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A — Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text of Revela…
Aaron — the eldest son of Amram and lochebed, a daughter of Levi (Exodus 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mount…
Aaronites — the descendants of Aaron, and therefore priests. Jehoiada, the father of Benaiah, led 3,700 Aaronites as “figh…
Abaddon — destruction, the Hebrew name (equivalent to the Greek Apollyon, i.e., destroyer) of “the angel of the bottomle…
Abagtha — one of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus’s court (Esther 1:10; 2 : 21 ).…
Abana — stony (Hebrews marg. “Amanah,” perennial), the chief river of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). Its modem name is Barad…
Abarim — regions beyond; i.e., on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to …
ABBA This Syriac — or Chaldee word is found three times in the New Testament (Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6), and in eac…
Abda — servant. (1.) The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1 Kings 4:6); i.e., the forced labour…
Abdeel — servant of God, (Jeremiah 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.…
Abdi — my servant. (1.) 1 Chronicles 6:44. (2.) 2 Chronicles 29:12. (3.) Ezra 10:26.…
Abdiel — servant of God, (1 Chronicles 5:15), a Gadite chief.…
Abdon — servile. (1.) The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judges 12:13-15). He is probably th…
Abednego — servant of Nego=Nebo, the Chaldee name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three companions (Daniel 2:49). With …
Ab — ET, (Hebrews Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother …
Abel-Beth-Maachah — meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the…
Abel-Cheramim — (Judges 11:33, R.V.; A. V., “plain of the vineyards”), a village of the Ammonites, whither Jephthah pursued th…
Abel-Meholah — meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not far from Be…
Abel-Mizraim — meadow of Egypt, or mourning of Egypt, a place “beyond,” i.e., on the west of Jordan, at the “threshing-floor …
AbEL-SHITTIM — meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply “Shittim” (Numbers 25:1; Joshua 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place on th…
Abez — tin, or white, a town in the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:20), at the north of the plain of Esdraelon. It is p…
Abia — my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matthew 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chronicles 7:8).…
Abi-Albon — father of strength; i.e., “valiant”, one of David’s body-guard of thirty mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31); called a…
Abiasaph — father of gathering; the gatherer, the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite, head of a family of Kor…
Abiathar — father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, …
Abib — an ear of corn, the month of newly-ripened grain (Exodus 13:4; 23:15); the first of the Jewish ecclesiastical …
Abida — or Abi’dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Ketura…
Arid An — father of judgment; judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus (Numbers 1:11; 2:22).…
Ab Ieeze R — father of help; i.e., “helpful.” (1.) The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He wa…
Ariel — father (i.e., “possessor”) of God = “pious.” (1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather …
Abiezrite — father of help, a descendant of Abiezer (Judges 6:11,24; 8:32).…
Abigail — father (i.e., “leader”) of the dance, or “of joy.” (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite …
Abihail — father of might. (1.) Numbers 3:35. (2.) 1 Chronicles 2:29. (3.) 1 Chronicles 5:14. (4.) The second wife of Ki…
Abihu — father of Him; i.e., “worshipper of God”, the second of the sons of Aaron (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2; 26:60; 1 …
Abihud — father (i.e., “possessor”) of renown. (1.) One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3); ca…
Abijah — father (i.e., “possessor or worshipper”) of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chronicles 7:8. (2.) 1 Chronicles 2:24. (3.) The s…
Abijam — father of the sea; i.e., “seaman” the name always used in Kings of the king of Judah, the son of Rehoboam, els…
Abilene — a plain, a district lying on the east slope of the Anti-Lebanon range; so called from its chief town, Abila (L…
Abemael — father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia (Genesis 10:28; 1 Chronicles 1:22…
Abimelech — my father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian…
Abinadab — father of nobleness; i.e., “noble.” (1.) A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant wa…
Abinoam — father of kindness, the father of Barak (Judges 4:6; 5:1).…
Abiram — father of height; i.e., “proud.” (1.) One of the sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in the conspiracy against Mos…
Abishag — father of (i.e., “given to”) error, a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to m…
Abishai — father of (i.e., “desirous of’) a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was the brother of Joab …
AbISHUA — father of welfare; i.e., “fortunate.” (1.) The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4). (2.) The son of Phineh…
AbISHUR — father of the wall; i.e., “mason”, one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28,29)…
Abital — father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Samuel 3:4).…
Abitub — father of goodness, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8: 1 1).…
A — Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text of Revela…
AbISHUR — father of the wall; i.e., “mason”, one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28,29)…
Abital — father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Samuel 3:4).…
Abitub — father of goodness, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8: 1 1).…
Abjects — (Psalm 35:15), the translation of a Hebrew word meaning smiters; probably, in allusion to the tongue, slandere…
Ablution — or washing, was practised, (1.) When a person was initiated into a higher state: e.g., when Aaron and his sons…
Abner — father of light; i.e., “enlightening”, the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul’s a…
ABOMINATION This — word is used, (1.) To express the idea that the Egyptians considered themselves as defiled when they ate with …
Abraham — father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Genesis 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because …
Abraham’S Bosom — (Luke 16:22,23) refers to the custom of reclining on couches at table, which was prevalent among the Jews, an …
Abram — exalted father, (see ABRAHAM.)…
Abronah — R.V., one of Israel’s halting-places in the desert (Numbers 33:34,35), just before Ezion-gaber. In A.V., “Ebro…
Absalom — father of peace; i.e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah (2 Samuel 3:3; comp. 1 Kings 1:6). He was noted for hi…
Acacia — (Hebrews shittim) Exodus 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the “shittah” tree…
Accad — the high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf,…
Accho — sultry or sandy, a town and harbour of Phoenicia, in the tribe of Asher, but never acquired by them (Judges 1:…
ACCUSER Satan — is styled the “accuser of the brethren” (Revelation 12:10. Comp. Job 1:6; Zechariah 3:1), as seeking to uphold…
Aceldama — the name which the Jews gave in their proper tongue, i.e., in Aramaic, to the field which was purchased with t…
Achaia — the name originally of a narrow strip of territory in Greece, on the north-west of the Peloponnesus. Subsequen…
Achaichus — (1 Corinthians 16:17), one of the members of the church of Corinth who, with Fortunatus and Stephanas, visited…
Achan — called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1 Chronicles 2:7), in commemoration of his crime, which brought upo…
Achbor — gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49). (2.) One of Josiah’s officers sent…
Achish — angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom Dav…
Achmetha — (Ezra 6:2), called Ecbatana by classical writers, the capital of northern Media. Here was the palace which was…
Achor — trouble, a valley near Jericho, so called in consequence of the trouble which the sin of Achan caused Israel (…
Achsah — anklet, Caleb’s only daughter (1 Chronicles 2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an at…
Achshaph — fascination, a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Palestine (Joshua 11:1; 12:20; 19:25). It was in …
Achzib — falsehood. (1.) A town in the Shephelah, or plain country of Judah (Joshua 15:44); probably the same as Chezib…
Acre — is the translation of a word (tse’med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be…
ACTS OF THE Apostles — the title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author styles it a…
Adah — ornament. (1.) The first of Lamech’s two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23). (2.)…
Adam — red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian langu…
Adamah — red earth, a fortified city of Naphtali, probably the modern Damieh, on the west side of the sea of Tiberias (…
Adamant — (Hebrews shamir), Ezekiel 3:9. The Greek word adamas means diamond. This stone is not referred to, but corundu…
Adar — large, the sixth month of the civil and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews (Esther 3:7, 13; 8:…
Adbeel — miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chroni…
Addar — ample, splendid, son of Bela (1 Chronicles 8:3); called also “Ard” (Genesis 46:21)…
Adder — (Psalm 140:3; Romans 3:13, “asp”) is the rendering of, (1.) Akshub (“coiling” or “lying in wait”), properly an…
Addi — ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of Christ.…
Addon — low, one of the persons named in Nehemiah 7:61 who could not “shew their father’s house” on the return from ca…
A D — IET, ornament of God. (1.) The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 27:…
Adin — effeminate. (1.) Ezra 8:6. (2.) Nehemiah 10:16.…
Adina — slender, one of David’s warriors (1 Chronicles 11:42), a Reubenite.…
Adino — the Eznite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8). (See JASHOBEAM.)…
Adjuration — a solemn appeal whereby one person imposes on another the obligation of speaking or acting as if under an oath…
Admah — earth, one of the five cities of the vale of Siddim (Genesis 10:19). It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gom…
Adnah — delight. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20). (2.) A general…
ADONIBEZEK Lord — of Bezek, a Canaanitish king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were around him, made an attack ag…
Adonijah — my Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Samuel 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon …
Adonikam — whom the Lord sets up, one of those “which came with Zerubbabel” (Ezra 2:13). His “children,” or retainers, to…
Adoniram — (Adoram, 1 Kings 12:18), the son of Abda, was “over the tribute,” i.e., the levy or forced labour. He was ston…
ADONI-ZEDEC Lord — of justice or righteousness, was king in Jerusalem at the time when the Israelites invaded Palestine (Joshua 1…
Adoption — the giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth. (1.) Natural. Thus…
Adore — to worship; to express reverence and homage. The forms of adoration among the Jews were putting off the shoes …
ADRAMMELECH Adar — the king. (1.) An idol; a form of the sun-God worshipped by the inhabitants of Sepharvaim (2 Kings 17:31), and…
Adramyttium — a city of Asia Minor on the coast of Mysia, which in early times was called AEolis. The ship in which Paul emb…
Adria — (Acts 27:27; R.V., “the sea of Adria”), the Adriatic Sea, including in Paul’s time the whole of the Mediterran…
Adriel — flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab (1 Samue…
Adullam — one of the royal cities of the Canaanites, now ‘Aid-el-ma (Joshua 12:15; 15:35). It stood on the old Roman roa…
Adullamite — an inhabitant of the city of Adullam (Genesis 38:1, 12, 20 ).…
Adultery — conjugal infidelity. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, a…
Adummim — the red ones, a place apparently on the road between Jericho and Jerusalem, “on the south side of the torrent”…
Adversary — (Hebrews satan), an opponent or foe (1 Kings 5:4; 1 1: 14, 23, 25; Luke 13:17); one that speaks against anothe…
Advocate — (Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another’s cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a na…
Aenon — springs, a place near Salim where John baptized (John 3:23). It was probably near the upper source of the Wady…
Affection — feeling or emotion. Mention is made of “vile affections” (Romans 1:26) and “inordinate affection” (Colossians …
Affinity — relationship by alliance (2 Chronicles 18:1) or by marriage (1 Kings 3:1). Marriages are prohibited within cer…
Afflictions — common to all (Job 5:7; 14:1; Psalm 34:19); are for the good of men (James 1:2, 3, 12; 2 Corinthians 12:7) and…
Agabus — a “prophet,” probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He prophesied at Antioch of an approaching famin…
A Gag — flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian. (1.) A king of the Amalekites…
Agagite — a name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:3, 5). Probably it was equivalent to Amaleki…
Agate — (Hebrews shebo), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Exodus 28:19; 39:12), the second in …
Age — used to denote the period of a man’s life (Genesis 47:28), the maturity of life (John 9:21), the latter end of…
Agee — fugitive, the father of Shammah, who was one of David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23: 1 1)…
Agony — contest; wrestling; severe struggling with pain and suffering. Anguish is the reflection on evil that is alrea…
AGRICULTURE Tilling — the ground (Genesis 2:15; 4:2, 3, 12) and rearing cattle were the chief employments in ancient times. The Egyp…
AGRIPPA I. The Grandson Of Herod The — Great, And Son Of Aristobulus And Bernice. The Roman Emperor Caligula Made Him Governor First Of The Territori…
AGRIPPA II. Son Of The — Foregoing, Was Born At Rome, A.D. 27. He Was The Brother Of Bernice And Drusilla. The Emperor Claudius (A.D. 4…
Ague — the translation in Leviticus 26:16 (R.V., “fever”) of the Hebrew word kaddah’ath, meaning “kindling”, i.e., an…
Agur — gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings in Proverbs 30. Nothing is known of him beyond wha…
Ahab — father’s brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is record…
AHASUERUS There — are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Daniel …
AhAVA — water, the river (Ezra 8:21) by the banks of which the Jewish exiles assembled under Ezra when about to return…
Ahaz — possessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chronicles 8:35; 9:42). (2.) The son and successor of Jotham, king o…
Ahaziah — held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imita…
Ahiam — mother’s brother, one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Samuel 23:33; 1 Chronicles 11:35). ■A fflEZE R brother of he…
Ahihud — brother (i.e., “friend”) of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:7). (2.) Name diffe…
Ahijah — brother (i.e., “friend”) of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chronicles 8:7, R.V.). In A.V. called “Ah…
AfflKAM — brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection w…
Ahimaaz — brother of anger = irascible. (1.) The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul (1 Samuel 14:50). (2.) The son and suc…
Ahiman — brother of a gift = liberal. (1.) One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount…
Ahimelech — brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Samuel 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in th…
AfflNADAB — brother of liberality = liberal, one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many distr…
Ahinoam — brother of pleasantness = pleasant. (1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Samuel 14:50). (2.) A Je…
Ahio — brotherly. (1.) One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:14). (2.) One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite (1…
AfflRA — brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Numbers 1:15…
Ahishar — brother of song = singer, the officer who was “over the household” of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6).…
Ahithophel — brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his sagacity among the Jews. At the time of Absal…
Ahitub — brother of goodness = good. (1.) The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the …
Ahlab — fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border (Judges 1:31), north-west of the Sea o…
Ahoah — brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4). He is also called Ahiah (ver. 7) a…
Ahohite — an epithet applied to Dodo, one of Solomon’s captains (1 Chronicles 27:4); to his son Eleazar, one of David’s …
Aholah — she has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (23:4, 5, 36, 44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of I…
Aholiab — tent of the father, an artist of the tribe of Dan, appointed to the work of preparing materials for the tabern…
Aholibah — my tent is in her, the name of an imaginary harlot, applied symbolically to Jerusalem, because she had abandon…
Aholibamah — tent of the height, the name given to Judith, the daughter of Been = Anah (Genesis 26:34; 36:2), when she beca…
Ai — ruins. (1.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 10:1; Genesis 12:8; 13:3). It was the scene of J…
AlJELETH SHAHAR — hind of the dawn, a name found in the title of Psalm 22. It is probably the name of some song or tune to the m…
AlR — the atmosphere, as opposed to the higher regions of the sky (1 Thessalonians 4:17; Revelation 9:2; 16:17). Thi…
AjALON — and Aij’alon, place of deer. (1.) A town and valley originally assigned to the tribe of Dan, from which, howev…
Akkub — (another form of Jacob). (1.) The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45). (2.) A Levite who kept …
Akrabbim — scorpions, probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea …
Alabaster — occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of “ointment of spikenard very precious,” with the…
Alamoth — virgins, a musical term (1 Chronicles 15:20), denoting that the psalm which bears this inscription (Psalm 46) …
Alarm — a particular quivering sound of the silver trumpets to give warning to the Hebrews on their journey through th…
Alemeth — covering. (1.) One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8). (2.) One of the sons of…
Alexander — man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the S…
ALEXANDER THE Great — the king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the “belly of brass” (Daniel 2:3…
Alexandria — the ancient metropolis of Lower Egypt, so called from its founder, Alexander the Great (about B.C. 333). It wa…
Algum — (2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10,11), the same as almug (1 Kings 10:11).…
Alien — a foreigner, or person born in another country, and therefore not entitled to the rights and privileges of the…
Allegory — used only in Galatians 4:24, where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the s…
Alleluia — the Greek form (Revelation 19:1, 3, 4, 6) of the Hebrew Hallelujah = Praise ye Jehovah, which begins or ends s…
Alliance — a treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with …
Allon — oak. (1.) The expression in the Authorized Version of Joshua 19:33, “from Allon to Zaanannim,” is more correct…
Allon-Bachuth — oak of weeping, a tree near Bethel, at the spot where Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, was buried (Genesis 35:8). Lar…
Almodad — immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:26), the founder of an Arabian tribe.…
Almon — hidden, one of the sacerdotal cities of Benjamin (Joshua 21:18), called also Alemeth (1 Chronicles 6:60).…
Almond — a native of Syria and Palestine. In form, blossoms, and fruit it resembles the peach tree. Its blossoms are of…
ALMS Not — found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Leviticus 25:35; Deuteronomy 15…
Aloes — (Hebrews ‘ahalim), a fragrant wood (Numbers 24:6; Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallo…
Alphaeus — (1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; …
Altar — (Hebrews mizbe’ah, from a word meaning “to slay”), any structure of earth (Exodus 20:24) or unwrought stone (2…
Altaschith — destroy not, the title of Psalm 57, 58, 59, and 75. It was probably the name of some song to the melody of whi…
Alush — one of the places, the last before Rephidim, at which the Hebrews rested on their way to Sinai (Numbers 33:13,…
Amalek — dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:12; 1 Chronicles 1:36); the chief of …
A M Ale Kite — a tribe that dwelt in Arabia Petraea, between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. They were not the descendants of A…
Amana — perennial. (1.) The Hebrew margin of 2 Kings 5:12 gives this as another reading of Abana (q.v.), a stream near…
Amariah — said by Jehovah. (1.) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:7,52). He was probably the la…
Amasa — burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chronicles 2:17; 2 Samuel 17:25). He was appointed …
Amasai — burdensome. (1.) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:25, 35). (2.) The leader …
Amashai — the son of Azareel, appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple (Nehemiah 11:13…
Amasiah — burden of (i.e., “sustained by”) Jehovah, the “son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord,” a …
Amaziah — strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chronicles…
AMBASSADOR In — the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning “one who goes on an errand,” is rendered thus (Joshua 9:4; Pro…
Amber — (Ezekiel 1:4, 27; 8:2. Hebrews , hashmal, rendered by the LXX. elektron, and by the Vulgate electrum), a metal…
AMBUSH Joshua — at the capture of Ai lay in ambush, and so deceived the inhabitants that he gained an easy victory (Joshua 8:4…
AMEN This Hebrew — word means firm, and hence also faithful (Revelation 3:14). In Isaiah 65:16, the Authorized Version has “the G…
Amethyst — one of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:19; 39:12), and in the foundation …
AmTTTAI — true, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1).…
Ammah — a cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of …
Ammi — my people, a name given by Jehovah to the people of Israel (Hos. 2:1, 23. Comp. 1:9; Ezekiel 16:8; Romans 9:25…
AmmIEE — people of God. (1.) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:12). He was…
Ammihud — people of glory; i.e., “renowned.” (1.) The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus…
Amminadab — kindred of the prince. (1.) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 1:7; 2:3; 7:12…
Amminadib — a person mentioned in Cant. 6: 12, whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin…
Ammishaddai — people of the Almighty, the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus (Numbers…
Ammizabad — people of the giver, the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chroni…
Ammon — another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Genesis 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (P…
Ammonite — the usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Genesis 19:38). From the very beginning (Deuterono…
Amnon — faithful. (1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chronicles 4:20; comp. 17). (2.) The eld…
Amon — builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1…
Amorites — highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Genesis 14:7), called…
Amos — borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 1…
Amoz — strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isaiah 1:1; 2:1). As to his personal history…
Amphipolis — city on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on …
Amplias — a Roman Christian saluted by Paul (Romans 16:8).…
Amram — kindred of the High; i.e., “friend of Jehovah.” (1.) The son of Kohath, the son of Levi. He married Jochebed, …
Amraphel — king of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodo…
Anab — grape-town, one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, from which Joshua expelled the Anakim (Joshua 11:21; …
Anah — speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all …
Anak — long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Ana ki m (Joshua 15:13; 21:11, Hebrews Anok ).…
Anakim — the descendants of Anak (Joshua 11:21; Numbers 13:33; Deuteronomy 9:2). They dwelt in the south of Palestine, …
Anamim — the name of an Egyptian tribe descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11).…
Anammelech — one of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The name means …
Anan — cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 10:26).…
Ananiah — protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Nehemiah 11:32). It i…
Ananias — a common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah. (1.) One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired …
Anath — an answer; i.e., to “prayer”, the father of Shamgar, who was one of the judges of Israel (Judges 3:31).…
Anathema — anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the fo…
Anathoth — the name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 21 : 18). The Jews, as a rule, did n…
ANCHOR From Acts — 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were attached to the ster…
ANCIENT OF Days — an expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of eternal. In…
Andrew — manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was …
Andronicus — man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul (Romans 16:7); “of note among the a…
Anem — two fountains, a Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 6:73). It is also called En-gannim (q.v…
Aner — a boy. (1.) A Canaanitish chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Genesi…
Angel — a word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a “messenger,” and hence employed to denote any agent God sen…
Anger — the emotion of instant displeasure on account of something evil that presents itself to our view. In itself it…
Anim — fountains, a city in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:50), now el-Ghuwein, near Eshtemoh, about 10 miles sout…
Animal — an organized living creature endowed with sensation. The Levitical law divided animals into clean and unclean,…
ANISE This — word is found only in Matthew 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveo…
Anna — grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a “prophetess,” like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr…
Annas — was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised…
ANOINT The — practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significan…
Ant — (Hebrews nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Proverbs 6:6; 30:25, as dist…
Antichrist — against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring …
Antioch — (1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusa…
Antiochus — the name of several Syrian kings from B.C. 280 to B.C. 65. The most notable of these were, (1.) Antiochus the …
Antipas — (1.) Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife Malthace. He was tetrarch of Galilee and Pe…
Antipatris — a city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in honour of his father, Antipater. It lay between Ca…
Antonia — a fortress in Jerusalem, at the north-west corner of the temple area. It is called “the castle” (Acts 21:34, 3…
Antothite — an inhabitant of Anathoth, found only in 1 Chronicles 11:28; 12:3. In 2 Samuel 23:27 it is Anethothite; in 1 C…
Anvil — the rendering of the Hebrew word, “beaten,” found only in Isaiah 41:7.…
Ape — an animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets of S…
Apelles — a Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:10), and styles “approved in Christ.”…
Apharsachites — a company of the colonists whom the Assyrian king planted in Samaria (Ezra 5:6; 6:6).…
Apharsites — another of the tribes removed to Samaria (Ezra 4:9), or perhaps the same as the preceding.…
Aphik — (Judges 1:31); Aphek (Joshua 13:4; 19:30), stronghold. (1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of …
Apocalypse — the Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.).…
Apocrypha — hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found a place in the LXX. and Latin Vulgate ve…
Apollonia — a city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Si…
Apollos — a Jew “bom at Alexandria,” a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent (Acts 18:24; R.V., “learned”). He …
Apollyon — destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Revelation 9:11). It is the Gre…
Apostle — a person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Chr…
Apothecary — rendered in the margin and the Revised Version “perfumer,” in Exodus 30:25; 37:29; Ecclesiastes 10:1. The holy…
APPAREL In Old Testament — times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear f…
Appeal — a reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of …
Apphia — increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.…
Appii Forum — i.e., “the market of Appius” (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the “Appian Way,” from Rome to Brundusium…
Apple — (Hebrews tappuah, meaning “fragrance”). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine w…
Apron — found in the Authorized Version in Genesis 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. In Acts …
Aquila — eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2)…
Arab — ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.…
Arabah — plain, in the Revised Version of 2 Kings 14:25; Joshua 3:16; 8:14; 2 Samuel 2:29; 4:7 (in all these passages t…
Arabia — arid, an extensive region in the south-west of Asia. It is bounded on the west by the Isthmus of Suez and the …
Arad — (1.) Now Tell Arad, a Canaanite city, about 20 miles south of Hebron. The king of Arad “fought against Israel …
Aram — the son of Shem (Genesis 10:22); according to Genesis 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matthew 1:3, 4, and Luke …
ARAM-NAHARAIM Aram — of the two rivers, is Mesopotamia (as it is rendered in Genesis 24: 10), the country enclosed between the Tigr…
Aram-Zobah — (Psalm 60, title), probably the region between the Euphrates and the Orontes.…
Aran — wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Genesis 36:28).…
Ararat — sacred land or high land, the name of a country on one of the mountains of which the ark rested after the Floo…
Araunah — agile; also called Oman 1 Chronicles 21:15, a Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem before it was taken by the Israe…
Arba — four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of…
ArBATHITE — a name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicl…
Arch — an architectural term found only in Ezekiel 40: 16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the Israel…
Archangel — (IThessalonians 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.…
Archelaus — ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his br…
Archer — a shooter with the bow (1 Chronicles 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Genesis 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wou…
ArCHEVITE — one of the nations planted by the Assyrians in Samaria (Ezra 4:9); the men of Erech.…
Archi — a city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Joshua 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.…
Archippus — master of the horse, a “fellow-soldier” of Paul’s (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Colossi…
Archite — the usual designation of Hushai (2 Samuel 15:32; 17:5, 14; 1 Chronicles 27:33), who was a native of Archi. He …
Arcturus — bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authoriz…
Ard — descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Numbers 26:38-40). In 1 Chronicles 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants ar…
Ardon — descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chronicles 2:18).…
Areopagite — a member of the court of Areopagus (Acts 17:34).…
Areopagus — the Latin form of the Greek word rendered “Mars’ hill.” But it denotes also the council or court of justice wh…
Aretas — the father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea. His daughter returned to him on the occasion o…
Argob — stony heap, an “island,” as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the t…
Ariel — the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.)…
ArIMATHEA — a “city of the Jews” (Luke 23:51), the birth-place of Joseph in whose sepulchre our Lord was laid (Matthew 27:…
Arioch — lion-like, venerable. (1.) A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Genesis 14:1,9). The tablet…
Aristarchus — best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29; 27:2). He was Paul’s “fellow-…
Aristobulus — a Roman mentioned in Paul’s Epistle to the Romans (16:10), whose “household” is saluated.…
ARK Noah’s — ark, a building of gopher- wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high …
ArKTTE — (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:15), a designation of certain descendants from the Phoenicians or Sidonians, th…
Arm — used to denote power (Psalm 10:15; Ezekiel 30:21; Jeremiah 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (…
Armageddon — occurs only in Revelation 16:16 (R.V., “Har-Magedon”), as symbolically designating the place where the “battle…
Armenia — high land, occurs only in Authorized Version, 2 Kings 19:37; in Revised Version, “Ararat,” which is the Hebrew…
Armoni — inhabitant of a fortress, the first-named of the two sons of Saul and Rizpah. He was delivered up to the Gibeo…
Armour — is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive. (1.) The offensiv…
Armour-Bearer — an officer selected by kings and generals because of his bravery, not only to bear their armour, but also to s…
Armoury — the place in which armour was deposited when not used (Nehemiah 3:19; Jeremiah 50:25). At first each man of th…
ARMY The Israelites — marched out of Egypt in military order (Exodus 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed…
Arnon — swift, the southern boundary of the territory of Israel beyond Jordan, separating it from the land of Moab (De…
Aroer — ruins. (1.) A town on the north bank of the Amon (Deuteronomy 4:48; Judges 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33), the southern…
Arpad — (Isaiah 10:9; 36:19; 37:13), also Arphad, support, a Syrian city near Hamath, along with which it is invariabl…
Arphaxad — son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years (Genesis 11:10-13; 1 Chronicles 1…
ARROWS At — first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for lightning (D…
Artaxerxes — the Greek form of the name of several Persian kings. (1.) The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple…
Artificer — a person engaged in any kind of manual occupation (Genesis 4:22; Isaiah 3:3).…
Artillery — 1 Samuel 20:40, (Hebrews keli, meaning “apparatus;” here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows a…
Arvad — wandering, (Ezekiel 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and…
Asa — physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of ludah. He was zealous in maintaining …
Asahel — made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fi…
Asaph — convener, or collector. (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chronicles 6:39). Psalms 50 and …
Asenath — an Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-God”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of J…
Ash — (Hebrews o’ren, “tremulous”), mentioned only Isaiah 44:14 (R.V., “fir tree”). It is rendered “pine tree” both …
Ashdod — stronghold, a Philistine city (Joshua 15:47), about midway between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 miles from the Medite…
Ashdoth-Pisgah — (Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 12:3; 13:20) in Authorized Version, but in Revised Version translated “slopes of Pis…
Asher — happy, Jacob’s eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid (Genesis 30: 13). Of the tribe founded by him…
Asherah — and pi. Asherim in Revised Version, instead of “grove” and “groves” of the Authorized Version. This was the na…
ASHES The — ashes of a red heifer burned entire (Numbers 19:5) when sprinkled on the unclean made them ceremonially clean …
Ashkelon — =Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17). It stood on the …
Ashkenaz — one of the three sons of Gomer (Genesis 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are…
Ashpenaz — the master of the eunuchs of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1:3), the “Rabsaris” of the court. His position was simila…
Ashtaroth — a city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deuteronomy 1:4; Joshua 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe o…
ASHTEROTH KARNAIM Ashteroth — of the two horns, the abode of the Rephaim (Genesis 14:5). It may be identified with Ashtaroth preceding; call…
Ashtoreth — the moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deit…
Ashurites — mentioned among those over whom Ish-bosheth was made king (2 Samuel 2:9).…
Asia — is used to denote Proconsular Asia, a Roman province which embraced the western parts of Asia Minor, and of wh…
Asnapper — probably the same as Assur-bani-pal (Sardanapalos of the Greeks), styled the “great and noble” (Ezra 4:10), wa…
Asp — (Hebrews pethen), Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14, 16; Isaiah 11:8. It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje…
Ass — frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the domesticated species we read of, (1.) The she ass (Hebrews ‘…
Asshur — second son of Shem (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc.…
As Sos — a sea-port town of Proconsular Asia, in the district of Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium. …
ASSURANCE The — resurrection of Jesus (Acts 17:31) is the “assurance” (Gr. pistis, generally rendered “faith”) or pledge God h…
Assyria — the name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a col…
Astrologer — (Daniel 1:20; 2:2, 10, 27, etc.) Hebrews ‘ashshaph’, an enchanter, one who professes to divine future events b…
ASTRONOMY The Hebrews — were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (Amos 5:8; Psalm 19). In the Book of Job, which is…
Asuppim — (1 Chronicles 26:15, 17, Authorized Version; but in Revised Version, “storehouse”), properly the house of stor…
Atad — buckthorn, a place where Joseph and his brethren, when on their way from Egypt to Hebron with the remains of t…
Ataroth — crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Numbers 32:3). (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim a…
Athaliah — whom God afflicts. (1.) The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18…
Athens — the capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek literature and art dur…
ATONEMENT This — word does not occur in the Authorized Version of the New Testament except in Romans 5:11, where in the Revised…
Augustus — the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke…
Augustus Band — (Acts 27:1.: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form of Augusta, the name given to Caesarea in honour of Augustu…
Ava — a place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with I…
Aven — nothingness; vanity. (1.) Hosea speaks of the “high places of Aven” (10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also …
Avenger Of Blood — (Hebrews goel, from verb gaal, “to be near of kin,” “to redeem”), the nearest relative of a murdered person. I…
A Vim — a people dwelling in Hazerim, or “the villages” or “encampments” on the south-west corner of the sea-coast (De…
Awl — an instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Exodus 21:6; Deuter…
Axe — used in the Authorized Version of Deuteronomy 19:5; 20:19; 1 Kings 6:7, as the translation of a Hebrew word wh…
Azal — (Zechariah 14:5) should perhaps be rendered “very near” = “the way of escape shall be made easy.” If a proper …
Azariah — whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succ…
Azazel — (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26, Revised Version only here; rendered “scape-goat” in the Authorized Version). This wor…
Azaziah — whom Jehovah strengthened. (1.) One of the Levitical harpers in the temple (1 Chronicles 15:21). (2.) The fath…
Azekah — dug over, a town in the Shephelah or low hills of Judah (Joshua 15:35), where the five confederated Amoritish …
Azel — noble, a descendant of king Saul (1 Chronicles 8:37; 9:43, 44).…
Azmaveth — strong as death. (1.) One of David’s thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:31). (2.) An overseer over the royal treasur…
Azotus — the Grecized form (Acts 8:40, etc.) of Ashdod (q.v.).…
Azubah — deserted. (1.) The wife of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:18, 19). (2.) The daughter of Shilhi, and mother of king Jeho…
Azur And Azzur — helper. (1.) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jeremiah 28:1). (2.) The father of Jaazaniah (Ezekiel 11…