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Cab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hollow (R.V., “kab”), occurs only in 2 Kings 6:25; a dry measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth part of an ephah, equal to about two English quarts.…

Cabbon Encyclopedia — kab'-on (kabbon; Chabra): An unidentified place in the Shephelah of Judah near Eglon ( Jos 15:40 ). It is possibly the same as MACHBENA , which see.…

Cabin Encyclopedia — kab'-in (chanuyyoth, "vaults"; Jer 37:16 the Revised Version (British and American), "cells"): In the East the prison often consisted of a pit (compare "dungeon-house" th…

Cabins Dictionary — only in Jeremiah 37:16 (R.V., “cells”), arched vaults or recesses off a passage or room; cells for the closer confinement of prisoners.…

Cabul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — how little! as nothing. (1.) A town on the eastern border of Asher (Joshua 19:27), probably one of the towns given by Solomon to Hiram; the modem Kabul, some 8 miles east…

Caddis Encyclopedia — kad'-is. See GADDIS .…

Cades Encyclopedia — ka'-dez. See KEDESH (Apocrypha)…

Cades-barne Encyclopedia — ka'-dez bar'-ne. See KADESH-BARNEA (Apocrypha)…

Caesar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. In the New Testament this title is given to various emperors as sovereigns of Judaea without their accompanyi…

Caesar'S Household Encyclopedia — hous'-hold (hoi ek tes Kaisaros oikias, "they that are of Caesar's household," Php 4:22 ): These words occur in the epistle which Paul wrote from Rome near the end of his…

Caesara Philippi Dictionary — a city on the northeast of the marshy plain of el-Huleh, 120 miles north of Jerusalem, and 20 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, at the “upper source” of the Jordan, and …

Caesarea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Palestinae), a city on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the great road from Tyre to Egypt, about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem, at the northern extremity of the plai…

Cage Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kelub’, Jeremiah 5:27, marg. “coop;” rendered “basket” in Amos 8:1), a basket of wicker-work in which birds were placed after being caught. In Revelation 18:2 it…

Caiaphas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Jewish high priest (A.D. 27-36) at the beginning of our Lord’s public ministry, in the reign of Tiberius (Luke 3:2), and also at the time of his condemnation and cruc…

Cain Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a possession; a spear. (1.) The first-born son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4). He became a tiller of the ground, as his brother Abel followed the pursuits of pastoral life. …

Cainan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — possession; smith. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel, after which he lived 840…

Caiphas From the Scriptures — Caiphas is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “he that seeks with diligence; one that vomiteth”. The Scriptures below a…

Cake Encyclopedia — See BREAD .…

CAKE Cakes Dictionary — made of wheat or barley were offered in the temple. They were salted, but unleavened (Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4). In idolatrous worship thin cakes or wafers were offered…

Calah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the most ancient cities of Assyria. “Out of that land he [i.e., Nimrod] went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, and Resen” (Genesis 10:…

Calamity Encyclopedia — ka-lam'-i-ti ('edh, "a load" or "burden" under which one is crushed, hence, "misfortune"; hayyah, hawwah, "fall," "ruin," the latter word used only in the plural; ra`, "e…

Calamolalus Encyclopedia — kal-a-mol'-a-lus, -mol-a'-lus (Codex Alexandrinus, Kalamolalos, Codex Vaticanus, Kalamokalos): This name is corrupt (1 Esdras 5:22). It has evidently arisen through combi…

Calamus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Latin for cane, Hebrew Kaneh, mentioned (Exodus 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil, one of the sweet scents (Cant. 4: 14), and among the artic…

Calcol Dictionary — (1 Chronicles 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings 4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomon excelled in wisdom; for “he was wiser than all men.”…

Calcol; Chalkol Encyclopedia — kal'-kol, kal'-kol (kalkol): Mentioned in 1Ki 4:31 as one of the wise men with whom Solomon was compared. The better orthography is Calcol which the King James Version gi…

Caldron Encyclopedia — kol'-drun (the rendering of qallachath, cir, dudh 'aghmon) : Qallachath is found only in 1Sa 2:14 ; Mic 3:3 . It is a pot for cooking, of undefined size and characteristi…

Caleb Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chronicles 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “s…

Caleb-ephrathah Encyclopedia — ka'-leb ef'-ra-tha, -ef'-ra-ta (the King James Version Caleb-ephratah, kalebh 'ephrathah): The place where Hezron died ( 1Ch 2:24 ). Many scholars, however, read with the…

Calendar Encyclopedia — kal'-en-dar (Latin calendarium, "an account book," from calendae, "day on which accounts were due"): The Hebrew or Jewish calendar had three stages of development: the pr…

Calf Encyclopedia — kaf (`eghel; par, or par, often rendered "bullock"): The etymology of both words is uncertain, but the former has a close parallel in the Arabic `ijl, "calf." Par is gene…

CALF Calves Dictionary — were commonly made use of in sacrifices, and are therefore frequently mentioned in Scripture. The “fatted calf” was regarded as the choicest of animal food; it was freque…

Calf Image Encyclopedia — See IMAGES .…

Calf, Golden Encyclopedia — kaf, gol'-d'-n: I. THE NAME II. ANCIENT CALF WORSHIP 1. Narrative of Aaron's Golden Calf 2. Jeroboam's Golden Calves III. ATTITUDE OF ELIJAH TO THE BULL SYMBOLS IV. ATTIT…

Calitas Encyclopedia — kal'-i-tas (Kalitas, or Kaleitais): One of the Levites who put away their foreign wives at the request of Esdras (Ezra), 1 Esdras 9:23, "Colius, who was called Calitas." …

Calker Encyclopedia — kok'-er. See SHIPS AND BOATS .…

Calkers Dictionary — workmen skilled in stopping the seams of the deck or sides of vessels. The inhabitants of Gebel were employed in such work on Tyrian vessels (Ezekiel 27:9, 27; marg., “st…

Call Dictionary — (1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Genesis 4:26). Thus men are said to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Romans 10:12; 1 Corinthians 1:2). (2.) G…

Calling Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Corinthians 7:20). The “hope of your calling” in Ephesians 4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kin…

Callisthenes Encyclopedia — ka-lis'-the-nez (Kallisthenes): An officer of Nicanor who was charged with the burning of the sacred portals of the temple at the time of the desecration under Antiochus …

Calneh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fort, one of the four cities founded by Nimrod (Genesis 10: 10). It is the modern Niffer, a lofty mound of earth and rubbish situated in the marshes on the left, i.e., th…

Calneh; Calno Encyclopedia — kal'-ne, kal'-no (kalneh ( Am 6:2 ), kalno ( Isa 10:9 )): "Probably the Kulnia (Kullani) associated with Arpad and Hadrach, Syrian cities, in the Assyrian `tribute' list …

Calphi Encyclopedia — kal'-fi See CHALPHI.…

Calvary Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only in Luke 23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion, by which the Hebrew word Gulgoleth was interpreted, “the place of …

Calves, of the Lips Encyclopedia — kavz, (Septuagint: karpon cheileon): This is the King James Version rendering of a dubious Hebrew text in Ho 14:2 (parim sephathenu). The Revised Version (British and Ame…

Cambyses Encyclopedia — kam-bi'-sez (Aram., c-n-b-n-z-y; Persian, Kambujiya; Assyrian, Kambuzia; Egyptian, Kambythet; Susian, Kanpuziya): The older son of Cyrus, king of Persia. Some have though…

Camel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — from the Hebrew gamal, “to repay” or “requite,” as the camel does the care of its master. There are two distinct species of camels, having, however, the common characteri…

Camel'S Hair Encyclopedia — (triches kamelou): In Mt 3:4 and Mr 1:6 the description of John's raiment is explicit to the extent of telling the kind of hair of which his raiment was made. It is proba…

Camon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — full of stalks, a place (Judges 10:5) where Jair was buried. It has usually been supposed to have been a city of Gilead, on the east of Jordan. It is probably, however, t…

Camp Encyclopedia — See WAR .…

CAMP During Dictionary — their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Exodus 16:13; Numbers 2:3). The diagram here given s…

Camphire Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews copher), mentioned in Cant. 1:14 (R.V., “henna-flowers”); 4:13 (R.V., “henna”), is the al-henna of the Arabs, a native of Egypt, producing clusters of small whit…

Cana Dictionary — reedy, a town of Galilee, near Capernaum. Here our Lord wrought his first miracle, the turning of water into wine (John 2:1-11; 4:46). It is also mentioned as the birth-p…

Cana, of Galilee Encyclopedia — ka'-na, (Kana tes Galilaias): This was the scene of Christ's earliest miracle, when, at the marriage feast, He turned water into wine ( Joh 2:1 ff). It was the home of Na…

Canaan Dictionary — (1.) The fourth son of Ham (Genesis 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (9:22-27). His eldest son, Zidon, was the …

Canaan; Canaanites Encyclopedia — ka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History (1) Stone Age (2) Bronze Age (3) A Babylonian…

Canaanite Dictionary — a name given to the apostle Simon (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18). The word here does not, however, mean a descendant of Canaan, but is a translation, or rather almost a transl…

Canaanites Dictionary — the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the Persian Gulf, and to have there sojourned for some time. They…

Canaanitess Encyclopedia — ka'-nan-it-es. See SHUA ; BATHSHUA .…

Canals Encyclopedia — ka-nalz' (ye'orim): The word "canals" occurs in several places in the Revised Version, margin ( Ex 7:19 ; 8:5 ; Isa 19:6 ; Na 3:8 ). ye'or is an Egyptian word, the design…

Cananaean; Canaanite Encyclopedia — ka-na-ne'-an, ka'-nan-it. See SIMON ; CANANAEAN .…

Candace Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the queen of the Ethiopians whose “eunuch” or chamberlain was converted to Christianity by the instrumentality of Philip the evangelist (Acts 8:27). The country which she…

CANDLE Hebrews Dictionary — ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Psalm 18:28; Proverbs 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin of Authorized Version have “lamp,” by which the word is elsewhere fre…

Candle; Candlestick Encyclopedia — kan'-d'-l, kan'-d'-l-stik (ner; luchnos; menorah; luchnia): (1) "Candle" is found in the Old Testament, the King James Version, as the rendering of ner, and in the New Te…

Candlestick Dictionary — the lamp-stand, “candelabrum,” which Moses was commanded to make for the tabernacle, according to the pattern shown him. Its form is described in Exodus 25:31-40; 37:17-2…

Candlestick, the Golden Encyclopedia — kan'-d'-l-stik, gold'-'-n (menorah, literally "lamp-stand"): An important part of the furniture of the tabernacle and temples. See TABERNACLE ; TEMPLE ; LAMP . 1. The Tab…

Cane Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a tall sedgy plant with a hollow stem, growing in moist places. In Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20, the Hebrew word kaneh is thus rendered, giving its name to the plant. It i…

Canker Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a gangrene or mortification which gradually spreads over the whole body (2 Timothy 2:17). In James 5:3 “cankered” means “rusted” (R.V.) or tarnished.…

Canker-worm Encyclopedia — kan'-ker-wurm (yeleq, ( Joe 1:4 ; 2:25 ; Na 3:15 , 16 )): The name given to a larval stage of the LOCUST (which see). See also CATERPILLAR .…

Cankered Encyclopedia — kan'-kerd ( Jas 5:3 the Revised Version (British and American), "rusted").…

Cankerworm Dictionary — (Hebrews yelek), “the licking locust,” which licks up the grass of the field; probably the locust at a certain stage of its growth, just as it emerges from the caterpilla…

Canneh Encyclopedia — kan'-e (kanneh; Chanaa): Mentioned in Eze 27:23 in connection with Haran and Eden as one of the places with which Tyre had commercial relations. This is the only referenc…

CANNEH Mentioned Dictionary — only in Ezekiel 27:23. (See CALNEH.)…

Canon of the New Testament Encyclopedia — kan'-un I. TWO PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Early Christians Had the Old Testament 2. No Intention of Writing the New Testament II. THREE STAGES OF THE PROCESS 1. From t…

Canon of the Old Testament Encyclopedia — kan'-un: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. The Christian Term "Canon" 2. The Corresponding Hebrew Expression 3. The "Hidden Books" of the Jews 4. The Determining Principle in the Format…

CANON This Dictionary — word is derived from a Hebrew and Greek word denoting a reed or cane. Hence it means something straight, or something to keep straight; and hence also a rule, or somethin…

Canopy Encyclopedia — kan'-o-pi (chuppah, from a root meaning "to enclose" or "cover"): Isa 4:5 the King James Version has "defence," the English Revised Version "canopy," the American Standar…

Canticles Encyclopedia — kan'-ti-k'-lz. See SONG OF SONGS .…

Caperberry Encyclopedia — ka'-per-ber-i ('abhiyonah; kapparis; Ec 12:5 the Revised Version, margin): The translation "the caperberry shall fail" (the Revised Version (British and American) "burst"…

Capernaum Encyclopedia — ka-per'-na-um (Kapernaoum (Textus Receptus), Kapharnaoum (Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Bezae; etc.)): The woe spoken by the Master against this great city has…

CAPERNAUM Nahum’s Dictionary — town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord’s expulsion from Nazareth (Matthew 4:13-16…

Caph Encyclopedia — See KAPH .…

Capharsalama Encyclopedia — kaf-ar-sal'-a-ma, kaf-ar-sala'-ma (Chapharsalama): The site of an indecisive skirmish between Judas Maccabeus and Nicanor, an officer of the king of Syria and governor of…

Caphenatha Encyclopedia — ka-fen'-a-tha. See CHAPHENATHA .…

Caphira Encyclopedia — ka-fi'-ra (Codex Alexandrinus, Kaphira, Codex Vaticanus, Peira): A town whose inhabitants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:19). It corresponds to CHEPHIR…

Caphthorim Encyclopedia — kaf'-tho-rim (kaphtorim). See CAPHTORIM .…

Caphtor Dictionary — a chaplet, the original seat of the Philistines (Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7). The name is found written in hieroglyphics in the temple of Kom Ombos in Uppe…

Caphtor; Caphtorim Encyclopedia — kaf'-tor, kaf'-tor-im (kaphtor, kaphtorim; Kappadokia, Gaphtorieim, Kaphtoriem). 1. First Theory: Crete: The country and people whence came the Philistines ( Ge 10:14 = 1…

Cappadocia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the easternmost and the largest province of Asia Minor. Christianity very early penetrated into this country (1 Peter 1:1). On the day of Pentecost there were Cappadocian…

Captain Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews sar (1 Samuel 22:2; 2 Samuel 23:19). Rendered “chief,” Genesis 40:2; 41:9; rendered also “prince,” Daniel 1:7; “ruler,” Judges 9:30; “governor,’ 1 Kings 22:2…

Captive Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Joshua 10:24; Judges 1:7; 2 Samuel 4:12; Judges 8:7; 2 Samuel 12:31; 1 Chro…

Captivity Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver …

Captivity Epistles Encyclopedia — See PHILEMON .…

Car Encyclopedia — See PALANQUIN .…

Carabasion Encyclopedia — kar-a-ba'-zi-on (Rhabasion, Karabasion; Marimoth): One of the sons of Baani (1 Esdras 9:34) who had married foreign wives, during the captivity. The name is allowed to be…

Caravan Encyclopedia — kar'-a-van, kar-a-van' ('orach): This word is not found in the King James Version, but the Revised Version (British and American) employs it three times, namely, in Job 6…

Caravansary Encyclopedia — kar-a-van'-sa-ri. See INN .…

Carbuncle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Exodus 28:17; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:13). Hebrews barkath; LXX. smaragdos; Vulgate, smaragdus; Revised Version, marg., “emerald.” The Hebrew word is from a root meaning “to g…

Carcas Encyclopedia — kar'-kas (karkac): One of seven chamberlains, ordered to summon Queen Vashti before King Ahasuerus ( Es 1:10 ). The Targum allegorizes the first five of the names.…

Carcase Dictionary — contact with a, made an Israelite ceremonially unclean, and made whatever he touched also unclean, according to the Mosaic law (Hag. 2:13; comp. Numbers 19:16, 22; Leviti…

Carcass; Carcase Encyclopedia — kar'-kas: The dead body of a beast; used sometimes in a contemptuous way of the dead body of a human being. The use of the word as applied to a living body is not found i…

Carchemish Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortress of Chemosh, a city on the west bank of the Euphrates (Jeremiah 46:2; 2 Chronicles 35:20), not, as was once supposed, the Circesium at the confluence of the Cheba…

Care; Carefulness; Careful Encyclopedia — kar, kar'-fool-ness, kar'-fool: The English word "care" has such a variety of meanings, and so many Hebrew and Greek words in the Bible are translated by this English exp…

Careah Encyclopedia — ka-re'-a. See KAREAH .…

Careful; Carefulness Encyclopedia — See CARE .…

Carefully Encyclopedia — kar'-fool-i: The same two strands of anxiety and of attention appear in this word as in care. Several words in the Hebrew and Greek are thus rendered in the English versi…

Careless; Carelessly Encyclopedia — kar'-les, kar'-les-li: These words always mean, "without anxiety," the confidence springing from a sense of security. There is both the verb baTach, "he trusted," and the…

Carem Encyclopedia — ka'-rem (Karem): A city of Judah interpolated by the Septuagint ( Jos 15:59 ). Probably BETH-HACCHEREM (which see).…

Caria Encyclopedia — ka'-ri-a (Karia): A country in the Southwest of Asia Minor which extended on the North to Lydia, on the East to Phrygia, on the South to Lycia, and the West to the Aegean…

Carites Encyclopedia — kar'-i-tez (kari) , ("one ready," "life-guardsman"): A body of troops mentioned in 2Ki 11:4 , 19 (the King James Version "captains"). Instead of CHERETHITES (which see), …

Carmanians Encyclopedia — kar-ma'-ni-anz. See CARMONIANS .…

Carme Encyclopedia — See CHARME .…

Carmel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a park; generally with the article, “the park.” (1.) A prominent headland of Central Palestine, consisting of several connected hills extending from the plain of Esdraelo…

Carmelite Encyclopedia — kar'-mel-it (karmeli; Karmelios, Karmelites): A native of the Judean Carmel. Those who are thus named are Nabal, the husband of Abigail ( 1Sa 30:5 , etc.), and Hezro (the…

Carmelitess Encyclopedia — kar'-mel-it-es, kar-mel-i'-tes (karmelith; Karmelia): A name applied only to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, and subsequently of David, a native of Carmel in Judah ( 1Sa 27:3…

Carmi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — vine-dresser. (1.) The last named of the four sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:1). He is elsewhere (2:18) called Caleb (q.v.). (3…

Carmonians Encyclopedia — kar-mo'-ni-anz; the King James Version Carmanians: A people mentioned in one of the visions--"an horrible vision" (2 Esdras 15:30 ff)--of the "Apocalypse of Esdras." Thei…

Carnaim Encyclopedia — kar-na'-im, kar'-na-im (Karnein, 1 Macc 5:26, Karnain, verses 43 f, to Karnion, 2 Macc 12:21,26): One of the strong cities besieged and captured by Judas Maccabeus in his…

Carnal Encyclopedia — kar'-nal: In the Old Testament there is an expression which indicates sexual intercourse shikhebhath zera`, "lying of seed," ( Le 18:20 ; 19:20 ; Nu 5:13 ). In the New Te…

CARNAL Unconverted Dictionary — men are so called (1 Corinthians 3:3). They are represented as of a “carnal mind, which is enmity against God” (Romans 8:6, 7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and …

Carnion Encyclopedia — kar'-ni-on. See CARNAIM .…

Carousings Encyclopedia — ka-rouz'-ingz (potois, dative plural of potos): This word is found only in the American Standard Revised Version and once only ( 1Pe 4:3 ). The King James Version transla…

Carpenter Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; Mark 6:3). The tools used by carpenters are mentioned in 1 Samuel 13:19, 20…

Carpus Encyclopedia — kar'-pus (Karpos): A name but once mentioned in the New Testament ( 2Ti 4:13 ), "the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus." These words were written from the dungeons, …

Carriage Encyclopedia — kar'-ij (keli, kebhuddah, nesu'ah; episkeuasamenoi; the Revised Version (British and American) "We took up our baggage"; the American Revised Version, margin "made ready"…

CARRIAGE In Dictionary — the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of many different words. In Judges 18:21 it means valuables, wealth, or booty. In Isaiah 46:1 (R.V., “the thing…

Carry Encyclopedia — kar'-i (nasa', nahagh): The English Versions of the Bible rendering of a number of Hebrew and Greek words, and it has several shades of meaning, of which the following ar…

Carshena Encyclopedia — kar'-she-na, kar-she'-na (karshena'): The first named among the "seven princes of Persia and Media" under Ahasuerus ( Es 1:14 ). See PRINCES, THE SEVEN .…

Cart Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a vehicle moving on wheels, and usually drawn by oxen (2 Samuel 6:3). The Hebrew word thus rendered, ’agalah (1 Samuel 6:7, 8), is also rendered “wagon” (Genesis 45:19). …

CARVE The Dictionary — arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Exodus 31:2, 5…

Carving Encyclopedia — karv'-ing: Carving, or engraving, was extensively used among the peoples of Bible lands. There were no materials used in the arts which were not subjected to the graver's…

Casdim Encyclopedia — kaz'-dim See CHESED .…

Case Encyclopedia — kas: Ordinarily to describe the circumstances or condition of things; sometimes, juridically (aitia, Mt 19:10 ; Ac 25:14 ), as that for which a reckoning has to be given,…

Casement Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a barrier of open-work placed before windows (Proverbs 7:6). In Judges 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered “lattice,” in the LXX. “network,” an opening through which cool ai…

Casiphia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — silver, a place between Babylon and Jerusalem, where Iddo resided (Ezra 8:17); otherwise unknown.…

Casluhim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortified, a people descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12). Their original seat was probably somewhere in Lower Egypt, along the sea-coast to the south…

Casphon Encyclopedia — kas'-fon. See CASPHOR .…

Casphor Encyclopedia — kas'-for (the King James Version Casphon; Kasphor, 1 Macc 5:26; Chasphon, Chasphoth, 5:36; Kaspein, 2 Macc 12:13): A city East of the Jordan captured by Judas Maccabeus (…

Caspin; Caspis Encyclopedia — kas'-pin, kas'-pis. See CASPHOR .…

Cassia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrew kiddah’, i.e., “split.” One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Exodus 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezekiel 27:19). It is the inner bark…

Cast Encyclopedia — In general "to throw," with various degrees of violence; usually, with force, but not so necessarily, as e.g. in "cast a net," "cast lots." When applied to molten metal, …

Castanets Encyclopedia — kas'-ta-nets, kas-ta-nets' (mena`an`im): Are mentioned in 2Sa 6:5 among the musical instruments upon which David and the house of Israel played at the time of the bringin…

Castaway Encyclopedia — kast'-a-wa (adokimos, from dokimazo, "I test," "I approve after testing," hence, approved after being tested): This word is rendered "castaway" only in the King James Ver…

CASTAWAY Gr. Dictionary — adokimos, (1 Corinthians 9:27), one regarded as unworthy (R.V., “rejected”); elsewhere rendered “reprobate” (2 Timothy 3:8, etc.); “rejected” (Hebrews 6:8, etc.).…

Castle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a military fortress (1 Chronicles 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chronicles 6:54). Castles…

Castor And Pollux Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the “Dioscuri”, two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or sculptured on the prow of the ship which Luke refers to (Acts 28:11). They…

Cat Encyclopedia — (ailouros): The only mention of this animal is in Baruch 6:22. It is not mentioned in the canonical Scriptures, though Bochart (Hieroz., 862) gives "wild cats" as the equ…

Catechist; Catechumen Encyclopedia — kat'-e-kist, kate-ku'-men (katechizein "to resound," "to teach," "to instruct"): A catechist is a teacher who instructs his pupils in the elements of his own religion. In…

Caterpillar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the consumer. Used in the Old Testament (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28; Psalm 78:46; Isaiah 33:4) as the translation of a word (hasil) the root of which means “to devou…

Catholic Epistles Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude; so called because they are addressed to Christians in general, and not to any church or person in particular.…

Cathua Encyclopedia — ka-thu'-a (Kathoua; Codex Vaticanus, Koua): Head of a family of temple-servants who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:30); corresponds to Giddel in …

Cattle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deuteronomy 8:13; 12:21; 1 Samuel 11:5; 12:3; Psalm 144:14; J…

Cauda Encyclopedia — ko'-da (Kauda; also called Klauda; the King James Version Clauda; the modern Greek name Gaudho supports the form Cauda): An island 23 miles West of Cape Matala. It is a s…

Caul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews yothe’reth; i.e., “something redundant”), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg., “midri…

CAULS In Isaiah Dictionary — 3:18 this word (Hebrews shebisim), in the marg. “networks,” denotes network caps to contain the hair, worn by females. Others explain it as meaning “wreaths worn round th…

Cause Encyclopedia — kos: In both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "for this cause" (the King James Version "cause") occurs in Ex 9:16 as the rendering of…

Causeway Dictionary — a raised way, an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the temple (1 Chronicles 26:16, 18). In 2 Chronicles 9:11 the same word is translated “terrace.”…

Causeway; Causey Encyclopedia — koz'-wa, ko'-zi (more correctly): This word occurs in 1Ch 26:16 , 18 for the Hebrew mecillah; Septuagint pastophorion tes anabaseos. In 2Ch 9:11 the word is translated "t…

Cave Encyclopedia — kav ([me`arah] (compare Arabic magharah), chor ( Job 30:6 the King James Version), mechilloth ( Isa 2:19 ); ope ( Hebrews 11:38 ), spelaion ( Joh 11:38 ); chor, more ofte…

CAVE There Dictionary — are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes. The first notice of a cave occurs in th…

Cease Encyclopedia — ses: A remarkable array of 20 Hebrew and 6 Greek words is so translated. In the King James Version 15 of the former and 3 of the latter are used only once with this rende…

Cedar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews e’rez, Gr. kedros, Lat. cedrus), a tree very frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was stately (Ezekiel 31:3-5), long-branched (Psalm 80:10; 92:12; Ezekiel 31:6-…

Cedron Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the black torrent, the brook flowing through the ravine below the eastern wall of Jerusalem (John 18:1). (See KIDRON.)…

Ceilan Encyclopedia — se'-lan. See KILAN .…

Ceiled; Ceiling Encyclopedia — seld, sel'-ing (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Cieled, Cieling; the Hebrew words for "ceiled" are chippah, caphan, sachiph; for "ceiling," cippun)…

Ceiling Dictionary — the covering (1 Kings 7:3,7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chronicles 3:5; Jeremiah 22:14). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various …

Celebrate Encyclopedia — sel'-e-brat: Of the three Hebrew words so rendered halal, "to praise" is preeminently significant. It is an onomatopoetic word meaning "to give a clear sharp sound," as w…

Celestial Encyclopedia — se-les'-chal (epouranios, "above the sky," "heavenly"): Peculiar to Paul's majestic argument on the resurrection: celestial verses terrestrial bodies ( 1Co 15:40 ) with r…

Cellar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a subterranean vault (1 Chronicles 27:28), a storehouse. The word is also used to denote the treasury of the temple (1 Kings 7:51) and of the king (14:26). The Hebrew wor…

Celosyria Encyclopedia — se-lo-sir'-i-a. See COELE-SYRIA .…

Cenchrea Dictionary — millet, the eastern harbour of Corinth, from which it was distant about 9 miles east, and the outlet for its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean. When Paul…

Cenchreae Encyclopedia — sen'-kre-e (Kegchreai, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Kenchreai; the King James Version incorrectly Cenchrea): A seaport of Corinth on the eastern side of …

Cendebaeus Encyclopedia — sen-de-be'-us (Kendebaios; the King James Version Cendebeus): A general of Antiochus VII who was appointed "captain of the seacoast" of Palestine (1 Macc 15:38 ff) after …

Censer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the vessel in which incense was presented on “the golden altar” before the Lord in the temple (Exodus 30:1-9). The priest filled the censer with live coal from the sacred…

Census Encyclopedia — sen'-sus. See DAVID ; QUIRINIUS .…

CENSUS There Dictionary — are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. (1.) In the fourth month after the Exodus, when the people were encamped at Sinai. The number of me…

Centurion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in…

Cephas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42), meaning “rock.” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.…

Ceras Encyclopedia — se'-ras (Keras; the Revised Version (British and American) KERAS (which see)).…

Certain; Certainly; Certainty Encyclopedia — ser'-tin, ser'-tin-li, ser'tin-ti: The rendering of some Hebrew words and forms expressive of what is definitely settled or determined. (1) Translation of the Hebrew nakh…

Certify Encyclopedia — ser'-ti-fi: Occurs in (1) 2Sa 15:28 (haggidh, "to show," "announce," from naghadh); (2) Ezr 4:14 , 16 ; 5:10 ; 7:24 (hodha`, "to make known," from yedha'; Aramaic for yad…

Cesar From the Scriptures — Cesar is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a name applied to those who are cut out of the womb”. The Scriptures below…

Cetab Encyclopedia — se'-tab. See KETAB .…

Chabris Encyclopedia — ka'-bris (Abris, Chabreis): Son of Gothoniel, one of the three rulers of Bethulia in the time of Judith (Judith 6:15; 8:10; 10:6).…

Chadias, They Of; Chadiasai Encyclopedia — ka'-di-as, ka'-di-a-si; (the Revised Version (British and American) Codex Alexandrinus, Chadasai; Codex Vaticanus, hoi Chadiasai): The inhabitants of the city here referr…

Chaereas Encyclopedia — ke'-re-as (Chaireas; the King James Version Chereas): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the …

Chafe Encyclopedia — chaf (mar, "bitter"; hence, bitter of soul, deadly, destructive, ferocious, "as a bear robbed of her whelps"): Occurs only in 2Sa 17:8 ; used by Hushai to characterize Da…

Chaff Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the refuse of winnowed corn. It was usually burned (Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 5:24; Matthew 3:12). This word sometimes, however, means dried grass or hay (Isaiah 5:24; 33: 1 1)…

Chain Dictionary — (1.) a part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph’s neck (Genesis 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sov…

Chain; Chains Encyclopedia — chan, chanz: Chains were used by the Hebrews: (1) As ornaments: 'ets`adhah, neTiphah, `anaq, rabhidh, sharsherah, rattoq. As ornaments for the person they were worn about…

Chair Encyclopedia — char. See SEAT ; SEATS, CHIEF .…

Chalcedony Encyclopedia — kal-sed'-o-ni, kal'-se-do-ni. See STONES, PRECIOUS .…

CHALCEDONY Mentioned Dictionary — only in Revelation 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have…

Chalcol Encyclopedia — kal'-kol. See CALCOL .…

CHALDEA The Dictionary — southern portion of Babylonia, Lower Mesopotamia, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used of the whole of the Mesopotamian plain. The Hebrew n…

Chaldea; Chaldeans Encyclopedia — kal-de'-a, kal-de'-anz (kasdim, 'erets kasdim; Chaldaia, Chaldaioi): 1. Geographical Position Seats of the Chaldeans 2. Originally Sumero-Akkadian 3. History of the Chald…

Chaldee Language Dictionary — employed by the sacred writers in certain portions of the Old Testament, viz., Daniel 2:4-7, 28; Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Genesis 31:46; Jeremiah 10:11. It is the Aramaic …

Chaldees Dictionary — or Chaldeans, the inhabitants of the country of which Babylon was the capital. They were so called till the time of the Captivity (2 Kings 25; Isaiah 13:19; 23:13), when,…

Chalkstone Encyclopedia — chok'-ston ('abhneghir (compare Eben-ezer, 'ebhen ha-`ezer, "stone of the help," 1Sa 7:12 )): In Isa 27:9 we have: "Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgi…

Challenge Encyclopedia — chal'-enj: Only in Ex 22:9 , where the King James Version has taken Hebrew 'amar, "say," in the sense of "claim." the Revised Version (British and American) "whereof one …

Chalphi Encyclopedia — kal'-fi (Chalphi; the King James Version Calphi): Father of Judas, who, along with Mattathias, steadily supported Jonathan at the battle of Gennesar when the hosts of Dem…

Chamber Dictionary & Encyclopedia — “on the wall,” which the Shunammite prepared for the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:10), was an upper chamber over the porch through the hall toward the street. This was the “…

Chamber, Roof Encyclopedia — See CHAMBER .…

Chambering Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Romans 13:13), wantonness, impurity.…

Chamberlain Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a confidential servant of the king (Genesis 37:36; 39:1). In Romans 16:23 mention is made of “Erastus the chamberlain.” Here the word denotes the treasurer of the city, o…

Chambers in the Heavens Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY ; DIAL OF AHAZ .…

Chambers in the South Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY ; SOUTH, CHAMBERS OF THE .…

Chambers of Imagery Encyclopedia — im'-aj-ri, im'-a-jer-i (maskith): The reference ( Eze 8:12 ) is to chambers in the temple where the elders of Israel were wont to assemble and practice rites of an idolat…

Chameleon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a species of lizard which has the faculty of changing the colour of its skin. It is ranked among the unclean animals in Leviticus 11:30, where the Hebrew word so translat…

Chamois Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only in Deuteronomy 14:5 (Hebrews zemer), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name from its leaping or springing. The animal intended is probab…

Champaign Encyclopedia — sham-pan', sham'-pan (`arabhah, biq`ah): A champaign is a flat open country, and the word occurs in De 11:30 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and Amer…

Champion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Samuel 17:4, 23), properly “the man between the two,” denoting the position of Goliath between the two camps. Single combats of this kind at the head of armies were co…

Chanaan; Chanaanite Encyclopedia — ka'-nan, ka'-na-an, ka'-nan-it (Chanaan), the King James Version in the Apocrypha (Judith 5:3,16) and New Testament ( Ac 7:11 ; 13:19 ) for the Revised Version (British a…

Chance Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Luke 10:31). “It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a specific arrangement and in exact fulfilment of a plan; not the plan of …

Chancellor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one who has judicial authority, literally, a “Lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17).…

Change Encyclopedia — chanj: A word which seeks to express the many shades of meaning contained in 13 variations of 9 Hebrew words and 5 Greek. These signify, in turn, "to change" "to exchange…

Change of Raiment Encyclopedia — ra'-ment. See DRESS .…

Changer Encyclopedia — chan'-jer (kollubistes, "money-changer," and so rendered Mt 21:12 ; Mr 11:15 ): A banker or other person who changes money at a fixed rate. Indignant at the profane traff…

Changes Of Raiment Dictionary — were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Genesis 45:22; Judges 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).…

Channel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) The bed of the sea or of a river (Psalm 18: 15; Isaiah 8:7). (2.) The “chanelbone” (Job 31:22 marg.), properly “tube” or “shaft,” an old term for the collar-bone.…

Chanoch; Hanochites Encyclopedia — ha'-nok, ha'-nok-its (chanokh, "initiation," "dedication"): (1) A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian ( Ge 25:4 ; 1Ch 1:33 , the Kin…

Chant Encyclopedia — (paraT): Occurs only once in the King James Version in Am 6:5 , and the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. ParaT corresponds to an Arabic root meaning to anticipate. It …

Chanuneus Encyclopedia — ka-nun'-e-us (Chanounaios; the King James Version Channuneus): A Levite in the list of 1 Esdras 8:48, probably corresponding to "Merari" in Ezr 8:19 .…

Chapel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a holy place or sanctuary, occurs only in Amos 7:13, where one of the idol priests calls Bethel “the king’s chapel.”…

Chaphenatha Encyclopedia — ka-fen'-a-tha (Chaphenatha; the King James Version Caphenatha): A name apparently given to part of the eastern wall of Jerusalem or a fort in that neighborhood which is s…

Chapiter Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered. (1.) Cothereth( 1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chronicles 4:12), meaning a “diadem” or “cr…

Chapman Encyclopedia — chap'-man (plural 'anshe ha-tarim): Word used only once in the King James Version ( 2Ch 9:14 , the American Standard Revised Version "the traders"; compare also 1Ki 10:15…

Chapt Encyclopedia — (chathath): The Hebrew term chathath means "broken," "terrified" or "dismayed." This term as it occurs in Jer 14:4 is rendered "chapt" in English Versions of the Bible, "…

CHAPTER The Dictionary — several books of the Old and New Testaments were from an early time divided into chapters. The Pentateuch was divided by the ancient Hebrews into 54 parshioth or sections…

Charaathalan Encyclopedia — kar-a-ath'-a-lan (Charaathalan; the King James Version Charaathalar (1 Esdras 5:36)): Most probably a corruption of the text. The names "Cherub, Addan, and Immer" in the …

Characa Encyclopedia — kar'-a-ka. See CHARAX .…

Charashim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — craftsmen, a valley named in 1 Chronicles 4:14. In Nehemiah 11:35 the Hebrew word is rendered “valley of craftsmen” (R.V. marg., Geha-rashim). Nothing is known of it.…

Charax; Characa Encyclopedia — kar'-ax, kar'-a-ka; (eis ton Charaka; the King James Version Charax): A place mentioned only in 2 Macc 12:17. It lay East of the Jordan and is said to be 750 stadia from …

Charchemish Encyclopedia — kar'-ke-mish. See CARCHEMISH .…

Charchus Encyclopedia — kar'-kus. See BARCHUS .…

Charea Encyclopedia — kar'-re-a (Charea): Head of a family of temple-servants (1 Esdras 5:32); called "Harsha" in Ezr 2:52 ; Ne 7:54 .…

Charge; Chargeable Encyclopedia — charj, char'-ja-b'-l (from Latin carrus, "a wagon," hence, "to lay or put a load on or in," "to burden, or be a burden"): Figurative: (1) of a special duty mishmereth, ("…

Charger Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Numbers 7:13, etc.). The “charger” in which the …

Charges Encyclopedia — char'-jiz (dapanao, "to spend"): "Be at charges for them" ( Ac 21:24 , the King James Version "with them"), i.e. pay the sacrificial expenses of these poorer Nazirites (c…

Chariot Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Josep…

Chariots of the Sun Encyclopedia — (markebhoth ha-shemesh): These, together with "horses of the sun," are mentioned in 2Ki 23:11 . They are said to have stood in the temple, a gift of the kings of Judah. J…

Charitably Encyclopedia — char'-i-ta-bli (kata agapen): The Revised Version (British and American), which substitutes "love" for "charity" regularly, removing the latter word from the vocabulary o…

Charity Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Corinthians 13), the rendering in the Authorized Version of the word which properly denotes love, and is frequently so rendered (always so in the Revised Version). It …

Charm Encyclopedia — charm: Definition.--The word charm is derived from the Latin carmen, "a song," and denotes strictly what is sung; then it comes to mean a magical formula chanted or recit…

Charme Encyclopedia — kar'-me (so the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version Carme; Charme): A Greek transliteration of Hebrew charim. The name of a priestly family in …

Charmer Dictionary — one who practises serpent-charming (Psalm 58:5; Jeremiah 8:17; Ecclesiastes 10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most venomous reptiles could be made ha…

Charmis Encyclopedia — kar'-mis (Charmeis, Charmeis, A, Chalmeis): The son of Melchiel, one of the three elders or rulers of the town of Bethulia (Judith 6:15; 8:10; 10:6).…

Charran Dictionary & Encyclopedia — another form (Acts 7:2, 4) of Haran (q.v.).…

Chase Encyclopedia — chas. See HUNTING .…

Chaseba Encyclopedia — kas'-e-ba (Chaseba): The name of a family of temple-servants in the list of those who returned from Babylon (1 Esdras 5:31). The name is not given in the parallel passage…

Chaste; Chastity Encyclopedia — chast, chas'-ti-ti. See CRIMES ; MARRIAGE .…

Chastening; Chastisement Encyclopedia — chas'-'-n-ing, chas'-tiz-ment: These two words corresponding to Hebrew mucar, and Greek paideia, are distinguished in English use, in that "chastisement" is applied to th…

Chatter Encyclopedia — chat'-er (tsaphaph): This word, which means to "peep," "twitter" or "chirp," as small birds do, is translated "chatter" only in Isa 38:14 , "Like a swallow or a crane, so…

Chavah Encyclopedia — ka'-va (Septuagint Zoe): A transliteration of the Hebrew chawwah or chavvah, which means "life giver" "living" and appears in our English versions as Eve ( Ge 3:20 , see …

Chebar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — length, a river in the “land of the Chaldeans” (Ezekiel 1:3), on the banks of which were located some of the Jews of the Captivity (Ezekiel 1:1; 3:15, 23; 10:15, 20, 22).…

Check Encyclopedia — (mucar): Occurs in Job 20:3 the King James Version, "I have heard the check of my reproach" (the Revised Version (British and American) "the reproof which putteth me to s…

Checker-work; (network) Encyclopedia — chek'-er-wurk (sebhakhah): This was a kind of ornamentation used on the tops of the pillars of Jachin and Boaz before the porch of the Temple ( 1Ki 7:17 ). Its exact form…

Chedorlaomer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (= Khudur-Lagamar of the inscriptions), king of Elam. Many centuries before the age of Abraham, Canaan and even the Sinaitic peninsula had been conquered by Babylonian ki…

CHEEK Smiting Dictionary — on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), “Unto him that smiteth thee on the one chee…

Cheek Teeth Encyclopedia — (methalle`ah, transposed from malta`ah (only in Ps 58:6 ), literally "the biter," "crusher," "molar," "jaw-teeth," "great teeth" ( Job 29:17 m; Joe 1:6 )). Figurative: Th…

Cheek; Cheekbone Encyclopedia — chek, chek'-bon: (1) lechi; siagon, "the jaw," "jaw-bone," "side of the face." The Hebrew word denotes originally freshness and rounded softness of the cheek, a sign of b…

Cheer; Cheerfulness Encyclopedia — cher, cher'-fool-nes: The English word "cheer" meant: (1) originally face, countenance (Greek kara, "head," through Old French, chere, "face"), (2) then the expression on…

Cheese Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (A.S. cese). This word occurs three times in the Authorized Version as the translation of three different Hebrew words: (1.) 1 Samuel 17:18, “ten cheeses;” i.e., ten sect…

Chelal Encyclopedia — ke'-lal (kelal, "perfection"): One of the bene Pachath-Mo'abh who took "strange wives" ( Ezr 10:30 ).…

Chelcias Encyclopedia — kel'-si-as. See HELKIAS ; HILKIAH .…

Chellians Encyclopedia — kel'-i-anz: The people of "Chellus" (Judith 2:23) (which see).…

Chelluh Encyclopedia — kel'-u. See CHELUHI .…

Chellus Encyclopedia — kel'-us (Chellous), a place named (Judith 1:9) among those West of the Jordan to which Nebuchadnezzar sent his summons. It is mentioned along with "Kades," and as it lay …

Chelod Encyclopedia — ke'-lod (Cheleoud, Cheleoul): In Judith 1:6 it is said that "many nations of the sons of Chelod assembled themselves to the battle." They are mentioned as obeying the sum…

Chelub Encyclopedia — ke'-lub: (1) kelubh, father of Mehir ( 1Ch 4:11 ); the name is probably a variation of Caleb. Wellhausen (De gentibus et familiis Judaeis) reads kalebh ben chezron. (2) F…

Chelubai Encyclopedia — ke-loo'-bi (kelubhay): Another form of Caleb used in 1Ch 2:9 ; compare 1Ch 2:18 , 42 . Caleb is here described as the brother of Jerahmeel, and son of Hezron, a remote an…

Cheluhi Encyclopedia — kel'-oo-hi (keluhi, Kt.; keluhu, Qere; the Revised Version, margin Cheluhu; the King James Version Chelluh): Mentioned in the list of persons with foreign wives ( Ezr 10:…

Chemarim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — black, (Zephaniah 1:4; rendered “idolatrous priests” in 2 Kings 23:5, and “priests” in Hos. 10:5). Some derive this word from the Assyrian Kamaru, meaning “to throw down,…

Chemosh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the destroyer, subduer, or fish-God, the God of the Moabites (Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 48:7, 13, 46). The worship of this God, “the abomination of Moab,” was introduced at…

Chenaanah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — merchant. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 7:10). (2.) The father of Zedekiah (1 Kings 22: 1 1, 24).…

Chenaiah Dictionary — whom Jehovah hath made. “Chief of the Levites,” probably a Kohathite (1 Chronicles 15:22), and therefore not the same as mentioned in 26:29.…

Chenani Encyclopedia — ke-na'-ni (kenani, "planted"): One of the names mentioned in Ne 9:4 , in connection with the constitution of "congregation." If the names represent houses or families, ei…

Chenaniah Encyclopedia — ken-a-ni'-a (kenanyahu, and kenanyah, literally "established by God"): Chief of the Levites who was over "the songs," or "the carrying" (namely, "of the ark") from the ho…

Chephar-ammoni Encyclopedia — ke-far-am'-o-ni (the King James Version Chephar-haammoni; kephar ha`ammoni; Codex Vaticanus, Kepheira kai Monei; A, Kapherammin, "village of the Ammonites"): A place in t…

Chephar-haamoni Encyclopedia — ke-far-ha-am'-o-ni. See CHEPHAR-AMMONI .…

Chephirah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — village, one of the four cities of the Gibeonitish Hivites with whom Joshua made a league (9:17). It belonged to Benjamin. It has been identified with the modern Kefireh,…

Cheran Encyclopedia — ke'-ran (keran): A Horite clan-name, occurring in the genealogy of Seir, the Horite ( Ge 36:26 ), and in the parallel list in 1Ch 1:41 . Dillmann derives it from kar, "a …

Cherethim Dictionary — (Ezekiel 25:16), more frequently Cherethites, the inhabitants of Southern Philistia, the Philistines (Zephaniah 2:5). The Cherethites and the Pelethites were David’s life…

Cherethites Encyclopedia — ker'-e-thits (kerethim, ha-kerethi; Chelethi "executioners," "life-guardsmen"): A people in South Palestine whose territory bordered upon that of Judah ( 1Sa 30:14 ). In …

Cherish Encyclopedia — cher'-ish (cakhan; thalpo): Cakhan, "to act the friend," "to be useful," is translated "cherish" ( 1Ki 1:2 , 4 ); thalpo, "to warm," "to make warm," "to foster" ( Eph 5:2…

Cherith Dictionary — a cutting; separation; a gorge, a torrent-bed or winter-stream, a “brook,” in whose banks the prophet Elijah hid himself during the early part of the three years’ drought…

Cherith, the Brook Encyclopedia — ke'-rith (nachal kerith; Cheimarrhous Chorrhath): The place where Elijah hid and was miraculously fed, after announcing the drought to Ahab ( 1Ki 17:3 ). It is described …

Cherub Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plural cherubim, the name of certain symbolical figures frequently mentioned in Scripture. They are first mentioned in connection with the expulsion of our first parents …

Cherubic, Forms in the Constellations Encyclopedia — che-roo'-bik. See ASTRONOMY .…

Cherubim (1) Encyclopedia — cher'-u-bim, cher'-oo-bim (kerubhim, plural of cherub, kerubh): Through the influence of the Septuagint, "cherubim" was used in the earlier English versions, also as a si…

Cherubim (2) Encyclopedia — The cherubic forms in the constellation figures. See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 8…

Chesalon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim (Joshua 15:10); probably identified with the modern village of Kesla, on the western mou…

Chesed Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gain, the son of Nahor (Genesis 22:22).…

Chesil Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ungodly, a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:30); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel (1 Chronicles 4:30); now Khelasa.…

Chesnut Encyclopedia — ches'-nut. See CHESTNUT .…

Chest Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ’aron, generally rendered “ark”), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chronicles 24:8, 10, 11). In…

Chestnut Tree Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ’armon; i.e., “naked”), mentioned in connection with Jacob’s artifice regarding the cattle (Genesis 30:37). It is one of the trees of which, because of its stren…

Chesulloth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fertile places; the loins, a town of Issachar, on the slopes of some mountain between Jezreel and Shunem (Joshua 19:18). It has been identified with Chisloth-tabor, 2 1/2…

Cheth Encyclopedia — See CHETH .…

Chettiim Encyclopedia — ket'-i-im, ket-i'-im (kittim). See KITTIM .…

Chew; Cud Encyclopedia — choo, chu, (ma`aleh gerah, literally "bringing up" (American Revised Versions margin), i.e. "chewing the cud," from garar, "to roll," "ruminate"): One of the marks of cle…

Chezib Dictionary & Encyclopedia — deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Genesis 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.).…

Chicken Encyclopedia — chik'-'-n, chik'-in (Anglo-Saxon, cicen or cycen; Latin, Gallus ferrugineus; alektruon, masculine and fem.): A barnyard fowl of any age. The record is to be found in the …

Chide Encyclopedia — chid: Only in the Old Testament, translating Hebrew ribh, a word which is more frequently rendered "strive." Since in Ge 31:36 ; Jud 8:1 ; Ps 103:9 , the strife is one of…

Chidon Dictionary — dart, the name of the threshing-floor at which the death of Uzzah took place (1 Chronicles 13:9). In the parallel passage in Samuel (2 Samuel 6:6) it is called “Nachon’s …

Chidon, the Threshing-floor of Encyclopedia — ki'-don, (goren kidhon; Septuagint B, omits; A has Cheilo): The place where Uzza perished because he touched the ark ( 1Ch 13:9 ). In 2Sa 6:6 it is called the threshing- …

Chief Encyclopedia — chef: The English word is in the King James Version of Old Testament the translation of some 17 different Hebrew words, most frequently of ro'sh, "head," sar, "prince," a…

Chief Friends; Good Men Encyclopedia — See CHIEF FRIENDS ; GOOD, CHIEF ; CHIEF .…

Chief Musician Encyclopedia — mu-zish'-an. See ASAPH .…

Chief Of The Three Dictionary — a title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David’s greatest heroes (2 Samuel 23:8); also called Jashobeam (1 Chronicles 11:11).…

Chief Seats Encyclopedia — chef sets (protokathedria): It was one of the reproaches urged by our Lord against the scribes and Pharisees that they loved the chief seats in the synagogues ( Mt 23:6 ;…

Chiefs Dictionary — of Asia ‘ ‘Asiarchs,” the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in the various cities of proconsular…

CHILD This Dictionary — word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age (Genesis 37:3); and Benj…

Child-bearing Encyclopedia — child'-bar-ing: Only in 1Ti 2:15 : "She shall be saved through her (m "the") child-bearing" (dia tes teknogonias). The reference is to the calling of woman as wife and mo…

Child; Children Encyclopedia — child, chil'-dren (ben, "son," yeledh, "child" na`ar, "lad"; teknon, paidion): The Hebrews regarded the presence of children in the family as a mark of Divine favor and g…

Childhood, Gospels of the Encyclopedia — child'-hood. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…

Children of Eden Encyclopedia — e'-d'-n (bene `edhen): In 2Ki 19:12 ; Isa 37:12 "the children of Eden that were in Telassar" are mentioned in connection with "Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph" as having bee…

Children of God Encyclopedia — Introduction: Meaning of Terms I. OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING 1. Mythological Survivals 2. Created Sonship 3. Israel's Collective Covenant Sonship 4. Individual and Personal R…

Children of Israel Encyclopedia — iz'-ra-el (bene yisra'el): A very common term in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, and it refers to the Israelites as the descendants of a common ancestor, Ja…

Children of the Bridechamber Encyclopedia — See BRIDE-CHAMBER, SONS .…

Children of the East Encyclopedia — est (bene qedhem): A term which in a general way designated the inhabitants of the country East of Palestine The Hebrews thought of their own country as occupying the cen…

Chileab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — protected by the father, David’s second son by Abigail (2 Samuel 3:3); called also Daniel (1 Chronicles 3:1). He seems to have died when young.…

Chiliab From the Scriptures — Chiliab is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “totality; or the perfection of the father”. The Scriptures below are wha…

Chilion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth’s sister (Ruth 1:2; 4:9).…

Chilmad Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a place or country unknown which, along with Sheba and Asshur, traded with Tyre (Ezekiel 27:23).…

Chimham Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pining, probably the youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:37-40). The “habitation of Chimham” (Jeremiah 41:17) was probably an inn or khan, which is the p…

Chimney Encyclopedia — See HOUSE ;…

Chinnereth Dictionary — lyre, the singular form of the word (Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 19:35), which is also used in the plural form, Chinneroth, the name of a fenced city which stood near the sh…

Chinnereth; Chinneroth Encyclopedia — kin'-e-reth, kin'-e-roth (kinnereth ( De 3:17 ; Jos 19:35 , etc.)), (kinaroth; Codex Vaticanus, Kenereth, Codex Alexandrinus, Cheneroth ( Jos 11:2 )): Taking the order in…

Chios Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchore…

Chirp Encyclopedia — cherp (tsaphaph): "Chirp" occurs in the King James Version marginand the Revised Version, margin of Isa 29:4 , "Thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, …

Chisleu Dictionary — the name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiastical, month (Nehemiah 1:1; Zechariah 7: 1). It corresponds n…

Chisleu; Chislev Encyclopedia — kis'-lu, kis'-lev. See KISLEV .…

Chislon Encyclopedia — kis'-lon, kiz'-lon (kiclon, "strength"): A prince of Benjamin, the father of Elidad ( Nu 34:21 ).…

Chisloth-tabor Encyclopedia — kis-loth-ta'-bor, kiz'-loth. See CHESULLOTH .…

Chitlish Encyclopedia — kit'-lish (kithlish, "separation"; the King James Version Kithlish, the English Revised Version "Chithlish," kith'lish): An unidentified town named with Lahman and Gedero…

Chittem From the Scriptures — Chittem is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “those that bruise; gold”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself…

Chittim Encyclopedia — kit'-im. See KITTIM .…

ChIUN Dictionary — occurs only in Amos 5:26 (R.V. marg., “shrine”). The LXX. translated the word by Rhephan, which became corrupted into Remphan, as used by Stephen (Acts 7:43; but R.V., “R…

Chiun (1) Encyclopedia — ki'-un: Thus Hebrew kiyun, is transliterated in Am 5:26 the King James Version. The vowels represent an assimilation to some such word as shiqquts, "detestable thing," or…

Chiun (2) Encyclopedia — ki'-un ( Am 5:26 the King James Version): Called in Ac 7:43 "Rephan" (Rhemphan) the planet Saturn. See ASTROLOGY .…

Chloe Dictionary & Encyclopedia — verdure, a female Christian (1 Corinthians 1:11), some of whose household had informed Paul of the divided state of the Corinthian church. Nothing is known of her.…

Choba; Chobai Encyclopedia — ko'-ba, ko'-ba-i (Choba, Judith 4:4; Chobai, 15:4 f): A place named along with Jericho, Asora, and the valley of Salem (Judith 4:4; 15:4 f). Reland's (Pal, 721) suggestio…

Choenix Encyclopedia — ke'-niks (choinix): A Greek dry measure, almost equal to one quart. Mentioned in the New Testament only in Re 6:6 , where the Revised Version, margin would read "choenix"…

Choice Encyclopedia — chois. See CHOOSE ; WILL .…

Choke Encyclopedia — chok (pnigo, and its compounds): Is used in its primary sense of "to strangle," or "to suffocate," in describing the fate of the swine ( Lu 8:33 the King James Version). …

Chola Encyclopedia — ko'-la (Chola; the King James Version, Cola): This names occurs only with that of Chobai (see CHOBA) in Judith 15:4. It may be identical with the modern Ka`un, between el…

Choler Encyclopedia — kol'-er: Lit. "bile," is used in the sense of a disease (cholera) (Sirach 31:20; 37:30), and in the sense of bitter anger (marar) ( Da 8:7 ; 11:11 English Versions of the…

Choose; Chosen Encyclopedia — chooz, cho'-z'-n (bachar, qabhal, bara', barah; ek-lego): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Human Choice 2. God Chooses King of Israel 3. God Chooses Jerusalem 4. Election of Is…

Chop Encyclopedia — (paras): Figurative: This word, meaning "to cut in pieces," "to distribute," often translated "spread," is rendered "chop" in Mic 3:3 , they "chop them in pieces, as for …

Chor-Ashan Dictionary — smoking furnace, one of the places where “David himself and his men were wont to haunt” (1 Samuel 30:30, 31). It is probably identical with Ashan (Joshua 15:42; 19:7), a …

Chorashan Encyclopedia — kor-ash'-an, ko-ra'-shan. See COR-ASHAN .…

Chorazin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — named along with Bethsaida and Capernaum as one of the cities in which our Lord’s “mighty works” were done, and which was doomed to woe because of signal privileges negle…

Chorbe Encyclopedia — …

Chosamaeus Encyclopedia — kos-a-me'-us (A, Simon Chosamaios; B, Chosamaos): Occurs in 1 Esdras 9:32 as the name of one of the sons of Annas. But in the parallel passage ( Ezr 10:31 ) the name is s…

Chosen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — spoken of warriors (Exodus 15:4; Judges 20:16), of the Hebrew nation (Psalm 105:43; Deuteronomy 7:7), of Jerusalem as the seat of the temple (1 Kings 11:13). Christ is th…

Chozeba Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Chronicles 4:22), the same as Chezib and Achzib, a place in the lowlands of Judah (Genesis 38:5; Joshua 15:44).…

Christ Dictionary — anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in the New Testame…

Christ As King, Priest, Prophet Encyclopedia — See under several titles; also CHRIST, OFFICES OF .…

Christ, Humanity of Encyclopedia — See CHRIST, HUMANITY OF .…

Christ, Intercession of Encyclopedia — See INTERCESSION OF CHRIST .…

Christ, Jesus Encyclopedia — See JESUS CHRIST .…

Christ, Offices of Encyclopedia — of'-is-is. General Titles of our Lord I. CHRIST'S MEDIATION EXPRESSED IN THE SPECIFIC OFFICES Historical Review of the Theory II. THE THREEFOLD OFFICE IN THE OLD TESTAMEN…

Christ, Person of Encyclopedia — See PERSON OF CHRIST .…

Christ, Temptation of Encyclopedia — See TEMPTATION OF CHRIST .…

Christ, the Exaltation of Encyclopedia — egz-ol-ta'-shun: I. THE RESURRECTION 1. Its Glorification of Christ 2. Resurrection Body--Identity, Change, Present Locality 3. The Agent of the Resurrection II. ASCENSIO…

Christian Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name given by the Greeks or Romans, probably in reproach, to the followers of Jesus. It was first used at Antioch. The names by which the disciples were known among t…

Christianity Encyclopedia — kris-chan'-i-ti, kris-chi-an'-i-ti, kris-ti-an'-i-ti (Christianismos): I. IN PRINCIPLE AND ESSENCE 1. Early Use of Term 2. New Testament Implications: Messiahship--Resurr…

Christology Encyclopedia — See PERSON OF CHRIST .…

Christs Encyclopedia — krists. See CHRISTS, FALSE ; MESSIAH .…

Christs, False Encyclopedia — fols (pseudo-christoi). 1. Christ's Warnings: In His discourse on the last things, uttered by Him on the Tuesday of the week of His Passion, Jesus solemnly forewarned His…

Chronicles Dictionary — the words of the days, (1 Kings 14:19; 1 Chronicles 27:24), the daily or yearly records of the transactions of the kingdom; events recorded in the order of time.…

CHRONICLES OF KING David Dictionary — (1 Chronicles 27:24) were statistical state records; one of the public sources from which the compiler of the Books of Chronicles derived information on various public ma…

Chronicles, Books of Encyclopedia — kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim), "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One?…

Chronology Dictionary — is the arrangement of facts and events in the order of time. The writers of the Bible themselves do not adopt any standard era according to which they date events. Someti…

Chronology of the New Testament Encyclopedia — I. CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS 1. Birth of Jesus (1) Death of Herod (2) Census of Quirinius (3) Star of the Magi (4) Course of Abijah (5) Day and Month (6) Summary 2.…

Chronology of the Old Testament Encyclopedia — kro-nol'-o-ji: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be Regarded as Highest Authority II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS III. P…

Chrysolite Encyclopedia — See STONES, PRECIOUS .…

Chrysoprase; Chrysoprasus Encyclopedia — kris'-o-praz, kri-sop'ra-sus. See STONES, PRECIOUS .…

Chrysoprasus Dictionary — golden leek, a precious stone of the colour of leek’s juice, a greenish-golden colour (Revelation 21:20).…

Chub Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The word is found only in Ezekiel 30:5. They were probably a people of Northern Africa, or of t…

Chun Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chronicles 18:8). It is called Berothai in 2 Samuel…

Church Encyclopedia — church: I. PRE-CHRISTIAN HISTORY OF THE TERM II. ITS ADOPTION BY JESUS III. ITS USE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. In the Gospels 2. In Acts 3. In the Pauline Epistles IV. THE N…

CHURCH Derived Dictionary — probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship. In the New Testament it is the translation of the…

Church Government Encyclopedia — guv'-ern-ment: I. APPROACH TO SUBJECT 1. The General Sense 2. The Local Sense II. INTERNAL ORDER 1. Subjects of Admission 2. Definite Organizations 3. Ministers (1) Gener…

Churches, Robbers of Encyclopedia — church'-iz. See ROBBERS OF TEMPLES .…

Churches, Seven Encyclopedia — See ANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES .…

Churl Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in Isaiah 32:5 (R.V. marg., “crafty”), means a deceiver. In 1 Samuel 25:3, the word churlish denotes a man that is coarse and ill-natured, or, as the word literally means…

Chushan-rishathaim Encyclopedia — ku-shan-rish-a-tha'-im. See CUSHAN-RISHATHAIM .…

CHUSHAN-RISHATHAIM Cush Dictionary — of double wickedness, or governor of two presidencies, the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (Judges 3:8). We learn …

Chusi Encyclopedia — ku'-si, (Chous): A place only named in Judith 7:18, as near Ekrebel on the brook Mochmur. It was in central Palestine, and has with some probability been identified with …

Chuzas Encyclopedia — ku'-zas, chu'-zas (Chouzas; the King James Version Chuza): The steward of Herod Antipas. In Lu 8:3 we read that his wife Joanna, "and Susanna, and many others," ministere…

Ciccar Encyclopedia — sik'-ar (kikkar, "circle"): Used of the circle of the Jordan ( Ge 13:10 , Hebrew). See PLAIN ; CITIES OF THE PLAIN .…

Cieled; Cieling Encyclopedia — seld, sel'-ing. See CEILED ; CEILING .…

Cilicia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief towns, and the seat of a celebrated school of philosophy. Its l…

Cinnamon Encyclopedia — sin'-a-mun (qinnamon; kinnamomon): Mentioned, like cassia, as a perfume. In Ex 30:23 it is one of the ingredients of the "holy anointing oil"; in Pr 7:17 it is, along wit…

CINNAMON Hebrews Dictionary — kinamon, the Cinnamomum zeylanicum of botanists, a tree of the Laurel family, which grows only in India on the Malabar coast, in Ceylon, and China. There is no trace of i…

Cinneroth Encyclopedia — sin'-e-roth (kinneroth). See CHINNERETH .…

Cirama Encyclopedia — si-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma. See KIRAMA .…

Circle Encyclopedia — sur'-k'-l: Is used with reference to the vault of the heavens (hugh) in Isa 40:22 , and in a similar sense in The Wisdom of Solomon 13:2 (Revised Version margin), "circle…

Circuit Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Psalm 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Ecclesiastes 1:6). In Job 22:14, “in the circuit of heaven” (R.V. ma…

Circumcision Dictionary & Encyclopedia — cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the special badge of his chosen people, an abiding sign of their c…

Cis Encyclopedia — sis (Keis): The form given in Ac 13:21 the King James Version for Kish, the father of Saul the first king of Israel ( 1Sa 9:1 f).…

Cisai Encyclopedia — si'-sa-i. See KISEUS .…

Cistern Dictionary — the rendering of a Hebrew word bor, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from beer, which denotes a place where water rises on the spot (Jerem…

Cistern; Well; Pool; Aqueduct Encyclopedia — sis'-tern: Use of Terms 1. General 2. Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns 3. Private Cisterns 4. Public Cisterns 5. Pools and Aqueducts 6. Figurative Uses LITERATURE Several wo…

Citadel Encyclopedia — sit'-a-del (1 Macc 1:33; 3:45). See FORTIFICATION .…

Cithern Encyclopedia — sith'-ern (kithara; 1 Macc 4:54 the King James Version, kitharais kai kinurais is translated "citherns and harps"; the Revised Version (British and American) "harps and l…

Cities of Refuge Encyclopedia — See REFUGE, CITIES OF .…

Cities of the Plain; Ciccar Encyclopedia — sit'-iz, plan, (kikkar ha-yarden): Included Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar. The locality is first referred to in Ge 13:10 , where it is said that Lot "lifted up…

Cities, Levitical Encyclopedia — See LEVITICAL CITIES ; CITY .…

Cities, Store Encyclopedia — stor. See CITY .…

Citims Encyclopedia — sit'-imz. See CHITTIM (1 Macc 8:5 the King James Version).…

Citizenship Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moa…

Citron Encyclopedia — sit'-run. See APPLE .…

City Encyclopedia — sit'-i (`ir, qiryah; polis): I. THE CANAANITE CITY 1. Origin 2. Extent 3. Villages 4. Sites 5. External Appearance 6. General II. THE CITY OF THE JEWISH OCCUPATION 1. Tow…

City of Confusion Encyclopedia — kon-fu'-zhun (qiryath-tohu): A name applied to Jerusalem ( Isa 24:10 the King James Version).…

City of David Encyclopedia — See ZION .…

City of Destruction Encyclopedia — de-struk'-shun `ir ha-herec; (Septuagint Base-dek): In his prediction of the future return of Egypt to Yahweh, Isaiah declares, "In that day there shall be five cities in…

City of Palm Trees Encyclopedia — pam'-trez (`ir ha-temarim). See JERICHO ( De 34:3 ; Jud 1:16 ; 3:13 ; 2Ch 28:15 ).…

City of Salt Encyclopedia — See SALT, CITY OF .…

City of Waters Encyclopedia — See RABBAH .…

CITY The Dictionary — earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Genesis 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several citi…

City, Golden Encyclopedia — See GOLDEN CITY .…

City, Royal Encyclopedia — See RABBAH .…

City, Rulers of Encyclopedia — rool'-erz: The English Versions of the Bible rendering of the politarchai, of Thessalonica, before whom Jason and the other Christians were dragged by the mob ( Ac 17:6 ,…

Cl I ITU VI Dictionary — or Kittim, a plural form (Genesis 10:4), the name of a branch of the descendants of Javan, the “son” of Japheth. Balaam foretold (Numbers 24:24) “that ships shall come fr…

Clap Encyclopedia — An emphatic expression of joy, "They clapped their hands (nakhah), and said, Long live (the King James Version "God save") the king" ( 2Ki 11:12 ); "Oh clap your hands (t…

Clasps Encyclopedia — klasps (qerec): The word occurs nine times in Ex 26; 36, 39; which record the specifications for the erection of the tabernacle and their subsequent carrying out. In each…

Clauda Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a small island off the southwest coast of Crete, passed by Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:16). It is about 7 miles long and 3 broad. It is now called Gozzo (R.V., “C…

Claudia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a female Christian mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:21. It is a conjecture having some probability that she was a British maiden, the daughter of king Cogidunus, who was an ally …

Claudius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula (A.D. 41). Though in general he treated the Jews, especially those in Asia and Egypt, with great indulgence, ye…

Claudius Lysias Encyclopedia — klo'-di-us lis'-i-as (Klaudios Lysias): A chief captain who intervened when the Jews sought to do violence to Paul at Jerusalem ( Ac 21:31 ; 24:22 ). Lysias, who was prob…

Claw Encyclopedia — klo (parcah, literally, "hoof"): One of the marks of a "clean" animal is stated thus: "Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, ye shall …

Clay Encyclopedia — kla (chomer, chacaph, TiT, meleT, `abhi, ma`abheh, abhTiT; pelos, "wet clay," "mud"): True clay, which is a highly aluminous soil, is found in certain localities in Pales…

CLAY This Dictionary — word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter’s clay (Isaiah 41:25; Nah. 3: 14…

Clean Encyclopedia — klen (Anglo-Saxon cloene, "clear," "pure"): Rendering four Hebrew roots: bar, etc., "purify," "select," "make shining"; zakh, etc., "bright," "clean" "pure"; naqi, "free …

CLEAN The Dictionary — various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Leviticus 11-15; Numbers 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founde…

Cleanse Encyclopedia — klenz: "Make clean," "purify" being a frequent rendering of the original. It is found often (American Revised Version) instead of "purge," "purify" (the King James Versio…

Clear; Clearness Encyclopedia — kler, kler'-nes (bar; diablepo): Equivalent of several Hebrew and Greek words for bright, unclouded, shining without obstruction, distinct, brilliant; "clearer than the n…

Cleave Encyclopedia — klev: Is used in the Bible in two different senses: (1) baqa` "to split," or "to rend." We are told that Abraham "clave the wood for the burnt-offering" ( Ge 22:3 ), and …

Cleft; Cliff; Clift Encyclopedia — kleft, klif, klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or narrow opening, as "of the ragged rocks" ( Isa 2:21 ); "under the clefts of the roc…

Clemency Encyclopedia — klem'-en-si (epietkeia, "fairness," "sweet reasonableness," Ac 24:4 ): The Greek word is rendered elsewhere "gentleness," 2Co 10:1 ; Tit 3:2 , "meekhess"; Jas 3:17 ; 1Pe …

Clement Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mild, a Christian of Philippi, Paul’s “fellow-labourer,” whose name he mentions as “in the book of life” (Phil. 4:3). It was an opinion of ancient writers that he was the…

Cleopas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (abbreviation of Cleopatros), one of the two disciples with whom Jesus conversed on the way to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection (Luke 24:18). We know nothing definit…

Cleopatra Encyclopedia — kle-o-pa'-tra (Kleopatra, "from a famous father"): A daughter of Ptolemy VI (Philometor) and of Queen Cleopatra, who was married first to Alexander Balas 150 BC (1 Macc 1…

Cleophas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (in the spelling of this word h is inserted by mistake from Latin MSS.), rather Cleopas, which is the Greek form of the word, while Clopas is the Aramaic form. In John 19…

Clerk Encyclopedia — See TOWN CLERK .…

Cliff; Clift Encyclopedia — See CLEFT .…

ClNNERETH Dictionary — a harp, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35; comp. Deuteronomy 3:17). It also denotes, apparently, a district which may have taken its name from the adja…

Cloak Dictionary — an upper garment, “an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without sleeves” (Isaiah 59:17). The word so rendered is elsewhere rendered “robe” or “ma…

Cloak; Cloke Encyclopedia — klok, (me`il, simlah, etc.; himation, stole, etc.): "Cloke" is retained in the English Revised Version, as in the King James Version, instead of modern "cloak" (American …

Clod Encyclopedia — In Job 7:5 (gish, gush, "a mass of earth"), "clods of dust," the crust of his sores, formed by the dry, swollen skin--a symptom of leprosy, though not peculiar to it. In …

Clopas; Cleophas Encyclopedia — klo'-pas (Klopas): The former in the Revised Version (British and American), the latter in the King James Version, of Joh 19:25 , for the name of the husband of one of th…

Close Encyclopedia — kloz, klos verb, adjective and adverb, (kacah, caghar; kammuo): Other words are charah, "to burn"; "Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar?" ( Jer 22:15 …

Closet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — as used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matthew 6:6; Luke 12:3).…

Cloth; Clothing Encyclopedia — kloth, kloth'-ing. See DRESS .…

Clothed Upon Encyclopedia — klothd, (ependuo, "to put on over" another garment): Used only in 2Co 5:2 , 4 . In 5:4 in contrast with unclothed, compare 1Co 15:53 f, in which the idea of putting on, a…

Clothes, Rending of Encyclopedia — klothz, (keri`ath beghadhim): This term is used to describe an ordinary tear made in a garment. Samuel's skirt was rent when Saul laid hold upon it ( 1Sa 15:27 ). Jesus s…

Cloud Encyclopedia — kloud (`anan, `abh; nephele, nephos): I. Clouds in Palestine. In the Bible few references are found of particular clouds or of clouds in connection with the phenomena of …

CLOUD The Hebrew Dictionary — so rendered means “a covering,” because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conc…

Cloud, Pillar of Encyclopedia — See CLOUD, II, 2 ; PILLAR OF CLOUD .…

Clout Encyclopedia — klout: As substantive (ha-cechabhoth) a patch or piece of cloth, leather, or the like, a rag, a shred, or fragment. Old "cast clouts and old rotten rags" ( Jer 38:11 , 12…

Cloven Encyclopedia — klo'-v'-n: In the Old Testament, represented by a participle from shaca, "to split," and applied to beasts that divide the hoof ( Le 11:3 ; De 14:7 ). Beasts with hoofs c…

Club Encyclopedia — klub. See ARMOR, III, 1 ; SHEPHERD ; STAFF .…

Cluster Encyclopedia — klus'-ter: (1) 'eshkol; compare proper name VALE OF ESHCOL . (which see), from root meaning "to bind together." A cluster or bunch of grapes ( Ge 40:10 ; Nu 13:23 ; Isa 6…

Cnidus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on his voyage to Rome after leaving Myra (Acts 27:7).…

Coal Encyclopedia — kol (pecham, "charcoal"; compare Arabic fachm, "charcoal"; gacheleth, "burning coal" or "hot ember"; compare Arabic jacham, "to kindle"; shechor, "a black coal" ( La 4:8 …

COAL It Dictionary — is by no means certain that the Hebrews were acquainted with mineral coal, although it is found in Syria. Their common fuel was dried dung of animals and wood charcoal. T…

Coast Encyclopedia — kost (gebhul, etc., "boundary"; compare gebhal, "mountain" and Arabic jebel, "mountain"; chebhel, literally, "a rope"; compare Arabic chabl ( Jos 19:29 the King James Ver…

Coat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the tunic worn like the shirt next the skin (Leviticus 16:4; Cant. 5:3; 2 Samuel 15:32; Exodus 28:4; 29:5). The “coats of skins” prepared by God for Adam and Eve were pro…

Coat Of Mail Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “glittering” (1 Samuel 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is translated “habergeons” in 2 Chronicles 26:14 and Nehemiah 4:…

Cock Encyclopedia — kok (alektor; Latin gallus): There is no reference in the Old Testament to domesticated poultry, which was probably first introduced into Judea after the Roman conquest. …

Cock-crowing Encyclopedia — kok'-kro-ing (alektorophonia): An indefinite hour of the night between midnight and morning ( Mr 13:35 ), referred to by all the evangelists in their account of Peter's d…

COCK-CROWING In Dictionary — our Lord’s time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o’clock in th…

Cockatrice Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the mediaeval name (a corruption of “crocodile”) of a fabulous serpent supposed to be produced from a cock’s egg. It is generally supposed to denote the cerastes, or “hor…

Cocker Encyclopedia — kok'-er (titheneo, "to nurse," "coddle," "pamper"): Occurs only in Ecclesiasticus 30:9 with the meaning "to pamper": "Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid"; so…

Cockle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., “noisome weeds”), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word (b’oshah) which means “offensive,” “having a bad smell,” referring to some w…

Code of Hammurabi Encyclopedia — See HAMMURABI, CODE OF .…

Coele-Syria Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hollow Syria, the name (not found in Scripture) given by the Greeks to the extensive valley, about 100 miles long, between the Lebanon and the Anti- Lebanon range of moun…

Coffer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the receptacle or small box placed beside the ark by the Philistines, in which they deposited the golden mice and the emerods as their trespass-offering (1 Samuel 6:8, 11…

Coffin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used in Genesis 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word is rendered “chest” in 2 Kings 12:9, 10.…

Cogitation Encyclopedia — koj-i-ta'-shun, ra`yon, "the act of thinking or reflecting," as in Da 7:28 , "my cogitations much troubled me" (the Revised Version (British and American) "my thoughts").…

Cogitations Dictionary — (or “thoughts,” as the Chaldee word in Daniel 7:28 literally means), earnest meditation.…

Cohort Encyclopedia — ko'-hort: In the Revised Version, margin of Mt 27:27 ; Mr 15:16 ; Joh 18:3 , 12 ; Ac 10:1 ; 21:31 ; 27:1 , the translation of speira (the King James Version and the Revis…

COIN Before Dictionary — the Exile the Jews had no regularly stamped money. They made use of uncoined shekels or talents of silver, which they weighed out (Genesis 23:16; Exodus 38:24; 2 Samuel 1…

Coins Encyclopedia — koinz: There were no coins in use in Palestine until after the Captivity. It is not quite certain whether gold and silver were before that time divided into pieces of a c…

Col-hozeh Encyclopedia — kol-ho'-ze (kol-chozeh, "all seeing"; Septuagint omits): A man whose son Shallum rebuilt the fountain gate of Jerusalem in the days of Nehemiah ( Ne 3:15 ). The Col-hozeh…

Cola Encyclopedia — ko'-la. See CHOLA .…

Cold Encyclopedia — kold (qor; psuchros (adj.), psuchos (noun)): Palestine is essentially a land of sunshine and warmth. 1. Temperature in Palestine: The extreme cold of northern latitudes i…

Colius Encyclopedia — ko'-li-us (Kolios, 1 Esdras 9:23). See CALITAS .…

Collar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews peh), means in Job 30:18 the mouth or opening of the garment that closes round the neck in the same way as a tunic (Exodus 39:23). The “collars” (Hebrews netipho…

Collection Encyclopedia — ko-lek'-shun: (1) In the Old Testament (mas'eth, "something taken up"), used in 2Ch 24:6 , 9 the King James Version with reference to the tax prescribed in Ex , 30:12 , 1…

COLLECTION The Christians Dictionary — in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile churches, and made pecuniary collections in their behalf (Ac…

College Encyclopedia — kol'-ej: This is the rendering of the King James Version for Hebrew Mishneh (mishneh, 2Ki 22:14 = 2Ch 34:22 ; compare Ze 1:10 ). It is found in the Targum of Jonathan on …

COLLEGE Hebrews Dictionary — mishneh (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22), rendered in Revised Version “second quarter”, the residence of the prophetess Huldah. The Authorized Version followed the Jew…

Collop Encyclopedia — kol'-up (pimah): A slice of meat or "fat," the King James Version in Job 15:27 , "maketh collops of fat (thick folds of flesh) on his flanks," said of the "wicked man." t…

Colony Encyclopedia — kol'-o-ni (kolonia, Greek transliteration of Latin colonia, from the root, col, "cultivate"): The word occurs but once ( Ac 16:12 ) in reference to Philippi in Macedonia.…

COLONY The Dictionary — city of Philippi was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), i.e., a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly-conquered distri…

Color; Colors Encyclopedia — kul'-er, kul'-erz: The word translated "color" in the King James Version is `ayin, which literally means "eye" or "appearance," and has been so translated in the Revised …

Colossae Dictionary & Encyclopedia — or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above Laodicea, and near the great road from Ephesus to the Euphr…

Colosse From the Scriptures — Colosse is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “punishment; correction”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself …

Colossians, Epistle to the Encyclopedia — ko-losh'-ans, ko-los'-i-anz: This is one of the group of Paul's epistles known as the Captivity Epistles (see PHILEMON, EPISTLE TO , for a discussion of these as a group)…

COLOUR The Dictionary — subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Genesis 49:12), manna (Exod…

Colt; Foal Encyclopedia — kolt (`ayir, ben; polos, huios, with some word such as hupozugiou, understood; huios alone = "son"): The English words "colt" and "foal" are used in the Bible of the ass …

Come Encyclopedia — kum: The translation of many Hebrew and Greek words. In the phrase "The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon him" ( Jud 14:6 , 19 ; 15:14 ; 1Sa 10:10 ; 11:6 ; 16:13 ), the…

Comeliness; Comely Encyclopedia — kum'-li-nes, kum'-li: Cognate with "becoming," namely, what is suitable, graceful, handsome. The servant of Yahweh in Isa 53:2 is without "comeliness" (hadhar, "honor"), …

Comfort Encyclopedia — kum'-fert (nacham; parakaleo): The New Testament word is variously translated, as "comfort," "exhort," "beseech," the exact translation to be determined by the context. E…

Comfortably Encyclopedia — kum'-fer-ta-bli (`al lebh, "to the heart"): "To speak to the heart," i.e. to speak kindly, to console, to comfort, is the ordinary Hebrew expression for wooing: e.g. Boaz…

Comforter Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the designation of the Holy Ghost (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; R.V. marg., “or Advocate, or Helper; Gr. paracletos”). The same Greek word thus rendered is translated “Ad…

Comfortless Encyclopedia — kum'-fert-les (orphanous, "orphans"): The Greek original is found but twice in the New Testament; rendered "comfortless" in Joh 14:18 , the Revised Version (British and A…

Coming Of Christ Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1) with reference to his first advent “in the fulness of the time” (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2) with reference to his coming again the second time at the last day (…

Coming, Second Encyclopedia — See PAROUSIA .…

Commandment, the New Encyclopedia — nu (entole kaine): The word "commandment" is used in the English versions of the Old Testament to translate several Hebrew words, more especially those meaning "word" (da…

Commandment; Commandments Encyclopedia — ko-mand'-ment (mitswah; entole): The commandments are, first of all, prescriptions, or directions of God, concerning particular matters, which He wanted observed with ref…

Commandments, the Ten Encyclopedia — See COMMANDMENT; TEN COMMANDMENTS .…

Commend Encyclopedia — ko-mend': (1) For paratithemi ( Lu 23:46 ), translating the Hebrew paqadh ( Ps 31:5 ), in the dying words of Jesus: "Into thy hands I commend my Spirit." the King James V…

Commentaries Encyclopedia — kom'-en-ta-riz: I. THE WORD--GENERAL SCOPE II. DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTER OF COMMENTARIES III. RANGE OF COMMENTARIES 1. Early Commentaries (1) Origen, etc. (2) Chrysostom, …

Commentaries, Hebrew Encyclopedia — he'-broo: 1. Philo Judaeus 2. Targum 3. Midrash 4. Talmud 5. Karaites 6. Middle Ages (1) Saadia ben Joseph (2) Rashi (3) Joseph Kara (4) Abraham ibn Ezra (5) Qimchis (6) …

Commentary Encyclopedia — kom'-en-ta-ri (midhrash, "an investigation," from darash, "to search," "inquire," "explore"; the King James Version "story"): "The commentary of the prophet Iddo" ( 2Ch 1…

Commerce Encyclopedia — kom'-ers (emporia): I. Old Testament Times. 1. Early Overland Commerce: There were forces in early Hebrew life not favorable to the development of commerce. Intercourse w…

Commit Encyclopedia — ko-mit': Used in two senses: (1) "To give in charge" or "entrust": sim, "to put" ( Job 5:8 ); galal, "to roll" ( Ps 37:5 ; Pr 16:3 ); paqadh, "to give, in charge" ( Ps 31…

Commodious Encyclopedia — ko-mo'-di-us (aneuthetos, "not well placed"): The word occurs only in Ac 27:12 . "As regards wintering, the place was certainly `not commodious,' but as regards shelter f…

Common Encyclopedia — kom'-un: koinos, in the classics, and primarily in the New Testament, means what is public, general, universal, as contrasted with idios, what is peculiar, individual, no…

Commonwealth Encyclopedia — kom'-un-welth (politeia): Spoken of theocracy ( Eph 2:12 ). The same word is rendered "freedom," the King James Version; "citizenship" the Revised Version (British and Am…

Commune; Communicate; Communication Encyclopedia — ko-mun', komun'-i-kat, ko-mu-ni-ka'-shun: To commune is to converse confidentially and sympathetically. It is represented in both Hebrew and Greek by several words litera…

Communion Dictionary — fellowship with God (Genesis 18:17-33; Exodus 33:9-11; Numbers 12:7, 8), between Christ and his people (John 14:23), by the Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14; Phil. 2:1), of be…

Communion With Demons; Devils Encyclopedia — de'-monz, (dev'-'-lz): I. Use of Term: The actual expression "communion with demons" (koinonoi ton daimonion) occurs but once in Scripture ( 1Co 10:20 ) where its figurat…

Communion; (fellowship) Encyclopedia — ko-mun'-yun: The terms "communion" and "fellowship" of the English Bible are varying translations of the words koinonia, and koinoneo, or their cognates. They designate a…

Community of Goods Encyclopedia — ko-mu'-ni-ti, (hapanta koina eichon, literally, "They had all things (in) common"): In Ac 2:44 , it is said that, in the infant church at Jerusalem, "all that believed we…

Compact; Compacted Encyclopedia — kom-pakt', kom-pakt'-ed (chabhar, "to be joined"; sumbibazo, "to raise up together"): "Compact" appears as translation of chabhar in Ps 122:3 , "Jerus .... a city that is…

Company Encyclopedia — kum'-pa-ni: The fertility of the original languages in synonyms and varied shades of meaning is seen by the fact that 20 Hebrew and 12 Greek words are represented by this…

Comparative Religion Encyclopedia — kom-par'-a-tiv: I. THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL 1. Universality of Religion 2. Theories of Its Origin and Growth of Religion 3. Evolution II. RELATION OF CHRISTIANITY TO ETHNIC…

Compare Encyclopedia — kom-par' (damah, mashal, [`arakh]; paraballo, sugkrino): "Compare" is the translation of damah, "to be like" ( So 1:9 ); of mashal, "to liken," "compare" ( Isa 46:5 ); of…

Compass; Compasses Encyclopedia — kum'-pas, kum'-pas-iz: "Compass," noun, is the translation of chugh, "a circle," "vault" or "arch" ("when he set a compass upon the face of the depth" Pr 8:27 the King Ja…

Compassion Encyclopedia — kom-pash'-un: Compassion is the translation of racham, "to love," "pity," "be merciful" ( De 13:17 ; 30:3 ); of rachamim, "mercies" ( 1Ki 8:50 ); of chamal, "to pity," "s…

Compel Encyclopedia — kom-pel': Our English word always has in it now the flavor of force, not always, however, physical. It may be strong moral urgency, though "constrain" better expresses th…

Complaining Encyclopedia — kom-plan'-ing (tsewachah, "cry," "outcry," siach, "meditation," "complaint"): tsewachah is translated "complaining" ( Ps 144:14 , the Revised Version (British and America…

Complete Encyclopedia — kom-plet': In the King James Version for pleroo, the verb ordinarily used for the coming to pass of what had been predicted. the King James Version translates this "compl…

Composition; Compound Encyclopedia — kom-po-zish'-un, kom'-pound (mathkoneth, "measure"); (subst.) (raqach, "to make perfume," roqach, "perfume"): Used of the sacred anointing oil ( Ex 30:25 , 32 , 33 ) and …

Comprehend Encyclopedia — kom-pre-hend': Used in a twofold sense in both the Old Testament and New Testament. This double meaning appears in two Hebrew and two Greek words which signify in turn (1…

Conaniah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom Jehovah hath set, a Levite placed over the tithes brought into the temple (2 Chronicles 35:9).…

Conceal Encyclopedia — kon-sel' (parakalupto): Found but once in the New Testament ( Lu 9:45 ). The primary meaning is to cover by hanging something in front of the object hidden. The purpose o…

Conceit Encyclopedia — kon-set': An idiomatic rendering of a phrase, phronimoi en heautois, in Ro 11:25 ; 12:16 ; meaning literally, "wise with one's self," i.e. "in one's own opinion," or, as …

Conception, Immaculate Encyclopedia — See IMMACULATE CONCEPTION .…

Conception; Conceive Encyclopedia — kon-sep'-shun, kon-sev' (harah, and derivatives; sullambano): Physically, the beginning of a new life in the womb of a mother, "to catch on," used thus some forty times, …

Concerning Encyclopedia — kon-surn'-ing: The Revised Version (British and American) makes frequent changes, such as "for," "as for," "from," "about," for "concerning"; "concerning" instead of "for…

Concision Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. katatome; i.e., “mutilation”), a term used by Paul contemptuously of those who were zealots for circumcision (Phil. 3:2). Instead of the warning, “Beware of the circ…

Conclude Encyclopedia — kon-klood' (sumbibazo): Used only in Ac 16:10 , where the King James Version has "assuredly gathering," i.e. "inferring." Where the King James Version has "conclude," the…

Conclusion Encyclopedia — kon-kloo'-zhun (coph): In Ec 12:13 the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "the end," namely, a summary of the entire argument of the…

Concordance Encyclopedia — kon-kor'-dans: 1. Nature of Work 2. Classes of Concordances 3. Their Indispensableness 4. Concordances to Latin Vulgate 5. Concordances to the Hebrew Old Testament 6. Con…

Concourse Encyclopedia — kon'-kors (hamah, "to hum," "to make a noise"; sustrophe, "a turning" or "twisting together"): Hamah, usually translated by some word signifying "sound" is rendered "conc…

Concubinage Encyclopedia — kon-ku'-bi-naj. See FAMILY .…

Concubine Dictionary — in the Bible denotes a female conjugally united to a man, but in a relation inferior to that of a wife. Among the early Jews, from various causes, the difference between …

Concupiscence Dictionary & Encyclopedia — desire, Romans 7:8 (R.V., “coveting”); Colossians 3:5 (R.V., “desire”). The “lust of concupiscence” (1 Thessalonians 4:5; R.V., “passion of lust”) denotes evil desire, in…

Condemn; Condemnation Encyclopedia — kon-dem', kon-dem-na'-shun: 1. In the Old Testament: (1) The causative stem of rasha` "to declare (or make) wrong," "to condemn," whether in civil, ethical or religious r…

Condescension, of Christ Encyclopedia — kon-de-sen'-shun. See KENOSIS .…

Conduct Encyclopedia — kon'-dukt. See ETHICS .…

Conduit Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a water-course or channel (Job 38:25). The “conduit of the upper pool” (Isaiah 7:3) was formed by Hezekiah for the purpose of conveying the waters from the upper pool in …

Coney Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews shaphan; i.e., “the hider”), an animal which inhabits the mountain gorges and the rocky districts of Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land. “The conies are but a feeb…

Confection Dictionary — (Exodus 30:35, “ointment” in ver. 25; R.V., “perfume”). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil and perfume.…

Confection; Confectionary Encyclopedia — kon-fek'-shun, kon-fek'-shun-a-ri (roqach "perfume," "spice," raqqahah, feminine "perfumer"): (1) "Confection" is found in the King James Version only and but once "a con…

Confectionaries Dictionary — only in 1 Samuel 8:13, those who make confections, i.e., perfumers, who compound species and perfumes.…

Confederate; Confederacy Encyclopedia — kon-fed'-er-at, kon-fed'-er-a-si: "Confederate" as an adjective in the sense of united or leagued is twice the translation of berith "covenant," in several instances tran…

Confer; Conference Encyclopedia — kon'-fer, kon'-ferens: The equivalent of three Greek words of different shades of meaning. In Ga 1:16 , prosanatithemi, had been used in classical writers for resorting t…

Confession Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1) An open profession of faith (Luke 12:8). (2.) An acknowledment of sins to God (Leviticus 16:21; Ezra 9:5-15; Daniel 9:3-12), and to a neighbour whom we have wronged (…

Confidence Encyclopedia — kon'-fi-dens (baTach, and forms, kecel; parrhesia; peitho, pepoithesis, hupostasis): The chief Hebrew word translated "confidence" (baTach, and its forms) means, perhaps,…

Confirm; Confirmation Encyclopedia — kon-furm, konfer-ma'-shun: In the Old Testament represented by several Hebrew words, generally with reference to an increase of external strength, as "c. the feeble knees…

Confiscation Encyclopedia — kon-fis-ka'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS .…

Conflict Encyclopedia — kon'-flikt (agon, "contest," "fight"): In Php 1:30 , "having the same c. which ye saw in me," and Col 2:1 the King James Version; 1Th 2:2 (the King James Version "content…

Conform; Conformable Encyclopedia — kon-form', kon-form'-a-b'-l (summorphoo "to become or be like," or "of the same form"): Indicating an inner change of nature, working into the outward life ( Ro 8:29 ; Ph…

Confound Encyclopedia — kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by the principal Hebrew words for "confounded" (rendered also "ashamed," etc.); bosh, is "to become…

Confusion Encyclopedia — kon-fu'-zhun (bosheth, "shame, paleness," kelimmah, "blushing," tohu; akatastasia, sugchusis): In the Old Testament bosheth ( 1Sa 20:30 ; Ps 109:29 the King James Version…

Confusion of Tongues Encyclopedia — See BABEL, TOWER OF ; TONGUES, CONFUSION OF…

Congregation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Numbers 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congreg…

Congregation, Mount of Encyclopedia — (har-mo`edh Isa 14:13 ): The prophet has depicted the excitement caused in Sheol by the descent of the once mighty king of Babylon into the world of shades, and now himse…

Coniah Encyclopedia — ko-ni'-a (konyahu, "Jah is creating"): A form of the name Jehoiachin, found in Jer 22:24 , 28 ; 37:1 . See JEHOIACHIN .…

Cononiah Encyclopedia — kon-o-ni'a. See CONANIAH .…

Conqueror Encyclopedia — kon'-ker-er: Known only in the compound verb (hupernikomen, Ro 8:37 ): A usual meaning of the preposition in composition is "above all measure"; hence, "more than conquer…

Conscience Dictionary & Encyclopedia — that faculty of the mind, or inborn sense of right and wrong, by which we judge of the moral character of human conduct. It is common to all men. Like all our other facul…

Consecrate; Consecration Encyclopedia — kon'-se-krat, kon-se-kra'-shun. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament for several Hebrew words of different meanings: (1) charam: "I will consecrate (the Revised …

Consecration Dictionary — the devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or service of God. The race of Abraham and the tribe of Levi were thus consecrated (Exodus 13:2, 12, 15; Numbers …

Consent Encyclopedia — kon-sent': The verb implies compliance with the guidance and direction of another, and, therefore, a secondary and subordinate relation of approval, sympathy and concurre…

Consider Encyclopedia — kon-sid'-er: In the New Testament the force of the word is brought out most vividly in Mt 6:26 (katamanthano), where it means to "examine closely," as though the observer…

Consist Encyclopedia — kon-sist' (sunistemi): To stand together, exist, subsist ( Col 1:17 , "in him all things consist," i.e. the continuance of the universe is dependent upon His support and …

Consolation Encyclopedia — kon-so-la'-shun (paraklesis): "Consolation of Israel" ( Lu 2:25 ), refers to the fulfillment of the promises in Isa 40:1 ff. See COMFORT . "Son of consolation" ( Ac 4:36 …

Consolation Of Israel Dictionary — a name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isaiah 12:1; 49:13. The Greek word thus rendered (Luke 2:25, paraklesis) is kindred to that tra…

Consort Encyclopedia — kon-sort' (proskleroo, "to allot," Ac 17:4 ). The verb may be either in the middle or passive voice. the Revised Version (British and American), the King James Version, a…

Conspiracy Encyclopedia — kon-spir'-a-si. See CONFEDERACY .…

Constant; Constantly Encyclopedia — kon'-stant, kon'-stant-li: In 1Ch 28 (chazaq) meaning "firm," "strong." In Pr 21:28 the adverb ("constantly") of the King James Version is replaced in the American Standa…

Constellation Dictionary — a cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain figures (as the “Great Bear,” the “Bull,” et…

Constellations Encyclopedia — kon-ste-la'-shuns (kecilim, literally, "Orions"). See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 11…

Constrain Encyclopedia — kon-stran': Generally in the sense of pressing urgently ( 2Ki 4:8 ; Lu 24:29 ; Ac 16:15 ), to impel or carry away ( 2Co 5:14 ); sometimes to be compelled of necessity ( J…

Consult Encyclopedia — kon-sult' (sha'al, malakh, ya`ats (Aramaic) ye`aT; sumbouleuomai): (1) "To ask," "inquire," "seek advice." Ezekiel speaks of the king of Babylonian consulting the teraphi…

Consume Encyclopedia — kon-sum' (akhal, kalah, tamam; analisko): In Old Testament 'akhal ("to eat," "devour") occurs very frequently, and is translated "consumed" ( Ge 31:40 ; Ex 15:7 ; Ps 78:6…

Consummation Encyclopedia — kon-su-ma'-shun (killayon from kalah): The word, meaning destruction, completion, or failing ( Isa 10:23 ; 28:22 ; Da 9:27 ) is translated interchangeably in the King Jam…

Consumption Encyclopedia — kon-sump'-shun (shachepheth, "wasting away"): One of the punishments which was to follow neglect or breach of the law. It may mean pulmonary consumption, which occurs fre…

Contain Encyclopedia — kon-tan'. See CONTINENCY .…

Contend; Contention Encyclopedia — kon-tend', kon-ten'-shun: The meeting of effort by effort, striving against opposition; sometimes physically, as in battle ( De 2:9 ), or with horses ( Jer 12:5 ), someti…

Content; Contentment Encyclopedia — kon-tent', kon-tent'-ment (ya`al; arkeo): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The Hebrew means simply "to be pleased." The Greek …

Contentment Dictionary — a state of mind in which one’s desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Corinthians 9:8). It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Hebrews…

Continency Encyclopedia — kon'-ti-nen-si (egkrateuomai "to have self-control" or "continency" the Revised Version (British and American), "to contain" the King James Version): Paul, although he wo…

Continual; Continually Encyclopedia — kon-tin'-u-al, kon-tin'-u-a-li: Without cessation, although there may be intervals between its presence; that which regularly recurs throughout a period, as has Lu 24:53 …

Continuance Encyclopedia — kon-tin'-u-ans: Not in the Revised Version (British and American); in Ps 139:16 the King James Version, as an interpretation of Hebrew yamim, "days," treating of God's pr…

Contradiction Encyclopedia — kon-tra-dik'-shun: the King James Version for antilogia ( Heb 7:7 ; 12:3 ). In the former passage, the Revised Version (British and American) has "without any dispute," i…

Contrary Encyclopedia — kon'-tra-ri (qeri; enantios): In the Old Testament it has the sense of antagonistic, as one person opposed or hostile to the other, especially in Le 26:21 , 23 , 14 , 27 …

Contribution Encyclopedia — kon-tri-bu'-shun (koinonia, "communion" or "fellowship," Ro 15:26 ; 2Co 9:13 ): The meaning "contribution" is drawn from the context, rather than from the Greek word. The…

Contrite; Contrition Encyclopedia — kon'-trit, kontrish'-un (dakka', "bruise"): Only in Old Testament ( Ps 34:18 ; Ps 51:17 ; Isa 57:15 ); nakheh, "smitten" ( Isa 66:2 ). Contrite, "crushed," is only the su…

Controversy Encyclopedia — kon'-tro-ver-si (ribh, "strife," "contention"; homologoumenos, "confessedly," "without controversy"): Used frequently of disputes among men (as De 17:8 ) and then transfe…

Convenient Encyclopedia — kon-ven'-yent: In the Revised Version (British and American) limited to translation of kairos, "suitable time," "season," and its compounds: "that which is seasonable" or…

Convent Encyclopedia — kon-vent': Found in the King James Version margin of Jer 49:19 : "Who will convent me in judgment?" and in Jer 50:44 : "Who will convent me to plead?" The Hebrew term whi…

Conversant Encyclopedia — kon-vur'-sant (halakh, "to go on," "to walk"): This word is translated "conversant" in Jos 8:35 the King James Version (margin "walked"), and 1Sa 25:15 the King James Ver…

Conversation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — generally the goings out and in of social intercourse (Ephesians 2:3; 4:22; R.V., “manner of life”); one’s deportment or course of life. This word is never used in Script…

Conversion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the turning of a sinner to God (Acts 15:3). In a general sense the heathen are said to be “converted” when they abandon heathenism and embrace the Christian faith; and in…

Convict; Conviction Encyclopedia — kon-vikt', kon-vik'-shun (elegcho and compounds, "to prove guilty"): Usual translation of English Versions of the Bible, where the King James Version has "convince," as i…

Convince Encyclopedia — kon-vins' (elegcho): Another form etymologically of "convict," means to bring to a decision concerning the truth or the falsehood of a proposition ( Job 32:12 ). As usual…

Convocation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with political and legal matters. Hence it is called an “holy convo…

Convulsing Encyclopedia — kon-vuls'-ing ( Mr 1:26 margin (the King James Version torn)). See UNCLEAN SPIRIT .…

Cook Dictionary — a person employed to perform culinary service. In early times among the Hebrews cooking was performed by the mistress of the household (Genesis 18:2-6; Judges 6:19), and …

Cooking Encyclopedia — kook'-ing. See FOOD .…

Cool Encyclopedia — kool (ruach, "wind"; katapsucho, "to cool down"): "Cool of the day" ( Ge 3:8 , margin "wind"), when the evening breeze has tempered the heat of the day, enabling Oriental…

Coos Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (written Cos in the R.V.), a small island, one of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea, in the north-west of Rhodes, off the coast of Caria. Paul on his return from his third m…

Coping Encyclopedia — ko'-ping. See HOUSE .…

Copper Dictionary & Encyclopedia — derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called “Cyprian brass,” occurs only in the Authorized Version in Ezra 8:27. Elsewhere the Hebrew word (nehosheth) is…

Coppersmith Encyclopedia — kop'-er-smith (chalkeus): The word is found in New Testament once only, in 2Ti 4:14 : "Alexander the coppersmith did (margin "showed") me much evil." As the Bible word re…

Coptic Versions Encyclopedia — kop'-tik vur'-shunz: I. LANGUAGE AND ALPHABET 1. Alphabet 2. Dialects. II. VERSIONS III. CHIEF EDITIONS LITERATURE I. Language and Alphabet. 1. Alphabet: The Coptic alpha…

Cor Encyclopedia — kor (kor): A liquid and dry measure, same as the homer, of about 90 gals. capacity ( Eze 45:14 ). See HOMER ; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .…

Cor This Hebrew Dictionary — word, untranslated, denotes a round vessel used as a measure both for liquids and solids. It was equal to one homer, and contained ten ephahs in dry and ten baths in liqu…

Cor-ashan Encyclopedia — kor-ash'-an, ko-ra'-shan (English Revised Version, the King James Version Chor-ashan; kor `ashan, 1Sa 30:30 ): The original reading was probably Bor- ashan, "well of Asha…

Coral Encyclopedia — kor'-al (ra'moth, peninim): The red coral or precious coral, Corallium rubrum, is confined to the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. It is the calcareous axis of a branchin…

CORAL Hebrews Dictionary — ramoth, meaning “heights;” i.e., “high-priced” or valuable things, or, as some suppose, “that which grows high,” like a tree (Job 28:18; Ezekiel 27:16), according to the …

Corban Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Hebrew word adopted into the Greek of the New Testament and left untranslated. It occurs only once (Mark 7:11). It means a gift or offering consecrated to God. Anything…

Corbe Encyclopedia — kor'-be. See CHORBE .…

Cord Dictionary & Encyclopedia — frequently used in its proper sense, for fastening a tent (Exodus 35:18; 39:40), yoking animals to a cart (Isaiah 5:18), binding prisoners (Judges 15:13; Psalm 2:3; 129:4…

Cords, Small Encyclopedia — kordz (schoinion, the diminutive of schoinos, "a rush," hence, "a rope of rushes"): Translated "small cords" ( Joh 2:15 the King James Version; the Revised Version (Briti…

Core Encyclopedia — ko'-re (Kore): In the King James Version, Jude 1:11 , used as a variant for Korah. See KORAH, 3.…

Coriander Encyclopedia — kor-i-an'-der (gadh; korion): The fruit of the Coriandrum Sativum (Natural Order Umbelliferae), a plant indigenous around the Mediterranean and extensively cultivated. Th…

CORIANDER Hebrews Dictionary — gad, (Exodus 16:31; Numbers 11:7), seed to which the manna is likened in its form and colour. It is the Coriandrum sativum of botanists, an umbelliferous annual plant wit…

Corinth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. The ancient city was destroyed by the Romans (…

Corinthians, First Epistle to the Encyclopedia — ko-rin'-thi-anz: I. AUTHENTICITY OF THE TWO EPISTLES 1. External Evidence 2. Internal Evidence 3. Consent of Criticism 4. Ultra-Radical Attack (Dutch School) II. TEXT OF …

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Encyclopedia — I. TEXT, AUTHENTICITY AND DATE 1. Internal Evidence 2. External Evidence 3. Date II. RESUME OF EVENTS III. THE NEW SITUATION 1. The Offender 2. The False Teachers 3. The …

Corinthus Encyclopedia — ko-rin'-thus: Latin form for Greek Korinthos in the subscription to Ro (the King James Version). See CORINTH .…

Cormorant Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Leviticus 1 1 : 17; Deuteronomy 14:17), Hebrews shalak, “plunging,” or “darting down,” (the Phalacrocorax carbo), ranked among the “unclean” birds; of the same family gr…

Corn Encyclopedia — korn (daghan; sitos): A word used for cereals generally ( Ge 27:28 , 37 , etc., the King James Version) much as our English word "corn." the American Standard Revised Ver…

Corn The Dictionary — word so rendered (dagan) in Genesis 27:28, 37, Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 28:51, Lamentations 2:12, is a general term representing all the commodities we usually describe…

Cornelius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a “devout man,” and like the centurion of Capernaum, believed in the God of Israel. His residence at Caesrea prob…

Corner Encyclopedia — kor'-ner (miqtsoa`, pe'ah, pinnah; arche, gonia, akrogoniaios): In Ex 26:24 ; Eze 41:22 ; 46:21 , 22 , miqtsoa`, "angle" is translated "corner"; pe'ah, "side," "quarter" …

Corner Gate Encyclopedia — kor'-ner gat. See JERUSALEM .…

CORNER The Dictionary — angle of a house (Job 1:19) or a street (Proverbs 7:8). “Corners” in Nehemiah 9:22 denotes the various districts of the promised land allotted to the Israelites. In Numbe…

Corner-stone Encyclopedia — kor'-ner ston (pinnah, zawith; akrogoniaios): Part of the public or imposing buildings, to which importance has been attached in all ages and in many nations, both on acc…

Corners of the Earth Encyclopedia — See EARTH, CORNERS OF THE .…

Cornet Encyclopedia — kor'-net. See MUSIC .…

CORNET Hebrews Dictionary — shophar, “brightness,” with reference to the clearness of its sound (1 Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 15:14; Psalm 98:6; Hos. 5:8). It is usually rendered in the Authoriz…

Cornfloor Encyclopedia — korn'-flor (goren daghan): "Thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor" ( Ho 9:1 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "hire upon every gr…

Coronation Encyclopedia — kor-o-na'-shun (protoklisia): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:21 (the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "enthronement") where Apollonius was sent into Egy…

Corpse Encyclopedia — korps: This word in the King James Version is the translations of two Hebrew words, pegher, and gewiyah, while nebhelah, and guphah, which mean the same, are translated "…

Correction Encyclopedia — ko-rek'-shun (mucar, usually rendered "instruction," is translated "correction" in several passages): The verb from which the noun is derived signifies "to instruct" or "…

Corruption Encyclopedia — ko-rup'-shun: The Hebrew words mishchath, mashchath, mashchith, and their Greek equivalents, phthora, and diaphthora, with numerous derivatives and cognate verbs, imply p…

Corruption, Mount of Encyclopedia — (har ha-mashchith; to oros tou Mosoath): The hill on the right hand of which Solomon built high places for Ashtoreth, Chemosh and Milcom ( 2Ki 23:13 ). The mountain refer…

Cos Encyclopedia — kos (Kos, "summit"; the King James Version Coos): An island off the coast of Caria, Asia Minor, one of the Sporades, mountainous in the southern half, with ridges extendi…

Cosam Encyclopedia — ko'-sam (Kosam): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 5th generation before Zerubbabel ( Lu 3:28 ).…

Cosmogony Encyclopedia — koz-mog'-o-ni. See ANTHROPOLOGY ; CREATION ; EARTH ; EVOLUTION ; WORLD .…

Cosmology Encyclopedia — koz-mol'-o-ji. See WORLD ; PROVIDENCE .…

Costliness Encyclopedia — kost'-li-nes (timiotes, "preciousness," "an abundance of costly things"): Found only in Re 18:19 , "made rich by reason of her costliness."…

Cotes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pens or enclosures for flocks (2 Chronicles 32:28, “cotes for flocks;” R.V., “flocks in folds”).…

Cottage Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A booth in a vineyard (Isaiah 1:8); a temporary shed covered with leaves or straw to shelter the watchman that kept the garden. These were slight fabrics, and were r…

Cotton Encyclopedia — kot'-'-n (karpac is the better translation, as in the Revised Version, margin, where the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) have "green" in…

Couch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Genesis 49:4; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Job 7:13; Psalm 6:6, etc.), a seat for repose or rest. (See BED.)…

Couching-place Encyclopedia — kouch'-ing-plas (marbets; once in English Versions of the Bible, Eze 25:5 ): The same Hebrew word, however, which means simply "place of lying down" of animals in repose,…

Coulter Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Samuel 13:20, 21), an agricultural instrument, elsewhere called “ploughshare” (Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel 3:10). It was the facing-piece of a plough, analogous to the…

Council Dictionary — spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25: 12). The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, wh…

Council; Councillor Encyclopedia — koun'-sil, koun'-siler (sumboulion): An assembly of advisers ( Ac 25:12 ); a body of those taking counsel (see Schurer's Jewish People in the Time of Christ, I (1), 60). …

Counsel; Counsellor Encyclopedia — koun'-sel, koun'-seler (sumboulion): Ordinarily found as object of verb "to take" or "to give," expressing, beside the idea of a practical end to be reached, that of cons…

Counsellor Dictionary — an adviser (Proverbs 11:14; 15:22), a king’s state counsellor (2 Samuel 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isaiah 9:6). In Mark 15:43, Luke 23:50, the word probably means …

Count Encyclopedia — kount (caphar, manah; psephizo): Used of arithmetical computation "to number" ( Ps 139:18 ; Nu 23:10 ); also for kathabh, "to reckon," to indicate classification among or…

Countenance Encyclopedia — koun'-te-nans: (1) The noun (see also under the word FACE ) is the translation of a variety of Hebrew and Greek expressions, panim; prosopon, being the most frequent. Bes…

Counter-charm Encyclopedia — koun'-ter-charm. See AMULET ; CHARM .…

Counterfeit Encyclopedia — koun'-ter-fit (kibdelos, anatupoo, homoioo): "Counterfeit" occurs as the translation of kibdelos, "mixed with dross," "not genuine" (The Wisdom of Solomon 15:9, "to make …

Countervail Encyclopedia — koun-ter-val' (shawah, "equalize"): To thwart or overcome by acting against with equal force; thus, "The enemy could not countervail the king's damage" or loss ( Es 7:4 t…

Country Encyclopedia — kun'-tri ('erets, "land," sadheh, "field"; agros, "field," chora, "region"): The foregoing are the principal words rendered "country" in English Versions of the Bible, th…

Countryman Encyclopedia — kun'-tri-man (sumphuletes): "Of the same tribe" ( 1Th 2:14 ); also in idiomatic rendering (genos) for those of one's own race or kin ( 2Co 11:26 ; Ga 1:14 the King James …

Couple Encyclopedia — kup'-l: (1) Used as a noun, indicates two objects of the same kind that are considered together. Thus we read of a couple of cakes ( 2Sa 13:6 , used loosely), and a coupl…

Coupling Encyclopedia — kup'ling: Is the FV rendering of machbereth. This Hebrew word means joining, or the place where one thing is joined to another, as of the curtains of the tabernacle ( Ex …

Courage Encyclopedia — kur'-aj: Hebrew chazaq, "to show oneself strong" ( Nu 13:20 ; 2Sa 10:12 ; 1Ch 19:13 ; 2Ch 15:8 ; Ezr 10:4 ; Ps 27:14 ; 31:24 ; Isa 41:6 ); ruach, "spirit," "animus" ( Jos…

Course Encyclopedia — kors (from Latin cursus, "a running," "race," "voyage," "way"): (1) euthudromeo, "forward or onward movement," as of a ship: "We made a straight course" ( Ac 16:11 ; comp…

Course of Priests and Levites Encyclopedia — See PRIESTS AND LEVITES .…

COURSES When David Dictionary — was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Zadok and Ahimelech, to organize the priestly and musical ser…

Court Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the enclosure of the tabernacle (Exodus 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Nehemiah 3:25), of a private house (2 Samuel 17:18), and of a king’s pa…

Court of the Gentiles Encyclopedia — See TEMPLE (HEROD'S) .…

Court of the Sabbath Encyclopedia — See COVERED WAY .…

Court of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; Temple Encyclopedia — kort, sank'~-tu-a-ri: By "court" (chatser) is meant a clear space enclosed by curtains or walls, or surrounded by buildings. It was always an uncovered enclosure, but mig…

Courts, Judicial Encyclopedia — joo-dish'-al, ju-dish'-al. 1. Their Organization: At the advice of Jethro, Moses appointed judges (shopheTim, Ex 18 ). In Egypt it appears that the Hebrews did not have t…

Cousin Encyclopedia — kuz'-'-n (anepsios): Only in Col 4:10 , where Mark is said to be "cousin" (Revised Version) to Barnabas, and not as in the King James Version, "sister's son." The renderi…

Coutha Encyclopedia — kou'-tha, koo'-tha. See CUTHAH .…

Covenant Dictionary — a contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” an…

Covenant of Salt Encyclopedia — solt (berith melach; halas, classical Greek hals): As salt was regarded as a necessary ingredient of the daily food, and so of all sacrifices offered to Yahweh ( Le 2:13 …

Covenant, Ark of the Encyclopedia — kuv'-e-nant, kuv'-e-nant. See ARK OF THE COVENANT .…

Covenant, Book of the Encyclopedia — (cepher ha-berith): 1. Historical Connection 2. Analysis 3. Critical Theories 4. True, or Biblical Conception 5. Nature of the Laws LITERATURE The name given in Ex 24:7 t…

Covenant, in the New Testament Encyclopedia — Diatheke, was the word chosen by the Septuagint translators to render the Hebrew berith, and it appears thus nearly 300 times in the Greek Old Testament in the sense of c…

Covenant, in the Old Testament Encyclopedia — kuv'-e-nant (berith): I. GENERAL MEANING II. AMONG MEN 1. Early Idea 2. Principal Elements 3. Different Varieties 4. Phraseology Used III. BETWEEN GOD AND MEN 1. Essentia…

Covenant, the New Encyclopedia — (berith chadhashah, Jer 31:31 ; he diatheke kaine, Heb 8:8 , 13 , etc., or nea, Heb 12:24 : the former Greek adjective has the sense of the "new" primari1y in reference t…

Cover; Covering Encyclopedia — kuv'-er, kuv'-er-ing: The translation of several Hebrew words. The covering of the ark (mikhceh, Ge 8:13 ) was possibly the lid of a hatchway (compare Mitchell, World bef…

Covered Way Encyclopedia — kuv'-erd wa (mecakh, "a covered walk"): Mentioned in 2Ki 16:18 (the King James Version "covert") as a gallery belonging to the temple, concerning the purpose of which opi…

Covering Of The Eyes Dictionary — occurs only in Genesis 20: 16. In the Revised Version the rendering is “it (i.e., Abimelech’s present of 1,000 pieces of silver to Abraham) is for thee a covering of the …

Covering, for the Head Encyclopedia — kuv'-er-ing, (peribolaion): Mentioned in the New Testament only in 1Co 11:15 : "For her hair is given her for a covering," literally, "something cast round," probably equ…

Covert Encyclopedia — kuv'-ert: Now seldom used, except for game, and then generally spelt "cover." "A covered way" ( 2Ki 16:18 the King James Version); also a shelter of any kind ( Isa 4:6 );…

Covet Encyclopedia — kuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon anything"): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the …

Covetousness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 5:5; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:9, 10; Matthew 6:20). It assumes sometimes the more aggra…

Cow A Dictionary — cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Leviticus 22:28; Exodus 23:19; Deuteronomy 22:6, 7). The reason for this enactment is not given. A state of great …

Cow; Kine Encyclopedia — kou, kin (baqar (compare Arabic baqar, "cow"); `eghlath baqar ( Isa 7:21 ); parah (compare Arabic furar, "young of a sheep, goat, or cow"); paroth `aloth ( 1Sa 6:7 , 10 )…

Coz Encyclopedia — koz (kots, "thorn"): A man of Judah ( 1Ch 4:8 ). the American Standard Revised Version has added the article, making the name Hakkoz without sufficient reason. The name o…

Cozbi Encyclopedia — koz'-bi (kozbi, "deceitful"): A Midianite woman, distinguished as the daughter of Zur, "head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian." She was slain by Phinehas at Sh…

Cozeba Encyclopedia — ko-ze'-ba ( 1Ch 4:22 ). See ACHZIB .…

Cracknel Encyclopedia — krak'nel: Occurs in 1Ki 14:3 , where Jeroboam bids his wife go to Abijah to inquire concerning their son: "And take with thee ten loaves and cracknels" (King James Versio…

Craft; Craftiness; Crafty Encyclopedia — kraft, kraf'-ti-nes, kraf'-ti, (panourgia), (panourgos): The original meaning is that of "ability to do anything," universally applied in a bad sense to unscrupulous wick…

Crafts Encyclopedia — I. SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records and Discoveries of Craftsmanship (1) Jewish (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician (3) Assyrian and Baby…

Crag Encyclopedia — krag (shen ( 1Sa 7:12 ; 14:4 ; Job 39:28 the King James Version and the English Revised Version)): In a mountainous country composed of sedimentary rocks, like the cretac…

Crane Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. “Crane or swallow” should be “swallow or crane,…

Crashing Encyclopedia — krash'-ing (shebher): This word, meaning "a breach," figuratively "destruction," is translated "crashing" in Ze 1:10 : "a great crashing from the hills," representing the…

Crates Encyclopedia — kra'-tez (Krates), governor of the Cyprians, left as deputy of Sostratus when the latter, who was governor of Jerusalem, was summoned to Antioch by Antiochus Epiphanes, i…

Creation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — “In the beginning” God created, i.e., called into being, all things out of nothing. This creative act on the part of God was absolutely free, and for infinitely wise reas…

Creator Encyclopedia — kre-a'-ter (ktistes, 1Pe 4:19 ): The distinctive characteristic of Deity, as the Creator, is that He is the Cause of the existent universe--Cause of its being, not merely…

Creature Dictionary & Encyclopedia — denotes the whole creation in Romans 8:39; Colossians 1:15; Revelation 5:13; the whole human race in Mark 16:15; Romans 8:19-22. The living creatures in Ezekiel 10:15, 17…

Creature, Living Encyclopedia — (chayyah; zoon): "Living creature" (chayyah) is the designation of each of the composite figures in Ezekiel's visions ( Eze 1:5 , 13 ff ; 3:13 ; 10:15 , 17 , 20 ) and, th…

Credit Encyclopedia — kred'-it (pisteuein; 1 Macc 10:46 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "gave no credence"; The Wisdom of Solomon 18:6 the King James Version…

Creditor Encyclopedia — kred'-i-ter: (a) nosheh, participle of nashah: Ex 22:24 (English translation: 25); 2Ki 4:1 ; Isa 50:1 ; translated "extortioner," Ps 109:11 ; "taker of usury," Isa 24:2 t…

Creed; Creeds Encyclopedia — kred: I. SCRIPTURAL BASIS 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the New Testament--Gospels 3. In the Epistles (1) Paul (2) Later Writings (3) Hebrews II. HISTORICAL FORMS 1. The …

Creek Encyclopedia — krek, colloq. krik (kolpos ( Ac 27:39 ), the Revised Version (British and American) "bay"): The spot has been identified as the traditional Bay of Paul about 8 miles Nort…

Creeping Thing Encyclopedia — krep'-ing (remes, sherets; herpeton): Remes and sherets, with the root verbs ramas and sharats, are used without any sharp distinction for insects and other small creatur…

Cremation Encyclopedia — kre-ma'-shun (compare saraph, Jos 7:15 , etc., "shall be burnt with fire"; kaio, 1Co 13:3 , "If I give my body to be burned," etc.): Cremation, while the customary practi…

Crescens Dictionary & Encyclopedia — increasing, probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He was one of Paul’s assistants (2 Timothy 4:10), probably a Christian of Rome.…

Crescents Encyclopedia — kres'-ents (saharonim): Moon-shaped necklaces ( Jud 8:21 , 26 ; Isa 3:18 ).f Paul, mentioned in 2Ti 4:10 as having gone to Galatia. That he was one of the Seventy, and th…

Crete Dictionary & Encyclopedia — now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one time a very prosperous and populous island, having a…

Crib Encyclopedia — ('ebhuc): "Crib" translates the Hebrew word [~'ebhuc] exactly, as it denotes "a barred receptacle for fodder used in cowsheds and foldyards; also in fields, for beasts ly…

Cricket Encyclopedia — krik'-et (chargol): This occurs in Le 11:22 (the King James Version "beetle"), and doubtless refers to some kind of locust or grasshopper. See BEETLE ; LOCUST ; INSECTS .…

Crier Encyclopedia — kri'-er (qara'; compare boao): (1) Neither is this exact word found in English Versions of the Bible, nor a word exactly corresponding to it in the Hebrew Bible, but the …

Crime; Crimes Encyclopedia — krim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict" ( Eze 7:23 ); zimmah, "a heinous crime" ( Job 31:11 ); 'asham = …

Crimson Encyclopedia — See COLORS .…

Cripple Encyclopedia — krip'-'-l (cholos): Only occurs in Ac 14:8 , denoting the congenitally lame man at Lystra. In the King James Version (1611) the word is spelled "creeple." It originally m…

Crisping Pins Encyclopedia — kris'-ping: Pins for crisping, or curling, the hair. Thus the King James Version renders Hebrew chariTim ( Isa 3:22 ; compare Vulgate). the Revised Version (British and A…

Crisping-Pin Dictionary — (Isaiah 3:22; R.V., “satchel”), some kind of female ornament, probably like the modem reticule. The Hebrew word harit properly signifies pouch or casket or purse. It is r…

Crispus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — curled, the chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8). He was converted and, with his family, baptized by Paul (1 Corinthians 1:14).…

Criticism Encyclopedia — (The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis) I. PRELIMINARY 1. Thesis 2. Historical Perspective 3. Inspiration and Criticism II. THE LEGISLATION 1. Groups 2. Covenant Code 3. The San…

Criticism and Archaeology Encyclopedia — See ARCHAEOLOGY AND CRITICISM .…

Criticism of the Bible Encyclopedia — krit'-i-siz'-m: Criticism in General I. Divisions 1. Lower or Textual Criticism 2. Higher Criticism II. LOWER OR TEXTUAL CRITICISM 1. Origin of the Science 2. Methods Emp…

Crocodile Encyclopedia — krok'-o-dil. See LEVIATHAN ; DRAGON .…

Crocodile, Land Encyclopedia — See CHAMELEON .…

Crook-backed Encyclopedia — krook'-bakt (gibben; kurtos): A disqualification for the priesthood ( Le 21:20 ); was probably an angular curvature of the spine, usually the result of tubercular caries …

Crooked Encyclopedia — krook'-ed (`awah, `aqash, `aqalqal, `aqallathon, pethaltol; skolios): Primarily designates something that is bent, twisted or deformed ( Isa 27:1 ; 45:2 the King James Ve…

Crooked Serpent Encyclopedia — krook'-ed sur'-pent. See ASTRONOMY .…

Crop Encyclopedia — (1) As noun the translation of mur'-ah ( Le 1:16 ), which is the craw of a bird, especially of doves and pigeons, which had to be removed by the priest before he offered …

Cross Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in the New Testament the instrument of crucifixion, and hence used for the crucifixion of Christ itself (Ephesians 2:16; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Corinthians 1:17, 18; Galatians 5…

Crossway Encyclopedia — kros'-wa (perek, literally, "division"): A forking or dividing of the way. Obadiah warns Edom, "And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape" (…

Crown Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest’s mitre (Exodus 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne’zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in …

Crown Of Thorns Dictionary & Encyclopedia — our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matthew 27:29). The object of Pilate’s guard in doing this was probably to insult, and not specially to inflict pai…

Crucifixion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital…

Cruel; Cruelty Encyclopedia — kroo'-el, kroo'-el-ti 'akhzar, ("harsh," "fierce," chamac, "violence"): There are various uses of the word "cruel" in the Old Testament: (a) "the cruel (deadly) venom of …

Crumb Encyclopedia — krum (psichion, "a little bit"): Occurs only in the New Testament, of remnants of food, scraps. Lazarus desired "to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's t…

Cruse Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Samuel 26: 11, 12, 16; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16). In 1 Kings 14:3 the word there so rendered means prope…

Cry, Crying Encyclopedia — kri'-ing (zaaq, tsa`aq (and forms), qara', shawa`, rinnah; boao, krazo, phoneo): Various words are translated "cry," "crying," etc., the chief of which are those above gi…

Crystal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Ezekiel 1:22, with the epithet “terrible,” as dazzling the spectators with its brightness). The word occurs in Revelation 4:6; 21:11; 22:1. It is a stone of the flint or…

Cub Encyclopedia — kub (kubh; the King James Version Chub): The word occurs only in Eze 30:5 . There it is almost certainly a corruption, and we should read, as in Septuagint, "Lub," i.e. L…

Cubit Encyclopedia — ku'-bit ('ammah; pechus): The standard for measures of length among the Hebrews. They derived it from the Babylonians, but a similar measure was used in Egypt with which …

CUBIT Hebrews Dictionary — ‘ammah; i.e., “mother of the arm,” the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It is difficult to determine the exact length of this measure, f…

Cuckoo Dictionary — (Hebrews shahaph), from a root meaning “to be lean; slender.” This bird is mentioned only in Leviticus 11:16 and Deuteronomy 14:15 (R.V., “seamew”). Some have interpreted…

Cuckow; Cuckoo Encyclopedia — kook'-oo, kuk'-oo (shachaph; laros; Latin Cuculus canorus): The Hebrew root from which the word shachaph is derived means "to be lean" and "slender," and in older version…

Cucumber Encyclopedia — ku'-kum-ber (qishshu'im; sikuos): One of the articles of food for which Israel in the wilderness looked back with longing to Egypt ( Nu 11:5 ). Cucumbers are great favori…

Cucumbers Dictionary — (Hebrews plur. kishshuim; i.e., “hard,” “difficult” of digestion, only in Numbers 11:5). This vegetable is extensively cultivated in the East at the present day, as it ap…

Cud Encyclopedia — See CHEW .…

Culture Encyclopedia — kul'-tur: Found only in 2 Esdras 8:6 the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "give .... culture to our understanding," i.e. to nourish it a…

Cumber; Cumbered Encyclopedia — kum'-ber, (katargeo, "to make idle," perispaomai, "to be drawn about," in mind "to be distracted"): Spoken of the barren fig tree in the parable: "Cut it down; why doth i…

Cumi Encyclopedia — koo'-me, ku'-mi. See TALITHA CUMI .…

Cummin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kammon; i.e., a “condiment”), the fruit or seed of an umbelliferous plant, the Cuminum sativum, still extensively cultivated in the East. Its fruit is mentioned …

Cun Encyclopedia — kun (kun, A, ek ton eklekton poleon, "from the chosen cities"): One of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria, spoiled by David ( 1Ch 18:8 , the King James Version "Chun"…

Cunning Encyclopedia — kun'-ing (chakham, chashabh): In Bible-English "cunning" means always "wise" or "skilful"; the word does not occur in the bad sense, and it is found in the Old Testament …

Cup Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a wine-cup (Genesis 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cup…

Cup-Bearer Dictionary — an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is mentioned in connection with Joseph’s history (Genes…

Cupbearer Encyclopedia — kup'-bar-er (mashqeh, "one giving drink"; oinochoos): An officer of high rank at ancient oriental courts, whose duty it was to serve the wine at the king's table. On acco…

Cupboard Encyclopedia — kub'-erd (kulikion, 1 Macc 15:32): A kind of sideboard in or on which Simon's gold and silver vessels were displayed, and which, among other evidences of his glory, amaze…

Curdle Encyclopedia — kur'-dl (qapha', "to congeal," "harden," "curdle"): Occurs in Job 10:10 , "Hast thou not .... curdled me like cheese?" i.e. made him take solid form. "The formation of th…

Cure; Cures Encyclopedia — kur: Represents the words gahah, marpe', raphdh; therapeuo, iasis. Gahah in Pr 17:22 translated "medicine" means properly the removal of a bandage from a healed wound, an…

Curious Encyclopedia — ku'-ri-us (machashebheth; periergos): The above Hebrew word, meaning "thought," "device," "design," is translated "curious," Ex 35:32 the King James Version "curious work…

Curious Arts Dictionary — (Acts 1 9: 1 9), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the “Ephesian spells;” i.e., charms or scraps of parchme…

Current Money Encyclopedia — See MONEY, CURRENT .…

Curse Dictionary & Encyclopedia — denounced by God against the serpent (Genesis 3:14), and against Cain (4:11). These divine maledictions carried their effect with them. Prophetical curses were sometimes …

Curtain Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat’s hair, covered the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1-13; 36:8-17). (2.…

Cush Dictionary — black. (1.) A son, probably the eldest, of Ham, and the father of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8; 1 Chronicles 1:10). From him the land of Cush seems to have derived its name. The …

Cush (1) Encyclopedia — kush (kush): 1. The Ancestor of Many Nations: (1) The first of the sons of Ham, from whom sprang Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabtecah. He was also the father of Nim…

Cush (2) Encyclopedia — kush (kush; Septuagint Chousei, Ps 7 title): A Benjamite, perhaps he that "was without cause" the "adversary" of David (compare Ps 7:4 ). See CUSHI .…

Cushan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the Arabian Cush (Habakkuk 3:7). Some have, however, supposed this to be the same as Chushan-rishathaim (Judges 3…

Cushan-rishathaim Encyclopedia — ku'-shan-rish-a-tha'-im (kushan rish`athayim, translated, or rather interpreted, as "man from Cush, he of the twofold crime"; Septuagint Chousarsathaim, the King James Ve…

Cushi Encyclopedia — ku'-shi: This name represents kushi, (in the original Septuagint Chousei, Chousi), either with or without the article. With the article (so in 2Sa 18:21-32 seven out of e…

Cushion Encyclopedia — koosh'-un (proskephalaion): In New Testament, only in Mr 4:38 the Revised Version (British and American). The word means literally, a cushion for the head (the King James…

Cushite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Samuel 18:32). (2.) The father of Shelemiah (Jeremiah 36:14). (3.) Son of Gedaliah, and f…

Cushite Woman; Ethiopian Woman Encyclopedia — kush'-it: In Nu 12:1 Moses is condemned by his sister Miriam and his brother Aaron "because of the Cushite woman ha-'ishshah ha-kushith whom he had married"; and the narr…

Custody Encyclopedia — kus'-to-di (yadh, pequddah): In Es 2:3 , 8 bis. 14, yadh, "the hand," is translated "Custody": pequddah, "numbering," "chanrge"; occurs in Nu 3:36 the Revised Version (Br…

Custom Dictionary — a tax imposed by the Romans. The tax-gatherers were termed publicans (q.v.), who had their stations at the gates of cities, and in the public highways, and at the place s…

Custom (1) Encyclopedia — kus'-tum (tax): (a) halakh, Ezr 4:13 , 10 ; 7:24 the King James Version; (b) belo, Ezr 4:13 , etc.; (c) telonion, Mt 9:9 ; Mr 2:14 ; Lu 5:27 , "receipt of custom" the Kin…

Custom (2) Encyclopedia — kus'-tum (usage): In the Old Testament, except, Ge 31:35 where the Revised Version (British and American) renders, better, "manner" (derekh, "way"), the words translated …

Cut; Cutting Encyclopedia — (karath, gadha`, kachadh, nathach; apokopto, ekkopto): Many Hebrew words are translated "cut." Of these karath, "to cut down, out, off," is the most frequent. As "cut off…

Cuth; Cuthah Encyclopedia — kuth, ku'-tha (kuth, kuthah; Choua, Chountha): The longer writing is the better of the two, and gives the Hebrew form of the name of one of the cities from which Sargon o…

Cutha Encyclopedia — ku'-tha (Koutha; 1 Esdras 5:32, the King James Version Coutha): Head of a family of temple servants who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon; not mentioned in the canoni…

Cuthah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the Babylonian cities or districts from which Shalmaneser transplanted certain colonists to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). Some have conjectured that the “Cutheans” were…

Cuthean; Cuthite Encyclopedia — ku-the'-an, kuth'-it. See CUTH ; SAMARITANS .…

Cutting Dictionary — the flesh in various ways was an idolatrous practice, a part of idol-worship (Deuteronomy 14:1; 1 Kings 18:28). The Israelites were commanded not to imitate this practice…

Cutting Asunder Encyclopedia — See ASUNDER ; PUNISHMENTS .…

Cutting Off Encyclopedia — See CONCISION ; PUNISHMENTS .…

Cuttings in the Flesh Encyclopedia — (sereT, sareTeth): For relatives or friends to cut or beat themselves even to free blood-flowing, especially in the violence of grief in mourning for their dead (see BURI…

Cyamon Encyclopedia — si'-a-mon (Kuamon, Judith 7:3): Probably identical with JOKNEAM (which see).…

Cymbal Encyclopedia — sim'-bal. See MUSIC .…

Cymbals Dictionary — (Hebrews tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to “tinkle”), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to…

Cypress Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews tirzah, “hardness”), mentioned only in Isaiah 44:14 (R.V., “holm tree”). The oldest Latin version translates this word by ilex, i.e., the evergreen oak, which ma…

Cyprians Encyclopedia — sip'-ri-ans (Kuprioi): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:29. Menelaus who was high priest at Jerusalem, and Sostratus who was governor of the citadel, were summoned by King Antiochus to…

Cyprus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian coast. It was the “Chittim” of the Old Te…

Cyrama Encyclopedia — si-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma. See KIRAMA .…

Cyrene Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city (now Tripoli) in Upper Libya, North Africa, founded by a colony of Greeks (B.C. 630). It contained latterly a large number of Jews, who were introduced into the ci…

Cyrenian; Cyrenians Encyclopedia — si-re'-ni-an (Kurenaios, "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon ( Mr 15:21 and Lu 23:26 the King James …

Cyrenius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Grecized form of Quirinus. His full name was Publius Sulpicius Quirinus. Recent historical investigation has proved that Quirinus was governor of Cilicia, which was a…

Cyria Encyclopedia — sir'-i-a (Kuria): The word means "lady," feminine of lord, and it is so translated in the King James Version and the text of the Revised Version (British and American) (2…

Cyrus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews Ko’resh), the celebrated “King of Persia” (Elam) who was conqueror of Babylon, and issued the decree of liberation to the Jews (Ezra 1:1, 2). He was the son of C…