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D El Uge Dictionary — the name given to Noah’s flood, the history of which is recorded in Genesis 7 and 8. It began in the year 2516 B.C., and continued twelve lunar months and ten days, or ex…
Dabareh Encyclopedia — dab'-a-re. See DABERATH .…
Dabbasheth From the Scriptures — Dabbasheth is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “flowing with honey”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself s…
Dabbesheth Encyclopedia — dab'-e-sheth (dabbesheth; Dabasthai; the King James Version Dabbasheth, dab'a-sheth): A town on the western boundary of Zebulun ( Jos 19:11 ). It is probably identical wi…
Daberath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pasture, a Levitical town of Issachar (Joshua 19:12; 21:28), near the border of Zebulum. It is the modern small village of Deburich, at the base of Mount Tabor. Tradition…
Dabria Encyclopedia — da'-bri-a: One of the five who wrote down the visions of Esdras, described (2 Esdras 14:24) as "ready to write swiftly."…
Dacubi; Dacobi Encyclopedia — da-ku'-bi, da-ko'-bi, King James Version: Head of a family of gate-keepers (1 Esdras 5:28). See AKKUB ; DAKUBI .…
Daddeus Encyclopedia — da-de'-us, the Revised Version (British and American); LODDEUS (Loddaios), which see.…
Daemon Dictionary — the Greek form, rendered “devil” in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Daemons are spoken of as spiritual beings (Matthew 8:16; 10:1; 12:43-45) at enmity with G…
Daemoniac Dictionary — one “possessed with a devil.” In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, “daemons,” were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the…
Dagger Encyclopedia — dag'-er. See ARMOR, ARMS .…
Dagon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — little fish; diminutive from dag = a fish, the fish-God; the national God of the Philistines (Judges 16:23). This idol had the body of a fish with the head and hands of a…
Dagon’s Dictionary — house (1 Samuel 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Joshua 15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or temple of Dagon. The Beth-dagon of Joshua 15:41 was one of the cit…
Daily Encyclopedia — da'-li: This word, coming as it does from the Hebrew yom "day," and the Greek hemera, suggests either day by day ( Ex 5:13 ), that which is prepared for one daily ( Ne 5:…
Daily Offering; Daily Sacrifice Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…
Daily Sacrifice Dictionary — (Daniel 8:12; 11:31; 12:11), a burnt offering of two lambs of a year old, which were daily sacrificed in the name of the whole Israelitish people upon the great altar, th…
Dainties; Dainty (meats) Encyclopedia — dan'-tis (maT`ammoth, "things full of taste," man`ammim, ma`adhan; liparos, "fat," "shining"): Jacob is represented as predicting of Asher, "He shall yield royal dainties…
Daisan Encyclopedia — da'-san, da'-i-san (Daisan): Head of a family of temple servants (1 Esdras 5:3:1) called Rezin in Ezr 2:48 ; Ne 7:50 , the interchange of "D" and "R" in Hebrew being not …
Dakubi Encyclopedia — da-ku'-bi, da-koo'-bi (Dakoub, Dakoubi; the King James Version Dacobi): Head of a family of gate-keepers (1 Esdras 5:28) called "Akkub" in the canonical lists.…
Dalaiah Encyclopedia — da-la'-a, da-la-i'-a. See DELAIAH .…
Dalan Encyclopedia — da'-lan (Dalan; the King James Version Ladan): Head of a family that returned to Jerusalem, but which "could shew neither their families, nor their stock, how they were o…
Dale, King'S Encyclopedia — (dal, `emeq hamelekh) : (1) "Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale" ( 2Sa 18:18 ). According to Josephus (An…
Daleth Encyclopedia — da'-leth (...): The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and as such used in Ps 119 to designate the 4th section; transliterated in this Encyclopedia with the dagesh as d, …
Dally Encyclopedia — dal'-i: Occurs in The Wisdom of Solomon 12:26: "But they that would not be reformed by that correction wherein he dallied with them" (paigniois epitimeseos, "child play o…
Dalmanutha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a place on the west of the Sea of Galilee, mentioned only in Mark 8:10. In the parallel passage it is said that Christ came “into the borders of Magdala” (Matthew 15:39).…
Dalmatia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. It still bears its ancient name. During Paul’s second imprisonment …
Dalphon Encyclopedia — dal'-fon (dalphon, "crafty"): The second of the ten sons of Haman, slain by the Jews ( Es 9:7 ).…
Dam Encyclopedia — ('em, ordinary Hebrew word for "mother"): Hebrew law prohibited the destruction of the "dam" and the young of birds at the same time, commanding that if the young be take…
Damage Encyclopedia — dam'-aj (chabhala'): This word expresses any inflicted loss of value or permanent injury to persons or things. "Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?" ( Ezr 4:…
Damaris Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a heifer, an Athenian woman converted to Christianity under the preaching of Paul (Acts 17:34). Some have supposed that she may have been the wife of Dionysius the Areopa…
Damascenes Encyclopedia — dam-a-senz', dam'-a-senz ten polin Damaskenon, ("the city of the Damascenes"): The inhabitants of Damascus under Aretas the Arabian are so called ( 2Co 11:32 ).…
Damascus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — activity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isaiah 7:8; 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of Jerusalem. Its modem name is Esh-Sham; i.…
Dammesek Eliezer Encyclopedia — ( Ge 15:2 the English Revised Version). See ELIEZER (1).…
Damn; Damnation; Damnable Encyclopedia — dam, dam-na'-shun, dam'-na-bl: These words have undergone a change of meaning since the King James Version was made. They are derived from Latin damnare = "to inflict a l…
Damnation Dictionary — in Romans 13:2, means “condemnation,” which comes on those who withstand God’s ordinance of magistracy. This sentence of condemnation comes not from the magistrate, but f…
Damsel Encyclopedia — dam'-zel: A young, unmarried woman; a girl (lass); maiden (compare French demoiselle). The Revised Version (British and American) in Mt 26:69 ; Joh 18:17 ; Ac 12:13 ; 16:…
Dan Dictionary — a judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s maid (Genesis 30:6, “God hath judged me”, Hebrews dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his fa…
Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of Encyclopedia — (dan, "judge"; Dan). 1. Name: The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At…
Dan (2) Encyclopedia — A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Da even to Beer- sheba" ( Jud 20:1 ; 1Sa 3:20 , etc.). Its ancient name was…
Dan (3) Encyclopedia — ( Eze 27:19 the King James Version). See VEDAN .…
Dan-Jaan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan (2 Samuel 24:6). The LXX. and the Vulgate read “Dan-ja’ar”, i.e., “Dan in…
Dance Dictionary — found in Judges 21:21, 23; Psalm 30:11; 149:3; 150:4; Jeremiah 31:4, 13, etc., as the translation of hul, which points to the whirling motion of Oriental sacred dances. I…
Dancing Encyclopedia — dan'-sing. See GAMES .…
Dandle Encyclopedia — dan'-d'-l. (sha`-osha`, a Pulpal form, from root (sha`-a`) with sense of to "be caressed"). Occurs in Isa 66:12 , "shall be dandled upon the knees."…
Danger Encyclopedia — dan'-jer: Danger does not express a state of reality but a possibility. In Mt 5:21 f, however, and also the King James Version Mr 3:29 (the Revised Version (British and A…
Daniel Encyclopedia — dan'-yel (daniye'l, dani'-el, "God is my judge"; Daniel): (1) One of the sons of David ( 1Ch 3:1 ). (2) A Levite of the family of Ithamar ( Ezr 8:2 ; Ne 10:6 ). (3) A pro…
DANIEL God Dictionary — is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chronicles 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Samuel 3:3).…
Daniel, Book of Encyclopedia — dan'-yel: I. NAME II. PLACE IN THE CANON III. DIVISIONS OF THE BOOK IV. LANGUAGES V. PURPOSE OF THE BOOK VI. UNITY VII. GENUINENESS 1. The Predictions 2. The Miracles 3. …
Danites Encyclopedia — dan'-its (ha-dani): Occurs as describing those belonging to Da in Jud 13:2 ; 18:1 , 11 ; 1Ch 12:35 .…
Dannah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — murmuring, a city (Joshua 15:49) in the mountains of Judah about 8 miles south-west of Hebron.…
Daphne Encyclopedia — daf'-ne (Daphne, "bay-tree"): A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified…
Dara Encyclopedia — dar'-a (dara`). See DARDA .…
Darda Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pearl of wisdom, one of the four who were noted for their wisdom, but whom Solomon excelled (1 Kings 4:31).…
Dare Encyclopedia — dar: The expression "to dare" in the Scriptures never has the meaning of "to defy," "to challenge," or "to terrify." It is always found as the translation of tolmao, "to …
Daric Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in the Revised Version of 1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70-72, where the Authorized Version has “dram.” It is the rendering of the Hebrew darkemon and th…
Darius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Daniel 11:1), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1). On the death of Be…
Dark Sayings Encyclopedia — ( Pr 1:6 ; Ps 78:2 ; singular, Ps 49:4 , 5 ; chidhoth, singular chidhah, elsewhere rendered "riddle," "proverb"): In the heading to the canonical Book of Proverbs, the ge…
Dark; Darkness Encyclopedia — dark, dark'-nes (choshekh; skotos): 1. Darkness and Light in Palestine: The day and night, light and darkness, are notable antitheses in Palestine. There the day does not…
Darkly Encyclopedia — dark'-li: The word occurs in 1Co 13:12 , "For now we see in a mirror, darkly," in translation of the words en ainigmati, the Revised Version, margin "in a riddle." The co…
DARKNESS The Dictionary — plague (the ninth) of darkness in Egypt (Exodus 10:21) is described as darkness “which may be felt.” It covered “all the land of Egypt,” so that “they saw not one another…
Darkon Encyclopedia — dar'-kon (darqon, "carrier"): Ancestor of a subdivision of "Solomon's servants," so called, in post-exilic times ( Ezr 2:56 ; Ne 7:58; Lozon, 1 Esdras 5:33).…
Darling Encyclopedia — dar'-ling (yachidh, "only," the King James Version margin, "only one"; the American Revised Version, margin, "dear life"): Used poetically for the life or soul ( Ps 22:20…
DARLING Psalm Dictionary — 22:20; 35:17) means an “only one.”…
Dart Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an instrument of war; a light spear. “Fiery darts” (Ephesians 6:16) are so called in allusion to the habit of discharging darts from the bow while they are on fire or arm…
Dart-snake Encyclopedia — dart'-snake ( Isa 34:15 ). See ARROWSNAKE .…
Dash Encyclopedia — The idea of "to throw violently" or "to strike" with purpose of causing destruction is usually connected with the word "to dash." There is perhaps but one exception to th…
Date Dictionary — the fruit of a species of palm (q.v.), the Phoenix dactilifera. This was a common tree in Palestine (Joel 1:12; Nehemiah 8:15). Palm branches were carried by the Jews on …
Dates Encyclopedia — dats (debhash): Arabic, dibbs ( 2Ch 31:5 , King James Version margin); English Versions of the Bible HONEY (which see). See also PALM TREE .…
Dathan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — welled; belonging to a fountain, a son of Eliab, a Reubenite, who joined Korah (q.v.) in his conspiracy, and with his accomplices was swallowed up by an earthquake (Numbe…
Dathema Encyclopedia — dath'-e-ma (Dathema): A stronghold (1 Macc 5:29) in Gilead to which the Jews fled for refuge from the heathen (1 Macc 5:9). They were delivered by Judas and Jonathan his …
Daub Encyclopedia — dob: "To daub" always has the meaning "to cover," "to smear with" in the Scriptures. Ezekiel compares the flatteries of the false prophets to a slight wall covered with w…
Daughter Encyclopedia — do'-ter (bath; thugater): Used in Scriptures in several more or less distinct senses: (a) for daughter in the ordinary, literal sense ( Ge 46:25 ; Ex 1:16 ); (b) daughter…
DAUGHTER This Dictionary — word, besides its natural and proper sense, is used to designate, (1.) A niece or any female descendant (Genesis 20:12; 24:48; 28:6). (2.) Women as natives of a place, or…
Daughter-in-law Encyclopedia — See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY .…
David Dictionary & Encyclopedia — beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think s…
David, City of Encyclopedia — See ZION .…
David, Root of Encyclopedia — root (he rhiza Daueid, Re 5:5 ; 22:16 ): Root here means stock, family, descendant, hence, "the Root of David" is that which descended from David, not that from which Dav…
David, Tower of Encyclopedia — tou'-er. See JERUSALEM .…
Dawn; Dawning Encyclopedia — don: The word means the approach of the morning light, the breaking of the day. There are several words in the Bible that indicate this. nesheph, "twilight" of the mornin…
Day Encyclopedia — da (yom; hemera): This common word has caused some trouble to plain readers, because they have not noticed that the word is used in several different senses in the Englis…
Day and Night Encyclopedia — "Day," yom; ordinarily, the Hebrew "day" lasted from dawn to the coming forth of the starts ( Ne 4:21 ). The context usually makes it clear whether the term "day" refers …
Day Before the Sabbath Encyclopedia — (he paraskeue, "preparation"): Considered as a day of preparation, in accordance with Ex 16:23 , both before the regular Sabbath and before a feast Sabbath ( Mt 27:62 ; M…
Day of Atonement Encyclopedia — See ATONEMENT, DAY OF .…
Day of Christ Encyclopedia — See DAY OF THE LORD .…
Day of Judgment Encyclopedia — See JUDGMENT, LAST .…
Day of the Lord (yahweh) Encyclopedia — On the other hand the New Testament idea is pervaded with the elements of hope and joy and victory. In the New Testament it is eminently the day of Christ, the day of His…
Day of Yahweh Encyclopedia — See DAY OF THE LORD .…
Day The Jews Dictionary — reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Leviticus 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Psalm 55:17). “The heat of the day” (1 Samuel 11:11; Nehemiah 7:3) w…
Day'S Journey Encyclopedia — jur'-ni (derekh yom, Ge 30:36 ; Nu 10:33 ; 11:31 ; hemeras hodos, Lu 2:44 ): The common way of estimating distances in the East is by hours and days. This is natural in a…
Day, Break of Encyclopedia — See BREAK OF DAY .…
Day, Joshua'S Long Encyclopedia — See BETH-HORON, THE BATTLE OF .…
Day, Last Encyclopedia — (he eschate hemera): Repeatedly used by Jesus in Joh 6:39 , 40 , 44 , 54 ; 11:24 ; 12:48 , for the day of resurrection and judgment (see ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT …
Day, Lord'S Encyclopedia — See LORD'S DAY .…
Day, That (the) Encyclopedia — See DAY OF THE LORD .…
Day-star Encyclopedia — (helel ben-shachar, Isa 14:12 ; phosphoros, 2Pe 1:19 ): The Old Testament passage is rendered in the King James Version "Lucifer, son of the morning," in the King James V…
Days, Last Encyclopedia — See LAST DAYS .…
Daysman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an umpire or arbiter or judge (Job 9:33). This word is formed from the Latin diem dicere, i.e., to fix a day for hearing a cause. Such an one is empowered by mutual conse…
Dayspring Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Job 38: 12; Luke 1:78), the dawn of the morning; daybreak. (Comp. Isaiah 60:1, 2; Malachi 4:2; Revelation 22:16.)…
Daystar Dictionary — which precedes and accompanies the sun-rising. It is found only in 2 Peter 1:19, where it denotes the manifestation of Christ to the soul, imparting spiritual light and c…
DAY’S JOURNEY The Dictionary — usual length of a day’s journey in the East, on camel or horseback, in six or eight hours, is about 25 or 30 miles. The “three days’ journey” mentioned in Exodus 3:18 is …
DEACON Anglicized Dictionary — form of the Greek word diaconos, meaning a “runner,” “messenger,” “servant.” For a long period a feeling of mutual jealousy had existed between the “Hebrews,” or Jews pro…
Deacon; Deaconess Encyclopedia — de'-k'-n, de'-k'-n-es: The term diakonos, and its cognates occur many times in the New Testament, as do its synonyms huperetes, and doulos, with their respective cognates…
DEACONESS Romans Dictionary — 1 6: 1 , 3, 12; Phil. 4:2, 3; 1 Timothy 3:11; 5:9, 10; Titus 2:3, 4). In these passages it is evident that females were then engaged in various Christian ministrations. P…
Dead Encyclopedia — ded (muth; nekros): Used in several senses: (1) as a substantive, denoting the body deprived of life, as when Abraham speaks of burying his dead ( Ge 23 ); (2) as a colle…
Dead Body Encyclopedia — See CORPSE .…
DEAD Sea Dictionary — the name given by Greek writers of the second century to that inland sea called in Scripture the “salt sea” (Genesis 14:3; Numbers 34:12), the “sea of the plain” (Deutero…
Dead Sea, the Encyclopedia — I. PRESENT AREA II. FORMER ENLARGEMENT III. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMES IV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATER V. CLIMATE VI. ROADS VII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 1. T…
Dead, Baptism for the Encyclopedia — See BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD .…
Dead, State of the Encyclopedia — See HADES .…
Deadly Encyclopedia — ded'-li: In the Old Testament two words are used in the sense of a "mortal (Hebrew nephesh, "hateful," "foul") enemy" ( Ps 17:9 ), and in the sense of "fatal disease," th…
Deaf Encyclopedia — def (cheresh; kophos): Used either in the physical sense, or figuratively as expressing unwillingness to hear the Divine message ( Ps 58:4 ), or incapacity to understand …
Deal Encyclopedia — del: The noun "deal" is not found in the Revised Version (British and American). The King James Version translation of `issaron, "the tenth deal" ( Ex 29:40 ; Le 14:10 , …
Dear; Dearly Encyclopedia — der, der'-li ("held at a great price," "highly valued"): In Ac 20:24 , Paul does not hold his life "dear" (timios, "at a price"); compare 1Co 3:12 , "costly stones"; 1Pe …
Dearth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a scarcity of provisions (1 Kings 17). There were frequent dearths in Palestine. In the days of Abram there was a “famine in the land” (Genesis 12:10), so also in the day…
Death Dictionary & Encyclopedia — may be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) “The dust shall return to the earth as it was” (Ecclesia…
Death, Body of Encyclopedia — See BODY OF DEATH .…
Death, Second Encyclopedia — (ho deuteros thanatos): An expression, peculiar to the Book of Rev.( Re 2:11 ; 20:6 , 14 ; 21:8 ) in Scripture, denoting the final penalty of the unrighteous; parallel wi…
Debate Encyclopedia — de-bat': This word is used only once in the Revised Version (British and American) ( Pr 25:9 ). It evidently refers to the settling of a difficulty with a neighbor, and a…
Debir Dictionary — oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Joshua 15:49; Judges 1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns …
Debir (1) Encyclopedia — de'-ber (debhir, or debhir, "oracle"): King of Eglon, one of the five Amorite kings whose confederation against Israel was overcome and who were killed by Joshua ( Jos 10…
Debir (2) Encyclopedia — de'-ber (debhir; Dabeir): "And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it: and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof…
Deborah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a bee. (1.) Rebekah’s nurse. She accompanied her mistress when she left her father’s house in Padan-aram to become the wife of Isaac (Genesis 24:59). Many years afterward…
DEBT The Mosaic Dictionary — law encouraged the practice of lending (Deuteronomy 15:7; Psalm 37:26; Matthew 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest except from foreigners. Usury was strongly c…
Debt; Debtor Encyclopedia — det, det'-er: It is difficult nowadays to think of debt without associating with it the idea of interest, and even usury. Certain it is that this idea is associated with …
DEBTOR Various Dictionary — regulations as to the relation between debtor and creditor are laid down in the Scriptures. (1.) The debtor was to deliver up as a pledge to the creditor what he could mo…
Decalogue Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name given by the Greek fathers to the ten commandments; “the ten words,” as the original is more literally rendered (Exodus 20:3-17). These commandments were at firs…
Decapoils Dictionary — ten cities=deka, ten, and polis, a city, a district on the east and south-east of the Sea of Galilee containing “ten cities,” which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks. It i…
Decapolis Encyclopedia — de-kap'-o-lis (Dekapolis): The name given to the region occupied by a league of "ten cities" ( Mt 4:25 ; Mr 5:20 ; 7:31 ), which Eusebius defines (in Onomastica) as "lyin…
Decay Encyclopedia — de-ka': Although this word is still in good use in both its literal sense, of the putrefaction of either animal or vegetable matter, and its derived sense, denoting any d…
Decease, in New Testament Encyclopedia — de-ses' (teleutao, "to come to an end," "married and deceased" ( Mt 22:25 )): With thanato, "death," "die the death" ( Mt 15:4 ; Mr 7:10 , the Revised Version, margin "su…
Decease, in the Old Testament and Apocyphra Encyclopedia — de-ses' (rapha', plural repha'im, "ghosts," "shades," is translated by "dead," "dead body," and "deceased" in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British…
Deceit Encyclopedia — de-set' (mirmah; (dolos)): The intentional misleading or beguiling of another; in Scripture represented as a companion of many other forms of wickedness, as cursing ( Ps …
Deceivableness; Deceive Encyclopedia — de-sev'-a-b'-l-nes, de-sev' (nasha', "to lead astray"): "The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee" ( Jer 49:16 ), i.e. "Thy stern mountain fastnesses have persuaded thee…
Decently Encyclopedia — de'-sent-li (euschemonos): Only once is this word found in our English Bible ( 1Co 14:40 ). It is in the last verse of that remarkable chapter on the proper use of spirit…
Decision Encyclopedia — de-sizh'-un: Has several different shades of meaning. It expresses the formation of a judgment on a matter under consideration. It expresses the quality of being firm or …
Decision, Valley of Encyclopedia — See JEHOSHAPHAT, VALLEY OF .…
Declaration; Declare Encyclopedia — dek-la-ra'-shun, deklar': "Declare" is the translation of a variety of Hebrew and Greek words in the Old Testament and New Testament, appearing to bear uniformly the mean…
Decline Encyclopedia — de-klin' [(@cur], or sur, naTah): In the King James Version this word occurs 9 times in its original sense (now obsolete) of "turn aside." the Revised Version (British an…
DECREES OF God Dictionary — “The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending at once all things that ever were or will be in their causes, conditio…
Dedan Dictionary — low ground. (1.) A son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7). His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, and Ezekiel 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the no…
Dedan; Dedanites Encyclopedia — de'-dan, de'dan-its (the King James Version Dedanim, ded'-a-nim; dedhan, "low," dedhanim): An Arabian people named in Ge 10:7 as descended from Cush; in Ge 25:3 as descen…
Dedanem Dictionary — the descendants of Dedan, the son of Raamah. They are mentioned in Isaiah 21: 13 as sending out “travelling companies” which lodged “in the forest of Arabia.” They are en…
Dedanim From the Scriptures — Dedanim is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “the descendants of Dedan”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itsel…
Dedicate; Dedication Encyclopedia — ded'-i-kat, ded-ika'-shun (chanukkah, "initiation," "consecration"; qadhesh, "to be clean," "sanctify"; cherem, "a thing devoted (to God)"): Often used in Hebrew of the c…
Dedication, Feast of Encyclopedia — ded-i-ka'-shun (ta egkainia, Joh 10:22 ): A feast held by the Jews throughout the country for eight days, commencing on the 25th Kiclev (December), in commemoration of th…
Deed Encyclopedia — ded: Used in its ordinary modern sense in EV. In the Old Testament it is used to translates five Hebrew words: gemylah, literally, "recompense" ( Isa 59:18 ); dabhar, lit…
Deep Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used to denote (1) the grave or the abyss (Romans 10:7; Luke 8:31); (2) the deepest part of the sea (Psalm 69:15); (3) the chaos mentioned in Genesis 1:2; (4) the bottoml…
Deep Sleep Encyclopedia — See SLEEP, DEEP .…
Deer Encyclopedia — der ('ayyal, feminine 'ayyalah, and 'ayyeleth (compare Arabic, 'ayyal and 'iyal, "deer" and 'ayil, "ram," and Latin caper and capra, "goat," caprea, capreolus, "wild goat…
Defame; Defaming Encyclopedia — de-fam', de-fam'-ing: These words occur but twice in the King James Version, and are translations of dibbah, "slander," from dabhath, "to slander," or spread an evil repo…
Defect; Defective Encyclopedia — de-fekt', de-fekt'-iv (hettema, "loss," "a defect"): Occurs in 1Co 6:7 : "Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you (the King James Version "there is utterly a fault …
Defence Encyclopedia — de-fens'. See COURTS , JUDICIAL .…
Defenced Encyclopedia — See FORTIFICATION .…
Defer Encyclopedia — de-fur' ('achar (in Hiphil), 'arakh (in Hiphil), mashakh (in Niphal), "to postpone," more or less definitely; "delay": In Old Testament passages such as Isa 48:9 ; Eze 12…
Defile; Defilement Encyclopedia — de-fil', de-fil'-ment (Anglo-Saxon, afylau, etc.; Middle English, defoulen, "make foul," "pollute," render (the King James Version) 9 Hebrew roots (the Revised Version (B…
Defy Encyclopedia — de-fi' (charaph, za`am): In 1Sa 17:10 , 25 , 26 , 36 , 45 (the story of David and Goliath) and kindred passages, this word is used in its most familiar sense--"to taunt,"…
Degenerate Encyclopedia — de-jen'-er-at: Only in Jer 2:21 , where Judah is compared to a "noble vine" which it "turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine." It represents Hebrew curim =…
Degree Encyclopedia — de-gre' (ma`alah, "a going up" or "ascent," hence, a staircase or flight of steps; "rank": tapeinos, "low"): By derivation it should mean "a step down" (Latin, de, down, …
Degrees, Songs of Encyclopedia — (shir ha-ma`aloth; Septuagint ode ton anabathmon; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A. D.) canticum graduum, the Revised Version (British and American) "a song of as…
Dehaites Encyclopedia — de-ha'-tez (dehawe'; the King James Version Dehavites): A people enumerated in Ezr 4:9 with Elamites, ere, as among those settled by the Assyrian king Osnappar (Assurbani…
DEHAyiTES Dictionary — villagers, one of the Assyrian tribes which Asnapper sent to repopulate Samaria (Ezra 4:9). They were probably a nomad Persian tribe on the east of the Caspian Sea, and n…
Dehort Encyclopedia — …
Dekar Encyclopedia — de'-kar (deqer, "lancer"): Father of one of Solomon's commissaries ( 1Ki 4:9 the King James Version). See BEN-DEKER .…
Delaiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:18). (2.) A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah…
Delay Encyclopedia — de-la': The noun "delay" ( Ac 25:17 , "I made no delay"; the King James Version "without any delay") means "procrastination." The verb "to delay" ( Ex 22:29 ; 'achar) inv…
Delectable Encyclopedia — de-lek'-ta-bl (chamadh, "to desire"): Found only in Isa 44:9 , King James Version: "Their delectable things shall not profit," the King James Version margin"desirable." t…
Delicacy Encyclopedia — del'-i-ka-si (to strenos): Found only in Re 18:3 , King James Version: "The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies." the Revised Ve…
Delicate; Delicately Encyclopedia — del'-i-kat, del'-i-kat-li (`edhen, `anogh; en truphe): "Delicate" usually an adjective, but once a substantive ( Jer 51:34 the King James Version). "He hath filled his be…
Deliciously Encyclopedia — de-lish'-us-li (streniao "to live hard or wantonly"): "She (Babylon) .... lived deliciously" ( Re 18:7 , 9 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and Americ…
Delight Encyclopedia — de-lit' (verb, chaphets, ratsah, sha`a`; sunedomai): "To delight" is most frequently expressed by chaphets, which means originally "to bend" (compare Job 40:17 , "He move…
Delightsome Encyclopedia — de-lit'-sum: chephets, is rendered "delightsome": Mal 3:12 , "Ye shall be a delightsome land," literally, "a land of delight."…
Delilah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judges 16:4-20). She was bribed by the “lords of the Philistines” to obtain from Samson the secret of hi…
Deliver Encyclopedia — de-liv'-er (natsal, nathan; rhuomai, paradidomi): Occurs very frequently in the Old Testament and represents various Hebrew terms. The English word is used in two senses,…
Delos Encyclopedia — de'-los (Delos): An island, now deserted, one of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, about 3 miles long and 1 mile broad, with a rocky mountain (Cynthus) several hundred feet…
Deluge of Noah Encyclopedia — del'-uj 1. The Biblical Account 2. "Noah's Log Book" 3. The Egyptian Tradition 4. The Indian Tradition 5. The Chinese Tradition 6. The Greek Tradition 7. The British Trad…
Delusion Encyclopedia — de-lu'-zhun: (1) Isa 66:4 , "I also will choose their delusions" (the Revised Version, margin "mockings"), Hebrew ta`alulim, which occurs only here and Isa 3:4 (where it …
Demand Encyclopedia — de-mand': The peremptory, imperative sense is absent from this word in its occurrences in the King James Version, where it means no more than "ask," "inquire" (compare Fr…
Demas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24; Colossians 4:14). It appears, however, that the love of the world afterwards…
Demetrius Dictionary — (1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make “silver shrines for Diana” (q.v.), Acts 19:24, i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the stat…
Demetrius (1) Encyclopedia — de-me'-tri-us (Demetrios, "of" or "belonging to Demeter," an ordinary name in Greece): (1) Demetrius I, surnamed Soter ("saviour"), was the son of Seleucus IV (Philopator…
Demetrius (2) Encyclopedia — de-me'-tri-us (Demetrios, "belonging to Ceres"): The name of two persons: (1) A Christian disciple praised by John ( 3Joh 1:12 ). (2) A silversmith of Ephesus who manufac…
Demon; Demoniac; Demonology Encyclopedia — dem'-mon, de-mo'-ni-ak, de-mon-ol'-o-ji (daimonion, earlier form daimon = pneuma akatharton, poneron, "demon," "unclean or evil spirit," incorrectly rendered "devil" in t…
Demophon Encyclopedia — dem'-o-fon (Demophon): A Syrian general in Palestine under Antiochus V (Eupator) who continued to harass the Jews after covenants had been made between Lysias and Judas M…
Den Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a lair of wild beasts (Psalm 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isaiah 11:8); a recess for secrecy “in dens and caves of the earth” (Hebrews 11:38);…
Denarius Encyclopedia — de-na'-ri-us (denarion): A Roman silver coin, 25 of which went to the aureus, the standard gold coin of the empire in the time of Augustus, which was equal in value to ab…
Denounce Encyclopedia — de-nouns': Occurs in De 30:18 : "I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish." It is used here in the obsolete sense of "to declare," to make known in a sol…
Deny Encyclopedia — de-ni': This word is characteristic of the New Testament rather than the Old Testament, although it translates three different Hebrew originals, namely, kachash, "to lie,…
Deposit Encyclopedia — de-poz'-it (paratheke, 1Ti 6:20 ; 2Ti 1:12 , 14 the Revised Version, margin, paraphrased in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) int…
Depth Encyclopedia — See ABYSS .…
Deputy Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in 1 Kings 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same Hebrew word is rendered “officer;” i.e., chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4:5, etc…
Derbe Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a small town on the eastern part of the upland plain of Lycaonia, about 20 miles from Lystra. Paul passed through Derbe on his route from Cilicia to Iconium, on his secon…
Derision Encyclopedia — de-rizh'-un: Three verbs are so translated luts, "scorn" ( Ps 119:51 ); la`agh, "mock" ( Ps 2:4 ; 59:8 ; Eze 23:32 ); and sachaq, "laugh at" ( Job 30:1 ; Ex 32:25 margin,…
Descend; Descent Encyclopedia — de-send', de-sent' (yaradh; katabaino, "go down"); (katabasis): Of Yahweh ( Ex 34:5 ); of the Spirit ( Mt 3:16 ); of angels ( Ge 28:12 ; Mt 28:2 ; Joh 1:51 ); of Christ (…
Descent, of Jesus Encyclopedia — de-sent'. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.…
Describe Encyclopedia — de-skrib': This verb, now obsolete, in the sense used in Jos 18:4 , 6 , 8 , 9 and Jud 8:14 , is a translation of kathabh, usually rendered "to write" or "inscribe." But i…
Descry Encyclopedia — de-skri': This word like "describe" came into the English through the French descrire (Latin, describere); it occurs only in the King James Version of Jud 1:23 : "And the…
Desert Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews midbar, “pasture-ground;” an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The “backside of the desert” (Exodus 3:1) is the west of the desert, the region …
Desire Encyclopedia — de-zir': The verb "to desire" in the Scriptures usually means "to long for," "to ask for," "to demand," and may be used in a good or bad sense (compare De 7:25 the King J…
Desire Of All Nations Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hag. 2:7), usually interpreted as a title of the Messiah. The Revised Version, however, more correctly renders “the desirable things of all nations;” i.e., the choicest …
Desolate Encyclopedia — des'-o-lat (very frequently in the Old Testament for shamem, and its derivatives; less frequently, charebh, and its derivatives, and other words. In the New Testament it …
Desolation, Abomination of Encyclopedia — See ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION.…
Despair Encyclopedia — de-spar': The substantive only in 2Co 4:8 , "perplexed, but not in (the Revised Version (British and American) "yet not unto") despair," literally, "being at a loss, but …
Despite; Despiteful Encyclopedia — de-spit', de-spit'-fool: "Despite" is from Latin despectus, "a looking down upon." As a noun (= "contempt") it is now generally used in its shortened form, "spite," while…
Dessau Encyclopedia — des'-o, des'-a-u (Dessaou (2 Macc 14:16)): the Revised Version (British and American) LESSAU (which see).…
Destiny, (meni) Encyclopedia — des'-ti-ni: A god of Good Luck, possibly the Pleiades. See ASTROLOGY , 10; MENI .…
Destroyer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Exodus 12:23), the agent employed in the killing of the first-born; the destroying angel or messenger of God. (Comp. 2 Kings 19:35; 2 Samuel 24:15, 16; Psalm 78:49; Acts…
Destruction Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in Job 26:6, 28:22 (Hebrews abaddon) is sheol, the realm of the dead.…
Destruction, City of Heliopolis or City of the Sun Encyclopedia — ( Isa 19:18 ). See ASTRONOMY , sec. I, 2; IR-HA-HERES; ON.…
Determinate Encyclopedia — de-tur'-mi-nat (horismenos, "determined," "fixed"): Only in Ac 2:23 , "by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of. God," Greek horismenos, from horizo, "to set bound…
Determine Encyclopedia — de-tur'-min: (1) "To resolve," "decide." This is the primary meaning of the word and it is also the one that is the most common. In the New Testament the Greek word krino…
Detestable, Things Encyclopedia — de-tes'-ta-b'-l, (shiqquts; sheqets, synonymous with to`ebhah, "abomination," "abominable thing"): The translation of shiqqutsim in Jer 16:18 ; Eze 5:11 ; 7:20 ; 11:18 , …
Deuel Encyclopedia — du'-el, de-u'-el de`u'el, ("knowledge of God"): A Gadite, the father of Eliasaph, the representative of the tribe of Gad in the census-taking ( Nu 1:14 ), in making the o…
Deutero-canonical, Books Encyclopedia — du-ter-o-ka-non'-i-kal: A term sometimes used to designate certain books, which by the Council of Trent were included in the Old Testament, but which the Protestant churc…
Deuteronomy Encyclopedia — du-ter-on'-o-mi: 1. Name 2. What Deuteronomy Is 3. Analysis 4. Ruling Ideas 5. Unity 6. Authorship 7. Deuteronomy Spoken Twice 8. Deuteronomy's Influence in Israel's Hist…
DEUTERONOMY In Dictionary — all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth and sedarim. It is not easy to say whe…
Device Encyclopedia — de-vis': "A scheme," "invention," "plot." In the Old Testament it stands for six Hebrew words, of which the most common is machashebheth (from chashabh, "to think," "cont…
Devil Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man’s spiritual interest (Job 1:6; Revelation 2:10; Zechariah 3:1). He is called also “the accuser of the brethen” (Revelat…
Devoted, Things Encyclopedia — de-vot'-ed, (cherem). See CURSE ; DEDICATE .…
Devotion; Devotions Encyclopedia — de-vo'-shun, (sebasmata): For the King James Version "your devotions" ( Ac 17:23 ), the Revised Version (British and American) has "the objects of your worship," which is…
Devout Encyclopedia — de-vout' (eulabes, eusebes, sebomai, "pious," "dutiful," "reverential"): The word is peculiar to Luke. Applied to Simeon ( Lu 2:25 ), Cornelius ( Ac 10:2 , 7 ), Ananias (…
Dew Dictionary & Encyclopedia — “There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. Prom May till …
Di-zahab Encyclopedia — di'-za-hab, diz'-a-hab di-za-habh; Septuagint Katachrusea, (literally, "abounding in gold"): The name occurs in a list apparently intended to fix definitely the situation…
Diadem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the tiara of a king (Ezekiel 21:26; Isaiah 28:5; 62:3); the turban (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful distinction is drawn between the diadem as a badge of royal…
Dial Dictionary — for the measurement of time, only once mentioned in the Bible, erected by Ahaz (2 Kings 20:11; Isaiah 38:8). The Hebrew word (ma’aloth) is rendered “steps” in Exodus 20:2…
Dial of Ahaz Encyclopedia — di'-al, a'-haz: 1. Hezekiah's Sickness and the Sign 2. The Sign a Real Miracle 3. The "Dial" a Staircase 4. Time of Day of the Miracle 5. Hezekiah's Choice of the Sign 6.…
Diamond Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A precious gem (Hebrews yahalom’, in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high pries…
Diana Dictionary — so called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the “great” goddess worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. Her most noted temple was that at…
Diana; Artemis Encyclopedia — di-an'-a (Artemis "prompt," "safe"): A deity of Asiatic origin, the mother goddess of the earth, whose seat of worship was the temple in Ephesus, the capital of the Roman…
Diaspora Encyclopedia — di-as'-po-ra. See DISPERSION .…
Diblah Encyclopedia — dib'-la (dibhlah, "circle"; Deblatha): The name occurs only in Eze 6:14 (the King James Version "Diblath"), and the place has not been identified. If the reading is corre…
Diblaim Encyclopedia — dib'-la-im, dib-la'-im (dibhlayim, "two cakes"): A native of Northern Israel and father of Gomer, the wife of Hosea ( Ho 1:3 ).…
Diblath Encyclopedia — dib'-lath. See DIBLAH.…
Diblathaim Encyclopedia — dib-la-tha'-im. See ALMON-DIBLATHAIM .…
Dibon; Dibon-gad Encyclopedia — di'-bon (dibhon, "washing"; Daibon): (1) A city of Moab captured by the Amorites ( Nu 21:30 ), and held by them at the invasion by Israel. It was taken and given to the t…
Dibri Encyclopedia — dib'-ri (dibhri, "eloquent" (?)): A Danite, whose daughter Shelomith married an Egyptian. Their son was "cut off" (stoned) for blasphemy ( Le 24:11 ).…
Dibzahab From the Scriptures — Dibzahab is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Dizahab, where much gold is”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible i…
Dice-playing Encyclopedia — See GAMES .…
Dictionaries Encyclopedia — dik'-shun-a-riz: A dictionary is a word-book or a list of words arranged in some fixed order, generally alphabetical, for ready reference, and usually with definitions or…
Didache Encyclopedia — did'-a-ke. See LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC .…
Didrachma Encyclopedia — di-drak'-ma: Two drachmas. See DRACHMA , DRAM .…
Didymus Encyclopedia — did'-i-mus (Didumos, i.e. "twin"): The surname of THOMAS (which see).…
Die Encyclopedia — (muth, gawa`; apothnesko, teleutao): "To die," etc., is of very frequent occurrence, and in the Old Testament is generally the translation of muth, meaning perhaps origin…
Diet Encyclopedia — di'-et ('aruchah, "prescribed"): A daily allowance or portion of food, as that given by King Evil-merodach to Jehoiachin, king of Judah ( Jer 52:34 the King James Version…
Dig Encyclopedia — (qur, "to dig", chathar; diorusso, "to dig through"): "I have digged (dug) and drunk strange waters" ( 2Ki 19:24 ). In his campaigns on foreign soil, where the enemy had …
Dignities; Dignity Encyclopedia — dig'-ni-tiz, dig'-ni-ti (Hebrew marom, se'eth, gedhullah): Rank or position, not nobility or austerity of personal character or bearing, is denoted by this word in its Ol…
Dike Encyclopedia — di'-ke (dike, "justice"): The avenging justice of God personified as a goddess ( Ac 28:4 ). See JUSTICE .…
Diklah Encyclopedia — dik'-la (diqlah, "place of palms"): One of the "sons" of Joktan ( Ge 10:27 ; 1Ch 1:21 ). Perhaps a south-Arabian tribal or place-name connected with a palm-bearing distri…
Dilean Encyclopedia — dil'-e-an (dil`an, "cucumber"): A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Migdal-gad and Mizpeh ( Jos 15:38 , the English Revised Version "Dilan"), which lay probably o…
Diligence; Diligent; Diligently Encyclopedia — dil'-i-jens, dil'-i-jent-li: This word is used in various senses in our English Bibles. 1. In the Old Testament: In Ezr 5:8 , "with diligence" means "with care"; in Ezr 6…
Dill Encyclopedia — See ANISE .…
Diminish Encyclopedia — di-min'-ish: the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have be…
Dimnah Encyclopedia — dim'-na (dimnah, "dung"; Damna): A city of the Merarite Levites in the territory of Zebulun ( Jos 21:35 ). The name is probably a clerical error for Rimmon.…
Dimon; Dimonah Encyclopedia — di'-mon, di-mo'-na. See DIBON .…
Dinah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — judged; vindicated, daughter of Jacob by Leah, and sister of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 30:21). She was seduced by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite chief, when Jacob’s…
Dinaites Encyclopedia — di'-na-its (dinaye'): A people mentioned in Ezr 4:9 , as settled in the city of Samaria by Osnappar (Assurbanipal). The identification is uncertain.…
Dine Dictionary — (Genesis 43:16). It was the custom in Egypt to dine at noon. But it is probable that the Egyptians took their principal meal in the evening, as was the general custom in …
Dinhabah Encyclopedia — din'-ha-ba, din-ha'-ba (dinhabhah): The royal city of Bela, son of Beor; king of Edom ( Ge 36:32 ; 1Ch 1:43 ). There may be a resemblance in the name of Hodbat et-Teneib.…
Dinner Encyclopedia — din'-er (ariston; Mt 22:4 ; Lu 11:38 (the Revised Version, margin "breakfast"); Lu 14:12 ; compare Ru 2:14 ; Joh 21:13 ): In oriental as in classical lands it was customa…
Dionysia Encyclopedia — di-o-nish'-i-a (Dionusia, "festivals of Dionysus" (Bacchus)): The rural (vintage) Dionysia were celebrated in the month of Poseideon (19th day), which is roughly our Dece…
Dionysius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Areopagite, one of Paul’s converts at Athens (Acts 17:34).…
Dionysus, (bacchus) Encyclopedia — di-o-ni'-sus (Dionusos): The youngest of the Greek gods. In Homer he is not associated with the vine. In later Greek legend he is represented as coming from India, as tra…
Dioscorinthius Encyclopedia — di-os-ko-rin'-thi-us: A certain (unidentified) month (2 Macc 11:21). See CALENDAR ; TIME .…
Dioscuri Encyclopedia — di-os'-ku-ri (Dioscouroi; in Ac 28:11 , the King James Version Castor and Pollux, the Revised Version (British and American) THE TWIN BROTHERS ; in margin, "Dioscuri"): T…
Diotrephes Encyclopedia — di-ot'-re-fez (Diotrephes): A person mentioned in 3Joh 1:9 , 10 as contentiously resisting the writer's authority and forbidding others from exercising the Christian hosp…
Dip Encyclopedia — Priests when offering a sin offering were required to dip a finger into the blood of the sacrificed bullock and "to sprinkle of the blood seven times before Yahweh" (comp…
Diphath Encyclopedia — di'-fath (diphath): A son of Gomer, son of Japheth, son of Noah ( 1Ch 1:6 ), called RIPHATH (which see) in the corresponding genealogy in Ge 10:3 .…
Disallow Encyclopedia — dis-a-lou': "To disallow" as used in the Scriptures means either "to oppose," "not permit" (Hebrew no', Nu 30:5 , 8 , 11 ), or "to reject" (Greek apodokimazo, literally, …
Disannul Encyclopedia — dis-a-nul'. See ANNUL .…
Disappoint Encyclopedia — dis-a-point': "To disappoint" may be used transitively or intransitively. In the former case it naturally has a more forceful meaning. Therefore the Revised Version (Brit…
Discern Encyclopedia — di-zurn': Five Hebrew words are thus translated: bin, yadha`, nakhar, ra'ah and shama`. It may simply mean "observe" (bin), "I discerned among the youths" ( Pr 7:7 ); or …
Discernings of Spirits Encyclopedia — di-zurn'-inz, (diakriseis pneumaton, "judicial estimation," "through judgment or separation"): Occurs in 1Co 12:10 as being one of the gifts of the Spirit. The Greek word…
Disciple Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matthew 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of …
Discipline Encyclopedia — dis'-i-plin (mucar): In the King James Version only in Job 36:10 , where it refers to moral discipline, the strenuous cultivation of the righteous life; the Revised Versi…
Discomfit; Discomfiture Encyclopedia — dis-kum'-fit, dis-kum'-fi-tur (hum, mehumah): These words are now obsolete or at least obsolescent and are confined in Biblical literature wholly to the Old Testament. Th…
Discourse Encyclopedia — dis-kors': In the Revised Version (British and American) of Ac 20:7 , 9 , the translation of Greek dialegomai (the King James Version "preach"), elsewhere rendered, accor…
Discover Encyclopedia — dis-kuv'-er: In modern usage the word "discover" signifies "to get first sight or knowledge of," "to ascertain," or "to explore." Such usage appears in 1Sa 22:6 of the di…
Discrepancies, Biblical Encyclopedia — dis-krep'-an-siz, bib'-li-kal: 1. Definition: By this term should be understood substantial disagreements in the statements of Biblical writers. Such disagreements might …
Discus Encyclopedia — dis'-kus (diskos, "the summons of the discus," 2 Macc 4:14 margin, "to the game of the discus," the King James Version "the game of discus"): The discus was a round stone…
Disease; Diseases Encyclopedia — di-zez', di-zez'-iz (chalah, choli; nosos): Palestine, from its position and physical conditions, ought to be a healthy country. That it is not so depends on the unsanita…
Diseases of the Eye Encyclopedia — See EYES, DISEASES OF THE .…
Dish Dictionary & Encyclopedia — for eating from (2 Kings 21:13). Judas dipped his hand with a “sop” or piece of bread in the same dish with our Lord, thereby indicating friendly intimacy (Matthew 26:23)…
Dishan; Dishon Encyclopedia — di'-shan, di'-shon (dishan, dishon, "antelope," "pygarg"): A Horite clan, mentioned as the youngest "son" and elsewhere as the "grandson" of Seir. The form Dishon occurs …
Dishonesty Encyclopedia — dis-on'-es-ti: Only in 2Co 4:2 , the King James Version rendering of Greek aischune; the King James Version elsewhere and the Revised Version (British and American) unifo…
Disobedience; Disobedient Encyclopedia — dis-o-be'-di-ens, (marah; apeitheo, parakouo): The word used chiefly in the New Testament has the general meaning of a lack of regard for authority or rulership. The stro…
Disorderly Encyclopedia — dis-or'-der-li (ataktos): The word is found four times in the Epistles to the Thess ( 1Th 5:14 ; 2Th 3:6 , 7 , 11 ), "Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh …
Dispatch Encyclopedia — dis-pach': Occurs Tobit 7:8 in the sense of dispatch of business, "Let this business be dispatched" (the Revised Version (British and American) "finished"); 2 Macc 12:18,…
Dispensation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. oikonomia, “management,” “economy”). (1.) The method or scheme according to which God carries out his purposes towards men is called a dispensation. There are usuall…
Dispersion Dictionary — (Gr. diaspora, “scattered,” James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1) of the Jews. At various times, and from the operation of divers causes, the Jews were separated and scattered into for…
Dispersion of Nations Encyclopedia — See BABEL ; DISPERSION ; TABLE OF NATIONS .…
Dispersion, the Encyclopedia — dis-pur'-shun, (diaspora): 1. Golah and Dispersion 2. Purpose of Dispersion 3. Causes of Dispersion 4. Extent of Dispersion 5. The Eastern Dispersion 6. The Egyptian Disp…
Disposition Encyclopedia — (dis-po-zish'-un diatagai): Only in Ac 7:53 , "received the law by the disposition of angels," where it bears the meaning of "administration"; the Revised Version (Britis…
Disputation Encyclopedia — dis-pu-ta'-shun: In Ac 15:2 , the Revised Version (British and American) reads "questioning" for the King James Version "disputation" (Greek suzetesis). In Ro 14:1 , the …
Distaff Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews pelek, a “circle”), the instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Proverbs 31:19).…
Distil Encyclopedia — dis-til': Only found twice in the English Bible ( De 32:2 ; Job 36:27 ), in both cases in its original meaning of "to fall in drops," as dew or rain (derived through Fren…
Distinctly Encyclopedia — dis-tinkt'-li: Only Ne 8:8 , "They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly." Probably the better rendering is the Revised Version, margin "with an interpretation,…
Ditch Encyclopedia — dich: The word is used indiscriminately in the King James Version to represent at least three different ideas: a conduit or trench ( 2Ki 3:16 ); a reservoir or cistern; o…
Divers; Diverse; Diversities Encyclopedia — di'-verz, di-vurs', di-vur'-si-tiz: "Divers" meaning "various," "different in kind," is now obsolete and used only as a synonym of "several," i.e. more than one. The dist…
Dives Encyclopedia — di'-vez. See LAZARUS .…
Divide Encyclopedia — di-vid': It is difficult to decide whether ragha` ( Job 26:12 ; Isa 51:15 ; Jer 31:35 ) should be rendered "to stir up" or "to still." The Hebrew has both meanings. Some …
Divination Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of false prophets (Deuteronomy 18:10, 14; Micah 3:6, 7, 1 1), of necromancers (1 Samuel 28:8), of the Philistine priests and diviners (1 Samuel 6:2), of Balaam (Joshua 13…
Divine Names Encyclopedia — See GOD, NAMES OF .…
Divine Visitation Encyclopedia — See PUNISHMENTS…
Divine; Diviner Encyclopedia — di-vin, di-vin'-er. See AUGURY ; ASTROLOGY ; DIVINATION .…
Division Encyclopedia — di-vizh'-un: Used in English Versions of the Bible in the following senses: (1) A separate body of people (a) of the tribal divisions of Israel ( Jos 11:23 ; 12:7 ; 18:10…
Divorce Encyclopedia — see DIVORCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT ; DIVORCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT…
Divorce in the New Testament Encyclopedia — (to apostasiou): The Scripture doctrine of divorce is very simple. It is contained in Mt 19:3-12 . We are not called upon to treat of divorce in the Mosaic legislation ( …
Divorce in the Old Testament Encyclopedia — di-vors': 1. Subordinate Position of Woman: Woman, among the Hebrews, as among most nations of antiquity, occupied a subordinate position. Though the Hebrew wife and moth…
DIVORCE The Dictionary — dissolution of the marriage tie was regulated by the Mosaic law (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). The Jews, after the Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had m…
DlBLAIM Dictionary — doubled cakes, the mother of Gomer, who was Hosea’s wife (Hos. 1:3).…
DlBLATHAIM Dictionary — two cakes, a city of Moab, on the east of the Dead Sea (Numbers 33:46; Jeremiah 48:22).…
DlBON Dictionary — pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Numbers 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isaiah 15:9). It has been identified with the …
DlDYMUS Dictionary — (Gr. twin = Hebrews Thomas, q.v.), John 11:16; 20:24; 21:2.…
DlMNAH Dictionary — dunghill, a city of Zebulun given to the Merarite Levites (Joshua 21:35). In 1 Chronicles 6:77 the name “Rimmon” is substituted.…
DlNHABAH Dictionary — robbers’ den, an Edomitish city, the capital of king Bela (Genesis 36:32). It is probably the modern Dibdiba, a little north-east of Petra.…
DlOTREPHES Dictionary — Jove-nourished, rebuked by John for his pride (3 John 1:9). He was a Judaizer, prating against John and his fellow-labourers “with malicious words” (7).…
DlSHAN Dictionary — antelope, the youngest son of Seir the Horite, head of one of the tribes of Idumaea (Genesis 36:21, 28, 30).…
DlZAHAB Dictionary — region of gold, a place in the desert of Sinai, on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf (Deuteronomy 1:1). It is now called Dehab.…
Doctor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Luke 2:46; 5:17; Acts 5:34), a teacher. The Jewish doctors taught and disputed in synagogues, or wherever they could find an audience. Their disciples were allowed to pr…
Doctrine Encyclopedia — dok'-trin: Latin doctrina, from doceo, "to teach," denotes both the act of teaching and that which is taught; now used exclusively in the latter sense. 1. Meaning of Term…
Docus Encyclopedia — do'-kus. See DOK .…
Dodai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — loving, one of David’s captains (1 Chronicles 27:4). (See DODO [ 2 ].)…
Dodanim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — leaders, a race descended from Javan (Genesis 10:4). They are known in profane history as the Dardani, originally inhabiting Illyricum. They were a semi-Pelasgic race, an…
Dodavah From the Scriptures — Dodavah is a person named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “love”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they are …
Dodavahu Encyclopedia — do-dav'-a-hu (dodhawahu, "loved of God"; the King James Version Dodavah): Father of Eliezer of Mareshah, a prophet in the days of Jehoshaphat ( 2Ch 20:37 ).…
Dodo Dictionary — amatory; loving. (1.) A descendant of Issachar (Judges 10:1). (2.) An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David’s three heroes (2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12).…
Dodo; Dodai Encyclopedia — do'-do, (dodho, dodhay, "beloved"): (1) The grandfather of Tola of the tribe of Issachar, one of the judges ( Jud 10:1 ). (2) "The Ahohite," father of Eleazar, one of Dav…
Doe Encyclopedia — do. See DEER .…
Doeg Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fearful, an Edomite, the chief overseer of Saul’s flocks (1 Samuel 21:7). At the command of Saul he slew the high priest Ahimelech (q.v.) at Nob, together with all the pr…
Dog Dictionary & Encyclopedia — frequently mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments. Dogs were used by the Hebrews as a watch for their houses (Isaiah 56: 10), and for guarding their flocks (Job 30:…
Dogma Encyclopedia — dog'-ma (dogma, from dokeo, "that which seems," "an opinion," particularly the opinion of a philosopher): 1. As Law and Ordinance: In the decadent period of Greek philoso…
Dok Encyclopedia — dok (Dok, Dagon): A small fortress, "little stronghold" near Jericho (1 Macc 16:15), built by Ptolemy, son of Abubus, where he entertained and murdered his father-in-law …
Doleful Encyclopedia — dol'-fool ('oach, "howling"): The "doleful creatures" referred to in Isa 13:21 are probably "jackals," although some have suggested "leopard," or "hyena." The older Engli…
Doleful Creatures Dictionary — (occurring only Isaiah 13:21. Hebrews ochim, i.e., “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Ba…
Dolphin Encyclopedia — dol'-fin. See BADGER .…
Dominion Encyclopedia — do-min'-yun: In Eph 1:21 ; Col 1:16 the word so translated (kuriotes) appears to denote a rank or order of angels. The same word is probably to be so interpreted in Jude …
Doom Encyclopedia — doom: Occurs only once in the King James Version (2 Esdras 7:43), "The day of doom shall be the end of this time" (the Revised Version (British and American) "the day of …
Door Dictionary & Encyclopedia — -POSTS The Jews were commanded to write the divine name on the posts (mezuzoth’) of their doors (Deuteronomy 6:9). The Jews, misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the…
DOOR-KEEPER This Dictionary — word is used in Psalm 84:10 (R.V. marg., “stand at the threshold of,” etc.), but there it signifies properly “sitting at the threshold in the house of God.” The psalmist …
Doorkeeper Encyclopedia — dor'-kep-er (sho`er): The gates of an oriental city and of the temple courts so closely resembled the door of a house that the same Hebrew word was used for doorkeeper an…
Doorpost Encyclopedia — dor'-post. See HOUSE .…
Doors Dictionary — moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Proverbs 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judges 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judges 16:3; Job 38:1…
Dophkah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — knocking, an encampment of the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 33:12). It was in the desert of Sin, on the eastern shore of the western arm of the Red Sea, somewher…
Dor Dictionary — dwelling, the Dora of the Romans, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 11:1, 2; 12:23). It was the most southern settlement of the Phoenicians on the coast of …
Dor; Dora Encyclopedia — dor, do'-ra (do'r, dor, "habitation," "circle"; Dor; Josephus, Dora; modern TanTurah): A town of the coast of Palestine, South of Carmel (Apion, II, 10; Vita, 8), about 8…
Dorcas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and D…
Dorymenes Encyclopedia — do-rim'-e-nez (Dorumenes): Father of Ptolemy Macron (1 Macc 3:38; 2 Macc 4:45); probably the same man who fought against Antiochus the Great (Polyb. v.61).…
Dositheus Encyclopedia — do-sith'-e-us (Dositheos): (1) A captain of Judas Maccabeus (2 Macc 12:19-25); along with Sosipater he captured Timotheus after the battle of Carnion, but granted him his…
Dotaea Encyclopedia — do-te'-a (the King James Version, incorrectly, Judea; Dotaia): Another form of the name DOTHAN (which see).…
Dote Encyclopedia — dot: "To dote" means either "to be weakminded" or "to be foolishly fond." In the latter sense it is employed in Eze 23:5 ff; in the former, in Jer 50:36 the King James Ve…
Dothaim Encyclopedia — do'-tha-im: Mentioned in Judith 4:6 and frequently in connection with the invasion of Holofernes. See next article.…
Dothan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two wells, a famous pasture-ground where Joseph found his brethren watching their flocks. Here, at the suggestion of Judah, they sold him to the Ishmaelite merchants (Gen…
Double Encyclopedia — dub'-'-l (shanah, "to repeat," as in counting; kaphal, "to fold over," or "double," as a cloth): A word used quite frequently in the Old Testament. Jacob ordered his sons…
Doubt Encyclopedia — dout: This word, found only a score of times in the Bible, translates nevertheless about half as many different Hebrew and Greek originals with a corresponding variety of…
Dough Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (batsek, meaning “swelling,” i.e., in fermentation). The dough the Israelites had prepared for baking was carried away by them out of Egypt in their kneading-troughs (Exo…
Dove Encyclopedia — duv (tor, yonah; peristera; Latin Zenaedura carolinensis): A bird of the family Columbidae. Doves and pigeons are so closely related as to be spoken and written of as syn…
Dove In Dictionary — their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated “dove-cots” are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jeremiah 48:28; Isaiah 60:…
Dove’S Dung Dictionary — (2 Kings 6:25) has been generally understood literally. There are instances in history of the dung of pigeons being actually used as food during a famine. Compare also th…
Dowry Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:17; 1 Samuel 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the fat…
Doxology Encyclopedia — dok-sol'-o-ji (doxologia, "a praising," "giving glory"): A hymn or liturgical formula expressive of praise to God, as the Gloria in Excelsis (an expansion of Lu 2:14 ), s…
Drachma; Dram Encyclopedia — drak'-ma, (drachme): The word is used in the Septuagint as the rendering of beqa`, "half-shekel," which must refer to the light standard for the shekel, as its weight was…
Dragon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins (Job 30:29; Psalm 44:19; Isaiah 13:22; 34:13; 43:20; Jeremiah 10:…
Dragon Well Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Nehemiah 2:13), supposed by some to be identical with the Pool of Gihon.…
Dragon, Bel and the Encyclopedia — See BEL AND THE DRAGON .…
Dragon, Red Encyclopedia — See REVELATION OF JOHN .…
Dram Encyclopedia — See DRACHMA ; MONEY .…
DRAM The Authorized Version Dictionary — understood the word ‘adarkonim (1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 8:27), and the similar word darkomnim (Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:70), as equivalent to the Greek silver coin the drach…
Drama Mimic Encyclopedia — dra'-ma mim'-ik. See GAMES .…
Draught Encyclopedia — draft (aphedron; Mt 15:17 ; Mr 7:19 ): "Closet," "sink" or "privy" (Rheims), literally, "place for sitting apart" (compare 2Ki 10:27 , "draught-house," and Mishna "water-…
Draught-House Dictionary — (2 Kings 10:27). Jehu ordered the temple of Baal to be destroyed, and the place to be converted to the vile use of receiving offal or ordure. (Comp. Matthew 15:17.)…
Drawer Of Water Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Deuteronomy 29:11; Joshua 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.…
DREAM God Dictionary — has frequently made use of dreams in communicating his will to men. The most remarkable instances of this are recorded in the history of Jacob (Genesis 28:12; 31:10), Lab…
Dream; Dreamer Encyclopedia — drem, drem'-er (chalom, chelem; onar): In all time dreams and their interpretation have been the occasion of much curious and speculative inquiry. Because of the mystery …
Dredge Encyclopedia — drej: A mixture of oats and barley ( Job 24:6 the King James Version margin; the King James Version "corn"; the Revised Version (British and American) "provender"). The H…
Dregs Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Psalm 75:8; Isaiah 51:17, 22), the lees of wine which settle at the bottom of the vessel.…
Dress Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Genesis 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of …
Drink Encyclopedia — See FOOD ; DRINK, STRONG .…
DRINK The Dictionary — drinks of the Hebrews were water, wine, “strong drink,” and vinegar. Their drinking vessels were the cup, goblet or “basin,” the “cruse” or pitcher, and the saucer. To dr…
Drink, Strong Encyclopedia — (shekhar; sikera; from shakhar, "to be or become drunk"; probably from the same root as sugar, saccharine): With the exception of Nu 28:7 , "strong drink" is always coupl…
Drink-Offering Dictionary & Encyclopedia — consisted of wine (Numbers 15:5; Hos. 9:4) poured around the altar (Exodus 30:9). Joined with meat-offerings (Numbers 6:15, 17; 2 Kings 16:13; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:14), presen…
Dromedary Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-…
Drop, Dropping Encyclopedia — "To drop" expresses a "distilling" or "dripping" of a fluid ( Jud 5:4 ; Pr 3:20 ; So 5:5 , 13 ; Joe 3:18 ; Am 9:13 ; compare 1Sa 14:26 , "the honey dropped" (margin "a st…
Dropsy Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath.…
Dross Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (Proverbs 25:4; 26:23; Psalm 119:119). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably…
Drought Encyclopedia — drout. See FAMINE .…
DROUGHT From Dictionary — the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of Palestine is dry. It is then the “drought of summer” (Genesis 31:40; Psalm 32:4), and the land suffers (Deuter…
Drove Encyclopedia — drov. See CATTLE .…
Drown Dictionary — (Exodus 15:4; Amos 8:8; Hebrews 11:29). Drowning was a mode of capital punishment in use among the Syrians, and was known to the Jews in the time of our Lord. To this he …
Drowning Encyclopedia — droun'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Drum Encyclopedia — drum (tumpanon): This was the Hebrew toph, "tabret" or "timbrel," a hand-drum, consisting of a ring of wood or metal covered with a tightly drawn skin, with small pieces …
DRUNK The Dictionary — first case of intoxication on record is that of Noah (Genesis 9:21). The sin of drunkenness is frequently and strongly condemned (Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10; Eph…
Drunkenness Encyclopedia — I. Its Prevalance. The Bible affords ample proof that excessive drinking of intoxicants was a common vice among the Hebrews, as among other ancient peoples. This is evide…
Drusilla Dictionary & Encyclopedia — third and youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1-4, 20-23). Felix, the Roman procurator of Judea, induced her to leave her husband, Azizus, the king of Emesa, a…
Dualism Encyclopedia — …
Due Encyclopedia — du. See DUTY .…
Duke Dictionary & Encyclopedia — derived from the Latin dux, meaning “a leader;” Arabic, “a sheik.” This word is used to denote the phy larch or chief of a tribe (Genesis 36:15-43; Exodus 15:15; 1 Chroni…
Dulcimer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews sumphoniah), a musical instrument mentioned in Daniel 3:5, 15, along with other instruments there named, as sounded before the golden image. It was not a Jewish …
Dumah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — silence, (comp. Psalm 94: 17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Genesis 25:14; 1 Ch…
Dumali From the Scriptures — Dumali is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “silence; resemblance”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself say…
Dumb Dictionary & Encyclopedia — from natural infirmity (Exodus 4:11); not knowing what to say (Proverbs 31:8); unwillingness to speak (Psalm 39:9; Leviticus 10:3). Christ repeatedly restored the dumb (M…
Dung Dictionary — (1.) Used as manure (Luke 13:8); collected outside the city walls (Nehemiah 2:13). Of sacrifices, burned outside the camp (Exodus 29:14; Leviticus 4:11; 8:17; Numbers 19:…
Dung-Gate Dictionary — (Nehemiah 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. “The gate outside of which lay the piles of sweepings and offscourings of the streets,” in the va…
Dung-Hill Dictionary — to sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Samuel 2:8; Psalm 113:7; Lamentations 4:5).…
Dung; Dung Gate Encyclopedia — dung ('ashpoth, domen, peresh; skubalon, etc.): Nine different words occurring in the Hebrew have been translated "dung" in the Old Testament. The word used to designate …
Dungeon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jeremi…
Dunghill Encyclopedia — dung'-hil ('ashpoth, 1Sa 2:8 , madhmenah, etc., with other words; kopria, Lu 14:35 ): Dung heap, or place of refuse. To sit upon a dunghill ( 1Sa 2:8 ; Ps 113:7 ; La 4:5 …
Dura Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image, mentioned in Daniel 3:1. The place still retains its ancient name. On one of its many mo…
Dure Encyclopedia — dur (proskairos): Used for "endure" (which see), the King James Version Mt 13:21 (the Revised Version (British and American) "endureth").…
Dust Encyclopedia — dust (`aphar; koniortos, chous): Small particles of earth. The word has several figurative and symbolic meanings: (1) Dust being the material out of which God is said to …
Dust Storms Dictionary — of sand and dust sometimes overtake Eastern travellers. They are very dreadful, many perishing under them. Jehovah threatens to bring on the land of Israel, as a punishme…
Duty Encyclopedia — du'-ti (dabhar; opheilo): The word duty occurs only three times in the Old Testament and twice in the New Testament. In the Old Testament it is the translation of dabhar,…
Dwarf Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a lean or emaciated person (Leviticus 21:20).…
Dwell Encyclopedia — dwel: (1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times ( Ge 4:…
DWELL Tents Dictionary — were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matthew 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried…
DWELLINGS The Dictionary — materials used in buildings were commonly bricks, sometimes also stones (Leviticus 14:40, 42), which were held together by cement (Jeremiah 43:9) or bitumen (Genesis 11:3…
DYE The Dictionary — art of dyeing is one of great antiquity, although no special mention is made of it in the Old Testament. The Hebrews probably learned it from the Egyptians (see Exodus 26…
Dye; Dyeing Encyclopedia — di, di'-ing (me'oddam, hamuc, tebhul, cebha`): Four different Hebrew words have been translated "dyed": the King James Version (a) me'-oddam, found in Ex 25:5 ; 26:14 ; 3…
Dysentery Encyclopedia — dis'-en-ter-i (dusenteria): In Ac 28:8 the Revised Version (British and American) uses this word in place of the phrase "bloody flux" of the King James Version to describ…