← Biblopedia home

Qir-hareseth; Kir-heres Encyclopedia — kur-har'-seth, -ha-re'-seth> (qir-charesh, Isa 16:7 ; in 2Ki 3:25 the King James Version reads Kir-haraseth (pausal form)); (qir cheres, Jer 48:31 , 36 ; in Isa 16:11 …

Qoph Encyclopedia — kof (qoph): The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as q (intense k). It came also to be used for the number 100. For name, etc., see …

Quail Encyclopedia — kwal (selaw; ortugometra; Latin Coturnix vulgaris): A game bird of the family Coturnix, closely related to "partridges" (which see). Quail and partridges are near relativ…

Quails The Israelites Dictionary — were twice relieved in their privation by a miraculous supply of quails, (1) in the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:13), and (2) again at Kibroth-hattaavah (q.v.), Numbers 1…

Quarantania Dictionary — a mountain some 1,200 feet high, about 7 miles north-west of Jericho, the traditional scene of our Lord’s temptation (Matthew 4:8).…

Quarrel Encyclopedia — kwor'-el: Originally (1) "a complaint" (compare "querulous"), or (2) "a cause of complaint," and so (3) "a contention." (1) In the King James Version Mr 6:19 (the Revised…

Quarries Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) The “Royal Quarries” (not found in Scripture) is the name given to the vast caverns stretching far underneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built…

Quarter Encyclopedia — kwor'-ter: Literally, of course, "the fourth part," and so of the four "ends" (qatsah) in Jer 49:36 , and the King James Version of the four "corners" (so the Revised Ver…

Quartus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fourth, a Corinthian Christian who sent by Paul his salutations to friends at Rome (Romans 16:23).…

Quaternion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a band of four soldiers. Peter was committed by Herod to the custody of four quaternions, i.e., one quaternion for each watch of the night (Acts 12:4). Thus every precaut…

Queen Encyclopedia — kwen: The Bible applies this term: (1) To the wife of a king ("queen consort") (malkah). In the Book of Esther it is the title given to Vashti (1:9) and Esther (2:22); co…

Queen Mother Encyclopedia — (gebhirah, literally, "mistress," then a female ruler, and sometimes simply the wife of a king ("queen," 1Ki 11:19 ); in Da 5:10 the term malketha' "queen," really means …

QUEEN No Dictionary — explicit mention of queens is made till we read of the “queen of Sheba.” The wives of the kings of Israel are not so designated. In Psalm 45:9, the Hebrew for “queen” is …

Queen Of Heaven Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17, 25), the moon, worshipped by the Assyrians as the receptive power in nature.…

Queen of Sheba Encyclopedia — she'-ba ( 1Ki 10:1-13 ; 2Ch 9:1-12 , called in Mt 12:42; Lu 11:31, "the queen of the south" (basilissa notou)): 1. Old Testament Accounts: The two Old Testament accounts …

Quench Encyclopedia — kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the usual meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In the Old Testament it is fr…

Question Encyclopedia — kwes'-chun: The noun for dabhar, "word," in 1Ki 10:3 parallel 2Ch 9:2 , with "hard question" for chidhah, "dark saying," "riddle," in 1Ki 10:1 parallel 2Ch 9:1 . In the N…

Quick; Quicken Encyclopedia — kwik, kwik'-'n: Translates in the King James Version four different words: (1) chayah, (2) michyah, (3) ruach, and (4) zao. Of these words (1) and (4) had simply the sens…

Quicksands Dictionary & Encyclopedia — found only in Acts 27:17, the rendering of the Greek Syrtis. On the north coast of Africa were two localities dangerous to sailors, called the Greater and Lesser Syrtis. …

Quiet Encyclopedia — kwi'-et: Verb or adjective only in English Versions of the Bible, "quietness" being used for the noun. No special Hebrew or Greek words are represented, but in the Old Te…

Quintus Memmius Encyclopedia — kwin'-tus mem'-us. See MEMMIUS, QUINTUS.…

Quirinius Encyclopedia — kwi-rin'-i-us. See CHRONOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, sec. I, 1, (2); LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF, sec. 5.…

Quit Encyclopedia — kwit: Same derivation as "quiet," so that "to be quit" ( Ex 21:19 , 28 ; Jos 2:20 the King James Version) is "to be relieved of responsibility," naqah, naqi, "guiltless" …

Quiver Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the sheath for arrows. The Hebrew word (aspah) thus commonly rendered is found in Job 39:23; Psalm 127:5; Isaiah 22:6; 49:2; Jeremiah 5:16; Lamentations 3:13. In Genesis …

Quotations Dictionary — from the Old Testament in the New, which are very numerous, are not made according to any uniform method. When the New Testament was written, the Old was not divided, as …

Quotations in the New Testament Encyclopedia — kwo-ta'-shunz, I. INTRODUCTORY Limitation of the Discussion II. CONSTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLES OF NEW TESTAMENT QUOTATION 1. Unity of the Two Dispensations 2. Biblical Movement …