BAGOAS ba-go'as Bagoas: The eunuch in charge of the household of Holofernes whom the latter engaged to bring Judith to his palace (Judith 12:11; 13:1...
SCIMITAR 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 t...
Canopy. Judith 10:21; 13:9; 16:19. The canopy of Holofernes is the only one mentioned. Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Canopy'...
STUFF stuf (keli; skeuos): Material for any purpose (Ezekiel 12:3,4,7); or supplies in a more general sense (Exodus 36:7, Hebrew mela'-khah; compare ...
GAINSAY gan-sa, gan'-sa (anteipon, antilego, to say or speak against): Occurs as anteipon, not .... able to withstand or to gainsay (Luke 21:15); as ...
CHANAAN; CHANAANITE ka'-nan, ka'-na-an, ka'-nan-it (Chanaan), the King James Version in the Apocrypha (Judith 5:3,16) and New Testament (Acts 7:11; 13...
Eliab [N] [E] [H](God is my father ). Son of Helon and leader of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai. ( Numbers...
POLICY pol'-i-si: Literally method of government, and so ability to manage affairs. In a bad sense, cunning, craft, in Daniel 8:25 (sekhel, understan...
LICENCE li'-sens: This word is not found at all in the Revised Version (British and American) (except in Judith 11:14; Ecclesiasticus 15:20; 1 Macc 1...
DISAPPOINT dis-a-point': To disappoint may be used transitively or intransitively. In the former case it naturally has a more forceful meaning. There...
JOSEPH (1) jo'-zef (yoceph; Ioseph): 1. In the Old Testament: (1) The 11th son of Jacob and 1st of Rachel (see separate article). (2) The father of...
Bed. [N] [E]The Jewish bed consisted of the mattress, a mere mat, or one or more quilts; the covering, a finer quilt, or sometimes the outer garment ...
JUDITH, BOOK OF || I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS IV. FACT OR FICTION? V. DATE 1. Probably during the Maccabean Age 2. Other Opinions (1...
BEBAI be'-ba-i, beb'-a-i (bebhay; Septuagint Bebai, fatherly): (1) Descendants of B: returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:11 called Babi; 1 Esdra...
Overview - 2?Kings 11 1?Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre of the seed royal, is hid six years in the house of God. ...
HIGH THINGS The translation of hupselos, high, lofty, elevated (Romans 12:16, Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate, the King Jame...
CANOPY kan'-o-pi (chuppah, from a root meaning to enclose or cover): Isaiah 4:5 the King James Version has defence, the English Revised Version canop...
Overview - Genesis 26 1?Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord instructs and blesses him. 7?He is reproved by Abimelech for denyin...
MAID; MAIDEN mad, mad'-'n: Used in the King James Version in the sense of a girl or young female; of an unmarried woman or virgin, and of a female se...
Overview - 1?Samuel 19 1?Jonathan discloses his father's purpose to kill David. 4?He persuades his father to reconciliation. 8?By reason of David's ...