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Maacah Encyclopedia — ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha): A small Syrian kingdom adjoining that of Geshur on the western border of Bashan, the in…
Maacah; Maachah Encyclopedia — ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah): (1) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Mocha, daughter of Nahor, borne to him by Reumah ( Ge 22:24 ). (2) Septuagint: Codex Vatica…
Maacathites Encyclopedia — ma-ak'-a-thits (~hama`akhathi]; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus ho Machatei; Codex Alexandrinus Machathi): Mentioned in Scripture are Ahasbai M ( 2Sa 23:34 ), Jaazaniah ( 2Ki…
Maachah Dictionary — oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Joshua 13:13; 2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1 Chronicles 19:7). (2.) A daughter of Talmai,…
Maachathi From the Scriptures — Maachathi is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “broken”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they ar…
Maadai Encyclopedia — ma-a-da'-i, ma'-a-di (ma`adhay): Son of Bani; one of those who married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:34 ).…
Maadiah Encyclopedia — ma-a-di'-a (ma`adhyah, "whose ornament is Jah"): A priest who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ne 12:5 ). The name also occurs in the form "Moadiah" ( Ne 12:17 ).…
Maai Encyclopedia — ma-a'-i, ma'i (ma`ay): An Asaphite musician who took part in the ceremony of the dedication of the walls ( Ne 12:36 ).…
Maale-akrabbim From the Scriptures — Maale-akrabbim is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “ascent of scorpions”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible its…
Maaleh-Acrabbim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ascent of the scorpions; i.e., “scorpion-hill”, a pass on the south-eastern border of Palestine (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3). It is identified with the pass of Sufah, ente…
Maani Encyclopedia — ma'-a-ni (Maani): (1) the King James Version "Meani" (1 Esdras 5:31), corresponding to "Meunim" in Ezr 2:50 ; Ne 7:52 . (2) the Revised Version (British and American) "Ba…
Maarath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:59), probably the modem village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron.…
Maareh-geba Encyclopedia — ma'-a-re-ge'-ba, -ga'-ba (ma`areh gebha`; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maraagabe; Codex Alexandrinus dusmon tes Gabaa): The place where the men of Israel lay in ambush, fr…
Maasai Encyclopedia — ma'-a-si, ma-as'-i (ma`say; the King James Version, Maasiai): A priest, son of Abdid ( 1Ch 9:12 ).…
Maaseas Encyclopedia — ma-a-se'-as (Maasaios; the King James Version Maasias): Grandfather of Baruch (Baruch 1:1); called Mahseiah in Jer 32:12 ; 51:59 .…
Maaseiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with J…
Maasiai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — work of Jehovah, one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity (1 Chronicles 9:12).…
Maasmas Encyclopedia — ma-as'-mas, ma'-as-mas (Maasmas; Swete reads Maasman; the King James Version Masman, 1 Esdras 8:43): Corresponds to "Shemaiah" in Ezr 8:16 .…
Maath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — small, a person named in our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:26).…
Maaz Encyclopedia — ma'-az (ma`ats): A descendant of Judah ( 1Ch 2:27 ).…
Maaziah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strength or consolation of Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-fourth priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:18) in David’s reign. (2.) A priest (Nehemiah 10:8).…
Mabdai Encyclopedia — mab'-da-i. See MAMDAI .…
Mabnabedai Encyclopedia — mab-nab'-e-di. See MACHNADEBAI .…
Macalon Encyclopedia — mak'-a-lon (hoi ek Makalon; 1 Esdras 5:21): This corresponds to "the men of Michmas" in Ezr 2:27 . The mistake has probably arisen through reading Macalon in Greek uncial…
Maccabaeus; Maccabees Encyclopedia — mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the Great 3. Acce…
MACCABEES This Dictionary — word does not occur in Scripture. It was the name given to the leaders of the national party among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who…
Maccabees, Books of Encyclopedia — mak'-a-bez, I. 1 MACCABEES 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Historicity 5. Author's Standpoint and Aim 6. Date 7. Sources 8. Original Language 9. Text and Versions LI…
Macedonia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in New Testament times, was a Roman province lying north of Greece. It was governed by a propraetor with the title of proconsul. Paul was summoned by the vision of the “m…
Machaerus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Black Fortress, was built by Herod the Great in the gorge of Callirhoe, one of the wadies 9 miles east of the Dead Sea, as a frontier rampart against Arab marauders. …
Machbanai Dictionary — clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord, one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 12:13).…
Machbannai Encyclopedia — mak'-ba-ni, -ba-na'-i (makhbannay; the King James Version Machbanai): A Gadite who attached himself to David in Ziklag ( 1Ch 12:13 ).…
Machbena Encyclopedia — mak-be'-na (makhbenah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Machabena; Codex Alexandrinus Machamena; the King James Version, Machbenah): A name which occurs in the genealogical li…
Machi Encyclopedia — ma'-ki (makhi; Peshitta and some manuscripts of Septuagint read "Machir"): A Gadite, father of Geuel, one of the 12 spies ( Nu 13:15 ).…
Machir Dictionary — sold. (1.) Manasseh’s oldest son (Joshua 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1 Chronicles 7:14, 15; comp. Numbers 26:29-33; Joshua 13:31). His descendants are referred t…
Machir; Machirite Encyclopedia — ma'-kir (makhir; Macheir), ma'-kir-it: (1) The eldest son of Manasseh ( Ge 50:23 ). In Nu 26:29 it is recorded that Machir begat Gilead, but another narrative informs us …
Machmas Encyclopedia — mak'-mas. See MICHMASH .…
Machnadebai Encyclopedia — mak-nad'-e-bi, mak-na-de'-bi (makhnaddebhay): Son of Bani, one of those who married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:40 ).…
Machpelah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — portion; double cave, the cave which Abraham bought, together with the field in which it stood, from Ephron the Hittite, for a family burying-place (Genesis 23). It is on…
Maconah Encyclopedia — ma-ko'-na: the King James Version Mekonah (which see).…
Macron Encyclopedia — ma'-kron (Makron>): Ptolemy Macron who had been appointed by Ptolemy Philmetor VI governor of Cyprus and deserted to Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria (2 Macc 10:12 f…
Mad; Madness Encyclopedia — halal, shagha`; mania): 1. In the Old Testament: These words, and derivatives from the same roots are used to express various conditions of mental derangement. Though usu…
Madai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — middle land, the third “son” of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), the name by which the Medes are known on the Assyrian monuments.…
Madiabun Encyclopedia — ma-di'-a-bun (Madiaboun, the King James Version). See EMADABUN .…
Madian Encyclopedia — ma'-i-an (the King James Version Judith 2:26; Ac 7:29 the King James Version). See MIDIAN .…
Madmannah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — dunghill, the modem el-Minyay, 15 miles south-south-west of Gaza (Joshua 15:31; 1 Chronicles 2:49), in the south of Judah. The Pal. Mem., however, suggest Umm Deimneh, 12…
Madmen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ibid., a Moabite town threatened with the sword of the Babylonians (Jeremiah 48:2).…
Madmenah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ibid., a town in Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem, towards the north (Isaiah 10:31). The same Hebrew word occurs in Isaiah 25:10, where it is rendered “dunghill.” This ve…
Madness Encyclopedia — mad'-nes. See MAD, MADNESS.…
MADNESS This Dictionary — word is used in its proper sense in Deuteronomy 28:34, John 10:20, 1 Corinthians 14:23. It also denotes a reckless state of mind arising from various causes, as over-stud…
Madon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strife, a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine (Joshua 11:1; 12:19), whose king was slain by Joshua; perhaps the ruin Madin, near Hattin, some 5 miles west of Tiber…
Maelus Encyclopedia — ma-e'-lus (LXX: Codex Alexandrinus Maelos; Codex Vaticanus Milelos): One of those who at Esdras' request put away his foreign wife (1 Esdras 9:26 equals "Mijamin" in the …
Magadan Encyclopedia — mag'-a-dan, ma-ga'-dan (Magadan; the reading of the Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Magdala (the King James Version), but Magdala is unsupported): This name appears…
Magbish Encyclopedia — mag'-bish (maghbish; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Magebos; Codex Alexandrinus Maabeis): An unidentified town in Benjamin, 156 of the inhabitants of which are said to have …
Magdala Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a tower, a town in Galilee, mentioned only in Matthew 15:39. In the parallel passage in Mark 8:10 this place is called Dalmanutha. It was the birthplace of Mary called th…
Magdalene Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a surname derived from Magdala, the place of her nativity, given to one of the Marys of the Gospels to distinguish her from the other Marys (Matthew 27:56, 61; 28:1, etc.…
Magdiel Encyclopedia — mag'-di-el (maghdi'el; Ge 36:43 , Septuagint: Codex Alexandrinus Metoduel; 1Ch 1:54 ; Codex Alexandrinus Mageduel; Codex Vaticanus Meduel): One of the "dukes" of Edom.…
Maged Encyclopedia — ma'-ged. See MAKED .…
Magi, Star of Encyclopedia — See STAR OF THE MAGI .…
Magi, the Encyclopedia — ma'-ji, (Magoi ( Mt 2:1 , 7 , 16 , "Wise-men," the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version, "Magi" the Revised Version margin)): 1. Originally a…
Magic The Jews Dictionary — seem early to have consulted the teraphim (q.v.) for oracular answers (Judges 18:5, 6; Zechariah 10:2). There is a remarkable illustration of this divining by teraphim in…
Magic; Magician Encyclopedia — maj'-ik, ma-jish'-an: I. DEFINITION II. DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT 1. Magic as Impersonal 2. Margic as Personal III. MAGIC AND RELIGION IV. MAGIC IN THE BIBLE 1. Hostility t…
MAGICIANS Hebrews Dictionary — hartumim, (dan. 1:20) were sacred scribes who acted as interpreters of omens, or “revealers of secret things.”…
Magistrate Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges, were magistrates having authority in the land (Deuteronomy 1:16, 17). In Judges 18:7 the …
Magnifical Encyclopedia — mag-nif'-i-kal (gadhal, in Hiphil "to make great"): Old form retained from Genevan version in 1Ch 22:5 ; in the American Standard Revised Version "magnificent."…
Magnificat Encyclopedia — mag-nif'-i-kat: The name given to the hymn of Mary in Lu 1:46-55 , commencing "My soul doth magnify the Lord." Three old Latin manuscripts substitute the name "Elisabeth"…
Magnify Encyclopedia — mag'-ni-fi (Hiphil of gadhal; megaluno, "to make great," "extol," "celebrate in praise"): Used especially of exaltation of the name, mercy, and other attributes of God ( …
Magog Dictionary & Encyclopedia — region of Gog, the second of the “sons” of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar …
Magor-Missabib Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fear on every side, (Jeremiah 20:3), a symbolical name given to the priest Pashur, expressive of the fate announced by the prophet as about to come upon him. Pashur was t…
Magpiash Encyclopedia — mag'-pi-ash. See MAGBISH .…
Magus, Simon Encyclopedia — ma'-gus. See SIMON MAGUS ; MAGI ; MAGIC .…
Mahalah Encyclopedia — ma-ha'-la, ma'-ha-la (machlah; the Revised Version (British and American) has the correct form MAHLAH): A descendant of Manasseh ( 1Ch 7:18 ).…
Mahalal Eel Dictionary — praise of God. (1.) The son of Cainan, of the line of Seth (Genesis 5:12-17); called Maleleel (Luke 3:37). (2.) Nehemiah 1 1:4, a descendant of Perez.…
Mahalalel Encyclopedia — ma-ha'-la-lel (mahalal'el; the King James Version Mahalaleel, ma-ha'la-le-el, ma-hal'a-lel): (1) Son of Cainan, the grandson of Seth ( Ge 5:12 ff; 1Ch 1:2 ). (2) The ance…
Mahalath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a lute; lyre. (1.) The daughter of Ishmael, and third wife of Esau (Genesis 28:9); called also Bashemath (Genesis 36:3). (2.) The daughter of Jerimoth, who was one of Dav…
MAHALATH LEANNOTH MASCHIL This Dictionary — word leannoth seems to point to some kind of instrument unknown (Psalm 88, title). The whole phrase has by others been rendered, “On the sickness of affliction: a lesson;…
Mahalath Maschil Dictionary — in the title of Psalm 53, denoting that this was a didactic psalm, to be sung to the accompaniment of the lute or guitar. Others regard this word “mahalath” as the name s…
Mahaleleel From the Scriptures — Mahaleleel is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “praising God”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — …
Mahali Encyclopedia — ma'-ha-li. See MAHLI .…
Mahanaim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the “angels of God,” and where he divided his retinue into “two hosts” on his return from Padan-…
Mahaneh-dan Encyclopedia — ma'-ha-ne-dan (machaneh-dhan; parembole Dan): This place is mentioned twice: in Jud 13:25 (the King James Version "the camp of Dan"), and Jud 18:12 . In Mahaneh-dan, betw…
MAHANEH-DAN Judges Dictionary — 18:12 = “camp of Dan” 13:25 (R.V., “Mahaneh-dan”), a place behind (i.e., west of) Kirjath-jearim, where the six hundred Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol encamped on their w…
Mahanem From the Scriptures — Mahanem is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a comforter”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they…
Maharai Encyclopedia — ma-har'-a-i, ma'-ha-ri (maharay, "impetuous"): One of David's "braves" ( 2Sa 23:28 ; 1Ch 11:30 ; 27:13 ). He was one of the 12 monthly captains of David's administration,…
Mahath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — grasping. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah (1 Chronicles 6:35). (2.) Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29:12).…
Mahavite Encyclopedia — ma'-ha-vit (machawim, "villagers"): The description given to Eliel, one of David's warrior guard ( 1Ch 11:46 ), perhaps to distinguish him from the Eliel in the next vers…
Mahaz From the Scriptures — Mahaz is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “an end; ending; growing hope”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible its…
Mahazioth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — visions, a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians (1 Chronicles 25:4, 30).…
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isaiah 8:1-3; comp. Zephaniah 1:14), a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters on a tablet, and afterwards to give …
Mahlah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-1 1) who had their father’s inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour.…
Mahli Encyclopedia — ma'-li (machli, "a sick or weak one"'): (1) A son of Merari ( Ex 6:19 , the King James Version Mahali; Nu 3:20 ), grandson of Levi and founder of the Levitical family of …
Mahlites Encyclopedia — ma'-lits (machli): Descendants of Mahli, son of Merari ( Nu 3:33 ; 26:58 ). These Mahlites appear to have followed the example of the daughters of Zelophehad, mutatis mut…
Mahlon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sickly, the elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite’s two sons by Naomi. He married Ruth and died childless (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9, 10), in the land of Moab.…
Mahol Dictionary & Encyclopedia — dance, the father of four sons (1 Kings 4:31) who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon.…
Mahseiah Encyclopedia — ma-se'-ya, ma-si'-a (machceyah, "Yah a refuge"): Grandfather of Baruch ( Jer 32:12 ) and of Seraiah ( Jer 51:59 ). The name (not to be confused with MAASEIAH (which see) …
Maiannas Encyclopedia — mi-an'-as (Maiannas; the King James Version Maianeas): One of the Levites who taught the law for Esdras (1 Esdras 9:48) = MAASEIAH (which see) in Ne 8:7 .…
Maid; Maiden Encyclopedia — mad, mad'-'n: Used in the King James Version in the sense of a girl or young female; of an unmarried woman or virgin, and of a female servant or handmaid. Thus, it transl…
Mail Encyclopedia — mal. See ARMOR .…
Maimed Encyclopedia — mam'-d (charuts; kullos, anaperos): The condition of being mutilated or rendered imperfect as the result of accident, in contrast to congenital malformation. An animal th…
Main-sail Dictionary — (Gr. artemon), answering to the modern “mizzen-sail,” as some suppose. Others understand the “jib,” near the prow, or the “fore-sail,” as likely to be most useful in brin…
Mainsall Encyclopedia — man'-sal. See SHIPS AND BOATS .…
Makaz Encyclopedia — ma'-kaz (maqats): One of the cities of the 2nd of the 12 districts or prefectures which supplied victuals for Solomon ( 1Ki 4:9 ). It is associated with Shaalbim, Beth-sh…
Make, Maker Encyclopedia — mak, mak'-er (`asah, nathan, sum; poieo, tithemi, kathistemi): 1. As Used in the Old Testament: "Make" is a frequently used word, meaning "to create," "construct," "cause…
Makebates Encyclopedia — mik'-bats: This is the plural of the word makebate, which means "one who stirs up strife." It occurs only in the King James Version margin of 2Ti 3:3 and Tit 2:3 as an al…
Maked Encyclopedia — ma'-ked (Maked, Makeb) : A strong city East of the Jordan, not yet identified. It is named along with Bosor, Alema and Casphor (1 Macc 5:26). In 1 Macc 5:36, the King Jam…
Maker Encyclopedia — ma'-ker. See MAKE .…
Makheloth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — assemblies, a station of the Israelites in the desert (Numbers 33:25, 26).…
Makkedah Encyclopedia — ma-ke'-da (maqqedhah; Makeda): A Canaanite royal city which Joshua captured, utterly destroying the inhabitants, and doing to the king as he had done unto the king of Jer…
Maktesh Dictionary — mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zephaniah 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the t…
Maktesh, the Encyclopedia — mak'-tesh, (ha-makhtesh, "the mortar"; compare Jud 15:19 , "the mortar," English Versions of the Bible "hollow place that is in Lehi"): A quarter of Jerusalem so named, i…
Malachi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — messenger or angel, the last of the minor prophets, and the writer of the last book of the Old Testament canon (Malachi 4:4, 5, 6). Nothing is known of him beyond what is…
Malachy Encyclopedia — mal'-a-ki: Another form of the name of the prophet "Malachi" (which see), found in the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version of 2 Esdras 1:40.…
Malcam Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (2 Samuel 12:30, Hebrews , R.V., “their king;” Jeremiah 49:1, 3, R.V.; Zephaniah 1:5), the national idol of the Ammonites. When Rabbah was taken by David, the crown of th…
Malcham From the Scriptures — Malcham is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Malchom, their king; their counselor”. The Scriptures below are what the…
Malchi-Shua Dictionary & Encyclopedia — king of help, one of the four sons of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:33). He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2).…
Malchiah Encyclopedia — mal-ki'-a. See MALCHIJAH .…
MALCHIAH Jehovah’s Dictionary — king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chronicles 24:9). (2.) A priest, the father of Pashur (1 Chronicles 9:12; Jeremiah 38: 1)…
Malchiel Encyclopedia — mal'-ki-el (malki'el, "God is king"): Grandson of Asher ( Ge 46:17 ; Nu 26:45 ; 1Ch 7:31 ).…
Malchielites Encyclopedia — mal'-ki-el-its (malki'eli): Descendants of Malchiel ( Nu 26:45 ).…
Malchijah Encyclopedia — mal-ki'-ja (malkiyah, "Yah is king"; Melcheias, with variants): (1) A Levite, descendant of Gershom, of those whom David set over the "service of sting" in the worship ( …
Malchiram Encyclopedia — mal-ki'-ram (malkiram, "uplifted king"): Son of Jeconiah, descendant of David ( 1Ch 3:18 ).…
Malchus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — reigning, the personal servant or slave of the high priest Caiaphas. He is mentioned only by John. Peter cut off his right ear in the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:10). B…
Male Encyclopedia — mal (1) zakhar, zakhar, zakhur (the root means "to stand out," "to be prominent," here a physiological differentiation of the sex, as neqebhah, "female," which see); (2) …
Malefactor Encyclopedia — mal-e-fak'-ter (kakopoios, "a bad doer," i.e. "evildoer," "criminal"; kakourgos, "a wrongdoer"): The former occurs in Joh 18:30 the King James Version, the latter, which …
Maleleel Encyclopedia — ma-le'-le-el, mal'-e-lel (Maleleel, the King James Version): Greek form of "Mahalalel" ( Lu 3:37 ); the Revised Version (British and American) "Mahalaleel."…
Malice, Malignity Encyclopedia — mal'-is, ma-lig'-ni-ti (kakia, poneros, kakoetheia): "Malice," now used in the sense of deliberate ill-will, by its derivation means badness, or wickedness generally, and…
Mallos Encyclopedia — mal'-os, See MALLUS .…
Mallothi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — my fulness, a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of Heman the Levite (1 Chronicles 25:4), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians (26).…
Mallows Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in Job 30:4 (R.V., “saltwort”). The word so rendered (malluah, from melah, “salt”) most probably denotes the Atriplex halimus of Linnaeus, a species of sea pu…
Malluch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — reigned over, or reigning. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:44). (2.) A priest who returned from Babylon (Nehemiah 12:2). (3.) Ezra 10:29. (4.) Ezra …
Malluchi Encyclopedia — mal'-u-ki (mallukhi, "my counselor"): A family of priests that came over with Zerubbabel ( Ne 10:4 ; 12:14 ). May be the patronymic MALLUCH, (4) (which see).…
Mallus Encyclopedia — mal'-us (Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants of which along with those of Tarsus, revolted from Antiochus Epiphanes in protest aga…
Malobathron Encyclopedia — mal-o-bath'-ron: the Revised Version margin suggests that this translation may be right instead of Bether in the phrase hare bether ( So 2:17 ). But this spice never grew…
Maltanneus Encyclopedia — mal-ta-ne'-us (Maltannaios, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; Altannaios, Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche--the "M" being perhaps dropped because of the final "M" in the precedi…
Mamaias Encyclopedia — ma-ma'-yas. See SAMAIAS, (3).…
Mamdai Encyclopedia — mam'-da-i, mam'-di (LXX: Codex Vaticanus Mamdai; Codex Alexandrinus Mandai): One of those who consented to put away their "strange wives" at Esdras' order (1 Esdras 9:34)…
Mammon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Chaldee or Syriac word meaning “wealth” or “riches” (Luke 16:9-11); also, by personification, the God of riches (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9-11).…
Mamnitanemus Encyclopedia — mam-ni-ta-ne'-mus (Mamnitanaimos; Codex Vaticanus Mamtitanaimos; the King James Version, Mamnitanaimus): 1 Esdras 9:34, where it represents the two names Mattaniah and Ma…
Mamre Dictionary & Encyclopedia — manliness. (1.) An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Genesis 14:13, 24). (2.) The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Gen…
Mamuchus Encyclopedia — ma-mu'-kus (Mamouchos): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:30); identical with "Malluch" in Ezr 10:29 .…
Man Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man was called Adam because he was f…
Man Of Sin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal power; but “in whomsoever these distinctive features are found, …
Man of War Encyclopedia — See WAR .…
Man, Natural Encyclopedia — nat'-u-ral, nach'-u-ral (psuchikos anthropos): Man as he is by nature, contrasted with man as he becomes by grace. This phrase is exclusively Pauline. I. Biblical Meaning…
Man, Old Encyclopedia — See MAN ; OLD MAN .…
Man, Outward Encyclopedia — See MAN, NATURAL; OUTWARD MAN.…
Man, Son of Encyclopedia — See SON OF MAN .…
Man-child Encyclopedia — man'-child (American Standard Revised Version; "man child," the English Revised Version; not in the King James Version; mashtin beqir): The expression is used with the me…
Man; New Encyclopedia — (neos anthropos or kainos anthropos): Generally described, the "new man" is man as he becomes under the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, contrasted with man as he i…
Manaen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — consoler, a Christian teacher at Antioch. Nothing else is known of him beyond what is stated in Acts 13:1, where he is spoken of as having been brought up with (Gr. syntr…
Manahath Encyclopedia — man'-a-hath (manachath; Machanathi): (1) A place to which certain Benjamites, victims, apparently, of intra-tribal jealousy, were carried captive ( 1Ch 8:6 ). Of this tow…
Manahathites Encyclopedia — man'-a-hath-its (menuchoth ( 1Ch 2:52 ), manachti ( 1Ch 2:54 ); Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Monaio; Codex Alexandrinus Ammanith ( 1Ch 2:52 ); Codex Vaticanus Malathei; Co…
Manahethites Encyclopedia — man-a-he'-thits, ma-na'-heth-its. See MANAHATHITES .…
Manasseas Encyclopedia — man-a-se'-as (Manasseas): One of those who had married "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:31); "Manasseh" of Ezr 10:30 .…
Manasseh Dictionary — who makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Hebrews nashshani), Genesis 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother Ephraim were afterwards ad…
Manasseh (1) Encyclopedia — ma-nas'-e (menashsheh, "causing to forget"; compare Ge 41:51 ; Man(n)asse): (1) The firstborn of Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On. See next article…
Manasseh (2) Encyclopedia — 1. Son of Joseph: Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find that he was the eider of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter…
Manasseh (3) Encyclopedia — A king of Judah, son and successor of Hezekiah; reigned 55 years ( 2Ki 21:1 ; 2Ch 33:1 ), from circa 685 onward. His was one of the few royal names not compounded with th…
Manasses Encyclopedia — ma-nas'-ez (Manasses; Codex Vaticanus Manasse): (1) One who had married a "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:33) equals "Manasseh" of Ezr 10:33 . (2) The wealthy husband of Judit…
Manasses, the Prayer of Encyclopedia — 1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Original Language 5. Authenticity 6. Author and Motive 7. Date 8. Text and Versions (1) Greek (2) Latin LITERATURE The P…
Manassites Encyclopedia — …
Mandrakes Encyclopedia — man'-draks (dudha'im; mandragoras ( Ge 30:14 f; So 7:13 ); the marginal reading "love apples" is due to the supposed connection of dudha'im with dodhim, "love"): Mandrake…
MANDRAKES Hebrew Dictionary — dudaim; i.e., “love-plants”, occurs only in Genesis 30:14-16 and Cant. 7:13. Many interpretations have been given of this word dudaim. It has been rendered “violets,” “Li…
Maneh Dictionary — portion (Ezekiel 45:12), rendered “pound” (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71, 72), a weight variously estimated, probably about 2 1/2 or 3 lbs. A maneh of gold cons…
Maneh; Mina Encyclopedia — man'-e, or mi'-na (maneh; mna, "pound" (English Versions of the Bible)): A weight containing 50 shekels, according to Hebrew usage, but which varied according to the stan…
Manes Encyclopedia — ma'-nez (Manes): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:21). It represents the two names Maaseiah and Elijah of the parallel Ezr 10:21 . The real equ…
Manger Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered “stall” in Luke 13:15) given to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall or crib for…
Mani Encyclopedia — ma'-ni (Mani): Head of a family (1 Esdras 9:30) equals "Bani" in Ezr 10:29 , the form which appears in 1 Esdras 5:12.…
Manifest; Manifestation Encyclopedia — man'-i-fest, man-i-fes-ta'-shun (phaneroo, phaneros): "To manifest" is generally the translation of phaneroo, "to make apparent" ( Mr 4:22 ; Joh 17:6 ; Ro 3:21 ; 1Ti 3:16…
Manifestly Encyclopedia — man'-i-fest-li (mar'eh, "(in) personal presence"): Has the meaning of "by direct vision," as in 1Co 13:12 , "face to face," stating positively ( Nu 12:8 ) what the next c…
Manifold Encyclopedia — man'-i-fold (rabh; poikilos): "Manifold," which occurs only a few times, is in the Old Testament the translation of rabh, "many," "abundant" ( Ne 9:19 , 27 ; Am 5:12 , wh…
Manius; Titus Encyclopedia — ma'-ni-us, ti'-tus (Tito Manios, Codex Alexandrinus, Codex Venetus, and the Syriac; Manlios, Swete following Codex Alexandrinus; Manilius, Itala and Vulgate, the King Jam…
Mankind Encyclopedia — …
Manlius, Titus Encyclopedia — man'-li-us. See MANIUS, TITUS.…
Manna Encyclopedia — man'-a (man; manna): The Hebrew man is probably derived, as Ebers suggests, from the Egyptian mennu, "food." In Ex 16:15 , we have a suggested source of the name, "They s…
Manna Hebrews Dictionary — man-hu, “What is that?” the name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied to them during their wanderings in the wilderness (Exodus 16:15-35). The name i…
Manner; Manners Encyclopedia — man'-er, man'-erz (dabhar, derekh, mishpaT; ethos, houtos): 1. As Used in the Old Testament: "Manner" (probably from manus, "the hand," mode of handling things, or acting…
Manoah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rest, a Danite, the father of Samson (Judges 13:1-22, and 14:2-4).…
Manservant Encyclopedia — man'sur-vant (`ebhedh): A male slave; usually coupled with maidservant or female slave ( Ge 12:16 ; Ex 20:10 ; 1Sa 8:16 ; Job 31:13 ; Lu 12:45 ). See SERVANT ; SLAVE .…
Mansion Encyclopedia — man'-shun (mone, "abode"): In Joh 14:2 , the word is used in the plural: "In my Father's house are many mansions," the Revised Version margin "abiding places." The ideas …
Manslayer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Numbers 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the …
Manstealing Encyclopedia — man'-stel-ing. See CRIME, under "Kidnapping"; PUNISHMENT.…
Mantelet Encyclopedia — man'-tel-et, man'-t'-l-et, mant'-let ( Na 2:5 ). See SIEGE, 4, (d).…
Mantle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ‘addereth, a large over-garment. This word is used of Elijah’s mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13, etc.), which was probably a sheepskin. It appears …
Manuscripts Encyclopedia — man'-u-skripts: In the broadest sense manuscripts include all handwritten records as distinguished from printed records. In a narrower sense they are handwritten codices,…
Manuscripts of the New Testament Encyclopedia — See TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT .…
Manuscripts of the Old Testament Encyclopedia — See LANGUAGES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT .…
Maoch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — compressed, the father of Achish, king of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2). Called also Maachah (1 Kings 2:39).…
Maon Dictionary — habitation, a town in the tribe of Judah, about 7 miles south of Hebron, which gave its name to the wilderness, the district round the conical hill on which the town stoo…
Maon; Maonites Encyclopedia — ma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex Alexandrinus Maon): (1) A town in the mountain of Judah named along with Carmel and Z…
Mar Encyclopedia — mar: "To mar" means "to destroy," "to disfigure," "to damage." Job 30:13 , "They mar my path" (the Revised Version margin "they break up"); Na 2:2 , "and destroyed their …
Mara Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).…
Marah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bitterness, a fountain at the sixth station of the Israelites (Exodus 15:23, 24; Numbers 33:8) whose waters were so bitter that they could not drink them. On this account…
Maralah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — trembling, a place on the southern boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:11). It has been identified with the modern M’alul, about 4 miles south-west of Nazareth.…
Maranatha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Corinthians 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the p…
Marble Dictionary & Encyclopedia — as a mineral, consists of carbonate of lime, its texture varying from the highly crystalline to the compact. In Esther 1:6 there are four Hebrew words which are rendered …
March; Marches Encyclopedia — march, march'-iz. See ARMY ; WAR .…
Marcheshvan Encyclopedia — mar-chesh'-van. See TIME .…
MARCHESHyAN Dictionary — the post-biblical name of the month which was the eighth of the sacred and the second of the civil year of the Jews. It began with the new moon of our November. It is onc…
Marcion, Gospel of Encyclopedia — mar'-shun. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…
Marcus Encyclopedia — mar'-kus. See MARK, JOHN.…
MARCUS Colossians Dictionary — 4: 10; Philemon 1:24; 1 Peter 5:13; R.V., “Mark” (q.v.).…
Mardocheus Encyclopedia — mar-do-ke'-us (Mardochaios): (1) One of the Jewish leaders who accompanied Zerubbabel on the return from Babylon to Judah (1 Esdras 5:8, where it stands for "Mordecai" of…
Mare Encyclopedia — mar (1) cucah, "steed," the King James Version "company of horses"; Septuagint he hippos, "mare" ( So 1:9 ); (2) bene ha-rammakhim, "bred of the stud," the King James Ver…
Mareshah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chronicles 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 …
Marimoth Encyclopedia — mar'-i-moth, mar'-i-moth: An ancestor of Esdras (Ezra) (2 Esdras 1:2), identical with Meraioth ( Ezr 7:3 ). In 1 Esdras 8:2, it appears also as "Memeroth" (the King James…
Mariner Encyclopedia — mar'-i-ner. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.…
Marisa Encyclopedia — mar'-i-sa (Marisa): The Greek form of MARESHAH (which see) in 2 Macc 12:35.…
Marish Encyclopedia — mar'-ish (gebhe'; helos): An old form of "marsh," found in the King James Version, the English Revised Version Eze 47:11 (the American Standard Revised Version "marsh"). …
Mark Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the evangelist; “John whose surname was Mark” (Acts 12:12, 25). Mark (Marcus, Colossians 4:10, etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name…
Mark, John Encyclopedia — mark, John (Ioannes) represents his Jewish, Mark (Markos) his Roman name. Why the latter was assumed we do not know. 1. Name and Family: Perhaps the aorist participle in …
Mark, the Gospel According to Encyclopedia — || I. OUR SECOND GOSPEL II. CONTENTS AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. Scope 2. Material Peculiar to Mark 3. Quotations 4. A Book of Mighty Works 5. The Worker Is Also a Tea…
Marked Ah Dictionary — herdsman’s place, one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:16), near which was a cave where the five kings who had confederated against Israel sought refuge (…
Market, Sheep Encyclopedia — …
Market-Place Dictionary — any place of public resort, and hence a public place or broad street (Matthew 11:16; 20:3), as well as a forum or market-place proper, where goods were exposed for sale, …
Market; Marketplace; Mart Encyclopedia — mar'-ket, mar'-ketplas, mart (ma`arabh, cachar; agora): (1) Ma`arabh, from a root meaning "trading" and hence, goods exchanged, and so "merchandise" in the Revised Versio…
Marmoth Encyclopedia — mar'-moth, mar'-moth (Codex Vaticanus, Marmothi; Codex Alexandrinus, Marmathi): "The priest the son of Urias" to whom were committed the silver and gold for the temple by…
Maroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bitterness; i.e., “perfect grief’, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1 : 12 ).…
Marriage Dictionary & Encyclopedia — was instituted in Paradise when man was in in nocence (Genesis 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all reg…
Marriage-Feasts Dictionary — (John 2 : 1 - 1 1 ) “lasted usually for a whole week; but the cost of such prolonged rejoicing is very small in the East. The guests sit round the great bowl or bowls on …
Marrow Encyclopedia — mar'-o (moach, chelebh, shiqquy, machah, "to make fat," "to grease"; muelos): Marrow is the nourisher and strengthener of the bones; it is said to moisten the bones: "The…
Mars Hill Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribunal and court of morals was held. From some part of this hill Paul del…
Marsena Encyclopedia — mar-se'-na, mar'-se-na (marcena'; derivation unknown but probably of Persian origin ( Es 1:14 )): One of "the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, …
Marsh Encyclopedia — marsh ((1) gebhe', the American Standard Revised Version "marsh," the King James Version and the English Revised Version "marish" ( Eze 47:11 ); the King James Version "p…
Marshal Encyclopedia — mar'-shal: Not found in the King James Version, but in the Revised Version (British and American) the word represents two Hebrew words: (1) copher ( Jud 5:14 ), translate…
Mart Encyclopedia — mart. See MARKET .…
Martha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). Lrom the residence being…
Martyr Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Revelation 2:13; 17:6). In this sense Stephen was the first martyr. The Greek wo…
Marvel; Marvelous Encyclopedia — mar'-vel, mar'-vel-us (tamah, pala'; thaumazo, thaumastos): "To marvel" is the translation of tamah, "to wonder" ( Ge 43:33 ; Ps 48:5 , the Revised Version (British and A…
Mary Encyclopedia — ma'-ri, mar'-i (Maria, Mariam, Greek form of Hebrew miryam): I. DEFINITION AND QUESTIONS OF IDENTIFICATION The Name Mary in the New Testament II. MARY, THE VIRGIN 1. Mary…
Mary Hebrew Miriam. Dictionary — (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture (Matthew 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal…
Mary, the Passing of Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…
Masaloth Encyclopedia — mas'-a-loth. See MESALOTH .…
Maschil Dictionary & Encyclopedia — instructing, occurs in the title of thirteen Psalms (32, 42, 44, etc.). It denotes a song enforcing some lesson of wisdom or piety, a didactic song. In Psalm 47:7 it is r…
Mash Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (= Meshech 1 Chronicles 1:17), one of the four sons of Aram, and the name of a tribe descended from him (Genesis 10:23) inhabiting some part probably of Mesopotamia. Some…
Mashal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — entreaty, a levitical town in the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 6:74); called Mishal (Joshua 21:30).…
Masias Encyclopedia — ma-si'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Masias; Codex Vaticanus, Meisaias): The head of one of the families of Solomon's servants (1 Esdras 5:34); it has no equivalent in the para…
Masman Encyclopedia — mas'-man. See MAASMAS .…
Mason Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an artificer in stone. The Tyrians seem to have been specially skilled in architecture (1 Kings 5:17, 18; 2 Samuel 5:11). This art the Hebrews no doubt learned in Egypt (…
Maspha Encyclopedia — mas'-fa (1 Macc 3:46, the Revised Version (British and American) "Mizpeh"). See MIZPEH, 4.…
Masrekah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — vineyard of noble vines, a place in Idumea, the native place of Samlah, one of the Edomitish kings (Genesis 36:36; 1 Chronicles 1:47).…
Massa Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a lifting up, gift, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Genesis 25:14); a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.…
Massacre of the Innocents Encyclopedia — mas'-a-ker. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE.…
Massah Dictionary — trial, temptation, a name given to the place where the Israelites, by their murmuring for want of water, provoked Jehovah to anger against them. It is also called Meribah…
Massah and Meribah Encyclopedia — mas'-a, mer'-i-ba (maccah umeribhah, "proving and strife"; peirasmos kai loidoresis): These names occur together as applied to one place only in Ex 17:7 ; they stand, how…
Massias Encyclopedia — ma-si'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Massias; Codex Vaticanus, Asseias): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:22) = "Maaseiah" of Ezr 10:22 .…
Mast Encyclopedia — See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); 3.…
Master Encyclopedia — mas'-ter ('adhon, ba`al, rabbi; despotes, didaskalos, kurios, rhabbi): "Master," when the translation of 'adhon, "ruler," "lord" (Sir), often translated "lord," denotes g…
Mastery Encyclopedia — mas'-ter-i, gebhurah, shelet, Aramaic; agonizomai, athleo): "Mastery" occurs twice in the Old Testament and twice in the King James Version of the New Testament: in Ex 32…
Mastic, Mastick Encyclopedia — mas'-tik (schinos): A tree mentioned only in Susanna verse 54 (compare Ge 37:25 margin). It is the Pistacia lentiscus (Arabic, Mistaki), a shrub which attains a height of…
Mathanias Encyclopedia — math-a-ni'-as: the King James Version in 1 Esdras 9:31. See MATTHANIAS .…
Mathelas Encyclopedia — ma-the'-las (Codex Alexandrinus, Mathelas; Codex Vaticanus, Maeelas; the King James Version Matthelas): One of the priests who had married "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:19)…
Mathusala Encyclopedia — ma-thu'-sa-la (Mathousala): Greek form of "Methuselah," the Revised Version (British and American) ( Lu 3:37 the King James Version).…
Matred Encyclopedia — ma'-tred (maTredh, "expulsion"): The mother of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, one of the kings of Edom ( Ge 36:39 ; 1Ch 1:50 , "Hadad"). The Septuagint and Peshitta designate …
Matri Encyclopedia — ma'-tri (maTri, "rainy"): A family of the tribe of Benjamin to which King Saul belonged ( 1Sa 10:21 the King James Version).…
Matrites Encyclopedia — ma'-trits (ha-maTri): The Revised Version (British and American) translation of maTri with the definite article, "the Matrites" ( 1Sa 10:21 ).…
Mattan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the fathe…
Mattanah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a gift, a station of the Israelites (Numbers 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.…
Mattaniah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift of Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Heman, the chief of the ninth class of temple singers (1 Chronicles 25:4, 16). (2.) A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple a…
Mattatha Encyclopedia — mat'-a-tha (Mattatha): Son of Nathan the son of David in the genealogy of Jesus ( Lu 3:31 ).…
Mattathah Encyclopedia — mat'-a-tha: the Revised Version (British and American). See MATTATTAH .…
Mattathias Dictionary & Encyclopedia — ibid. (1.) The son of Amos, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:25). (2.) The son of Semei, in the same genealogy (Luke 3:26).…
Mattattah Encyclopedia — mat'-a-ta (mattattah): the Revised Version (British and American) for "Mattathah" in the King James Version ( Ezr 10:33 ). The same as "Mattathias" of 1 Esdras 9:33, the …
Mattenai Encyclopedia — mat-e-na'-i, mat'-e-ni (mattenay, "liberal"): (1) (2) Two who married foreign wives, one a son of Hashum ( Ezr 10:33 ; in /RAPC 1Es 9:33 "Altanneus"); the other a son of …
Matter Encyclopedia — mat'-er: This word being a very general term may express various ideas. the Revised Version (British and American) therefore frequently changes the reading of the King Ja…
Matthal From the Scriptures — Matthal is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “gift; he that gives”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself say…
Matthan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift, one of our Lord’s ancestry (Matthew 1:15).…
Matthanias Encyclopedia — mat-tha-ni'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Matthanias, Codex Vaticanus, Matan): (1) One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:27) equals "Mattaniah" of Ezr 10:…
Matthat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift of God. (1.) The son of Levi, and father of Heli (Luke 3:24). (2.) Son of another Levi (Luke 3:29).…
Matthew Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the …
Matthew, the Gospel of Encyclopedia — (euaggelion kata Maththaion (or Matthaion)): 1. Name of Gospel--Unity and Integrity 2. Canonicity and Authorship 3. Relation of Greek and Aramaic Gospels 4. Contents, Cha…
Matthias Encyclopedia — ma-thi'-as (Matthias, or Maththias; Mattithyah, "given of Yah"): Matthias was the one upon whom the lot fell when he, along with Joseph Barsabbas, was put forward to fill…
Mattithiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — gift of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Jeduthun (1 Chronicles 25:3, 21). (2.) The eldest son of Shallum, of the family of Korah (1 Chronicles 9:31). (3.) One who stood …
Mattock Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ma’eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isaiah 7:25); a weeding-hoe. (2.) Hebrews mahareshah (1 Samuel 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or c…
Maul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an old name for a mallet, the rendering of the Hebrew mephits (Proverbs 25:18), properly a war-club.…
Mauzzim Encyclopedia — moz'-em, mots'-em (ma`uzzim, "places of strength," "fortress"): Many conjectures as to the meaning of this word and its context ( Da 11:38 ; compare Da 11:19 , 39 ) have …
Maw Encyclopedia — mo (qebhah (compare qobhah, Nu 25:8 ), keres; Septuagint enustron): The first word means the maw or stomach of ruminants. It is derived from a root designating "hollowed …
Mazitias Encyclopedia — maz-i-ti'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Mazitias; Codex Vaticanus, Zeitias): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:35), identical with Mattithiah ( Ezr 10:43 )…
Mazzaloth Encyclopedia — maz'-a-loth (The Planets). See ASTROLOGY, 9.…
Mazzaroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — prognostications, found only Job 38:32, probably meaning “the twelve signs” (of the zodiac), as in the margin (comp. 2 Kings 23:5).…
Mazzebah Encyclopedia — maz-e'-ba, mats-e'-ba. See PILLAR .…
Me-Jarkon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — waters of yellowness, or clear waters, a river in the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:46). It has been identified with the river ‘Aujeh, which rises at Antipatris.…
Me-zahab Encyclopedia — mez'-a-hab, me-za'-hab (me zahabh, "waters of gold"; Codex Vaticanus Maizoob, Codex Alexandrinus, Mezoob): Grandfather of Mehetabel, the wife of Hadar, the last-mentioned…
Meadow Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews ha’ahu (Genesis 41:2, 18), probably an Egyptain word transferred to the Hebrew; some kind of reed or water-plant. In the Revised Version it is rendered “reed…
Meah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an hundred, a tower in Jersalem on the east wall (Nehemiah 3: 1) in the time of Nehemiah.…
Meal Encyclopedia — mel ('okhel): Denotes the portion of food eaten at any one time. It is found as a compound in Ru 2:14 , "meal-time," literally, "the time of eating." See FOOD .…
Meal Offering Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…
Meals Dictionary — are at the present day “eaten from a round table little higher than a stool, guests sitting cross-legged on mats or small carpets in a circle, and dipping their fingers i…
Meals, Meal-time Encyclopedia — melz: Bread materials, bread-making and baking in the Orient are dealt with under BREAD (which see). For food-stuffs in use among the Hebrews in Bible times more specific…
Mean Encyclopedia — men: The noun "meaning" ( Da 8:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "I sought to understand"; and 1Co 14:11 ) is synonymous with "signifi…
Meani Encyclopedia — me-a'-ni: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Maani" (1 Esdras 5:31).…
Mearah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a cave, a place in the northern boundary of Palestine (Joshua 13:4). This may be the cave of Jezzin in Lebanon, 10 miles east of Sidon, on the Damascus road; or probably,…
MEASURE Several Dictionary — words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite, (a) Hok, Isaiah 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jeremiah 13:25, elsewhere …
Measure; Measures Encyclopedia — mezh'-ur, Several different words in the Hebrew and Greek are rendered by "measure" in English Versions of the Bible. In Job 11:9 and Jer 13:25 it stands for madh, middah…
Measuring Line Encyclopedia — (qaw, qeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isa 28:10 , 13 , but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as 1Ki 7:23 ; Jo…
Measuring Reed Encyclopedia — (qeneh hamiddah; kalamos): Used in Eze 40:5 ff; 42:16; 45:1; Re 11:1 ; 21:15 , 16 . The length of the reed is given as 6 cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a palm, i.e.…
Meat Encyclopedia — met (broma, brosis): In the King James Version used for food in general, e.g. "I had my meat of herbs" (2 Esdras 12:51); "his disciples were gone away into the city to bu…
Meat-Offering Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews minhah), originally a gift of any kind. This Hebrew word came latterly to denote an “unbloody” sacrifice, as opposed to a “bloody” sacrifice. A “drink-offering” …
Mebunnai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — construction, building of Jehovah, one of David’s bodyguard (2 Samuel 23:27; comp. 21:18); called Sibbechai and Sibbecai (1 Chronicles 11:29; 27:11).…
Mecherath From the Scriptures — Mecherath is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “selling; knowledge”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself sa…
Mecherathite Encyclopedia — me-ke'-rath-it (mekherathi, "dweller in Mecharah"): Possibly this is a misreading of "Maachathite" (the King James Version). It is the description of Hepher, one of David…
Meconah Encyclopedia — me-ko'-na (mekhonah; Machna): A town apparently in the neighborhood of Ziklag, named only in Ne 11:28 , as reoccupied by the men of Judah after the Captivity. It is not i…
Medaba Encyclopedia — med'-a-ba: The Greek form of "Medeba" in 1 Macc 9:36.…
Medad Dictionary & Encyclopedia — love, one of the elders nominated to assist Moses in the government of the people. He and Eldad “prophesied in the camp” (Numbers 11:24-29).…
Medan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — contention, the third son of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:2).…
Mede Dictionary — (Hebrews Madai), a Median or inhabitant of Media (Daniel 11:1). In Genesis 10:2 the Hebrew word occurs in the list of the sons of Japheth. But probably this is an ethnic …
Medeba Dictionary & Encyclopedia — waters of quiet, an ancient Moabite town (Numbers 21:30). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:16). Here was fought the great battle in which Joab defeated t…
Medes Encyclopedia — medz (madhi; Assyrian Amada, Mada; Achaem. Persian Mada; Medoi ( Ge 10:2 ; 2Ki 17:6 ; 18:11 ; 1Ch 1:5 ; Ezr 6:2 ; Es 1:3 , 14 , 18 , 19 ; 10:2 ; Isa 13:17 ; 21:2 ; Jer 25…
Media Encyclopedia — me'-di-a (madhay; Achaem. Persian Mada; Media): Lay to the West and Southwest of the Caspian, and extended thence to the Zagrus Mountains on the West On the North in late…
MEDIA Hebrews Dictionary — Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Genesis 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isaiah 21:2; Daniel 8:20; (…
Median Encyclopedia — me'-di-an. See DARIUS ; MEDES ; MEDIA .…
Mediation; Mediator Encyclopedia — me-di-a'-shun, me'-di-a-ter: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. The Terms (1) Mediation (2) Mediator 2. The Principle of Mediation II. MEDIATION IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Negative Teaching…
Mediator Dictionary — one who intervenes between two persons who are at variance, with a view to reconcile them. This word is not found in the Old Testament; but the idea it expresses is found…
Medicine Encyclopedia — med'-i-sin, med'-i-s'-n (gehah, teruphah, rephu'ah): These words are used in the sense of a remedy or remedies for disease. In Pr 17:22 the King James Version, a merry he…
Meditation Encyclopedia — med-i-ta'-shun (haghuth, sichah): "Meditation" is the translation of haghuth, from haghah, "to murmur," "to have a deep tone," hence, "to meditate" ( Ps 49:3 ); of haghig…
Mediterranean Sea Encyclopedia — med-i-te-ra'-ne-an (he thalassa): To the Hebrews the Mediterranean was the sea, as was natural from their situation. Hence, they speak of it simply as "the sea" (ha-yam),…
Meeda Encyclopedia — me-e'-da. See MEEDDA .…
Meedda Encyclopedia — me-ed'-a (Meedda, but Swete, Dedda, following Codex Vaticanus; the King James Version Meeda): The head of one of the families of Nethinim (temple slaves) who went up with…
Meekness Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matthew 5:5; Isaiah 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Co…
Meet Encyclopedia — met, adjective (yashar; axios): Various words are employed to express meetness, the sense of what is proper, worthy, or fit. We have yashar, "straight," "upright," "right…
Megiddo Dictionary — place of troops, originally one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:21), belonged to the tribe of Manasseh (Judges 1:27), but does not seem to have been full…
Megiddo; Megiddon Encyclopedia — me-gid'-o, me-gid'-on (meghiddo, meghiddon; Magiddo, Mageddon, Magdo): A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua ( Jos 12:21 ). It lay within …
Meh Dictionary — ta (Acts 27:28), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was …
Mehetabeel Dictionary — whose benefactor is God, the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined Sanballat against Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6:10).…
Mehetabel Dictionary — wife of Hadad, one of the kings of Edom (Genesis 36:39).…
Mehetabel; Mehetabeel Encyclopedia — me-het'-a-bel, me-het'-a-bel (mehetah'el, "whom God makes happy"): (1) Daughter of Matred, wife of Hadad or Hadar, the 8th and apparently last of the kings of Edom ( Ge 3…
Mehida Encyclopedia — me-hi'-da (mechidha', "renowned"; "Meeda" (1 Esdras 5:32)): Ancestor and patronymic of a family of Nethinim who came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:52 ; Ne 7:5…
Mehir Encyclopedia — me'-her (mechir, "price," "hire"): A descendant of Judah, son of Chelub, nephew of Shuah ( 1Ch 4:11 ). Perug, a Chaldee name of equivalent meaning, is given for this pers…
Meholathite Encyclopedia — me-ho'-la-thit (mecholathi): The Gentiledesignation of Adriel, the son of Barzillai, who married Merab, the daughter of King Saul ( 1Sa 18:19 ; 2Sa 21:8 ), the name Micha…
Mehujael Dictionary & Encyclopedia — smitten by God, the son of Irad, and father of Methusael (Genesis 4:18).…
Mehuman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — faithful, one of the eunchs whom Ahasuerus (Xerxes) commanded to bring in Vashti (Esther 1:10).…
Mehunim Encyclopedia — me-hu'-nim (me`unim). See MEUNIM .…
Mehunims Dictionary — habitations, (2 Chronicles 26:7; R.V. “Meunim,” Vulg. Ammonitae), a people against whom Uzziah waged a successful war. This word is in Hebrew the plural of Ma’on, and thu…
Mekonah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a base or foundation, a town in the south of Judah (Nehemiah 1 1:28), near Ziklag.…
Melatiah Encyclopedia — mel-a-ti'-a (melatyah, "Yah's deliverance"): A Gibeonite who assisted in building the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah ( Ne 3:7 ).…
Melchi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — my king. (1.) The son of Addi, and father of Neri (Luke 3:28). (2.) Luke 3:24.…
Melchiah Encyclopedia — mel-ki'-a (malkhiyah, "Yah's king"): A priest and father of Pashur ( Jer 21:1 the King James Version); elsewhere and in the Revised Version (British and American) called …
Melchias Encyclopedia — mel-ki-as (Codex Vaticanus, Melcheias, Codex Vaticanus (b), Codex Alexandrinus, Melchias): Name of three men who had taken "strange wives": (1) 1 Esdras 9:26 = "Malchijah…
Melchiel Encyclopedia — mel'-ki-el (Melchiel, Codex Vaticanus, Melcheiel): The father of Charmis, one of the governors of Bethulia (Judith 6:15). Other readings are Sellem and Mochisel.…
Melchishua Encyclopedia — mel-ki-shoo'-a (malkishua`, "king's help"). See MALCHI-SHUA.…
Melchizedek Dictionary — king of righteousness, the king of Salem (q.v.). All we know of him is recorded in Genesis 14:18-20. He is subsequently mentioned only once in the Old Testament, in Psalm…
Melchizedek; Melchisedec Encyclopedia — mel-kiz'e-dek, and (the King James Version in the book of Hebrews) (malki-tsedheq, "Tsedheq, or Tsidhiq is my king" ( Ge 14:18 ff; Ps 110:4 ); Melchisedek ( Heb 5:6 , 10 …
Melea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fulness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:31).…
Melech Encyclopedia — me'-lek (melekh, "king"): Great-grandson of Jonathan, son of Saul, grandson of Mephibosheth or Meribbaal ( 1Ch 8:35 ; 9:41 ).…
Melicu Encyclopedia — mel'-i-ku (melikhu, also melukhi, "regnant"): Same as MALLUCHI (which see).…
Melita Encyclopedia — mel'-i-ta (Melite, Ac 28:1 ): Is now generally identified with Malta. The former error in attributing the reference to the island of Meleda on the East coast of the Adria…
Mellicu From the Scriptures — Mellicu is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “his kingdom; his counselor”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible its…
Melody Encyclopedia — mel'-o-di: zimrah, a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument ( Isa 51:3 ); an instrument of praise ( Am 5:23 ); naghan, "to play on a stringed instrument…
Melons Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only in Numbers 11:5, the translation of the Hebrew abattihim, the LXX. and Vulgate pepones, Arabic britikh. Of this plant there are various kinds, the Egyptian melon, th…
Melzar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Daniel 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the He…
Mem Encyclopedia — mam, mem "m" : The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "m". It came also to be used for the number 40. See ALPHABET, for name, etc.…
Member Encyclopedia — mem'-ber (1) yatsur; melos; (2) shaphekhah, "membrum virile" ( De 23:1 )): The first Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning "to knead," "to mold in clay," "to create.…
Memeroth Encyclopedia — mem'-e-roth (Codex Alexandrinus, Mareroth; Codex Vaticanus here omits Memeroth and two other names; the King James Version Meremoth): A name in the genealogy of Ezra (1 E…
Memmius, Quintus Encyclopedia — mem'-i-us, kwin'-tus (Kointos Memmios): One of the 2 Roman legates who bore a letter to the Jews after their victory over Lysias 163 BC (2 Macc 11:34). No Quintus Memmius…
Memorial; Memory Encyclopedia — me-mo'-ri-al, mem'-o-ri ('azkarah, zekher, zekher, zikkaron; mnemosunon): "Memorial" as the translation of 'azkdrah is a sacrificial term, that which brings the offerer i…
Memphis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only in Hos. 9:6, Hebrew Moph. In Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 46:14, 19; Ezekiel 30:13, 16, it is mentioned under the name Noph. It was the capital of Lower, i.e., of No…
Memucan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — dignified, one of the royal counsellors at the court of Ahasuerus, by whose suggestion Vashti was divorced (Esther 1:14, 16, 21 ).…
Menahem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — conferring, the son of Gadi, and successor of Shallum, king of Israel, whom he slew. After a reign of about ten years (B.C. 771-760) he died, leaving the throne to his so…
Menan Encyclopedia — me'-nan. See MENNA .…
Mene Dictionary — (Daniel 5:25, 26), numbered, one of the words of the mysterious inscription written “upon the plaister of the wall” in Belshazzar’s palace at Babylon. The writing was exp…
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin Encyclopedia — me'-ne, me'-ne, te'-kel, u-far'-sin, men'-a, men'a, tek'-el, oo-far'-sin (mene' ~mene' ~teqel ~upharcin; Theodotion, Mane, thekel, phares): These are the words that, acco…
Menelaus Encyclopedia — men-e-la'-us (Menelaos): According to the less likely account of Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1; XV, iii, 1; XX, x, 3), Menelaus was a brother of Jason and Onias III, and his …
Menestheus Encyclopedia — me-nes'-thus, me-nes'-the-us (Menestheus Codex Alexandrinus, Menestheseos): The father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2 Macc 4:21 and in 2 Macc 4:4 the Revised Ve…
Meni Encyclopedia — me'-ni: Destiny, a god of Good Luck, possibly the Pleiades ( Isa 65:11 margin). See ASTROLOGY, 10; GAD.…
MENI Isaiah Dictionary — 65:11, marg. (A.V., “that number;” R.V., “destiny”), probably an idol which the captive Israelites worshipped after the example of the Babylonians. It may have been a sym…
Menna Encyclopedia — men'-a (Menna Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Tregelles, Tischendorf; Mainan Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version Menan): An ancest…
Menuhah Encyclopedia — men-u'-ha, men-u'-ka (menuchah, "place of rest"; the King James Version Menuchah): Rendered in Jud 20:43 the King James Version "with ease," the Revised Version (British …
Menuhoth Encyclopedia — men-u'-hoth (menuchoth, "dwellings"; the King James Version manachti Manahethites): The first form is the Revised Version (British and American) transliterated in the nam…
Meonenim From the Scriptures — Meonenim is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “charmers, regarders of times”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible …
Meonenim, Oak of Encyclopedia — me-on'-e-nim, me-o'-ne-nim: ('elon me`onenim; Codex Vaticanus, Elonmaonemein, Codex Alexandrinus, druos apobleponton; the King James Version Plain of): This was a sacred …
Meonothai Encyclopedia — me-on'-o-thi, me-o'-no-thi, me-o-no'-thi (me`onothai, "my dwellings"): A son of Othniel, nephew of Caleb ( 1Ch 4:14 ). Possibly, as the King James Version margin suggests…
Mephaath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — splendour, a Levitical city (Joshua 21:37) of the tribe of Reuben (13:18).…
Mephibosheth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — exterminator of shame; i.e., of idols. (1.) The name of Saul’s son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others “…
Merab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — increase, the eldest of Saul’s two daughters (1 Samuel 14:49). She was betrothed to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into …
Meraiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — resistance, a chief priest, a contemporary of the high priest Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12).…
Meraioth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rebellions. (1.) Father of Amariah, a high priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:6, 7, 52). (2.) Nehemiah 12:15, a priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. H…
Meran Encyclopedia — me'-ran. See MERRAN .…
Merari Dictionary & Encyclopedia — sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16). He be…
Merarites Encyclopedia — me-ra'-rits (merari, "bitter"): The descendants of MERARI (which see), son of Levi. The only place where this form of the word occurs is Nu 26:57 . Elsewhere they are alw…
Merarttes Dictionary — the descendants of Merari (Numbers 26:57). They with the Gershonites and the Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from place to place (Numbers…
Merathaim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — double rebellion, probably a symbolical name given to Babylon (Jeremiah 50:21), denoting rebellion exceeding that of other nations.…
Merchandise Encyclopedia — mur'-chan-diz (1) `amar (2) cachar, (3) cachar, (4) cechorach, (5) rekhullah, (6) ma`arabh, (7) markoleth; (8) emporia (9) emporion, (10) gomos) : There seem to be 4 dist…
MERCHANT The Hebrew Dictionary — word so rendered is from a root meaning “to travel about,” “to migrate,” and hence “a traveller.” In the East, in ancient times, merchants travelled about with their merc…
Merchant; Merchantman Encyclopedia — mur'-chant, mur'-chant-man. See COMMERCE ; MERCHANDISE ; TRADE .…
Mercurius Dictionary — the Hermes (i.e., “the speaker”) of the Greeks (Acts 14: 12), a heathen God represented as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the God of eloquence. The inhabitants of…
Mercury; Mercurius Encyclopedia — mur'-ku-ri, mer-ku'ri-us: The translation of Hermes, in Ac 14:12 : "They called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker." Hermes was the go…
Mercy Dictionary — compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with th…
Mercy- Seat Dictionary — (Hebrews kapporeth, a “covering;” LXX. and N.T., hilasterion; Vulg., propitiatorium), the covering or lid of the ark of the covenant (q.v.). It was of acacia wood, overla…
Mercy-seat, the Encyclopedia — mur'-si-set (kapporeth; New Testament hilasterion, Heb 9:5 ): The name for the lid or covering of the ark of the covenant ( Ex 25:17 , etc.). The Old Testament term means…
Mercy; Merciful Encyclopedia — mur'-si, mur'-si-fool (checedh, racham, chanan; eleos, eleeo, oiktirmos): "Mercy" is a distinctive Bible word characterizing God as revealed to men. In the Old Testament …
Mered Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).…
Meremoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — exaltations, heights, a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple. He too…
Meres From the Scriptures — Meres is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “defluxion; imposthume”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself say…
Merib-Baal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — contender with Baal, (1 Chronicles 8:34; 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 4:4), the son of Jonathan.…
Meribah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the di…
Meribath-kadesh; Meriboth-kadesh Encyclopedia — mer'-i-bath-ka'-desh, mer'-i-both-k ( Eze 48:28 ; 47:19 ): The southern limit of Ezekiel's ideal land of Israel. See MERIBAH .…
Merodach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian God, probably the planet Mars (Jeremiah 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name fr…
Merodach-baladan Encyclopedia — me-ro'-dak-bal'-a-dan, mer'-o-dak-b. (mero'dhakh bal'adhan; Marodach Baladan): The son of Baladan, is mentioned in Isa 39:1 , as a king of Babylon who sent an embassy to …
MERODACH-BALADAN Merodach Dictionary — has given a son, (Isaiah 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequenc…
Merom Dictionary — height, a lake in Northern Palestine through which the Jordan flows. It was the scene of the third and last great victory gained by Joshua over the Canaanites (Joshua 11:…
Merom, Waters of Encyclopedia — me'-rom (me-merom; hudor Marron or hudor Merron): The place which was the scene of Joshua's victory over Jabin and his confederates ( Jos 11:7 ), commonly identified with…
Meronothite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a name given to Jehdeiah, the herdsman of the royal asses in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 27:30), probably as one being a native of some unknown town calle…
Meroz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a plain in the north of Palestine, the inhabitants of which were severely condemned because they came not to help Barak against Sisera (Judges 5:23: comp. 21:8-10; 1 Samu…
Merran Encyclopedia — mer'-an (Merran; the King James Version Meran): Many identifications have been suggested on the assumption that the text as it stands is correct. Some of these are the Si…
Meruth Encyclopedia — me'-ruth. See EMMERUTH .…
Mesaloth Encyclopedia — mes'-a-loth (Messaloth, Maisaloth): A place mentioned in the account of the march of Bacchides and Alcimus into Judah, as "in Arbela" (1 Macc 9:2). If Arbela be identical…
Mesech Encyclopedia — me'-sek. See MESHECH .…
Mesha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — middle district, Vulgate, Messa. (1.) A plain in that part of the boundaries of Arabia inhabited by the descendants of Joktan (Genesis 10:30). (2.) Hebrews meysh’a, “deli…
Meshach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who were under training at the Babylonian court for the rank of Magi (Daniel 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30). This was prob…
Meshech Dictionary — drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1 Chronicles 1:5; Ezekiel 27:13; 38:2,3). They were in all probability the Moschi, a people …
Meshech; Mesech Encyclopedia — me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth ( Ge 10:2 ; 1Ch 1:5 ; 1:17 is a scribal error for "Mash"; compare Ge 10:22 , 23 ). His descendants and…
Meshelemiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David…
Meshezabel Encyclopedia — me-shez'-a-bel (meshezebhe'el, "God a deliverer"; the King James Version Meshezabeel, me-shez'-a-bel): (1) A priest, ancestor of Meshullam, who assisted Nehemiah in rebui…
Meshezaheel From the Scriptures — Meshezaheel is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “God taking away; the salvation of God”. The Scriptures below are wha…
Meshillamith From the Scriptures — Meshillamith is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “peaceable; perfect; giving again”. The Scriptures below are what th…
Meshillemith Encyclopedia — me-shil'-e-mith (meshillemith, "retribution"): A priest, son of Immer, ancestor, according to 1Ch 9:12 , of Adaiah and Pashhur, and according to Ne 11:13 , of Amashai. In…
Meshillemoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — requitals. (1.) The father of Berechiah (2 Chronicles 28:12). (2.) A priest, the son of Immer (Nehemiah 11:13).…
Meshobab Encyclopedia — me-sho'-bab (meshobhabh): A Simeonite ( 1Ch 4:34 ). This name heads the list of those who, for the sake of wider pasturelands, occupied a Hamitic settlement in the neighb…
Meshullam Dictionary & Encyclopedia — befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chronicles 5:13). (2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, “the scribe,” in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings …
Meshullemeth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — friend, the wife of Manasseh, and the mother of Amon (2 Kings 21:19), Kings of Judah.…
Mesobaite Encyclopedia — me-so'-ba-it. See MEZOBAITE .…
Mesopotamia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the country between the two rivers (Hebrews Aram-naharaim; i.e., “Syria of the two rivers”), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates a…
Mess Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a portion of food given to a guest (Genesis 43:34; 2 Samuel 11:8).…
Messenger Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews mal’ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on foot, the bearer of despatches (Job 1:14; 1 Samuel 11:7; 2 Chronicles 36:22); swift of foot (2 Kings 9:18…
Messiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews mashiah), in all the thirty-nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. “Christos.” It means anointed. Thus priests (Exodus 28:…
Metal Encyclopedia — met'-al (chashmal; elektron; the King James Version amber; Eze 8:2 , the Revised Version margin "amber"): The substance here intended is a matter of great uncertainty. In…
Metal Working Encyclopedia — See CRAFTS, 10; MINING.…
Metallurgy Encyclopedia — met'-al-ur-ji: There are numerous Biblical references which describe or allude to the various metallurgical operations. In Job 28:1 occurs zaqaq, translated "refine," lit…
Metals Encyclopedia — met'-alz (Latin metallum, "metal," "mine"; Greek metallon, "mine"): The metals known by the ancients were copper, gold, iron, lead, silver and tin. Of these copper, gold …
Mete Encyclopedia — met (madhadh): "To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Ex 16:18 , or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Ps 60:6 ; 108:7 ; Isa 40:12 . In…
Meterus Encyclopedia — me-te'-rus. See BAITERUS .…
Meteyard Encyclopedia — met'-yard (middah, "a measure," Le 19:35 ): Has this meaning in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), but in the American Standard Revise…
Metheg-Ammah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Samuel 8:1, “David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines” (R.V., “took the bridle of the …
Methusael Dictionary & Encyclopedia — champion of El; man of God, a descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:18), so called, perhaps, to denote that even among the descendants of Cain God had not left himself without a …
Methusaleh From the Scriptures — Methusaleh is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “he has sent his death”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itsel…
Methuselah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — man of the dart, the son of Enoch, and grandfather of Noah. He was the oldest man of whom we have any record, dying at the age of nine hundred and sixty-nine years, in th…
Methushael Encyclopedia — me-thu'-sha-el (methusha'el): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the Cainite genealogy ( Ge 4:18 ). The meaning of the name is doubtful. Dillmann suggested "su…
Metre Dictionary — (Hebrews mitsnepheth), something rolled round the head; the turban or head-dress of the high priest (Exodus 28:4, 37, 39; 29:6, etc.). In the Authorized Version of Ezekie…
Meunim Encyclopedia — me-u'-nim (the King James Version Mehunim). See MAON .…
Meuzal Encyclopedia — me-u'-zal (me'uzal, or me'uzal): A word which occurs only in the King James Version margin of Eze 27:19 . The rendering in the King James Version text is "going to and fr…
Mezahab Dictionary — water of gold, the father of Matred (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50), and grandfather of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, the last king of Edom.…
Mezarim Encyclopedia — mez'-a-rim (NORTH). See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 13, (1).…
Mezobaite Encyclopedia — me-zo'-ba-it (ha-metsbhayah): The designation of Jaasiel, one of David's heroes ( 1Ch 11:47 ).…
Mi Di An Dictionary — strife, the fourth son of Abraham by Keturah, the father of the Midianites (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32).…
Miamin Encyclopedia — mi'-a-min. See MIJAMIN ; MINIAMIN .…
Mibhar Encyclopedia — mib'-har (mibhchar, "choice"(?)): According to 1Ch 11:38 , the name of one of David's heroes. No such name, however, occurs in the parallel passage ( 2Sa 23:36 ). A compa…
Mibsam Encyclopedia — mib'-sam (mibhsam, "perfume"(?)): (1) A son of Ishmael ( Ge 25:13 ; 1Ch 1:29 ). (2) A Simeonite ( 1Ch 4:25 ).…
Mibzar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortress, one of the Edomitish “dukes” descended from Esau (Genesis 36:42; 1 Chronicles 1:53).…
Mica Encyclopedia — mi'-ka (mikha'): A variant of the name Micah, and probably like it a contracted form of MICAIAH (which see). In the King James Version it is sometimes spelled "Micha." (1…
Micah Dictionary — a shortened form of Micaiah, who is l ik e Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judges 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to…
Micah (1) Encyclopedia — mi'-ka (mikhah, contracted from mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Codex Vaticanus, Meichaias; Codex Alexandrinus, Micha; sometimes in the King James Version spelled Michah):…
Micah (2) Encyclopedia — (mikhah; Meichaias; an abbreviation for Micaiah ( Jer 26:18 ), and this again of the longer form of the word in 2Ch 17:7 ; compare 1Ki 22:8 ): 1. Name and Person: The nam…
Micaiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — who is like Jehovah?, the son of Imlah, a faithful prophet of Samaria (1 Kings 22:8-28). Three years after the great battle with Ben-hadad (20:29-34), Ahab proposed to Je…
Mice Encyclopedia — mis. See MOUSE .…
Micha; Michah Encyclopedia — mi'-ka, mi'-ka. See MICA ; MICAH .…
Michael Dictionary & Encyclopedia — who is like God? (1.) The title given to one of the chief angels (Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1). He had special charge of Israel as a nation. He disputed with Satan (Jude 1:9) …
Michah Encyclopedia — mi'-ka. See MICAH .…
Michaiah Encyclopedia — mi-ka'-ya, mi-ki'-a. See MICAIAH .…
Michal Encyclopedia — mi'-kal (mikhal, contracted from mikha'el, "Michael" (which see); Melchol): Saul's younger daughter ( 1Sa 14:49 ), who, falling in love with David after his victory over …
Micheas; Michaeas Encyclopedia — mi-ke'-as: In 2 Esdras 1:39 equals the prophet Micah.…
Michmach From the Scriptures — Michmach is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “he that strikes”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says —…
Michmas Encyclopedia — mik'-mas (mikhmac; Codex Vaticanus Machmas; Codex Alexandrinus Chammas): The form of the name "Michmash" found in Ezr 2:27 ; Ne 7:31 . In 1 Esdras 5:21 it appears as MACA…
Michmash Encyclopedia — mik'-mash (mikhmash; Machmas): A town in the territory of Benjamin, apparently not of sufficient importance to secure mention in the list of cities given in Jos 18:21 ff.…
Michmethah Encyclopedia — mik'-me-tha (ha-mikhmethah; Codex Vaticanus Hikasmon; Codex Alexandrinus Machthoth): A place named in defining the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh ( Jos 16:6 ; 17:7 ). …
Michri Dictionary & Encyclopedia — prize of Jehovah, a Benjamite, the father of Uzzi (1 Chronicles 9:8).…
Michtam Encyclopedia — mik'-tam. See PSALMS .…
Micron Encyclopedia — mig'-ron (mighron; Magon): (1) A place in the uttermost part of Geba--which read here instead of Gibeah--marked by a pomegranate tree, where Saul and his 600 men encamped…
Midday Encyclopedia — mid'-da (machatsith ha-yom, tsohorayim; hemera mese): The Hebrew machatsith ha-yom ( Ne 8:3 ) and the Greek hemeras meses ( Ac 26:13 ) are strictly the middle of the day,…
Middin Encyclopedia — mid'-in (middin; in GB, Ainon, "springs"): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah ( Jos 15:61 ). There are not many possible sites. The Hebrew name may possibly…
Middle Wall Encyclopedia — See PARTITION .…
Midian; Midianites Encyclopedia — mid'-i-an, mid'-i-an-its (midhyan, midhyanim; Madiam, Madienaioi): 1. The Seed of Abraham to the Time of the Judges: Midian was a son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah.…
Midianitish, Woman Encyclopedia — mid'-i-an-it-ish, (ha-midhyanith, "the Midianitess"): The designation given to the daughter of Zur, Cozbi, whom Zimri the son of Salu brought into the camp of Israel ( Nu…
Midnight Encyclopedia — mid'-nit (chatsoth laylah, "middle of the night" ( Ex 11:4 ; Job 34:20 ; Ps 119:62 ), chatsi ha-laylah, "the half of the night" ( Ex 12:29 ; Jud 16:3 ; Ru 3:8 ), tokh ha-…
Midrash Encyclopedia — mid'-rash (midhrash): The Hebrew word corresponding to the King James Version "story" and the Revised Version (British and American) "commentary" in 2Ch 13:22 ; 24:27 . A…
Midwife Encyclopedia — mid'-wif (meyalledheth): Those who in patriarchal times attended mothers at childbirth are so named in Ge 35:17 ; 38:28 ; Ex 1:15-22 . Such attendants were probably then …
MIDWIFE The Dictionary — two midwives mentioned in Exodus 1:15 were probably the superintendents of the whole class.…
Migdal-Edar Dictionary — tower of the flock, a place 2 miles south of Jerusalem, near the Bethlehem road (Genesis 35:21). (See EDAR.)…
Migdal-eder Encyclopedia — mig-dal-e-der. See EDER .…
Migdal-el Dictionary & Encyclopedia — tower of God, a fortified city of Naphtali (Joshua 19:38), supposed by some to be identical with Magdala (q.v.).…
Migdal-gad Encyclopedia — mig'-dal-gad (mighdalgadh, "tower of Gad"): One of a group of 16 cities of Judah situated in the "lowland" ( Jos 15:37 ). Of these, only Lachish, Eglon, Beth-dagon and Na…
Migdol Dictionary & Encyclopedia — tower. (1.) A strongly-fortified place 12 miles from Pelusium, in the north of Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1; 46:14). This word is rendered “tower” in Ezekiel 29:10, but the margi…
Migron Dictionary — precipice or landslip, a place between Aiath and Michmash (Isaiah 10:28). The town of the same name mentioned in 1 Samuel 14:2 was to the south of this.…
Mijamin Encyclopedia — mij'-a-min (miyamin; the King James Version Miamin): (1) One of those who had married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:25 ). He is also called Maelus (1 Esdras 9:26). (2) The one t…
Mikloth Encyclopedia — mik'-loth, mik'-loth (miqloth): (1) A Benjamite, son of Jeiel ( 1Ch 8:32 ; 9:37 , 38 ). A comparison of the two passages shows that the name Mikloth has been dropped at t…
Mikneiah Encyclopedia — mik-ne'-ya, mik-ni'-a (miqneydhu): A Levite doorkeeper ( 1Ch 15:18 ).…
Milalai Encyclopedia — mil-a-la'-i, mil'-a-li (milalay): A Levite musician ( Ne 12:36 ).…
Milcah Encyclopedia — mil'-ka (milkah; Melcha): (1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah ( Ge 11:29 ; 22:20-23 ; 24:15 , 24 , 47 ). (2) Daughter of Zelophehad ( Nu 26:3…
Milcom Encyclopedia — mil'-kom, mil'-kom. See MOLECH .…
Mildew Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “to be yellow,” yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deuteronomy 28:…
Mile Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (from Lat. mille, “a thousand;” Matthew 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English…
Miletum From the Scriptures — Miletum is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “red; scarlet”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — the…
Miletus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Miletum, 2 Timothy 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. On his voyage from Greece to Syria, Paul touched at this port…
Milk Encyclopedia — milk (chalabh; gala; Latin lac (2 Esdras 2:19; 8:10)): The fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young. The word is used in …
Mill Dictionary — for grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Genesis 18:6). That used by the Hebrews consisted of two circular stones, each 2 feet in diameter and half a …
Mill; Millstone Encyclopedia — mil, mil'-ston (recheh; mulos, mulon): The two most primitive methods of grinding grain were (1) by pounding it in a mortar, and (2) by rubbing it between two stones. In …
Mille T Dictionary — (Hebrews dohan; only in Ezekiel 4:9), a small grain, the produce of the Panicum miliaceum of botanists. It is universally cultivated in the East as one of the smaller cor…
Millennium Dictionary — a thousand years; the name given to the era mentioned in Revelation 20:1-7. Some maintain that Christ will personally appear on earth for the purpose of establishing his …
Millennium, Postmillennial View Encyclopedia — See ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT .…
Millennium, Premillennial View Encyclopedia — mi-len'-i-um Divergent Views--Scope of Article I. THE TEACHING OF JESUS The Millennium Not before the Advent (1) Parable of the Wheat and Tares (2) Parable of the Pounds …
Millet Encyclopedia — mil'-et, mil'-it (dochan; kegchros): One of the ingredients of the prophet's bread ( Eze 4:9 ). The Arabic equivalent is dukhn, the common millet, Panicum miliaceum, an a…
Millo Encyclopedia — mil'-o. (millo generally interpreted to mean a "filling," e.g. a solid tower or an earth embankment; in Jud 9:6 , 20 ; 2Ki 12:20 , we get beth millo', translated in Engli…
Millstone Encyclopedia — mil'-ston. See MILL .…
Mina Encyclopedia — mi'-na. See MANEH .…
Mincing Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews taphoph, Isaiah 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by “wag” or “waggle,” thus representing “the affected gait of coquettish …
Mind Encyclopedia — mind (nous, dianoia, sunesis): 1. No Precision in the Terms Used: We look in vain in the Old Testament and New Testament for anything like scientific precision in the emp…
Mine The Dictionary — process of mining is described in Job 28:1-11. Moses speaks of the mineral wealth of Palestine (Deuteronomy 8:9). Job 28:4 is rightly thus rendered in the Revised Version…
Mine; Mining Encyclopedia — min, min'-ing: In Job 28:1-11 we have the only Biblical reference to mines. The writer very likely derived his information either from personal observation or from a desc…
Minerals Encyclopedia — min'-er-alz. See METALS; STONES, PRECIOUS.…
Mingled People; (mixed Multitude) Encyclopedia — min'-g'-ld pe'-pl: (1) "Mixed multitude" occurs in Nu 11:4 as a translation of asaphcuph, "collection," "rabble." The same phrase in Ex 12:38 ; Ne 13:3 is the rendition o…
Miniamin Encyclopedia — min'-ya-min, mi-ni'-a-min (minydmin): (1) A Levite who assisted Kore, the son of Imnah, in the distribution of the freewill offerings ( 2Ch 31:15 ). (2) A priestly family…
Minish Encyclopedia — min'-ash (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Ex 15:19 ; Ps 107:39 ; the English Revised Version Isa 19:6 ; Ho 8:10 ): The verb "mannish," "make small,…
Minister Dictionary — one who serves, as distinguished from the master. (1.) Hebrews meshereth, applied to an attendant on one of superior rank, as to Joshua, the servant of Moses (Exodus 33:1…
Ministry Encyclopedia — min'-is-tri: I. THE WORD "MINISTRY" Use of the Word in This Article II. TWO KINDS OF MINISTRY 1. The Prophet Ministry (1) Apostles (2) Prophets (3) Teachers 2. The Local …
Minneiah From the Scriptures — Minneiah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “possession of the Lord”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself…
Minni Encyclopedia — min'-i (minni): A kingdom mentioned in Jer 51:27 , along with Ararat and Ashkenaz, as assailants of Babylon. It is identified with the Minnai of the Assyrian inscriptions…
Minnith Encyclopedia — min'-ith (minnith; Codex Vaticanus achris Arnon; Codex Alexandrinus eis Semoeith): After Jephthah defeated the Ammonites, he is said to have smitten them from Aroer "unti…
Minstrel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Matthew 9:23), a flute-player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument.…
Mint Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. heduosmon, i.e., “having a sweet smell”), one of the garden herbs of which the Pharisees paid tithes (Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42). It belongs to the labiate family of…
Miphkad; Gate of Encyclopedia — mif'-kad, (sha`ar ha-miphqadh; the Revised Version (British and American) "Hammiphkad" ( Ne 3:31 )): A gate in, or near, the north end of the east wall of Jerusalem, rebu…
Miracle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an event in the external world brought about by the immediate agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use of means capable of being discerned by the s…
Miracles, Gift of Encyclopedia — See SPIRITUAL GIFTS ; MIRACLE .…
Mirage Encyclopedia — me-razh' (sharabh, "heat-mirage"; Arabic sarab, from verb which means "to go forth," "to flow"; hence, "flowing of water"): "The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the…
Mire Encyclopedia — mir. See CHALKSTONE ; CLAY ; MARSH .…
Miriam Dictionary & Encyclopedia — their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 2:4-10; 1 Chronicles 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called “the prophetess” …
Mirmah Encyclopedia — mur'-ma (mirmah, "deceit"): A Benjamite ( 1Ch 8:10 ).…
Mirror Encyclopedia — mir'er. See LOOKING-GLASS.…
Misael Encyclopedia — mis'-a-el, mi'-sa-el (Codex Alexandrinus Misael; Codex Vaticanus Meisael): (1) One of those who stood on Ezra's left hand as he expounded the Law (1 Esdras 9:44 equals "M…
Misaias Encyclopedia — mi-sa'-yas, mi-si'-as: the Revised Version margin equals "Masias."…
Mischief Encyclopedia — mis'-chif: The word, in the sense of "hurt" or "evil" befalling, plotted against, or done to, anyone, represents a variety of Hebrew terms (e.g. 'acon, the King James Ver…
Misdeem Dictionary — (Deuteronomy 32:27, R.V.). The Authorized Version reads, “should behave themselves strangely;” i.e., not recognize the truth, misunderstand or mistake the cause of Israel…
Misgab Encyclopedia — mis'-gab (ha-misgabh; Codex Vaticanus Amath; Codex Alexandrinus to krataioma): Named with Nebo and Kiriathaim in the denunciation of doom against Moab ( Jer 48:1 ). No tr…
Mishael Dictionary & Encyclopedia — who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Exodus 6:22). (2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Daniel …
Mishal Encyclopedia — mi'-shal (mish'al): A town in the territory of Asher ( Jos 19:26 , the King James Version "Misheal," Maasa), assigned to the Gershonite Levites ( Jos 21:30 ; Codex Vatica…
Misham Dictionary & Encyclopedia — their cleansing or their beholding, a Benjamite, one of the sons of Elpaal (1 Chronicles 8:12).…
Misheal Encyclopedia — mish'-e-al. See MISHAL .…
Mishma Encyclopedia — mish'ma (mishma`): (1) A son of Ishmael ( Ge 25:14 ; 1Ch 1:30 ). (2) A Simeonite ( 1Ch 4:25 ).…
Mishmannah Encyclopedia — mish-man'-a (mishmannah): A Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag ( 1Ch 12:10 ).…
Mishna Encyclopedia — mish'-na. See TALMUD .…
Mishneh Encyclopedia — mish'-ne (ha-mishneh; 2Ki 22:14 ; 2Ch 34:22 , the King James Version "college," the Revised Version (British and American) "second quarter," margin "Hebrew Mishneh"; Ze 1…
Mishor Encyclopedia — mi'-shor. See PLAIN, and also note in HDB, III, 309.…
Mishraites Encyclopedia — mish'-ra-its (ha-mishra`i): One of the families of Kiriath-jearim ( 1Ch 2:53 ).…
Mispar Encyclopedia — mis'-par (micpar): An exile who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezr 2:2 ). the King James Version spells the name "Mizpar." In the parallel verse of Nehemiah it appears as "Mi…
Mispereth Encyclopedia — mis'-pe-reth (micpereth). See MISPAR .…
Misrephoth-maim Encyclopedia — miz-re-foth-ma'-im (misrephoth mayim; Septuagint Maseron, Masereth Memphomaim): A place to which Joshua chased the various tribes, which were confederated under Jabin, af…
Mist Encyclopedia — ('edh; achlus, homichie): Mist is caused by particles of water vapor filling the air until it is only partially transparent. Mist and haze produce much the same effect, t…
Mistress Encyclopedia — mis'-tres (ba`alah, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba`alah, "lady," "owner" ( 1Ki 17:17 ; Na 3:4 ); in 1Sa 28:7 , "a woman that hath a familiar spirit" is literally, "…
Mite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — contraction of minute, from the Latin minutum, the translation of the Greek word lepton, the very smallest bronze of copper coin (Luke 12:59; 21:2). Two mites made one qu…
Mithcah Dictionary — sweetness, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 33:28, 29).…
Mithkah Encyclopedia — mith'-ka (mithqah "sweetness"; the King James Version Mithcah): Name given owing to sweetness of pasture or water. A desert camp of the Israelites between Terah and Hashm…
Mithnite Encyclopedia — mith'-nit (ha-mithni): Designation of Jehoshaphat, one of David's officers ( 1Ch 11:43 ).…
Mithradates Encyclopedia — mith-ra-da'-tez (Codex Alexandrinus Mithradates; Codex Vaticanus Mithridates; the King James Version Mithridates): (1) The treasurer of Cyrus to whom the king committed t…
Mithredath Encyclopedia — mith'-re-dath (mithredhath; Persian equals "gift of Mithra" or "consecrated to Mithra"): (1) The Persian treasurer through whom Cyrus restored the sacred vessels to the r…
Mitre Encyclopedia — mi'-ter In the King James Version this word renders two Hebrew words, both of which, however, come from the same stem, namely, tsanaph, "to coil" or "to wrap round." In E…
Mitylene Encyclopedia — mit-i-le'-ne, mit-i-lye'-nye (Mitulene, or Mutilene as usually on coins): 1. Importance and History: In antiquity the most important city of the Asiatic Aeolians and of t…
Mix E D Multitude Dictionary — (Exodus 12:38), a class who accompanied the Israelites as they journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, the first stage of the Exodus. These were probably miscellaneous hangers…
Mixed, Multitude Encyclopedia — mikst, mul'-ti-tud. See MINGLED PEOPLE .…
Mizar From the Scriptures — Mizar is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “little”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they are th…
Mizar, the Hill Encyclopedia — mi'-zar, (har mits`ar; oros mikros): The name of a mountain found only in Ps 42:6 ; "I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and the Hermons, from the hill Mizar." The t…
Mizpah Dictionary — or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1.) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Genesis 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-ar…
Mizpah; Mizpeh Encyclopedia — miz'-pa, miz'-pe: This name is pointed both ways in the Hebrew, and is found usually with the article. The meaning seems to be "outlook" or "watchtower." It is natural, t…
Mizpar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — number, one of the Jews who accompanied Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:2); called also Mispereth (Nehemiah 7:7).…
Mizraim Encyclopedia — miz'-ra-im (mitsrayim): (1) A son of Ham, and ancestor of various peoples, Ludim, Anamim, etc. ( Ge 10:6 , 13 ; 1Ch 1:8 , 11 ). See TABLE OF NATIONS . (2) The name of Egy…
Mizzah Encyclopedia — miz'-a (mizzah, "strong," "firm"): Grandson of Esau, one of the "dukes" of Edom ( Ge 36:13 , 17 ; 1Ch 1:37 ).…
Ml BHAR Dictionary — choice, a Hagarene, one of David’s warriors (1 Chronicles 11:38); called also Bani the Gadite (2 Samuel 23:36).…
MlAMIN Dictionary — =Mijamin, from the right hand. (1.) The head of one of the divisions of the priests (1 Chronicles 24:9). (2.) A chief priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ne…
MlBSAM Dictionary — fragrance. (1.) One of Ishmael’s twelve sons, and head of an Arab tribe (Genesis 25:13). (2.) A son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:25).…
MlCHA Dictionary — (1.) 2 Samuel 9:12 =MICAH (2). (2.) The son of Zabdi, a Levite of the family of Asaph (Nehemiah 1 1:17, 22 ).…
MlCHAIAH Dictionary — (1.) The queen-mother of King Abijah (2 Chronicles 13:2). (See MAACAH [4]). (2.) One of those sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law (2 Chronicles 17:7…
MlCHAL Dictionary — rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Samuel 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his con…
MlCHMASH Dictionary — something hidden, a town of Benjamin (Ezra 2:27), east of Bethel and south of Migron, on the road to Jerusalem (Isaiah 10:28). It lay on the line of march of an invading …
MlCHMETHAH Dictionary — hiding-place, a town in the northern border of Ephraim and Manasseh, and not far west of Jordan (Joshua 16:6; 17:7).…
MlCHTAM Dictionary — writing; i.e., a poem or song found in the titles of Psalm 16; 56-60. Some translate the word “golden”, i.e., precious. It is rendered in the LXX. by a word meaning “tabl…
MlDDIN Dictionary — measures, one of the six cities “in the wilderness,” on the west of the Dead Sea, mentioned along with En-gedi (Joshua 15:61).…
MlGDAL-GAD Dictionary — tower of fortune, a town in the plains of Judah, probably the modern el-Mejdel, a little to the north-east of Ascalon (Joshua 15:37).…
MlKLOTH Dictionary — staves. (1.) An officer under Dodai, in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 27:4). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:32; 9:37, 38).…
MlL AIAI Dictionary — eloquent, a Levitical musician (Nehemiah 12:36) who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.…
MlLLO Dictionary — (Hebrews always with the article, “the” Millo). (1.) Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protect…
MlNNI Dictionary — only in Jeremiah 51:27, as the name of a province in Armenia, which was at this time under the Median kings. Armenia is regarded by some as = Har-minni i.e., the mountain…
MlNNITH Dictionary — distribution, an Ammonitish town (Judges 11:33) from which wheat was exported to Tyre (Ezekiel 27:17). It was probably somewhere in the Mishor or table-land on the east o…
MlSGAB Dictionary — height, a town of Moab, or simply, the height=the citadel, some fortress so called; or perhaps a general name for the highlands of Moab, as some think (Jeremiah 48:1). In…
MlSHAL Dictionary — a city of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74). It is probably the modem Misalli, on the shore near Carmel.…
MlSHEAL Dictionary — (Joshua 19:26), a town of Asher, probably the same as Mishal.…
MlSHMA Dictionary — hearing. (1.) One of the sons of Ishmael (Genesis 25:14), and founder of an Arab tribe. (2.) A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:25, 26).…
MlSHMANNAH Dictionary — fatness, one of the Gadite heroes who gathered to David atZiklag (1 Chronicles 12:10).…
MlSREPHOTH-MAIM Dictionary — burning of waters, supposed to be salt-pans, or lime-kilns, or glass-factories, a place to which Joshua pursued a party of Canaanites after the defeat of Jabin (Joshua 11…
MlTHREDATH Dictionary — given by Mithra, or dedicated to Mithra, i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Greek name Mithridates. (1.) The “treasurer” of King Cyrus (Ezra 1:8). (2.) Ezra 4:7, a Per…
MlZAR Dictionary — smallness, a summit on the eastern ridge of Lebanon, near which David lay after escaping from Absalom (Psalm 42:6). It may, perhaps, be the present Jebel Ajlun, thus name…
MlZRAIM Dictionary — the dual form of matzor, meaning a “mound” or “fortress,” the name of a people descended from Ham (Genesis 10:6, 13; 1 Chronicles 1:8, 11). It was the name generally give…
MlZZAH Dictionary — despair, one of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Genesis 36:13, 17).…
Mn As On Dictionary — reminding, or remembrancer, a Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged (Acts 21:16). He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (11:19, 20), and was well kno…
Mnason Encyclopedia — na'-son, m'-na'-son (Mnason): All that we know of Mnason is found in Ac 21:16 . (1) He accompanied Paul and his party from Caesarea on Paul's last visit to Jerusalem; (2)…
Moab Dictionary — the seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Genesis 19:37), of incestuous birth. (2.) Used to denote the people of Moab (N…
Moab; Moabites Encyclopedia — mo'-ab, mo'-ab-its (Moab, mo'abh, Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo'abhi; Moabites, bene mo'abh): 1. The Land: Moab was t…
Moabite Dictionary — the designation of a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot (Genesis 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the south-eastern border of the Dead Sea, they gra…
MOABITE Stone Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a basalt stone, bearing an inscription by King Mesha, which was discovered at Dibon by Klein, a German missionary at Jerusalem, in 1868. It was 3 1/2 feet high and 2 in b…
Moabitess Encyclopedia — mo'-ab-it-es, mo-ab-i'-tes (mo'abhiyah): A woman, or in plural women, of Moab. The term is applied to Ru (1:22; 2:2,6,21; 4:5,10); to some of Solomon's wives ( 1Ki 11:1 )…
Moadiah Encyclopedia — mo-a-di'-a. See MAADIAH .…
Mochmur, the Brook Encyclopedia — mok'-mur, ho cheimarrhos Mochmour): The torrent bed in a valley on which stood Chusi, not far from Ekrebel (Judith 7:18). The latter may be identified with `Aqrabeh, East…
Mock; Mocker; Mocking Encyclopedia — mok, mok'er, mok'-ing (hathal, la`agh, empaizo): To mock is the translation of hathal, "to play upon," "mock," "deride" ( Jud 16:10 , 13 , 15 ; 1Ki 18:27 , "Elijah mocked…
Modad, Book of Eldad and Encyclopedia — See ELDAD AND MODAD, BOOK OF.…
Moderately Encyclopedia — mod'-er-at-li (litsedhaqah): "Moderately" is the King James Version translation of litsedhaqah, "righteousness" ( Joe 2:23 , "for he hath given you the former rain modera…
Moderation Encyclopedia — mod-er-a'-shun (to epieikes): The word occurs once in the King James Version, Php 4:5 .…
Modin Encyclopedia — mo'-din (Modeein, Modein, Modeeim, and other forms; in the Talmud it is called modhi`im, and modhi`ith (Neubauer, Geographie du Talmud, 99)): This place owes its interest…
Moeth Encyclopedia — mo'-eth (Moeth): Called "son of Sabannus," one of the Levites to whom, with the priest Mermoth, the silver and gold brought by Ezra from Babylon were committed (1 Esdras …
Moladah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — birth, a city in the south of Judah which fell to Simeon (Joshua 15:21-26; 19:2). It has been identified with the modern el-Milh, 10 miles east of Beersheba.…
Mole Encyclopedia — mol: (1) tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon"; Septuagint aspalax = spalax, "mole," Vulgate (Jerome's Latin B…
Mole Hebrews Dictionary — tinshameth (Leviticus 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in R.V., “chameleon”). In Leviticus 11:18, Deuteronomy 14:16, it is rendered, in Authori…
Molech; Moloch Encyclopedia — mo'-lek, mo'-lok (ha-molekh, always with the article, except in 1Ki 11:7 ; Septuagint ho Moloch, sometimes also Molchom, Melchol; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A…
Moli Encyclopedia — mo'-li. See MOOLI .…
Molid Encyclopedia — mo'-lid (molidh): A Judahite ( 1Ch 2:29 ).…
Mollify Encyclopedia — mol'-i-fi (from rakhakh, "to be soft"): "To make soft," used in modern English only figuratively, as "His anger was mollified." English Versions of the Bible, however, us…
Moloch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — king, the name of the national God of the Ammonites, to whom children were sacrificed by fire. He was the consuming and destroying and also at the same time the purifying…
Molten Sea Encyclopedia — See LAVER .…
Molten, Image Encyclopedia — mol'-t'-n. See IMAGES .…
Momdis Encyclopedia — mom'-dis (Codex Alexandrinus Momdeis; Codex Vaticanus Momdeios): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:34) equals "Maadai" in Ezr 10:34 .…
Moment Encyclopedia — mo'-ment (regha`, "a wink"; atomos, "an atom," stigme, "a point," parautika, immediately," "forthwith"): "Moment" is not used in Scripture for a division of time, but for…
Money Encyclopedia — mun'-i: Various terms are used for money in the Bible, but the most common are the Hebrew keceph, and Greek argurion, both meaning silver. We find also qesiTah, rendered …
MONEY Of Dictionary — uncoined money the first notice we have is in the history of Abraham (Genesis 13:2; 20:16; 24:35). Next, this word is used in connection with the purchase of the cave of …
Money, Current Encyclopedia — kur'-ent (`obher, "passing," Ge 28:16 ; 2Ki 12:4 (Hebrew 5)): The text and translation in 2Ki 12:4 are uncertain and difficult. See the Revised Version margin. The refere…
Money, Love of Encyclopedia — (philarguria, 1Ti 6:10 , literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of money" ( Lu 16:14 ; 2Ti 3:2 ), equivalent to "avarice"): The vice that seeks to ret…
Money, Sin Encyclopedia — See SIN MONEY ; SIN OFFERING .…
Money-Changer Dictionary — (Matthew 2 1 : 1 2; Mark 11:15; John 2:15). Every Israelite from twenty years and upwards had to pay (Exodus 30:13-15) into the sacred treasury half a shekel every year a…
Money-changers Encyclopedia — chan'-jers (kollubistes, from kollubos, "a small coin," so "a money-changer," or "banker" ( Mt 21:12 ; Mr 11:15 ; "changers" in Joh 2:15 ; compare Joh 2:14 , where kermat…
Monster Encyclopedia — mon'-ster. See DRAGON; SEA-MONSTER.…
Month Encyclopedia — munth (chodhesh, yerach; men): Chodhesh is strictly the "new moon," the appearance of which marked the beginning of the month, commonly indicated by ro'sh ha-chodhesh. Ye…
MONTH Among Dictionary — the Egyptians the month of thirty days each was in use long before the time of the Exodus, and formed the basis of their calculations. From the time of the institution of…
Monthly; Prognosticators Encyclopedia — munth'-li, prog-nos'-ti-ka-terz. See ASTROLOGY, sec. I, 6.…
Monument Encyclopedia — mon'-u-ment ( Isa 65:4 the King James Version). See VAULT .…
Mooli Encyclopedia — mo'-o-li (Codex Alexandrinus Mooli; Codex Vaticanus Moolei; the King James Version Moli): Son of Merari and grandson of Levi (1 Esdras 8:47) equals "Mahli" in Ezr 8:18 (s…
Moon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — heb. yareah, from its paleness (Ezra 6:15), and lebanah, the “white” (Cant. 6:10; Isaiah 24:23), was appointed by the Creator to be with the sun “for signs, and for seaso…
Moon, New Encyclopedia — See ASTROLOGY, sec. I, 6; ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 3, (1); FASTS AND FEASTS.…
Moossias Encyclopedia — mo-os'-i-as (Codex Vaticanus Moosseias; Codex Alexandrinus Moos Sias; the King James Version, Moosias, mo-o-si'as): One of those who had taken a "strange wife" (1 Esdras …
Moph Encyclopedia — mof. See MEMPHIS .…
Morality Encyclopedia — mo-ral'-i-ti. See ETHICS .…
Morashtite Encyclopedia — mo-rash'-tit (hamorashti; the King James Version, Morasthite, mo-ras'-thit): Gentilic designation of the prophet Micah ( Jer 26:18 ; Mic 1:1 ). See also MORESHETH-GATH.…
Mordecai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. It has been alleged that he was carried into captivity with Jeconiah, and hence that he must have been at least one hundred and…
Moreh Dictionary — an archer, teacher; fruitful. (1.) A Canaanite probably who inhabited the district south of Shechem, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, and gave his name to the “plain” the…
Moreh, Hill of Encyclopedia — mo'-re (gibh`ath ha-moreh, "hill of the teacher"; Codex Vaticanus Gabaathamora; Codex Alexandrinus, tou bomou tou Abor): The Hebrew moreh is derived from the verb yarah, …
Moreh, Oak of Encyclopedia — ('elon moreh, "terebinth of the teacher"; ten drun ten hupselen; the King James Version Plain of Moreh): It seems probable that the place here intended may be the same as…
Moresheth-Gath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — possession of the wine -press, the birthplace of the prophet Micah (1:14), who is called the “Morasthite” (Jeremiah 26:18). This place was probably a suburb of Gath.…
Moriah Dictionary — the chosen of Jehovah. Some contend that Mount Gerizim is meant, but most probably we are to regard this as one of the hills of Jerusalem. Here Solomon’s temple was built…
Moriah, Land of Encyclopedia — mo-ri'-a ('erec ha-moriyah; eis ten genitive ten hupselen): Abraham was directed by God to take his son Isaac, to go into the land of Moriah, and there to offer him for a…
Morning Encyclopedia — mor'-ning: There are several Hebrew and Greek words which are rendered "morning," the most common in Hebrew being boqer, which occurs 180 times. It properly means "the br…
Morning Watch Encyclopedia — 'ash-moreth ha-boker ( Ex 14:24 ; 1Sa 11:11 ); in Judith 12:5 for heothine phulake; compare Sirach 55:6; 1 Macc 5:30): The last portion of the night. See WATCH .…
Morning, Wings of Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 4.…
Morrow After the Sabbath Encyclopedia — (mochorath, or mochoratham, "the morrow," or "tomorrow," "the day following"; mochorath ha-shabbath, "the day after the Sabbath," i.e. the first day of the week): The fir…
Morrow, Tomorrow Encyclopedia — mor'-o, too-mor'-o: Two words are used in the Old Testament in this meaning: boqer, which properly means "dawn," or "morning," and machar, properly the same, but used for…
Morsel Encyclopedia — mor'-sel (brosis): Found only in Heb 12:16 the King James Version, "For one morsel of meat (the Revised Version (British and American) "mess of meat") sold his birthright…
Mortal; Mortality Encyclopedia — mor'-tal, mor-tal'-i-ti (thnetos to thneton): The meaning is "subject to death" ( Ro 6:12 ; 8:11 ; 1Co 15:53 , 54 ; in 2Co 5:4 the Revised Version (British and American) …
Mortar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews homer), cement of lime and sand (Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:14); also potter’s clay (Isaiah 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Hebrews ‘aphar, usually rendered “dust,” clay or …
Mortgage Encyclopedia — mor'-gaj (arabh): To give or be security as a part of bartering, give pledges, become surety. In time of great need for food, "Some also there were that said, We are mort…
Mortify Encyclopedia — mor'-ti-fi ( Ro 8:13 the King James Version and the English Revised Version, thanatoo, the English Revised Version margin "make to die," and Col 3:5, nekroo, the English …
Mosera Dictionary — a bond, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 10:6), at the foot of Mount Hor. (Comp. Numbers 33:37, 38). It has been identified with el-Ta…
Moserah Encyclopedia — mo-se'-ra, mo'-se-ra (mocerah, "bond"): Perhaps Moser with the "he" of locale (direction), "to Moser" ( De 10:6 ). See MOSEROTH .…
Moseroth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — bonds, one of the stations in the wilderness (Numbers 33:30, 31), probably the same as Mosera.…
Moses Dictionary & Encyclopedia — drawn (or Egypt, mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Genesis 45: 17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took …
Moses, Assumption of Encyclopedia — a-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE .…
Moses, Song of Encyclopedia — The name given to the song of triumph sung by Moses and the Israelites after the crossing of the Red Sea and the destruction of the hosts of Pharaoh ( Ex 15:1-18 ). The s…
Mosollamon Encyclopedia — mo-sol'-a-mon. See MOSOLLAMUS .…
Mosollamus Encyclopedia — mo-sol'-a-mus: (1) the King James Version "Mosollam" (Mosollamos), one of the three "assessors" appointed to the two commissioners in the inquiry made about "strange wive…
Most High, Most Holy Encyclopedia — See GOD, NAMES OF.…
Mote Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. karphos, something dry, hence a particle of wood or chaff, etc.). A slight moral defect is l ik ened to a mote (Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41, 42).…
Moth Encyclopedia — moth (`ash; compare Arabic `uththat, "moth"; colloquial, `itt; cac, "worm" ( Isa 51:8 ); compare Arabic sus, "worm," especially an insect larva in flesh, wood or grain; s…
Moth Hebrews Dictionary — ‘ash, from a root meaning “to fall away,” as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matthew 6:19, 2…
Mother Encyclopedia — muth'-er ('em, "mother," "dam," "ancestress"; meter): 1. Her Position in the Old Testament: In vain do we look in the Scriptures for traces of the low position which woma…
Mother-in-law Encyclopedia — See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.…
Motion Encyclopedia — mo'-shun: In 2 Esdras 6:14, the King James Version "motion" represents the Latin commotio, "commotion," "disturbance" (the Revised Version (British and American) has revi…
MOULDY Of Dictionary — the Gibeonites it is said that “all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy” (Joshua 9:5, 12). The Hebrew word here rendered “mouldy” (nikuddim) is rendered “crac…
Mound Encyclopedia — mound. See SIEGE, 4, (c).…
Mount Ephraim Encyclopedia — See EPHRAIM, MOUNT.…
Mount of Congregation, the Encyclopedia — See CONGREGATION, MOUNT OF.…
Mount OF CORRUPTION Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., “mount of offence”), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so called because idol temples were there erected in the time of Solomon, tem…
Mount of Olives Encyclopedia — See OLIVES, MOUNT OF; JERUSALEM.…
Mount Of The Amalekites Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judges 12:15).…
MOUNT OF THE AmORITES Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the range of hills which rises abruptly in the wilderness of et-Tih (“the wandering”), mentioned Deuteronomy 1:19, 20, “that great and terrible wilderness.”…
Mount Of The Congregation Dictionary — only in Isaiah 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. It was situated in the far north, and in Babylonian inscriptions is …
Mount Of The Valley Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Joshua 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The “valley” here was probably the Ghor or valley of the Jordan, and hence the “mount” would…
MOUNT Palestine Dictionary — is a hilly country (Deuteronomy 3:25; 11:11; Ezekiel 34:13). West of Jordan the mountains stretch from Lebanon far down into Galilee, terminating in Carmel. The isolated …
Mount; Mountain Encyclopedia — mount, moun'-tin. See HILL, MOUNT, MOUNTAIN.…
MOURN Frequent Dictionary — references are found in Scripture to, (1.) Mourning for the dead. Abraham mourned for Sarah (Genesis 23:2); Jacob for Joseph (37:34, 35); the Egyptians for Jacob (50:3-10…
Mourning Encyclopedia — morn'-ing. See BURIAL ; GRIEF .…
MOUSE Hebrews Dictionary — ‘akhbar, “swift digger”), properly the dormouse, the field-mouse (1 Samuel 6:4). In Leviticus 1 1:29, Isaiah 66:17 this word is used generically, and includes the jerboa …
Mouse; Mice Encyclopedia — mous, mis (`akhbar; Septuagint mus, "mouse"; compare Arabic `akbar, "jerboa" not 'akbar, "greater"; compare also proper noun, `akhbor, "Achbor" ( Ge 36:38 ; 1Ch 1:49 ; al…
Mouth Encyclopedia — mowth (peh, chekh, garon ( Ps 149:6 ); Aramaic pum, tera ( Da 3:26 ); stoma, 71 times, once logos, i.e. "word of mouth," "speech" ( Ac 15:27 ); once we find the verb epis…
Mowing Dictionary — (Hebrews gez), rendered in Psalm 72:6 “mown grass.” The expression “king’s mowings” (Amos 7: 1) refers to some royal right of early pasturage, the first crop of grass for…
Mowing; Mown Grass Encyclopedia — mo'-ing, (gez, "a shearing," "cut grass"): In Ps 72:6 the good king's rule is said to be "like rain upon the mown grass," to start the new growth (compare 2Sa 23:4 ; Ho 6…
Moza Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a going forth. (1.) One of the sons of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:46). (2.) The son of Zimri, of the posterity of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:36, 37; 9:42, 43).…
Mozah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an issuing of water, a city of Benjamin (Joshua 18:26).…
Mu Dictionary — m. IM the chief city of the island of Lesbos, on its east coast, in the AEgean Sea. Paul, during his third missionary journey, touched at this place on his way from Corin…
Muffler Encyclopedia — muf'-ler (re`alah): The name given to an article of woman's dress in Isa 3:19 . It describes a veil more elaborate and costly than the ordinary. A cognate word in the sen…
Mufflers Dictionary — (Isaiah 3: 19), veils, light and tremulous. Margin, “spangled ornaments.”…
MULBERRY Hebrews Dictionary — bakah, “to weep;” rendered “Baca” (R.V., “weeping”) in Psalm 84:6. The plural form of the Hebrew bekaim is rendered “mulberry trees” in 2 Samuel 5:23, 24 and 1 Chronicles…
Mulberry; Trees Encyclopedia — mul'-ber-i, (bekha'im; Septuagint apioi, "pear trees" ( 2Sa 5:23 f; 1Ch 14:14 f, margin "balsam-trees"; Ps 84:6, the King James Version "Baca," margin "mulberry trees," t…
Mulcted Encyclopedia — mulk'-ted (`anash, "to be punished," "fined"): "The simple pass on, and are mulcted" ( Pr 22:3 the Revised Version margin, the Revised Version (British and American) "suf…
Mule Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews pered), so called from the quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. It is not probable that the Hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly forbidde…
Multitude; Mixed Encyclopedia — mul'-ti-tud, mikst. See MINGLED PEOPLE .…
Munition Encyclopedia — mu-nish'-un. See SIEGE, 4, (b).…
Muppim Encyclopedia — mup'-im (muppim): A son of Benjamin ( Ge 46:21 ), elsewhere called "Shuppim" ( 1Ch 7:12 , 15 ; 26:16 ), "Shephupham" ( Nu 26:39 ), and "Shephuphan". ( 1Ch 8:5 ); compare …
Murder Encyclopedia — 1. Terms: mur'-der (haragh, "to smite," "destroy," "kill," "slay" ( Ps 10:8 ; Ho 9:13 AV]), ratsach, "to dash to pieces," "kill," especially with premeditation ( Nu 35:16…
MURDER Wilful Dictionary — murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Numbers 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Leviticus 24:17). This law in its princi…
Murderers Encyclopedia — mur'-der-erz ( Ac 21:38 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "assassins"): Represents a word only once mentioned in the New Testament, the G…
Murmur; Murmurings Encyclopedia — mur'-mur, mur'-mur-ingz: The Hebrew word (lun) denotes the semi-articulated mutterings of disaffected persons. It is used in connection with the complaints of the Israeli…
Murmuring Dictionary — of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Numbers 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; …
Murrain Encyclopedia — mur'-in, mur'-en, mur'-an] (debher): This name is given to a fatal cattle-disease, which was the fifth of the plagues of Egypt ( Ex 9:3 ), and which affected not only the…
MURRAIN Hebrews Dictionary — deber, “destruction,” a “great mortality”, the fifth plague that fell upon the Egyptians (Exodus 9:3). It was some distemper that resulted in the sudden and widespread de…
Muse; Musing Encyclopedia — muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" ( Ps 39:3 , chaghigh; Ps 143:5 , siach); in the New Testament once ( Lu 3:15 , dialo…
Mushi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — receding, the second of the two sons of Merari (Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20). His sons were called Mushites (Numbers 3:33; 26:58).…
Music Encyclopedia — mu'-zik: I. IMPORTANCE 1. The Sole Art Cultivated 2. A Wide Vocabulary of Musical Terms 3. Place in Social and Personal Life 4. Universal Language of Emotions 5. Use in D…
Music Jubal Dictionary — was the inventor of musical instruments (Genesis 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant eviden…
Musical Instruments Encyclopedia — mu'-zi-kal in'-stroo-ments (shiddah we-shiddoth): "I gat me .... musical instruments, and that of all sorts" ( Ec 2:8 ). Thus the King James Version and the American Stan…
Musician; Chief Encyclopedia — mu-zish'-an. See ASAPH ; MUSIC ; PSALMS .…
Mustard Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a plant of the genus sinapis, a pod-bearing, shrub-like plant, growing wild, and also cultivated in gardens. The little round seeds were an emblem of any small insignific…
Muth-Labben Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurring only in the title of Psalm 9. Some interpret the words as meaning “on the death of Labben,” some unknown person. Others render the word, “on the death of the so…
Mutilation Encyclopedia — mu-ti-la'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Mutter Encyclopedia — mut'-er (haghah ( Isa 8:19 ; 59:3 )): An onomatopoetic word, used of the growling of a lion ( Isa 31:4 ), of the "mourning" of a dove ( Isa 38:14 ), or of the human voice…
Muzzle Encyclopedia — muz'l (chacam; phimoo) According to the Deuteronomic injunction ( De 25:4 ), the ox was not to be muzzled while treading the grain, i.e. threshing. The muzzle was a guard…
MUZZLE Grain Dictionary — in the East is usually thrashed by the sheaves being spread out on a floor, over which oxen and cattle are driven to and fro, till the grain is trodden out. Moses ordaine…
Myndus Encyclopedia — min'-dus (Mundos): A city of Asia Minor, situated at the extreme western end of a peninsula jutting into the sea (see CARIA). It seems that the city was independent at an…
Myr Dictionary — tle (Isaiah 41 : 19; Nehemiah 8:15; Zechariah 1:8), Hebrew hadas, known in the East by the name as, the Myrtus communis of the botanist. “Although no myrtles are now foun…
Myra Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caes…
Myrrh Encyclopedia — mur: (1) (mor or mowr; Arabic murr]): This substance is mentioned as valuable for its perfume ( Ps 45:8 ; Pr 7:17 ; So 3:6 ; 4:14 ), and as one of the constituents of the…
MYRRH Hebrews Dictionary — mor. (1.) First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil (Exodus 30:23). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came …
Myrtle Encyclopedia — mur'-t'-l (hadhac; mursine ( Isa 41:19 ; 55:13 ; Ne 8:15 ; Zec 1:8 , 10 f ); also as a name in Hadassah in Es 2:7 , the Jewish form of ESTHER (which see)): The myrtle, My…
Mysia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a province in the north-west of Asia Minor. On his first voyage to Europe (Acts 16:7, 8) Paul passed through this province and embarked at its chief port Troas.…
Mystery Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the calling of the Gentiles into the Christian Church, so designated (Ephesians 1:9, 10; 3:8-11; Colossians 1:25-27); a truth undiscoverable except by revelation, long hi…
Mythology Encyclopedia — mi-thol'-o-ji. See FABLE; BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF; GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT.…