Basin [N] [S]or Bason. A trough or laver (Heb. aggan') for washing ( Exodus 24:6 ); rendered also goblet (Cant 7:2 ) and cups ( Isaiah 22:24 ). A...
Sheva [N] [H] [S]Heb. Shebher. The son of Caleb ( 1?Chronicles 2:49 ). Heb. Sheva', one of David's scribes ( 2?Samuel 20:25 ). These dictionary ...
Girdle [N] [S] Heb. hagor, a girdle of any kind worn by soldiers ( 1?Samuel 18:4 ; 2 Sam 20:8 ; 1?Kings 2:5 ; 2 Kings 3:21 ) or women ( Isaiah 3:...
\\INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 12\\ In this chapter the apostle presses to a constant exercise of faith and patience, amidst the various afflictions the ...
A technical term or phrase carries a uniform meaning wherever it appears. Thus, its meaning is somewhat independent of context. For example, the phras...
Garner [N] Heb. 'otsar, a treasure; a store of goods laid up, and hence also the place where they are deposited ( Joel 1:17 ; 2 Chr. 32:27 , rendere...
Lintel [S] Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover ( Exodus 12:22 Exodus 12:23 ; ver. 7, upper door post, but RSV lintel); the head-piece of a door, which ...
Soothsayer [N] [S]one who pretends to prognosticate future events. Baalam is so called ( Joshua 13:22 ; Heb. kosem, a diviner, as rendered 1?Samuel 6...
Chapter 1818:5? The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. hell Heb. Sheol, (See Scofield Habakkuk?2:5) ...
Two of the women who play key roles in the Book of Revelation are cities: Babylon and the New Jerusalem. This is no accident as one is the city of ma...
Basket [N] [S]There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: A basket (Heb. sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread ( G...
Javelin [N] [S] Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility ( 1 Samuel 18:10 1 Samuel 18:11 ; 1 Samuel 19:9 1 Samuel 19:10 ; 20:33 ). Heb. romah...
Garrison [N] [S] Heb. matstsab, a station; a place where one stands ( 1?Samuel 14:12 ); a military or fortified post ( 1?Samuel 13:23 ; 1 Samuel 14:1...
\\INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 2\\ In this chapter the apostle, from the superior excellency of Christ, by whom the Gospel revelation is come, discoursed...
Goat [N] [S] Heb. 'ez, the she-goat ( Genesis 15:9 ; 30:35 ; 31:38 ). This Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat ( Exodus 12:5 ; Leviticus 4:23 ...
Sheba [N] [H] [S]an oath, seven. Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah ( Genesis 10:7 ), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. ...
Furnace [N] [S] Chald. attun, a large furnace with a wide open mouth, at the top of which materials were cast in ( Daniel 3:22 Daniel 3:23 ; Compare ...
Fatling A fatted animal for slaughter ( 2?Samuel 6:13 ; Isaiah 11:6 ; Ezekiel 39:18 . Compare Matthew 22:4 , where the word used in the original, s...
Ramath of the south [S](Heb. Ramath-negeb). The Heb. negeb is the general designation for south or south-west of Judah. This was one of the towns of S...
Tabret [N] [S](Heb. 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 wor...