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T HE FT Punished Dictionary — by restitution, the proportions of which are noted in 2 Samuel 12:6. If the thief could not pay the fine, he was to be sold to a Hebrew master till he could pay (Exodus 2…

Taanach Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a sandy place, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, on the south-western border of the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles south of Megiddo. Its king was conquered by Joshua …

Taanach-shilo From the Scriptures — Taanach-shilo is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “breaking down a fig-tree”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible…

Taanath-Shiloh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:6), probably the modern T’ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the Mukhnah plai…

Tabaoth, Tabbaoth Encyclopedia — ta-ba'-oth, tab'-a-oth (tabba`oth; Tabaoth, Taboth): The name of a family of temple-servants (1 Esdras 5:29) = "Tabbaoth" (Hebrew: Tabba`oth) of Ezr 2:43 ; Ne 7:46 ; perh…

Tabbaoth Dictionary — impressions; rings, “the children of,” returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:43).…

Tabbath Dictionary & Encyclopedia — famous, a town in the tribe of Ephraim (Judges 7:22), to the south of Bethshean, near the Jordan.…

Tabeal Dictionary — goodness of God, the father of one whom the kings of Syria and Samaria in vain attempted to place on the throne of Ahaz (Isaiah 7:6).…

Tabeel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Persian governor of Samaria, who joined others in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7).…

Tabellius Encyclopedia — ta-bel'-i-us (Tabellios): One of the Persian officials in Samaria who wrote a letter to Artaxerxes which caused the rebuilding of Jerusalem to be stopped for a time (1 Es…

Taber Encyclopedia — ta'-ber (taphaph, "to strike a timbrel" (( Ps 68:25 )): The word is used only once in the King James Version, namely, in the exceedingly graphic account of the capture of…

Taberah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — burning, a place in the wilderness of Paran, where the “fire of the Lord” consumed the murmuring Israelites (Numbers 11:3; Deuteronomy 9:22). It was also called Kibroth-h…

Tabering Dictionary — playing on a small drum or tabret. In Nahum 2:7, where alone it occurs, it means beating on the breast, as players beat on the tabret.…

Tabernacle Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3…

Tabernacle of Testimony (witness) Encyclopedia — ( Nu 9:15 ; 2Ch 24:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the tent of the testimony"). See TABERNACLE .…

Tabernacles, Feast of Encyclopedia — See FEASTS AND FASTS, I, A, 3.…

Tabitha Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (in Greek called Dorcas), gazelle, a disciple at Joppa. She was distinguished for her alms-deeds and good works. Peter, who was sent for from Lydda on the occasion of her…

Table Encyclopedia — "Table" is derived from the Latin tabula, meaning primarily "a board," but with a great variety of other significances, of which "writing-tablet" is the most important fo…

Table of Nations Encyclopedia — || 1. The Table and Its Object 2. What It Includes and Excludes 3. Order of the Three Races 4. Extent of Each 5. Sons of Japheth 6. Sons and Descendants of Ham 7. Further…

Tables Dictionary — (Mark 7:4) means banqueting-couches or benches, on which the Jews reclined when at meals. This custom, along with the use of raised tables like ours, was introduced among…

Tablet Dictionary & Encyclopedia — probably a string of beads worn round the neck (Exodus 35:22; Numbers 31:50). In Isaiah 3:20 the Hebrew word means a perfume -box, as it is rendered in the Revised Versio…

Tabor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a height. (1.) Now Jebel et-Tur, a cone-like prominent mountain, 1 1 miles west of the Sea of Galilee. It is about 1,843 feet high. The view from the summit of it is said…

Tabor, Mount Encyclopedia — (tabhor, har tabhor; oros Thabor, to Itaburion): This mountain seems to be named as on the border of Issachar ( Jos 19:22 ). It is possibly identical with the mountain to…

Tabor, Oak of Encyclopedia — (PLAIN OF TABOR in the King James Version) (elon tabhor; he drus Thabor): A place mentioned only in Samuel's directions to Saul after his anointing ( 1Sa 10:3 ). It lay b…

Tabret Dictionary — (Hebrews toph), a timbrel (q.v.) or tambourine, generally played by women (Genesis 31:27; 1 Samuel 10:5; 18:6). In Job 17:6 the word (Hebrews topheth) “tabret” should be,…

Tabret; Timbrel Encyclopedia — tab'-ret, tim'-brel. See MUSIC, III, 3, (1).…

Tabrimmon Encyclopedia — tab-rim'-on, tab'-ri-mon (Tabhrimmon, "Rimmon is good"; Codex Vaticanus Taberema; Codex Alexandrinus Tabenraema): The son of Hezion and father of BENHADAD (which see) ( 1…

Tabrimon Dictionary — good is Rimmon, the father of Benhadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).…

Taches Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hooks or clasps by which the tabernacle curtains were connected (Exodus 26:6, 11, 33; 35:11).…

Tachmonite Dictionary & Encyclopedia — =Hach’monite, a name given to Jashobeam (2 Samuel 23:8; comp. 1 Chronicles 11:11).…

Tackling Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Isaiah 33:23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship. In Acts 27:19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the “gear” (27: 17), all that could be remo…

Tadmor Dictionary & Encyclopedia — palm, a city built by Solomon “in the wilderness” (2 Chronicles 8:4). In 1 Kings 9:18, where the word occurs in the Authorized Version, the Hebrew text and the Revised Ve…

Tahan; Tahanites Encyclopedia — ta'-han, ta'-han-its (tachan, tachani): The name of two Ephraimites who lived toward the end of the exodus of the Israelites (circa 1415 BC). (1) The head of one of the f…

Tahapanes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — =Tahpanhes=Tehaphnehes, (called “Daphne” by the Greeks, now Tell Defenneh), an ancient Egyptian city, on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, about 16 miles from Pelusium. The…

Tahapenes From the Scriptures — Tahapenes is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “secret temptation”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself say…

Tahash Encyclopedia — ta'-hash (tachash; Tochos; the King James Version Thahash): A son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah ( Ge 22:24 ). The word tachash means a kind of leather or skin, and per…

Tahath (1) Encyclopedia — ta'-hath (tachath, "below"): A wilderness station of the Israelites ( Nu 33:26 , 27 ), between Makheloth and Terah. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL .…

Tahath (2) Encyclopedia — (1) A Kohathite Levite ( 1Ch 6:24 ). (2) The name is mentioned twice among the sons of Ephraim ( 1Ch 7:20 ); two families may be meant, or perhaps the name has been accid…

Tahchemonite Encyclopedia — ta-ke'-mo-nit, ta'-ke-mon-it (tachkemoni): Name of a family to which Jashobeam, the chief captain in David's army, belonged ( 2Sa 23:8 ; 1Ch 11:11 ). In 1 Chronicles it i…

Tahpanhes Encyclopedia — ta'-pan-hez, ta-pan'-hez (usually in the Old Testament tachpanchec; Septuagint Taphnas; Coptic, Taphnes): The various spellings of the Hebrew text are fairly well indicat…

Tahpenes Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:19, 20).…

Tahrea Encyclopedia — ta'-re-a, ta-re'-a (tachrea`): Son of Micah, a descendant of Gibeon ( 1Ch 9:41 ; in 8:35 "Tarea").…

Tahtim-Hodshi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the land of the newly inhabited, (2 Samuel 24:6). It is conjectured that, instead of this word, the reading should be, “the Hittites of Kadesh,” the Hittite capital, on t…

Tail Encyclopedia — tal ('alyah; zanabh; oura): The broad tail of the Syrian sheep, wrongly rendered "rump" (which see) in the King James Version, is mentioned as one of the portions of sacr…

Take Encyclopedia — tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. "To take" in the sense of "capture" is still common,…

Tale Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) Hebrews tokhen, “a task,” as weighed and measured out = tally, i.e., the number told off; the full number (Exodus 5:18; see 1 Samuel 18:27; 1 Chronicles 9:28). In Ez…

Talent Dictionary & Encyclopedia — of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Exodus 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in …

Talitha Cumi Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Mark 5:41), a Syriac or Aramaic expression, meaning, “Little maid, arise.” Peter, who was present when the miracle was wrought, recalled the actual words used by our Lor…

Talmai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — abounding in furrows. (1.) One of the Anakim of Hebron, who were slain by the men of Judah under Caleb (Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10). (2.) A king of Geshur, …

Talmon Dictionary & Encyclopedia — oppressed. (1.) A Levite porter (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 11:19). (2.) One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45); probably…

Talmud Encyclopedia — tal'-mud (talmudh): I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III. THE TRADITIONAL LAW UNTIL THE COMPOSITION OF THE MISHNA IV. DIVISION …

Talsas Encyclopedia — tal'-sas (Codex Alexandrinus Saloas, Codex Vaticanus Zalthas; the Revised Version (British and American) "Saloas"): In 1 Esdras 9:22 the King James Version = "Elasha" of …

Tamah Encyclopedia — ta'-ma. See TEMAH .…

Tamar Dictionary — palm. (1.) A place mentioned by Ezekiel (47:19; 48:28), on the southeastern border of Palestine. Some suppose this was “Tadmor” (q.v.). (2.) The daughter-in-law of Judah,…

Tamar (1) Encyclopedia — ta'-mar (tamar, "palm"; Codex Vaticanus Themar; Codex Alexandrinus Thamar (so Codex Vaticanus in Genesis)): (1) The wife of Er, the oldest son of Judah ( Ge 38:6 ). Upon …

Tamar (2) Encyclopedia — (tamar, "palm tree"; Thaiman): (1) This name occurs in Ezekiel's ideal delimitation of the territory to be occupied by Israel ( Eze 47:19 ; 48:28 ). The Dead Sea is the e…

Tamarisk Encyclopedia — tam'-a-risk: (1) 'eshel ( Ge 21:33 , the King James Version "grove," margin "tree"; 1Sa 22:6 , the King James Version "tree," margin "grove"; 1Sa 31:13 , the King James V…

TAMARISK Hebrews Dictionary — ‘eshel (Genesis 21:33; 1 Samuel 22:6; 31:13, in the R.V.; but in A.V., “grove,” “tree”); Arab. asal. Seven species of this tree are found in Palestine. It is a “very grac…

Tammuz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a corruption of Dumuzi, the Accadian sun-God (the Adonis of the Greeks), the husband of the goddess Ishtar. In the Chaldean calendar there was a month set apart in honour…

Tanach Encyclopedia — See TAANACH .…

Tanhumeth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — consolation, a Netophathite; one of the captains who supported Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).…

Tanis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Ezekiel 30:14, marg.). See ZOAN.…

Tanner Encyclopedia — tan'-er (burseus, from bursa "a hide"): The only references to a tanner are in Ac 9:43 ; 10:6 , 32 . The Jews looked upon tanning as an undesirable occupation and well th…

Tapestry Encyclopedia — tap'-es-tri (marebhaddim, from rabhadh, "to spread"): "Carpets of tapestry" are mentioned in Pr 7:16 ; 31:22 . We have no means of knowing just what form of weaving is he…

Taphath Encyclopedia — ta'-fath (taphath): Daughter of Solomon and wife of Ben-abinadab ( 1Ki 4:11 ).…

Taphon Encyclopedia — ta'-fon See TEPHON .…

Tappuah Dictionary — apple-region. (1.) A town in the valley or lowland of Judah; formerly a royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:17; 15:34). It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west o…

Tappuah (1) Encyclopedia — tap'-u-a, ta-pu'-a (tappuach, "apple"): (1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:17). It is named between Beth-el and Hepher, and may…

Tappuah (2) Encyclopedia — (Tappuach; Codex Vaticanus Thapous; Codex Alexandrinus Thaphphou; Lucian, Phethrouth): A "son" of Hebron ( 1Ch 2:43 ).…

Tarah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — stopping; station, an encampment of the Hebrews in the wilderness (Numbers 33:27, 28).…

Taralah Encyclopedia — tar'-a-la (tar'alah; Codex Vaticanus Thareela; Codex Alexandrinus Tharala): A town in the territory of Benjamin named between Irpeel and Zelah ( Jos 18:27 ). Eusebius, On…

Tarea Encyclopedia — ta'-re-a, ta-re'-a (ta'area`, a copyist's mistake ( 1Ch 8:35 ) for tacharea, "the shrewd one," in 1Ch 9:41 ; Codex Vaticanus Theree; Codex Alexandrinus Tharee; Lucian, Th…

Tares Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the bearded darnel, mentioned only in Matthew 13:25-30. It is the Lolium temulentum, a species of rye-grass, the seeds of which are a strong soporific poison. It bears th…

Target Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Samuel 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a ki nd of small shield. The margin has “gorget,” a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly re…

Targum Encyclopedia — tar'-gum (targum): 1. Meaning and Etymology of the Term 2. Origin of the Targums 3. Language of the Targums 4. Mode in Which the Targums Were Given 5. Date of the Targums…

Tarpelites Encyclopedia — tar'-pel-its (Tarpelaye' ( Ezr 4:9 )): Various theories have been advanced as to the identity of the Tarpelites. Rawlinson suggested the Tuplai, which name appears in the…

Tarshish Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a Sanscrit or Aryan word, meaning “the sea coast.” (1.) One of the “sons” of Javan (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7). (2.) The name of a place which first comes into notic…

Tarshish, Navy (ships) of Encyclopedia — See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 1, (2).…

Tarsus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the chief city of Cilicia. It was distinguished for its wealth and for its schools of learning, in which it rivalled, nay, excelled even Athens and Alexandria, and hence …

Tartak Encyclopedia — tar'-tak (tartaq): In 2Ki 17:31 mentioned as the name of an idol of the Avvites, one of the peoples sent by Shalmaneser to the cities of Samaria. It is otherwise unknown.…

Tartan Dictionary & Encyclopedia — an Assyrian word, meaning “the commander-in-chief.” (1.) One of Sennacherib’s messengers to Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:17). (2.) One of Sargon’s generals (Isaiah 20:1).…

Tartar Dictionary — prince of darkness, one of the gods of the Arvites, who colonized part of Samaria after the deportation of Israel by Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:31).…

Taskmaster Encyclopedia — task'-mas-ter. (sar mac, "chief of the burden" or "levy" ( Ex 1:11 ); noghes, "distress," "driver," "oppressor," "raiser of taxes," "taskmaster" ( Ex 3:7 ; 5:6 , 10 , 13 …

Tassel Encyclopedia — tas'-'l (tsitsith): This word occurs only in Nu 15:38 (Revised Version margin), which reads "tassels in the corners" for "fringes in the borders of their garments" (the K…

Taste Encyclopedia — tast (Hebrew Ta`am, "the sense of taste," "perception," from Ta`am, "to taste," "to perceive"; Aramaic Te`em, "flavor," "taste" (of a thing); Hebrew chekh, "palate," "roo…

Tatnai Dictionary — gift, a Persian governor (Hebrews pehah, i.e., “satrap;” modern “pasha”) “on this side the river”, i.e., of the whole tract on the west of the Euphrates. This Hebrew titl…

Tattenai Encyclopedia — tat'-e-ni (tattenay, various forms in the Septuagint; the King James Version Tatnai, tat'ni, tat'na-i'): A Persian governor, who was the successor of Rehum in Samaria and…

Tattler Encyclopedia — tat'-ler: Only in 1Ti 5:13 for phluaros. A "silly talker," rather than a "revealer of secrets," is meant.…

Tav Encyclopedia — See TAW .…

Taverns, Three Encyclopedia — tav'-ernz: Three Taverns (Latin Tres Tabernae, Greek transliterates treis tabernai; Cicero Ad Att. i.13; ii.12, 13) was a station on the Appian Road at the 33rd milestone…

Taw Encyclopedia — tau ("t", "th"): The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia with the daghesh as "t", and as "th" without. It came also to be used for the…

Tax; Taxing Encyclopedia — taks, taks'-ing: I. INTRODUCTION 1. General Considerations 2. Limits of the Discussion II. TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER SELF-GOVERNMENT 1. In the Earliest Period 2. Under the Th…

Taxes Dictionary — first mentioned in the command (Exodus 30:11-16) that every Jew from twenty years and upward should pay an annual tax of “half a shekel for an offering to the Lord.” This…

Taxing Dictionary — (Luke 2:2; R.V., “enrolment”), “when Cyrenius was governor of Syria,” is simply a census of the people, or an enrolment of them with a view to their taxation. The decree …

Teach; Teacher; Teaching Encyclopedia — tech, tech'-er, tech'-ing: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment 4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6. Illumination 7. Vision 8. Inspiration 9. Nourishment II. N…

Tear Bottle Encyclopedia — See next article.…

Tears Encyclopedia — terz (dim`ah; dakrua): In the instances recorded in Scripture weeping is more frequently associated with mental distress than with physical pain. Eastern peoples show non…

Teat Encyclopedia — tet (shadh ( Isa 32:12 ), dadh ( Eze 23:3 , 11 )): In all these passages the Revised Version (British and American) has replaced the word by "breast" or "bosom," both of …

Tebah Encyclopedia — te'-ba (tebhach): A son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham ( Ge 22:24 ).…

Tebaliah Encyclopedia — teb-a-li'-a, te-bal'-ya (Tebhalyahu, "Yahweh hath dipped," i.e. "purified"; Codex Vaticanus Tablai; Codex Alexandrinus Tabelias; Lucian, Tabeel): A Merarite gatekeeper. (…

Tebeth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Esther 2:16), a word probably of Persian origin, denoting the cold time of the year; used by the later Jews as denoting the tenth month of the year. Assyrian tebituv, “r…

Tehaphnehes Encyclopedia — te-haf'-ne-hez See TAHPANHES .…

Tehinnah Encyclopedia — te-hin'-a (techinnah, "supplication"; Codex Vaticanus Thaiman; Codex Alexandrinus Thana; Lucian, Theenna): "The father of the city Nahash" ( 1Ch 4:12 ). The verse seems t…

Teil Tree Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (an old name for the lime-tree, the tilia), Isaiah 6:13, the terebinth, or turpentine-tree, the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists. The Hebrew word here used (elah) is ren…

Tekel Encyclopedia — te'-kel (teqel). See MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.…

Tekoa Encyclopedia — te-ko'-a (teqoa', or teqo`ah; Thekoe; the King James Version Tekoah; one of David's mighty men, "Ira the son of Ikkesh," is called a Tekoite, te-ko'-it (teqo`i; 2Sa 23:26…

Tel-Abib Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hill of corn, a place on the river Chebar, the residence of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 3:15). The site is unknown.…

Tel-Haresha Dictionary — hill of the wood, a place in Babylon from which some captive Jews returned to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61).…

Tel-harsha Encyclopedia — tel-har'-sha (tel-charsha'): In Ezr 2:59 ; Ne 7:61 (the King James Version in latter, "'Telharesha," tel-ha-re'sha, -har'e-sha), a Babylonian town or village from which J…

Tel-Melah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — hill of salt, a place in Babylon from which the Jews returned (id.).…

Telaem Dictionary — young lambs, a place at which Saul gathered his army to fight against Amalek (1 Samuel 15:4); probably the same as Telem (2).…

Telah Encyclopedia — te'-la (telah; Codex Vaticanus Thalees, Codex Alexandrinus Thale; Lucian, Thala): An Ephraimite ( 1Ch 7:25 ).…

Telaim Encyclopedia — te-la'-im (ha-tela'-im "the young lambs"; en Galgalois): The place where Saul "summoned the people, and numbered them" ( 1Sa 15:4 ) before his attack on Agag, king of the…

Telassar Dictionary & Encyclopedia — or Thelasar, (Isaiah 37:12; 2 Kings 19:12), a province in the south-east of Assyria, probably in Babylonia. Some have identified it with Tel Afer, a place in Mesopotamia,…

Telem Dictionary — oppression. (1.) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2.) A town in the southern border of Judah (Joshua 15:24); probably the same as Telaim.…

Telem (1) Encyclopedia — te'-lem (Telem; Telem): A city in the Negeb "toward the border of Edom," belonging to Judah ( Jos 15:24 ). In Septuagint of 2Sa 3:12 Abner is said to send messengers to D…

Telem (2) Encyclopedia — (Telem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Telem; Codex Alexandrinus Tellem): One of three "porters" who had married foreign wives ( Ezr 10:24 ), his name appearing as "Tolbanes"…

Telharsa From the Scriptures — Telharsa is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “suspension of the plow”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself…

Tell Encyclopedia — See TALE .…

Tell El-amarna; Tablets Encyclopedia — tel-el-a-mar'-na, I. INTRODUCTION 1. Name 2. Discovery 3. Physical Character II. EPIGRAPHICAL VALUE 1. Peculiar Cuneiform Script 2. Method of Writing Proper Names III. PH…

Tema Dictionary & Encyclopedia — south; desert, one of the sons of Ishmael, and father of a tribe so called (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30; Job 6:19; Isaiah 21:14; Jeremiah 25:23) which settled at a p…

Temah Encyclopedia — te'-ma (temach, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Vaticanus Thema; Lucian, Themaa; Ne 7:55 ; Codex Vaticanus Hemath; Codex Alexandrinus Thema; Lucian, Themaa; the King James V…

Temamte Dictionary — a man of Teman, the designation of Eliphaz, one of Job’s three friends (Job 2:11; 22:1).…

Teman Dictionary & Encyclopedia — id. (1.) A grandson of Esau, one of the “dukes of Edom” (Genesis 36:11, 15, 42). (2.) A place in Southern Idumea, the land of “the sons of the east,” frequently mentioned…

Temeni Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the sons of Ashur, the father of Tekoa (1 Chronicles 4:6).…

Temper Encyclopedia — tem'-per: The word is used in the King James Version to render different Hebrew words. In Eze 46:14 for "temper" (racac) the Revised Version (British and American) substi…

Temperance; Temperate Encyclopedia — tem'-per-ans; tem'-per-at (egkrateia), (egkrates, nephalios, sophron): the American Standard Revised Version departs from the King James Version and the English Revised V…

Tempest Encyclopedia — tem'-pest (ce`-arah, or se`-arah, "a whirlwind," zerem, "overflowing rain"; cheimon, thuella): Heavy storms of wind and rain are common in Palestine and the Mediterranean…

Temple Dictionary & Encyclopedia — first used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Samuel 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:1…

Temple Keepers (servants) Encyclopedia — After the conquest of Midian, "Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle o…

Temple, Herod'S Encyclopedia — see TEMPLE…

Temples Encyclopedia — tem'-p'lz (raqqah, "thinness," "upper cheeks"): The original signifies the thinnest part of the skull ( Jud 4:21 , 22 ; 5:26 ). In So 4:3 ; 6:7 , the bride's cheeks are l…

Temples, Robbers of Encyclopedia — (hierosuloi; the King James Version "robbers of churches," Ac 19:37 ): To explain this as "sacrilegious persons" is irreconcilable with the contrast in Ro 2:22 . In De 7:…

Tempt; Temptation Encyclopedia — temt, tem-ta'-shun (nacah, "to prove" "try," "tempt" maccah, "a trial," "temptation"; peirazo, "to try" "prove" peirasmos "a trial," "proof"): The words have a sinister c…

Temptation Dictionary — (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God “tempted [Genesis 22: 1; R.V., ‘did prove’] Abraham;” and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; c…

Temptation of Christ Encyclopedia — 1. The Sources: The sources for this event are Mr 1:12 , 13 ; Mt 4:1-11 ; Lu 4:1-13 ; compare Heb 2:18 ; 4:15 , 16 , and see GETHSEMANE . Mark is probably a condensation;…

Ten Encyclopedia — (`eser; deka). See NUMBER .…

Ten Commandments, the Encyclopedia — I. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AN ISRAELITISH CODE II. THE PROMULGATON OF THE DECALOGUE III. ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2. How Groupe…

Ten Strings Encyclopedia — (`asor). See MUSIC, I, 1, (2), (c).…

Tender Encyclopedia — ten'-der: The usua1 (11 out of 16 times) translation of rakh, "soft," "delicate," with the noun rokh, in De 28:56 and the verb rakhakh, in 2Ki 22:19 parallel 2Ch 34:27 . …

Tenon Encyclopedia — ten'-un (yadh): This word, occurring in Ex 26 and 36, is used in the account of the tabernacle to describe the "hand" or yadh by which its 48 boards were kept in place. E…

Tent Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews ‘ohel (Genesis 9:21, 27). This word is used also of a dwelling or habitation (1 Kings 8:66; Isaiah 16:5; Jeremiah 4:20), and of the temple (Ezekiel 41:1). Wh…

Tent-maker Encyclopedia — tent'-mak-er (~skenopoios): Mentioned only once ( Ac 18:3 ). Paul's native province of Cilicia was noted for its goats' hair cloth which was exported under the name of ci…

Tenth Encyclopedia — See TITHE .…

Tenth Deal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — i.e., the tenth part of an ephah (as in the R.V.), equal to an omer or six pints. The recovered leper, to complete his purification, was required to bring a trespass, a s…

Tephon Encyclopedia — …

Terah Dictionary — the wanderer; loiterer, for some unknown reason emigrated with his family from his native mountains in the north to the plains of Mesopotamia. He had three sons, Haran, N…

Terah (1) Encyclopedia — te'-ra (terach; Septuagint Tharra, or (with New Testament) Thara; on the name see especially HDB, under the word): The son of Nahor and father of Abraham, Nahor and Haran…

Terah (2) Encyclopedia — (Codex Vaticanus Tarath; Codex Alexandrinus Tharath): A wilderness camp of the Israelites between Tahath and Mithkah ( Nu 33:27 , 28 ). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL .…

Teraphim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — givers of prosperity, idols in human shape, large or small, analogous to the images of ancestors which were revered by the Romans. In order to deceive the guards sent by …

Terebinth Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (R.V. marg. of Deuteronomy 11:30, etc.), the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists; a tree very common in the south and east of Palestine. (See OAK.)…

Teresh Encyclopedia — te'-resh (teresh ( Es 2:21 ; 6:2 ); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Tharas and Tharras): A chamberlain…

Terrace Encyclopedia — ter'-as (mecillah): Solomon is said, in 2Ch 9:11 , to have made of the algum trees brought him from Ophir "terraces," or raised walks, for the house of Yahweh. In the par…

Terrible, Terror Encyclopedia — ter'-i-b'l, ter'-er (yare', "to be feared," "reverenced," arits, "powerful," "tyrannical," 'ayom, "aweinspiring," chittith "terror," ballahah, "a worn-out or wasted thing…

Tertius Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the third, a Roman Christian whom Paul employed as his amanuensis in writing his epistle to the Romans (16:22).…

Tertullus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a modification of “Tertius;” a Roman advocate, whom the Jews employed to state their case against Paul in the presence of Felix (Acts 24:1-9). The charges he adduced agai…

Testament Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs twelve times in the New Testament (Hebrews 9: 15, etc.) as the rendering of the Gr. diatheke, which is twenty times rendered “covenant” in the Authorized Version, …

Testament of Isaac Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 3.…

Testament, New, Canon of the Encyclopedia — See CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT .…

Testament, New, Text and Manuscripts of the Encyclopedia — See TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT .…

Testament, Old, Canon of the Encyclopedia — See CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT .…

Testament, Old, Text of the Encyclopedia — See TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT .…

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 1.…

Testaments, Between the Encyclopedia — See BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS .…

Testimony Dictionary — (1.) Witness or evidence (2 Thessalonians 1:10). (2.) The Scriptures, as the revelation of God’s will (2 Kings 11:12; Psalm 19:7; 119:88; Isaiah 8:16, 20). (3.) The altar…

Testimony, Ark of the Encyclopedia — tes'-ti-mo-ni ( Ex 25:21 f). See ARK OF THE COVENANT .…

Teta Encyclopedia — te'-ta. See ATETA .…

Teth Encyclopedia — teth (T): The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "T" (a more intense "t"). It came also to be used for the number 9; and with waw (…

Tetrarch Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasae…

Tetter Encyclopedia — tet'-er (bohaq; alphos): The term "freckled spot" in the King James Version is thus rendered in the Revised Version (British and American). The eruption referred to in Le…

Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament Encyclopedia — || I. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers 2. Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament 3. Greek Copies or …

Text of the Old Testament Encyclopedia — || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaa…

Thaddaeus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — breast, the name of one of the apostles (Mark 3:18), called “Lebbaeus” in Matthew 10:3, and in Luke 6:16, “Judas the brother of James;” while John (14:22), probably refer…

Thaddeus From the Scriptures — Thaddeus is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “that praises or confesses”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible its…

Thahash Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a badger, a son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother (Genesis 22:24).…

Thamah Encyclopedia — tha'-ma. See TEMAH .…

Thamar Encyclopedia — tha'-mar (Thamar): the King James Version; Greek form of "Tamar" (thus Mt 1:3 the Revised Version (British and American)). Mother of Perez and Zerah.…

Thammuz Encyclopedia — tham'-uz (tammuz). See TAMMUZ .…

Thamnatha Encyclopedia — tham'-na-tha. See TIMNATH .…

Thank Offering Encyclopedia — See SACRIFICE .…

Thank; Thanks; Thanksgiving Encyclopedia — thank, thanks, thanks-giv'-ing, thanks'-giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear almost uniformly for yadhah, and eucharisteo, and their cognates. Eucharisteo is the u…

Thara Encyclopedia — tha'-ra, thar'-a (Thara): the King James Version; Greek form of "Terah" (thus, Lu 3:34 the Revised Version (British and American)).…

Tharra Encyclopedia — thar'-a (Tharra): One of the two eunuchs, "keepers of the court," who with his companion Gabatha (Bigthan) formed a conspiracy against King Artaxerxes which was detected …

Tharshish Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 Kings 10:22; 22:48). See TARSHISH.…

Thassi Encyclopedia — thas'-i (Codex Venetus Thassei; Codex Vaticanus Thassis): The surname of Simon, the brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 2:3; Syriac "Tharsi"). It is uncertain what the nam…

That Day Encyclopedia — See DAY OF THE LORD .…

Theatre Dictionary & Encyclopedia — only mentioned in Acts 19:29, 31. The ruins of this theatre at Ephesus still exist, and they show that it was a magnificent structure, capable of accommodating some 56,70…

Thebes Encyclopedia — thebz. See NO-AMON.…

Thebez Dictionary & Encyclopedia — brightness, a place some 11 miles north-east of Shechem, on the road to Scythopolis, the modern Tabas. Abimelech led his army against this place, because of its participa…

Thecoe Encyclopedia — the-ko'-e (1 Macc 9:33). See TEKOA .…

Thee-ward Encyclopedia — the'-werd. "To thee-ward" ( 1Sa 19:4 ) = toward thee. See WARD .…

Theft Encyclopedia — See CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…

Thelasar Encyclopedia — the-la'-sar (tela'ssar, telassar). See TELASSAR .…

Thelersas Encyclopedia — the-lur'-sas (Thelersas (1 Esdras 5:36)). See TEL-HARSHA.…

Theocanus Encyclopedia — the-ok'-a-nus: 1 Esdras 9:14 the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Thocanus."…

Theocracy Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a word first used by Josephus to denote that the Jews were under the direct government of God himself. The nation was in all things subject to the will of their invisible…

Theodotion Encyclopedia — the-o-do'-shi-un. See LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT ; SEPTUAGINT .…

Theodotus Encyclopedia — the-od'o-tus (Theodotos): (1) One of the three ambassadors sent by the Syrian general Nicanor to Judas to make peace (2 Macc 14:19). (2) One who plotted to assassinate Pt…

Theology Encyclopedia — the-ol'-o-ji. See BIBLICAL THEOLOGY ; JOHANNINE THEOLOGY ; PAULINE THEOLOGY .…

Theophilus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel (Luke 1:3) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known of him. Fr…

Theras Encyclopedia — the'-ras (Thera): The river by which the company assembled in preparation for the march to Jerusalem under Ezra (1 Esdras 8:41,61). In Ezr 8:21 , 31 the name of the river…

Thermeleth Encyclopedia — thur'-me-leth (Thermeleth (1 Esdras 5:36)). See TEL-MELAH.…

Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to the Encyclopedia — thes-a-lo'-ni-anz I. IMPORTANCE OF THE EPISTLE II. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH 1. Luke's Narrative in Acts 2. Confirmation of Luke's Narrative in the Epis…

Thessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to the Encyclopedia — I. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHER II. AUTHENTICITY 1. Arguments against the Pauline Authorship 2. Arguments for the Pauline Authorshi…

Thessalonica Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a large and populous city on the Thermaic bay. It was the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia, and was ruled by a praetor. It was named after Thessalo…

Theudas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — thanksgiving, referred to by Gamaliel in his speech before the council at Jerusalem (Acts 5:36). He headed an insurrection against the Roman authority. Beyond this nothin…

Thick CLAY Dictionary — (Habakkuk 2:6) is correctly rendered in the Revised Version “pledges.” The Chaldean power is here represented as a rapacious usurer, accumulating the wealth that belonged…

Thick Trees Encyclopedia — (`ets `abhoth ( Le 23:40 ; Ne 8:15 )): One of the varieties of trees which the Israelites were directed to use at the Feast of Tabernacles; in the latter passage they are…

Thicket Encyclopedia — thik'-et (cebhakh ( Ge 22:13 ; Isa 9:18 ; 10:34 ), or cobhekh ( Jer 4:7 ); in 1Sa 13:6 , choach): A thick or dense growth of trees or shrubs (thorns, brambles), in which …

Thief Encyclopedia — thef: In the Old Testament the uniform translation (17 times) of gannabh, from ganabh, "steal," but gannabh is rather broader than the English "thief," and may even inclu…

Thigh Encyclopedia — thi (yarekh; Aramaic yarekhah ( Da 2:32 ); meros (Judith 9:2; Sirach 19:12; Re 19:16 ); as part of a sacrificial animal ( Ex 29:22 , etc.) shoq, the King James Version, t…

Thimnathah Encyclopedia — thim'-na-tha, thim-na'-tha (timnathah): the King James Version in Jos 19:43 . It is correctly "Timnah" with Heb locale meaning "towed Timnah." See TIMNAH .…

Think Encyclopedia — think: The Old Testament often translates 'amar, "to say," meaning what one says to himself, and hence, a definite and clearly formulated decision or purpose ( Ge 20:11 ;…

Third Encyclopedia — thurd (shelishi; tritos): Isa 19:24 , "In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria," etc., brings out very distinctly the universal and missionary c…

Third Day Encyclopedia — See LORD'S DAY.…

Thirst Encyclopedia — thurst (tsama', verb tsame'; dipsao, dipsos, dipsa): One of the most powerful natural appetities, the craving for water or other drink. Besides its natural significance, …

Thirteen; Thirty Encyclopedia — thur'-ten, thur-ten', thur'-ti. See NUMBER .…

Thisbe Encyclopedia — thiz'-be (Codex Vaticanus Thisbe, Codex Alexandrinus Thibe): The home of Tobit whence he was carried into captivity to Babylon. It is said te be "on the right hand (i.e. …

Thistle Dictionary — (1.) Hebrews hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered “thorn,” but in the Revised Version “hook.” It is also rendered “thorn” in 2 Chronicl…

Thistles Encyclopedia — this'-'-lz. See THORNS .…

Thocanus Encyclopedia — …

Thomas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — twin, one of the twelve (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24), which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. All we know reg…

Thomas, Gospel of Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS, III, 2, (a).…

Thomei Encyclopedia — …

Thorn Dictionary — (1.) Hebrews hedek (Proverbs 15:19), rendered “brier” in Micah 7:4. Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called “apple o…

Thorn In The Flesh Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage. (1.) Roman Catholic writers think that it denotes suggestions to impiety. (2.) Luther, Calv…

Thorns, Thistles, Etc. Encyclopedia — thornz: There are very many references to various thorny plants in the Bible, and of the Hebrew words employed great uncertainty exists regarding their exact meaning. The…

Thought Encyclopedia — thot: The most frequent word in the Old Testament (machashebheth, from the verb chashabh, "to think") refers to a "device," or a purpose firmly fixed, as in the passage i…

Thousand Encyclopedia — thou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi). See NUMBER .…

Thousands Dictionary — (Micah 5 :2), another name for “families” or “clans” (see Numbers 1:16; 10:4; Joshua 22:14, 21). Several “thousands” or “families” made up a “tribe.”…

Thracia; Thracian Encyclopedia — thra'-shi-a, thra'-shan (Thrakia): The name given to the country lying between the rivers Strymon and Danube. Mention is made of a Thracian horseman in 2 Macc 12:35. The …

Thrasaeus Encyclopedia — thra-se'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Swete and Fritzsche Thrasaios; Codex Venetus Tharsiou; Codex Venetus(a) Tharseou; Conjecture of Dr. Hort Tharsea; the King James Version, …

Three Encyclopedia — (shalosh; treis). See NUMBER .…

Three Children, Song of the Encyclopedia — See SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN .…

Threescore Encyclopedia — thre'-skor. See NUMBER .…

Threshing Encyclopedia — thresh'-ing (dush; aloao): Dush means literally, "to trample out." In Jer 51:33 , darakh, is used of threshing. Fitches and cummin were beaten off with a rod. The distinc…

Threshing-floor Encyclopedia — thresh'-ing-flor (goren; halon; 'iddar, occurs in Da 2:35 ): The location and method of making threshing-floors have already been described under AGRICULTURE. These floor…

Threshold Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) Hebrews miphtan, probably a projecting beam at a higher point than the threshold proper (1 Samuel 5:4,5; Ezekiel 9:3; 10:4,18; 46:2; 47:1); also rendered “door” and …

Throne Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews kiss’e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deuteronomy 17:18; 2 Samuel 7:13; Psalm 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes…

Thrum Encyclopedia — thrum: In Isa 38:12 the Revised Version (British and American) reads "He will cut me off from the loom," margin "thrum." "Thrum" is a technical term of weavers, denoting …

Thummim Dictionary & Encyclopedia — perfection (LXX., “truth;” Vulg., “veritas”), Exodus 28:30; Deuteronomy 33:8; Judges 1:1; 20:18; 1 Samuel 14:3,18; 23:9; 2 Samuel 21:1. What the “Urim and Thummim” were c…

Thunder Dictionary & Encyclopedia — often referred to in Scripture (Job 40:9; Psalm 77:18; 104:7). James and John were called by our Lord “sons of thunder” (Mark 3:17). In Job 39:19, instead of “thunder,” a…

Thyatira Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city of Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia and Mysia. Its modern name is Ak-hissar, i.e., “white castle.” Here was one of the seven churches (Revelation 1:11; 2:18-28)…

Thyine Wood Dictionary & Encyclopedia — mentioned only in Revelation 18:12 among the articles which would cease to be purchased when Babylon fell. It was called citrus, citron wood, by the Romans. It was the Ca…

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

Tiberias Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city, the modern Tubarich, on the western shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It is said to have been founded by Herod Antipas (A.D. 16), on the site of the ruins of an older…

Tiberias, Sea of Encyclopedia — See GALILEE, SEA OF.…

Tiberius Encyclopedia — ti-be'-ri-us (Tiberios): 1. Name and Parentage: The 2nd Roman emperor; full name Tiberius Claudius Nero, and official name as emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus; born Novem…

Tiberius Caesar Dictionary — i.e., as known in Roman history, Tiberius Claudius Nero, only mentioned in Luke 3:1. He was the stepson of Augustus, whom he succeeded on the throne, A.D. 14. He was note…

Tibhath Encyclopedia — tib'-hath (tibhchath; Metabechas, Codex Alexandrinus Matebeth; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Thebath; Peshitta Tebhach): A city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah…

Tibni Encyclopedia — tib'-ni (tibhni; Codex Vaticanus Thamnei, Codex Alexandrinus Thamni, Lucian Thabennei): A rival of Omri for the throne of Israel after the death of Zimri ( 1Ki 16:21 f). …

Tidal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (in the LXX. called “Thorgal”), styled the “king of nations” (Genesis 14:1-9). Mentioned as Tudkhula on Arioch’s brick (see facing page 139). Goyyim , translated “nations…

Tidings, Glad Encyclopedia — see GLAD TIDINGS .…

Tiglath-pileser Encyclopedia — tig-lath-pi-le-zer tighlath pil'eser, as the name is read in 2 Kings, tilleghath pilnecer, in 2 Chronicles; Septuagint Algathphellasar; Assyrian, Tukulti-abal-i-sarra): K…

Tiglath-Pileser III. Dictionary — or Tilgath-Pil-neser, the Assyrian throne-name of Pul (q.v.). He appears in the Assyrian records as gaining, in the fifth year of his reign (about B.C. 741), a victory ov…

Tigris Encyclopedia — ti'-gris (Tigris, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew chiddeqel): One of the rivers of Eden going "eastward to Assyria" ( Ge 2:14 margin), called the Great River ( Da 10:4…

Tikvah; Tikvath Encyclopedia — tik'-va, tik'-vath (tiqwah, "hope"):->/CS, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew CS:HebrewIT+chiddeqelIT-/CS): One of the rivers of Eden going "eastward to Assyria" ( Ge …

Tile; Tiling Encyclopedia — til, til'-ing (lebhenah, "brick" Eze 4:1 ; keramos, "potter's clay," "a tile," Lu 5:19 ). See EZEKIEL, II, 1, (2); HOUSE, II, 1, (10).…

Tilgath-pilneser Encyclopedia — til'-gath-pil-ne'-zer, til'-gath-pil-ne'-ser. See TIGLATH-PILESER.…

Tillage Encyclopedia — til'-aj. See AGRICULTURE .…

Tilon Encyclopedia — ti'-lon (tilon; Kethibh, Qere; Codex Vaticanus Inon; Codex Alexandrinus Thilan; Lucian Tholeim: A son of Shimon ( 1Ch 4:20 ).…

Timaeus Encyclopedia — ti-me'-us (Timaios ( Mr 10:46 ); English Versions of the Bible, "Timaeus"). See BARTIMAEUS .…

Timbrel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews toph), a small drum or tambourine; a tabret (q.v.). The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Genesis 31:27; Exodus 1…

Time Encyclopedia — tim: The basis of the Hebrew measurement of time was the day and the lunar month, as with the Semites generally. The division of the day into hours was late, probably not…

Time, Last Encyclopedia — See LAST TIME .…

Time, Times and a Half Encyclopedia — ( Da 12:7 ; compare 7:25; Re 12:14 ): A luni-solar cycle. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5.…

Times, Observer of Encyclopedia — See DIVINATION ; MAGIC .…

Timeus From the Scriptures — Timeus is a name named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “perfect; admirable; honorable”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible i…

Timna Encyclopedia — tim'-na (timna`; Thamna): A conbubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and the mother of Amalek ( Ge 36:12 ). But in Ge 36:22 and 1Ch 1:39 Timna is the sister of Lotan, and in Ge …

Timnah Encyclopedia — tim'-na (timnah, timnathah ( Jos 19:43 ; Jud 14:1 , 2 , 5 ), "allotted portion; Codex Vaticanus Thamnatha; also several Greek variations; King James Version has Timnath i…

Timnath Encyclopedia — tim'-hath. See TIMNAH .…

TIMNATH Genesis Dictionary — 38:12,14. (1.) Hebrews Timnathah, which is appropriately rendered in the Revised Version, Timnah, a town in Judah. (2.) The town where Samson sojourned, probably identica…

Timnath- Heres Dictionary & Encyclopedia — portion of the sun, where Joshua was buried (Judges 2:9). It was “in the mount of Ephraim, in the north side of the hill Gaash,” 10 miles south-west of Shechem. The same …

Timnath- Serah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — remaining portion, the city of Joshua in the hill country of Ephraim, the same as Timnath-heres (Joshua 19:50; 24:30). “Of all sites I have seen,” says Lieut. Colossians …

Timnite Encyclopedia — tim'-nit (timni Thamnathaios): The father of Samson's wife, a native of Timnah ( Jud 15:6 ).…

Timon Encyclopedia — ti'-mon (Timon): One of "the seven" chosen to relieve the apostles by attending to "the daily ministration" to the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem ( Ac 6:5 )…

Timotheus Encyclopedia — ti-mo'-the-us (Timotheos): (1) A leader of the children of Ammon who was on several occasions severely defeated by Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6 ff,34 ff; 2 Macc 8:30; 9:3;…

Timothy Dictionary & Encyclopedia — honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their pie…

Timothy, Epistles to Encyclopedia — See PASTORAL EPISTLES .…

Tin Encyclopedia — tin (bedhil): Tin is mentioned with brass, iron and lead in Nu 31:22 ; Eze 22:18 , 20 . Ezekiel mentions tin along with silver, iron and lead as being imported into Tyre …

TIN Hebrews Dictionary — bedil (Numbers 31:22; Ezekiel 22:18, 20), a metal well known in ancient times. It is the general opinion that the Phoenicians of Tyre and Sidon obtained their supplies of…

Tinkling Ornaments Dictionary — (Isaiah 3 : 1 8), anklets of silver or gold, etc., such as are still used by women in Syria and the East.…

Tiphsah Encyclopedia — tif'-sa (tiphcach, "ford"; Thapsa): (1) This marks the northern extremity of the dominions ruled by Solomon, Gaza being the limit on the South ( 1Ki 4:24 ). It can hardly…

Tiras Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the youngest of the sons of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5).…

Tirathites Encyclopedia — ti'-rath-its (tir`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Argathieim; Lucian, Tharathei: A family of scribes that dwelt at Jabez ( 1Ch 2:55 ). The three families m…

Tire, Headtire Encyclopedia — tir ( 2Ki 9:30 ; Isa 3:20 ; Eze 24:17 , 23 ; Judith 10:3; 16:8). See DRESS, V.…

Tires Dictionary — “To tire” the head is to adorn it (2 Kings 9:30). As a noun the word is derived from “tiara,” and is the rendering of the Hebrews p’er, a “turban” or an ornament for the …

Tires, Round Encyclopedia — tirz: Small ornaments in the shape of crescents ( Isa 3:18 King James Version, Revised Version "crescents"). See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 3; CRESCENTS.…

Tirhakah Encyclopedia — ter-ha'-ka, tir-ha'-ka (tirhaqah; Codex Vaticanus in 2 Kings Thara; elsewhere and in Codex Alexandrinus Tharaka; Josephus Tharsikes): 1. Name and Prenomen: The king of Cu…

Tirhana Encyclopedia — tur'-ha-na, ter-ha'-na (tirchanah; Codex Vaticanus Tharam; Codex Alexandrinus Tharchna, Lucian Tharaana): A son of Caleb by his concubine, Maacah ( 1Ch 2:48 ).…

Tiria Encyclopedia — tir'-i-a, ti'-ri-a (tireya', Baer tirya'; Codex Vaticanus omits it; Codex Alexandrinus Theria; Lucian Ethria): A son of Jehallelel ( 1Ch 4:16 ).…

Tirshatha Encyclopedia — ter-sha'-tha, tur'-sha-tha (tirshatha'; Hathersatha): A title which occurs 5 times in Ezra and Nehemiah ( Ezr 2:63 ; Ne 7:65 , the American Standard Revised Version and t…

Tirzah Encyclopedia — tur'-za (tirtsah; Thersa): (1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:24). It superseded Shechem as capital of the Northern Kingdom ( 1…

Tishbite Encyclopedia — tish'-bit. See ELIJAH; Expostory Times, XII, 383.…

TISHBITE Elijah Dictionary — the prophet was thus named (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17, 28, etc.). In 1 Kings 17:1 the word rendered “inhabitants” is in the original the same as that rendered “Tishbite,” hence…

Tishri; Tisri Encyclopedia — tish'-re, tiz'-re: The 7th month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, and 1st of the civil, year (September-October). The same as Ethanim. See CALENDAR .…

Tisri Dictionary — the first month of the civil year, and the seventh of the ecclesiastical year. See ETHANIM (1 Kings 8:2). Called in the Assyrian inscriptions Tasaritu, i.e. “beginning.”…

Titans Encyclopedia — ti'-tanz: In Judith 16:7, "Neither did the sons of the Titans (huioi Titanon) smite him." The name of an aboriginal Canaanitish race of reputed giants who inhabited Pales…

Tithe Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Ab…

Title Encyclopedia — ti'-t'-l: Joh 19:19 , 20 for titlos. The following arrangement of the title on the cross has been suggested: See Geikie, Life and Words of Christ, chapter lxiii, note e; …

Tittle Encyclopedia — tit'-'-l (keraia (Westcott-Hort, kerea), from keras, "a horn"): A small stroke or mark, specif. on a letter to denote accent, or as a diacritical mark; used only in Mt 5:…

Titus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — honourable, was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch, and accompanied them to the council at Jerusalem (Galatians 2:1-3; Acts 15:2), although his name nowhere occurs in the …

Titus Justus Encyclopedia — tish'-us jus'-tus. See JUSTUS, (2); TITUS JUSTUS.…

Titus Manius Encyclopedia — See MANIUS .…

Titus, Epistle to Encyclopedia — See PASTORAL EPISTLES .…

Titus; Titius Justus Encyclopedia — (Titos or Titios Ioustos ( Ac 18:7 )): Titus or Titius--for the manuscripts vary in regard to the spelling--was the prenomen of a certain Corinthian, a Jewish proselyte (…

Tizite Encyclopedia — ti'-zit (ha-titsi; Codex Vaticanus ho Ieasei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Thosaei; Lucian Athosi): A gentilic attached to the name "Joha" ( 1Ch 11:45 ), one of the soldiers of …

TlBNI Dictionary — building of Jehovah, the son of Ginath, a man of some position, whom a considerable number of the people chose as monarch. For the period of four years he contended for t…

TlGLATH-PlLESER I. Dictionary — (not mentioned in Scripture) was the most famous of the monarchs of the first Assyrian empire (about B.C. 1110). After his death, for two hundred years the empire fell in…

Tll'l'LE Dictionary — a point, (Matthew 5:18; Luke 16: 17), the minute point or stroke added to some letters of the Hebrew alphabet to distinguish them from others which they resemble; hence, …

TlMAEUS Dictionary — defiled, the father of blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46).…

TlMMTK Dictionary — a man of Timnah. Samson’s father-in-law is so styled (Judges 15:6).…

TlMNAH Dictionary — a portion. (1.) A town of Judah (Joshua 15:10). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:18). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. I…

TlMON Dictionary — honouring, one of the seven deacons at Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). Nothing further is known of him.…

TlMOTHEUS Dictionary — the Greek form of the name of Timothy (Acts 16:1, etc.; the R.V. always “Timothy”).…

TlPHSAH Dictionary — passing over; ford, one of the boundaries of Solomon’s dominions (1 Kings 4:24), probably “Thapsacus, a great and wealthy town on the western bank of the Euphrates,” abou…

TlRHAKAH Dictionary — the last king of Egypt of the Ethiopian (the fifteenth) dynasty. He was the brother-in-law of So (q.v.). He probably ascended the throne about B.C. 692, having been previ…

TlRSHATHA Dictionary — a word probably of Persian origin, meaning “severity,” denoting a high civil dignity. The Persian governor of Judea is so called (Ezra 2:63; Nehemiah 7:65, 70). Nehemiah …

TlRZA Dictionary — pleasantness. (1.) An old royal city of the Canaanites, which was destroyed by Joshua (Joshua 12:24). Jeroboam chose it for his residence, and he removed to it from Shech…

To I Dictionary — a king of Hamath, who sent “Joram his son unto King David to salute him,” when he “heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer” (2 Samuel 8:9, 10). Called Tou …

Toah Encyclopedia — to'-a. See NAHATH .…

Tob From the Scriptures — Tob is a place named in Scripture. Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) gives the name's meaning as “good; goodness”. The Scriptures below are what the Bible itself says — they…

Tob, the Land of Encyclopedia — tob, tob ('erets Tobh, "a good land"; ge Tob): Hither Jephthah escaped from his brethren after his father's death ( Jud 11:3 ), and perfected himself in the art of war, m…

Tob-Adonijah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — good is Jehovah, my Lord, a Levite sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people of Judah in the law (2 Chronicles 17:8).…

Tobiah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — pleasing to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile (Nehemiah 2:10). He was a man of great i…

Tobias Encyclopedia — to-bi'-as: (1) The son of Tobit. See TOBIT, BOOK OF. (2) Tobias, Codex Alexandrinus Tobio the father (according to Josephus, grandfather) of HYRCANUS (which see) (2 Macc …

Tobie Encyclopedia — to'-bi. See TUBIAS .…

Tobiel Encyclopedia — to-bi'-el, to'-bi-el (Tobiel, Codex Alexandrinus Tobiel): The father of Tobit (Tobit 1:1); another form of "Tabeel]" "God is good."…

Tobijah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — id., a Levite sent out through Judah by Jehoshaphat to teach the people (2 Chronicles 17:8).…

Tobit, Book of Encyclopedia — to'-bit: 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Fact or Fiction? 5. Some Sources 6. Date 7. Place of Composition 8. Versions 9. Original Language LITERATURE 1. Name: The bo…

Tochen Dictionary & Encyclopedia — measured, a town of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:32).…

Togarmah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1.) A son of Gomer, and grandson of Japheth (Genesis 10:3). (2.) A nation which traded in horses and mules at the fairs of Tyre (Ezekiel 27:14; 38:6); probably an Armeni…

Tohu Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of Samuel’s ancestors (1 Samuel 1:1).…

Toi Encyclopedia — to'-i. See TOU .…

Token Encyclopedia — to'-k'-n ('oth, usually rendered "sign" (on De 22:14 ff see the comms.)): "Sign" and "token" are virtually synonymous words and in the King James Version are used with li…

Tokhath Encyclopedia — tok'-hath. See TIKVAH .…

Tola Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a scarlet worm. (1.) Eldest son of Issachar (Genesis 46:13). (2.) A judge of the tribe of Issachar who “judged” Israel twenty-three years (Judges 10:1, 2), when he died, …

Tolad Dictionary & Encyclopedia — productive, a town of Simeon, in the south of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:29).…

Tolaites Dictionary & Encyclopedia — descendants of Tola (Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1, 2).…

Tolbanes Encyclopedia — tol'-ba-nez, tol-ba'-nez (Tolbanes): One of the porters who had taken foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:25) = "Telem" of Ezr 10:24 ; perhaps identical with the porter Talmon ( Ne…

Toll Dictionary & Encyclopedia — one of the branches of the king of Persia’s revenues (Ezra 4:13; 7:24), probably a tax levied from those who used the bridges and fords and highways.…

Tomb Encyclopedia — toom. See BURIAL .…

Tombs Dictionary — of the Hebrews were generally excavated in the solid rock, or were natural caves. Mention is made of such tombs in Judges 8:32; 2 Samuel 2:32; 2 Kings 9:28; 23:30. They w…

Tomorrow Encyclopedia — too-mor'-o. See MORROW .…

Tongs Encyclopedia — tongz (melqachayim): This word is, where it occurs in the King James Version and the English Revised Version, with two exceptions, changed in the American Standard Revise…

Tongue Encyclopedia — tung: Almost invariably for either lashon, or glossa the latter word with the cognates heteroglossos, "of strange tongues" ( 1Co 14:21 ), glossodes, "talkative," English …

Tongues of Fire Encyclopedia — (glossai hosei puros): The reference in this topic is to the marvelous gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost ( Ac 2:1-13 ). After His resurrection the Lord bade…

Tongues, Confusion of Encyclopedia — tungz: 1. The Narrative: According to Ge 11:1-9 , at some time not very long after the Flood, "the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. And it came to pass,…

Tongues, Gift of Encyclopedia — 1. Basic Character of 1 Corinthians 14: A spiritual gift mentioned in Ac 10:44-46 ; 11:15 ; 19:6 ; Mr 16:17 , and described in Ac 2:1-13 and at length in 1Co 12-14 , espe…

Tongues, Interpretation, of Encyclopedia — in-tur-pre-ta'-shun. See SPIRITUAL GIFTS; TONGUES, GIFT OF.…

Tools Encyclopedia — toolz: In the Bible, references to the handicrafts are almost entirely incidental, and not many tools are named. The following article aims to give a list of those mentio…

Tooth Dictionary — one of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21). “Gnashing of teeth” =rage, despair (…

Toparchy Encyclopedia — to'-par-ki, top'-ar-ki (toparchia): the King James Version renders this Greek word by "government" in 1 Macc 11:28 (the King James Version margin and the Revised Version …

Topaz Encyclopedia — to'-paz. See STONES, PRECIOUS.…

TOPAZ Hebrews Dictionary — pitdah (Ezekiel 28:13; Revelation 21:20), a golden yellow or “green” stone brought from Cush or Ethiopia (Job 28:19). It was the second stone in the first row in the brea…

Tophel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — lime, a place in the wilderness of Sinai (Deuteronomy 1:1), now identified with Tafyleh or Tufileh, on the west side of the Edomitish mountains.…

Tophet Dictionary — =Topheth, from Hebrews toph “a drum,” because the cries of children here sacrificed by the priests of Moloch were drowned by the noise of such an instrument; or from taph…

Topheth Encyclopedia — to'-feth (ha-topheth, etymology uncertain; the most probable is its connection with a root meaning "burning"--the "place of burning"; the King James Version, Tophet, exce…

Torah Encyclopedia — to'-ra. See LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT ; REVELATION .…

Torch Encyclopedia — torch (lappidh; lampas; in the King James Version this word occurs only 4 times ( Na 2:3 , 4 (Hebrew 4,5 ); Zec 12:6 ; Joh 18:3 ). In the Revised Version (British and Ame…

Torches On Dictionary — the night of his betrayal, when our Lord was in the garden of Gethsemane, Judas, “having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh …

Tormah Encyclopedia — tor'-ma (tormah, "fraud"; Codex Vaticanus en kruphe, "in secret," Codex Alexandrinus meta doron, "with gifts"): This name is given in EVm as an alternative to "privily" ,…

TORMENT Gr. Dictionary — basanos (Matthew 4:24), the “touch-stone” of justice; hence inquisition by torture, and then any disease which racks and tortures the limbs.…

Torment, Place of Encyclopedia — tor'-ment: A literal translation in Lu 16:28 of topos tes basanou. See HELL .…

Tormentor Encyclopedia — tor-men'-ter: the King James Version 2 Macc 7:29 for demios "belonging to the people," and so "public executioner," the Revised Version (British and American) "butcher." …

Tortoise Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews tsabh). Ranked among the unclean a ni mals (Leviticus 11:29). Land tortoises are common in Syria. The LXX. renders the word by “land crocodile.” The word, howeve…

Totemism Encyclopedia — to'-tem-iz'-m: How far the belief in totems and totemistic relationships existed in early Israel cannot be discussed at length here. Evidence of the belief in deified ani…

Tou Encyclopedia — to'-oo (to`u; Codex Vaticanus Thoa; Codex Alexandrinus Thoou): King of Hamath. As an enemy of Hadarezer, after David's victory over the latter, he sent David a message of…

Tow Encyclopedia — to (ne`oreth ( Jud 16:9 ; Isa 1:31 )): The coarser part of flax, with short threads, used as an example of easily inflammable material. Also Isa 43:17 the King James Vers…

Tower Encyclopedia — tou'-er. See FORTIFICATION, I, 5; CITY, II, 1.…

Tower of Babel Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY; BABEL, TOWER OF; TONGUES, CONFUSION OF.…

Tower of David Encyclopedia — ( So 4:4 ). See JERUSALEM .…

Tower of Edar (the Flock) Encyclopedia — See EDER .…

Tower of Hananeel Encyclopedia — See HANANEL .…

Tower of Ivory Encyclopedia — (mighdal hashen): Occurs only in So 7:4 . Cheyne would, not unreasonably, emend the text and read the "tower of Shenir" as a parallel to the "tower of Lebanon" in the sam…

Tower of Lebanon Encyclopedia — (mighdal ha-lebhanon): ( So 7:4 )): The designation "which looketh toward Damascus" compels us to identify it with some portion of, or something in, the eastern range of …

Tower of Meah Encyclopedia — me'-a. See HAMMEAH .…

Tower of Penuel Encyclopedia — See PENIEL .…

Tower of Shechem Encyclopedia — (mighdal shekhem): Mentioned only in Jud 9:46-49 . It seems along with the Beth-millo and the Beth-el-berith to have comprised the three strongest parts of the fortificat…

Tower of Siloam Encyclopedia — See SILOAM .…

Tower of Syene Encyclopedia — si-e'-ne. See SEVENEH .…

Tower OF THE FURNACES Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Nehemiah 3:11; 12:38), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was probably so named from its contiguity to the “bakers’ street” (Jeremiah…

Towers Dictionary — of Babel (Genesis 11:4), Edar (Genesis 35:21), Penuel (Judges 8:9, 17), Shechem (9:46), David (Cant. 4:4), Lebanon (7:4), Syene (Ezekiel 29:10), Hananeel (Zechariah 14:10…

Town Encyclopedia — toun: This word is used to represent a number of different Hob terms in the Old Testament. (1) When any explanatory word or attendant circumstances show that a "city" was…

Town Clerk Encyclopedia — klurk, klark (grammateus): The word "clerk," "writer," "town clerk," "scribe," is found in this meaning only in Ac 19:35 , "when the townclerk had quieted the multitude."…

Trachonitis Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a rugged region, corresponds to the Hebrews Argob (q.v.), the Greek name of a region on the east of Jordan (Luke 3: 1); one of the five Roman provinces into which that di…

Trade Encyclopedia — trad: I. GENERAL 1. Terms 2. Position of Palestine 3. Trade Products of Palestine 4. Palestinian Traders II. HISTORY 1. To David 2. Solomon 3. Maritime Trade 4. To the Ex…

Trades Encyclopedia — tradz. See CRAFTS .…

Tradition Dictionary & Encyclopedia — any kind of teaching, written or spoken, handed down from generation to generation. In Mark 7:3, 9, 13, Colossians 2:8, this word refers to the arbitrary interpretations …

Traffic, Trafficker Encyclopedia — traf'-ik, traf'-ik-er (kena`-an, micchar, cachar, rekhullah): (1) Kena`an = "Canaan," and, as the Canaanites were celebrated merchants, came to mean "merchant," and so "t…

Tragacanth Encyclopedia — trag'-a-kanth: For "spicery" in Ge 37:25 , the Revised Version margin gives "gum tragacanth or storax." See SPICE ; STORAX .…

Train Encyclopedia — tran (verb chanakh, "educate" ( Pr 22:6 ), with adjective chanikh ( Ge 14:14 )): In 1Ki 10:2 the Queen of Sheba's "train," the noun is chayil, the usual word for "force,"…

Train; Trained Encyclopedia — tran, trand: The word is used in two places in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), namely, Ge 14:14 , where it means "drilled," "p…

Trance Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Gr. ekstasis, from which the word “ecstasy” is derived) denotes the state of one who is “out of himself.” Such were the trances of Peter and Paul, Acts 10:10; 11:5; 22:1…

Transfiguration Encyclopedia — (1) About midway of His active ministry Jesus, accompanied by Peter, James and John, withdrew to a high mountain apart (probably Mt. Hermon; see next article) for prayer.…

Transfiguration, Mount of Encyclopedia — trans-fig-u-ra'-shun (referred to as the "holy mount" in 2Pe 1:18 ): Records of the Transfiguration are found in Mt 17:1 ff; Mr 9:2 ff; Lu 9:28 ff. From these narratives …

Transform Encyclopedia — trans-form' ( Ro 12:2 ; the Revised Version (British and American) 2Co 3:18 for metamorphoomai, and the King James Version 2Co 11:13 , 14 , 15 for metaschematizo, the Rev…

Transgression Encyclopedia — trans-gresh'-un: From "transgress," to pass over or beyond; to overpass, as any rule prescribed as the limit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral; the a…

Translation Encyclopedia — trans-la'-shun: The verb "translate" is found once in the Old Testament ( 2Sa 3:10 the King James Version, in the sense of "to transfer") and 3 times in the New Testament…

Trap Encyclopedia — (moqesh; thera, literally, "hunting," used metaphorically in Psalms and Romans as "trap"): Any of the methods for taking birds; see SNARE; NET; GIN, etc. It is probable t…

Travail Encyclopedia — trav'-al (yaladh ( Ge 35:16 , etc.), chul, chil (properly "writhe," Job 15:20 , etc.); odin (classical odis) ( Mt 24:8 , etc.), odino (Sirach 19:11, etc.; Ga 4:19 , etc.)…

Traveller Encyclopedia — trav'-el-er: Jud 5:6 for halakh nethibhah, "goers on paths"; 2Sa 12:4 for helekh, literally, "a going"; Job 31:32 for 'arach, participle of a verb meaning "to wander"; Si…

Tread Encyclopedia — tred. See WINE PRESS .…

Treason Encyclopedia — tre'-z'-n: The translation of qesher, in English Versions of the Bible 1Ki 16:20 ; 2Ki 11:14 parallel 2Ch 23:13 . Qesher (from qashar, "to bind") means "a conspiracy" ( 2…

Treasure Cities Dictionary — store cities which the Israelites built for the Egyptians (Exodus 1:11). (See PITHOM.) Towns in which the treasures of the kings of Judah were kept were so designated (1 …

Treasure Houses Dictionary — the houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure and valuable articles of any kind (Ezra 5:17; 7:20; Nehemiah 10:38; Daniel 1:2).…

Treasure; Treasurer; Treasury Encyclopedia — trezh'-ur, trezh'-ur-er, trezh'-ur-i (otsar, genaz, genez, ganzakh, chocen matmon, mickenah, mikhman, `athudh, saphan; gaza, thesauros): I. In the Old Testament. 1. Treas…

Treasurer Encyclopedia — ('atsar, gedhabhar, gizbar, cakhan; oikonomos): (1) 'Atsar, meaning primarily "to store up," and hence, one who lays up in store, i.e. a "treasurer": "I made treasurers o…

Treasury Dictionary — (Matthew 27:6; Mark 12:41; John 8:20). It does not appear that there was a separate building so called. The name was given to the thirteen brazen chests, called “trumpets…

Treasury, (of Temple) Encyclopedia — trezh'-ur-i ('otsar, usually; ganzakh, 1Ch 28:11 ; gazophulakion, korbanas): 1. Origin of the Treasury: The need of a "treasury" in connection with the house of Yahweh wo…

Treaty Encyclopedia — tre'-ti (berith, karath berith, "make a covenant," "league," "treaty"): Although the Israelites were forbidden to make treaties, or enter into covenant, with the Canaanit…

Tree Encyclopedia — tre. See BOTANY .…

Tree Of Life Dictionary & Encyclopedia — stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opinion that this tree had some secret virtue, which was fitted to prese…

Tree OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL Dictionary — stood in the midst of the garden of Eden, beside the tree of life (Genesis 2, 3). Adam and Eve were forbidden to take of the fruit which grew upon it. But they disobeyed …

Trees, Goodly Encyclopedia — See GOODLY TREES .…

Trees, Shady Encyclopedia — sha'-di. See LOTUS TREES .…

Trees, Thick Encyclopedia — See THICK TREES .…

Trench Encyclopedia — trench, trensh. See SIEGE, (5), (8).…

Trespass Encyclopedia — tres'-pas: To pass over, to go beyond one's right in place or act; to injure another; to do that which annoys or inconveniences another; any violation of law, civil or mo…

Trespass Offering Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (Hebrews ‘asham, “debt”), the law concerning, given in Leviticus 5:14-6:7; also in Numbers 5:5-8. The idea of sin as a “debt” pervades this legislation. The asham, which …

Trial Encyclopedia — tri'-al. See COURTS, JUDICIAL; SANHEDRIN.…

Trial of Jesus Encyclopedia — See JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF.…

Tribe Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a collection of families descending from one ancestor. The “twelve tribes” of the Hebrews were the twelve collections of fa mi lies which sprang from the sons of Jacob. I…

Tribulation Dictionary & Encyclopedia — trouble or affiction of any kind (Deuteronomy 4:30; Matthew 13:21; 2 Corinthians 7:4). In Romans 2:9 “tribulation and anguish” are the penal sufferings that shall overtak…

Tribute Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a tax imposed by a king on his subjects (2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:6; Romans 13:6). In Matthew 17:24-27 the word denotes the temple rate (the “didrachma,” the “half-sheke…

Tribute Money Encyclopedia — (to nomisma tou kensou ( Mt 22:19 ), "the coin used in payment of the imperial taxes"): Lit. "the lawful money of the tax," which, in the case of the poll tax, had to be …

Triclinium Encyclopedia — tri-klin'-ti-um (Latin from Greek triklinion, from tri and kline, "a couch"): A couch for reclining at meals among the ancient Romans, arranged along three sides of a squ…

Trim Encyclopedia — The only non-modern use is in Jer 2:33 , "How trimmest thou thy way to seek love!" used for yatabh, "to make good," here "to study out," and the whole phrase means "to wa…

Trine Immersion; Triune Immersion Encyclopedia — trin tri'-un i-mur'-shun: I. LINGUISTIC BASIS 1. Immersion 2. Triple Action II. DOCTRINAL ARGUMENT III. HISTORICAL PRACTICE 1. The Jews 2. John the Baptist 3. The Didache…

Trinity Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr. trias, firs…

Tripolis Encyclopedia — trip'-o-lis (Tripoils, "triple city"): Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having fled from Rome, collected "a mighty host and fleet," sailed into the haven of Tripoils, took …

Triumph Encyclopedia — tri'-umf (thriambeuo, "to lead in triumph"): The word is used by Paul to express an idea very familiar to antiquity, and to the churches at Corinth and Colosse: "But than…

Troas Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul…

Trogyllium Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a town on the western coast of Asia Minor, where Paul “tarried” when on his way from Assos to Miletus, on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:15).…

Troop Encyclopedia — troop. See ARMY .…

Trophimus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a foster-child, an Ephesian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4; 21:29). He was with Paul in Jerusalem, and the Jews, supposing …

Trough Encyclopedia — trof. See SHEEP TENDING ; BREAD .…

Trow Encyclopedia — tro: An obsolete verb meaning "to believe"; compare "trust" and the German trauen. It occurs only in Lu 17:9 , the King James Version "Doth he thank that servant. ...? I …

Trucebkeaker Encyclopedia — troos'-brak-er: The King James Version rendering in 2Ti 3:3 of aspondos, literally, "without a libation." As a libation always accompanied the making of a treaty in Greek…

Trump; Trumpet Encyclopedia — trump, trum'-pet, trum'pit. See MUSIC .…

Trumpets Dictionary — were of a great variety of forms, and were made of divers materials. Some were made of silver (Numbers 10:2), and were used only by the priests in announcing the approach…

Trumpets, Feast of Encyclopedia — 1. Description: In Le 23:23-25 the first day (new moon) of the seventh month is set apart as a solemn rest, "a memorial of blowing of trumpets" (the Hebrew leaves "of tru…

Trust, Breach of Encyclopedia — The clearest reference to the crime designated by this modern expression is found in Le 6:2-7 , where the transgression is defined and the penalty set forth. Breach of co…

Truth Encyclopedia — trooth (`emeth, emunah, primary idea of "firmness," "stability" (compare Ex 17:12 ), hence "constancy," "faithfulness," etc.; the Septuagint's Apocrypha and the New Testa…

TRUTH Used Dictionary — in various senses in Scripture. In Proverbs 12:17, 19, it denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isaiah 59:14, 15, Jeremiah 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulnes…

Tryphaena Encyclopedia — tri-fe'-na (Truphaina; the King James Version, Tryphena): Tryphaena is coupled with "Tryphosa"--among those members of the Christian community at Rome to whom Paul sends …

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

Tryphena And Tryphosa Dictionary — two female Christians, active workers, whom Paul salutes in his epistle to the Romans (16:12).…

Tryphon Encyclopedia — tri'-fon (Truphon): The surname of Diodotus, a usurper of the Syrian throne. He was a native of Apamea, and had been in the service of Alexander Balas. On the death of Ba…

Tryphosa Encyclopedia — tri-fo'-sa (Truphosa): Greetings are sent by Paul to "Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord" ( Ro 16:12 ). See TRYPHAENA .…

Tsadhe Encyclopedia — tsa-tha' ("ts"): The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and as such employed in Ps 119 to designate the 18th part, every verse of which begins with this letter. It…

Tubal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (l.) The fifth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2). (2.) A nation, probably descended from the son of Japheth. It is mentioned by Isaiah (66:19), along with Javan, and by Ezeki…

Tubal-cain Encyclopedia — tu'-bal-kan (tubhal qayin): One of the sons of Lamech ( Ge 4:22 ). He is a brother of Jabal and Jubal, who appear to have been the founders of several industries and arti…

Tubias Encyclopedia — tu'-bi-as (en tois Tobiou; the King James Version "in the places of Tobie," the Revised Version (British and American) "in the land of Tubias"): A place in Gilead where 1…

Tubieni Encyclopedia — tu-bi-e'-ni (pros tous legomenous Toubienous Ioudaious, "unto the Jews that are called Tubieni"): Men of TOB (which see) who had occupied the town of Charax (2 Macc 12:17…

Tumor Encyclopedia — tu'-mer, tu'-mor (`ophel): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes this word for "emerods" in 1Sa 5:12 ; 6:4 ; De 28:27 margin. See EMERODS .…

Turban Encyclopedia — tur'-ban ( Le 16:4 margin). See DRESS, V.…

Turpentine Tree Encyclopedia — tur'-pen-tin. See TEREBINTH .…

Turtle-dove Encyclopedia — tur'-t'-l-duv. See DOVE .…

Tutor Encyclopedia — tu'-ter: In modern English an "instructor," more particularly a private instructor, but the word properly means a "guardian." Hence its use in Ga 4:2 the King James Versi…

Twelve Encyclopedia — twelv (shenem `asar; dodeka). See APOSTLE ; NUMBER .…

Twelve Apostles, Gospels of the Encyclopedia — See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS .…

Twelve Patriarchs; Testaments of the Encyclopedia — See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 1.…

Twelve Stars Encyclopedia — See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.…

Twenty Encyclopedia — twen'-ti. See NUMBER .…

Twilight Encyclopedia — twi'-lit (nesheph): The twilight of Palestine is of short duration, owing to the low latitude, there being scarcely more than an hour between sunset and complete darkness…

Twin Brothers Encyclopedia — ( Ac 28:11 ). See DIOSCURI .…

Twine Encyclopedia — twin (shazar, "to be twined"): The word is used in Ex 26:1 ff; 36:8 ff, etc., of the "fine twined linen" used for the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle, and for par…

Two Encyclopedia — too. See NUMBER .…

Tychicus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — chance, an Asiatic Christian, a “faithful minister in the Lord” (Ephesians 6:21, 22), who, with Trophimus, accompanied Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jer…

Type Dictionary & Encyclopedia — occurs only once in Scripture (1 Corinthians 10:11, A.V. marg.). The Greek word tupos is rendered “print” (John 20:25), “figure” (Acts 7:43; Romans 5:14), “fashion” (Acts…

Tyrannus Dictionary & Encyclopedia — prince, a Greek rhetorician, in whose “school” at Ephesus Paul disputed daily for the space of two years with those who came to him (Acts 19:9). Some have supposed that h…

Tyre Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Phoenician city, but Tyre had…

Tyre, Ladder of Encyclopedia — (klimakos Turou): Given. in 1 Macc 11:59 as the northern limit of the territory placed under the authority of Simon Thassi the Maccabee by Antiochus VI (Theos), in the ye…

Tyropoeon Valley Dictionary — (i.e., “Valley of the Cheesemongers”), the name given by Josephus the historian to the valley or rugged ravine which in ancient times separated Mount Moriah from Mount Zi…

Tyropoeon, the Encyclopedia — ti-ro-pe'-on. See JERUSALEM .…

Tyrus Encyclopedia — ti'-rus. See TYRE .…

Tzaddi Encyclopedia — tza-de'. See TSADHE .…