides, ruler over Mesopotamia and a faithful friend of both Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius Soter, established at the request of the latter th…
Bacchurus Encyclopedia — ba-ka'-rus: Bakchouros: One of the "holy singers" who put away his "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:24). Omitted in Ezr 10 .…
Bacchus Encyclopedia — bak'-us Dionusos; later Bakchos, the Feast of Bacchus; Dionusia: The god of wine. His worship had extended over the whole Greek and Roman world centuries before the Chris…
Bacenor Encyclopedia — ba-se'-nor Bakenor: An officer in the army of Judas Maccabee engaged in war against Gorgias, governor of Idumaea (2 Macc 12:35). Compare Ant, XlI, viii, 6.…
Bachrite Encyclopedia — bak'-rit. See BECHER .…
Back, Back Parts Encyclopedia — (1) 'achar, ("back side" as in the King James Version): "He led the flock to the back of the wilderness" ( Ex 3:1 ), i.e. "to the pasture-lands on the other side of the d…
Backbite Encyclopedia — bak'-bit raghal; doloo: To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. "He that backbiteth [Revised Version,…
BACKBITE In Psalm Dictionary — 15:3, the rendering of a word which means to run about tattling, calumniating; in Proverbs 25:23, secret talebearing or slandering; in Romans 1:30 and 2 Corinthians 12:20…
Backside Encyclopedia — bak'sid': See BACK .…
Backslide Dictionary & Encyclopedia — to draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:1). This may be either partial (Proverbs 14:14) or complete (Hebrews 6:4-6…
Badger Dictionary & Encyclopedia — this word is found in Exodus 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34; Numbers 4:6, etc. The tabernacle was covered with badgers’ skins; the shoes of women were also made of t…
Baean Encyclopedia — be'-an huioi Baian; the King James Version Bean; 1 Macc 5:4: A tribe mentioned only because of its malignant hatred of the Jews. Its aggressive hostility against their re…
Bag Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two pieces of silver for Gehazi (2 Kings 5:23). The same Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Isaiah 3:22, where …
Baggage Encyclopedia — bag'aj: (1) keli, ("the impedimenta of an army"): "David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage" ( 1Sa 17:22 ); "at Michmash he layeth up his baggage" …
Bago Encyclopedia — ba'-go (Codex Alexandrinus, Bago; Codex Alexandrinus, @Banai = Bigvai [ Ezr 8:14 ]): The descendants of Bago returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:40).…
Bagoas Encyclopedia — ba-go'as Bagoas: The eunuch in charge of the household of Holofernes whom the latter engaged to bring Judith to his palace (Judith 12:11 ff; 13:1,3; 14:14). Compare JUDIT…
Bagoi Encyclopedia — bag'-o-i (Codex Alexandrinus, Bagoi; Codex Vaticanus, Bosai = Bigvai [ Ezr 2:14 ; Ne 7:19 ]): The descendants of B. returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:14).…
Baharumite; Barhumite Encyclopedia — ba-ha'-rum-it; bar-hu'-mit ( 1Ch 11:33 ; 2Sa 23:31 ): A native of BAHURIM (which see).…
Bahurim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — young men, a place east of Jerusalem (2 Samuel 3:16; 19:16), on the road to the Jordan valley. Here Shimei resided, who poured forth vile abuse against David, and flung d…
Baiterus Encyclopedia — ba-i'-ter-us Baiterous; (the King James Version Meterus): The descendants of Baiterus returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:17). Omitted in Ezr 2 and Ne 7 .…
Bajith Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house, probably a city of Moab, which had a celebrated idol-temple (Isaiah 15:2). It has also been regarded as denoting simply the temple of the idol of Moab as opposed t…
Bakbakkar Encyclopedia — bak-bak'-ar baqbaqqar, "investigator": A Levite ( 1Ch 9:15 ).…
Bakbuk Encyclopedia — bak'-buk baqbuq, "bottle" perhaps onomatopoetical, referring to the clucking noise created by the pouring out of the contents of a bottle = Acub, (1 Esdras 5:31): The des…
Bakbukiah Encyclopedia — bak-bu-ki'-a baqbuqyah, ("the Lord pours out"): (1) A Levite who "dwelt in Jerusalem" after the return from Babylon ( Ne 11:17 ). (2) A Levite who returned with Zerubbabe…
BAKE The Dictionary — duty of preparing bread was usually, in ancient times, committed to the females or the slaves of the family (Genesis 18:6; Leviticus 26:26; 1 Samuel 8:13); but at a later…
Bake- M E Ats Dictionary — baked provisions (Genesis 40:17), literally “works of the baker,” such as biscuits and cakes.…
Bakemeats Encyclopedia — bak'-mets: Only in Ge 40:17 the King James Version and the English Revised Version. "All manner of baked food for Pharaoh" the American Standard Revised Version. Any kind…
Baking Encyclopedia — bak'-ing. See BREAD .…
Baking Pan Encyclopedia — See BREAD ; PAN .…
Balaam Encyclopedia — ba'-lam bil`am, ("devourer"): The son of Beor, from a city in Mesopotamia called Pethor, a man possessing the gift of prophecy, whose remarkable history may be found in N…
BALAAM Lord Dictionary — of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Numbers 31:8; comp. 16). He resided at Pethor…
Balac Encyclopedia — ba'-lak. See BALAK .…
Baladan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — he has given a son, the father of the Babylonian king (2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1) Merodach-baladan (q.v.).…
Balah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city in the tribe of Simeon (Joshua 19:3), elsewhere called Bilhah (1 Chronicles 4:29) and Baalah (Joshua 15:29).…
Balak Dictionary & Encyclopedia — empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Numbers 22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied…
Balamon Encyclopedia — bal'-a-mon Balamon; (the King James Version, Balamo): In the field between Balamon and Dothaim Manasses, the husband of Judith, was buried (Judith 8:3). Compare Baal-hamo…
Balance Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs in Leviticus 19:36 and Isaiah 46:6, as the rendering of the Hebrew kanch’, which properly means “a reed” or “a cane,” then a rod or beam of a balance. This same wo…
Balancings Encyclopedia — bal'-ans-ins: "The balancings of the clouds" ( Job 37:16 ), the manner in which they are poised and supported in the air, alike with their mysterious spreadings and motio…
Balasamus Encyclopedia — ba-las'-a-mus. See BAALSAMUS .…
Bald Locust Encyclopedia — bold lo'kust. See LOCUST .…
Baldness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — from natural causes was uncommon (2 Kings 2:23; Isaiah 3:24). It was included apparently under “scab” and “scurf,” which disqualified for the priesthood (Leviticus 21:20)…
Ball Encyclopedia — bol (dur): A rare Hebrew word used in this sense only in Isa 22:18 , and correctly rendered in the American Standard Revised Version "He will surely wind thee round and r…
Balm Dictionary & Encyclopedia — contracted from Bal’sam, a general name for many oily or resinous substances which flow or trickle from certain trees or plants when an incision is made through the bark.…
Balm of Gilead Encyclopedia — The people of Jericho today prepare for the benefit of pilgrims a "Balm of Gilead" from the zaqqum (Balanites Aegyptiaca), but this has no serious claims to be the balm o…
Balnuus Encyclopedia — bal-nu'-us (Codex Alexandrinus, Balnouos; Codex Vaticanus, Balnous = Binnui ( Ezr 10:30 )): Balnuus put away his "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:31).…
Balsam Encyclopedia — Alex. Macalister…
Baltasar Encyclopedia — bal-ta'-sar (Baltasar; the King James Version Balthasar): (1) The Greek of Hebrew, belTesha'tstsar, or belTe'shatstsar, perhaps corresponding to BalaT-sar-ucur, "protect …
Bamah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezekiel 20:29). The plural is translated “high places” in Numbers 22:41 and Ezekiel 3…
Bamoth Dictionary — heights, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites (Numbers 21:19,20) in the territory of the Moabites.…
Bamoth-Baal Dictionary — heights of Baal, a place on the river Arnon, or in the plains through which it flows, east of Jordan (Joshua 13:17; comp. Numbers 21:28). It has been supposed to be the s…
Bamoth; Bamoth-baal Encyclopedia — ba'-moth, ba'-moth-ba'-al (bamoth-ba'al, "high places of Baal"): Bamoth is referred to in Nu 21:19 , 20 , as a station in the journeyings of Israel North of the Arnon. It…
Ban Encyclopedia — (A, Ban; B, Bainan; 1 Esdras 5:37 = Tobiah ( Ezr 2:60 ; Ne 7:62 ); some manuscripts of the Septuagint read Boua): The descendants of Ban were not able to trace their ance…
Banaias Encyclopedia — ban-a-i'-as (Banaias; 1 Esdras 9:35 = Benaiah ( Ezr 10:43 )): Banaias put away his "strange wife."…
Band Encyclopedia — The English word has two generic meanings, each shading off into several specific meanings: (1) that which holds together, binds or encircles: a bond; (2) a company of me…
Bands Dictionary — (1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Psalm 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ’s body the church (Colossians 2:19; 3:14; Ephesians 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity …
Bands of Rudder Encyclopedia — See RUDDER .…
Bands, Beauty and Encyclopedia — See BEAUTY AND BANDS .…
Bani Dictionary & Encyclopedia — built. (1.) 1 Chronicles 6:46. (2.) One of David’s thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2 Samuel 23:36). (3.) Ezra 2:10; 10:29,34,38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the r…
Banias (1) Encyclopedia — ba-ni'-as (B, Banias; A, Bani; the King James Version Banid (1 Esdras 8:36)): An ancestor of Salimoth. The descendants of Banias returned with Ezra to Jerusalem. The name…
Banias (2) Encyclopedia — See CAESAREA, PHILIPPI .…
Banid Encyclopedia — ba'-nid (1 Esdras 8:36): In the Revised Version (British and American) BANIAS , which see.…
Banishment Encyclopedia — ban'-ish-ment. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Bank Encyclopedia — bank: (1) (saphah, "lip," "edge"): "By the bank of the Jordan" ( 2Ki 2:13 ); "Upon the bank of the river were very many trees" ( Eze 47:7 , 12 ). (2) (gadhah, "cuttings")…
Bank; Banking Encyclopedia — 1. Introductory: "Banking" in the full modern sense, of taking money on deposit and lending it out on interest, is of comparatively recent origin. A few "banks of deposit…
Bannaia Encyclopedia — ba-na'-ya. See SABANNEUS .…
Bannas Encyclopedia — ban'-as (Bannos; the King James Version, Banuas): A name occurring in the list of those who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:26). Bannas and Sudias…
Banneas Encyclopedia — ban-e'-as (Bannaias; the King James Version Baanias (1 Esdras 9:26) = Benaiah ( Ezr 10:25 )): Banneas put away his "strange wife."…
Banner Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) The flag or banner of the larger kind, serving for three tribes marching together. These standards, of which there were four, were worked with embroidery and beautif…
Bannus Encyclopedia — ban'-us (Bannous (1 Esdras 9:34) = Bani or Binnui ( Ezr 10:29 , 30 )): The sons of Bannus put away their "strange wives."…
Banquet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a feast provided for the entertainment of a company of guests (Esther 5; 7; 1 Peter 4:3); such as was provided for our Lord by his friends in Bethany (Matthew 26:6; Mark …
Banuas Encyclopedia — ban'-u-as (1 Esdras 5:26): A misprint for BANNAS (Revised Version), which see.…
Baptism (lutheran Doctrine) Encyclopedia — I. THE TERM 1. The Derivation 2. The Meaning 3. The Application 4. Equivalent Terms II. THE ORDINANCE 1. The Teaching of Scripture (1) An Authoritative Command (2) A Clea…
Baptism (non-immersionist View) Encyclopedia — I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries III. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. The…
Baptism (the Baptist Interpretation) Encyclopedia — I. MEANING OF BAPTISM 1. Terminology 2. Proselyte Baptism 3. Greek Usage 4. New Testament Usage 5. The Didache 6. Baptismal Regeneration II. THE SUBJECTS OF BAPTISM III. …
Baptism For The Dead Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:29. This expression as used by the apostle may be equivalent to saying, “He who goes through a baptism of blood in order to join a glor…
BAPTISM OF Christ Christ Dictionary — had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he came to John, who was the representative of the law and the prophets, that by…
Baptism of Fire Encyclopedia — (en pneumati hagio kai puri): This expression is used in Mt 3:11 . The copulative kai requires that the baptism "in the Holy Ghost and in fire," should be regarded as one…
Baptism of the Holy Spirit Encyclopedia — 1. The Biblical Material: The expression "baptism of the Holy Spirit" is based on a number of predictions found in our four Gospels and in connection with these the recor…
Baptism, Infant Encyclopedia — See BAPTISM (I), II; (II), III, 3, v; (III), III, 3.…
Baptismal Regeneration Encyclopedia — bap-tiz'-mal re-jen-er-a'-shun: As indicated in the general articles on BAPTISM and SACRAMENTS, the doctrine ordinarily held by Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptist…
Baptist Encyclopedia — bap'-tist. See JOHN THE BAPTIST .…
Bar Dictionary — used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Nehemiah 3:3); a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6); the shore of the sea (Job 38:10); strong fortifications and powerful imp…
Bar (1) Encyclopedia — bar (prefix): Aramaic for the Hebrew ben, "son." Compare Aramaic sections of Ezra and Daniel. In the Old Testament the word is found three times in Pr 31:2 and once in Sy…
Bar (2) Encyclopedia — bar (substantive): (1) beriach = "a bolt" ( Ex 26:26-29 ; 35:11 ; 36:31-34 ; 39:33 ; 40:18 ; Nu 3:36 ; 4:31 ; De 3:5 ; Jud 16:3 ; 1Sa 23:7 ; 1Ki 4:13 ; 2Ch 8:5 ; 14:7 ; N…
Bar- Jesus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning “wise.”…
Bar-Jona Dictionary — son of Jonah, the patronymic of Peter (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42), because his father’s name was Jonas. (See PETER.)…
Bar-jonah Encyclopedia — bar-jo'-na (Bar-ionas): Simon Peter's patronymic ( Mt 16:17 ). Bar is Aramaic for "son" (compare Bar-timaeus, Bartholomew, etc.), and corresponds to Hebrew ben. Thus we a…
Barabbas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — i.e., son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in accordance with the Roman cu…
Barachel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom God has blessed, a Buzite, the father of Elihu, one of Job’s friends (Job 32:2, 6).…
Barachiah Encyclopedia — bar-a-ki'-a (Barachias; the King James Version Barachias; Mt 23:35 ): Father of Zachariah who was murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. It is possible that refere…
Barachias Encyclopedia — bar-a-ki'-as. See BARACHIAH .…
Barak Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judges 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle, and gave the signal for the little a…
Barbarian Dictionary — a Greek word used in the New Testament (Romans 1:14) to denote one of another nation. In Colossians 3:11, the word more definitely designates those nations of the Roman e…
Barbarian; Barbarous Encyclopedia — bar-ba'-ri-an, bar'-ba-rus (barbaros): A word probably formed by imitation of the unintelligible sounds of foreign speech, and hence, in the mouth of a Greek it meant any…
Barber Encyclopedia — bar'-ber: (1) The English word "barber" is from Latin barba, "beard" = a man who shaves the beard. Dressing and trimming the hair came to be added to his work. "Barber" i…
BARBER Found Dictionary — only once, in Ezekiel 5:1, where reference is made to the Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The Nazarites were untouched by the razor from their bi…
Barchus Encyclopedia — bar'-kus (Codex Vaticanus, Bachous; Codex Alexandrinus, Barchoue; the King James Version Charchus, from Aldine edition, Charkous; 1 Esdras 5:32 = Barkos ( Ezr 2:53 ; Ne 7…
Barefoot Encyclopedia — bar'-foot. 1. Introductory: The word is found in the following passages: English Versions of the Bible, "He went barefoot" ( 2Sa 15:30 ); "(Isaiah) did so, walking .... b…
BAREFOOT To Dictionary — go barefoot was a sign of great distress (Isaiah 20:2, 3, 4), or of some great calamity having fallen on a person (2 Samuel 15:30).…
Barhumite Encyclopedia — bar-hu'-mit. See BAHARUMITE .…
Bariah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fugitive, one of Shemaiah’s five sons. Their father is counted along with them in 1 Chronicles 3:22.…
Barkos Dictionary & Encyclopedia — painter, (Ezra 2:53; Nehemiah 7:55). The father of some of the Nethinim.…
Barley Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a grain much cultivated in Egypt (Exodus 9:31) and in Palestine (Leviticus 27:16; Deuteronomy 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was use…
Barn Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a storehouse (Deuteronomy 28:8; Job 39:12; Hag. 2:19) for grain, which was usually under ground, although also sometimes above ground (Luke 12:18).…
Barnabas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite (Acts 4:36). His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch (13:1). Luke speaks of…
Barnabas, Epistle of Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES .…
Barnabas, Gospel of Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…
Barodis Encyclopedia — ba-ro'-dis (Barodeis, 1 Esdras 5:34): The descendants of Barodis (sons of the servants of Solomon) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem. Omitted in Ezr 2 and Ne 7 .…
Barrel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a vessel used for keeping flour (1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16). The same word (cad) so rendered is also translated “pitcher,” a vessel for carrying water (Genesis 24:14; Judges …
BARREN For Dictionary — a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among the Jews (Genesis 16:2; 30:1-23; 1 Samuel 1:6, 27; Isaiah 47:9; 49:21; Luke 1:25). Instances of barrenness ar…
Barren; Barrenness Encyclopedia — bar'-en, (bar'-en-nes tsiyah; melehah; shakhol; `aqar; steiros; argos): (1) Of land that bears no crop, either (a) because it is naturally poor and sterile: tsiyah "dry" …
Barsabas Dictionary — son of Saba, the surname (1) of Joseph, also called Justus (Acts 1:23), some identify him with Barnabas; (2) of Judas, who was a “prophet.” Nothing more is known of him t…
Barsabas; Barsabbas Encyclopedia — bar'-sa-bas, bar-sab'-as. See JOSEPH BARSABBAS ; JUDAS BARSABBAS .…
Bartacus Encyclopedia — bar'-ta-kus (Bartakos; Josephus Rhabezdkes; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A. D.) Bezazes (1 Esdras 4:29)): The father of Apame. He is called "the illustrious," p…
Bartemaeus Dictionary — son of Timaeus, one of the two blind beggars of Jericho (Mark 10:46; Matthew 20:30). His blindness was miraculously cured on the ground of his faith.…
Bartholomew Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. In the synoptic gospels Philip and Bartholomew…
Bartholomew, Gospel of Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS ; BARTHOLOMEW .…
Bartimaeus Encyclopedia — bar-ti-me'-us (Bartimaios): A hybrid word from Aramaic bar = "son," and Greek timaios = "honorable." For the improbability of the derivation from bar-tim'ai = "son of the…
Bartimeus From the Scriptures — Bartimeus is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “son of the honorable”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself …
Baruch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — blessed. (1.) The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of…
Baruch, Apocalypse of Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE .…
Baruch, Book of Encyclopedia — One of the Apocryphal or Deutero-canonical books, standing between Jeremiah and Lamentations in the Septuagint, but in the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A. D.) a…
Barzillai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of iron. (1.) A Meholathite, the father of Adriel (2 Samuel 21:8). (2.) A Gileadite of Rogelim who was distinguished for his loyalty to David. He liberally provided for t…
Basaloth Encyclopedia — bas'-a-loth (A, Baaloth; B, Basalem; 1 Esdras 5:31 = Bazluth ( Ezr 2:52 ) and Bazlith ( Ne 7:54 )): The descendants of Basaloth (temple-servants) returned with Zerubbabel…
Bascama Encyclopedia — bas'-ka-ma (Baskama (1 Macc 13:23)): A town located in the country of Gilead, where Tryphon slew Jonathan, the son of Absalom. Compare JONATHAN (Apocrypha).…
Base Encyclopedia — (1) Substantive from Latin basis, Greek basis, a foundation. (a) (mekhonah): the fixed resting-place on which the lavers in Solomon's temple were set ( 1Ki 7:27-43 ; 2Ki …
Basemath; Bashemath; Basmath Encyclopedia — bas'-e-math, bash'-e-math, bas'-math (basemath, "fragrant"): (1) Basemath, one of the wives of Esau, a daughter of Elon, the Hittite ( Ge 26:34 ; the King James Version B…
Bashan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — light soil, first mentioned in Genesis 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates “smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth,” where Og the king of Bashan had his…
Bashan-Havoth-Jair Dictionary — the Bashan of the villages of Jair, the general name given to Argob by Jair, the son of Manasseh (Deuteronomy 3:14), containing sixty cities with walls and brazen gates (…
Bashan-havvoth-jair Encyclopedia — ba'-shan-hav'-oth-ja'-ir (bashan chawwoth ya'ir). See HAVVOTH-JAIR .…
Bashemath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sweet-smelling. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, the last of Esau’s three wives (Genesis 36:3, 4, 13), from whose son Reuel four tribes of the Edomites sprung. She is also c…
Basilisk Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (in R.V., Isaiah 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jeremiah 8:17), the “king serpent,” as the name imports; a fabulous serpent said to be three spans long, with a spot on its head like …
Basin Dictionary — or Bason. (1.) A trough or laver (Hebrews aggan’) for washing (Exodus 24:6); rendered also “goblet” (Cant. 7:2) and “cups” (Isaiah 22:24). (2.) A covered dish or urn (Heb…
Basin; Bason Encyclopedia — ba'-s'-n. 1. The Terms Used and Their Meaning: The American Standard Revised Version has "basin," the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "b…
Basket Encyclopedia — bas'-ket: Four kinds of "baskets" come to view in the Old Testament under the Hebrew names, dudh, Tene', cal and kelubh. There is little, however, in these names, or in t…
Basket There Dictionary — are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Hebrews sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Genesis 40:16; Exodus 29:3, 23; Lev…
Basmath Encyclopedia — bas'-math. See BASEMATH .…
Bason Encyclopedia — ba'-s'-n. See BASIN .…
Bassa Encyclopedia — bas'-a. See BASSAI .…
Bassai Encyclopedia — bas'-a-i, bas'-i (Bassai, Bassa; the King James Version Bassa; 1 Esdras 5:16; Bezai ( Ezr 2:17 ; Ne 7:23 )): The sons of Bassai returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem.…
Bastai Encyclopedia — bas'-ta-i. See BASTHAI .…
Bastard Encyclopedia — bas'-tard (mamzer; nothos): In De 23:2 probably the offspring of an incestuous union, or of a marriage within the prohibited degrees of affinity ( Le 18:6-20 ; 20:10-21 )…
BASTARD In Dictionary — the Old Testament the rendering of the Hebrew word mamzer’, which means “polluted.” In Deuteronomy 23:2, it occurs in the ordinary sense of illegitimate offspring. In Zec…
Basthai Encyclopedia — bas'-tha-i, bas'-thi (Basthai; the King James Version Bastai; 1 Esdras 5:31 = Besai ( Ezr 2:49 ; Ne 7:52 )): The descendants of Basthai (temple-servants) returned with Ze…
Bastinado Dictionary — beating, a mode of punishment common in the East. It is referred to by “the rod of correction” (Proverbs 22:15), “scourging” (Leviticus 19:20), “chastising” (Deuteronomy …
Bat Encyclopedia — (`aTaleph; Le 11:19 ; De 14:18 ; Isa 2:20 ): Bats are the most widely distributed of mammals, reaching even the oceanic islands, and modern science has revealed the exist…
BAT The Hebrew Dictionary — word (atalleph’) so rendered (Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14: 18) implies “flying in the dark.” The bat is reckoned among the birds in the list of unclean animals. To ca…
Batanaea Encyclopedia — bat-a-ne'-a: The name used in Greek times for BASHAN (which see), Josephus, Life, II; Ant, XV, x, 1; XVII, ii, 1, "toparchy of Butanea."…
Bath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Hebrew liquid measure, the tenth part of an homer (1 Kings 7:26, 38; Ezekiel 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. “Ten acres of vineyard shall yi…
Bath Kol Encyclopedia — bath'-kol, bath kol (bath qol, "the daughter of the voice"): Originally signifying no more than "sound," "tone," "call" (e.g. water in pouring gives forth a "sound," bath…
Bath-Rabbim Dictionary — daughter of many, the name of one of the gates of the city of Heshbon, near which were pools (Cant.7:4).…
Bath-rabbim, the Gate of Encyclopedia — W. Ewing…
Bath-Sheba Dictionary & Encyclopedia — daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu’a (1 Chronicles 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Samuel 1 1:3) or Ammiel (1 Chronicles 3:5), and wife of Uriah t…
Bath-zacharias Encyclopedia — bath-zak-a-ri'-as. See BETH-ZACHARIAS .…
Bath; Bathing Encyclopedia — bath, bath'-ing. 1. Ordinary Bathing: Bathing in the ordinary, non-religious sense, public or private, is rarely met with in the Scriptures. We find, however, three excep…
Baths The Dictionary — use of the bath was very frequent among the Hebrews (Leviticus 14:8; Numbers 19:19, ect.). The high priest at his inauguration (Leviticus 8:6), and on the day of atonemen…
Bathshua Encyclopedia — bath'-shu-a (bath-shua`, "the daughter of opulence" or "the daughter of Shua"; compare BATH-SHEBA ; for derivation see HPN, 67, 69, note 3): (1) In Ge 38:2 and 1Ch 2:3 , …
Bathsuha From the Scriptures — Bathsuha is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “same as Bathsheba”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says…
Battering-Ram Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Ezekiel 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The end of it which was brought against the wa…
Battle Encyclopedia — See WAR .…
Battle-axe Encyclopedia — bat'-'-l-ax. See ARMOR , ARMS , III, 1; AX (AXE).…
Battle-Bow Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the war-bow used in fighting (Zechariah 9:10; 10:4). “Thy bow was made quite naked” (Habakkuk 3:9) means that it was made ready for use. By David’s order (2 Samuel 1:18) …
Battlement Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a parapet wall or balustrade surrounding the flat roofs of the houses, required to be built by a special law (Deuteronomy 22:8). In Jeremiah 5:10, it denotes the parapet …
Bavai Encyclopedia — bav'-a-i. See BAVVAI .…
Bavvai Encyclopedia — bav'-a-i (bawway; Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Benei; Codex Vaticanus, Bedei; the King James Version Bavai, "wisher" (?) ( Ne 3:18 )): Perhaps identical with or a broth…
Bay Dictionary — denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Joshua 15:5; 18:19), also the southern extremity of the same sea (15:2). The same Hebrew word is rendered …
Bay (1) Encyclopedia — ba. See COLORS .…
Bay (2) Encyclopedia — ba (lashon, literally "tongue"; kolpos): The word occurs in the sense of inlet of the sea in the Old Testament only in Jos 15:2 , 5 ; 18:19 , and in New Testament only in…
Bay T REE Dictionary — named only in Psalm 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is ereh, which simply means “native born”, i.e., a tree not transplanted, but growing on its na…
Bay Tree Encyclopedia — ba'-tre' (the King James Version only; Ps 37:35 ; 'ezrach): The word means "native," "indigenous," and the Revised Version (British and American) translations "a green tr…
Bayith Encyclopedia — ba'-yith (bayith; the King James Version Bajith, "house" ( Isa 15:2 )): A town in the country of Moab. The reading of the Revised Version, margin, "Bayith and Dibon are g…
Bazlith; Bazluth Encyclopedia — baz'-lith, baz'-luth (batslith, Ne 7:54 ; batsluth, Ezr 2:52 ; Basaloth, 1 Esdras 5:31, "asking"): The descendants of Bazlith (temple-servants) returned with Zerubbabel t…
Bdellium Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in Genesis 2:12, where it designates a product of the land of Havilah; and in Numbers 11:7, where the manna is likened to it in colour. It was probably an aro…
Beach Encyclopedia — bech (aigialos): The part of the shore washed by the tide on which the waves dash ( Mt 13:2 , 48 ; Joh 21:4 ; Ac 21:5 ; 27:39 , 40 ).…
Beacon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a pole (Hebrews to’ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isaiah 3…
Bealiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whose Lord is Jehovah, a Benjamite, one of David’s thirty heroes of the sling and bow (1 Chronicles 12:5).…
Bealoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — citizens, a town in the extreme south of Judah (Joshua 15:24); probably the same as Baalath-beer (19:8). In 1 Kings 4:16, the Authorized Version has “in Aloth,” the Revis…
Beam Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs in the Authorized Version as the rendering of various Hebrew words. In 1 Samuel 17:7, it means a weaver’s frame or principal beam; in Habakkuk 2:11, a crossbeam or…
Bean Encyclopedia — be'-an. See BAEAN .…
Beans Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned in 2 Samuel 17:28 as having been brought to David when flying from Absalom. They formed a constituent in the bread Ezekiel (4:9) was commanded to make, as they …
Bear Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended his flocks against the attacks of a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-37). Bears ca…
Bear, the (arcturus) Encyclopedia — bar. A great northern constellation. See ASTRONOMY , sec. II, 13.…
Bear; Born Encyclopedia — bar, born (vb.), (yaladh): Occurs frequently in its literal sense, alluding to motherhood ( Ge 16:11 ; 17:17 , 19 , 21 ; 18:13 ; 22:23 ; 30:3 ; Le 12:5 ; Jud 13:3 ; 5:7 ;…
Bear; Borne Encyclopedia — bar, born (nasa'; lambano, anaphero, bastazo): In English Versions of the Bible the physical sense is familiar, of supporting or carrying any weight or burden. The transl…
Beard Encyclopedia — berd: (1) Western Semites in general, according to the monuments, wore full round beards, to which they evidently devoted great care. The nomads of the desert, in distinc…
BEARD The Dictionary — mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Leviticus 19:27; 21:5). Hence the import of Ezekiel’s (5:1-4) description of the “razor” i.e., the agents of an …
Beast Encyclopedia — best: This word occurs often in both Old and New Testaments and denotes generally a mammal (though sometimes a reptile) in distinction to a man, a bird, or a fish. In thi…
Beast This Dictionary — word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Exodus 22:5; Numbers 20:4, 8, 11; Psalm 78:48); of beasts of burden (Genesis 45:17); of eatable beasts (Proverbs 9:2);…
Beast-fight Encyclopedia — best'-fit. See GAMES .…
Beaten Gold Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in Numbers 8:4, means “turned” or rounded work in gold. The Greek Version, however, renders the word “solid gold;” the Revised Version, “beaten work of gold.” In 1 Kings …
Beaten Oil Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Exodus 27:20; 29:40), obtained by pounding olives in a mortar, not by crushing them in a mill. It was reckoned the best. (See OLIVE.)…
Beating Encyclopedia — bet'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Beatitudes Encyclopedia — be-at'-i-tudes: 1. The Name: The word "beatitude" is not found in the English Bible, but the Latin beatitudo, from which it is derived, occurs in the Vulgate (Jerome's La…
Beautiful Gate Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is supposed to have been the door which led from the court of the Gentiles to the court of the women. It was of …
Beauty Encyclopedia — bu'-ti: The space allotted to this topic allows liberty only for the statement of two problems to students of the Bible. They should give distinct attention to the interb…
Beauty and Bands Encyclopedia — bu'-ti, bandz (no`am, and chobhelim): The names given in Zec 11:7 , 14 to two symbolical staves, the first signifying Yahweh's covenant of grace with the peoples, and the…
Bebai Encyclopedia — be'-ba-i, beb'-a-i (bebhay; Septuagint Bebai, "fatherly"): (1) Descendants of B: returned with Ezra to Jerusalem ( Ezr 8:11 called Babi; 1 Esdras 8:37); one of these is Z…
Because Encyclopedia — be-kos' (hina, "in order that"): "The multitude rebuked them, because (AV; the Revised Version (British and American) "that") they should hold their peace" ( Mt 20:31 ).…
Becher Dictionary & Encyclopedia — first-born; a youth, the second son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21), who came down to Egypt with Jacob. It is probable that he married an Ephraimitish heiress, and that his d…
Bechorath Encyclopedia — be-kor'-ath. See BECORATH .…
Beck; Beckon Encyclopedia — bek, bek'-'-n (neuma): This word from neuo, "to nod," "beckon," "make a sign" by moving the head or eyes ( Lu 5:7 ; Joh 13:24 ; Ac 21:40 ; 24:10 ), occurs only in 2 Macc …
Become Encyclopedia — be-kum': (1) Greek ginomai, used in New Testament for a change of state, corresponding to Hebrew hayah of Old Testament. Compare Mt 18:3 with De 27:9 . (2) For what is fi…
Becorath Encyclopedia — be-ko'-rath (bekhorath, "the first birth"; the King James Version Bechorath): A forefather of Saul of the tribe of Benjamin ( 1Sa 9:1 ).…
Bectileth Encyclopedia — bek'-ti-leth (to pedion Baikteilaith): A plain which is defined as "near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia" (Judith 2:21). The name in Syriac is…
Bed Dictionary — (Hebrews mittah), for rest at night (Exodus 8:3; 1 Samuel 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Genesis 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Samuel 28:23; Am…
Bed-Chamber Dictionary — an apartment in Eastern houses, furnished with a slightly elevated platform at the upper end and sometimes along the sides, on which were laid mattresses. This was the ge…
Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead Encyclopedia — For the very poor of the East, in ancient times as now, the "bed" was and is, as a rule, the bare ground; and the bedclothes, the gown, simlah, or "outer garment," worn d…
Bedad Encyclopedia — be'-dad (bedhadh, "alone"): Father of Hadad, king of Edom "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel" ( Ge 36:35 ; 1Ch 1:46 ).…
Bedaiah From the Scriptures — Bedaiah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Bedeiah, the only Lord”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself …
Bedan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the judges of Israel (1 Samuel 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of …
Bedchamber Encyclopedia — bed'-cham-ber. See BED .…
Bedeiah Encyclopedia — be-de'-ya (bedheydh, "servant of Yah"): A son of Bani who had married a "strange wife" ( Ezr 10:35 ).…
Bedstead Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used in Deuteronomy 3:11, but elsewhere rendered “couch,” “bed.” In 2 Kings 1:4; 16:2; Psalm 132:3; Amos 3:12, the divan is meant by this word.…
Bee Encyclopedia — be (debhorah; compare Arabic dabr, "a swarm of bees," also Arabic debbur, "a wasp," said to be a corruption of zunbur, "a wasp"; all are apparently from the Hebrew dabhar…
BEE First Dictionary — mentioned in Deuteronomy 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Psalm 118:12. Samson found a “swarm of bees” in the carcass of a lion he …
Beef Encyclopedia — bef. See CATTLE .…
Beeliada Encyclopedia — be-e-li'-a-da (be`elyadha`, "the Lord knows"; ELIADA , which see; compare HPN, 144, 192, note 1, 202): A son of David ( 1Ch 14:7 ).…
Beelsarus Encyclopedia — be-el'-sa-rus, be-el-sa'-rus (Beelsaros): One who accompanied Zerubbabel in the return from the captivity (1 Esdras 5:8), called Bilshan in Ezr 2:2 and Ne 7:7 .…
Beeltethmus Encyclopedia — be-el-teth'-mus (Beeltethmos; Balthemus): One of the officers of King Artaxerxes in Palestine (1 Esdras 2:16,25). According to Professor Sayce, the name by etymology mean…
Beelzebub Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. form Beel’zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matthew 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), th…
Beer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — well. (1.) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Numbers 21:16-18) in the wilderness of …
Beer-Elem Dictionary — well of heroes, probably the name given to Beer, the place where the chiefs of Israel dug a well (Numbers 21:16; Isaiah 15:8).…
Beer-elim Encyclopedia — be-er-e'-lim (be'er 'elim; phrear tou Aileim, literally "well of Elim"): Probably lay to the North of Moab, answering to Eglaim in the South ( Isa 15:8 ). It may possibly…
Beer-Lahai-Roi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — i.e., “the well of him that liveth and seeth me,” or, as some render it, “the well of the vision of life”, the well where the Lord met with Hagar (Genesis 16:7-14). Isaac…
Beera Encyclopedia — …
Beerah Encyclopedia — be-e'-ra, be'-er-a (be'erah; "expounder"): A prince of the house of Reuben whom Tiglath-pileser carried away captive ( 1Ch 5:6 ). Compare 2Ki 15:29 ; 16:7 .…
Beeri Dictionary & Encyclopedia — illustrious, or the well-man. (1.) The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Genesis 26:34), the same as Adah (Genesis 36:2). (2.) The father of the prophet Hosea (…
Beeroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — wells, one of the four cities of the Hivites which entered by fraud into a league with Joshua. It belonged to Benjamin (Joshua 18:25). It has by some been identified with…
Beeroth Bene-jaakan Encyclopedia — ben'-e-ja'-a-kan (be'eroth bene ya`aqan; the Revised Version, margin "the wells of the children of Jaakan"): A desert camp of the Israelites mentioned before Moserah ( De…
Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan Dictionary — (Deuteronomy 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Numbers 33:31).…
Beerothite; Berothite Encyclopedia — be-e'-roth-it, be'-er-oth-it (be'erothi; 2Sa 4:5 , 9 ; 2Sa 23:37 ; shortened form, 1Ch 11:39 ). See BEEROTH .…
Beersheba Dictionary & Encyclopedia — well of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Genesis 21:31). On re-opening it, Isaac gave…
Beeshterah Encyclopedia — be-esh'-te-ra ( Jos 21:27 ). See ASHTAROTH .…
Beetle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews hargol, meaning “leaper”). Mention of it is made only in Leviticus 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged cr…
Beeves Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (an old English plural of the word beef), a name applicable to all ruminating animals except camels, and especially to the Bovidce, or homed cattle (Leviticus 22:19, 21; …
Before Encyclopedia — be-for': The translation of a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. "Haran died before (the English Revised Version "in the presence of," literally "before the face of…
Beg That Dictionary — the poor existed among the Hebrews we have abundant evidence (Exodus 23:11; Deuteronomy 15:11), but there is no mention of beggars properly so called in the Old Testament…
Beg; Beggar; Begging Encyclopedia — 1. No Law Concerning Beggars or Begging in Israel: It is significant that the Mosaic law contains no enactment concerning beggars, or begging, though it makes ample provi…
Beggarly Encyclopedia — beg'-er-li (ptochos): The word has the thought of "to crouch" or "cringe," such as is common with professional beggars. It is used in Mt 5:3 and Ga 4:9 , and in both case…
Begin Encyclopedia — be-gin': To make the first movement toward a given end (chalal; archomai). Those who interpret it in many passages pleonastically mean by this, that in such passages as "…
Beginning Encyclopedia — be-gin'-ing (re'-shith; arche): The natural meaning of the word is with reference to time. The primitive Greek root means "to be long," "to draw out." Thus, it is used to…
Begotten Encyclopedia — be-got'-'-n (yaladh; "to bear," "bring forth," "beget"; denotes the physical relation of either parent to a child, Ge 3:16 ; 4:18 ): Used metaphorically of God's relation…
Beguile Encyclopedia — be-gil': In 2Pe 2:14 the King James Version (compare Jas 1:14 ) the word deleazo, is translated "beguile," and means particularly to "entice," "catch by bait." Doubtless …
Behalf Encyclopedia — be-haf': "On the part of" ( Ex 27:21 , i.e. so far as it affects them); "on the side of" ( Job 36:2 ). For huper, "over," in the sense of furnishing assistance, as in 2Co…
Behavior Encyclopedia — be-hav'-yer (Ta`am, "taste," "flavor," hence, "intellectual taste," i.e. judgment, reason, understanding): Of significance as referring to David's feigning madness before…
Behead Dictionary — a method of taking away life practised among the Egyptians (Genesis 40:17-19). There are instances of this mode of punishment also among the Hebrews (2 Samuel 4:8; 20:21,…
Beheading Encyclopedia — be-hed'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Behemoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Job 40:15-24). Some have supposed this to be an Egyptian word meaning a “water-ox.” The Revised Version has here in the margin “hippopotamus,” which is probably the corr…
Beholding Encyclopedia — be-hold'-ing: Many Hebrew and Greek words are so rendered in English Versions of the Bible, but epopteusantes, "your good works, which they behold" ( 1Pe 2:12 ); "beholdi…
Behoove Encyclopedia — be-hoov': Used in the New Testament for two Greek words dei ( Lu 24:26 ; Ac 17:3 ) and opheilo ( Heb 2:17 ); the former referring to a physical, and the latter to a moral…
Beirut Encyclopedia — ba'-root'. See BERYTUS .…
Beka Encyclopedia — be'-ka (beqa`, "half"): Half a shekel, the amount contributed by each male of the Israelites for the use of the Sanctuary ( Ex 38:26 ). Its value varied according to the …
BEKAH Both Dictionary — the name and its explanation, “a half shekel,” are given in Exodus 38:26. The word properly means a “division,” a “part.” (R.V., “beka.”)…
Bel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Aramaic form of Baal, the national God of the Babylonians (Isaiah 46:1; Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44). It signifies “Lord.” (See BAAL.)…
Bel and the Dragon Encyclopedia — See DANIEL, BOOK OF , sec. X.…
Bela Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a thing swallowed. (1.) A city on the shore of the Dead Sea, not far from Sodom, called also Zoar. It was the only one of the five cities that was spared at Lot’s interce…
Bela; Belah Encyclopedia — be'-la (bela`, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Ge 46:21 ): (1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigne…
Belaites Encyclopedia — be'-la-its (bal`i, "belonging to Bela"): The descendants of Bela ( Nu 26:38 ). Compare BELA (2) .…
Belch Encyclopedia — belsh: The primary idea of this word is "to gush forth" as a fountain. As used in Ps 59:7 the thought is that these enemies had so cherished these evil thoughts and bitte…
Belemus Encyclopedia — bel'-e-mus (Belemos; Balsamus): An officer of King Artaxerxes in Palestine associated with Beeltethmus in hindering the rebuilding of the temple (1 Esdras 2:16): called B…
Belial Encyclopedia — be'-li-al, bel'-yal (beliya`al; Beliar): This name, occurring very frequently in the Old Testament, has the sense of "worthlessness" (compare 2Sa 23:6 margin); accordingl…
Belie Encyclopedia — be-li': Is the translation of kachash, "to be untrue" ( Jer 5:12 ), "They have belied the Lord" (the American Standard Revised Version "denied Yahweh"), here used as syno…
Belief Encyclopedia — be-lef'. See FAITH .…
Believers Encyclopedia — be-lev'-ers (in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of Ac 5:14 , for posteuontes, the Revised Version, margin "believing"; in the King J…
Bell Encyclopedia — (metsilloth, pa`amon): The former of these terms occurs only once ( Zec 14:20 ) where it is thus translated. It is derived from a verb meaning "to tingle" or "dirl" ( 1Sa…
Bellows Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in Jeremiah 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common in Egypt.…
Belly Encyclopedia — bel'-i: gachon = "the external abdomen" ( Ge 3:14 ; Le 11:42 ). qobhah = "the abdominal cavity" ( Nu 25:8 the American Standard Revised Version "body"). beTen = "the inte…
Belmaim Encyclopedia — bel'-ma-im, the King James Version Belmen (Belmaim, Judith 7:3; Bailmain, 4:4): A place in the neighborhood of Dothan (Judith 7:3), to which warning was sent to prepare f…
Belmen; Belmon Encyclopedia — bel'-men, bel'-mon. See BELMAIM .…
Belomancy Encyclopedia — bel'-o-man-si. See AUGURY, IV , 2.…
Beloved Encyclopedia — be-luv'-ed, be-luv'-d' (agapetos): A term of affectionate endearment common to both Testaments; in the Old Testament found, 26 out of 42 times, in Solomon's So of Love. L…
Belshazzar Encyclopedia — bel-shaz'-ar (belsha'tstsar; Baltasar, Babylonian Bel-shar-usur): According to Da 5:30 , he was the Chaldean king under whom Babylon was taken by Darius the Mede. The Bab…
BELSHAZZAR Bel Dictionary — protect the king!, the last of the kings of Babylon (Daniel 5: 1). He was the son of Nabonidus by Nitocris, who was the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar and the widow of Nergal…
Belt Encyclopedia — See ARMOR ; DRESS .…
Belteshazzar Encyclopedia — bel-te-shaz'-ar (belTsha'tstsar Babylonian BalaT-sharucur "protect his life"; Da 4:8 ): The Bah name given to Daniel ( Da 1:7 ; 2:26 ; 5:12 ). Not to be confounded with B…
BELTESHAZZAR Beltis Dictionary — protect the king!, the Chaldee name given to Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1:7).…
Belus, Temple of Encyclopedia — be'-lus. See BABEL .…
Ben Encyclopedia — ben (ben, "son"): A Levite appointed to assist as musician in the temple service ( 1Ch 15:18 ). The text seems to be doubtful, since the name is omitted in 1Ch 15:20 and …
Ben-abinadab Encyclopedia — ben-a-bin'-a-dab, ben-ab-i-na'-dab (ben 'abhinadhabh, "son of Abinadab"): One of the "captains" of Solomon who provided for the king and his household, each for a month i…
Ben-Ammi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of my kindred; i.e., “born of incest”, the son of Lot by his youngest daughter (Genesis 19:38).…
Ben-deker Encyclopedia — ben-de'-ker (ben-deqer, "son of Deker," the King James Version "son of Dekar"): The word is derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to pierce." Compare HPN, 69. One of the 12…
Ben-geber Encyclopedia — ben-ge'-ber (ben-gebher, "son of Geber"; the King James Version son of Geber; the word is derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to be strong." Compare HPN, 66, 69): One of …
Ben-Hadad Dictionary — the standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning “the son of Hadad.” (See HADADEZER.) (1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15…
Ben-hail Encyclopedia — ben-ha'-il (ben-chayil, "son of strength"; compare HPN, 65, 231): One of the princes who was sent by Jehoshaphat "to teach in the cities of Judah" ( 2Ch 17:7 ).…
Ben-hanan Encyclopedia — ben-ha'-nan (ben-chanan, "son of grace"): A son of Shimon of the house of Judah ( 1Ch 4:20 ).…
Ben-hesed Encyclopedia — ben-he'-sed (ben-checedh, "son of Hesed"; the King James Version son of Hesed; the word is derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to be kind"): A commissariat officer in the…
Ben-hur Encyclopedia — ben-hur' (ben-chur, "son of Hur"; the King James Version son of Hur; from a Hebrew root meaning "to be white." Compare HPN, 69, note 3): One of the twelve commissariat of…
Ben-jaakan Encyclopedia — ben-ja'-a-kan. See BENE-JAAKAN .…
Ben-oni Encyclopedia — ben-o'-ni (ben-'oni; huios odunes mou, "son of my sorrow"): The name given by the dying Rachel to her new-born son; changed by his father Jacob to BENJAMIN ( Ge 35:18 ) w…
Ben-zoheth Encyclopedia — ben-zo'-heth (ben-zoheth, "son of Zoheth," from a Hebrew root meaning "to be strong(?)"): A son of Ishi of the house of Judah ( 1Ch 4:20 ).…
Benaiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chronicles 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Samuel 8:18; 1 K…
Bench Dictionary & Encyclopedia — deck of a Tyrian ship, described by Ezekiel (27:6) as overlaid with box- wood.…
Bene- Jaakan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — children of Jaakan (Numbers 33:31, 32), the same as Beeroth.…
Bene-berak Encyclopedia — ben-e-be'-rak (bene beraq; Banebarak): A town in the territory of Da ( Jos 19:45 ), represented by the modern village Ibn Ibraq, about an hour Southeast of Jaffa.…
Beneath Encyclopedia — be-neth': The adverb for "under" (kato). In Joh 8:23 , the words "ye are from beneath," suggest hell in contrast to heaven. But the succeeding clause, "ye are of this wor…
Benediction Encyclopedia — ben-e-dik'-shun: From the earliest times the records bear testimony that pronouncing the benediction or giving the blessing was a common practice. In the temple service, …
Benefactor Encyclopedia — ben-e-fak'-ter (Greek euergetes, Lu 22:25 ): There is here a probable allusion to two kings of Egypt (Ptolemy III and VII), who had the surname "Euergetes," of whom the p…
Benefit Encyclopedia — ben'-e-fit (gemul = "a deed," 2Ch 32:25 ); yaTabh = (causat.) "to make well," "to do good" ( Jer 18:10 ). The plural of gemul, is found is found in Ps 103:2 . Ps 68:19 (t…
Benevolence Encyclopedia — be-nev'-o-lens: the King James Version translation of phrase in Textus Receptus of the New Testament of 1Co 7:3 , rejected by the Revised Version (British and American) w…
Benhadad Encyclopedia — ben-ha'-dad (ben-hadhadh; Septuagint huios Hader): The Name I. BENHADAD I 1. The Kingdom of Syria Founded 2. Syria and Judah 3. Shortsightedness of Asa II. BENHADAD II 1.…
Benimi From the Scriptures — Benimi is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “our sons”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they are…
Beninu Encyclopedia — be-ni'-nu (beninu, "our son"): A Levite who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant ( Ne 10:13 ).…
Benjamin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Genesis 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short dista…
Benjamin, Gate of Encyclopedia — See JERUSALEM .…
Benjamite Encyclopedia — ben'-ja-mit: One belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, such as Ehud ( Jud 3:15 ), Saul ( 1Sa 9:1 , 2 ), Sheba ( 2Sa 20:1 ), Shimei ( 1Ki 2:8 ), etc.…
Beno Encyclopedia — be'-no (beno, "his son"): The son of Jaaziah of the house of Levi ( 1Ch 24:26 , 27 ).…
Beon Encyclopedia — be'-on ( Nu 32:3 ). See BAAL-MEON .…
Beor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a torch. (1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Genesis 36:32). (2.) The father of Balaam (Numbers 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8). In 2 Peter 2:15 he is called Bosor.…
Bera Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift, or son of evil, king of Sodom at the time of the invasion of the four kings under Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:2, 8, 17, 21).…
Beracah Encyclopedia — be-ra'-ka (berakhah, "blessing," the King James Version Berachah): A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag ( 1Ch 12:3 ).…
Beracah, Valley of Encyclopedia — be-ra'-ka, ber'-a-ka (the King James Version Berachah; `emeq berkhah; koilas eulogias): After the victory of Jehoshaphat and his people over Moab and Ammon, "On the fourt…
Berachah Dictionary — blessing. (1.) A valley not far from Engedi, where Jehoshaphat overthrew the Moabites and Ammonites (2 Chronicles 20:26). It has been identified with the valley of Bereik…
Berachiah Encyclopedia — ber-a-ki'-a. See BERECHIAH .…
Beraiah Encyclopedia — be-ri'-a (bera'yah, "Yah hath created"): A son of Shimei of the house of Benjamin ( 1Ch 8:21 ).…
Berea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city of Macedonia to which Paul with Silas and Timotheus went when persecuted at Thessalonica (Acts 17:10, 13), and from which also he was compelled to withdraw, when h…
Bereave; Bereaver; Bereft Encyclopedia — be-rev', be-rev'-er, be-reft': Bereave is frequently used in the Old Testament in the (now almost obsolete) meaning of "to deprive," "to take away," especially with refer…
Berechiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — blessed by Jehovah. (1.) Son of Shimea, and father of Asaph the musician (1 Chronicles 6:39; 15:17). (2.) One of the seven Ephraimite chieftains, son of Meshillemoth (2 C…
Bered Dictionary — hail. (1.) A town in the south of Palestine (Genesis 16: 14), in the desert of Shur, near Lahai-roi. (2.) A son of Shuthelah, and grandson of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).…
Bered (1) Encyclopedia — be'-red (beredh, "hail," from a Hebrew root meaning "to be cold"): The son of Shuthelah of the house of Ephraim ( 1Ch 7:20 ). Compare BECHER .…
Bered (2) Encyclopedia — be'-red (beredh; Barad): A place in the Negeb mentioned in the story of Hagar ( Ge 16:14 ). The well Beer-lahai-roi was "between Kadesh and Bered." The Onkelos Targum ren…
Berenice Encyclopedia — ber'-e-nes. See BERNICE .…
Beri Encyclopedia — be'-ri (beri, "wisdom"): A descendant of Asher ( 1Ch 7:36 ).…
Beriah Dictionary — a gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber (Genesis 46:17). (2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20-23), born after the slaughter of his brot…
Beriah; Beriites Encyclopedia — be-ri'-a, be-ri'-its (beri`ah, "in shouting," probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise," or "in evil," from another Hebrew root): (1) A son of Asher and…
Berites Encyclopedia — be'-rits (berim; according to Klostermann and others, bikhrim): The word is found only once in the Old Testament ( 2Sa 20:14 ). The passage seems to be doubtful. The sugg…
Berith Encyclopedia — be'-rith (berith, "covenant"). See BAAL-BERITH .…
Bernice Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bearer of victory, the eldest daughter of Agrippa I., the Herod Agrippa of Acts 12:20. After the early death of her first husband she was married to her uncle Herod, king…
Berodach-Baladan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the king of Babylon who sent a friendly deputation to Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:12). In Isaiah 39:1 he is called Merodach-baladan (q.v.).…
Beroea Encyclopedia — be-re'-a (Beroia or Berroia): (1) A town of southwestern Macedonia, in the district of Emathia. It lay at the foot of Mt. Bermius, on a tributary of the Haliacmon, and se…
Beroth Encyclopedia — be'-roth (1 Esdras 5:19). See BEEROTH .…
Berothah Encyclopedia — be-ro'-tha ( Eze 47:16 : berothah; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Abthera; or BEROTHAH #2Sa 8:8 Eze 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascu…
Berothai From the Scriptures — Berothai is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “wells; a cypress”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says …
Berothath From the Scriptures — Berothath is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “of a well”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they…
Berothite Encyclopedia — be'-roth-it. See BEEROTHITE .…
Berries Encyclopedia — ber'-is: Occurs in Jas 3:12 (the King James Version) in the phrase "olive berries" (elaiai). The Revised Version (British and American) reads simply "olives."…
Beryl Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the rendering in the Authorized Version of the Hebrew word tarshish , a precious stone; probably so called as being brought from Tarshish. It was one of the stones on the…
Berytus Encyclopedia — ber'-i-tus, be-ri'-tus (Berutos; Arabic: modern Beirut, Beyrout, Beyrouth): An ancient Phoenician city situated on the North side of a promontory jutting out from the bas…
Berzelus Encyclopedia — ber-ze'-lus. See ZORZELLEUS .…
Besai Encyclopedia — be'-si (becay, "downtrodden"): The descendants of Besai (Nethinim) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem ( Ezr 2:49 ; Ne 7:52 = Basthai, 1 Esdras 5:31).…
Beset Encyclopedia — be-set' (euperistatos): The most common sense of this word is "to surround." This is the thought in Ps 139:5 , and teaches the omnipresence of God. Often wicked men find …
Beside Encyclopedia — be-sid': Near to, or close to ( Ps 23:2 ). It is often used to refer to the mental state, to the derangement of the mind (existemi, Mr 3:21 ; Ac 26:24 the King James Vers…
Besiege Encyclopedia — be-sej'. See SIEGE .…
Besodeiah Encyclopedia — bes-o-de'-ya, bes-o-di'-a (becodheyah, "in the confidence or counsel of Yah"; compare Jer 23:18 , 22 ; and HPN, 207, 221, 286): Father of Meshullam, the builder ( Ne 3:6 …
Besom Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning sweeper, occurs only in Isaiah 14:23, of the sweeping away, the utter ruin, of Babylon.…
Besor Dictionary — cold, a ravine or brook in the extreme south-west of Judah, where 200 of David’s men stayed behind because they were faint, while the other 400 pursued the Amalekites (1 …
Besor, the Brook Encyclopedia — be'-sor, (nachal besor; Codex Alexandrinus, Bechor, Codex Vaticanus, Beana; 1Sa 30:9 , 20 , 21 ; Josephus, Ant, VI, xiv, 6): A torrent-bed (nachal) mentioned in the accou…
Best Encyclopedia — Of five Hebrew originals the chief is Tobh, "good," expressing quality, character. Variously used of objects pleasing to the senses, feelings, mind, moral sense, e.g. "be…
Bestead Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the rendering in Isaiah 8:21, where alone it occurs, of a Hebrew word meaning to oppress, or be in circumstances of hardship.…
Bestiality Encyclopedia — bes-ti-al'-i-ti. See CRIMES .…
Bestow Encyclopedia — be-sto': The seven Hebrew words rendered by this term variously mean "to put" or "place," "to give"; "do," "deposit," as e.g. to locate chariots and horsemen in cities ( …
Betah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — confidence, a city belonging to Hadadezer, king of Zobah, which yielded much spoil of brass to David (2 Samuel 8:8). In 1 Chronicles 18:8 it is called Tibhath.…
Betane Encyclopedia — bet'-a-ne (Baitane): A place named in Judith 1:9, among those to which the messengers of Nebuchadnezzar were sent. From the order in which they are named we should seek f…
Beten Encyclopedia — be'-ten (beTen; Batne): A city of Asher mentioned between Hall and Achshaph ( Jos 19:25 ). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 8 Roman miles East of Ptolemais, giving it the …
Beth Dictionary — occurs frequently as the appellation for a house, or dwelling-place, in such compounds as the words immediately following:…
Beth (1) Encyclopedia — bath (b): The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. With the daghesh it is transliterated in this dictionary as "b," and, without the daghesth, as "bh" ( = "v"). It came …
Beth (2) Encyclopedia — beth (in proper names; Greek transliteration in Septuagint, beth, baith, or beth): This is the English transliteration for the Hebrew beth, meaning "house," "tent," "plac…
Beth- Aram Dictionary — house of the height; i.e., “mountain-house”, one of the towns of Gad, 3 miles east of Jordan, opposite Jericho (Joshua 13:27). Probably the same as Beth-haran in Numbers …
Beth- Arbel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of God’s court, a place alluded to by Hosea (10:14) as the scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named wa…
Beth-Anath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of response, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38). It is perhaps identical with the modern village ‘Ainata, 6 miles west of Kedesh.…
Beth-Anoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of answers, a city in the mountainous district of Judah (Joshua 15:59). It has been identified with the modern Beit-‘Anun, about 3 miles northeast of Hebron.…
Beth-Arabah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of the desert, one of the six cities of Judah, situated in the sunk valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea (Joshua 18:22). In Joshua 15:61 it is said to have been “in th…
Beth-aven Encyclopedia — beth-a'-ven (beth 'awen; Baithon, Baithaun): A place on the northern boundary of the territory of Benjamin ( Jos 18:12 ) East of Bethel, near Ai ( Jos 7:2 ), West of Mich…
BETH-AyEN Dictionary — house of nothingness; i.e., “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Joshua 7:2; 18:12; 1 Samuel 13:5). In Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for “Be…
Beth-azmaveth Encyclopedia — beth-az-ma'-veth ( Ne 7:28 ). See AZMAVETH .…
Beth-baal-meon Encyclopedia — beth-ba-al-me'-on ( Jos 13:17 ). See BAAL-MEON .…
Beth-Barah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon’s victory (Judges 7:24). It was probably the chief ford of the Jordan in that district, and may have been that by …
Beth-biri Encyclopedia — beth-bir'-i (the King James Version Beth-birei, beth-bir'-e-i) beth bir'i; oikos Braoumseoreim; 1Ch 4:31 (called in Jos 19:6 , Beth-lebaoth, "abode of lions"): A site bel…
Beth-Car Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sheep-house, a place to which the Israelites pursued the Philistines west from Mizpeh (1 Samuel 7:11).…
Beth-Dagon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Joshua 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda. (2.) A city near the sou…
Beth-Diblathaim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of two cakes of figs, a city of Moab, upon which Jeremiah (48:22) denounced destruction. It is called also Almon-diblathaim (Numbers 33:46) and Diblath (Ezekiel 6:1…
Beth-eden Encyclopedia — beth-e'-den ( Am 1:5 King James Version, margin; English Versions of the Bible "house of Eden"). See CHILDREN OF EDEN .…
Beth-emek Encyclopedia — beth-e'-mek (beth ha-'emeq; Bethaemek, "house of the valley"): A town in the territory of Zebulun ( Jos 19:27 ). It has not been identified, but must be sought somewhere …
Beth-ezal From the Scriptures — Beth-ezal is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a neighbor's house”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself sa…
Beth-ezel Encyclopedia — beth-e'-zel (beth ha-'etsel; oikos echomenous autes; literally, "adjoining house"): A place named along with other cities in the Philistine plain ( Mic 1:11 ). The site h…
Beth-gader Encyclopedia — beth-ga'-der (bethgadher; Baithgedor, or (Codex Vaticanus) Baithgaidon): The name occurs between those of Bethlehem and Kiriath-jearim in 1Ch 2:51 . It is possibly identi…
Beth-Gamul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — camel-house, a city in the “plain country” of Moab denounced by the prophet (Jeremiah 48:23); probably the modern Um-el-Jemal, near Bozrah, one of the deserted cities of …
Beth-Gilgal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of Gilgal, a place from which the inhabitants gathered for the purpose of celebrating the rebuilding of the walls on the return exile (Nehemiah 12:29). (See GILGAF.…
Beth-Haccerem Dictionary — house of a vineyard, a place in the tribe of Judah (Nehemiah 3:14) where the Benjamites were to set up a beacon when they heard the trumpet against the invading army of t…
Beth-haccherem Encyclopedia — beth-ha-ke'-rem, beth-hak'-e-rem (the King James Version Beth-haccerem; beth ha-kerem; Bethachcharma (see DB), "place of the vineyard"): A district (in Ne 3:14 ) ruled ov…
Beth-haggan Encyclopedia — beth-hag'-an (beth-ha-gan, "house of the garden"). The place where Ahaziah was slain by Jehu ( 2Ki 9:27 ). The words are rendered in English Versions of the Bible "the ga…
Beth-hanan; Elon-beth-hanan Encyclopedia — beth-ha'-nan ( 1Ki 4:9 ). See ELON .…
Beth-haram Encyclopedia — beth-ha'-ram (beth haram; Baitharan; Codex Alexandrinus, Baitharra; the King James Version wrongly, Beth-Aram): An Amorite city taken and fortified by the Gadites ( Jos 1…
Beth-haran Encyclopedia — beth-ha'-ran (beth haran): A fenced city East of the Jordan ( Nu 32:36 ) identical with BETH-HARAM , which see.…
Beth-hoglah Encyclopedia — beth-hog'-la (beth-choghlah; Septuagint Baithaglaam, "house of partridge"): Mentioned in Jos 15:6 ; 18:19 , identified with Ain Haijab ("partridge spring") lying between …
Beth-Horon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chronicles 8:5; 1 Chronicles 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way from Jerusalem to J…
Beth-horon, the Battle of Encyclopedia — 1. The Political Situation 2. Joshua's Strategy 3. Joshua's Command to the Sun and Moon 4. The Astronomical Relations of the Sun and Moon 5. The "Silence" of the Sun 6. "…
Beth-Jeshimoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of wastes, or deserts, a town near Abel-shittim, east of Jordan, in the desert of Moab, where the Israelites encamped not long before crossing the Jordan (Numbers 3…
Beth-Le-Aphrah Dictionary — (R.V. Micah 1:10), house of dust. The Authorized Version reads “in the house of Aphrah.” This is probably the name of a town in the Shephelah, or “low country,” between J…
Beth-leaphrah Encyclopedia — beth-le-af'-ra (beth le`aphrah; Septuagint ex oikou kata gelota, "house of dust"): The name of a place found only in Mic 1:10 . From the connection in which it is used it…
Beth-lebaoth Encyclopedia — beth-le-ba'-oth, beth-leb'-aoth (beth lebha'oth; Baithalbath, "house of lionesses"): A town in the territory of Simeon ( Jos 19:6 ). In 1Ch 4:31 the name is given as Beth…
Beth-lehemite Encyclopedia — beth'-le-hem-it (beth ha-lachmi): An inhabitant of Bethlehem, a town in Judah, 5 miles South of Jerusalem. Jesse is so named in 1Sa 16:18 ; 17:58 , and Elhanan in 2Sa 21:…
Beth-lomon Encyclopedia — beth-lo'-mon (Baithlomon; Codex Vaticanus, Rhagethlomon): The inhabitants of this city are mentioned as returning with Zerubbabel from Babylon (1 Esdras 5:17). It is the …
Beth-maacah Encyclopedia — beth-ma'-a-ka. See ABEL-BETH-MAACAH .…
Beth-marcaboth Encyclopedia — beth-mar'-ka-both (beth ha-markabhoth; Baithmachereb, "the house of chariots"): Mentioned along with Hazar-susah, "the station of horses" ( Jos 19:5 ; 1Ch 4:31 ) as citie…
Beth-meon Encyclopedia — beth-me'-on: A city of Moab ( Jer 48:23 ), identical with BAAL-MEON (which see).…
Beth-merhak Encyclopedia — beth-mer'-hak (beth ha-merchaq; en oiko to makran, literally "a place (house) that was far off" ( 2Sa 15:17 the Revised Version, margin "the Far House")): A place mention…
Beth-millo Encyclopedia — beth-mil'-o. See JERUSALEM .…
Beth-nimrah Encyclopedia — beth-nim'-ra (beth nimrah, "house of leopard," Nu 32:36 , but in verse Nu 32:3 it is simply Nimrah): In Jos 13:27 the full name appears. In Isa 15:6 the name appears as N…
Beth-palet Encyclopedia — beth-pa'-let. See BETH-PELET .…
Beth-pazzez Encyclopedia — beth-paz'-ez (beth patstsets; Bersaphes, Baithphrasee): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with En-gannim and En- haddah ( Jos 19:21 ). The site has not been disc…
Beth-pelet Encyclopedia — beth-pe'-let (beth-peleT; Baithphaleth, "house of escape"; the King James Version Beth-palet; Jos 15:27 , Beth-phelet, the King James Version Ne 11:26 ): One of "the utte…
Beth-Peor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of Peor; i.e., “temple of Baal-peor”, a place in Moab, on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. It was in the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:20; Deuteronomy 3:29; 4:46)…
Beth-Phage Dictionary — house of the unripe fig, a village on the Mount of Olives, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho (Matthew 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29), and very close to Bethany. It was …
Beth-phelet Encyclopedia — beth-fe'-let. See BETH-PELET .…
Beth-rapha Encyclopedia — beth-ra'-fa (beth rapha'; B, ho Bathraia, Bathrepha): The name occurs only in the genealogical list in 1Ch 4:12 . It does not seem possible now to associate it with any p…
Beth-rehob Encyclopedia — beth-re'-hob (beth-rechobh; ho oikos Rhaab) : An Aramean town and district which, along with Zobah and Maacah, assisted Ammon against David ( 2Sa 10:6 , 8 , Rehob). It is…
Beth-Shean Dictionary — house of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:29), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. In So…
Beth-shean; Beth-shan Encyclopedia — beth-she'-an, beth'-shan (beth-shan, or [beth-she'an]; in Apocrypha Baithsan or Bethsa): A city in the territory of Issachar assigned to Manasseh, out of which the Canaan…
Beth-Shemesh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of the sun. (1.) A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Joshua 21:16; 1 Samuel 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Joshua 15:10). It was the scene of an encounter …
Beth-shemite Encyclopedia — beth-she'-mit beth-shimshi ( 1Sa 6:14 , 20 ): An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh in Judah (compare BETH-SHEMESH 1 ).…
Beth-shittah Encyclopedia — beth-shit'-a (beth ha-shiTTah, "house of the acacia"): A place on the route followed by the Midianites in their flight before Gideon ( Jud 7:22 ). It is probably identica…
Beth-Tappuah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of apples, a town of Judah, now Tuffuh, 5 miles west of Hebron (Joshua 15:53).…
Beth-zacharias Encyclopedia — beth-zak-a-ri'-as (Baith-zacharia): Here Judas Maccabeus failed in battle with Antiochus Eupator, and his brother Eleazar fell in conflict with an elephant (1 Macc 6:32 f…
Beth-zur Encyclopedia — beth'-zur (beth-tsur; Baith-sour, "house of rock"; less probably "house of the god Zur"): (1) Mentioned ( Jos 15:58 ) as near Halhul and Gedor in the hill country of Juda…
Bethabara Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which t…
Bethany Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of …
Betharam Encyclopedia — beth-a'-ram (beth haram). See BETH-HARAM .…
Bethasmoth Encyclopedia — beth-az'-moth (the King James Version Bethsamos; Baithasmoth (1 Esdras 5:18); corresponds to Beth-azmaveth in Ne 7:28 ): A town in the territory of Benjamin, and may be i…
Bethbasi Encyclopedia — beth-ba'-si (Baithbasi): The name may mean "place of marshes" = Hebrew beth-betsi. According to G. A. Smith there is a Wady el-Bassah East of Tekoa in the wilderness of J…
Bethel Encyclopedia — beth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"): (1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Sheche…
Bethel, Mount Encyclopedia — (har beth-'el; Baithel louza ( 1Sa 13:2 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the mount of Bethel"; Jos 16:1 )): The hill which stretches from the North of the to…
Bethelite Encyclopedia — beth'-el-it: The term applied to a man who in the days of Ahab rebuilt Jericho ( 1Ki 16:34 ). See HIEL .…
Bether Encyclopedia — be'-ther (bether): In So 2:17 mention is made of "the mountains of Bether." It is doubtful if a proper name is intended. The Revised Version, margin has, "perhaps, the sp…
Bethesda Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of mercy, a reservoir (Gr. kolumbethra, “a swimming bath”) with five porches, close to the sheep-gate or market (Nehemiah 3:1; John 5:2). Eusebius the historian (A.…
Bethink Encyclopedia — be-think' (heshibh 'el lebh, "to lay to heart," hence, "recall to mind"): Anglo-Saxon word used only in seventh petition of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temp…
Bethlehem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of bread. (1.) A city in the “hill country” of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Genesis 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah …
Bethlehem, Star of Encyclopedia — See STAR OF THE MAGI .…
Bethphage Encyclopedia — beth'-fa-je, beth'-faj (from beth paghah; Bethphage, or Bethphage; in Aramaic "place of young figs"): Near the Mount of Olives and to the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; …
Bethsaida Dictionary & Encyclopedia — house of fish. (1.) A town in Galilee, on the west side of the sea of Tiberias, in the “land of Gennesaret.” It was the native place of Peter, Andrew, and Philip, and was…
Bethsamos Encyclopedia — beth-sa'-mos. See BETHASMOTH .…
Bethsura; Bethsuron Encyclopedia — beth-su'-ra (Baithsoura (1 Macc 4:29, etc.)), (2 Macc 11:5 the Revised Version (British and American)): The Greek form of the name BETH-ZUR (which see).…
Bethuel Dictionary — man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God. (1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Genesis 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24, 47). He appears in…
Bethuel (1) Encyclopedia — be-thu'-el (bethu'el; "dweller in God"): A son of Nahor and Milcah, Abraham's nephew, father of Laban and Rebekah ( Ge 22:23 ; 24:15 , 24 , 47 , 50 ; 25:20 ; 28:2 , 5 ). …
Bethuel (2) Encyclopedia — be-thu'-el, beth'-u-el (bethu'el, "destroyed of God"): A town of Simeon ( 1Ch 4:30 ), the same as Bethul ( Jos 19:4 ), and, probably, as the Beth-el of 1Sa 30:27 .…
Bethul Encyclopedia — beth'-ul, be'-thul (bethul): See BETHUEL; CHESIL .…
Bethulia Encyclopedia — be-thu'-li-a (Baithouloua): A town named only in the Book of Judith (4:6; 6:10 ff; 7:1 ff; 8:3; 10:6; 12:7; 15:3,6; 16:21 ff). From these references we gather that it sto…
Bethzur Dictionary — house of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom (2 Chronicle…
Betimes Encyclopedia — be-timz': In the sense of "early" is the translation of two Hebrew words: (1) shakham, a root meaning "to incline the shoulder to a load," hence "to load up," "start earl…
Betolion Encyclopedia — be-to'-li-on (Betolio (Codex Alexandrinus), or (Codex Vaticanus) Betolio; the King James Version Betolius, be-to'-li-us): A town the people of which to the number of 52 r…
Betomesthaim; Betomasthaim Encyclopedia — be-to-mes'-tha-im, be-to-mes'-tham the King James Version Betomestham, (Betomesthaim (Judith 4:6)): the King James Version Betomasthem (Baitornasthaim (Judith 15:4)): The…
Betonim Encyclopedia — bet'-o-nim, be-to'-nim (beTonim; Botanei or Botanin): A town East of the Jordan in the territory of Gad ( Jos 13:26 ). It may be identical with BaTneh, about 3 miles Sout…
Betray Encyclopedia — be-tra' (ramah; paradidomi): In the Old Testament only once ( 1Ch 12:17 ). David warns those who had deserted to him from Saul: "If ye be come to betray me to mine advers…
Betrayers Encyclopedia — be-tra'-ers (prodotai, "betrayers," "traitors"): Stephen charged the Jews with being betrayers of the Righteous One ( Ac 7:52 ) i.e. as having made Judas' act their own; …
Betroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — to promise “by one’s truth.” Men and women were betrothed when they were engaged to be married. This usually took place a year or more before marriage. From the time of b…
Between the Testaments Encyclopedia — I. THE PERIOD IN GENERAL II. A GLANCE ALTES TESTAMENT CONTEMPORANEOUS HISTORY 1. The Egyptian Empire 2. Greece 3. Rome 4. Asia III. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS 1. The Persian…
Beulah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — married, is used in Isaiah 62:4 metaphorically as the name of Judea: “Thy land shall be married,” i.e., favoured and blessed of the Lord.…
Bewail Encyclopedia — be-wal' (kopto): In the middle voice, this word has the thought of striking on the breast and of loud lamentation, so common among oriental people in time of great sorrow…
Bewitch Encyclopedia — be-wich' (existemi): There are two Greek words in the New Testament translated "bewitch." The one given above ( Ac 8:9 , 21 the King James Version "bewitched," the Revise…
Bewray Dictionary — to reveal or disclose; an old English word equivalent to “betray” (Proverbs 27:16; 29:24, R.V., “uttereth;” Isaiah 16:3; Matthew 26:73).…
Bewray; Bewrayer Encyclopedia — be-ra', be-ra'-er: In its derivation is entirely different from betray (Latin, tradere), and meant originally "to disclose," "reveal" (compare Shakspere, Titus Andronicus…
Beyond Dictionary & Encyclopedia — when used with reference to Jordan, signifies in the writings of Moses the west side of the river, as he wrote on the east bank (Genesis 50:10, 11; Deuteronomy 1:1, 5; 3:…
Bezaanannim Encyclopedia — be-za-an-an'-im ( Jos 19:33 the Revised Version, margin). See ZAANANNIM .…
Bezai Encyclopedia — be'-za-i (betsay, "shining"(?)): (1) A chief who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant ( Ne 10:18 ). (2) The descendants of Bezai returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (323, …
Bezaleel Dictionary — in the shadow of God; i.e., “under his protection”, the artificer who executed the work of art in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 31:2; 35:30). H…
Bezalel Encyclopedia — bez'-a-lel (betsal'el, "in the shadow (protection) of 'El (God)"; Beseleel; the King James Version Bezaleel): (1) A master workman under Moses; son of Uri, son of Hur, of…
Bezek Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lightning. (1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Judges 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south…
Bezer Encyclopedia — be'-zer (betser; Bosor, "strong"): (1) A city of refuge, set apart by Moses for the Reubenites and located in the "plain country" (or table-land, Mishor) East of the Jord…
Bezeth Encyclopedia — be'-zeth (Bezeth): A place in the neighborhood of Jerusalem to which Bacchides withdrew and where he slew several deserters (1 Macc 7:19). Possibly the same as Bezetha (s…
Bezetha Encyclopedia — be-ze'-tha: Also called by Josephus the "New City" (BJ, V, iv, 2), certain suburbs of Jerusalem, North of the Temple, which were outside the second but included within th…
Biatas Encyclopedia — bi'-a-tas (Phalias; Codex Alexandrinus, Phiathas): the Revised Version (British and American) "Phalias," one of the Levites (1 Esdras 9:48) who "taught (the people) the l…
Bible Dictionary — Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia, meaning “books,” the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the “Li…
Bible, the Encyclopedia — bi'-b'-l, (biblia): I. THE NAMES 1. Bible 2. Other Designations--Scriptures, etc. 3. Old Testament and New Testament II. LANGUAGES III. COMPASS AND DIVISIONS 1. The Jewis…
Biblical Criticism Encyclopedia — See CRITICISM OF THE BIBLE .…
Biblical Discrepancies Encyclopedia — bib'-li-kal diskrep'-an-siz. See DISCREPANCIES, BIBLICAL .…
Biblical Theology Encyclopedia — bib'-li-kal the-ol'-o-ji: I. BIBLICAL THEOLOGY AS A SCIENCE 1. Definition 2. Relation to Dogmatics 3. Place and Method of Biblical Theology 4. Relation to Scientific Exeg…
Bichri Encyclopedia — bik'-ri (bikhri, "first born"; compare HPN, 88, 102): Father of Sheba who rebelled against David. Bichri is of the house of Benjamin and the word probably means a "descen…
Bid Encyclopedia — Variously signifying, according to six Hebrew and as many Greek originals: (1) "to command" ( Nu 14:10 ; Mt 1:24 the King James Version, prostasso); (2) "to prescribe" or…
Bidden Encyclopedia — bid'-n: "Called," "invited" ( 1Sa 9:13 ).…
Bide Encyclopedia — bid: A variant of "abide" (which see); is the rendering of perimeno, in The Wisdom of Solomon 8:12 (the Revised Version (British and American) "they shall wait for me"). …
Bidkar Encyclopedia — bid'-kar (bidhqar; "son of Deker" (?); compare HPN, 69): A captain in the service of Jehu, formerly his fellow-officer ( 2Ki 9:25 ).…
Bier Encyclopedia — ber: (1) Found in the Old Testament only in 2Sa 3:31 , "and king David followed the bier"; and in the New Testament in Lu 7:14 , "and he (Jesus) came nigh and touched the…
Bigtha Encyclopedia — big'-tha (bighetha'; Septuagint Barazi; Codex Vaticanus, Boraze; Codex Alexandrinus, Oareboa): One of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains having charge of the harem of King…
Bigthan; Bigthana Encyclopedia — big'-than big-tha'-na (bighethan, bighethana'; Septuagint omits name): One of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes on ("Ahasuerus") who conspired against the king's …
Bigvai Encyclopedia — big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua): (1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:2 ; Ne 7:7 ), having a large number of his reta…
Bikath-aven Encyclopedia — bik-ath-a'-ven (biq`ath 'awen, "valley of vanity" ( Am 1:5 King James Version, margin)). See AVEN; BETH-EDEN .…
Bildad Encyclopedia — bil'-dad (bildadh, "Bel has loved"): The second of the three friends of Job who, coming from distant regions, make an appointment together to condole with and comfort him…
Bileam Encyclopedia — bil'-e-am (bil`am; Iblaam): A town in the territory of Manasseh assigned to the Kohathite Levites ( 1Ch 6:70 ), probably the same as Ibleam ( Jos 17:11 , etc.), and ident…
Bilgah Dictionary — cheerful. (1.) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service (1 Chronicles 24:14). (2.) A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah …
Bilgah; Bilgai Encyclopedia — bil'-ga bil'-ga-i (bilgah; bilgay, "cheerfulness"): A priest or priestly family in the time of the Return ( Ne 12:5 ), and (under the form of "Bilgai," Ne 10:8 ) in the t…
Bilhah (1) Encyclopedia — bil'-ha (person) (bilhah; Balla): A slave girl whom Laban gave to Rachel ( Ge 29:29 ), and whom the latter gave to Jacob as a concubine ( Ge 30:3 , 4 ); the mother of Da …
Bilhah (2) Encyclopedia — bil'-ha (place) (bilhah; Codex Alexandrinus, Balaa; Codex Vaticanus, Abella): A city in Simeon ( 1Ch 4:29 ) = Baalah ( Jos 15:29 ), Balah ( Jos 19:3 ), and Baalath ( Jos …
Bilhan (3) Encyclopedia — bil'-han (bilhan; Balaan) : (1) A Horite chief, son of Ezer ( Ge 36:27 ; 1Ch 1:42 ). (2) A descendant of Benjamin, son of Jediael, father of seven sons who were heads of …
Bill of Divorcement Encyclopedia — di-vors'-ment. See DIVORCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT .…
Bill, Bond, Etc. Encyclopedia — (1) In the parable of the Unjust Steward ( Lu 16:6 f) "bill," the King James Version, better "bond," the Revised Version (British and American), is used to translate the …
Billow Encyclopedia — bil'-o (gal, "a great rolling wave"): Figuratively, of trouble, "All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me" ( Ps 42:7 ; compare Jon 2:3…
Bilshan Encyclopedia — bil'-shan (bilshan): An Israelite who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:2 = Ne 7:7 ). The name may be explained as the "inquirer" (new Hebrew and Aramaic), balash, the ("b…
Bimhal Encyclopedia — bim'-hal (bimhal): A descendant of Asher ( 1Ch 7:33 ).…
Bind; Bound Encyclopedia — bind (deo): There are a number of Hebrew words used to express this word in its various meanings, 'alam ( Ge 37:7 ), 'acar ( Ge 42:24 ), qashar ( De 6:8 ). It sometimes m…
Binea Encyclopedia — bin'-e-a (bin`ah): A name in the genealogy of Benjamin ( 1Ch 8:37 : = 1Ch 9:43 ).…
Binnui Encyclopedia — bin'-u-i (binnuy, a proper name, "a building up"): (1) A Levite, living in the time of Ezra ( Ezr 8:33 ; Ne 10:9 ; 12:8 ). (2) One of the bene Pachath-mo'abh who had take…
BIRD Birds Dictionary — are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Leviticus 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Leviticus 11: 13-…
Bird-catcher Encyclopedia — burd'-kach-er See FOWLER .…
Birds Encyclopedia — burds (`ayiT; Greek variously ta peteina ( Mt 13:4 ) ta ornea tou ouranou ( Re 19:17 ) ornis ( Mt 23:37 ; Lu 13:34 ) Latin, avis; Old English "brid"): I. Meaning of the W…
Birds of Abomination Encyclopedia — See ABOMINATION, BIRDS OF .…
Birds of Prey Encyclopedia — pra: They were undoubtedly the first birds noticed by the compilers of Biblical records. They were camp followers, swarmed over villages and perched on the walls of citie…
Birds, Unclean Encyclopedia — un-klen': The lists of birds forbidden as food are given in Le 11:13-19 and De 14:12-18 . The names are almost identical, Deuteronomy containing one more than Leviticus a…
Birsha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — son of wickedness, a king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:2).…
Birth Encyclopedia — burth (genesis): (1) It was said by the angel beforehand of John the Baptist, "Many shall rejoice at his birth"; and when he was born Elisabeth said, "Thus hath the Lord …
BIRTH As Dictionary — soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezekiel 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke 2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days …
Birth, New Encyclopedia — See REGENERATION .…
Birth, Virgin Encyclopedia — See VIRGIN BIRTH .…
Birth-stool Encyclopedia — burth'-stool: Found only in Ex 1:16 , in connection with Hebrew women in Egypt when oppressed by Pharaoh. The Hebrew ('obhnayim) here rendered "birth-stool" is used in Je…
Birthday Encyclopedia — burth'-da: (1) The custom of observing birthdays of great men, especially of kings, was widespread in ancient times (see Ge 40:20 f, "the third day, which was Pharaoh's b…
Birthright Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) This word denotes the special privileges and advantages belonging to the first-born son among the Jews. He became the priest of the family. Thus Reuben was the first…
Birzaith Encyclopedia — bur-za'-ith, bur-za'-vith the King James Version Birzavith, (birzawith or birzayith; Bezaith, or Berzaie): The name of a town in Asher founded by Malchiel ( 1Ch 7:31 ). I…
Bishlam Encyclopedia — bish'-lam (bishlam, "peaceful" (?)): One of three foreign colonists who wrote a letter of complaint against the Jews to Artaxerxes ( Ezr 4:7 = 1 Esdras 2:16). In 1 Esdras…
Bishop Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an overseer. In apostolic times, it is quite manifest that there was no difference as to order between bishops and elders or presbyters (Acts 20:17-28; 1 Peter 5:1, 2; Ph…
Bishoprick Encyclopedia — bish'-up-rik (episkope; Ac 1:20 the King James Version, quoted from Ps 109:8 ): the Revised Version (British and American) "office," margin, "overseership." See BISHOP .…
Bishops' Bible Encyclopedia — See ENGLISH VERSIONS .…
Bit Dictionary — the curb put into the mouths of horses to restrain them. The Hebrew word (metheg) so rendered in Psalm 32:9 is elsewhere translated “bridle” (2 Kings 19:28; Proverbs 26:3…
Bit and Bridle Encyclopedia — bri'-d'-l (methegh wa-recen): The two words occur in conjunction ( Ps 32:9 the King James Version, "Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; w…
Bithiah Encyclopedia — bi-thi'-a (bithyah; Beththia; Codex Vaticanus, Gelia, "daughter of Yah"): The daughter of a Pharaoh who married Mered, a descendant of Judah ( 1Ch 4:18 ). Whether this Ph…
Bithron Encyclopedia — bith'-ron (ha-bithron; holen ten parateinousan, literally "the entire (land) extending"; 2Sa 2:29 , "the Bithron," i.e. the gorge or groove): Does not seem to be a proper…
Bithynia Encyclopedia — bi-thin'-i-a (Bithunia): A coast province in northwestern Asia Minor on the Propontis and the Euxine. Its narrowest compass included the districts on both sides of the Sa…
BITTER Bitterness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — is symbolical of affliction, misery, and servitude (Exodus 1:14; Ruth 1:20; Jeremiah 9:15). The Chaldeans are called the “bitter and hasty nation” (Habakkuk 1:6). The “ga…
Bitter Herbs Encyclopedia — hurbs, or urbs (merorim): Originally in the primitive Passover ( Ex 12:8 ; Nu 9:11 ) these were probably merely salads, the simplest and quickest prepared form of vegetab…
Bitter Water Encyclopedia — See ADULTERY (2) ; MARAH .…
Bittern Dictionary & Encyclopedia — is found three times in connection with the desolations to come upon Babylon, Idumea, and Nineveh (Isaiah 14:23; 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14). This bird belongs to the class of…
Bitterness Encyclopedia — bit'-er-ness. See BITTER .…
Bitterness, Water of Encyclopedia — See ADULTERY (2) .…
Bitumen Encyclopedia — bi-tu'-men. See SLIME .…
BITUMEN Genesis Dictionary — 11:3, R.V., margin, rendered in the A.V. “slime”), a mineral pitch. With this the ark was pitched (6:14. See also Exodus 2:3.) (See SLIME.)…
Biziothiah Encyclopedia — biz-yo-thi'-a, biz-joth'-ja (bizyotheyah; Septuagint hai komai auton, literally "their villages"; the King James Version Bizjothjah, "place of Jah's olives" (Young), or "…
Biztha Encyclopedia — biz'-tha (Septuagint Mazan; also Bazan and Bazea): One of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes). It is possible that the name is derived from the P…
BkI HEL ITE Dictionary — a designation of Hiel (q.v.), who rebuilt Jericho and experienced the curse pronounced long before (1 Kings 16:34).…
Black Dictionary & Encyclopedia — properly the absence of all colour. In Proverbs 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, “the pupil of the eye.” It is translated “apple” of th…
Blackness Encyclopedia — (kimririm, "obscurations"; qadhruth, "darkness"; gnophos, "darkness" zophos "blackness"): Terms rarely used but of special significance in picturing the fearful gloom and…
Blade Dictionary — applied to the glittering point of a spear (Job 39:23) or sword (Nah. 3:3), the blade of a dagger (Judges 3:22); the “shoulder blade” (Job 31:22); the “blade” of cereals …
Blains Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in connection with the sixth plague of Egypt (Exodus 9:9, 10). In Deuteronomy 28:27, 35, it is called “the botch of Egypt.” It seems to have been the fearful …
Blasphemy Encyclopedia — blas'-fe-mi (blasphemia): In classical Greek meant primarily "defamation" or "evil-speaking" in general; "a word of evil omen," hence, "impious, and irreverent speech aga…
BLASPHEMY In Dictionary — the sense of speaking evil of God this word is found in Psalm 74:18; Isaiah 52:5; Romans 2:24; Revelation 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21. It denotes also any kind of calumny, or e…
Blast Encyclopedia — (neshamah, ruach): (1) The blowing of the breath of Yahweh, expressive of the manifestation of God's power in Nature and Providence. "With the blast of thy nostrils the w…
Blast; Blasting Encyclopedia — blast'-ing (shiddaphon--root, shadhaph, literally "scorching"): This is the effect produced upon grain or other plants by the hot east winds which blow from the desert of…
Blastus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — chamberlain to king Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:20). Such persons generally had great influence with their masters.…
Blaze Encyclopedia — blaz ("to publish"): Found only in the King James Version of Mr 1:45 , for Greek diaphemizein, translated by the Revised Version (British and American) "spread abroad," a…
Blemish Dictionary & Encyclopedia — imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in sacrifice (Leviticus 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian c…
BlER Dictionary — the frame on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14).…
Bless Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift temporal or spiritual (Genesis 1:22; 24:35; Job 42:12; Psalm 45:2; 104:24, 35). (2.) We bless God when we th…
Blessed Encyclopedia — bles'-ed (barukh): Where God is referred to, this word has the sense of "praise," as in 1Sa 25:32 , "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel." But where man is in mind it is…
Blessedness Encyclopedia — bles'-ed-nes: This translation of makarismos (a word signifying "beatification" or "the ascription of blessing"), is used but three times, in Ro 4:6 , 9 , and Ga 4:15 , i…
Blessing Encyclopedia — (berakhah; eulogia): Sometimes means the form of words used in invoking the bestowal of good, as in De 33:1 ; Jos 8:34 ; and Jas 3:10 . Sometimes it means the good or the…
Blessing, Cup of Encyclopedia — (to poterion tes eulogias, "the consecrated cup," 1Co 10:16 ): A technical term from the Jewish liturgy transferred to the Lord's Supper, and signifying the cup of wine u…
Blessing, Valley of Encyclopedia — See BERACAH .…
BlGTHA Dictionary — garden, or gift of fortune, one of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains who had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10).…
BlGTHAN Dictionary — one of the eunuchs who “kept the door” in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king’s life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits wer…
BLIND Blind Dictionary — beggars are frequently mentioned (Matthew 9:27; 12:22; 20:30; John 5:3). The blind are to be treated with compassion (Leviticus 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:18). Blindness was s…
Blindfold Encyclopedia — blind'-fold (perikalupto): A sport common among the children of ancient times, in which the blindfolded were struck on the cheek, then asked who had struck them, and not …
Blinding Encyclopedia — blind'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Blindness Encyclopedia — blind'-ness (`awar, and variants; tuphlos): The word blind is used as a verb, as Joh 12:40 , usually in the sense of obscuring spiritual perception. In reference to physi…
Blindness, Judicial Encyclopedia — ju-dish'-al, joo-dish'-al: Among the ancient Israelites in the pre-Canaanite period disputes within the family or clan or tribe would be settled by the natural head of th…
BlLDAD Dictionary — son of contention, one of Job’s friends. He is called “the Shuhite,” probably as belonging to Shuah, a district in Arabia, in which Shuah, the sixth son of Abraham by Ket…
BlLHAH Dictionary — faltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Genesis 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:3-8). Reuben was cursed by his father fo…
BlLSHAN Dictionary — son of the tongue; i.e., “eloquent”, a man of some note who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7).…
Blood Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) As food, prohibited in Genesis 9:4, where the use of animal food is first allowed. Comp. Deuteronomy 12:23; Leviticus 3:17; 7:26; 17:10-14. The injunction to abstain…
Blood and Water Encyclopedia — (haima kai hudor): The remarkable passage ( Joh 19:34 ) from which this expression is taken refers to the piercing of the Savior's side by the soldier. The evangelist not…
Blood, Avenger of Encyclopedia — See AVENGER .…
Blood, Issue of Encyclopedia — ish'-u. See BLOODY FLUX .…
Blood-revenge Encyclopedia — blud-re-venj': See AVENGER .…
Bloodguiltiness Encyclopedia — blud-gilt'-i-nes: Found in the King James Version only in Ps 51:14 . The Revised Version (British and American) adds Ex 22:2 , 3 ; 1Sa 25:26 , 33 . Eze 18:13 seems to ind…
Bloodshedding Encyclopedia — blud'-shed-ing (haimatekchusia, Heb 9:22 ): In this passage the indispensability of expiating sacrifice is positively set forth.…
Bloodthirsty Encyclopedia — blud'-thurs-ti ('anshe damim, "men of blood"): This occurs in the King James Version only in Pr 29:10 ; in the Revised Version (British and American), Ps 5:6 ; 55:23 ; 59…
Bloody Encyclopedia — blud'-i (dam = "blood" of man or an animal; and where the King James translators have rendered with the adjective "bloody," the Hebrew employs the noun in the construct c…
Bloody Flux Encyclopedia — fluks (puretos kai dusenteria, literally "fever and dysentery"): The disease by which the father of Publius was afflicted in Malta ( Ac 28:8 ). the Revised Version (Briti…
Bloody Sweat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the sign and token of our Lord’s great agony (Luke 22:44).…
Bloom; Blossom Encyclopedia — bloom, blos'-um. See FLOWERS .…
Blot Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a stain or reproach (Job 31:7; Proverbs 9:7). To blot out sin is to forgive it (Psalm 51:1, 9; Isaiah 44:22; Acts 3:19). Christ’s blotting out the handwriting of ordinanc…
Blow Encyclopedia — blo (nashaph): Used with reference to the wind ( Ex 15:10 ; Ps 78:26 ; 147:18 ; pneo, "to breathe," Lu 12:55 ; Joh 3:8 ; Re 7:1 ); taqa`, with reference to trumpet sound …
BlRTH-DAY The Dictionary — observance of birth-days was common in early times (Job 1:4, 13, 18). They were specially celebrated in the land of Egypt (Genesis 40:20). There is no recorded instance i…
BlTH-RON Dictionary — the broken or divided place, a district in the Arabah or Jordan valley, on the east of the river (2 Samuel 2:29). It was probably the designation of the region in general…
BlTHYNIA Dictionary — a province in Asia Minor, to the south of the Euxine and Propontis. Christian congregations were here formed at an early time (1 Peter 1:1). Paul was prevented by the Spi…
Blue Dictionary & Encyclopedia — generally associated with purple (Exodus 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36, etc.). It is supposed to have been obtained from a shellfish of the Mediterranean, the Helix ianthina of Linn…
Boanerges Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John (Mark 3:17) on account of their fervid and impetuous temper (Luke 9:54).…
Boar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in Psalm 80: 13. The same Hebrew word is elsewhere rendered “swine” (Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Proverbs 11:22; Isaiah 65:4; 66:3, 17). The Hebrews abh…
Board Encyclopedia — bord (qeresh, "a slab or plank," "deck of a ship," "bench," "board"): This word is found in Ex 26:16-21 ; 36:21 ff; its plural occurs in Ex 26:15 , 17-29 ; 35:11 ; 36:20-…
Boast Encyclopedia — bost (halal, "to praise"; kauchaomai, "to vaunt oneself," used both in a good and a bad sense): To praise God: "In God have we made our boast all the day long" ( Ps 44:8 …
Boat Encyclopedia — bot. See SHIPS AND BOATS .…
Boaz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman …
Boccas Encyclopedia — bok'-as (Bokkas): A priest in the line of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2) called Bukki in Ezr 7:4 and Borith in 2 Esdras 1:2.…
Bocheru Encyclopedia — bo'-ke-roo (bokheru): A son of Azrikam, Saul's descendant ( 1Ch 8:38 = 1Ch 9:34 ). For the ending ("-u"), compare the forms gashmu ( Ne 6:1 , 6 ) and melikhu ( Ne 12:14 t…
Bochim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence …
Body Encyclopedia — bod'-i: I. PHILOLOGICAL: Generally speaking, the Old Testament language employs no fixed term for the human body as an entire organism in exact opposition to "soul" or "s…
Body of Death Encyclopedia — deth (soma tou thanatou): These words are found in Paul's impassioned argument on the reign of the law, which dooms man to continuous disappointment and convinces him of …
Body of Heaven Encyclopedia — The King James Version translates the Hebrew idiom, etsem ha-shamayim, by "the body of heaven" ( Ex 24:10 ). A more correct rendering is given in the Revised Version (Bri…
Body, Spiritual Encyclopedia — spir'-it-u-al: Paul describes the body after the resurrection as a spiritual body (soma psuchikon) and contrasts it with the natural (psychical body, soma pneumatikon, 1C…
Body-guard Encyclopedia — bod'-i-gard: The expression occurs in Apocrypha (1 Esdras 3:4), "the body-guard that kept the king's person."…
Bohan Encyclopedia — bo'-han (bohan, "thumb," "stumpy"): A son of Reuben according to Jos 15:6 ; 18:17 . No mention is made of Bohan in the genealogies of Reuben. "The stone of Bohan" ('ebhen…
Boil Dictionary — (rendered “botch” in Deuteronomy 28:27, 35), an aggravated ulcer, as in the case of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:7; Isaiah 38:21) or of the Egyptians (Exodus 9:9, 10, 11; Deutero…
Boil (1) Encyclopedia — (noun) (shechin; helkos): A localized inflamed swelling. The Hebrew word is derived from a root probably meaning "to burn," and is used as a generic term for the sores in…
Boil (2) Encyclopedia — (verb) (bashal, rathach): "Boil" is the translation of bashal, "to bubble up," "to boil," "to be cooked," Piel, "to cause to boil," "to cook" ( Le 8:31 ; 1Ki 19:21 ; 2Ki …
Boldness Encyclopedia — bold'-nes (parresia, "confidence," "fearlessness," "freedom of speech"): This was one of the results of discipleship ( Ac 4:13 , 29 , 31 ; Eph 3:12 ; Php 1:20 ; 1Ti 3:13 …
Bolled Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Exodus 9:31), meaning “swollen or podded for seed,” was adopted in the Authorized Version from the version of Coverdale (1535). The Revised Version has in the margin “wa…
Bolster Encyclopedia — bol'-ster: Found in the King James Version only in 1Sa 19:13 , 16 , "Behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goat's hair at the head thereof" (the King Ja…
BOLSTER The Hebrew Dictionary — word kebir, rendered “pillow” in 1 Samuel 19:13, 16, but in Revised Version marg. “quilt” or “network,” probably means some counterpane or veil intended to protect the he…
Bolt Encyclopedia — bolt (na`al, "to bind up"): The ancient Hebrews had fastenings of wood or iron for the doors of houses ( 2Sa 13:17 , 18 ; So 5:5 ), city gates ( Ne 3:3 , 6 , 13-15 ), pri…
Bond Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an obligation of any ki nd (Numbers 30:2, 4, 12). The word means also oppression or affliction (Psalm 116:16; Phil. 1:7). Christian love is the “bond of perfectness” (Col…
Bondage Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of Israel in Egypt (Exodus 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the “house of bondage” (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isaiah 14…
Bondmaid Encyclopedia — bond'-mad: Occurs but three times in the King James Version ( Le 19:20 ; 25:44 ; Ga 4:22 (the Revised Version (British and American) "handmaid")). The first instance is t…
Bondman Encyclopedia — bond'-man: One of the translations of the word `ebhedh, very common in the Old Testament. It refers to the ordinary slave, either foreign ( Ge 43:18 ; 44:9 , 33 ; Le 25:4…
Bondservant Encyclopedia — bond'-sur-vant: Appears only once in the King James Version ( Le 25:39 ) where it translates `ebhedh, "a slave": "Thou shalt not cause him to render the service of a bond…
Bone; Bones Encyclopedia — bon (`etsem, `otsem; Aramaic gerem, by extension used for "bony frame," "body," "strength," Ps 35:10 ; "the whole man"; Lu 24:39 , "flesh and bones" = the solid and tangi…
Bonnet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews peer), Exodus 39:28 (R.V., “head-tires”); Ezekiel 44:18 (R.V., “tires”), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isaiah 3:20 (R.V., “head-tires”) a hea…
Book Encyclopedia — book (cepher; he biblos): 1. Definition 2. Inward Books 3. Publication (1) Mechanical Copies (2) Personal Copies 4. Oral Transmission 5. Manuscripts (1) Epigraphy (2) Sph…
Book of Abraham Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE .…
Book of Enoch Encyclopedia — See ENOCH, BOOK OF .…
Book of Jubilees Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE ; APOCRYPHA .…
Book of Life Encyclopedia — (cepher chayyim; he biblos tes zoes, "book of life"): The phrase is derived from the custom of the ancients of keeping genealogical records ( Ne 7:5 , 64 ; 12:22 , 23 ) a…
Book of Noah Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE .…
Book of Remembrance Encyclopedia — re-mem'-brans (cepher zikkdron, "book of record"): Is related in meaning to the "Book of Life." It refers to a list of the righteous, recorded in a book that lies before …
Book This Dictionary — word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a “writing,” and then a “volume” (…
Books of Adam Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE ; ADAM, BOOKS OF .…
Boot Encyclopedia — boot (ce'on; the King James Version battle; the American Standard Revised Version "armor"; the American Revised Version, margin "boot"): The word ce'on, found only in Isa…
Booth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a hut made of the branches of a tree. In such tabernacles Jacob sojourned for a season at a place named from this circumstance Succoth (Genesis 33:17). Booths were erecte…
Booths, Feast of Encyclopedia — See FEASTS AND FASTS, I, 2 .…
Booty Dictionary & Encyclopedia — captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deuteronomy 20: 16). The “pictures and images” of the Canaanites we…
Booz Encyclopedia — bo'-oz (TR, Booz; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Boes): the King James Version, Greek form of Boaz (thus, the Revised Version (British and American)) ( Mt…
Bor-ashan Encyclopedia — bor-ash'-an: A correction of the Massoretic Text in the American Standard Revised Version in 1Sa 30:30 for the King James Version "Chor-ashan" and the English Revised Ver…
Border; Borders Encyclopedia — bor'-der: Indicating in both singular and plural the outlines or territory of a country. In the sense of "limits," "boundaries" or "territory," it occurs as a translation…
Borderer Encyclopedia — bor'-der-er (parakeimenous): One who dwells on the borders or confines of a country. Only in 2 Macc 9:25, "The princes that are borderers and neighbors unto my kingdom."…
Bore Encyclopedia — bor: According to the Book of the Covenant ( Ex 20:20-23:33 ) a slave whom his master had purchased was to be released after six years. Should he choose to remain in his …
Borith Encyclopedia — bo'-rith: Mentioned in the genealogical table which traces the descent of Esdras (Ezra) from Aaron (2 Esdras 1:2). In 1 Esdras 8:2, his name appears as BOCCAS (which see)…
Born Encyclopedia — See BORN .…
Born Again Encyclopedia — See REGENERATION .…
Borne Encyclopedia — See BORN .…
BORROW The Israelites Dictionary — “borrowed” from the Egyptians (Exodus 12:35, R.V., “asked”) in accordance with a divine command (3:22; 11:2). But the word (sha’al) so rendered here means simply and alwa…
Borrowing Encyclopedia — bor'-o-ing: (1) In the Old Testament period loans were not of a commercial nature, i.e. they were not granted to enable a man to start or run a business. They were really…
Boscath Encyclopedia — bos'-kath. See BOZKATH .…
Bosom Encyclopedia — booz'-um: In the ordinary signification of the anterior upper portion of the trunk of the body, choq or cheq, "inlet", "lap" ( Ex 4:6 , 7 ; Nu 11:12 ; De 13:6 ; 28:54 , 5…
Bosom In Dictionary — the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one’s bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Genesis 16:5; 2 Samuel 12:…
Bosom, Abraham'S Encyclopedia — See ABRAHAM'S BOSOM .…
Boson From the Scriptures — Boson is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “taking away”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they a…
Bosor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Chaldee or Aramaic form of the name Beor, the father of Balaam (2 Peter 2:15).…
Bosora Encyclopedia — bos'-o-ra (Bosora): One of the strong cities of Gilead taken by Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:26,28). It is identical with the Roman Bostra, the city whose extensive ruins li…
Boss Encyclopedia — bos: Occurs only in the plural as a translation of gabh = "arch," or "protuberance," referring to the curved ornaments of a shield ( Job 15:26 ), the central knob of the …
Bosses Dictionary — the projecting parts of a shield (Job 15:26). The Hebrew word thus rendered means anything convex or arched, and hence the back, as of animals.…
Botany Encyclopedia — bot'-a-ni. 1. General Characteristics of Palestinian Flora: On account of the great diversity in the climatic and topographical conditions Palestine is peculiarly rich in…
Botch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name given in Deuteronomy 28:27, 35 to one of the Egyptian plagues (Exodus 9:9). The word so translated is usually rendered “boil” (q.v.).…
Botrys Encyclopedia — bot'-ris (Botrus; modern Batrun): A town of Phoenicia on the coast some miles North of Gebal (Byblus) on the southern side of the bold promontory called in classic times …
Bottle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a vessel made of skins for holding wine (Joshua 9:4. 13; 1 Samuel 16:20; Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37, 38), or milk (Judges 4:19), or water (Genesis 21:14, 15, 19),…
Bottom Encyclopedia — bot'-um: Rendered by several Hebrew words: (1) sheresh, "root"; Chaldaic, shoresh ( Job 36:30 , "the bottom of the sea"). (2) qarqa', "soil," "pavement of tesserae" ( Am …
Bottomless, Pit Encyclopedia — bot'-um-les, (to phrear tes abussou, "the pit of the abyss," Re 9:1 , 2 the King James Version): In the Revised Version (British and American), he abussos (always an adje…
Bough Encyclopedia — bou. See BRANCH .…
Bought (1) Encyclopedia — bout (tawekh, "bisection," "middle"): The best part of a sling that contains the stone, "in the midst of the bought of a sling" ( 1Sa 25:29 King James Version, margin, th…
Bought (2) Encyclopedia — bot (adj. and vb.). See BUYING .…
Bound Encyclopedia — See BIND .…
Bounds Encyclopedia — boundz: gabhal = "to twist" (as a rope), "to make an enclosure" (as by a line) occurs in Ex 19:12 , 23 ; Ps 104:9 ; gebhul = "a cord," hence, "a boundary," "territory" ( …
Bountifulness; Bounty Encyclopedia — boun'-ti-fool-nes, boun'-ti (haplotes, "singleness," "benevolence," 2Co 9:11 the King James Version; Tobh, "to be good" ( Pr 22:9 ); eulogia, "good speech," "blessing" ( …
Bow Encyclopedia — bo. See ARCHERY .…
BOW The Dictionary — bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Genesis 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chronicles 8:40; 12:2…
Bow, in the Cloud Encyclopedia — bo: Reference to the promise made to Noah ( Ge 9:13 ) preserved in the Constellation figures. See ASTRONOMY , sec. II, 4.…
Bow; Bowing Encyclopedia — bou, bou'-ing. See ADORATION ; ATTITUDES .…
Bowels Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Phil. 1:8; 2: 1 ; Colossians 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V., “tender mercies.”…
Bowing Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” (Genesis 23:7); so Jacob to Esau (Genesis 33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the…
Bowl Encyclopedia — bol: (1) The primitive Hebrews, like the wandering Bedouin of today, probably used bowls of wood, as less breakable than earthenware. Some hollow dish of the sort would b…
BOWL The Dictionary — sockets of the lamps of the golden candlestick of the tabernacle are called bowls (Exodus 25:31, 33, 34; 37:17, 19, 20); the same word so rendered being elsewhere rendere…
Bowman Encyclopedia — bo'-man: Israel seems not to have been equal to the surrounding peoples in the use of the bow. The battle of Gilboa was clearly lost through the superior skill of the Phi…
Bowshot Encyclopedia — bo'-shot: Found only in Ge 21:16 in the account of Hagar and her child: "And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot," literally …
Box Dictionary & Encyclopedia — for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered “vial” in 1 Samuel 10:…
Box-Tree Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews teashshur), mentioned in Isaiah 60:13; 41:19, was, according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of Ezekiel 27:6 literally translated are, …
Boxing Encyclopedia — See GAMES .…
Boy Encyclopedia — (yeledh, "child," na`ar, "lad," "youth"; ho pais and he pais): Refers to a child of any age, and is sometimes used of either sex: Joe 3:3 ; Zec 8:5 ; Mt 17:18 ; Lu 2:43 ;…
Bozcath Encyclopedia — boz'-kath (botsqath). See BOZKATH .…
Bozez Encyclopedia — bo'-zez (botsets; Bazes, probably from an obsolete root batsats, corresponding to the Arabic batstsa, "to shine" or "to ooze"): The name of the northern of the two cliffs…
Bozkath Encyclopedia — boz'-kath (botsqath, "stony"; Septuagint Basedoth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named between Lachish and Eglon ( Jos 15:39 ). It was the birthplace of Adaiah the mo…
Bozrah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — enclosure; fortress. (1.) The city of Jobab, one of the early Edomite kings (Genesis 36:33). This place is mentioned by the prophets in later times (Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah…
Bracelet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Anklets (Numbers 31:50; 2 Samuel 1:10), and with reference to men. (2.) The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning fasteners, found in Genesis 24:22, 30, 47. (3.) In Isa…
Brag Encyclopedia — (megalaucheo, "proud brags"): Occurs only in the Apocrypha (2 Macc 15:32), not being sufficiently dignified to be given a place in the canonical Scriptures by the King Ja…
Braided; Braiding Encyclopedia — brad'-ed, brad'-ing (to plegama, "that which is plaited," 1Ti 2:9 ; he emploke, "a plaiting," 1Pe 3:3 ): Used with reference to Christian women in two passages where the …
Bramble Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrew atad. Judges 9:14; rendered “thorn,” Psalm 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn. (2.) Heb…
Bran Encyclopedia — (ta pitura): The women of Babylon are described as burning "bran for incense" in their unchaste idolatrous worship (Baruch 6:43).…
Branch Dictionary — a symbol of kings descended from royal ancestors (Ezekiel 17:3, 10; Daniel 11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of the Messiah, abranch out of the root of the stem of Jesse (…
Branch ;bough Encyclopedia — bransh: Represented by very many words in the Hebrew. (1) zemorah used especially of a vine branch. The spies "cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes" (…
Brand Encyclopedia — In the double signification of an object on fire and of objects used to feed a fire. The first meaning is expressed by 'udh, "a bent stick" for stirring fire ( Am 4:11 ; …
Branding Encyclopedia — See PUNISHMENTS .…
Brasen Encyclopedia — bra'-z'-n. See BRASS .…
Brass Dictionary — which is an alloy of copper and zinc, was not known till the thirteenth century. What is designated by this word in Scripture is properly copper (Deuteronomy 8:9). It was…
Brass; Brazen Encyclopedia — bras (nechosheth): The use of the word brass has always been more or less indefinite in its application. At the present time the term brass is applied to an alloy of copp…
Bravery Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 3: 1 8), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.…
Brawler Encyclopedia — brol'-er (Qere midhyanim; Kethibh midhwanim, "quarrelsomeness"; amachos, "not fighting"): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; "a contentious (the King James Version "brawlin…
Bray Encyclopedia — bra (nahaq, "to bray," of the ass; kathash, "to pound in a mortar"): This word occurs with two distinct meanings: (a) The harsh cry of the ass ( Job 6:5 ). Job argued tha…
Brazen Encyclopedia — bra'-z'-n. See BRASS .…
Brazen Sea Encyclopedia — See SEA, THE MOLTEN .…
Brazen Serpent Encyclopedia — See NEHUSHTAN .…
Breach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an opening in a wall (1 Kings 11:27; 2 Kings 12:5); the fracture of a limb (Leviticus 24:20), and hence the expression, “Heal, etc.” (Psalm 60:2). Judges 5: 17, a bay or …
Breach of Covenant Encyclopedia — brech, kuv'-e-nant, kuv'-e-nant. See CRIMES .…
Breach of Ritual Encyclopedia — rit'-u-al. See CRIMES .…
Breach of Trust Encyclopedia — See CRIMES .…
Bread Dictionary & Encyclopedia — among the Jews was generally made of wheat (Exodus 29:2; Judges 6:19), though also sometimes of other grains (Genesis 14:18; Judges 7:13). Parched grain was sometimes use…
Breadth Encyclopedia — bredth (rochabh, the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark ( Ge 6:15 ); of the tabernacle ( Ex 27:13 ); of Solomon's t…
Break Encyclopedia — brak: shabhar = "break" (down, off, in pieces, up), "destroy," "quench" ( Isa 14:25 ; Jer 19:10 , 11 ; Eze 4:16 ; Am 1:5 ); paraq = "to break off" or "craunch"; figurativ…
Break of Day Encyclopedia — 'or, "to be light," "the light breaks" ( 2Sa 2:32 ); auge, "bright light," "radiance" ( Ac 20:11 ). See DAWN .…
Breast Encyclopedia — brest: Signifying the front view of the bust in humans and the corresponding portion of the body in animals. chazeh, occurs in Ex 29:26 , 27 ; Le 7:30 , 31 , 34 ; 8:29 ; …
Breastplate Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) That piece of ancient armour that protected the breast. This word is used figuratively in Ephesians 6:14 and Isaiah 59:17. (See ARMOUR.) (2.) An ornament covering th…
Breastplate of the High Priest Encyclopedia — prest: The Hebrew word choshen, rendered in the King James Version "breastplate," means really a "pouch" or "bag." The references to it are found exclusively in the Pries…
Breath; Breathe; Breathing Encyclopedia — breth, breth, breath'-ing: In the English Versions of the Bible of the Old Testament "breath" is the rendering of neshamah, and of ruach. These words differ but slightly …
Breeches Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Exodus 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the priests (Ezekiel 44:17, 18).…
Breed Encyclopedia — bred: Found in the past tense in Ex 16:20 as a translation of rum = "to bring up," "to rise." In this verse, the manna is said to have arisen, i.e. "become alive" (with w…
Brethren Encyclopedia — breth'-ren. See BROTHER .…
Brethren of the Lord Encyclopedia — In Mt 12:46 ff; Mr 3:31 ff; Lu 8:19 ff, while Jesus was in the midst of an earnest argument with scribes and Pharisees, His mother and brothers sent a message evidently i…
BRIBE None Dictionary — to be taken; “for the gift maketh open eyes blind, and perverteth the cause of the righteous” (Exodus 23:8, literally rendered).…
Bribery Encyclopedia — brib'-er-i (shochadh, "a gift," in a corrupt sense, "a bribe"): The Hebrew law condemns everything that would tend to impair the impartial administration of justice, part…
Brick Encyclopedia — (lebhenah): The ancient Egyptian word appears in the modern Egyptian Arabic toob. In Syria the sun-baked bricks are commonly called libn or lebin, from the same Semitic r…
Brick-kiln Encyclopedia — brik'-kil, -kiln (malben): The Hebrew word is better translated by "brickmould." In Syria the brickmould is still called milben. In Jer 43:9 the American Standard Revised…
Bricks Dictionary — the making of, formed the chief labour of the Israelites in Egypt (Exodus 1:13, 14). Those found among the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh are about a foot square and four i…
Bride Dictionary & Encyclopedia — frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isaiah 49:18; 61:10, etc.). The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that between a bridegroom a…
Bride-chamber Encyclopedia — brid'-cham-ber (numphon): The room in which the marriage ceremonies were held ( Mt 9:15 ; Mr 2:19 ; Lu 5:34 ; compare Mt 22:10 ). See CHAMBER ; MARRIAGE .…
Bride-chamber, Sons (children) of the Encyclopedia — (hoi huioi tou numphonos): These were friends or companions of the bridegroom and were usually very numerous ( Mt 9:15 ; Mr 2:19 ; Lu 5:34 ). Any wedding guest might be i…
Bridegroom; Bridegroom, Friend of Encyclopedia — brid'-groom; See MARRIAGE .…
Bridge Encyclopedia — brij (gephura, 2 Macc 12:13 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) GEPHYRUN ): Does not occur in the canonical Scriptures, unless it be indire…
Bridle Encyclopedia — bri'-d'-l. See BIT AND BRIDLE .…
BRIDLE Three Hebrew Dictionary — words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Hebrews mahsom’ signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Psalm 39:1). (2.) Me…
Brier Encyclopedia — bri'-er. See THORNS .…
BRIER This Dictionary — word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. (1.) Micah 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Proverbs 15:19 the word…
Brigandine Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Jeremiah 46:4; 51:3), an obsolete English word denoting a scale coat of armour, or habergeon, worn by light-armed “brigands.” The Revised Version has “coat of mail.”…
Brightness Encyclopedia — brit'-nes: Used by the King James Version in Heb 1:3 for "effulgence of his glory," as in the Revised Version (British and American) and the American Standard Revised Ver…
Brim Encyclopedia — qatseh or qetseh = "an extremity" (in a variety of applications and idioms), "border," "edge," "side," "shore" ( Jos 3:15 the King James Version; the Revised Version (Bri…
Brimstone Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed by a rain of fire and brimstone (Genesis 19:24,…
Bring Encyclopedia — dasha' = "to sprout," "spring" ( Ge 1:11 the King James Version); sharats = "to wriggle," "swarm" ( Ge 1:20 f; 9:7 ; Ex 8:3 ); yaladh = "to bear," "beget" ( Ge 3:16 ; 2Ki…
Brink Encyclopedia — brink: saphah, or sepheth = "the lip," "margin," "bank," "edge" ( Ge 41:3 ; Ex 2:3 ; 7:15 ); qatseh, or qetseh = "an extremity," "border," "brim" ( Jos 3:8 , 15 ; Isa 19:…
Broad Encyclopedia — brod (rochabh, "width"; rechobh, "a broadway," "street," "court"; eurchoros, "spacious"): Occurs frequently as a term of dimension ( Ex 27:1 ; 1Ki 6:6 ; Eze 40:6 , 43 the…
Broad Place Encyclopedia — See CITY .…
Broidered Encyclopedia — broid'-erd: (1) riqmah, "variegation of color" ( Eze 16:10 , 13 , 18 ; 26:16 ; 27:7 , 16 , 24 ); (2) tashbets, "checkered stuff" (as reticulated). The high priest's garme…
Broken Encyclopedia — bro'-k'-n: Occurs both as past participle of the verb translated "to break" and as an adjective, the former use will be dealt with here only so far as verbs occur which a…
Brokenfooted Encyclopedia — bro'-k'-n-foot-ed (shebher reghel): In Le 21:19 , one of the blemishes which prevented a man of priestly descent from the execution of the priestly office.…
Brokenhanded Encyclopedia — bro'-k'-n-hand-ed (shebher yadh): In Le 21:19 one of the blemishes which prevented a man of priestly descent from the execution of the priestly office.…
Brokenhearted Encyclopedia — bro'-k'-n-har-ted (shabhar lebh; suntetrimmenoi ten kardian; Ps 69:20 , 21 ; Isa 61:1 ; Lu 4:18 the King James Version; "of a broken heart," Ps 34:18 ; "broken in heart,"…
Brooch Encyclopedia — broch (chach): Used in plural by the Revised Version (British and American) (the King James Version "bracelets") for a class of "jewels of gold" brought as offerings by b…
Brook Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a torrent. (1.) Applied to small streams, as the Arnon, Jabbok, etc. Isaiah (15:7) speaks of the “book of the willows,” probably the Wady-el-Asha. (2.) It is also applied…
Brook of Egypt, the Encyclopedia — (nachal = "a flowing stream," "a valley"; best translated by the oriental word wady, which means, as the Hebrew word does, both a stream and its valley). 1. Name: The Bro…
Broom Encyclopedia — broom: Occurs in 1Ki 19:4 m ("broomtree"); Job 30:4 , and Ps 120:4 m as the translation of the Hebrew rothem, where the King James Version employed "juniper" which is ret…
Broth Encyclopedia — broth (maraq): Equivalent to our "soup." When Gideon ( Jud 6:19 ) made ready a kid, "the flesh he put in a basket," but, it is added, "he put the broth in a pot"; and he …
Brother Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) In the natural and common sense (Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:1, 19). (2.) A near relation, a cousin (Genesis 13:8; 14:16; Matthew 12:46; John 7:3; Acts 1:14; Galatians 1:19)…
Brother'S Wife Encyclopedia — (yebhemeth = "a sister-in-law," "brother's wife" ( De 25:7 , 9 ); 'ishshah = "a woman," "wife"; `esheth 'ach = "brother's wife" ( Ge 38:8 , 9 ; Le 18:16 ; 20:21 ); he gun…
Brother-in-law Encyclopedia — See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY .…
Brotherhood Encyclopedia — bruth'-er-hood: The rare occurrence of the term (only Zec 11:14 and 1Pe 2:17 ) in contrast with the abundant use of "brother," "brethren," seems to indicate that the sens…
Brotherly Encyclopedia — bruth'-er-li ('ach, "brother"; philadelphia, "brotherly love"): Like a brother in all the large human relationships indicated above; e.g. the early friendly and fraternal…
Brotherly Kindness; Brotherly Love Encyclopedia — kind'-nes (the King James Version 2Pe 1:7 ), or LOVE (the King James Version Ro 12:10 ; 1Th 4:9 ; Heb 13:1 ; philadelphia): 1. As Moral Ideal: In the Revised Version (Bri…
Brow Encyclopedia — brou: Is found in Isa 48:4 , "thy brow brass" as the translation of metsch, meaning "to be clear," i.e. conspicuous. In Lu 4:29 "led him unto the brow of the hill" is the…
Brown Encyclopedia — See COLORS .…
Bruise; Bruised Encyclopedia — brooz, broozd: The noun occurs in Isa 1:6 the King James Version, "bruises and putrifying sores," as the translation of chabbarah. The verb translations a number of Hebre…
Bruit Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a rumour or report (Jeremiah 10:22, R.V. “rumour;” Nah. 3: 19).…
Brute; Brutish Encyclopedia — broot, brootish (ba`ar, "stupid"; alogos, "without speech," hence, irrational, unreasonable ( Ac 25:27 ; 2Pe 2:12 ; Jude 1:10 the King James Version)): The man who denies…
Bubastis Encyclopedia — bu-bas'-tis. See PI-BESETH .…
Bucket Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a vessel to draw water with (Isaiah 40:15); used figuratively, probably, of a numerous issue (Numbers 24:7).…
Buckle Encyclopedia — buk'-'-l (porpe): As a mark of favor Jonathan Maccabeus was presented by Alexander Balas with a buckle of gold (1 Macc 10:89), the wearing of which was restricted to the …
Buckler Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A portable shield (2 Samuel 22:31; 1 Chronicles 5:18). (2.) A shield surrounding the person; the targe or round form; used once figuratively (Psalm 91:4). (3.) A lar…
Bud Encyclopedia — See FLOWERS .…
Buffalo Encyclopedia — buf'-a-lo. See CATTLE .…
Buffet Encyclopedia — buf'-et (kolaphizo, "to beat with the fist"): Refers to bodily maltreatment and violence: "Then did they spit in his face and buffet him" ( Mt 26:67 ; Mr 14:65 ; 1Co 4:11…
Bugean Encyclopedia — bu-je'-an, ba'-je-an (Bougaios): An epithet given to Haman in Apocrypha, Additions to Esther 12:6, the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version has …
Build; Building Encyclopedia — bild, bild'-ing (banah, binyah, once ( Eze 41:13 ); oikodomeo). 1. Building Conditions: The building conditions existing at the time of the Hebrew conquest were rude and …
Builder Encyclopedia — bild'-er (banah; oikodomeo, technites): "To build," "builder," ete, are in the Old Testament commonly the translation of banah, "to build," occurring very frequently; see…
Building Dictionary — among the Jews was suited to the climate and conditions of the country. They probably adopted the kind of architecture for their dwellings which they found already existi…
Bukki Encyclopedia — buk'-i (buqqi, "mouth of Jah"): (1) A Danite, son of the tribal prince Jogli ( Nu 34:22 ); he was one of the representative chiefs who assisted in the division of the lan…
Bukkiah Encyclopedia — buk-i'-a (buqqiyahu, "proved of God"): A Levite, son of Heman ( 1Ch 25:4 , 13 ). See BAKBUKIAH .…
Bul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rainy, the eighth ecclesiastical month of the year (1 Kings 6:38), and the second month of the civil year; later called Marchesvan (q.v.). (See MONTH.)…
Bull, Wild Encyclopedia — See ANTELOPE ; CATTLE .…
Bull; Bullock Encyclopedia — bool, bool'-ok. See CATTLE .…
Bullock Dictionary — (1.) The translation of a word which is a generic name for horned cattle (Isaiah 65:25). It is also rendered “cow” (Ezekiel 4:15), “ox” (Genesis 12:16). (2.) The translat…
Bulls, Jeroboam'S Encyclopedia — See CALF (GOLDEN) .…
Bulrush Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) In Isaiah 58:5 the rendering of a word which denotes “belonging to a marsh,” from the nature of the soil in which it grows (Isaiah 18:2). It was sometimes platted in…
Bulrushes, Ark of Encyclopedia — See ARK OF BULRUSHES .…
Bulwark Encyclopedia — bool'-wark: The word represents several Hebrew terms (chel, Isa 26:1 ; chelah, Ps 48:13 ; matsodh, Ec 9:14 ; matsor, De 20:20 ). In 2Ch 26:15 the word is translated in th…
Bulwarks Dictionary — mural towers, bastions, were introduced by king Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:15; Zephaniah 1:16; Psalm 48:13; Isaiah 26:1). There are five Hebrew words so rendered in the Auth…
Bunah Encyclopedia — bu'-na (bunah); A son of Jerahmeel ( 1Ch 2:25 ).…
Bunch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A bundle of twigs (Exodus 12:22). (2.) Bunch or cake of raisins (2 Samuel 16:1). (3.) The “bunch of a camel” (Isaiah 30:6).…
Bundle Encyclopedia — bun'-d'-l: Represents in English Versions of the Bible the words tseror, from a verb meaning "cramp" "bind," etc. ( Ge 42:35 ; 1Sa 25:29 ; So 1:13 ); tsebheth, from a ver…
Bunni Encyclopedia — bun'-i (bunni, buni, bunni; compare BANI ): (1) A Levite ( Ne 9:4 ). The repetition of Bani's name in this passage is probably a scribal error. The Syriac version for the…
Burden Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A load of any ki nd (Exodus 23:5). (2.) A severe task (Exodus 2:11). (3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Exodus 18:22). (4.) A prophecy of a calamitous or disas…
Burglary Encyclopedia — bur'-gla-ri. See CRIMES .…
Burial Encyclopedia — ber'-i-al (qebhurah; compare New Testament to entaphidsai): I. IMMEDIATE BURIAL CONSIDERED URGENT 1. Reasons for This 2. The Burial of Jesus 3. The Usual Time 4. Duties o…
BURIAL The Dictionary — first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Genesis 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial-place, for which Abraham w…
Burier Encyclopedia — ber'-i-er (kabhar): "Set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it" ( Eze 39:15 ). "When the searchers found any human remains as they passed through the land, the…
Burn; Burning Encyclopedia — burn, burn'-ing: Figurative: In addition to the ordinary meaning, burn is used metaphorically in the following passages of the New Testament: (1) kaio ( Lu 24:32 ), "Was …
Burnt Offering Encyclopedia — …
BURNT OFFERING Hebrew Dictionary — olalr, i.e., “ascending,” the whole being consumed by fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, bu…
Burnt Sacrifice Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…
Bush Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Exodus 3:2; Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant or bush is here meant. Probably it was …
Bush, Burning Encyclopedia — burn'-ing. 1. Meaning and Use: The scene at the burning bush (ceneh, "a bush," Septuagint batos, "blackberry bush") reveals God to the world in one of theophanies with fi…
Bushel Encyclopedia — boosh'-el (modios): A dry measure containing about a peck, but as it is used in the New Testament ( Mt 5:15 ; Mr 4:21 ; Lu 11:33 ) it does not refer to capacity but is us…
Bushy Encyclopedia — boosh'-i: Found in So 5:11 as the translation of taltal, meaning trailing, pendulous (Septuagint elatai, literally "ductile"); the Revised Version, margin reads "curly."…
Business Encyclopedia — biz'-nes: Is the rendering of four Hebrew words: (1) mela'khah, in Ge 39:11 (the American Standard Revised Version "work"); 1Ch 26:29 , 30 ; 2Ch 13:10 (the American Stand…
Busybody Encyclopedia — biz'-i-bod-i (periergos, allotrioepiskopos): The word is found twice in Paulinic literature.: 1Ti 5:13 , "not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies," and 2Th 3:11 ,…
Butler Dictionary & Encyclopedia — properly a servant in charge of the wine (Genesis 40:1-13; 41:9). The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also (plural) “cup-bearers” (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chron…
Butter Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews hemah), curdled milk (Genesis 18:8; Judges 5:25; 2 Samuel 17:29), or butter in the form of the skim of hot milk or cream, called by the Arabs kaimak, a semi-flui…
Buying Encyclopedia — bi'-ing (karah, laqach, qena', qanah, shabhar; agorazo, oneomai, emporeuomai): I. IN THE EARLIEST PERIODS AND AMONG NOMADS 2. In Old Testament Times 3. In New Testament T…
Buz Dictionary — contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother of Huz (Genesis 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job 32:2). (2.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of…
Buz; Buzi; Buzite Encyclopedia — (1) Second son of Nahor ( Ge 22:21 ). The word occurs again in Jer 25:23 , by the side of Dedan ( Ge 10:7 ) and Tema ( Ge 25:15 ), and is probably, therefore, the name of…
Buzi Dictionary — the father of the prophet Ezekiel (1:3).…
By Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in the expression “by myself” (A.V., 1 Corinthians 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, “against myself.”…
By AND BY Dictionary & Encyclopedia — immediately (Matthew 13:21; R.V., “straightway;” Luke 21:9).…
BY-WORD Hebrew Dictionary — millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Psalm 44:14), a proverb or parable. When it denotes a sharp word of derision, as in Deuteron…
Byblus Encyclopedia — bib'-lus. See GEBAL .…
Bypaths Encyclopedia — bi'-pathz. See BYWAY .…
Byssus Encyclopedia — bis'-us. See LINEN .…
Byway Encyclopedia — bi'-wa (nethibhoth): Only in Jud 5:6 . Compare Jer 18:15 ; the King James Version "paths" (the Revised Version (British and American) "by-paths").…
Byword Encyclopedia — bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" ( De 28:37 ; 1Ki 9:7 ; 2Ch 7:20 ); mashal, or meshol = "a satire," …