JESHUA; JESHUAH jesh'-u-a, je-shu'-a (yeshua`, Yahweh is deliverance or opulence; compare JOSHUA): (1) the King James Version Jeshuah, head of the 9t...
SHOE; SHOE-LATCHET shoo, shoo'-lach-et (na`al, literally, that which is fastened, with denominative verb na`al, to provide with shoes (2?Chronicles 28...
LIKE; LIKEN; LIKENESS; LIKING lik, lik'-n, lik'-nes, lik'-ing: (1) As a noun, like in modern English is virtually obsolete, except in the phrase and ...
LIFT To make lofty, to raise up. A very common word in English Versions of the Bible representing a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words, although ...
PHINEHAS fin'-e-as, -az, fin'-e-has, -haz (pinechac, mouth of brass): (1) Son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Exodus 6:25; compare 1?Chronicles 6:4...
?1. The 14 books of the Septuagint included in the Vulgate but considered uncanonical by Protestants because they are not part of the Hebrew Scripture...
FIR; FIR-TREE fur, (the Revised Version, margin cypress; berosh, 2?Samuel 6:5; 1?Kings 5:8,10, etc.; (berothem (plural only), an Aramaic form, Song of...
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE || I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS 1. The Wisdom Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1-11:14 2. The Historical Section, ...
SCORN skorn: Fox Talbot connects this English word with the Danish skarn, dirt, ordure mud, mire. As distinguished from such words as mock, deride, s...
YOKE yok: (1) The usual word is `ol (Genesis 27:40, etc.), less commonly the (apparently later) form moTah (Isaiah 58:6, etc.; in Nab 1:13 moT), whic...
SKILL; SKILFUL skil, skil'-fool (forms of yadha` (2?Chronicles 2:14, etc.), bin (1?Chronicles 15:22), sakhal (Daniel 1:4, etc.), lamadh (1?Chronicles ...
Zechariah 5:4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts The roll was come forth, and was flying abroad; but the curse and wrath of God, signified...
Blessed be (euloghto). No copula in the Greek (estw, let be, or estin, is, or eih, may be). The verbal adjective (from eulogew) occurs in the N.T. on...
RULER rool'-er: 1. In the Old Testament: (1) moshel, ruler, prince, master (tyrant), applied to Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 45:8; compare Psalms 105:21...
DEGREE de-gre' (ma`alah, a going up or ascent, hence, a staircase or flight of steps; rank: tapeinos, low): By derivation it should mean a step down ...
VESSEL ves'-el: Is used freely in English Versions of the Bible to translate keli, the Aramaic ma'n, and skeuos, words all meaning an implement or ut...
LEND, LOAN lon: The translation of 7 Hebrew and 2 Greek vbs.: 1. Lexical Usages: In the Old Testament: lawah, to join, cause to join, lend (Exodus...
FARE far: Occurs twice in the Old Testament as the translation of two Hebrew words, shalom, peace, prosperity, completeness (1?Samuel 17:18), found i...
BEG; BEGGAR; BEGGING 1. No Law Concerning Beggars or Begging in Israel: It is significant that the Mosaic law contains no enactment concerning begga...
SHOULDER shol'-der (shekhem, katheph, zeroa` or zerowa`, or zero`ah, shoq; omos, brachion (Sirach 7:31 only)): The meanings of the Hebrew words are r...