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Ucal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the name of a person to whom Agur’s words are addressed (Proverbs 30:1).…

Uel Encyclopedia — u'-el, 'u'el,, "will of God"): One of the sons of Bani who had taken foreign wives ( Ezr 10:34 ). The name in 1 Esdras 9:35 is "Juel" (Codex Vaticanus Ouel; Codex Alexand…

Uknaz Encyclopedia — uk'-naz (uqenaz, "and Kenaz," probably): Found in the King James Version margin of 1Ch 4:15 for the King James Version "even Kenaz," the Revised Version (British and Amer…

Ulai Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Eulaus of the Greeks; a river of Susiana. It was probably the eastern branch of the Choasper (Kerkhan), which divided into two branches some 20 miles above the city o…

Ulam Encyclopedia — u'-lam ('ulam, "preceding"): (1) A "son"of Peresh; a Manassite clan ( 1Ch 7:16 , 17 ). Lucian reads Elam. (2) A descendant of Benjamin who had sons, "mighty men of valor"…

Ulla Encyclopedia — ul'-a (`ulla' meaning unknown): An Asherite ( 1Ch 7:39 ).…

Ummah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — vicinity, a town of Asher (Joshua 19:30).…

Umpire Encyclopedia — um'-pir. See DAYSMAN .…

Unbelief Encyclopedia — un-be-lef': The word (the King James Version) represents two Greek words, apeitheia, "disobedience" (only in Ro 11:30 , 32 ; Heb 4:6 , 11 ), and apistia, "distrust," the …

Unbeliever Encyclopedia — un-be-lev'-er: This word follows closely the lines of "unbelief" (which see) in its relation to originals. Once only ( Ac 14:2 ) it represents the participle apeithountes…

Uncertain; Uncertainty Encyclopedia — un-sur'-tin,un-sur'-tin-ti: Adjective adelos, 2 Macc 7:34; 1Co 14:8 ; adverb adelos, 1Co 9:26 ; noun adelotes, 1Ti 6:17 ; adelos means "not clear," and so "uncertain." Al…

Unchangeable; Unchangeableness Encyclopedia — un-chanj'-a-bl, un-chanj'-a-bl-nes: I. UNCHANGEABLENESS OF GOD A TRUTH OF NATURAL THEOLOGY II. SCRIPTURAL DOCTRINE OF THE UNCHANGEABLENESS OF GOD 1. Not Lifeless Immobili…

Unchastity Encyclopedia — un-chas'-ti-ti. See CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…

Uncircumcised; Uncircumcision Encyclopedia — un-sur'-kum-sizd, un-sur-kum-sizh'-un: The adjective in the Old Testament is `arel ( Ge 17:14 , etc.), from a root of uncertain meaning, with the noun `orlah, "uncircumci…

Uncle Encyclopedia — un'-k'l (dodh, "beloved," "uncle," "relation"). See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.…

Unclean Spirit Encyclopedia — un-klen'. See SPIRIT, UNCLEAN; DEMON, DEMONIAC.…

Uncleanness Encyclopedia — un-klen'-nes: I. TERMS 1. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) 2. In the New Testament 3. In the Septuagint II. POSSIBLE RELATION OF ISRAEL'S LAWS ON UNCLEANNESS WITH THE LAWS O…

Unclothed Encyclopedia — un-klothd'. See CLOTHED UPON .…

Unction Dictionary & Encyclopedia — (1 John 2:20,27; R.V., “anointing”). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ …

Undefiled Encyclopedia — un-de-fild': In the Old Testament tam, "perfect," presents the positive side. Hence, Ps 119:1 is translated in the Revised Version: "Blessed are they that are perfect in …

Undergirding Encyclopedia — un-der-gurd'-ing. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.…

Underneath Encyclopedia — un-der-neth' (tachath, "the bottom (as depressed)"): "Underneath are the everlasting arms" ( De 33:27 ). In these words Moses sums up the history of Israel and gives expr…

Undersetter Encyclopedia — un'-der-set-er (katheph): The word, used in 1Ki 7:30 , 34 of supports of the laver, means lit. "shoulder," and is so rendered in the Revised Version margin. See LAVER .…

Undertake Encyclopedia — un-der-tak': "To take upon one's self," "assume responsibility," and so in Elizabethan English "be surety." In this sense in the King James Version Isa 38:14 , "O Lord, .…

Unequal Encyclopedia — un-e'-kwal: Eze 18:25 , 29 for lo' thakhan, "not weighed," "illogical." "Unequally" in 2Co 6:14 , in the phrase "unequally yoked," heterozugeo, is used of the yoking toge…

Unfeigned Encyclopedia — un-fand' (anupokritos, "unfeigned," "undisguised"): The Greek word occurs only in the New Testament ( 1Ti 1:5 ; 2Ti 1:5 ) and is designative of the moral quality of faith…

Ungodly Encyclopedia — un-god'-li (rasha` ( Ps 1:1 ), "wicked," beliya`al ( 2Sa 22:5 ), "worthless"; in the New Testament asebes ( Ro 5:6 ), e.g. indicating that the persons so called are both …

Unicorn Dictionary & Encyclopedia — described as an animal of great ferocity and strength (Numbers 23:22, R.V., “wild ox,” marg., “ox- antelope;” 24:8; Isaiah 34:7, R.V., “wild oxen”), and untamable (Job 39…

Unity Encyclopedia — u'-ni-ti: Ps 133:1 for (yachadh, "unitedness," and Eph 4:3 , 13 for henotes "oneness." Also Sirach 25:1 the King James Version for homonoia "concord" (so the Revised Vers…

Unknown God Encyclopedia — un-non', (agnostos theos): In Ac 17:23 (St. Paul's speech in Athens) the American Standard Revised Version reads: "I found also an altar with this inscription, To AN UNKN…

Unlearned Encyclopedia — un-lur'-ned: Ac 4:13 for agrammatos, literally "illiterate." But nothing more than "lacking technical rabbinical instruction" seems to be meant (compare Joh 7:15 ). 1Co 1…

Unleavened Encyclopedia — un-lev'-'-nd. See LEAVEN ; PASSOVER ; SACRIFICE .…

Unnatural Vice Encyclopedia — un-nat'-u-ral vis. See CRIMES ; PUNISHMENTS .…

Unni Dictionary & Encyclopedia — afficted. (1.) A Levite whom David appointed to take part in bringing the ark up to Jerusalem from the house of Obed-edom by playing the psaltery on that occasion (1 Chro…

Unno Encyclopedia — un'-o (`unno; the Septuagint omits the name, but in Codex Sinaiticus, a later hand has added Iana; the Qere of the Massoretic Text has `unni, as in 1Ch 15:18 , whence the…

Unpardonable Sin Encyclopedia — un-par'-dn-a-bl. See BLASPHEMY .…

Unquenchable Fire Encyclopedia — un-kwench'-a-b'-l, pur asbestos): The phrase occurs in Mt 3:12 and its parallel Lu 3:17 in the words of the Baptist on the Messianic judgment: "The chaff he will burn up …

Untempered Encyclopedia — un-tem'-perd (taphel): Used of mortar in Eze 13:10-15 ; 22:28 . Taphel probably refers to mortar made with clay instead of slaked lime. In the interior of Palestine and S…

Untoward Encyclopedia — un-to'-erd, un-tord' (skolios): Appears only in Ac 2:40 , the King James Version "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." It means "perverse," "willful," "crooked…

Unwalled Encyclopedia — un-wold'. See VILLAGE ; WALL .…

Unwashen Encyclopedia — un-wosh'-'-n (aniptos): Occurs only twice in the New Testament, not at all in the Hebrew or Greek Old Testament ( Mt 15:20 = Mr 7:2 ). Jesus is here denouncing the tradit…

Unworthly Encyclopedia — un-wur'-thi-li: 1Co 11:27 , 29 the King James Version for anaxios. In 11:29, the Revised Version (British and American), on convincing textual evidence, has omitted the w…

Unwritten, Sayings Encyclopedia — un-rit'-'-n. See AGRAPHA .…

Upharsin Dictionary & Encyclopedia — and they divide, one of the words written by the mysterious hand on the wall of Belshazzar’s palace (Daniel 5:25). It is a pure Chaldean word. “Peres” is only a simple fo…

Uphaz Dictionary & Encyclopedia — probably another name for Ophir (Jeremiah 10:9). Some, however, regard it as the name of an Indian colony in Yemen, southern Arabia; others as a place on or near the rive…

Upper Chamber; Upper Room Encyclopedia — up'-er cham'-ber, (`aliyah ( 2Ki 1:2 ), etc.; anogeon ( Mr 14:15 ; Lu 22:12 ), huperoon ( Ac 1:13 ; 9:37 , 39 ; 20:8 )): In Jud 3:20 the English Revised Version renders "…

Ur Dictionary & Encyclopedia — light, or the moon city, a city “of the Chaldees,” the birthplace of Haran (Genesis 11:28,31), the largest city of Shinar or northern Chaldea, and the principal commercia…

Ur of the Chaldees Encyclopedia — kal'-dez ('ur kasdim; he chora (ton) Chaldaion): For more than 2,000 years efforts have been made to identify the site of this city. The writers of the Septuagint, either…

Urbane Encyclopedia — ur'-ban, -ban'. See URBANUS .…

Urbanus Encyclopedia — ur-ba'-nus (Ourbanos; the King James Version Urbane): A common slave name. Gifford says that it is found "as here, in juxtaposition with Ampliatus, in a list of imperial …

Uri Encyclopedia — u'-ri, oo'-ri (uri (uwri in 1Ki 4:19 ), "fiery," unless the word be contracted for 'uriyah, "Uriah"): (1) Son of Hur, and father of Bezalel ( Ex 31:2 ; 35:30 ; 38:22 ; 1C…

Uriah Dictionary — the Lord is my light. (1.) A Hittite, the husband of Bathsheba, whom David first seduced, and then after Uriah’s death married. He was one of the band of David’s “mighty …

Uriah; Uruah Encyclopedia — u-ri'-a, u-ri'-ja ('uriyah, in Jer 26:20 'uriyahu, "flame of Yahweh" or "my light is Yahweh"; the Septuagint and the New Testament Our(e)ias, with variants; the King Jame…

Urias (1) Encyclopedia — u-ri'-as (Oureias; Codex Vaticanus (b) Ouria; Codex Alexandrinus Ouri; the King James Version Iri): (1) The father of Marmoth (1 Esdras 8:62) = "Uriah" of Ezr 8:33 , and …

Urias (2) Encyclopedia — (Ourias): the King James Version; Greek form of "Uriah" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). The husband of Bath-sheba ( Mt 1:6 ).…

Uriel (1) Encyclopedia — u'-ri-el ('uri'-el, "flame of El (God)," or "El is my light"): (1) A Kohathite, said in 1Ch 15:5 to be the chief of the sons of Kohath ( 1Ch 6:24 (Hebrew verse 9); 15:5,1…

Uriel (2) Encyclopedia — (Ouriel, "fire or flame of God"' or "my light is God"): Called only in 2 Esdras an "angel," except 2 Esdras 4:36 where the Revised Version (British and American) and the …

URIEL God Dictionary — is my light. (1.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:24). (2.) The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chronicle…

Urijah Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the Lord is my light. (1.) A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascu…

Urim Dictionary — lights (Vulg.”doctrina;” LXX. “revelation”). See THUMMIM.…

Urim and Thummim Encyclopedia — u'-rim and thum'-im (ha-'urim weha-tummim (article omitted in Ezr 2:63 ; Ne 7:65 ); perhaps "light and perfection," as intensive plurals): 1. Definition: Articles not spe…

Usury Dictionary & Encyclopedia — the sum paid for the use of money, hence interest; not, as in the modern sense, exorbitant interest. The Jews were forbidden to exact usury (Leviticus 25:36, 37), only, h…

Uta Encyclopedia — u'-ta (Outa): "The sons of Uta" returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:30); wanting in the parallel Ezr 2:45 ; Ne 7:48 .…

Uthai Encyclopedia — u'-thi, u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan of Perez ( 1Ch 9:4 ) = "Athaiah" of Ne 11:4 . (2) Son of Bigvai ( Ezr 8:14 ); called …

Uthi Encyclopedia — u'-thi (Codex Alexandrinus Outhi; Codex Vaticanus Outou): One of the sons of Bago (Bigvai) who returned at the head of his family with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:40) = "Uthai" of E…

Utmost Sea; Uttermost Sea Encyclopedia — ut'-most, ut'-er-most. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA .…

Uttermost Encyclopedia — ut'-er-most: A pleonastic compound of a comparative ("utter"; compare "outer") and a superlative ("most"), in the King James Version used interchangeably with the ordinar…

Uz Dictionary — fertile land. (1.) The son of Aram, and grandson of Shem (Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17). (2.) One of the Horite “dukes” in the land of Edom (Genesis 36:28). (3.) The …

Uz (1) Encyclopedia — uz (uts 'erets uts; Os, Ox, Ausitis): Biblical Data: (1) In Ge 10:23 Uz is the oldest son of Aram and grandson of Shem, while in 1Ch 1:17 Uz is the son of Shem. Septuagin…

Uz (2) Encyclopedia — ('uts; Septuagint Ausitis; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Ausitis): The home of the patriarch Job ( Job 1:1 ; Jer 25:20 , "all the kings of the land of Uz";…

Uzai Encyclopedia — u'-zi, u'-za-i (~'uzay>, meaning unknown): Father of Palal ( Ne 3:25 ).…

Uzal Dictionary & Encyclopedia — a wanderer, a descendant of Joktan (Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21), the founder apparently of one of the Arab tribes; the name also probably of the province they occup…

Uzza Dictionary — strengh, a garden in which Manasseh and Amon were buried (2 Kings 21:18, 26). It was probably near the king’s palace in Jerusalem, or may have formed part of the palace g…

Uzza; Uzzah Encyclopedia — uz'-a, uz'-a ('uzzah ( 2Sa 6:6-8 ), otherwise `uzza' meaning uncertain): (1) One of those who accompanied the ark on its journey from Kiriath-jearim toward David's citade…

Uzzah Dictionary — strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath-jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Samuel 7:1). He with his…

Uzzen-sheerah Encyclopedia — uz'-en-she'-e-ra ('uzzen she'erah; Septuagint, instead of a place-name, reads kai huioi Ozan, Seera, "and the sons of Ozan, Sheera"; the King James Version Uzzen-sherah, …

Uzzen-Sherah Dictionary — a town probably near Beth-horon. It derived its name from the daughter of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:24).…

Uzzi Encyclopedia — uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources ( 1Ch 6:5 , 6 , 51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4 ). (2…

Uzzia Encyclopedia — u-zi'-a (`uzziya', "my strength is Yah"; see UZZIAH): An Ashterathite and one of David's mighty men ( 1Ch 11:44 ).…

Uzziah Dictionary — a contracted form of Azari’ah the Lord is my strength. (1.) One of Amaziah’s sons, whom the people made king of Judah in his father’s stead (2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 2…

Uzziah; (azariah) Encyclopedia — u-zi'-a, oo-zi'-a (`uzziyah ( 2Ki 15:13 , 30 ; Ho 1:1 ; Am 1:1 ; Zec 14:5 ), `uzziyahu ( 2Ki 15:32 , 34 ; Isa 1:1 ; 6:1 ; 7:1 ; 2Ch 26:1 ff; 27:2 ); also called `azaryah …

Uzziel Dictionary & Encyclopedia — strength of God. (1.) One of the sons of Kohath, and uncle of Aaron (Exodus 6:18; Leviticus 10:4). (2.) A Simeonite captain (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). (3.) A son of Bela, an…

Uzzithe Lord Dictionary — is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, …