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S Dictionary — he ALT IEL asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8; Nehemiah 12:1).…
S HE V A Hebrews Shebher. Dictionary — (1.) The son of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:49). (2.) Hebrews Sheva’, one of David’s scribes (2 Samuel 20:25).…
S Hie Ld Dictionary — used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Samuel 17:7; 2 Samuel 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chroni…
S TEEL The Dictionary — “bow of steel” in (A.V.) 2 Samuel 22:35; Job 20:24; Psalm 18:34 is in the Revised Version “bow of brass” (Hebrews kesheth-nehushah). In Jeremiah 15:12 the same word is us…
Sabachthani Dictionary & Encyclopedia — thou hast forsaken me, one of the Aramaic words uttered by our Lord on the cross (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34).…
Sabaco; Sabakon Encyclopedia — sab'-a-ko, sab'-a-kon. See SO .…
Sabaeans Encyclopedia — sa-be'-anz (shebha'im ( Joe 3:8 the King James Version), cebha'-im; Sabaeim, Sebaeim ( Isa 45:14 ); read cabha'im, but rendered as though from cabha', "to imbibe," hence,…
Sabanneus Encyclopedia — sab-a-ne'-us (Codex Vaticanus Sabannaious; Codex Alexandrinus Bannaious; the King James Version Bannaia, following the Aldine): One of the sons of Asom who had married st…
Sabannus Encyclopedia — sa-ban'-nus (Sabannos; the King James Version Sabban): The father of Moeth, one of the Levites to whom the silver and gold were delivered (1 Esdras 8:63). "Moeth the son …
Sabaoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the transliteration of the Hebrew word tsebha ’ oth , meaning “hosts,” “armies” (Romans 9:29; James 5:4). In the LXX. the Hebrew word is rendered by “Almighty.” (See Reve…
Sabat Encyclopedia — sa'-bat: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAPHAT, (2) (which see).…
Sabateus Encyclopedia — sab-a-te'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Sabbataias; Codex Vaticanus Abtaios; the King James Version Sabateas): One of the Levites who "taught the law of the Lord" to the multitu…
Sabathus Encyclopedia — sab'-a-thus (Sabathos; the King James Version Sabatus): An Israelite who put away his "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:28) = "Zabad" in Ezr 10:27 .…
Sabatus Encyclopedia — sab'-a-tus: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABATHUS (which see).…
Sabban Encyclopedia — sab'-an: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABANNUS (which see).…
Sabbateus Encyclopedia — sab-a-te'-us (Sabbataios; the King James Version Sabbatheus): One of the three (or rather two, for "Levis" = Levite) "assessors" in the investigation held concerning "for…
Sabbath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Genesis 2…
Sabbath Day’S Journey Dictionary & Encyclopedia — supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish tradition, it was allowable to travel on the Sabbath day w…
Sabbath, Court of the Encyclopedia — See COVERED WAY .…
Sabbath, Day Before the Encyclopedia — See DAY BEFORE THE SABBATH .…
Sabbath, Morrow After the Encyclopedia — See MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH .…
Sabbath, Second After the First Encyclopedia — (sabbaton deuteroproton ( Lu 6:1 ), literally, "the second-first sabbath," of the Revised Version margin): We will mention only a few of the explanations elicited by this…
Sabbath-breaking Encyclopedia — sab'-bath-brak'-ing. See CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…
Sabbatheus Encyclopedia — sab-a-the'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABBATEUS (which see).…
Sabbaths, of Years Encyclopedia — sab'-aths, (shabbethoth shanim; anapauseis eton ( Le 25:8 )): The seven sabbatic years preceding the Year of Jubilee. See SABBATICAL YEAR; JUBILEE YEAR; ASTRONOMY, sec. I…
Sabbatical Year Dictionary & Encyclopedia — every seventh year, during which the land, according to the law of Moses, had to remain uncultivated (Leviticus 25:2-7; comp. Exodus 23:10, 11, 12; Leviticus 26:34, 35). …
Sabbeus Encyclopedia — sa-be'-us (Sabbaias): In 1 Esdras 9:32, the same as "Shemaiah" in Ezr 10:31 .…
Sabeans Dictionary — descendants of Seba (Genesis 10:7); Africans (Isaiah 43:3). They were “men of stature,” and engaged in merchandise (Isaiah 45:14). Their conversion to the Lord was predic…
Sabi Encyclopedia — sa'-bi: (1) Codex Alexandrinus Sabei; Codex Vaticanus Tobeis, Fritzache; the King James Version, Sami): Eponym of a family of porters who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdr…
Sabias Encyclopedia — sa-bi'-as (Sabias, Fritzsche, Asabias; the King James Version Assabias): One of the six "captains over thousands" who supplied the Levites with much cattle for Josiah's P…
Sabie Encyclopedia — sa'-bi-e (Sabeie, or Sabie; the King James Version Sabi): In 1 Esdras 5:34 both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), following Codex Ale…
Sabta; Sabtah Encyclopedia — sab'-ta (cabhta', cabhtah): Third son of Cush ( Ge 10:7 = 1Ch 1:9 ). A place Sabta is probably to be looked for in South Arabia. Arab geographers give no exact equivalent…
Sabtah Dictionary — rest, the third son of Cush (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9).…
Sabteca Encyclopedia — sab'te-ka (cabhtekha'; Sabakatha, Sebethacha; the King James Version Sabtechah): The 5th named of the sons of Cush in the genealogy of Ge 10:5-7 . In 1Ch 1:8 , 9 the King…
Sabtechah From the Scriptures — Sabtechah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “that surrounds; that causes wounding”. The Scriptures below are what t…
Sacar Encyclopedia — sa'-kar (sakhar): (1) Father of Ahiam, a follower of David ( 1Ch 11:35 , Codex Vaticanus Achar; Codex Alexandrinus Sachar = "Sharar" of 2Sa 23:33; Sharar is favored as th…
Sachar Dictionary — hire. (1.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chronicles 11:35); called also Sharar (2 Samuel 23:33). (2.) A son of Obed-edom the Gittite, and a temple porter (1 Chronicles 26:4).…
Sackbut Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Chald. sabkha; Gr. sambuke), a Syrian stringed instrument resembling a harp (Daniel 3:5, 7, 10, 15); not the modern sackbut, which is a wind instrument.…
Sackcloth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Genesis 37:34; 42:25; 2 Samuel 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Psalm 30:11, etc…
Sacraments Encyclopedia — sak'-ra-ments: 1. The Term: The word "sacrament" comes from the Latin sacramentum, which in the classical period of the language was used in two chief senses: (1) as a le…
Sacrifice Encyclopedia — sak'-ri-fis, sak'-ri-fiz: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT I. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS II. ORIGIN AND NATURE OF SACRIFICES 1. Theory of a Divine Revelation 2. Theories of a Human Origin…
SACRIFICE The Dictionary — offering up of sacrifices is to be regarded as a divine institution. It did not originate with man. God himself appointed it as the mode in which acceptable worship was t…
Sacrifice, Human Encyclopedia — hu'-man: As an expression of religious devotion, human sacrifice has been widespread at certain stages of the race's development. The tribes of Western Asia were deeply a…
Sacrilege Encyclopedia — sak'-ri-lej: For "commit sacrilege" in Ro 2:22 (the King James Version and the English Revised Version margin), the Revised Version (British and American) has "rob temple…
Sadamias Encyclopedia — sad-a-mi'-as: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SALEMAS (which see).…
Sadas Encyclopedia — sa'-das: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ASTAD (which see).…
Saddeus Encyclopedia — sa-de'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) LODDEUS (which see).…
Saddle Encyclopedia — sad'-'-l: As noun (merkabh, "a riding seat") the word occurs in Le 15:9 (margin "carriage"); ordinarily it is used as a verb (chabhash, literally, to "bind up" or "gird a…
Sadducees Encyclopedia — sad'-u-sez (tsadduqim; Saddoukaioi): I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Name: Rival Etymologies. Probably from Zadok the High Priest 2. Authorities: New Testament, Josephus, Talmud (prim…
SADDUCEES The Dictionary — origin of this Jewish sect cannot definitely be traced. It was probably the outcome of the influence of Grecian customs and philosophy during the period of Greek dominati…
Sadduk Encyclopedia — sad'-uk (Codex Alexandrinus (Fritzsche), Saddoukos; Codex Vaticanus Saddouloukos; the King James Version Sadduc): The high priest, an ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2) = "Z…
Sadoc Dictionary & Encyclopedia — just, mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Matthew 1:14).…
Saffron Encyclopedia — saf'-run (karkom; krokos): Identical with the Arabic kurqum, the same as za`faran, "saffron." The source of the true saffron is Crocus sativus (Natural Order, Indaceae), …
SAFFRON Hebrews Dictionary — karkom, Arab, zafran (i.e., “yellow”), mentioned only in Cant. 4:13, 14; the Crocus sativus. Many species of the crocus are found in Palestine. The pistils and stigmata, …
Sail; Sailor Encyclopedia — sal, sal'-er. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.…
Saint Dictionary — one separated from the world and consecrated to God; one holy by profession and by covenant; a believer in Christ (Psalm 16:3; Romans 1:7; 8:27; Phil. 1:1; Hebrews 6:10).…
Saints Encyclopedia — sants: In the King James Version 3 words are thus rendered: (1) qadhosh (in Da the same root occurs several times in its Aramaic form, qaddish); (2) chacidh, and (3) hagi…
Sala Dictionary — a shoot, a descendant of Arphaxed (Luke 3:35, 36); called also Shelah (1 Chronicles 1:18, 24).…
Sala, Salah Encyclopedia — sa'-la (shelach, "a missile," "petition"; Sala): A son of Arpachshad (the King James Version Ge 10:24 ; 11:13 ff; 1Ch 1:18 , 24 ). Lu 3:35 , 36 follows the Septuagint of …
Salamiel Encyclopedia — sa-la'-mi-el (Codex Vaticanus Salamiel; Codex Alexandrinus Samamiel): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1) = the King James Version "Samuel" = "Shelumiel."…
Salamis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city on the south-east coast of Cyprus (Acts 13:5), where Saul and Barnabas, on their first missionary journey, preached the word in one of the Jewish synagogues, of wh…
Salasadai Encyclopedia — sal-a-sad'-a-i (Codex Alexandrinus Salasadai; Codex Vaticanus Sarasadai, Sarisadai): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1).…
Salathiel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah (Matthew 1:12; 1 Chronicles 3:17); also called the son of Neri (Luke 3:27). The probable explanation of the apparent discrepancy …
Salcah Dictionary — wandering, a city of Bashan assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh (Deuteronomy 3:10; Joshua 12:5; 13:11), identified with Salkhad, about 56 miles east of Jordan.…
Sale Encyclopedia — sal (mimkar): The word is used: (1) in the sense of the transaction ( Le 25:50 ); (2) in the sense of the limit of time involved in the transaction ( Le 25:27 ); (3) in t…
Salecah; Salcah, Salchah Encyclopedia — sal'-e-ka, sal'-ka (calekhah; Codex Vaticanus Sekchai, Acha, Sela Codex Alexandrinus Elcha, Aselcha, Selcha): This place first appears in De 3:10 as marking the eastern b…
Salem Dictionary — peace, commonly supposed to be another name of Jerusalem (Genesis 14:18; Psalm 76:2; Hebrews 7:1, 2).…
Salem (1) Encyclopedia — sa'-lem (shalem; Salem): The name of the city of which Melchizedek was king ( Ge 14:18 ; Heb 7:1 , 2 ; compare Ps 76:2 ). 1. Identification and Meaning: To all appearance…
Salem (2) Encyclopedia — (Salamos; the King James Version Salum): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:1) = "Shallum" in Ezr 7:2 = "Salemas" in 2 Esdras 1:1.…
Salemas Encyclopedia — sal'-e-mas, sa-le'-mas (Latin Salame; the King James Version Sadamias): An ancestor of Ezra (2 Esdras 1:1) = "Shallum" in Ezr 7:2 ; called also "Salem" in 1 Esdras 8:1.…
Salim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — peaceful, a place near AEnon (q.v.), on the west of Jordan, where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably the Shalem mentioned in Genesis 33:18, about 7 miles south of…
Salimoth Encyclopedia — sal'-i-moth (Codex Vaticanus Saleimoth; Codex Alexandrinus 'Assalimoth; the latter is due to a wrong division of syllables; the King James Version Assailmoth): The same a…
Sallai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — basket-maker. (1.) A Benjamite (Nehemiah 11:8). (2.) A priest in the days of Joshua and Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:20).…
Sallu Dictionary & Encyclopedia — weighed. (1.) A priest (Nehemiah 12:7). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 9:7; Nehemiah 11:7).…
Sallumus Encyclopedia — sa-lu'-mus, sal'-u-mus Salloumos): One of the porters who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:25) = "Shallum" in Ezr 10:24 ; called also "Salum" in 1 Esdras 5:28.…
Salma Encyclopedia — sal'-ma. See SALMON .…
Salmai Encyclopedia — sal'-mi, sal'-ma-i (salmay; the King James Version, Shalmai (the King James Version in Ne 7:48 is "Shalmai" = Ezr 2:46 ); the Revised Version (British and American) "Salm…
Salmanasar Encyclopedia — sal-ma-na'-sar (2 Esdras 13:40) = SHALMANESER (which see).…
Salmon Dictionary — garment, the son of Nashon (Ruth 4:20; Matthew 1:4, 5), possibly the same as Salma in 1 Chronicles 2:51.…
Salmon; Salma Encyclopedia — sal'-mon, (salmon, "investiture" ( Ru 4:21 ), salmah, "clothing" ( Ru 4:20 ), salma' ( 1Ch 2:11 , 51 , 54 ); Salmon): (1) The father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth, and thu…
Salmone Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a promontory on the east of Crete, under which Paul sailed on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:7); the modem Cape Sidero.…
Saloas Encyclopedia — sal'-o-as (Saloas; the King James Version, Talsus after Lot Thalsas): In 1 Esdras 9:22, for "Elasah" of Ezr 10:22 .…
Salom Encyclopedia — sa'-lom (Salom): (1) The father of Helkias (Baruch 1:7). Greek form of "Shallum." (2) the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Salu" (1 Macc 2…
Salome Dictionary & Encyclopedia — perfect. (1.) The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Mat. 27:56), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord (John 19:25). She sought for her sons…
Salt Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used to season food (Job 6:6), and mixed with the fodder of cattle (Isaiah 30:24, “clean;” in marg. of R.V. “salted”). All meat-offerings were seasoned with salt (Levitic…
Salt Sea Encyclopedia — See DEAD SEA .…
Salt, City of Encyclopedia — (`ir ha-melach; Codex Alexandrinus hai pol(e)is halon): One of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah mentioned between Nibshan and Engedi ( Jos 15:62 ). The site is v…
Salt, Covenant of Encyclopedia — See COVENANT OF SALT .…
Salt, Pillar of Encyclopedia — See LOT ; SALT ; SIDDIM ; SLIME .…
Salt, Valley of Encyclopedia — (ge' ha-melach): The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant Abishai and the Edomites ( 2Sa 8:13 ; 1Ch 18:12 ; Ps 60 , title), and later between Amazia…
Salt-wort Encyclopedia — solt'-wurt (malluach, a word connected with melach, "salt," translated halimos; the King James Version, mallows): The halimos of the Greeks is the sea orache, Atriplex ha…
Salu Encyclopedia — sa'-lu (calu'; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Salmon; Codex Alexandrinus Salo; the King James Version has "Salom" in 1 Macc 2:26): A prince and the head of a house of the tr…
Salum Encyclopedia — sa'-lum (Saloum): (1) The head of one of the families of porters (1 Esdras 5:28; omitted in Codex Vaticanus) = "Shallum" in Ezr 2:42 ; 10:24 ; Ne 7:45 = "Sallumus" in 1 E…
Salutation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — “Eastern modes of salutation are not unfrequently so prolonged as to become wearisome and a positive waste of time. The profusely polite Arab asks so many questions after…
Salvation Encyclopedia — sal-va'-shun: I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. General 2. Individualism 3. Faith 4. Moral Law 5. Sacrifices 6. Ritual Law II. INTERMEDIATE LITERATURE 1. General 2. The Law III.…
SALVATION This Dictionary — word is used of the deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptians (Exodus 14:13), and of deliverance generally from evil or danger. In the New Testament it is speciall…
Samael Encyclopedia — sam'-a-el: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SALAMIEL (which see).…
Samaias Encyclopedia — sa-ma'-yas (Samaias): (1) One of the "captains over thousands" prominent at the Passover of Josiah (1 Esdras 1:9) = "Shemaiah" in 2Ch 35:9 . (2) One of the heads of famil…
Samaria Dictionary — a watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of Shomeron,” a solitary mountain, a great…
Samaria, City of Encyclopedia — sa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms): (1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom ( 1Ki 12:25 ). Jeroboam seems later to have removed…
Samaria, Country of Encyclopedia — (shomeron; he Samareitis chora): The name of the city was transferred to the country of which it was the capital, so that Samaria became synonymous with the Northern King…
Samaritan Pentateuch Encyclopedia — sa-mar'-i-tan. See PENTATEUCH, THE SAMARITAN.…
SAMARITAN PENTATEUCH On Dictionary — the return from the Exile, the Jews refused the Samaritans participation with them in the worship at Jerusalem, and the latter separated from all fellowship with them, an…
Samaritans Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and settled in the cities of Samari…
Samatus Encyclopedia — sam'-a-tus (Samatos): One of the sons of Ezora who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:34). It is difficult to say which, if any, name it represents in parallel Ez…
Samech Encyclopedia — sam'-ek (camekh): The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "c". It came to be used for the number 60. For name, etc., see ALPHABET .…
Sameius Encyclopedia — sa-me'-yus: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAMEUS (which see).…
Samellius Encyclopedia — sa-mel'-i-us (Codex Vaticanus Samellios; Codex Alexandrinus Sebellios, al Semellios; the King James Version Semellius): "Samellius the scribe," one of those who wrote a l…
Sameus Encyclopedia — sa-me'-us (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Samaios; Codex Vaticanus Thamaios; the King James Version Sameius): One of the sons of Emmer who put away their "strange wive…
Samgar-Nebo Dictionary & Encyclopedia — be gracious, O Nebo! or a cup-bearer of Nebo, probably the title of Nergal-sharezer, one of the princes of Babylon (Jeremiah 39:3).…
Sami Encyclopedia — sa'-mi: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABI (which see).…
Samis Encyclopedia — sa'-mis: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SOMEIS (which see).…
Samlah Encyclopedia — sam'-la (samlah; Salama): One of the kings of Edom, of the city of Masrekah. He reigned before the Israelites had kings ( Ge 36:36 , 37 ; 1Ch 1:47 , 48 ). The fact that t…
Sammus Encyclopedia — sam'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Sammous; Codex Vaticanus Sammou): One of those who stood on Ezra's right hand as he expounded the Law (1 Esdras 9:43) = "Shema" in Ne 8:4 .…
Samos Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an island in the AEgean Sea, which Paul passed on his voyage from Assos to Miletus (Acts 20:15), on his third missionary journey. It is about 27 miles long and 20 broad, …
Samothrace Encyclopedia — sam'-o-thras (Samothrake, "the Thracian Samos"; the King James Version Samothracia, sam-o-thra'sha; the island was formerly Dardania; for change of name see Pausanias vii…
Samothracia Dictionary — an island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32 miles distant. This Thracian Samos was passed by Paul on his voyage from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) on…
Sampsames Encyclopedia — samp'-sa-mez (Sampsames): A place mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23, usually identified with Samsun, on the coast of the Black Sea. The Vulgate, with the Revised Version margin, …
Samson Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judges 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentione…
Samuel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship…
Samuel, Books of Encyclopedia — || I. PLACE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL IN THE HEBREW CANON II. CONTENTS OF THE BOOKS AND PERIOD OF TIME COVERED BY THE HISTORY III. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. Life of Samuel (1 …
Sanaas Encyclopedia — san'-a-as (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Sanaas; Codex Vaticanus Sama; the King James Version, Annaas): The sons of Sanaas returned in large numbers with Zerubbabel (…
Sanabassar; Sanabassarus Encyclopedia — san-a-bas'-ar, san-a-bas'-a-rus (in 1 Esdras 2:12,15), (in 1 Esdras 6:18,10; a name appearing in many variations, Codex Alexandrinus always reading Sanabassaros; Codex Va…
Sanasib Encyclopedia — san'-a-sib (Fritzsche, Sanasib, but Codex Vaticanus and Swete, Sanabeis; Codex Alexandrinus Anaseib): Found only in 1 Esdras 5:24, where the sons of Jeddu, the son of Jes…
Sanballat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work (Nehemiah 2:10, 19; 4:1-12…
Sanctification Dictionary & Encyclopedia — involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and mo…
Sanctity, Legislation of Encyclopedia — sank'-ti-ti, lej-is-la'-shun. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5, (6).…
Sanctuary Dictionary & Encyclopedia — denotes, (1) the Holy Land (Exodus 15:17; comp. Psalm 114:2); (2) the temple (1 Chronicles 22:19; 2 Chronicles 29:21); (3) the tabernacle (Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 12:4; 21…
Sand Encyclopedia — (chol; ammos; a variant of the more usual psammos; compare amathos, psamathos): Sand is principally produced by the grinding action of waves. This is accompanied by chemi…
Sand Flies Encyclopedia — sand'-fliz (kinnim ( Ex 8:16 margin; /RAPC Wis 19:10 margin)): English Versions of the Bible "lice." See FLEA ; GNAT ; INSECTS ; LICE .…
Sand, Glowing Encyclopedia — glo'-ing. See MIRAGE .…
Sand-lizard Encyclopedia — sand'-liz-ard. (chomeT; Septuagint saura, "lizard"; the King James Version snail): ChomeT is 7th in the list of unclean "creeping things" in Le 11:29 , 30 , and occurs no…
Sandal Encyclopedia — san'-dal. See DRESS, sec. 6; SHOE; SHOE-LATCHET.…
SANDALS Mentioned Dictionary — only in Mark 6:9 and Acts 12:8. The sandal was simply a sole, made of wood or palm-bark, fastened to the foot by leathern straps. Sandals were also made of seal-skin (Eze…
Sanhedrim Dictionary — more correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning “a sitting together,” or a “council.” This word (rendered “council,” A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt…
Sanhedrin Encyclopedia — san'-he-drin (canhedhrin, the Talmudic transcription of the Greek sunedrion): 1. Name: The Sanhedrin was, at and before the time of Christ, the name for the highest Jewis…
Sansannah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Joshua 15:31); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim (1 Chronicles 4:31).…
Saph Dictionary & Encyclopedia — extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Samuel 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chronicles 20:4).…
Saphat Encyclopedia — sa'-fat: (1) A and Fritzsche, Saphat; omitted in Codex Vaticanus (and Swete); Babylonian margin Asaph: The eponym of a family which returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:9…
Saphatias Encyclopedia — saf-a-ti'-as (Saphatias, Codex Vaticanus Sophotias; omitted in Codex Alexandrinus): Name of a family of returning exiles (1 Esdras 8:34) = "Shephatiah" in Ezr 8:8 . If Sa…
Sapheth Encyclopedia — sa'-feth: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAPHUTHI (which see).…
Saphir Dictionary & Encyclopedia — beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod.…
Saphuthi Encyclopedia — saf'-u-thi, sa-fu'-thi (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Saphuthi, Codex Vaticanus (and Swete), Saphuei; the King James Version Sapheth): Name of one of the families of …
Sapphira Dictionary & Encyclopedia — beautiful, the wife of Ananias (q.v.). She was a partner in his guilt and also in his punishment (Acts 5:1-11).…
Sapphire Encyclopedia — saf'-ir. See STONES, PRECIOUS.…
SAPPHIRE Associated Dictionary — with diamonds (Exodus 28:18) and emeralds (Ezekiel 28:13); one of the stones in the high priest’s breastplate. It is a precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably the l…
Sarabias Encyclopedia — sar-a-bi'-as (Sarabias) : One of the Levites who taught and expounded the Law for Ezra (1 Esdras 9:48) = "Sherebiah" in Ne 8:7 , probably identical with the "Asebebias" i…
Sarah Dictionary — princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Genesis 1 1 :29; 20: 12). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that…
Sarah; Sarai Encyclopedia — sa'-ra, sa'-ri: (1) In Ge 17:15 the woman who up to that time has been known as Sarai (Saray; Sara) receives by divine command the name Sarah (Sarah; Sarra). (This last f…
Sarai Dictionary — my princess, the name originally borne by Sarah (Genesis 11:31; 17:15).…
Saraias Encyclopedia — sa-ra'-yas, sa-ri'-as (Saraias; Latin, Sareus): (1) = Seraiah, the high priest in the reign of Zedekiah (1 Esdras 5:5, compare 1Ch 6:14 ). (2) Sareus the father of Ezra (…
Saramel Encyclopedia — sar'-a-mel: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ASARAMEL (which see).…
Saraph Encyclopedia — sa'-raf, sa'-raf (saraph, "noble one"; compare saraph, "burn" "shine"): A descendant of Judah through Shelah ( 1Ch 4:22 ).…
Sarchedonus Encyclopedia — sar-ked'-o-nus (Codex Vaticanus Sacherdonos; Codex Alexandrinus Sacherdan, but Sacherdonosos in Tobit 1:22): An incorrect spelling, both in the King James Version and the…
Sardeus Encyclopedia — sar-de'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ZARDEUS (which see).…
Sardin(e); Sardius Encyclopedia — sar'-din, sar'-din. See STONES, PRECIOUS.…
Sardine Stone Dictionary — (Revelation 4:3, R.V., “sardius;” Hebrews ‘odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning “red”), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called “sardius” because obtained fro…
Sardis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor. It stood on the river Pactolus, at the foot of mount Tmolus. Here was one of the seven Asiatic churches (Revelation 3:1-6). It is n…
Sardite Encyclopedia — sar'-dit. See SERED .…
Sardius Encyclopedia — sar'-di-us. See STONES, PRECIOUS.…
Sardonyx Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Revelation 21:20), a species of the carnelian combining the sard and the onyx, having three layers of opaque spots or stripes on a transparent red basis. Like the sardin…
Sarepta Encyclopedia — sa-rep'-ta (Sarepta): The name in Lu 4:26 the King James Version, following the Greek, of the Phoenician town to which Elijah was sent in the time of the great famine, in…
Sargon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (In the inscriptions, “Sarra-yukin” [the God] has appointed the king; also “Sarru-kinu,” the legitimate king.) On the death of Shalmaneser (B.C. 723), one of the Assyrian…
Sarid Encyclopedia — sa'-rid (saridh; Codex Vaticanus Esedekgola, Seddouk; Codex Alexandrinus Sarthid, Sarid): A place on the southern border of Zebulun to the West of Chisloth-tabor ( Jos 19…
Saron Encyclopedia — sa'-ron, (Saron): the King James Version; Greek form of Sharon ( Ac 9:35 ).…
Sarothie Encyclopedia — sa-ro'-thi-e (Codex Alexandrinus Sarothie; Codex Vaticanus and Swete, Sarothei): Name of a family of "the sons of the servants of Solomon" who returned with Zerubbabel (1…
Sarsechim Encyclopedia — sar'-se-kim, sar-se-kim (sarckhim): A prince of Nebuchadnezzar, present at the taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the 11th year of Zedekiah ( Jer 39:3 ). The versio…
Saruch Encyclopedia — sa'-ruk (Sarouch, Serouch): the King James Version; Greek form of Serug (thus, Lu 3:35 the Revised Version (British and American)).…
Satan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — adversary; accuser. When used as a proper name, the Hebrew word so rendered has the article “the adversary” (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7). In the New Testament it is used as interc…
Satan, Depths of Encyclopedia — (ta bathea tou Satana): Found in Re 2:24 , and has reference to false teaching at Thyatira. It is a question (that perhaps may not be decided) whether tou Satana, "of Sat…
Satan, Synagogue of Encyclopedia — The expression occurs neither in the Hebrew nor in the Greek of the Old Testament, nor in Apocrypha. Three passages in the Old Testament and one in Apocrypha suggest the …
Satchel Encyclopedia — sach'-el. See BAG .…
Sathrabuzanes Encyclopedia — sath-ra-bu'-za-nez, sath-ra-bu-za'-nez (Sathrabouzanes): In 1 Esdras 6:3,7,27 = "Shethar-bozenai" in Ezr 5:3 , 6 ; 6:6 , 13 .…
Satisfaction Encyclopedia — sat-is-fak'-shun: Occurs twice in the King James Version ( Nu 35:31 , 32 ) as a rendering of the Hebrew kopher (the Revised Version (British and American) "ransom"). It m…
Satraps Encyclopedia — sa'-traps, sat'-raps ('achashdarpenim, Ezr 8:36 ; Es 3:12 ; 8:9 ; 9:3 , the King James Version "lieutenants"; Da 3:2 , 3 , 27 ; 6:1 ff, the King James Version "princes"):…
Satyr Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hairy one. Mentioned in Greek mythology as a creature composed of a man and a goat, supposed to inhabit wild and desolate regions. The Hebrew word is rendered also “goat”…
Saul Dictionary & Encyclopedia — asked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Genesis 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chronicles 1:48. (2.) The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, “asked for”), o…
Savaran Encyclopedia — sav'-a-ran: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) AVARAN (which see).…
Save Encyclopedia — sav: In the sense "except," the word came into English through the French (sauf) and is fairly common (38 times, in addition to "saving," the King James Version Ec 5:11 ;…
Savias Encyclopedia — …
Saviour Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one who saves from any form or degree of evil. In its highest sense the word indicates the relation sustained by our Lord to his redeemed ones, he is their Saviour. The g…
Savor Encyclopedia — sa'-ver (reach; osme; (1) The primary meaning of the word is "taste," "flavor" (from Latin sapor, "taste"). So in Mt 5:13 ; Lu 14:34 , "if the salt have lost its savor" (…
Saw Encyclopedia — so. See TOOLS .…
Sawing Asunder Encyclopedia — so'-ing a-sun'-der. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Sayest Encyclopedia — sa'-est: "Thou sayest" ( Mt 27:11 ; Mr 15:2 ; Lu 22:70 , "Ye say"; Joh 18:37 ), i.e. rightly; "Thou hast said" ( Mt 26:25 , 64 ), = "Yes"; a rabbinical idiom never found …
Sayings of Jesus Encyclopedia — See LOGIA .…
Sayings, Dark Encyclopedia — sa'-ingz. See DARK SAYINGS .…
Sayings, Faithful Encyclopedia — See FAITHFUL SAYINGS .…
Sayings, Unwritten Encyclopedia — un-rit'-'-n. See AGRAPHA .…
Scab, Scabbed Encyclopedia — skab, skab'-ed, skabd (yallepheth, micpachath, cappachath, verb sippach; semasia, leichen): These are generic terms for any skin disease in which there are patches of har…
Scabbard, Sheath Encyclopedia — skab'-ard, sheth. See ARMOR, III, 5; WAR, 9.…
Scaffold Encyclopedia — skaf'-old (kiyyor): The English word is used once of Solomon's "brazen scaffold" on which he knelt at the dedication of the temple ( 2Ch 6:13 ).…
Scale Encyclopedia — skal. See SIEGE 4, (e); WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.…
Scales Encyclopedia — skalz (1) qasqeseth "fish-scales"; (2) meghinnah, maghen, "scales of the crocodile"; (3) lepis, with verb lepizo "scale away" (Tobit 3:17; 11:13)): (1) The first Hebrew w…
Scall Encyclopedia — skol (netheq; thrausma): This only occurs in Leviticus 13 and 14 where it is used 14 times to describe bald or scaly patches of eruption on the skin. Such patches are gen…
Scape-goat Encyclopedia — skap'-got. See AZAZEL .…
SCAPEGOAT Leviticus Dictionary — 16:8-26; R.V., “the goat for Azazel” (q.v.), the name given to the goat which was taken away into the wilderness on the day of Atonement (16:20-22). The priest made atone…
Scarlet Encyclopedia — skar'-let. See COLORS ; DYEING .…
Scarlet (worm) Encyclopedia — (tola`ath shani ( Ex 25:4 , etc.)): Cermes vermilio, a scale insect from which a red dye is obtained. See COLOR ; DYEING ; WORM .…
SCARLET This Dictionary — dye was obtained by the Egyptians from the shell-fish Carthamus tinctorius; and by the Hebrews from the Coccus ilicis, an insect which infests oak trees, called kermes by…
Scattered Abroad Encyclopedia — skat'-erd a-brod'. See DISPERSION .…
Scent Encyclopedia — sent: (1) In Ho 14:7 , "The scent (margin "his memorial") thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon." "Scent" is used for zekher (so Massoretic Text, but the pointing is un…
Sceptre Dictionary — (Hebrews shebet = Gr. skeptron), properly a staff or rod. As a symbol of authority, the use of the sceptre originated in the idea that the ruler was as a shepherd of his …
Sceptre; Scepter Encyclopedia — sep'-ter (shebheT, sharbhiT, expanded form in Es 4:11 ; 5:2 ; 8:4 ; rhabdos (Additions to Esther 15:11; Heb 1:8 ), skeptros): A rod or mace used by a sovereign as a symbo…
Sceva Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an implement, a Jew, chief of the priests at Ephesus (Acts 19:13-16); i.e., the head of one of the twenty-four courses of the house of Levi. He had seven sons, who “took …
Schaaph From the Scriptures — Schaaph is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “fleeing; thinking”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says …
Schism Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Corinthians 12:25).…
School Encyclopedia — skool (schole). See TYRANNUS .…
Schoolmaster Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the law so designated by Paul (Galatians 3:24, 25). As so used, the word does not mean teacher, but pedagogue (shortened into the modern page), i.e., one who was intruste…
SCHOOLS OF THE Prophets Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Samuel 19: 18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men for the prophetical and priestly offices. (See PROPHET; SAMUEL.)…
Science Encyclopedia — si'-ens: This word as found in the King James Version means simply "knowledge." "Science" occurs in the King James Version only in two places, Da 1:4 , "children .... und…
Scimitar Encyclopedia — sim'-i-tar, -ter (akindke): Formerly given as "fauchion" in the King James Version Judith 13:6; 16:9, the weapon which Judith took down from the rail of the bed at Holofe…
Scoff; Scoffer Encyclopedia — skof, skof'-er: The verb indicates the manifestation of contempt by insulting words or actions; it combines bitterness with ridicule. It is much more frequent in the Revi…
Scorn Encyclopedia — skorn: Fox Talbot connects this English word with the Danish skarn, "dirt," "ordure" "mud," "mire." As distinguished from such words as "mock," "deride," "scoff," all of …
Scorpion Encyclopedia — skor'-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic aqrab, "scorpion"; ma`aleh `aqrabbim, "the ascent of Akrabbim"; skorpios. Note that the Greek and Hebrew may be akin; compare, omittin…
Scorpions Dictionary — mentioned along with serpents (Deuteronomy 8:15). Used also figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezekiel 2:6; Luke 10:19); also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 …
Scorpions, Chastising With Encyclopedia — skor'-pi-unz. See PUNISHMENTS 3, (17); SCORPION.…
Scourge; Scourging Encyclopedia — skurj, skur'-jing (@mastix], mastigoo; in Ac 22:25 mastizo, in Mr 15:15 parallel Mt 27:26 phragelloo): A Roman implement for severe bodily punishment. Horace calls it hor…
Scourging Dictionary — (1 Kings 12:11). Variously administered. In no case were the stripes to exceed forty (Deuteronomy 25:3; comp. 2 Corinthians 11:24). In the time of the apostles, in conseq…
Scrabble Encyclopedia — skrab'-l: Occurs only in 1Sa 21:13 , as the translation of tawah: "David .... feigned himself mad and scrabbled on the doors of the gate." "To scrabble" (modern English "…
Screech Owl Encyclopedia — skrech. See NIGHT-MONSTER.…
Scribes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher) is first used to designate the holder of some military …
Scrip Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a small bag or wallet usually fastened to the girdle (1 Samuel 17:40); “a shepherd’s bag.” In the New Testament it is the rendering of Gr. pera, which was a bag carried b…
Scripture Dictionary & Encyclopedia — invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which we usually call the Old Testament (2 Timo…
Scriptures, Search the Encyclopedia — skrip'-turz. See SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES .…
Scroll Encyclopedia — skrol. See ROLL .…
Scum Encyclopedia — skum (chel'ah; Septuagint ios, "poison" or "verdigris"; compare Plato Rep. 609a): The word is only found in Eze 24:6 , 11 , 12 , where the Revised Version (British and Am…
Scurvy Encyclopedia — The name "Gareb" is used in Jer 31:39 as the placename of a hill at or near the southeastern corner of Jerusalem, probably from the bare roughness of the surface of its s…
SCYTHIAN The Scythians Dictionary — consisted of “all the pastoral tribes who dwelt to the north of the Black Sea and the Caspian, and were scattered far away toward the east. Of this vast country but littl…
Scythians Encyclopedia — sith'-i-anz (hoi Skuthai): The word does not occur in the Hebrew of the Old Testament, but Septuagint of Jud 1:27 inserts (Skuthon polis (Scythopolis), in explanation, as…
Scythopolis Encyclopedia — si-thop'-o-lis, si-thop'-o-lis. See BETH-SHEAN.…
Sea Encyclopedia — se (yam; thalassa; in Ac 27:5 pelagos): The Mediterranean is called ha-yam ha-gadhol, "the great sea" ( Nu 34:6 ; Jos 1:4 ; Eze 47:10 , etc.); ha-yam ha-'acharon, "the hi…
Sea of Chinnereth Encyclopedia — kin'-e-reth. See GALILEE, SEA OF.…
Sea of Galilee Encyclopedia — See GALILEE, SEA OF.…
Sea Of Glass Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a figurative expression used in Revelation 4:6 and 15:2. According to the interpretation of some, “this calm, glass-like sea, which is never in storm, but only interfused…
Sea Of Jazer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Jeremiah 48:32), a lake, now represented by some ponds in the high valley in which the Ammonite city of Jazer lies, the ruins of which are called Sar.…
Sea of Joppa Encyclopedia — See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…
Sea of Lot Encyclopedia — See DEAD SEA ; LAKE .…
Sea of Sodom (sodomitish Encyclopedia — sod-om-it'-ish). See DEAD SEA .…
Sea of the Arabah Encyclopedia — See DEAD SEA .…
Sea of the Philistines Encyclopedia — See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…
Sea of the Plain (arabah) Encyclopedia — ar'-a-ba). See DEAD SEA .…
Sea of Tiberias Encyclopedia — ti-be'-ri-as. See GALILEE, SEA OF.…
Sea, Adriatic Encyclopedia — a-dri-at'-ic, ad-ri-at'-ik. See ADRIA .…
Sea, Brazen Encyclopedia — bra'-z'n. See SEA, THE MOLTEN.…
Sea, Dead; Eastern Encyclopedia — es'-tern. See DEAD SEA .…
Sea, Former Encyclopedia — for'-mer. See DEAD SEA ; FORMER .…
Sea, Hinder; Utmost; Uttermost; Western Encyclopedia — hin'-der; ut'-most; ut'-er-most; wes'-tern. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…
Sea, Mediterranean Encyclopedia — See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…
Sea, Red Encyclopedia — See RED SEA .…
Sea, Salt Encyclopedia — See DEAD SEA .…
Sea, the Encyclopedia — See MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA, THE GREAT.…
Sea, the Great Encyclopedia — (ha-yam ha-gadhol): 1. Names of the Sea: This is the name given to the Mediterranean, which formed the western boundary of Palestine ( Nu 34:6 f; Jos 15:12 , 47 ; Eze 47:…
Sea, the Molten; Sea, the Brazen Encyclopedia — mol'-t'n, or (yam mutsaq, yam hanechosheth): This was a large brazen (bronze) reservoir for water which stood in the court of Solomon's Temple between the altar and the t…
Sea, Western Encyclopedia — wes'-tern. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…
Sea-mew Encyclopedia — se'-mu (shachaph; laros; Latin, Larus canus): The sea-gull. Used by modern translators in the list of abominations in the place of the cuckoo ( Le 11:16 ; De 14:15 ). It …
Sea-monster Encyclopedia — se'-mon-ster: Ge 1:21 (tanninim), "sea monsters," the King James Version "whales," Septuagint (ta kete), "sea-monsters," "huge fish," or "whales." Job 7:12 (tannin), "sea…
Seah Encyclopedia — se'-a (ce'ah): A dry measure equal to about one and one-half pecks. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .…
SEAH In Dictionary — land measure, a space of 50 cubits long by 50 broad. In measure of capacity, a seah was a little over one peck. (See MEASURE.)…
Seal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — commonly a ring engraved with some device (Genesis 38:18, 25). Jezebel “wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal” (1 Kings 21:8). Seals are frequently …
Sealed, Fountain Encyclopedia — seld, These words, applied to the bride ( So 4:12 ), find their explanation under SEAL (which see). Anything that was to be authoritatively protected was sealed. Where wa…
Sealskin Encyclopedia — sel'-skin: The rendering of the Revised Version (British and American) ( Ex 25:5 ; Eze 16:10 ) for `or tachash, the Revised Version margin "porpoise-skin," the King James…
Seam; Seamless Encyclopedia — sem, sem'-les: The coat or inner garment (chiton) of Jesus is described in Joh 19:23 as "without seam" (arrhaphos), i.e. woven in one piece.…
Sear Encyclopedia — ser: In 1Ti 4:2 for (kausteriazo), "burn with a hot iron" (compare "cauterize"), the King James Version "having their conscience seared with a hot iron," and the Revised …
Search Encyclopedia — surch: Some peculiar senses are: (1) In the books of Moses, especially in Nu, "searching out the land" means to spy out (raggel), to investigate carefully, to examine wit…
Search the Scriptures Encyclopedia — The sentence beginning with (eraunate), in Joh 5:39 the King James Version has been almost universally regarded as meaning "Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye…
Searchings Encyclopedia — sur'-chingz (chiqre (lebh), from chaqar, to "search," "explore," "examine thoroughly"): In the song of Deborah the Reubenites are taunted because their great resolves of …
Seasons Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Genesis 8:22). See AGRICULTURE; MONTH.…
Seat Encyclopedia — set: This word is used to translate the Hebrew words (moshabh, shebheth, kicce', and tekhunah), once ( Job 23:3 ). It translates the Greek word (kathedra) ( Mt 21:12 ; 23…
Seats, Chief Encyclopedia — sets. See CHIEF SEATS .…
Seba Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) One of the sons of Cush (Genesis 10:7). (2.) The name of a country and nation (Isaiah 43:3; 45: 14) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably i…
Sebam Encyclopedia — W. Ewing…
Sebat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the eleventh month of the Hebrew year, extending from the new moon of February to that of March (Zechariah 1:7). Assyrian sabatu, “storm.” (See MONTH.)…
Secacah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — enclosure, one of the six cities in the wilderness of Judah, noted for its “great cistern” (Joshua 15:61). It has been identified with the ruin Sikkeh, east of Bethany.…
Sechenias Encyclopedia — sek-e-ni'-as: (1) (Codex Alexandrinus Sechenias; omitted in Codex Vaticanus and Swete): 1 Esdras 8:29 = "Shecaniah" in Ezr 8:3 ; the arrangement in Ezra is different. (2)…
Sechu Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a hill or watch-tower, a place between Gibeah and Ramah noted for its “great well” (1 Samuel 19:22); probably the modem Suweikeh, south of Beeroth.…
Second Coming Encyclopedia — sek'-und kum'-ing. See PAROUSIA; ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, V.…
Second Death Encyclopedia — See DEATH; ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, sec. X, (6).…
Second Sabbath Encyclopedia — See SABBATH, SECOND AFTER THE FIRST.…
Secondarily Encyclopedia — sek'-un-da-ri-li: the King James Version for (deuteron) ( 1Co 12:28 ). Probably without distinction from "secondly" (so the Revised Version (British and American), and so…
Secret Encyclopedia — se'-kret: In Eze 7:22 , English Versions of the Bible has "secret place" for (tsaphan), "hide," "treasure." A correct translation is, "They shall profane my cherished pla…
Sect Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. hairesis, usually rendered “heresy”, Acts 24:14; 1 Chronicles 11:19; Galatians 5:20, etc.), meaning properly “a choice,” then “a chosen manner of life,” and then “a …
Secu Encyclopedia — se'-ku (sekhu; Codex Vaticanus en Sephei; Codex Alexandrinus en Sokcho; the King James Version Sechu): This name occurs only in the account of David's visit to Samuel ( 1…
Secundus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — second, a Christian of Thessalonica who accompanied Paul into Asia (Acts 20:4).…
Secure; Security Encyclopedia — se-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach and its derivatives in Hebrew point to security, either real or imaginary. Thus we read of a host that "was secure" ( Jud 8:11 ) an…
Sedecias Encyclopedia — sed-e-si'-as: The King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SEDEKIAS (which see).…
Sedekias Encyclopedia — sed-e-ki'-as: (1) (Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Vaticanus Sedekias; the King James Version Zedechias): 1 Esdras 1:46 (44) = Zedekiah king of Judah; also in Baruch 1:8 whe…
Sedition Encyclopedia — se-dish'-un: The translation in Ezr 4:15 , 19 for 'eshtaddur, "struggling," "revolt"; in 2 Esdras 15:16 for inconstabilitio, "instability" with "be seditious" for stasiaz…
Seduce; Seducer Encyclopedia — se-dus', se-dus'-er (Hiphil of (Ta`ah, or ta`ah, "to err"; of pathah, "to be simple"; planao, apoplanao, "to lead astray"): (1) The word "seduce" is only used in the Bibl…
See Encyclopedia — se: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have (1) chazah, "to see" (in vision): "Words of Amos .... which he saw concerning Israel" ( Am 1:1 ). …
Seed Encyclopedia — sed (Old Testament always for zera`, Aramaic ( Da 2:43 ) zera`, except in Joe 1:17 for perudhoth (plural, the Revised Version (British and American) "seeds," the King Jam…
Seer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions granted to them. It is first found in 1 Samuel 9:9. It is afterwards applied to Zadok, Gad, etc. (2 Samuel…
Seethe Encyclopedia — seth: Old English for "boil"; past tense, "sod" ( Ge 25:29 ), past participle, "sodden" ( La 4:10 ). See Ex 23:19 the King James Version.…
Seething Pot Dictionary — a vessel for boiling provisions in (Job 41:20; Jeremiah 1:13).…
Segub Dictionary & Encyclopedia — elevated. (1.) The youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite. His death is recorded in 1 Kings 16:34 (comp. Joshua 6:26). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:21, 22).…
Seir Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rough; hairy. (1.) A Horite; one of the “dukes” of Edom (Genesis 36:20-30). (2.) The name of a mountainous region occupied by the Edomites, extending along the eastern si…
Seirah Encyclopedia — se-i'-ra, se'-i-ra (ha-se`irah; Codex Vaticanus Seteirotha; Codex Alexandrinus Seeirotha; the King James Version, Seirath): The place to which Ehud escaped after his assa…
Seirath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — woody district; shaggy, a place among the mountains of Ephraim, bordering on Benjamin, to which Ehud fled after he had assassinated Eglon at Jericho (Judges 3:26, 27). «S…
Sela Encyclopedia — se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah ( 2Ki 14:7 )): English Versions of the Bible renders this as the name of a city …
Sela-Hammahlekoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — cliff of divisions the name of the great gorge which lies between Hachilah and Maon, south-east of Hebron. This gorge is now called the Wady Malaky. This was the scene of…
Selah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a word frequently found in the Book of Psalms, and also in Habakkuk 3:9, 13, about seventy-four times in all in Scripture. Its meaning is doubtful. Some interpret it as m…
Seled Encyclopedia — se'-led (tseledh): A Jerahmeelite ( 1Ch 2:30 twice).…
Selemia Encyclopedia — sel-e-mi'-a: One of the swift scribes whose services Ezra was commanded to secure (2 Esdras 14:24). The name is probably identical with SELEMIAS of 1 Esdras 9:34 (which s…
Selemias Encyclopedia — sel-e-mi'-as (Selemias): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:34) = "Shelemiah". in Ezr 10:39 , and probably identical with "Selemia" in 2 Esdras 1…
Seleucia Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the sea-port of Antioch, near the mouth of the Orontes. Paul and his companions sailed from this port on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:4). This city was built b…
Seleucidae Encyclopedia — se-lu'-si-de. See SELEUCUS .…
Seleucus Encyclopedia — se-lu'-kus (Seleukos): (1) Seleucus I (Nicator, "The Conqueror"), the founder of the Seleucids or House of Seleucus, was an officer in the grand and thoroughly equipped a…
Self-control Encyclopedia — self-kon-trol' (egkrateia): Rendered in the King James Version "temperance" (compare Latin temperario and continentia), but more accurately "self-control," as in the Revi…
Self-righteousness Encyclopedia — self-ri'-chus-nes: A term that has come to designate moral living as a way of salvation; or as a ground for neglecting the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The thought is…
Self-surrender Encyclopedia — self-su-ren'-der: The struggle between the natural human impulses of selfseeking, self-defence and the like, on the one hand, and the more altruistic impulse toward self-…
Self-will Encyclopedia — self-wil' (ratson; authades): Found once in the Old Testament ( Ge 49:6 , "In their self-will they hocked an ox") in the death song of Jacob (see HOCK). The idea is found…
Sell, Seller Encyclopedia — sel'-er. See TRADE ; LYDIA .…
Selvedge Encyclopedia — sel'-vej (qatsah): The word occurs only in the description of the tabernacle ( Ex 26:4 ; 36:11 ). It has reference to the ten curtains which overhung the boards of the sa…
Sem Encyclopedia — sem (Sem): the King James Version from the Greek form of Shem; thus the Revised Version (British and American) ( Lu 3:36 ).…
Semachiah Encyclopedia — sem-a-ki'-a (cemakhyahu, "Yah has sustained"): A Korahite family of gatekeepers ( 1Ch 26:7 ). Perhaps the same name should be substituted for "Ismachiah" in 2Ch 31:13 (se…
Semaiah From the Scriptures — Semaiah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “obeying the Lord”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says —…
Semei Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).…
Semeias Encyclopedia — se-me-i'-as (Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus Semeias; Codex Vaticanus Semeeias; the King James Version Semei): An ancestor of Mordecai (Additions to Esther 11:2) …
Semein Encyclopedia — se-me'-in (Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus Semeein; Codex Alexandrinus Semeei, Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Semei; the King James Version, Semei): An ancestor …
Semeis Encyclopedia — sem'-e-is (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Semeis; Codex Vaticanus Senseis; the King James Version, Semis): One of the Levites who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esd…
Semellius Encyclopedia — se-mel'-i-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAMELLIUS (which see).…
Semis Encyclopedia — se'-mis: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SEMEIS (which see).…
Semite Dictionary — an inhabitant of Sin, near Arka (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15). (See ARKITE.)…
Semites, Semitic Religion Encyclopedia — sem'-its, sem-it'-ik, 1. Biblical References 2. The Five Sons of Shem 3. Original Home of the Semites 4. Confusion with Other Races 5. Reliability of Genesis 10 6. Semiti…
Senaah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — thorny, a place many of the inhabitants of which returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:35; Nehemiah 7:38).…
Senate Dictionary — (Acts 5:21), the “elders of Israel” who formed a component part of the Sanhedrin.…
Senate; Senator Encyclopedia — sen'-at, sen'-a-ter: In Ps 105:22 , "teach his senators (the Revised Version (British and American) "elders") wisdom." The Hebrew is zaqen, "elder" Septuagint presbuteroi…
Seneh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the acacia; rock-thorn, the southern cliff in the Wady es-Suweinit, a valley south of Michmash, which Jonathan climbed with his armour-bearer (1 Samuel 14:4, 5). The rock…
Senir Dictionary & Encyclopedia — =Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deuteronomy 3:9). It means “coat of mail” or “breastplate,” and is equivalent to “Sirion.” Some interpret the word as m…
Sennacherib Encyclopedia — se-nak'-er-ib (cancheribh; Sennachereim, Assyrian Sin-akhierba, "the moon-god Sin has increased the brothers"): Sennacherib (704-682 BC) ascended the throne of Assyria af…
SENNACHERIB Sin Dictionary — (the God) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak a…
Senses Encyclopedia — sen'-siz: The translation of aistheterion ( Heb 5:14 , "those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil"). The word means, primarily, the …
Sensual Encyclopedia — sen'-shoo-al (psuchikos, "animal," "natural"): Biblical psychology has no English equivalent for this Greek original. Man subject to the lower appetites is sarkikos, "fle…
Sent Encyclopedia — (shalach; apostello): "Sent" in the Old Testament is the translation of shalach, "to send" (of presents, messengers, etc., Ge 32:18 ; 44:3 ; Jud 6:14 ; 1Ki 14:6 ; Es 3:13…
Sentence Encyclopedia — sen'-tens: Eight Hebrew and three Greek words are thus translated in the King James Version. Sometimes it points to a mystery ( Da 5:12 ; 8:23 ); then again to the conten…
Senuah Encyclopedia — se-nu'-a, sen'-u-a (cenu'ah): In the King James Version "A Benjamite" ( Ne 11:9 ); the Revised Version (British and American) has "Hassenuah," transliterating the definit…
Seorim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:8).…
Separate Encyclopedia — sep'-a-rat: The translation of a number of Hebrew and Greek words, badhal ( Le 20:24 , etc.), and aphorizo ( Mt 25:32 , etc.), being the most common. "To separate" and "t…
Separation Encyclopedia — sep-a-ra'-shun: In the Pentateuch the word niddah specially points to a state of ceremonial uncleanness ( Le 12:2 , 5 ; 15:20 ff; Nu 6:4 ff; 12:13 ; 19:21 ). For a descri…
Sephar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — numbering, (Genesis 10:30), supposed by some to be the ancient Himyaritic capital, “Shaphar,” Zaphar, on the Indian Ocean, between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.…
Sepharad Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Obad. 1:20), some locality unknown. The modern Jews think that Spain is meant, and hence they designate the Spanish Jews “Sephardim,” as they do the German Jews by the n…
SePHARVAIM Dictionary & Encyclopedia — taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24; 18:34; 19:13; Isaiah 37:13). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., “the two Sipparas,” or …
Sepharvites Encyclopedia — …
Sepphoris Encyclopedia — sef'-o-ris: A city of Galilee, taken by Josephus (Vita, IX, lxvii, 71) and later destroyed by the son of Varus (Ant., XVII, x, 9).…
Septuagint Encyclopedia — sep'-tu-a-jint: I. IMPORTANCE II. NAME III. TRADITIONAL ORIGIN 1. Letter of Aristeas 2. Evidence of Aristobulus and Philo 3. Later Accretions 4. Criticism of the Aristeas…
Sepulchre Dictionary & Encyclopedia — first mentioned as purchased by Abraham for Sarah from Ephron the Hittite (Genesis 23:20). This was the “cave of the field of Machpelah,” where also Abraham and Rebekah a…
Serah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of Jacob (Genesis 46:17); called also Sarah (Numbers 26:46; R.V., “Serah”).…
Seraiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chronicles 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chronicles 4:35). (3.) One of David’s scribes or secretaries (2 Samue…
Seraphim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned in Isaiah 6:2, 3, 6, 7. This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love. They are represented as “standing” above the King as he …
Serar Encyclopedia — se'-rar (Serar; the King James Version Aserer): Name of one of the families which returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:32) = "Sisera" of Ezr 2:53 ; Ne 7:55 .…
Sered Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fear, one of the sons of Zebulun (Genesis 46: 14).…
SERGEANTS Acts Dictionary — 16:35, 38 (R.V., “lictors”), officers who attended the magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice.…
Sergius From the Scriptures — Sergius is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “net”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they are the…
Sergius Paulus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a “prudent man” (R.V., “man of understanding”), the deputy (R.V., “proconsul”) of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13). He became a convert to Christianity under Paul, who visited this …
Serjeants Encyclopedia — sar'-jents, -jants (rhabdouchoi): In Ac 16:35 , 38 the word (literally, "holders of rods," corresponding to Roman "lictors," thus the Revised Version margin) is used of t…
Sermon on the Mount Encyclopedia — sur'-num, I. PARALLEL ACCOUNTS II. HISTORICITY OF THE DISCOURSE III. TIME AND OCCASION IV. SCENE V. THE HEARERS VI. THE MESSAGE: SUMMARY 1. Analysis 2. Argument: The King…
SERMON ON THE MOUNT After Dictionary — spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to …
Sermon on the Plain, the Encyclopedia — This title is sometimes given to the discourse recorded in Lu 6:20-49 , because according to the Gospel (6:17) it was delivered on a plain at the foot of the mountain. In…
Seron Encyclopedia — se'-ron (Seron): "The commander of the host of Syria" of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was defeated at Beth-horon by Judas in 166 BC (1 Macc 3:13 ff). Not a Greek name; "perha…
Serpent Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews nahash; Gr. ophis), frequently noticed in Scripture. More than forty species are found in Syria and Arabia. The poisonous character of the serpent is alluded to …
Serpent Worship Encyclopedia — wur'-ship: Traces of this superstition are thought by certain critics to be discoverable in the religion of Israel. Stade mentions that W. R. Smith supposed the serpent t…
Serpent, Brazen Encyclopedia — bra'-z'-n. See NEHUSHTAN .…
Serpent, Crooked Encyclopedia — krook'-ed: With reference to the constellation round the North Pole, in Job 26:13 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the swift serpent," margin "fleeing"; and …
Serpent, Fiery Encyclopedia — See SERPENT, 3, (2).…
Serpent-charming Encyclopedia — -charm'-ing: Allusion to this art, widely practiced by the ancients (see references in DB, under the word; especially Bothart, Hieron., III, 161, 164, etc.), as by modern…
Serug Dictionary & Encyclopedia — branch, the father of Nahor (Genesis 11:20-23); called Saruch in Luke 3:35.…
Servant Encyclopedia — sur'-vant ('ebhedh; doulos): A very common word with a variety of meanings, all implying a greater or less degree of inferiority and want of freedom: (1) The most frequen…
Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh Encyclopedia — || 1. Historical Situation 2. The Authorship of Isaiah, Chapters 40-66 3. The Prophet of the Exile 4. The Unity of Isaiah 40-66 5. Principal Ideas of Isaiah 40-66 6. The …
Servants, Solomon'S Encyclopedia — See SOLOMON'S SERVANTS.…
Service Encyclopedia — sur'-vis: Six Hebrew, two Aramaic and four Greek words are so rendered. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament the word most used for "service" is (1) `abhodhah, f…
Servitor Dictionary — occurs only in 2 Kings 4:43, Authorized Version (R.V., “servant”). The Hebrew word there rendered “servitor” is elsewhere rendered “minister,” “servant” (Exodus 24:13; 33…
Servitude Encyclopedia — sur'-vi-tud. See SERVANT ; SLAVE .…
Sesis Encyclopedia — …
Sesthel Encyclopedia — ses'-thel (Sesthel): One of the sons of Addi who put away their foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:31)= "Bezalel" in Ezr 10:30 .…
Set Encyclopedia — Few words in the English language have such a rich variety of meaning and are used in so rich a variety of idiomatic expression as the word "set." A glance at any of the …
Seth Dictionary — appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, “for God,” said she, “hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me w…
Seth; Sheth Encyclopedia — seth, sheth (sheth; Seth): (1) The son born to Adam and Eve after the death of Abel ( Ge 4:25 f; 5:3 ff; 1Ch 1:1; Sirach 49:16; Lu 3:38 ). In Ge 4:25 the derivation of th…
Sethur Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hidden, one of the spies sent to search the Promised Land. He was of the tribe of Asher (Numbers 13:13).…
Setting Encyclopedia — set'-ing (millu'ah, literally, "a filling"): The word is used in the description of the manufacture of the breastplate of judgment ( Ex 28:17 ). The instruction runs: "Th…
Settle (1) Encyclopedia — set'-'-l (`azarah): For this word in Eze 43:14 , 17 , 20 ; 45:19 , the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version margin substitute more correctly …
Settle (2) Encyclopedia — The Hebrew language has 8 words which are thus translated: yashabh, nachath, `amadh, shaqat, tabha`, natsabh, maqom, qapha'. Now the meaning is to settle down, to cause t…
Seven Encyclopedia — sev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta). See NUMBER .…
Seven Churches Encyclopedia — See CHURCHES, SEVEN.…
Seven Stars Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY .…
SEVEN This Dictionary — number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it…
Seveneh Encyclopedia — se-ven'-e, se-ve'-ne (ceweneh): For the King James Version "the tower of Syene," in Eze 29:10 ; 30:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) reads, "the tower of Sev…
Seventh, Day Encyclopedia — sev'-'-nth. See SABBATH .…
Seventy Encyclopedia — sev'-n-ti (shibh`im; hebdomekonta). See NUMBER .…
Seventy Disciples Encyclopedia — The account of the designation and mission of these is found only in Luke 10. Some have therefore sought to maintain that we have here only a confused variant of the appo…
Seventy W Ee Ks Dictionary — a prophetic period mentioned in Daniel 9:24, and usually interpreted on the “year-day” theory, i.e., reckoning each day for a year. This period will thus represent 490 ye…
Seventy Weeks Encyclopedia — The "seventy weeks" of the prophecy in Da 9:24-27 have long been a subject of controversy in the critical schools. The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Dri…
Seventy Years Encyclopedia — The period assigned by Jeremiah for the duration of the Jewish exile in Babylon ( Jer 25:11 , 12 ; 29:10 ; compare 2Ch 36:21 ; Ezr 1:1 ; Da 9:2 ). If the period be reckon…
Sever Encyclopedia — sev'-er: The three Hebrew words badhal, palah and paradh are thus translated. The idea conveyed is that of setting apart ( Le 20:26 the King James Version) or of setting …
Several; Severally Encyclopedia — sev'-er-al, sev'-er-al-i: The Hebrew words chophshuth and chophshith, translated "several" in the King James Version, the English Revised Version, 2Ki 15:5 ; 2Ch 26:21 , …
SfflPHMITE Dictionary — probably the designation of Zabdi, who has charge of David’s vineyards (1 Chronicles 27:27).…
Shaalabbim From the Scriptures — Shaalabbim is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “understanding, or son of a fox”. The Scriptures below are what the Bi…
Shaalabbin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — or Shaal’bim, a place of foxes, a town of the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:42; Judges 1:35). It was one of the chief towns from which Solomon drew his supplies (1 Kings 4:9). …
Shaalbim Encyclopedia — sha-al'-bim (sha`albim; Codex Vaticanus Bethalamei; Codex Alexandrinus Salabeim, in Joshua, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Thalabeim): When the Amorites had force…
Shaalbonite Encyclopedia — sha-al-bo'-nit, sha-al'-bo-nit (ha-sha`alboni; ho Salaboneites ( 2Sa 23:32 ) Codex Vaticanus ho Homei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Salaboni): Eliahba, one of David's heroes, a …
Shaalim, Land of Encyclopedia — sha'-a-lim ('erets sha`alim; Codex Vaticanus tes ges Easakem; Codex Alexandrinus tes ges Saaleim; the King James Version Shalim): Saul in search of his father's asses pas…
Shaaph Encyclopedia — shy'-af (sha`aph): (1) A son of Jahdai ( 1Ch 2:47 ). (2) The son of Maachah, a concubine of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel. Shaaph is called the "father," or founder, of…
Shaaraim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two gates. (1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Samuel 17:52); called also Sharaim (Joshua 15:36). (2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:31).…
Shaashgaz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second house of the harem of king Ahasuerus (Esther 2:14).…
Shabbethai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — Sabbath-born, a Levite who assisted in expounding the law and investigating into the illegal marriages of the Jews (Ezra 10:15; Nehemiah 8:7; 11:16).…
Shachia Encyclopedia — sha-ki'-a, shak'-i-a (sakheyah (so Baer, Ginsberg); some editions read sakheya', or sakheya'; also shakheyah, and shabheyah. This last reading is favored by the Syrian an…
Shaddai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Omnipotent, the name of God in frequent use in the Hebrew Scriptures, generally translated “the Almighty.”…
Shade; Shadow; Shadowing Encyclopedia — shad, shad'-o, shad'-o-ing (tsel; skia): A shadow is any obscuration of the light and heat with the form of the intervening object, obscurely projected, constantly changi…
Shadow Dictionary — used in Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 8:5; 10:1 to denote the typical relation of the Jewish to the Christian dispensation.…
Shadow of Death Encyclopedia — (tsalmaweth): The Hebrew word translated "shadow of death" is used poetically for thick darkness ( Job 3:5 ), as descriptive of Sheol ( Job 10:21 f; 12:22 ; 38:17 ); figu…
Shadrach Encyclopedia — sha'-drak: The Babylonian name of one of the so-called Hebrew children. Shadrach is probably the Sumerian form of the Bah Kudurru-Aki, "servant of Sin." It has been sugge…
SHADRACH Aku’s Dictionary — command, the Chaldean name given to Hananiah, one of the Hebrew youths whom Nebuchadnezzar carried captive to Babylon (Daniel 1:6, 7; 3:12-30). He and his two companions …
Shady, Trees Encyclopedia — shad'-i ( Job 40:21 f). See LOTUS TREES .…
Shaft Encyclopedia — shaft: Isa 49:2 for chets, "an arrow"; also Ex 25:31 ; 37:17 ; Nu 8:4 the King James Version for a part of the candlestick of the tabernacle somewhat vaguely designated b…
Shage From the Scriptures — Shage is a person named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “touching softly; multiplying much”. The Scriptures below are what the Bi…
Shagee Encyclopedia — sha'-ge (shaghe'; Codex Vaticanus Sola; Codex Alexandrinus Sage; the King James Version Shage): The father of Jonathan, one of David's heroes ( 1Ch 11:34 ).…
Shahapaim Encyclopedia — sha-ha-ra'-im (shacharayim; Codex Vaticanus Saarel; Codex Alexandrinus Saarem): A Benjamite name ( 1Ch 8:8 ). The passage is corrupt beyond only the most tentative emenda…
Shahazumah Encyclopedia — sha-ha-zoo'-ma, sha-haz'-oo-ma (shachatsumah; Codex Vaticanus Saleim kata thalassan; Codex Alexandrinus Saseimath; the King James Version Shahazimah, sha-haz'i-mah): A to…
Shalem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — perfect, a place (probably the village of Salim) some 2 miles east of Jacob’s well. There is an abundant supply of water, which may have been the reason for Jacob’s settl…
Shalim Encyclopedia — sha'-lim. See SHAALIM .…
Shalisha From the Scriptures — Shalisha is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “three; the third; prince; captain”. The Scriptures below are what the …
Shalishah, Land of Encyclopedia — sha-li'-sha, shal'-i-sha ('erets shalishah; Codex Vaticanus he ge Selcha; Codex Alexandrinus he ge Salissa): If the general indication of the route followed by Saul, give…
Shallecheth, the Gate Encyclopedia — shal'-e-keth, sha-le'-keth (sha`ar shallekheth, i.e. as in margin, "Casting forth"): A gate of the temple "at the causeway that goeth up" ( 1Ch 26:16 )--probably an ascen…
Shallum Dictionary — retribution. (1.) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” (2 Kings…
Shallum (1) Encyclopedia — shal'-um (shallum, shallum; various forms in the Septuagint): This is the name of not less than 12 Hebrew persons: (1) The youngest son of Naphtali ( 1Ch 7:13 ). He is al…
Shallum (2) Encyclopedia — (shallum, shallum, "the requited one" ( 2Ki 15:10-15 )): The 15th king of Israel, and successor of Zechariah, whom he publicly assassinated in the 7th month of his reign.…
Shallun Encyclopedia — …
Shalmai Encyclopedia — shal'-mi, shal'-ma-i: the King James Version form in Ezr 2:46 for "Shamlai"; Ne 7:48 "Salmai" (which see).…
Shalman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an Assyrian king (Hos. 10:14), identified with Shalmaneser II. (Sayce) or IV. (Lenormant), the successor of Pul on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 728). He made war against H…
Shalmaneser Encyclopedia — shal-ma-ne'-zer (shalman'ecer; Septuagint Samennasar, Salmandsar): The name of several Assyrian kings. See ASSYRIA ; CAPTIVITY . It is Shalmaneser IV who is mentioned in …
Shama Encyclopedia — sha'-ma (shama`): One of David's heroes ( 1Ch 11:44 ).…
Shamai Encyclopedia — sham'-a-i. See SALMAI .…
Shamariah Encyclopedia — sham-a-ri'-a, sha-mar'-ya. See SHEMARIAH .…
Shambles Encyclopedia — sham'-b'-lz (makellon): A slaughter-house; then a butcher's stall, meat-market. The word is once used in the New Testament in 1Co 10:25 .…
Shame Encyclopedia — sham (bosh, "to be ashamed," bosheth, "shame," qalon; aischune, "ignominy," atimia, "dishonor," and other words): An oft-recurring word in Scripture almost uniformly boun…
Shamed Encyclopedia — sha'-med. See SHEMED .…
Shamefacedness Encyclopedia — sham'-fast-nes, sham-fas'-ed-nes. See SHAMEFASTNESS .…
Shamefastness Encyclopedia — sham'-fast-nes: The original the King James Version translation of aidos, in Sirach 41:16 and 1Ti 2:9 . Perhaps half a century later the spelling "shamefacedness" supplan…
Shamer Encyclopedia — sha'-mer. See SHEMER .…
Shamgar Encyclopedia — sham'-gar (shamgar): 1. Biblical Account: One of the judges, son of Anath (`anath), in whose days, which preceded the time of Deborah ( Jud 5:6 , 7 ) and followed those o…
SHAMGAR The Philistines Dictionary — from the maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when one of this name, the son of Anath, otherwise unknown, headed a risin…
Shamhuth Encyclopedia — sham'-huth. See SHAMMUAH, IV.…
Shamir Dictionary — a sharp thorn. (1.) One of the sons of Michah (1 Chronicles 24:24). (2.) A town among the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of D…
Shamir (1) Encyclopedia — sha'-mer (shamir; Sameir): (1) Mentioned along with Jattir and Socoh ( Jos 15:48 ) as one of the cities of Judah in the hill country. Possibly it is Khirbet (or Umm) Some…
Shamir (2) Encyclopedia — (shamir; Samer): A Kohathite, son of Micah ( 1Ch 24:24 ).…
Shamlai Encyclopedia — sham'-la-i, sham'-li. See SALMAI .…
Shamma Encyclopedia — sham'-a (shamma'; Codex Vaticanus Sema; Codex Alexandrinus Samma): An Asherite ( 1Ch 7:37 ).…
Shammah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — desert. (1.) One of the “dukes” of Edom (Genesis 36:13, 17). (2.) One of the sons of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Samuel 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chroni…
Shammai Encyclopedia — (1) A Jerahmeelite ( 1Ch 2:28 , 32 ). (2) The son of Rekem and father of Maon ( 1Ch 2:44 ). (3) A Judahite ( 1Ch 4:17 ).…
Shammoth Encyclopedia — sham'-oth, sham'-oth. See SHAMMAH, (4).…
Shammua Dictionary — heard. (1.) One of the spies sent out by Moses to search the land (Numbers 13:4). He represented the tribe of Reuben. (2.) One of David’s sons (1 Chronicles 14:4; 3:5, “S…
Shammua; Shammuah Encyclopedia — sha-mu'-a, sham'-u-a (shammua`): (1) The Reubenite spy ( Nu 13:4 , Samouel, and other forms). (2) One of David's sons ( 2Sa 5:14 ; 1Ch 14:4 , Sammous). In 1Ch 3:5 he is c…
Shamsherai Encyclopedia — sham'-she-ri, sham-she-ra'-i (shamsheray): A Benjamite ( 1Ch 8:26 ).…
Shape Encyclopedia — shap: In the King James Version the translation of eidos, "form," "appearance" ( Lu 3:22 ; Joh 5:37 ), and of homoioma, "likeness," "resemblance" ( Re 9:7 ). The meaning …
Shapham Encyclopedia — sha'-fam (shapham; Sapham, Sabat): Name of a Gadite chief, who had the second place in command of his tribe ( 1Ch 5:12 ). So far as the fragmentary genealogies are intell…
Shaphan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7). He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered copy of the law which was delivered to him by Hilkiah …
Shaphat Dictionary & Encyclopedia — judge. (1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 13:5). (2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19). (3.) One of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chron…
Shapher Dictionary & Encyclopedia — brightness, one of the stations where Israel encamped in the wilderness (Numbers 33:23, 24).…
Shaphir Encyclopedia — sha'-fer (shaphir, "glittering"; kalos; the King James Version Saphir): One of a group of towns mentioned in Mic 1:10-15 . From the association with Gath, Achzib (of Juda…
Sharai Encyclopedia — sha-ra'-i, sha'-ri (sharay): One of the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:40 ).…
Sharaim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two gates (Joshua 15:36), more correctly Shaaraim (1 Samuel 17:52), probably Tell Zakariya and Kefr Zakariya, in the valley of Elah, 3 1/2 miles north-west of Socoh.…
Sharar Encyclopedia — sha'-rar. See SACAR .…
Share Encyclopedia — shar. See PLOW .…
Sharezer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (God) protect the king!, a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. He and his brother Adrammelech murdered their father, and then fled into the land of Armenia (2 Kings 19:3…
Sharon Encyclopedia — shar'-un (ha-sharon, with the definite article possibly meaning "the plain"; to pedion, ho drumos, ho Saron): (1) This name is attached to the strip of fairly level land …
Sharonite Encyclopedia — shar'-un-it (ha-sharoni; ho Saroneites): Applied in Scripture only to Shitrai ( 1Ch 27:29 ). See SHARON .…
Sharuhen Encyclopedia — sha-roo'-hen (sharuchen; hoi agroi auton): One of the cities in the territory of Judah assigned to Simeon ( Jos 19:6 ). In Jos 15:32 it is called "Shilhim," and in 1Ch 4:…
Shashai Encyclopedia — sha'-shi (shashay; Sesei): One of the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:40 ) = "Sesis" in 1 Esdras 9:34.…
Shashak Encyclopedia — sha'-shak (shashak): Eponym of a Benjamite family ( 1Ch 8:14 , 25 ).…
Shaul; Shaulites Encyclopedia — sha'-ul, sha'-ul-its (sha'ul; Saoul): (1) A king of Edom ( Ge 36:37 = 1Ch 1:48 ). (2) A son of Simeon ( Ge 46:10 ; Ex 6:15 ; Nu 26:13 ; 1Ch 4:24 ). The clan was of notori…
Shaveh From the Scriptures — Shaveh is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “the plain; that makes equality”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible…
Shaveh, Vale of Encyclopedia — sha'-ve (`emeq shaweh). See KING'S VALE.…
ShAVEH-KIRIATHAIM Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Genesis 14:5). Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab.…
Shaving Encyclopedia — shav'-ing (in Job 1:20 , gazaz, usually galach; in Ac 21:24 , xurao): Customs as to shaving differ in different countries, and in ancient and modern times. Among the Egyp…
Shavsha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (“Seraiah,” 2 Samuel 8:17; “Shisha,” 1 Kings 4:3), one of David’s secretaries (1 Chronicles 18:16).…
Shawl Encyclopedia — shol: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "shawls" for the King James Version "wimples" in Isa 3:22 . See DRESS .…
Sheaf; Sheaves Encyclopedia — shef, shevz ('alummah, `omer, `amir): When the grain is reaped, it is laid in handfuls back of the reaper to be gathered by children or those who cannot stand the harder …
Sheal Encyclopedia — she'-al (she'al, "request"): One of the Israelites of the sons of Bani who had taken foreign wives ( Ezr 10:29 , Septuagint: Salouia; Septuagint, Lucian, Assael; /RAPC 1E…
Shealtiel Encyclopedia — she-ol'-ti-el (she'alti'el, but in Hag 1:12 , 14 ; 2:2 , shalti'el; Septuagint and the New Testament always Salathiel, hence, "Salathiel" of 1 Esdras 5:5,48,56; 6:2; the …
Shear Encyclopedia — sher. See SHEEP ; SHEEP TENDING .…
SHEAR-jASHUB Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a remnant shall escape or return (i.e., to God), a symbolical name which the prophet Isaiah gave to his son (Isaiah 7:3), perhaps his eldest son.…
Sheariah Encyclopedia — she-a-ri-a, she-ar'-ya (she`aryah; Saraia): A descendant of Saul ( 1Ch 8:38 ; 9:44 ).…
Shearing-House Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (2 Kings 10: 12, 14; marg., “house of shepherds binding sheep.” R.V., “the shearing-house of the shepherds;” marg., “house of gathering”), some place between Samaria and …
Sheath Encyclopedia — sheth. See SWORD .…
Sheba Dictionary — an oath, seven. (1.) Hebrews shebha, the son of Raamah (Genesis 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. (2.) Hebrews id. A son of Joktan…
Sheba (1) Encyclopedia — she'-ba (shebha'; Saba): (1) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Raamah son of Cush ( Ge 10:7 ). (2) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Jokshan the son of Abraham and Ke…
Sheba (2) Encyclopedia — she'-ba (shebha`; Sabee, or Samaa): The name of one of the towns allotted to Simeon ( Jos 19:2 ). the King James Version mentions it as an independent town, but as it is …
Sheba, Queen of Encyclopedia — See QUEEN OF SHEBA .…
Shebah Encyclopedia — she'-ba. See SHIBAH .…
Shebam Encyclopedia — she'-bam. See SEBAM .…
Shebaniah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chronicles 15:24). (2.) Another Levite (Nehemiah 9:4, 5). (3…
Shebarim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — breaks; ruins, a place near Ai (Joshua 7:5; R.V. marg., “the quarries”).…
Shebat Encyclopedia — she-bat' (shebhat): The 11th month of the Jewish year ( Zec 1:7 ), corresponding to February. See CALENDAR .…
Sheber Encyclopedia — she'-ber (shebher; Codex Vaticanus Saber, Codex Alexandrinus Seber): A son of Caleb by his concubine Maacah ( 1Ch 2:48 ).…
Shebna Dictionary & Encyclopedia — tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, an…
Shebuel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — captive of God. (1.) One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1 Chronicles 23:16; 26:24). (2.) One of the sons of H…
Shecaniah Dictionary — one intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chronicles 24: 1 1). (2.) One of the priests who were set “to …
Shecaniah; Shechaniah Encyclopedia — shek-a-ni'-a, shekan'-ya (shekhanyah (in 1Ch 24:11 ; 2Ch 31:15 , shekhanyahu); Codex Vaticanus Ischania, Sekenia): (1) A descendant of Zerubbabel ( 1Ch 3:21 , 22 ). This …
Shechem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Genesis 33:19; 34). (2.) A descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2). (3.) A city in Samaria (Genesis 33:18), called…
Shechemites Encyclopedia — she'-kem-its (hashikhmi; Suchemei): The descendants of Shechem the son of Gilead, a clan of Eastern Manasseh ( Nu 26:31 ; Jos 17:2 ).…
Shechinah Dictionary — a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God’s presence in the tabernacle, and afterwar…
Shed, Shedding Encyclopedia — The three Hebrew words, naghar, sim or sum and shaphakh, translated "shed" in many Old Testament passages, always mean a "pouring out," and in nearly every case point to …
Shedeur Encyclopedia — shed'-e-ur, she-de'-ur (shedhe'ur, "daybreak"; Codex Vaticanus Sediour, Ediour): The father of Elizur, the chief of Reuben ( Nu 1:5 ; 2:10 ; 7:30 ). French Delitzsch corr…
Sheep Dictionary & Encyclopedia — are of different varieties. Probably the flocks of Abraham and Isaac were of the wild species found still in the mountain regions of Persia and Kurdistan. After the Exodu…
Sheep Tending Encyclopedia — ten'-ding: The Scriptural allusions to pastoral life and the similes drawn from that life are the most familiar and revered in the Bible. Among the first verses that a ch…
Sheep-Fold Dictionary — a strong fenced enclosure for the protection of the sheep gathered within it (Numbers 32:24; 1 Chronicles 17:7; Psalm 50:9; 78:70). In John 10:16 the Authorized Version r…
Sheep-Gate Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city.…
Sheep-Market Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in John 5:2 (marg., also R.V., “sheep-gate”). The word so rendered is an adjective, and it is uncertain whether the noun to be supplied should be “gate” or, f…
Sheep-master Encyclopedia — (noqedh, "herdsman," 2Ki 3:4 ). See SHEEP-SHEARING.…
Sheep-shearing Encyclopedia — shep'-sher-ing: The sheep-shearing is done in the springtime, either by the owners ( Ge 31:19 ; 38:13 ; De 15:19 ; 1Sa 25:2 , 4 ) or by regular "shearers" (gazaz) ( 1Sa 2…
Sheepcote; Sheepfold Encyclopedia — shep'-kot, shep'-kot, shep'-fold (gedherah, mikhlah, mishpethayim, naweh; aule): At night the sheep are driven into a sheepfold if they are in a district where there is d…
Sheepskin Encyclopedia — shep'-skin. See BOTTLE; DRESS; RAMS' SKINS, etc.…
Sheerah Encyclopedia — she'-e-ra (she'erah; Codex Alexandrinus Saara, Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of Ephraim, who, according to the Massoretic Text of 1Ch 7:24 (the King James Version "S…
Sheet Encyclopedia — shet. See DRESS; compare Ac 10:11 , "as it were a great sheet" (othone).…
Shehariah Encyclopedia — she-ha-ri'-a (sheharyah): A Benjamite ( 1Ch 8:26 ).…
Shekel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — weight, the common standard both of weight and value among the Hebrews. It is estimated at 220 English grains, or a little more than half an ounce avoirdupois. The “sheke…
Shekel of the King'S Weight, Royal Shekel Encyclopedia — ('ebhen ha-melekh, "stone (i.e. weight) of the king"): The shekel by which Absalom's hair was weighed ( 2Sa 14:26 ), probably the light shekel of 130 grains. See WEIGHTS …
Shekel of the Sanctuary; Sacred Shekel Encyclopedia — (sheqel ha-qodhesh ( Nu 7 passim)): The same as the silver shekel mentioned under SHEKEL (which see), except in Ex 38:24 , where it is used in measuring gold. The term is…
Shekinah Encyclopedia — she-ki'-na (shekhinah, "that which dwells," from the verb shakhen, or shakhan, "to dwell," "reside"): This word is not found in the Bible, but there are allusions to it i…
Shel Ah Dictionary — petition. (1.) Judah’s third son (Genesis 38:2, 5, 11, 14). (2.) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chronicles 1:18).…
Shelah Encyclopedia — she'-la (shelah; Sala): (1) The youngest son of Judah and the daughter of Shua the Canaanite ( Ge 38:5 , 11 , 14 , 26 ; 46:12 ; Nu 26:20 ( 16 ); 1Ch 2:3 ; 4:21 ). He gave…
Shelanites Encyclopedia — she'-lan-its, she-la'-nits. See SHELAH .…
Shelemiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Nehemiah 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). (4.) Father of one of those who accused …
Sheleph Encyclopedia — she'-lef (shaleph, in pause; Septuagint Saleph): Son of Joktan ( Ge 10:26 ; 1Ch 1:20 ). Sheleph is the name of a Yemenite tribe or district, named on Sabean inscriptions …
Shelesh Encyclopedia — she'-lesh (shelesh; Codex Vaticanus Seme; Codex Alexandrinus Selles, Lucian, Selem): An Asherite, son of Helem ( 1Ch 7:35 ).…
Shelomi Encyclopedia — she-lo'-mi, shel'-o-mi (shelomi): An Asherite ( Nu 34:27 ).…
Shelomith Encyclopedia — she-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; in Ezr 8:10 , shelomith): (1) The mother of the man who was stoned for blasphemy ( Le 24:11 ) (BAF, Salomeith, Lucian, Salmith). (2…
Shelomoth Encyclopedia — she-lo'-moth, shel'-o-moth, -moth (shelomoth): (1) An Izharite ( 1Ch 24:22 , Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Salomoth; Lucian, Salomith = "Shelomith" of 1Ch 23:18 …
Shelumiel Encyclopedia — she-lu'-mi-el (shelumi'el; both the punctuation and interpretation are in doubt. Massoretic Text punctuates the first element as a passive participle; the use of the part…
Shem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Genesis 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah’s sons. The words “brother of Japheth the elder” in Genes…
Shema Dictionary — rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chronicles 5:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:13). (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Nehemiah 8:4). (4.) A town in the sout…
Shema (1) Encyclopedia — she'-ma (shema`; Samaa): A city of Judah in the Negeb ( Jos 15:26 ). If, as some think, identical with SHEBA (which see) of Jos 19:2 , then the latter must have been inse…
Shema (2) Encyclopedia — (shema`): (1) A Reubenite ( 1Ch 5:8 , Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sama, Lucian, Semeei). See SHIMEI . (2) One of the heads of "fathers' houses" in Aijalon, who…
Shemaah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — rumour, a Benjamite whose sons “came to David to Ziklag” (1 Chronicles 12:3).…
Shemaiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Nehemiah 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:37). (4.) A priest (Nehemiah 12:42). …
Shemariah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whom Jehovah guards. (1.) One who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). (2.) Ezra 10:32,41.…
Shemeber Dictionary & Encyclopedia — soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer. After having been reconquered by him, he was rescued by Abr…
Shemed Encyclopedia — she'-med. See SHEMER, (4).…
Shemer Encyclopedia — she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer): (1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria ( 1Ki 16:24 , shomeron). Shemer may be an ancie…
Shemida; Shemidah; Shemidaites Encyclopedia — she-mi'-da, she-mi'-da-its (shemidha): A Gileadite clan belonging to Manasseh ( Nu 26:32 ; Jos 17:2 , Codex Vaticanus Sumareim; Codex Alexandrinus Semirae; Lucian, Samida…
Sheminith Dictionary & Encyclopedia — eight; octave, a musical term, supposed to denote the lowest note sung by men’s voices (1 Chronicles 15:21; Psalm 6; 12, title).…
Shemiramoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — most high name. (1.) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:8). (2.) A Levite in David’s time (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20).…
Shemites Encyclopedia — shem'-its. See SEMITES .…
Shemuel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — heard of God. (1.) The son of Ammihud. He represented Simeon in the division of the land (Numbers 34:20). (2.) Used for “Samuel” (1 Chronicles 6:33, R.V.). (3.) A prince …
Shen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Samuel 7:12), a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his “Ebenezer.” In the Hebrew the word has th…
Shenazar Encyclopedia — she-na'-zar: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SHENAZZAR (which see).…
Shenazzar Encyclopedia — she-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel ( 1Ch 3:18 , Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sanesar; Lucian, Sanasar; Vulgate (…
Shenir Dictionary & Encyclopedia — =Senir, (Deuteronomy 3:9; Cant. 4:8), the name given to Mount Hermon (q.v.) by the Sidonians.…
Sheol Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews , “the all-demanding world” = Gr. Hades, “the unknown region”), the invisible world of departed souls. (See HELL.)…
Shepham Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a treeless place, Numbers 34:10, 11: “The coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah.”…
Shephatiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Samuel 3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). (3.) A Simeonite prince in David’s time…
Shephelah Encyclopedia — shef-e'-la (ha-shephelah; sephela, saphela): 1. Name and References: The word denotes "lowland," and is variously rendered in the King James Version. It is "vale" in De 1…
Shepher Encyclopedia — she'-fer (shepher, "beauty"): A mount near which the Israelites encamped ( Nu 33:23 f). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL .…
Shepherd Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Sometimes the word “pastor” is used instead (Jeremiah 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16). This word is used figuratively…
Shephi From the Scriptures — Shephi is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “beholder; honeycomb; garment”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible it…
Shephi, Shepho Encyclopedia — she'-fi, she'-fo (shephi; Codex Vaticanus Sob, Codex Alexandrinus Sophar; Lucian, Sapphei ( 1Ch 1:40 ); or Shepho, shepho; Codex Alexandrinus Soph; Lucian, Sophan ( Ge 36…
Shepho From the Scriptures — Shepho is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “desert”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they are t…
Shephupham, Shephuphan Encyclopedia — she-fu'-fam or she-fu'-fan (shephupham; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sophan; Lucian, Sophan ( Nu 26:39 ( 43 )); or Shephuphan, shephuphan; Codex Vaticanus Sopha…
Shephuphan From the Scriptures — Shephuphan is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “serpent”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they …
Sherah Encyclopedia — she'-ra. See SHEERAH .…
Sherd Encyclopedia — shurd. See POTSHERD .…
Sherebiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18, 24-30; Nehemiah 8:7; 9:4, 5; …
Sheresh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — root, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:16). ■S HE RE ZE R one of the messengers whom the children of the Captivity sent to Jerusalem “to pray for them before the …
Sherezer Encyclopedia — she-re'-zer ( Zec 7:2 the King James Version). See SHAREZER .…
Sherghat, Asshur, Assur Encyclopedia — shur'-gat, sher'-gat: The name of the first capital city of Assyria is known by the Arabs as Qala' at Sherghat, or the Fortress of Sherghat. Its ancient name was Asshur o…
Sheriff Encyclopedia — sher'-if (Aramaic tiphtaye' "judicial," "a lawyer," "a sheriff" ( Da 3:2 f]): Probably a "lawyer" or "jurist" whose business it was to decide points of law. At best, howe…
Sheriffs Dictionary — (Daniel 3:2), Babylonian officers.…
Sheshach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Jeremiah 25:26), supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon), according to a secret (cabalistic) mode of writing among the Jews of unknown antiquity, which consisted in…
Sheshai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — whitish, one of the sons of Anak (Numbers 13:22). When the Israelites obtained possession of the country the sons of Anak were expelled and slain (Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:…
Sheshan Encyclopedia — she'-shan (sheshan; Sosan): A Jerahmeelite whose daughter married his servant Jarha ( 1Ch 2:31 , 34 , 35 ). The genealogical list which follows embraces some very early n…
Sheshbazzar Encyclopedia — shesh-baz'-ar (shesh-batstsar or sheshbatstsar): Sheshbazzar is the Hebrew or Aramaic form of the Babylonian Shamash-aba-ucur, or Shamash-bana-ucur: "Oh Shamash, protect …
Sheshbazzar O Dictionary — sun-God, defend the Lord! (Ezra 1:8, 11), probably another name for Zerubbabel (q.v.), Ezra 2:2; Hag. 1:12, 14; Zechariah 4:6, 10 .…
Sheth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — tumult. (1.) “The children of Sheth” (Numbers 24:17); R.V., “the sons of tumult,” which is probably the correct rendering, as there is no evidence that this is a proper n…
Shethar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).…
Shethar-bozenai, Shethar-boznai Encyclopedia — she'-thar-boz'-e-ni, she'-thar-boz'-ni, -boz'-na-i, (shethar boznay, meaning uncertain): The name of a Persian (?) official mentioned with Tattenai in connection with the…
Shethar-Boznai Dictionary — star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13).…
Sheva Encyclopedia — she'-va (shewa'; Codex Vaticanus Saou; Codex Alexandrinus Saoul, Lucian, Soue): (1) A son of Caleb by his concubine Maacah ( 1Ch 2:49 ). (2) See SHAVSHA .…
Shew, Show Encyclopedia — sho: "Show" (so always the American Standard Revised Version) is simply a modernized spelling of "shew" (so always in the King James Version and generally in the English …
SHEWBREAD Exodus Dictionary — 25:30 (R.V. marg., “presence bread”); 1 Chronicles 9:32 (marg., “bread of ordering”); Numbers 4:7: called “hallowed bread” (R.V., “holy bread”) in 1 Samuel 21:1-6. This b…
Shewbread, Table of Encyclopedia — (shulchan ( Ex 25:25-30 , etc.); he trapeza kai he prothesis ton arton ( Heb 9:2 )): For construction, see TABERNACLE ; TEMPLE . A rude representation of the table is giv…
Shewbread, the Encyclopedia — sho'-bred lechem ha-panim, "bread of the presence"; he prothesis ton arton ( Heb 9:2 ); the American Standard Revised Version "showbread"). See SHEW: 1. The Term: The mar…
Shibah Encyclopedia — shi'-ba (shibh`ah, "seven"; horkos; Swete reads Phrear horkou, literally, "well of oath"; the King James Version Shebah): The name of the original well of Beer-sheba acco…
Shibboleth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — river, or an ear of corn. The tribes living on the east of Jordan, separated from their brethren on the west by the deep ravines and the rapid river, gradually came to ad…
Shibmah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fragrance, a town of Reuben, east of Jordan (Numbers 32:38).…
Shicron Encyclopedia — shik'-ron (shikkeron). See SHIKKERON .…
Shield Encyclopedia — sheld. See ARMOR, IV, 1.…
Shiggaion Dictionary & Encyclopedia — from the verb shagah, “to reel about through drink,” occurs in the title of Psalm 7. The plural form, shigionoth, is found in Habakkuk 3:1. The word denotes a lyrical poe…
Shihon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — overturning, a town of Issachar (Joshua 19: 19).…
Shihor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — dark, (1 Chronicles 13:5), the southwestern boundary of Canaan, the Wady el-‘Arish. (See SIHOR; NILE.)…
Shihor-libnah From the Scriptures — Shihor-libnah is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “blackness of Libnah”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itse…
Shihor-libnath Encyclopedia — shi'-hor-lib'-nath shichor libhnath; Codex Vaticanus to Seion kai Labanath; Codex Alexandrinus Seior, etc.): A place named on the boundary of Asher ( Jos 19:26 ). It seem…
SHIHOR-LlBNATH Dictionary — black-white, a stream on the borders of Asher, probably the modern Nahr Zerka, i.e., the “crocodile brook,” or “blue river”, which rises in the Carmel range and enters th…
Shikkeron Encyclopedia — shik'-er-on (shikkeron; the King James Version Shicron): A place mentioned in Jos 15:11 as being on the northern border of Judah, between Ekron and Baalah, Jabneel being …
Shilhi Encyclopedia — shil'-hi (shilchi): Father of Jehoshaphat's mother ( 1Ki 22:42 = 2Ch 20:31 ; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus in 2 Chronicles, Salei, Codex Vaticanus in 1 Kings, Se…
Shilhim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:32); called also Sharuhen and Shaaraim (19:6).…
Shillem From the Scriptures — Shillem is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “peace; perfection; retribution”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible…
Shillem, Shillemites Encyclopedia — shil'-em, shil'-em-its (shillem, ha-shillemi): Shillem is found in Ge 46:24 , a son of Naphtali; Shillemites, his descendants, are mentioned in Nu 26:49 ; SHALLUM (which …
Shiloah Encyclopedia — shi-lo'-a, shi-lo'-a ( Isa 8:6 ). See SILOAM .…
Shiloh Dictionary — generally understood as denoting the Messiah, “the peaceful one,” as the word signifies (Genesis 49:10). The Vulgate Version translates the word, “he who is to be sent,” …
Shiloh (1) Encyclopedia — shi'-lo (shiloh): The prophecy in Ge 49:10 , "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, .... until Shiloh come," etc., has been the subject of very diverse interpretations…
Shiloh (2) Encyclopedia — (The most usual form is shiloh, but it appears 8 times as shilo, and 3 times as Shilow; Selo, Selom): A town in the lot of Ephraim where Israel assembled under Joshua at …
Shilom From the Scriptures — Shilom is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “tarrying; peace-maker”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself sa…
Shilonite Encyclopedia — shi'-lo-nit (shiloni ( 2Ch 9:29 ), shiloni ( 2Ch 10:15 ; Ne 11:5 ), Shilowniy; Selonei, Seloneites): This denotes an inhabitant of Shiloh, and applies (1) to Ahijah the p…
SHILONITE Ahijah Dictionary — the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1 Kings 11:29; 15:29). The plural form occurs (1 Chronicles 9:5), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah’s you…
Shilshah Encyclopedia — shil'-sha shilshah; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Saleisa; Lucian, Selemsan): An Asherite ( 1Ch 7:37 ).…
Shimea Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the hearing prayer. (1.) One of David’s sons by Bathsheba (1 Chronicles 3:5); called also Shammua (14:4). (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:30). (3.) …
Shimeah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) One of David’s brothers (2 Samuel 13:3); same as Shimea (4). (2.) A Benjamite, a descendant of Gibeon (1 Chronicles 8:32); called also Shimeam (9:38).…
Shimeam Encyclopedia — shim'-e-am. See SHIMEAH .…
Shimeath Encyclopedia — shim'-e-ath (shim`ath, or shim`ath; the Septuagint in 2 Kings, Iemouath, Codex Vaticanus in 2 Chronicles, Sama, Codex Alexandrinus Samath, Lucian, Samaath): Father of Joz…
Shimeathites Encyclopedia — shim'-e-ath-its shim`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Samathieim; Lucian, Samathein): A subdivision of the tribe of Caleb ( 1Ch 2:55 ). In the three families…
Shimei Dictionary & Encyclopedia — famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6: 17, 29); called Shimi in Exodus 6: 17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stone…
Shimeon Encyclopedia — shim'-e-on (shim`on; elsewhere "Simeon"): One of the sons of Harim who had married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:31 ; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Semeon; Lucian, Sume…
Shimhi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — famous, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:21).…
Shimi, Shimites Encyclopedia — shim'-i, shi'-mi, shim'-its. See SHIMEI .…
Shimma Encyclopedia — shim'-a. See SHAMMAH .…
Shimon Encyclopedia — shi'-mon (shimon; Codex Vaticanus Semion, Codex Alexandrinus Semeion; Lucian, Sami): A name in the Judahite genealogy ( 1Ch 4:20 ).…
Shimrath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — guardian, a Benjamite, one of Shimhi’s sons (id.).…
Shimri Dictionary & Encyclopedia — watchman. (1.) A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:37). (2.) The father of one of the “valiant men” of David’s armies (1 Chronicles 11:45). (3.) Assisted at the purification of t…
Shimrith Encyclopedia — shim'-rith (shimrith, "guard," feminine): A Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of those that conspired against King Joash ( 2Ch 24:26 ). Elsewhere ( 2Ki 12:21 ) Jeho…
Shimrom Dictionary — watchman, the fourth son of Issachar (Genesis 46:13; 1 Chronicles 7:1; R.V., correctly, “Shimron”).…
Shimron Dictionary — watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Joshua 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelo…
Shimron (1) Encyclopedia — shim'-ron (shimron, "watch"): The 4th son of Issachar ( Ge 46:13 ; Nu 26:24 ; 1Ch 7:1 ), and ancestor of the Shimronites ( Nu 26:24 ).…
Shimron (2) Encyclopedia — (shimron; Codex Vaticanus Sumoon; Codex Alexandrinus Someron and other forms): A town whose king was tributary to Jabin king of Hazor, and who joined in the attempt to re…
Shimron-Meron Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the same, probably, as Shimron (Joshua 12:20).…
Shimshai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after the Captivity (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17-23).…
Shin, Sin Encyclopedia — shen, sen "sh", "s": The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "sh" and "s". It came also to be used for the number 300. For name, et…
Shinab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — cooling, the king of Adamah, in the valley of Siddim, who with his confederates was conquered by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:2).…
Shinar Encyclopedia — shi'-nar (shin`ar; Senaar Sen(n)aar): 1. Identification 2. Possible Babylonian Form of the Name 3. Sumerian and Other Equivalents 4. The Syriac Sen'ar 5. The Primitive To…
Shine Encyclopedia — shin: The Hebrew words 'ahal, 'or, halal, zahar, zarach, yapha`, naghah, `ashath and qaran are all translated "shine." All indicate either the direct or indirect diffusio…
Shion Encyclopedia — shi'-on (shi'on; Codex Vaticanus Siona, Codex Alexandrinus Seian): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem, Hapharaim and Anaharath ( Jos 19:19 ). It is po…
Shiphi Encyclopedia — shi'fi (shiph`i; Codex Vaticanus Saphal, Codex Alexandrinus Sephein, Lucian, Sophei): A Simeonite prince ( 1Ch 4:37 ( 36 )).…
Shiphmite Encyclopedia — shif'-mit. See SHEPHAM ; SIPHMOTH .…
Shiphrah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Exodus 1:15).…
Shiphtan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division of Canaan (Numbers 34:24).…
Shipmaster Encyclopedia — ship'-mas-ter. See SHIPS AND BOATS ; PHOENIX .…
Shipmen Encyclopedia — ship'-men. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.…
Ships Dictionary — early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Genesis 49:13). Moses (Deuteronomy 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chi…
Ships and Boats Encyclopedia — || I. THE HEBREWS AND THE SEA II. SHIPS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE APOCRYPHA 1. Among the Hebrews (1) In Early Times (2) During the Monarchy (3) In Later Times 2. Among…
Shisha Encyclopedia — shi'-sha (shisha'): One of Solomon's officers of state ( 1Ki 4:3 ).…
Shishak Encyclopedia — shi'-shak (shishaq ( 1Ki 14:25 ); Sousakeim): 1. Shishak, 952-930 BC: Sheshonk or Sheshenq I, as he is called on the monuments, the founder of the XXIInd Dynasty, was in …
Shishak I Dictionary — =Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. His reign was one of great national success, and a record of his wars and conquests adorns the portico of what are called the “Bubastite king…
Shitrai Encyclopedia — shit'-ri, shit-ra'-i, shit'-ra-i (shiTray): A Sharonite, David's chief shepherd ( 1Ch 27:29 ).…
Shittah- Tree Dictionary — (Isaiah 41:19; R.V., “acacia tree”). Shittah wood was employed in making the various parts of the tabernacle in the wilderness, and must therefore have been indigenous in…
Shittah; Tree; Shittim Wood Encyclopedia — shit'a, (shiTTah; Septuagint xulon asepton; the Revised Version (British and American) ACACIA TREE ( Isa 41:19 )); (`ace shiTTim; the Revised Version (British and America…
Shittim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — acacias, also called “Abel-shittim” (Numbers 33:49), a plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after their two victories over Sihon and Og,…
Shiza Encyclopedia — shi'-za (shiza; Saiza): A Reubenite, one of David's leading warriors ( 1Ch 11:42 ).…
Shoa Dictionary & Encyclopedia — opulent, the mountain district lying to the north-east of Babylonia, anciently the land of the Guti, or Kuti, the modern Kurdistan. The plain lying between these mountain…
Shobab Dictionary & Encyclopedia — apostate. (1.) One of David’s sons by Bathseheba (2 Samuel 5:14). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18), the son of Hezron.…
Shobach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — poured out, the “captain of the host of Hadarezer” when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond “the river Euphrates” (2 Samuel 10:15-18); called also Shophac…
Shobai Encyclopedia — sho'-bi, sho-ba'-i, sho'-ba-i (shobhay; Codex Vaticanus Abaou; Codex Alexandrinus Lucian, Sobai): The head of one of the families which returned from the Babylonian capti…
Shobal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite “dukes” (Genesis 36:20). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chronicles 2:50, 52;…
Shobek Encyclopedia — sho'-bek (shobheq; Sobek): One of those who sealed the covenant under Nehemiah after the Babylonian captivity ( Ne 10:24 ).…
Shobi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — captor, son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite. He showed kindness to David when he fled from Jerusalem to Mahanaim (2 Samuel 17:27).…
Shocho Dictionary — (2 Chronicles 28:18) = Shochoh (1 Samuel 17:1) = Shoco (2 Chronicles 11:7). See SOCOH.…
Shochoh Encyclopedia — sho'-ko (sokhoh, Codex Vaticanus Sokchoth; Codex Alexandrinus Okcho): This in 1Sa 17:1 the King James Version is a variant of SOCOH (which see).…
SHOE Of Dictionary — various forms, from the mere sandal (q.v.) to the complete covering of the foot. The word so rendered (A.V.) in Deuteronomy 33:25, min ’al, “a bar,” is derived from a roo…
Shoe; Shoe-latchet Encyclopedia — shoo, shoo'-lach-et (na`al, literally, "that which is fastened," with denominative verb na`al, "to provide with shoes" ( 2Ch 28:15 ; Eze 16:10 ); hupodema (Sirach 46:19; …
Shoham Encyclopedia — sho'-ham (shoham, "onyx"; Codex Vaticanus Isoam; Codex Alexandrinus Issoam): One of the sons of Merari ( 1Ch 24:27 ).…
Shomer Dictionary & Encyclopedia — watchman. (1.) The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chronicles 24:26). (2.) A man of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32…
Shophach Encyclopedia — sho'-fak. See SHOBACH .…
Shophan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Numbers 32:35), built by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word preceding it in this passage, At…
Shore Encyclopedia — shor: (1) choph, always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach," "shore," "sea-shore," "coast," "sea coast" ( Ge 49:13 ; De 1:7 ; Jos 9:1 ; Jud 5:17 ;…
Shorten Encyclopedia — shor'-t'-n: The Hebrew word qatsar and the Greek koloboo literally indicate abbreviation of time or space ( Ps 89:45 ; Pr 10:27 ; Eze 42:5 ); figuratively they point to l…
Shoshannim Dictionary — lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Psalm 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.…
Shoshannim-Eduth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — in title of Psalm 80 (R.V. marg., “lilies, a testimony”), probably the name of the melody to which the psalm was to be sung.…
Shoulder Encyclopedia — shol'-der (shekhem, katheph, zeroa` or zerowa`, or zero`ah, shoq; omos, brachion (Sirach 7:31 only)): The meanings of the Hebrew words are rather varied. The first (shekh…
Shoulder-blade Encyclopedia — shol'der-blad (shikhmah): "Then let my shoulder (kathephi) fall from the shoulder-blade (shikhmah), and mine arm (zeroa` be broken from the bone (qaneh)" ( Job 31:22 ). T…
Shoulder-piece Encyclopedia — shol'-der-pes (katheph): The word designates the two straps or pieces of cloth which passed from the back of the ephod (see EPHOD) of the high priest over the shoulder an…
Shovel Encyclopedia — shuv'-l: (1) rachath, is a wooden shovel used on the threshing-floor for winnowing the grain ( Isa 30:24 ). (2) ya`, is used in various passages to indicate some instrume…
Show Encyclopedia — sho. See SHEW .…
Showbread Encyclopedia — sho'-bred. See SHEWBREAD .…
Showbread, Table of Encyclopedia — See SHEWBREAD, TABLE OF.…
Shower Encyclopedia — shou'-er: (1) rebhibhim, a plural form apparently denoting gentle rain, usually used figuratively, as in De 32:2 ; Ps 72:6 ; Mic 5:7 . (2) geshem, used of gentle rain in …
Shrine Encyclopedia — shrin (@naos]): In Ac 19:24 small models of temples for Diana.…
Shroud Encyclopedia — shroud (choresh, "bough"): Winding-sheet for the dead. See BURIAL . Used in the King James Version, the English Revised Version Eze 31:3 in the rare old sense of "shelter…
Shrub Encyclopedia — shrub (siach ( Ge 21:15 )). See BUSH, (2).…
Shu Ah Dictionary — prostration; a pit. (1.) One of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Genesis 25:2; Chronicles 1:32). (2.) 1 Chronicles 4:11.…
Shua Dictionary — wealth. (1.) A Canaanite whose daughter was married to Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3). (2.) A daughter of Heber the Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:32).…
Shua; Shuah Encyclopedia — shoo'-a: (1) (shua` "prosperity"): A Canaanite whose daughter Judah took to wife ( Ge 38:2 , 12 ; 1Ch 2:3 ). See BATHSHUA . (2) (shu`-a'', "prosperity"): Daughter of Hebe…
Shual Encyclopedia — shoo'-al (shu`al): An Asherite ( 1Ch 7:36 ).…
Shual, Land of Encyclopedia — ('erets shu`al; he Sogal): From their encampment at Michmash the Philistines sent out marauding bands, one going westward toward Beth-horon, another eastward, "the way of…
Shubael Encyclopedia — shoo'ba-el, shoo-ba'-el (shubha'el): (1) A Levite, son of Amram ( 1Ch 24:20 ); one of the leaders of song in the temple ( 1Ch 25:20 ). See SHEBUEL; Gray, HPN, 310. (2) A …
Shuhah Encyclopedia — shoo'-ha (shuchah, "depression"): A brother of Caleb ( 1Ch 4:11 ).…
Shuham Encyclopedia — shoo'-ham (shucham): Son of Dan, ancestor of the Shuhamites ( Nu 26:42 f). In Ge 46:23 called "Hushim."…
Shuhite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a designation of Bildad (Job 2:11), probably because he was a descendant of Shuah.…
Shulamite Dictionary — the same, as some think, with “Shunammite,” from “Shunem:” otherwise, the import of the word is uncertain (Cant. 6:13; R.V., “Shulammite”).…
Shulammite Encyclopedia — shoo'-la-mit ( So 6:13 , the King James Version "Shulamite"). See SHUNAMMITE .…
Shumathites Encyclopedia — shoo'-math-its (~shumathi]): One of the families of Kiriath-jearim ( 1Ch 2:53 ).…
Shunammite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a person of Shunem (1 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 4: 12). The Syr. and Arab, read “Sulamite.”…
Shunem Dictionary & Encyclopedia — two resting-places, a little village in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa (Joshua 19:18), where the Philistines encamped when they …
Shuni; Shunites Encyclopedia — shoo'-ni, shoo'-nits. (shuni): One of the sons of Gad and his descendants ( Ge 46:16 ; Nu 26:15 ).…
Shupham; Shuphamites Encyclopedia — shoo'-fam, shoo'-fam-its. See SHEPHUPHAM .…
Shuphim From the Scriptures — Shuphim is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore”. The Scriptures below are what t…
Shuppim Encyclopedia — shup'-im (shuppim): (1) One of the descendants of Benjamin ( 1Ch 7:12 , 15 ). (2) One of the porters in the temple ( 1Ch 26:16 ). See MUPPIM ; SHEPHUPHAM .…
Shur Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia…
Shushan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the he…
Shushan-Eduth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lily of the testimony, the title of Psalm 60. (See SHOSHANNIM.)…
Shushanchites Encyclopedia — shoo-shan'-kits (shushanekhaye' (Aramaic); Codex Vaticanus Sousunachaioi; the King James Version Susanchites): Colonists in Samaria whose original home was in Shushan ( E…
Shuthalhites Encyclopedia — shoo-thal'-hits, sho'-thal-hits. See SHUTHELAH .…
Shuthelah; Shuthelahites Encyclopedia — shoo-the'-la, shoo'-the-la, shoo-the'-la-hits, shoo'-the-la-hits (shuthalchi): A son of Ephraim ( Nu 26:35 , 36 ; compare 1Ch 7:20 , 21 ), and his descendants. See GENEAL…
Shuttle Encyclopedia — shut'-'l. See WEAVING .…
Sia; Siaha Encyclopedia — si'-a, si'-a-ha (ci'a'): One of the remnant which returned from captivity ( Ne 7:47 ; Ezr 2:44 ).T+>shuthalchi): A son of Ephraim ( Nu 26:35 , 36 ; compare 1Ch 7:20 , …
Sibbecai, Sibbechai Encyclopedia — sib'-e-ki, sib-e-ka'-i (cibbekhay): One of the valiant men in David's army ( 2Sa 21:18 ; 1Ch 11:29 ; 20:4 ; 27:11 ).…
Sibbechai From the Scriptures — Sibbechai is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “bough; cottage; of springs”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible i…
Sibboleth Encyclopedia — sib'o-leth (cibboleth). See SHIBBOLETH .…
Sibmah Encyclopedia — sib'-ma. See SEBAM .…
Sibraim Encyclopedia — sib-ra'-im, sib'-ra-im (cibhrayim; Codex Vaticanus Sebram; Codex Alexandrinus Sephram): A place named as on the boundary of Palestine in Ezekiel's ideal delineation, "bet…
Sibylline Oracles Encyclopedia — sib'-i-lin, -lin or'-a-k'-lz. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, V.…
Sicarii Encyclopedia — si-ka'-ri-i. See ASSASSINS .…
Sichem Encyclopedia — See SHECHEM .…
Sick; Sickness Encyclopedia — sik, sik'-nes (chalah ( Ge 48:1 , etc.), choli ( De 28:61 , etc.), tachalu' ( De 29:21 , etc.), machalah ( Ex 23:25 , etc.), daweh ( Le 15:33 , etc.), 'anash ( 2Sa 12:15 …
Sickle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correc…
Sicyon Encyclopedia — sish'-i-on (Sikuon, Sukuon, Sukion): Mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23 in the list of countries and cities to which Lucius the Roman consul (probably Lucius Calpurnius Piso, 139 …
Siddim, Vale of Encyclopedia — sid'-im, (`emeq ha-siddim; Septuagint he pharangx (or koilas) he haluke): The place mentioned in Ge 14:3-8 as being the scene of encounter between Chedorlaomer and his al…
Side Encyclopedia — si'-de (Side): An ancient town of Pamphylia, occupying a triangular promontory on the coast. It was one of the towns to which a letter favorable to the Jews was sent by t…
Sides Encyclopedia — sidz (yarekhah, "thigh," "flank"): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "innermost parts" for the King James Version "sides" in Jon 1:5 ; compare 1Sa 24…
Sidon (1) Encyclopedia — si'-don (tsidhon): The oldest son of Canaan ( Ge 10:15 ).…
Sidon (2) Encyclopedia — si'-don (tsidhon; Sidon; the King James Version, Sidon and Zidon; the Revised Version (British and American) SIDON only): 1. Location and Distinction: One of the oldest P…
Sidonians Encyclopedia — si-do'-ni-anz: Natives or inhabitants of Sidon ( De 3:9 ; Jos 13:4 , 6 ; Jud 3:3 ; 1Ki 5:6 ).…
Siege Encyclopedia — sej (matsor ( De 28:52 , 53 ; 1Ki 15:27 ; 2Ki 25:2 ; Isa 29:3 ; Eze 4:2 ); "to be besieged," "to suffer siege," ba-matsor bo' ( De 20:19 ; 2Ki 24:10 ; 25:2 )): 1. In Earl…
Sieve; Sift Encyclopedia — siv. See AGRICULTURE ; THRESHING .…
Sigionoth From the Scriptures — Sigionoth is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “according to variable songs or tunes,”. The Scriptures below are what …
Siglos Encyclopedia — sig'-los (siglos): A Persian silver coin, twenty of which went to the gold DARIC (which see).…
Sign Encyclopedia — sin ('oth "a sign" "mark" mopheth, "wonder"' semeion, "a sign," "signal," "mark"): A mark by which persons or things are distinguished and made known. In Scripture used g…
Signet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a seal used to attest documents (Daniel 6:8-10, 12). In 6:17, this word properly denotes a ring. The impression of a signet ring on fine clay has recently been discovered…
Signs of the Heavens Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 4.…
Signs, Numerical Encyclopedia — nu-mer'-i-kal. See NUMBER .…
Sihon Encyclopedia — si'-hon (cichon): King of the Amorites, who vainly opposed Israel on their journey from Egypt to Palestine, and who is frequently mentioned in the historical books and in…
Sihor Encyclopedia — si'-hor. See SHIHOR .…
Sihor-libnath Encyclopedia — si'-hor-lib'-nath. See SHIHOR-LIBNATH.…
Silas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem; also called Silvanus. He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the church there to accompany Paul and Barnabas…
Silence Encyclopedia — si'-lens: Five Hebrew roots, with various derivatives, and two Greek words are thus translated. The word is used literally for dumbness, interrupted speech, as in La 2:10…
Silk; Silkworm Encyclopedia — silk'-wurm ((1) meshi ( Eze 16:10 , 13 ), perhaps from mashah, "to draw" "to extract" compare Arabic masa' of same meaning; Septuagint trichapton, "woven of hair"; (2) se…
Silla Encyclopedia — sil'-a (cilla'; Codex Vaticanus Galla; Codex Alexandrinus Gaallad): Joash was assassinated by his servants "at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla" ( …
Siloa From the Scriptures — Siloa is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible it…
Siloam, Towerin Encyclopedia — See JERUSALEM ; SILOAM .…
Siloam; Siloah; Shelah; Shiloah Encyclopedia — si-lo'-am, si-lo'-am, si-lo'-a, she'-la, shi-lo'-a: (1) me ha-shiloach (shiloach or shilloach is a passive form and means "sent" or "conducted") "the waters of (the) Shil…
Silvanus Encyclopedia — sil-va'-nus (Silouanos ( 2Co 1:19 )). See SILAS .…
Silver Dictionary & Encyclopedia — used for a great variety of purposes, as may be judged from the frequent references to it in Scripture. It first appears in commerce in Genesis 13:2; 23:15, 16. It was la…
Silverling Encyclopedia — sil'-ver-ling ('eleph kecheph ( Isa 7:23 )): `A thousand of silver' means a thousand shekels. See PIECE OF SILVER .…
Silversmith Encyclopedia — sil'-ver-smith (argurokopos): Mentioned only once ( Ac 19:24 ), where reference is made to Demetrius, a leading member of the silversmiths' guild of Ephesus.…
Simalcue Encyclopedia — si-mal-ku'-e: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) IMALCUE (which see).…
Simeon Dictionary — hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Genesis 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26).…
Simeon (1) Encyclopedia — sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" ( Ge 29:33 ); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "…
Simeon (2) Encyclopedia — (shim`on; Sumeon): (1) The 2nd son of Jacob by Leah (see separate article). (2) Great-grandfather of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 2:1). (3) A man in Jerusalem described as "ri…
Simeon (niger) Encyclopedia — ni'-jer): The King James Version in Ac 13:1 , the Revised Version (British and American) "Symeon" (which see).…
Simeonites Encyclopedia — sim'-e-on-its. See SIMEON .…
Similitude Encyclopedia — si-mil'-i-tud: In the King James Version means either "an exact facsimile" ( Ps 106:20 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "likeness"; Ro 5…
Simon Dictionary — the abbreviated form of Simeon. (1.) One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word “Canaanite” does not mean a native of Canaan, b…
Simon (1) Encyclopedia — (Simon, Greek form of SIMEON (which see)): The persons of the name of Simon mentioned in the Apocrypha are: (1) Simon the Maccabean (Hasmonean), surnamed THASSI (which se…
Simon (2) Encyclopedia — si'-mon (Simon): (1) Simon Peter. See PETER (SIMON). (2) Another of the Twelve, Simon "the Cananean" ( Mt 10:4 ; Mr 3:18 ), "the Zealot" ( Lu 6:15 ; Ac 1:13 ). See CANANA…
Simon Magus Encyclopedia — ma'-gus (Simon, Greek form of Hebrew shim`on; Gesenius gives the meaning of the Hebrew word as "hearing with acceptance"; it is formed from [?] shama`, "to hear"): 1. Sim…
Simon Peter Encyclopedia — See PETER, SIMON.…
Simon the Canaanite; Simon the Cananaean; Simon the Zealot Encyclopedia — (Simon Kananaios; kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"): One of the Twelve Apostles. This Simon was also named "the Canaanite" ( Mt 10:4 ; Mr 3:18 the King James Versi…
Simple Encyclopedia — sim'-p'l: In the Old Testament the uniform tranlation of the Hebrew word pethi (root pathah, "be open"). Like the English word "simple" (etymologically "of one fold"), th…
Simplicity Encyclopedia — sim-plis'-i-ti (pethayyuth; haplotes): The words in the Old Testament commonly translated "simplicity" are pethi, "simple" ( Pr 1:22 ), pethayyuth, "simplicity" (9:13 mar…
Simri Encyclopedia — sim'-ri. See SHIMRI .…
Sin (1) Encyclopedia — (chaTTa'th, "a missing," `awon, "perversity]" pesha`, "transgression," ra`, "evil," etc.; hamartano, "miss the mark," parabasis, "transgression" with a suggestion of viol…
Sin (2) Encyclopedia — sin (cin, "clay or mud"; Suene, Codex Alexandrinus Tanis): A city of Egypt mentioned only in Eze 30:15 , 16 . This seems to be a pure Semitic name. The ancient Egyptian n…
Sin Against the Holy Ghost (spirit) Encyclopedia — See BLASPHEMY .…
Sin Money Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…
Sin Offering Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…
Sin, Man of Encyclopedia — See MAN OF SIN .…
Sin, Wilderness of Encyclopedia — See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL .…
Sina Encyclopedia — si'-na: In Ac 7:38 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "Sinai" (which see).…
Sinai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of Sin (the moon God), called also Horeb, the name of the mountain district which was reached by the Hebrews in the third month after the Exodus. Here they remained encam…
Sincere; Sincerity Encyclopedia — sin-ser', sin-ser'-i-ti (tamim; aphtharsia, eilikrineia): "Sincerity" occurs once in the Old Testament as the translation of tamim, "complete," "entire," "sincere," etc. …
Sinew Encyclopedia — sin'-u (gidh ( Job 10:11 , etc.)): The tendons and sinews of the body are uniformly (7 times) thus called. "Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip …
Singers; Singing Encyclopedia — sing'-erz, sing'-ing: Singing seems to have become a regular profession at quite early date among the Hebrews. David had his troupe of "singing men and singing women" at …
Single, Eye Encyclopedia — sin'-g'-l : Mt 6:22 f parallel Lu 11:34 : "If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full…
Singular Encyclopedia — sin'-gu-lar: "Pertaining to the single person," "individual," and so sometimes "unusual," "remarkable." So The Wisdom of Solomon 14:18, the King James Version "the singul…
Sinim From the Scriptures — Sinim is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “south country,”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — th…
Sinim, Land of Encyclopedia — si'-nim, sin'-im ('erets cinim; ge Person): The name occurs in Isaiah's prophecy of the return of the people from distant lands: "Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, …
Sinites Encyclopedia — si'-nits (cini): A Canaanite people mentioned in Ge 10:17 ; 1Ch 1:15 . The identification is uncertain. Jerome mentions a ruined city, Sin, near Arka, at the foot of Leba…
Sinlessness Encyclopedia — sin'-les-nes: The 15th Anglican article ("Of Christ Alone without Sin") may be quoted as a true summary of Scripture teaching on sinlessness: "Christ in the truth of our …
Sinner Encyclopedia — sin'-er (chaTTa; hamartolos, "devoted to sin," "erring one"): In the New Testament, in addition to its ordinary significance of one that sins ( Lu 5:8 ; 13:2 ; Ro 5:8 , 1…
Sinon From the Scriptures — Sinon is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “a breast-plate; deliverance”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itse…
Sion Encyclopedia — si'-un (si'on; Seon): (1) A name given to Mt. Hermon in De 4:48 . The name may mean "protuberance" or "peak," and may have denoted the lofty snow-covered horn of the moun…
Siphmoth Encyclopedia — sif'-moth, sif'-moth (siphmoth (Ginsburg), shiphamoth (Baer); Saphei): One of the cities to which David sent presents from Ziklag ( 1Sa 30:28 ). It occurs between Aroer a…
Sippai Encyclopedia — sip'-i, si-pa'-i. See SAPH .…
Sir Encyclopedia — sur: In the Old Testament this word in Ge 43:20 the King James Version ('adhon) is changed in the Revised Version (British and American) into "my lord." In the New Testam…
Sirach, Book of Encyclopedia — si'-rak, or The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach: I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS IV. TEACHING 1. Religion 2. Morals 3. Manners 4. Counsels of Prudence V. LITERARY …
Sirach, the Alphabet of Encyclopedia — Usually called The Alphabet of Ben Sira. The compilation so designated consists of two lists of proverbs, 22 in Aramaic and 22 in Hebrew, arranged in each case as alphabe…
Sirah, Well of Encyclopedia — si'-ra (bor hacirah, "the pit," "well" or "cistern of Sarah"): The spot from which Abner was enticed back to Hebron to his death ( 2Sa 3:26 ). Josephus (Ant., VII, i, 5) …
Sirion Encyclopedia — sir'-i-on (siryon; Sanior): The name of Mt. Hermon among the Phoenicians ( De 3:9 ). It is given as "Shirion" in Ps 29:6 (Hebrew "breastplate" or "body armor"). Here it i…
Sisamai Encyclopedia — sis'-a-mi. See SISMAI .…
Sisera Encyclopedia — sis'-er-a (cicera', of doubtful meaning; S(e)isara): (1) Given in Judges 4 as the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor. The accounts given of the battle of Sisera …
Sisinnes Encyclopedia — si-sin'-ez (Sisinnes): "The eparch (governor) of Syria and Phoenicia" under Darius Hystaspis (1 Esdras 6:3,7,27; 7:1) circa 520 BC = "Tattenai the governor beyond the riv…
Sismai Encyclopedia — sis'-mi (tsitsmay; the King James Version Sisamai): A Judahite, of the descendants of the daughter of Sheshan and Jarha, his Egyptian servant ( 1Ch 2:40 ). Commentators h…
Sister Encyclopedia — sis'-ter ('achoth): Used repeatedly in the Old Testament of a female (1) having the same parents as another; or (2) having one parent in common, with another, half-sister…
Sister'S Son Encyclopedia — The King James Version translates rightly (1) ben-'achotho ( Ge 29:13 ); and (2) huios tes adelphes ( Ac 23:16 ), and wrongly, (3) anepsios ( Col 4:10 ), where, without d…
Sith Encyclopedia — sith: An Anglo-Saxon word meaning "afterward," "since" ( Eze 35:6 the King James Version and the English Revised Version, the American Standard Revised Version "since").…
Sithri Encyclopedia — sith'-ri (cithri): A grandson of Kohath ( Ex 6:22 ).…
Sitnah Encyclopedia — sit'-na (siTnah, "hatred," "hostility"; echthria): The name of the second of the two wells dug by the herdsmen of Isaac, the cause of further "enmity" with the herdsmen o…
Sitting Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the attitude generally assumed in Palestine by those who were engaged in any kind of work. “The carpenter saws, planes, and hews with his hand- adze, sitting on the groun…
Sivan Encyclopedia — se-van', si'-van (ciwan): The third month of the Jewish year, corresponding to June ( Es 8:9 ). See CALENDAR .…
Sixty Encyclopedia — siks'-ti (shishshim; hexekonta). See NUMBER .…
Skill; Skilful Encyclopedia — skil, skil'-fool (forms of yadha` ( 2Ch 2:14 , etc.), bin ( 1Ch 15:22 ), sakhal ( Da 1:4 , etc.), lamadh ( 1Ch 5:18 ), chakham ( 1Ch 28:21 ), charash ( Eze 21:31 ), yaTab…
Skin Encyclopedia — (`or, geledh, "human skin" ( Job 16:15 ), basar, "flesh," in the sense of "nakedness" ( Ps 102:5 the King James Version); derma): Literal: The word `or designates the ski…
Skirt Encyclopedia — skurt: (1) kanaph, "wing" "extremity" ( Ru 3:9 , etc.), is the usual word. But in 1Sa 24:4 ff perhaps "corner" is the best translation. (2) shul, "loose hanging" ( Ex 28:…
Skull Encyclopedia — skul (gulgoleth; kranion): The Hebrew word, which is well known to Bible readers in its Aramaic-Greek form "Golgotha," expresses the more or less globular shape of the hu…
Sky Encyclopedia — ski (shachaq, "fine dust" or "cloud," apparently from [?] shachaq, "to rub," "to pulverize"; Samaritan: shechaqayyah instead of Hebrew shamayim; sachq = "cloud," "small d…
Slander Encyclopedia — slan'-der (substantive, dibbah, "slander"; diabolos, "slanderer"; verb raghal, "to slink about" as a talebearer, lashan, "to use the tongue," "to slander"; diaballo, "to …
Slaughter, of the Innocents Encyclopedia — slo'-ter. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE.…
Slaughter, Valley of Encyclopedia — In Jer 7:32 ; 19:6 , a name given to the valley of Hinnom. See HINNOM, VALLEY OF; JERUSALEM, III, 2.…
SLAVE Jeremiah Dictionary — 2:14 (A.V.), but not there found in the original. In Revelation 18:13 the word “slaves” is the rendering of a Greek word meaning “bodies.” The Hebrew and Greek words for …
Slave; Slavery Encyclopedia — slav, slav'-er-i: 1. Acquiring of Slaves 2. Hebrews as War Captives 3. Freedom of Slaves 4. Rights of Slaves 5. Rights of Slave Masters 6. The New Testament Conception LI…
Slaying Encyclopedia — sla'-ing (by spear, dart, or sword). See PUNISHMENTS .…
SlBBECAI Dictionary — the Lord sustains, one of David’s heroes (1 Chronicles 11:29), general of the eighth division of the army (27:11). He slew the giant Saph in the battle of Gob (2 Samuel 2…
SlBMAH Dictionary — coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan (Joshua 13: 19); called also Shebam and Shibmah (Numbers 32:3, 38). It was famous f…
SlDON Dictionary — fishing; fishery, Genesis 10:15, 19 (A.V. marg., Tzidon; R.V., Zidon); Matthew 11:21, 22; Luke 6:17. (See ZIDON.)…
Sleep Encyclopedia — slep: Represents many words in Hebrew and Greek. For the noun the most common are shenah, and hupnos; for the verb, yashen, shakhabh, and katheudo. The figurative uses fo…
Sleep, Deep Encyclopedia — (tardemah, verb radham, from a root meaning "to be deaf"): The verb radham has no further meaning than "to be fast asleep" ( Jud 4:21 ; Jon 1:5 ), but the King James Vers…
Sleeves Encyclopedia — slevz ( Ge 37:3 margin). See DRESS;…
Sleight Encyclopedia — slit: No connection with "slight," but from the same root as "sly" and so = "cunning." So in Eph 4:14 , "sleight of men," for kubeia, "dice-plalying" (compare "cube") "ga…
SlHON Dictionary — striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites t…
SlHOR Dictionary — (correctly Shi’hor) black; dark the name given to the river Nile in Isaiah 23:3; Jeremiah 2: 18. In Joshua 13:3 it is probably “the river of Egypt”, i.e., the Wady el-Ari…
Slime Dictionary — (Genesis 11:3; LXX., “asphalt;” R.V. marg., “bitumen”). The vale of Siddim was full of slime pits (14:10). Jochebed daubed the “ark of bulrushes” with slime (Exodus 2:3).…
Slime; Slime Pits Encyclopedia — slim, slim'-pits (chemar; Septuagint asphaltos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) bitumen; the Revised Version margin "bitumen"; compare Arabic chummar, "bitum…
Sling Encyclopedia — See ARMOR, III, 2.…
SLING With Dictionary — a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Samuel 17:40, 49). There were 700 Benjamites who were so skilled in its use that with the left hand they “could sl…
Slip Encyclopedia — As meaning "a cutting from a plant," it is still good English. In this sense in Isa 17:10 for zemorah, "branch," "twig." For the phrase "slip of the tongue" compare Sirac…
SlLK Hebrews Dictionary — demeshek, “damask,” silk cloth manufactured at Damascus, Amos 3: 12. A.V., “in the comer of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch;” R.V., “in the corner of a couch, and on th…
SlLLA Dictionary — a highway; a twig, only in 2 Kings 12:20. If taken as a proper name (as in the LXX. and other versions), the locality is unknown.…
SlLVERLING Dictionary — (Isaiah 7:23). Literally the words are “at a thousand of silver”, i.e., “pieces of silver,” or shekels.…
SlMRI Dictionary — watchman, a Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chronicles 26: 10).…
SlN Dictionary — is “any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God” (1 John 3:4; Romans 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduc…
SlN-OFFERING Dictionary — (Hebrews hattath), the law of, is given in detail in Leviticus 4-6:13; 9:7-11, 22-24; 12:6-8; 15:2, 14, 25-30; 14:19, 31; Numbers 6:10-14. On the day of Atonement it was …
SlNAITICUS CODEX Dictionary — usually designated by the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is one of the most valuable of ancient MSS. of the Greek New Testament. On the occasion of a third visit to…
SlON Dictionary — elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deuteronomy 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deuteronomy 3:9). (See HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form o…
Slopes Encyclopedia — slops. See ASHDOTH PISGAH .…
Slow Encyclopedia — slo: Chiefly for 'erekh, literally, "long," in the phrase "slow to anger" ( Ne 9:17 , etc.). In Ex 4:10 ; Lu 24:25 ; Jas 1:19 , for kabhedh; bradus, both meaning "heavy,"…
SlPHMOTH Dictionary — fruitful places, some unknown place in the south, where David found friends when he fled from Saul (1 Samuel 30:28).…
SlRAH Dictionary — retiring, a well from which Joab’s messenger brought back Abner (2 Samuel 3:26). It is now called ‘Ain Sarah, and is situated about a mile from Hebron, on the road to the…
SlRION Dictionary — a breastplate, the Sidonian name of Hermon (q.v.), Deuteronomy 3:9; Psalm 29:6.…
SlSERA Dictionary — (Egypt. Ses-Ra, “servant of Ra”). (1.) The captain of Jabin’s army (Judges 4:2), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon. After all …
SlTNAH Dictionary — strife, the second of the two wells dug by Isaac, whose servants here contended with the Philistines (Genesis 26:21). It has been identified with the modern Shutneh, in t…
Sluggard Encyclopedia — slug'-ard: Found only in the Old Testament, and there only in Proverbs. It is the rendering given the word 'atsel everywhere in the Revised Version (British and American)…
Sluice Encyclopedia — sloos (sekher, literally, "hire"): In Isa 19:10 , the King James Version reads, "all that make sluices and ponds for fish." the Revised Version (British and American) ent…
SlVAN Dictionary — a Persian word (Assyr, sivanu, “bricks”), used after the Captivity as the name of the third month of the Jewish year, extending from the new moon in June to the new moon …
Smell Encyclopedia — smel (Hebrew and Aramaic reach, as noun, "savor," "scent"; ruach, as verb, literally, "to breathe," "to inhale," thence "to smell"; osme, the "smell," "savor," euodia, "s…
Smith Encyclopedia — smith. See CRAFTS, 10; TUBAL-CAIN.…
SMITH The Hebrews Dictionary — were not permitted by the Philistines in the days of Samuel to have a smith amongst them, lest they should make them swords and spears (1 Samuel 13:19). Thus the Philisti…
Smiting By the Sun Encyclopedia — See SUN, SMITING BY.…
Smoke Encyclopedia — smok: Used figuratively of the divine jealousy ( De 29:20 ) and anger ( Ps 74:1 ); symbolic of the glory of the divine holiness ( Isa 4:5 ; 6:4 ; Re 15:8 ).…
Smyrna Dictionary & Encyclopedia — myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. It is now the chief city of Anatolia, having a mixed populati…
Snail Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews homit, among the unclean creeping things (Leviticus 11:30). This was probably the sand-lizard, of which there are many species in the wilderness of Judea and…
Snare Encyclopedia — snar (pach; pagis, but brochos, in 1Co 7:35 ): Over half a dozen Hebrew words are used to indicate different methods of taking birds and animals, of which the snare (pach…
SNARE The Dictionary — expression (Amos 3:5), “Shall one take up a snare from the earth?” etc. (Authorized Version), ought to be, as in the Revised Version, “Shall a snare spring up from the gr…
Sneeze Encyclopedia — snez (zorer, Pho`el-form zarar): "The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes" ( 2Ki 4:35 ). "Sneezing," better "snorting," is found in the description o…
Snow Encyclopedia — sno (shelegh, telagh ( Da 7:9 ); chion): (1) Snow is not uncommon in the winter in Jerusalem, but it never reaches any depth and in many winters it is not seen at all. It…
SNOW Common Dictionary — in Palestine in winter (Psalm 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost always within view throughout the whole year. The word is frequently used figur…
Snuffers; Snuffdishes Encyclopedia — snuf'-erz, snuf'-dish-ez (melqachayim, machtoth): These two utensils are thrice mentioned in connection with the wilderness tabernacle ( Ex 25:38 ; 37:23 ; Nu 4:9 ). the …
So Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). This wa…
Soap Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Jeremiah 2:22; Malachi 3:2; Hebrews borith), properly a vegetable alkali, obtained from the ashes of certain plants, particularly the salsola kali (saltwort), which abou…
Sober; Sobriety; Soberness Encyclopedia — In a few passages, the Greek verb nepho and its derivative adjective nephalios are used in the same sense. The word originally had a physical meaning, as opposed to drunk…
Socho Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a fence; hedge, (1 Chronicles 4:18; R.V., Soco)=So’choh (1 Kings 4:10; R.V., Socoh), Sho’choh (1 Samuel 17:1; R.V., Socoh), Sho’co (2 Chronicles 11:7; R.V., Soco), Sho’ch…
Socket Encyclopedia — sok'-et ('edhen): The tabernacle in the wilderness being constructed as a portable building without permanent foundation, its stability was attained by the use of "socket…
Socoh; Soco Encyclopedia — so'-ko (sokkhoh, "branches"), (sokho (in Chronicles only); Socho, most usual, but many forms in Septuagint and in the King James Version: Socoh, Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho): …
Sod, Sodden Encyclopedia — sod'-'-n. See SEETHE .…
Soda Encyclopedia — so'-da. See NITRE .…
Sodering Encyclopedia — sod'-er-ing (debheq): the King James Version in Isa 41:7 , the Revised Version (British and American) "soldering," of smith work.…
Sodi Encyclopedia — so'-di (codhi): One of the spies, representing the tribe of Zebulun ( Nu 13:10 ).…
Sodom Dictionary & Encyclopedia — burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim (Genesis 13:10; 14:1-16). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destr…
Sodom, Vine of Encyclopedia — (gephen cedhom): "For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter" ( De 32:32 ). This mu…
Sodoma Dictionary — (Romans 9:29; R.V., “Sodom”), the Greek form for Sodom.…
Sodomite Encyclopedia — sod'-om-it (qadhesh, feminine qedheshah): Qadhesh denotes properly a male temple prostitute, one of the class attached to certain sanctuaries of heathen deities, and "con…
Sodomites Dictionary — those who imitated the licentious wickedness of Sodom (Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24; Romans 1:26, 27). Asa destroyed them “out of the land” (1 Kings 15:12), as did al…
Sodomitish; Sea Encyclopedia — sod'-om-it-ish. See DEAD SEA .…
Sodomy Encyclopedia — sod'-o-mi. See SODOM ; SODOMITE ; CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…
Sojourner Encyclopedia — soj'-er-ner, so'-jur-ner, suj'-er-ner. See STRANGER AND SOJOURNER .…
Soldering Encyclopedia — sod'-er-ing. See SODERING .…
Soldier Encyclopedia — sol'-jer. See ARMY .…
Solemn Assembly (meeting) Encyclopedia — See CONGREGATION; FASTS AND FEASTS; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.…
Solemn Meeting Dictionary — (Isaiah 1:13), the convocation on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35, R.V., “solemn assembly;” marg., “closing festival”). It is t…
Solemn, Solemnity Encyclopedia — sol'-em, so-lem'-ni-ti: The word "solemn" had (1) at first the meaning "once in the year," through its derivation from Latin sollus, "whole," annus, "year." As, however, …
Solomon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — peaceful, (Hebrews Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Samuel 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chronicle…
Solomon'S Servants Encyclopedia — ('adbhedhe shelomoh; douloi Salomon): "The children of Solomon's servants" constituted a company or guild of the Jewish exiles who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylonia…
Solomon, Odes of Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 2.…
Solomon, Pools of Encyclopedia — See POOLS OF SOLOMON .…
Solomon, Psalms (psalter) of Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 1.…
Solomon, Song of Encyclopedia — See SONG OF SONGS .…
Solomon, Wisdom of Encyclopedia — See WISDOM OF SOLOMON .…
Solomon’S Porch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (John 10:23; Acts 3: 1 1 ; 5:12), a colonnade, or cloister probably, on the eastern side of the temple. It is not mentioned in connection with the first temple, but Josep…
Someis Encyclopedia — so'-me-is (Someeis; the King James Version Samis): One of the Israelites, who put away their foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:34) = "Shimei" in Ezr 10:38 .…
Sometime Encyclopedia — sum'-tim: In modern English means "occasionally," and is so used in Sirach 37:14 for eniote. Otherwise the word means "at some past time," and is the translation of pote.…
SON OF God The Dictionary & Encyclopedia — plural, “sons of God,” is used (Genesis 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6; 38:7 this name is applied to the angels. Hosea uses the phrase (1:10)…
Son Of Man Dictionary — (1.) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6; Psalm 8:4; 144:3; 146:3; Isaiah 51:12, etc.). (2.) It is a title frequentl…
Son of Man, the Encyclopedia — (ho huios tou anthropou) : 1. Use in the New Testament: Self-Designation of Jesus 2. Questions as to Meaning I. SOURCE OF THE TITLE 1. The Phrase in the Old Testament--Ps…
Son-in-law Encyclopedia — See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.…
Son; Sons Encyclopedia — sun, sunz: (1) In Biblical language the word "son" is used first of all in its strictly literal sense of male issue or offspring of a man or woman. In a few cases in the …
Song Encyclopedia — (shir, shirah): Besides the great collection of sacred songs contained in the Psalter, as well as the lyric outbursts, marked by strong religious feeling, on great nation…
Song of Songs Encyclopedia — (shir hashirim; Septuagint Asma; Codices Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Asma asmaton; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Canticum Canticorum): I. CANONICIT…
Song of the Three Children Encyclopedia — || 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Author and Date 5. Original Language 6. Text and Versions LITERATURE For general remarks concerning the Additions to Daniel see BE…
Songs Dictionary — of Moses (Exodus 15; Numbers 21:17; Deuteronomy 32; Revelation 15:3), Deborah (Judges 5), Hannah (1 Samuel 2), David (2 Samuel 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacha…
Songs of Degrees Encyclopedia — See DEGREES, SONGS OF; DIAL OF AHAZ, 7.…
Sons of Encyclopedia — See SON, SONS.…
Sons of God Encyclopedia — (Old Testament) (bene ha-'elohim, "sons of God" ( Ge 6:2 , 4 ; Job 1:6 ; 2:1 ); bene 'elohim, "sons of God" ( Job 38:7 ); bene 'elim, "ye mighty," the King James Version;…
Sons of God (new Testament) Encyclopedia — 1. New Testament Terms: Two Greek words are translated "son," teknon, huios, both words indicating sonship by parentage, the former indicating that the sonship has taken …
Soothsayer Dictionary — one who pretends to prognosticate future events. Baalam is so called (Joshua 13:22; Hebrews kosem, a “diviner,” as rendered 1 Samuel 6:2; rendered “prudent,” Isaiah 3:2).…
Soothsayers Encyclopedia — sooth'-sa-erz. See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION.…
Sop Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a morsel of bread (John 13:26; comp. Ruth 2: 14). Our Lord took a piece of unleavened bread, and dipping it into the broth of bitter herbs at the Paschal meal, gave it to…
Sopater Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the father who saves, probably the same as Sosipater, a kinsman of Paul (Romans 16:21), a Christian of the city of Berea who accompanied Paul into Asia (Acts 20:4-6).…
Sope Encyclopedia — sop. See SOAP .…
Sophereth Encyclopedia — so-fe'-reth, sof'-e-reth, so'-fe-reth (cophereth): One of the remnant returning from captivity ( Ezr 2:55 the King James Version; Ne 7:57 ). In the Revised Version (Briti…
Sophonias Encyclopedia — sof-o-ni'-as Septuagint Sophonias): The form in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of 2 Esdras 1:40 for Zephaniah the prophet.…
Sorcerer Dictionary — from the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See DIVINATION.) In Daniel 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mu…
Sorcerer; Sorcery Encyclopedia — See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; MAGIC; WITCHCRAFT.…
Sore Encyclopedia — sor (substantive) (negha`; helkos, verb helkoomai): In the account of the appearance of leprosy ( Le 13:42 f) the spot on the skin is called by this name, which in the Ki…
Sorek Dictionary — choice vine, the name of a valley, i.e., a torrent-bed, now the Wady Surar, “valley of the fertile spot,” which drains the western Judean hills, and flowing by Makkedah a…
Sorek, Valley of Encyclopedia — so'-rek (nachal soreq, "the valley of the choice (soreq) vine" (see VINE); sorech): "(Samson) loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah" ( Jud 16:4 ). …
Sorrel Encyclopedia — sor'-el: the Revised Version (British and American) in Zec 1:8 for "speckled." See COLORS .…
Sorrow Encyclopedia — sor'-o (chebhel, yaghon, makh'obh, etc.; lupe): The Old Testament has very many words translated "sorrow," those named being the most frequent; in the New Testament "sorr…
Sosipater Encyclopedia — so-sip'-a-ter (Sosipatros): Sosipater unites with Lucius and Jason in sending greetings to the Roman Christians ( Ro 16:21 ). He is a "kinsman" of Paul, by which Paul mea…
Sosthenes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proc…
Sostratus Encyclopedia — sos'-tra-tus (Sostratos, in Codex Venetus Sos-): "The governor of the citadel" of Jerusalem under Antiochus IV (Epiphanes). His duty was to gather the revenues of the cit…
Sotai Encyclopedia — so'-ti, so'-ta-i, so-ta'-i (coTay): One of those who returned from captivity, being descendants of Solomon's servants ( Ezr 2:55 ; Ne 7:57 ).…
Sottish Encyclopedia — sot'-ish (cakhal "thick-headed"): "They are sottish (stupid, very foolish) children" ( Jer 4:22 ).…
Soul Encyclopedia — sol (nephesh; psuche; Latin anima): 1. Shades of Meaning in the Old Testament: (1) Soul, like spirit, has various shades of meaning in the Old Testament, which may be sum…
Sound Encyclopedia — sound: In Isa 63:15 the King James Version has "the sounding of thy bowels," a painfully literal translation of hamon me'eykha, with the similar phrase, "my bowels shall …
Soundings Encyclopedia — sound'-ingz. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.…
Sour Encyclopedia — sour: (1) bocer, "immature," "unripe": "The fathers have eaten sour grapes" ( Jer 31:29 f; Eze 18:2 ; compare Isa 18:5 the King James Version). (2) cur, "to turn aside," …
South Encyclopedia — south: (1) neghebh, according BDB from [?] naghabh, meaning "to be dry," the word most often used, in the Revised Version (British and American) capitalized (South) in th…
SOUTH Hebrews Dictionary — Negeb, that arid district to the south of Palestine through which lay the caravan route from Central Palestine to Egypt (Genesis 12:9; 13:1, 3; 46:1-6). “The Negeb compri…
South Ramoth Encyclopedia — See RAMOTH .…
South, Chambers of the Encyclopedia — The twelve constellations of the Zodiac. See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.…
South, Queen of the Encyclopedia — ( Mt 12:42 ). See QUEEN OF SHEBA .…
Southeast Encyclopedia — See NORTHEAST .…
Sovereignty Dictionary — of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Daniel 4:25, 35; Romans 9:15-23; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 4:11).…
Sow Encyclopedia — sou. See SWINE .…
Sower; Sowing Encyclopedia — so'-er, so'-ing. See AGRICULTURE .…
Spain Encyclopedia — span (Spania): The country in the Southwest of Europe which still bears this name. It was Paul's purpose, as stated in Ro 15:24 , 28 , to visit Spain. If, as is probable,…
SPAIN Paul Dictionary — expresses his intention (Romans 15:24, 28) to visit Spain. There is, however, no evidence that he ever carried it into effect, although some think that he probably did so…
Span Encyclopedia — (zereth; spithame): A measure of length equal to half a cubit or about 9 in. ( Ex 28:16 ; 39:9 ; 1Sa 17:4 , etc.). La 2:20 the King James Version is a mistranslation; see…
Spark Encyclopedia — spark. See LEVIATHAN .…
Sparrow Encyclopedia — spar'-o (tsippor; strouthion; Latin passer): A small bird of the Fringillidae family. The Hebrew tsippor seems to have been a generic name under which were placed all sma…
SPARROW Mentioned Dictionary — among the offerings made by the very poor. Two sparrows were sold for a farthing (Matthew 10:29), and five for two farthings (Luke 12:6). The Hebrew word thus rendered is…
Sparta; Spartans Encyclopedia — spar'-ta, spar'-tanz (Sparte (1 Macc 14:16), Spartiatai; Lacedaemonians (the King James Version 1 Macc 12:2,5,6,10,21; 14:20-23; 15:23; in 2 Macc 5:9, Greek Lakedaimonioi…
Speaking, Evil Encyclopedia — spe'-king. See EVIL-SPEAKING; SLANDER.…
Spear; Spearmen Encyclopedia — sper, sper'-men. See ARMOR, III, 4; ARMY, 7.…
Specially Encyclopedia — spesh'-al-i (me'odh ( Ps 31:11 the King James Version); malista): Used in an emphatic sense; derived from a superlative. While usually employed for emphasis, it carries w…
Speckled Encyclopedia — spek'-l'-d: Zec 1:8 ; the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrel." See COLORS ; HYENA .…
Spectacle Encyclopedia — spek'-ta-k'-l (theatron): Occurs twice in the New Testament: (1) of the place where assemblies or exhibitions Were held ( Ac 19:29 , "theatre"); (2) figuratively of the s…
Speech Encyclopedia — spech ('imrah, dabhar, etc.; logos): "Speech," the articulate utterance of thought, is the tranlation of various Hebrew terms which convey this idea of "saying" or "word"…
Spelt Encyclopedia — spelt (kuccemeth; olura, zea ( Ex 9:32 , the King James Version "rye"; Isa 18:25, the King James Version "rye," margin "spelt"; Eze 4:9 , the King James Version "fitches"…
Spice; Spices Encyclopedia — spis, spi'-sis, -sez: (1) (besem ( Ex 30:23 ), bosem, plural besamim, all from root "to attract by desire," especially by smell): The list of spices in Ex 30:23 includes …
SPICERY Hebrews Dictionary — nechoth, identified with the Arabic naka’at, the gum tragacanth, obtained from the astralagus, of which there are about twenty species found in Palestine. The tragacanth …
Spices Dictionary — aromatic substances, of which several are named in Exodus 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Exodus 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chronicles 9:29), and in embalming the dead…
Spider Encyclopedia — spi'-der (1) `akkabhish; compare Arabic `ankabut, English Versions of the Bible "spider"; Septuagint arachne ( Job 8:14 ; Isa 59:5 ); (2) semamith, "lizard," the King Jam…
SPIDER The Dictionary — trust of the hypocrite is compared to the spider’s web or house (Job 8:14). It is said of the wicked by Isaiah that they “weave the spider’s web” (59:5), i.e., their work…
SPIES When Dictionary — the Israelites reached Kadesh for the first time, and were encamped there, Moses selected twelve spies from among the chiefs of the divisions of the tribes, and sent them…
Spikenard Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews nerd), a much-valued perfume (Cant. 1:12; 4:13, 14). It was “very precious”, i.e., very costly (Mark 14:3; John 12:3,5). It is the root of an Indian plant, the N…
Spindle Encyclopedia — spin'-d'-l. See SPINNING .…
Spinning Encyclopedia — spin'-ing: Although spinning must have been one of the commonest of the crafts in Bible times, it is mentioned definitely in three passages only, namely, Ex 35:25 f, wher…
Spirit Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thessalonians 2:8 it means “breath,” and in Ecclesiastes 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rat…
Spirit of Divination Encyclopedia — See DIVINATION .…
Spirit, Evil Encyclopedia — See SATAN; DEMON, DEMONIAC.…
Spirit, Familiar Encyclopedia — See FAMILIAR ; DIVINATION ; PYTHON .…
Spirit, Holy Encyclopedia — See HOLY SPIRIT .…
Spirit, Unclean (or Evil) Encyclopedia — See DEMON, DEMONIAC.…
Spirits in Prison Encyclopedia — See PRISON, SPIRITS IN.…
Spirits, Discernings of Encyclopedia — See DISCERNINGS OF SPIRITS ; SPIRITUAL GIFTS .…
Spiritual Encyclopedia — spir'-it-u-al (pneumatikos, "spiritual," from pneuma, "spirit"): Endowed with the attributes of spirit. Any being made in the image of God who is a Spirit ( Joh 4:24 .), …
Spiritual Blessing Encyclopedia — (eulogia pneumatike): Any blessing administered in the realm of the spiritual life; specifically the blessing of the Spirit in introducing the believer into "the heavenly…
Spiritual Body Encyclopedia — (soma pneumatikon, "body spiritual"): The resurrection-body, a body fitted to the capacities and wants of the spirit in the celestial world; an organism conformed to the …
Spiritual Drink Encyclopedia — (pneumatikon poma): Having a spiritual significance, as referring to the water that flowed miraculously from the smitten rock ( 1Co 10:4 ; Nu 20:11 ). Symbolic also of no…
Spiritual Gifts Encyclopedia — (charismata): 1. Gifts Connected with the Ministry of the Word (1) Apostleship (2) Prophecy (3) Discernings of spirits (4) Teaching (5) The Word of Knowledge (6) The Word…
Spiritual House Encyclopedia — (oikos pneumatikos, "house spiritual"): A body of Christians (a church), as pervaded by the Spirit and power of God ( 1Pe 2:5 ); a term applicable to God's house: "house …
Spiritual Man Encyclopedia — (ho pneumatikos): In distinction from the natural, the unrenewed man ( 1Co 2:15 ); man in whom the Holy Spirit dwells and rules. This divine indwelling insures mental ill…
Spiritual Meat Encyclopedia — (broma pneumatikon, "food spiritual"): Nourishment for the soul, referring specifically ( 1Co 10:3 ) to the manna by which the children of Israel were miraculously fed an…
Spiritual Rock Encyclopedia — (pneumatike petra): Having a spiritual significance: supernatural, manifesting the power of the Divine Spirit; allegorically applied to Christ as fulfilling the type in t…
Spiritual Sacrifice Encyclopedia — pneumatikai thusiai): A figure taken from the victim slain and offered on the altar, as e.g. the paschal lamb; thus signifying the complete and acceptable offering of the…
Spiritual Songs Encyclopedia — (odai pneumatikai): ode, English "ode," is the general, and generic word for "song," of which "psalms and hymns" are specific varieties ( Eph 5:19 ; Col 3:16 ). It includ…
Spiritual Things Encyclopedia — (ta pneumatika): Things proceeding from the Holy Spirit and pertaining to man's spiritual life, worship, service. Contrasted in 1Co 9:11 and in Ro 15:27 with ta sarkika, …
Spirituality Encyclopedia — spir-it-u-al'-i-ti: The state of being spiritual in the higher use of the word. It is purely a religious term and signifies the state of a soul vitalized by the Divine Sp…
Spiritually Encyclopedia — spir'-it-u-al-i (pneumatikos): As in 1Co 2:14 , "spiritually judged," i.e. by means of the spirit renewed and enlightened by the spirit of God; having the mind of the Spi…
Spit; Spittle Encyclopedia — spit, spit'-l (yaraq, roq; (em)ptuo): Spitting in a person's face indicated gross contempt ( Nu 12:14 ; De 25:9 ; Job 30:10 ; Isa 50:6 ; Mt 26:67 ; 27:30 , etc.); when pe…
Spoil Encyclopedia — spoil. See BOOTY; WAR, 8.…
Spoiler Encyclopedia — spoil'-er (ha-shodhedh, "the spoiler"): A favorite expression of the prophet Jeremiah by which he describes generally the enemies that invade and devastate a country--wit…
Spoke Encyclopedia — spok ( 1Ki 7:33 ). See SEA, THE MOLTEN.…
Sponge Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only in the narrative of the crucifixion (Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29). It is ranked as a zoophyte. It is found attached to rocks at the bottom of the se…
Spoon Encyclopedia — spoon (kaph; Septuagint thuiske, except in Jer 52:18 , where it is kreagra, literally, "fork"): A hollow vessel, a censer; a small vessel in which incense was to be burnt…
Sports Encyclopedia — sports. See GAMES .…
Spot; Spotted Encyclopedia — spot, spot'-ed (mum; spilos): The Hebrew word is used to denote a blemish which mars the perfection of the face, as in So 4:7 ; Job 11:15 . It is translated "blemish" in …
Spouse Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Cant. 4:8-12; Hos. 4:13, 14) may denote either husband or wife, but in the Scriptures it denotes only the latter.…
Spread; Spreading Encyclopedia — spred, spred'-ing: Alone, or in phrases like "spread abroad," "spread forth," etc., "spread" represents very many Hebrew terms, principally paras; in the New Testament th…
Spring Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ‘ain, “the bright open source, the eye of the landscape”). To be carefully distinguished from “well” (q.v.). “Springs” mentioned in Joshua 10:40 (Hebrews ‘ashdot…
Sprinkle; Sprinkling Encyclopedia — sprin'-k'-l, sprin'-kling (zaraq, nazah; rhantizein): The first word means "to toss" or "scatter abundantly," e.g. in handfuls, as dust on the head ( Job 2:12 ) or blood …
Spurious, Acts, Epistles, Gospels Encyclopedia — spa'-ri-us. See APOCRYPHAL ACTS ; APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES ; APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…
Spy Encyclopedia — spi. See ESPY .…
Stachys Dictionary & Encyclopedia — spike; an ear of corn, a convert at Rome whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:9).…
Stack Encyclopedia — stak: Ex 22:6 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "shocks" (of grain).…
Stacte Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews nataph), one of the components of the perfume which was offered on the golden altar (Exodus 30:34; R.V. marg., “opobalsamum”). The Hebrew word is from a root mea…
Staff Encyclopedia — staf: Many Hebrew terms are represented by this word. The "staves" of the ark translate the word badh, literally, "a part," hence, branch, bar, etc. ( Ex 25:13 , 14 , 15 …
Stair Encyclopedia — star. See HOUSE .…
Stake Encyclopedia — stak: Isa 33:20 ; 54:2 for yathedh, "tent-pin," or, perhaps, "tent-pole" ( Ex 27:19 ; Jud 4:21 , etc.). The King James Version Sirach 43:19, "The hoar frost, .... being c…
Stalk Encyclopedia — stok: In Ge 41:5 , 22 is for qaneh, "cane"; in Jos 2:6 for ets, "wood." In Ho 8:7 , the Revised Version margin has "stalk" for qamah, "that which stands." The Revised Ver…
Stall Encyclopedia — stol ((1) marbeq, literally,, "a place for tying up" ( Am 6:4 ; Mal 4:2 ), (2) 'abhac, "to give fodder" ( Pr 15:17 ), (3) 'urvah, "to pluck and feed" ( 1Ki 4:26 ; 2Ch 9:2…
Stammerer Encyclopedia — stam'-er-er: Isa 32:4 , `illegh, "inarticulate speaking." In Isa 28:11 ; 33:19 , l`g (pointing uncertain) is rendered "strange" by the Revised Version (British and Americ…
Standard-bearer Encyclopedia — stand'-ard-bar'-er. See WAR, 5; BANNER.…
Standards Encyclopedia — stand'-ardz. See WAR, 5; BANNER; ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 7.…
Standing Encyclopedia — …
Star in the East Encyclopedia — See STAR OF THE MAGI ; MAGI .…
Star of Bethlehem Encyclopedia — See STAR OF THE MAGI .…
Star of the Magi Encyclopedia — || 1. The Magi 2. Herod's Enquiry 3. Two Facts concerning the Star 4. The Wisdom of the Magi Not Astrological 5. The Prophecy of Balaam 6. The Star Not a Conjunction of P…
Star of Wormwood Encyclopedia — See WORMWOOD .…
Star; Stars Encyclopedia — star, starz. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 6.…
Stargazers Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 47:13), those who pretend to tell what will occur by looking upon the stars. The Chaldean astrologers “divined by the rising and setting, the motions, aspects, co…
STARS The Dictionary — eleven stars (Genesis 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for …
Stars, Courses of Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 1.…
Stars, Falling; Morning; Wandering Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 8; I, 7; I, 9.…
Stars, Seven Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY .…
Stately Encyclopedia — stat'-li (kebhuddah, "weight," "honor," "wealth"): "And sit upon a stately (magnificent) bed" ( Eze 23:41 ).…
Stater Encyclopedia — sta'-ter (stater): Used only once, Mt 17:27 , where it is rendered by "piece of money" in the King James Version and "shekel" in the Revised Version (British and American…
STATER Greek Dictionary — word rendered “piece of money” (Matthew 17:27, A.V.; and “shekel” in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas (“tribute money,” 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d…
Stature Encyclopedia — stat'-ur (madh, middah, "measure" ( Nu 13:32 , etc.), qomah, "standing up" ( 1Sa 16:7 , etc.); helikia, "greatness"): This last word means "height of the body," "stature,…
Staves Encyclopedia — stavz (baddim): Ten or eleven Hebrew words are used in the Old Testament to describe various staffs, bars, and wooden rods used by the Hebrews (compare STAFF; ROD; SCEPTE…
Stay Encyclopedia — sta: Is derived from two distinct forms. From one derivation it has the meaning "to stand" and so "to continue in one place" ( Ge 8:10 ; Le 13:23 , 28 , etc.), "to forbea…
Stead; Steads Encyclopedia — sted, stedz (tachath, "(same) place"; AS stede, "place"): Occurs only in 1Ch 5:22 , "They dwelt in their stead (place) until the captivity."…
Stealing Encyclopedia — ste'-ling. See CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…
Stedfastness Encyclopedia — sted'-fast-nes: (1) stereoma, "firmness": "The steadfastness of your faith in Christ" ( Col 2:5 ). Some take this figuratively, in a military sense, of a "solid front" (s…
Steel Encyclopedia — stel: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "brass" for "steel" in 2Sa 22:35 ; Job 20:24 ; Ps 18:34 ; Jer 15:12 , and "steel" for "torches" in Na 2:3 . S…
Step He N Dictionary — one of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asle…
Stephanas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — crown, a member of the church at Corinth, whose family were among those the apostle had baptized (1 Corinthians 1:16; 16:15, 17). He has been supposed by some to have bee…
Stephen Encyclopedia — ste'-vn (Stephanos, "crown" ( Ac 6:5-8:12 )): 1. His Personal Antecedents 2. His Character and Activity 3. His Teaching 4. His Arraignment before the Sanhedrin 5. His Def…
Steward Encyclopedia — stu'-erd ('ish `al bayith ( Ge 43:16 , 19 ; 44:1 ; 1Ki 16:9 ), ha-meltsar ( Da 1:11 ), ha-cokhen ( Isa 22:15 )): 1. Old Testament Usage: In the King James Version the wor…
Stewpan Encyclopedia — stu'-pan ( Le 11:35 margin). See PAN .…
Stiff-necked Encyclopedia — stif'-nekt (qesheh `oreph, literally, "hard of neck"): As it is figuratively used, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, the word means "stubborn," "untract…
Still Encyclopedia — stil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" ( Ps 4:4 , etc.) and so "to be quiet" ( Ps 107:29 , etc.) or "inactive" in any way ( Jud 18:9 ; 1Ki 22:3 ; Zec 1:11 , etc.). So "…
Sting Encyclopedia — sting (parash, "to cut into"; kentron, "a goad," "spur"): A sharp, pointed organ or instrument for inflicting wounds by puncture; sting of an adder, Pr 23:32 ; of scorpio…
Stir, Stir Up Encyclopedia — stur: Used transitively and intransitively to indicate inner, concentrated movement; translates a number of Hebrew and Greek verbs, each of which has its different shade …
Stock Encyclopedia — stok: In English Versions of the Bible is used for: (1) The stem of a tree, whether alive ( Job 14:8 ; Isa 40:24 ) or cut down ( Isa 44:19 ; /RAPC Wis 14:21). In Jer 2:27…
Stoics Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a “porch” or “portico,” where they have been called “the Pharisees of Greek paganism.” Th…
Stomach Encyclopedia — stum'-uk (stomachos): In man and most vertebrates, a membranous sac-like portion of the alimentary canal, in which the earlier stages of digestion take place and in which…
Stomacher Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.…
STONE Stones Dictionary & Encyclopedia — were commonly used for buildings, also as memorials of important events (Genesis 28:18; Joshua 24:26, 27; 1 Samuel 7:12, etc.). They were gathered out of cultivated field…
Stone-squarers Encyclopedia — ston'-skwar-erz: the King James Version in 1Ki 5:18 ; the Revised Version (British and American) "the Gebalites" (which see).…
Stones, Precious Encyclopedia — || 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important Lists of Stones 4. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John 5. Interpretation of H…
Stoning Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a form of punishment (Leviticus 20:2; 24:14; Deuteronomy 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Joshua 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7…
Stool Encyclopedia — stool ('obhnayim): It is not clear what the character and purpose of this stool were Septuagint has no reference to it). It seems to have been a chair of a peculiar sort …
Storax Encyclopedia — sto'-raks. See POPLAR ; STACTE .…
Store-cities Encyclopedia — stor'-cit-iz (mickenoth): the Revised Version (British and American) Ex 1:11 (of PITHOM and RAAMSES (which see)) for the King James Version "treasure cities" (compare 1Ki…
Storehouses Encyclopedia — stor'-houz-iz, -ez: The following chief changes in the use of this word (representing various Hebrew words) in the Revised Version (British and American) to be noted are:…
Stories Encyclopedia — sto'-riz: For the King James Version "stories" (ma'aloth) in Am 9:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) reads "chambers" (in heavens); in Ge 6:16 (ark); Eze 42:3…
Stork Encyclopedia — stork (chacidhah; variously rendered in the Septuagint: Le 11:19 , erodios; De 14:18 , pelekan; Job 39:13 , hasida (transliteration of Hebrew); Zec 5:9 , (epops; Latin Ci…
STORK Hebrews Dictionary — hasidah, meaning “kindness,” indicating thus the character of the bird, which is noted for its affection for its young. It is in the list of birds forbidden to be eaten b…
Story Encyclopedia — sto-ri. See COMMENTARY .…
Story Telling Encyclopedia — See GAMES, I, 4.…
Story Writer Encyclopedia — sto'-ri-rit-er: In the sense of chronicler or historian occurs in 1 Esdras 2:17 (margin "recorder") and 2:25.…
Stout; Stoutness Encyclopedia — stout, stout'-nes: In modern English the word signifies strength firmness, corpulence, etc., but in English Versions of the Bible ( Ps 76:5 ; Isa 10:12 ; 46:12 ; Da 7:20 …
Straight Street Encyclopedia — strat stret. See DAMASCUS .…
Straight; Straightway Encyclopedia — strat, strat'-wa: "Straiglit" and "strait" are two entirely different words that have no connection with each other in English, the former being derived from the Anglo-Sa…
Strain Encyclopedia — stran (diulizo, "to strain off," "to filter"): Mt 23:24 , "Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel" The imagery is that of a drinking-vessel full…
STRAIN AT Simply Dictionary — a misprint for “strain out” (Matthew 23:24).…
Strait; Straiten; Straitly Encyclopedia — strat, strat'-'-n, strat'-il: The word "strait" and its compounds are used in English Versions of the Bible in the literal sense of "narrow" (tsar, 2Ki 6:1 ; Isa 49:20 ; …
Strakes Encyclopedia — straks: An older form for "streaks" (so the American Standard Revised Version) in the King James Version, the English Revised Version Ge 30:37 (pitslah, "peeled spot"); L…
Strange Gods Encyclopedia — See GOD, STRANGE.…
Strange Wife Encyclopedia — "Strange" as contrasted with "an Israelite." Such wives are spoken of in the King James Version Ezr 10:2 , 11 (the English Revised Version "strange women," the American S…
Strange Woman Encyclopedia — The Hebrew zar, translated "stranger," meant primarily one "who turns aside," i.e. to visit another country; then a "sojourner," "stranger." The "strange woman" of Pr 2:1…
Strange, Fire Encyclopedia — stranj ('esh zarah, "alien fire"): These words are mentioned in connection with the fatal sin committed by the two oldest sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, in "offering str…
Stranger and Sojourner (in the Apocrypha and the New Testament) Encyclopedia — The technical meaning attaching to the Hebrew terms is not present in the Greek words translated "stranger" and "sojourner," and the distinctions made by English Versions…
Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament) Encyclopedia — stranj'-er: I. THE GER 1. Legal provisions (1) Principles (2) Rules 2. Relation to Sacrifice and Ritual 3. Historical Circumstances II. THE TOSHABH III. THE NOKHRI OR BEN…
STRANGER This Dictionary — word generally denotes a person from a foreign land residing in Palestine. Such persons enjoyed many privileges in common with the Jews, but still were separate from them…
Strangled Encyclopedia — stran'-g'-ld (chanaq; pniktos, from verb pnigo, "to choke," "to smother," "to strangle" (compare choking of swine in the lake, Mr 5:13 ; the seed are choked by the thorns…
Strangling Encyclopedia — stran'-g'-ling. See PUNISHMENTS .…
STRAW Used Dictionary — in brick-making (Exodus 5:7-18). Used figuratively in Job 41:27; Isaiah 11:7; 25:10; 65:25.…
Straw; Stubble Encyclopedia — stro, stub'-'-l: The cognates of Hebrew tebhen, "straw" and qash, "stubble," have been retained in the modern Arabic terms tibn and qashsh. Tibn applies to the straw whic…
Strawed Encyclopedia — strod: Past participle of "to strew," "scatter," or "spread about," as powder (of the golden calf, Ex 32:20 , the Revised Version (British and American) "strewed"); branc…
Stream Encyclopedia — strem: (1) nachal, English Versions of the Bible "stream," as: "Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed" ( Ps 78:20 ). Often "valley,…
STREAM OF Egypt Dictionary — (Isaiah 27: 1 2), the Wady el-‘Arish, called also “the river of Egypt,” R.V., “brook of Egypt” (Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:4; 2 Kings 24:7). It is the natural boundary of Eg…
Street Encyclopedia — stret. See CITY .…
STREET The Dictionary — street called “Straight” at Damascus (Acts 9:1 1) is “a long broad street, running from east to west, about a mile in length, and forming the principal thoroughfare in th…
Strength, of Israel Encyclopedia — strength: For "the strength of the children of Israel," applied to Yahweh in the King James Version Joe 3:16 , the Revised Version (British and American) reads "a strongh…
Strike Encyclopedia — strik: The verbs "to strike" and "to stroke" (latter not in English Versions) have the same derivation, and originally "strike" was the intrans, "stroke" the transitive f…
Stringed, Instruments Encyclopedia — stringd. See MUSIC .…
Stripes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — as a punishment were not to exceed forty (Deuteronomy 25:1-3), and hence arose the custom of limiting them to thirty-nine (2 Corinthians 1 1:24). Paul claimed the privile…
Strive Encyclopedia — striv. See GAMES, II, 2.…
Stronghold Encyclopedia — strong'-hold. See FORTIFIED CITIES, IV, 1.…
Stubble Encyclopedia — stub'-'-l (qash ( Ex 5:12 , etc.); kalame (The Wisdom of Solomon 3:7; 1Co 3:12 )): These Hebrew and Greek forms are used of the stalks of wheat, etc., left knee-high in t…
Studs Encyclopedia — studz (nequddoth, "engraving," "stud"): Ornaments consisting of small silver points which it was proposed ( So 1:11 ) to affix to the new golden "plaits" (the Revised Ver…
Stuff Encyclopedia — stuf (keli; skeuos): "Material" for any purpose ( Eze 12:3 , 4 , 7 ); or "supplies" in a more general sense ( Ex 36:7 , Hebrew mela'-khah; compare the King James Version,…
Stumbling-block; Stumbling-stone Encyclopedia — stum'-bling-blok, (mikhshol, makhshelah; proskomma, skandalon): These are the most important of the varied renderings of either of two cognate Hebrew words, or of two dif…
Sua Encyclopedia — su'-a (Soua; the King James Version, Sud): Name of a family of temple-servants who went up from exile with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:29) = "Sia" of Ne 7:47 ; "Siaha" of Ezr …
Suah Encyclopedia — su'-a (cuach): Son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher ( 1Ch 7:36 ).…
Sub-apostolic Literature Encyclopedia — See LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC.…
Subai Encyclopedia — su'-ba-i, su'-bi (Subaei): Name of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:30) = "Shamlai" of Ezr 2:46 ; "Salmai" of Ne 7:48 .…
Subas Encyclopedia — su'-bas (Soubas; the King James Version, Suba): Name of a family of "the sons of the servants of Solomon" returning with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:34), wanting in the parall…
Suborn Encyclopedia — sub-orn' (hupoballo ( Ac 6:11 ; only here in the New Testament)): The word means to introduce by collusion, to put one person in the place of another, to employ anyone in…
SUBSCRIPTIONS The Dictionary — subscriptions to Paul’s epistles are no part of the original. In their present form they are ascribed to Euthalius, a bishop of the fifth century. Some of them are obviou…
Substance Encyclopedia — sub'-stans (rekhush; hupostasis): Lit. that which stands under, is in the Bible used chiefly of material goods and possessions. In the Old Testament it is the translation…
Subtil; Subtle; Subtlety; Subtilty Encyclopedia — sub'-til, sut'-'-l, sut'-'-l-ti (chakham, nakhal, mirmah; dolos): These words are used (1) in a good sense: 2Sa 13:3 , chakham, "wise," "Jonadab was a very subtle (the Am…
Suburbs Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the immediate vicinity of a city or town (Numbers 35:3, 7; Ezekiel 45:2). In 2 Kings 23:11 the Hebrew word there used (parvarim) occurs nowhere else. The Revised Version …
Subvert Encyclopedia — sub-vurt' (`awath; anatrepo): Occurs 5 t: (1) in the sense of overturning, etc., as the translation of `awath, "to make bent or crooked" ( La 3:36 ), "to subvert a man in…
Sucathites Encyclopedia — su'kath-its (sukhathim; Codex Vaticanus Sochathieim; Codex Alexandrinus Sokathieim; the King James Version Suchathites): These are named only once ( 1Ch 2:55 ), a family …
Succeed; Success Encyclopedia — suk-sed', suk-ses' (yarash, sakhal; euemeria): "To succeed" means, (1) and originally, "to follow after"; (2) mostly in modern English, "to prosper"; in the King James Ve…
Succor; Succorer Encyclopedia — suk'-er, suk'-er-er ('azar; boetheo, prostatis): Is the translation of 'azar, "to gird" ( 2Sa 8:5 , etc.); of boetheo, "to come in aid of" ( 2Co 6:2 , "In a day of salvat…
Succoth Dictionary — booths. (1.) The first encampment of the Israelites after leaving Ramesses (Exodus 12:37); the civil name of Pithom (q.v.). (2.) A city on the east of Jordan, identified …
Succoth (1) Encyclopedia — suk'-oth, suk'-oth (cukkoth, "booths"; Skenai, Sokchoth, etc.): After parting with Esau, Jacob journeyed to Succoth, a name which he gave to the place from the "booths" w…
Succoth (2) Encyclopedia — (cukkoth; Sokchoth ( Ex 12:37 ; 13:20 ; Nu 33:5 )): The first station of the Hebrews on leaving Rameses (see EXODUS). The word means "booths." The distance from ETHAM (wh…
Succoth-Benoth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach, worshipped by the colonists in Samaria (2 Kings 17:30).…
Suchathites Encyclopedia — su'-kath-its. See SUCATHITES .…
Sud Encyclopedia — sud: The King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SUA (which see).…
Sudias Encyclopedia — su'-di-as (Soudias): In 1 Esdras 5:23, a Levitical family that returned with Zerubbabel, called in Ezr 2:40 "Hodaviah" and in Ne 7:43 "Hodevah" (which see).…
Suffering Encyclopedia — suf'-er-ing: A great variety of Hebrew and Greek expressions, too large to be here enumerated, have been translated by "suffering" and other forms derived from the same v…
Suffocation Encyclopedia — suf-o-ka'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS .…
Suicide Encyclopedia — su'-i-sid. See CRIMES .…
Sukkiim Encyclopedia — suk'-i-im (cukkiyim): Named in 2Ch 12:3 as a tribe that took part with Libyans and Cretans in the invasion of Judea by Shishak. The identification is uncertain.…
Sukkiims Dictionary — dwellers in tents, (Vulg. and LXX., “troglodites;” i.e., cave-dwellers in the hills along the Red Sea). Shiskak’s army, with which he marched against Jerusalem, was compo…
Sulphur Encyclopedia — sul'-fur. See BRIMSTONE .…
Summer Encyclopedia — sum'-er (qayits; Aramaic qayiT ( Da 2:35 ), from quts quT, "to cut off," "to pluck or gather fruit," hence, the time of fruit, summer ( 2Sa 16:1 , 2 ; Jer 40:10 , 12 ); t…
Summer-house Encyclopedia — (beth ha-qayits): Am 3:15 notes it as part of the judgment on Israel that Yahweh would smite "the winter-house with the summer-house." It belonged to the luxury of the pe…
Sun Dictionary — (Hebrews shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Genesis 1:14-18). By their motions and influence they were intended to mark …
Sun (1) Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 2.…
Sun (2) Encyclopedia — (Figurative): Poetical conceptions for the sun are frequently found in the Scriptures, though the strictly figurative expressions are not common. Undoubtedly the Jewish f…
Sun Gate Encyclopedia — See EAST GATE .…
Sun, Chariots of the Encyclopedia — See HORSES OF THE SUN .…
Sun, Horses of the Encyclopedia — See HORSES OF THE SUN .…
Sun, Smiting By Encyclopedia — smit'-ing: Exposure of the uncovered head to the heat of the sun is likely to produce either of two conditions; the commoner is heat exhaustion with faintness, the rarer …
Sun-images Encyclopedia — See IMAGES .…
Sun-worship Encyclopedia — sun'-wur-ship: The splendor of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once the purer idea of the one true God ( Ro 1:20 , 21 ) is parted with, and in most ancien…
Sunday Encyclopedia — sun'-da. See LORD'S DAY.…
Sunrising Encyclopedia — sun'-riz-ing: A frequent designationin the Old Testament for the East ( Nu 21:11 ; De 4:41 , 47 ; Jos 1:15 , etc.). In Re 7:2 , the Revised Version (British and American)…
Sunstroke Encyclopedia — sun'-strok. See SUN, SMITING BY.…
Sup; Supper Encyclopedia — sup'-er. See MEALS .…
Superfluous; Superfluity Encyclopedia — su-pur'-floo-us, su-per-floo'-i-ti (sara`; perissos ( 2Co 9:1 ), perisseia): According to the Levitical Law, "a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a fiat nose, or anyt…
Superscription Encyclopedia — su-per-skrip'-shun (epigraphe): (1) The legend on a coin designating the person in whose honor or by whose authority it is issued ( Mt 22:20 ; Mr 12:16 ; Lu 20:24 ). (2) …
Superstition; Superstitious Encyclopedia — su-per-stish'-un; su-per-stish'-us (deisidaimonia, "fearing demons"): The Biblical use of these words is limited to that of the former in Ac 25:19 the King James Version,…
Suph Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Deuteronomy 1:1, R.V.; marg., “some ancient versions have the Red Sea,” as in the A.V.). Some identify it with Suphah (Numbers 21:14, marg., A.V.) as probably the name o…
Suphah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Numbers 21:14, marg.; also R.V.), a place at the south-eastern corner of the Dead Sea, the Ghor es-Safieh. This name is found in an ode quoted from the “Book of the Wars…
Supper Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the principal meal of the day among the Jews. It was partaken of in the early part of the evening (Mark 6:21; John 12:2; 1 Corinthians 11:21). (See LORD’S SUPPER.)…
Supper, Lord'S Encyclopedia — See LORD'S SUPPER.…
Supply Encyclopedia — su-pli': Php 4:19 for pleroo; 1Co 16:17 ; Php 2:30 for anapleroo; 2Co 9:12 (the King James Version); 2Co 11:9 for prosanapleroo. All three verbs mean "to fill," the 3rd c…
Sur Encyclopedia — sur (Codex Vaticanus Assour, Codex Alexandrinus Sour): Those that dwelt in Sur are mentioned along with the inhabitants of Sidon, Tyre, Ocina, etc., as dreading the appro…
Sure; Surely Encyclopedia — shoor, shoor'-li: In modern English is used chiefly in the phrases "to be sure" or "to make sure," and as a simple adjective it is usually either archaic or exceedingly c…
Surety Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety of the better covenant (Hebrews 7:22). In him we have the assurance that all its provisions will be fully an…
Surname Encyclopedia — sur'-nam (kanah; epikalein): A word derived from the French., meaning "an additional name"; in modern English always the family name of a person. Indeed, the spelling "su…
Susa Encyclopedia — su'-sa, soo'-sa (Additions to Esther 11:3). See SHUSHAN .…
Susanchites Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the inhabitants of Shushan, who joined the other adversaries of the Jews in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:9).…
Susanna Dictionary — lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).…
Susanna, the History of Encyclopedia — su-zan'-a: 1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Fact or Fiction? 5. Date 6. Original Language 1. Name: This novelette has, in the Septuagint, the bare title …
Susi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the father of Gaddi, who was one of the twelve spies (Numbers 13:11).…
Swaddle; Swaddling-band Encyclopedia — swod'-'-l, swod'-ling-band (verb chathal, "enwrap," "swaddle" ( Eze 16:4 ), noun chathullah, "swaddling-band" ( Job 38:9 ); verb sparganoo, "to wrap in swaddling clothes"…
Swallow Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews sis (Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7), the Arabic for the swift, which “is a regular migrant, returning in myriads every spring, and so suddenly that while one da…
Swan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14: 16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee.…
Swearing Encyclopedia — swar'-ing. See OATH ; PERJURY ; CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…
Sweat Encyclopedia — swet (ze`ah ( Ge 3:19 ), yeza` ( Eze 44:18 ); hidros (2 Macc 2:26; Lu 22:44 )): "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread" ( Ge 3:19 ). Somewhat difficult is the pas…
Sweet Cane Encyclopedia — swet kan. See REED .…
Sweet Incense Encyclopedia — See SPICES .…
Swell Encyclopedia — swel (tsabhah): In the ordeal of the Water of Jealousy described in Nu 5:11-31 (P), the effect on the unfaithful wife ot the drinking of the holy water was to cause the t…
Swelling Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of Jordan (Jeremiah 12:5), literally the “pride” of Jordan (as in R.V.), i.e., the luxuriant thickets of tamarisks, poplars, reeds, etc., which were the lair of lions and…
Swift Encyclopedia — See SWALLOW .…
Swift Beasts Encyclopedia — (kirkaroth ( Isa 66:20 )): the King James Version and the English Revised Version "swift beasts," the English Revised Version margin and the American Standard Revised Ver…
Swine Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews hazir), regarded as the most unclean and the most abhorred of all animals (Leviticus 11:7; Isaiah 65:4; 66:3, 17; Luke 15:15, 16). A herd of swine were drowned i…
Swollen Encyclopedia — swol'-'-n (pimprasthai, only in Ac 28:6 ): The Melitans expected to see Paul poisoned by the viper's bite. the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James V…
Sword Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Exodus 32:27; 1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Chronicles 21:27; Psalm 149:6: Proverb…
Sycamine Tree Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned only in Luke 17:6. It is rendered by Luther “mulberry tree” (q.v.), which is most probably the correct rendering. It is found of two species, the black mulberry…
Sycamore Dictionary & Encyclopedia — more properly sycomore (Hebrews shikmoth and shikmim, Gr. sycomoros), a tree which in its general character resembles the fig-tree, while its leaves resemble those of the…
Sychar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — liar or drunkard (see Isaiah 28:1, 7), has been from the time of the Crusaders usually identified with Sychem or Shechem (John 4:5). It has now, however, as the result of…
Sychem Encyclopedia — …
Sycomore, Tree Encyclopedia — sik'-o-mor, (shiqmah, Aramaic shiqema' plural shiqmim; in Septuagint wrongly translated by sukaminos, "the mulberry"; see SYCAMINE ( 1Ki 10:27 ; 1Ch 27:28 ; 2Ch 1:15 ; 9:…
Syene Dictionary & Encyclopedia — opening (Ezekiel 29: 10; 30:6), a town of Egypt, on the borders of Ethiopia, now called Assouan, on the right bank of the Nile, notable for its quarries of beautiful red …
Symeon Encyclopedia — sim'-e-on (Sumeon): the Revised Version (British and American) in Lu 3:30 ; Ac 13:1 ; 15:14 for the King James Version "Simeon" (which see). The persons are: (1) An ances…
Synagogue Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. sunagoge, i.e., “an assembly”), found only once in the Authorized Version of Psalm 74:8, where the margin of Revised Version has “places of assembly,” which is proba…
Synagogue of Libertines Encyclopedia — See LIBERTINES .…
Synagogue of Satan Encyclopedia — See SATAN, SYNAGOGUE OF.…
Synagogue, the Great Encyclopedia — A college or assembly of learned men, originating with Ezra, to whom Jewish tradition assigns an important share in the formation of the Old Testament Canon, and many leg…
Synoptic; Gospels Encyclopedia — si-nop'-tik, See GOSPELS, THE SYNOPTIC.…
Syntyche Dictionary & Encyclopedia — fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias (Phil. 4:2,3).…
Synzygus Encyclopedia — sin'-zi-gus (sunzuge): In Php 4:3 it is rendered "yokefellow." WHm (Sunzuge), Thayer, Lex. New Testament, 594 (Suzuge), and others, take it as a proper name in this passa…
Syracuse Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was distinguished for its magnitude and splen…
Syria Dictionary — (Hebrews Aram), the name in the Old Testament given to the whole country which lay to the north-east of Phoenicia, extending to beyond the Euphrates and the Tigris. Mesop…
Syria (1) Encyclopedia — sir'-i-a (Suria ( Mt 4:24 ; Lu 2:2 )): 1. Name and Its Origin 2. Other Designations 3. Physical (1) The Maritime Plain (2) First MoUntain Belt (3) Second Mountain Belt (4…
Syria (2) Encyclopedia — sir'-i-ak: In Da 2:4 , for the King James Version "Syriack" the Revised Version (British and American) has "Syrian," and in the margin "Or, `in Aramaic.'" See ARAMAIC LAN…
Syria-maachah Encyclopedia — sir'-i-a-ma'a-ka. See MAACAH ; SYRIA .…
Syriac Dictionary — (2 Kings 18:26; Ezra 4:7; Daniel 2:4), more correctly rendered “Aramaic,” including both the Syriac and the Chaldee languages. In the New Testament there are several Syri…
Syriac Versions Encyclopedia — || 1. Analogy of Latin Vulgate 2. The Designation "Peshito" ("Peshitta") 3. Syriac Old Testament 4. Syriac New Testament 5. Old Syriac Texts (1) Curetonian (2) Tatian's D…
Syrian; Language Encyclopedia — sir'-i-an (the King James Version SYRIAC). See SYRIAC VERSIONS .…
Syrians Encyclopedia — sir'-i-anz ('aram; Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1. Division of Aram 2. A Semitic Race 3. Syria and Israel 4. Under Nabateans and Palmyrenes 5. A Mixed Race, Semi…
Syrophenician Dictionary — “a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation” (Mark 7:26), i.e., a Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria. (See PHENICIA.) When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre …
Syrophoenician Encyclopedia — si'-ro-fe-nish'-an, sir-o- (Surophoinissa, Surophoinikissa; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek has variant Sura Phoinikissa; the King James Version Syrophenici…
Syrtis Encyclopedia — sir'-tis (surtis): the Revised Version (British and American) form for "quicksands" in Ac 27:17 . These sandbanks, off the northern coast of Africa, have from early times…
Syzygus Encyclopedia — siz'-i-gus. See SYNZYGUS .…