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Naam — pleasantness, one of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1 Chronicles 4:15).…
Naamah — the beautiful. (1.) The daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Genesis 4: 22). (2.) The daughter of the king of Ammon,…
Naaman — pleasantness, a Syrian, the commander of the armies of Benhadad II. in the time of Joram, king of Israel. He w…
Naamathite — the designation of Zophar, one of Job’s three friends (Job 2:11; 11:1), so called from some place in Arabia, c…
Naarah — a girl, the second of Ashur’s two wives, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:5, 6).…
Naarai — youthful, a military chief in David’s army (1 Chronicles 11:37), called also Paarai (2 Samuel 23:35).…
Naaran — boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chronicles 7:28).…
Naarath — girl, a town on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin (Joshua 16:7), not far probably from Jericho, to the…
Nabal — foolish, a descendant of Caleb who dwelt at Maon (1 Samuel 25), the modern Main, 7 miles south-east of Hebron.…
Naboth — fruits, “the Jezreelite,” was the owner of a portion of ground on the eastern slope of the hill of Jezreel (2 …
Nachon — prepared, the owner of a thrashing-floor near which Uzzah was slain (2 Samuel 6:6); called also Chidon (1 Chro…
Nadab — liberal, generous. (1.) The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2). He with his brothers and t…
Nagge — illuminating, one of the ancestors of Christ in the maternal line (Luke 3:25).…
Nahaliel — possession, or valley of God, one of the encampments of the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 21:19), on t…
Nahallal — pasture, a city in Zebulun on the border of Issachar (Joshua 19:15), the same as Nahalol (Judges 1:30). It was…
Naharai — snorer, a Berothite, one of David’s heroes, and armour-bearer of Joab (1 Chronicles 11:39).…
Nahash — serpent. (1.) King of the Ammonites in the time of Saul. The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead having been exposed …
Nahath — rest. (1.) One of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau (Genesis 36:13, 17). (2.) A Kohathite Levite (1 Chro…
Nahbi — hidden, one of the twelve spies sent out to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:14).…
Nahor — snorting. (1.) The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Genesis 11:22-25; Luke 3:34). (2.) A son of…
Nahshon — sorcerer, the son of Aminadab, and prince of the children of Judah at the time of the first numbering of the t…
Nahum — consolation, the seventh of the so-called minor prophets, an Elkoshite. All we know of him is recorded in the …
Nail — for fastening. (1.) Hebrew yathed, “piercing,” a peg or nail of any material (Ezekiel 15:3), more especially a…
Nain — (from Hebrews nain, “green pastures,” “lovely”), the name of a town near the gate of which Jesus raised to lif…
Naioth — dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a clust…
NAKED This — word denotes (1) absolute nakedness (Genesis 2:25; Job 1:21; Ecclesiastes 5:15; Micah 1:8; Amos 2:16); (2) bei…
Naomi — the lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1…
Naphish — refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.…
Naphtali — my wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid (Genesis 30:8). When Jacob went…
Naphtuhim — a Hamitic tribe descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:13). Others identify this word with Napata, the name of the…
Napkin — (Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; 20:7; Lat. sudarium, a “sweat-cloth”), a cloth for wiping the sweat from the face.…
Narcissus — daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:11). He is supposed to have been the private secretary of the e…
Nathan — given. (1.) A prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Chronicles 9:29). He is first spoken of in connect…
Nathanael — given or gift of God, one of our Lord’s disciples, “of Cana in Galilee” (John 21:2). He was “an Israelite inde…
NATIVITY OF CHRIST The — birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Genesis 49:10; Isaiah 7:14; Jere…
Naughty Figs — (Jeremiah 24:2). “The bad figs may have been such either from having decayed, and thus been reduced to a rotte…
NAZARENE This — epithet (Gr. Nazaraios) is applied to Christ only once (Matthew 2:23). In all other cases the word is rendered…
Na Z Areth — separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew netser , a “shoot” or “sprout.” Some, however…
Nazarite — (Hebrews form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Numbers 6:2-21. The…
Neah — shaking, or settlement, or descent, a town on the east side of Zebulun, not far from Rimmon (Joshua 19:13).…
Neapolis — new city, a town in Thrace at which Paul first landed in Europe (Acts 16:11). It was the sea-port of the inlan…
Nebaioth — height. (1.) Ishmael’s eldest son (Genesis 25:13), and the prince of an Israelitish tribe (16). He had a siste…
Neballat — wickedness in secret, (Nehemiah 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.…
Nebat — sight; aspect, the father of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 11:26, etc.).…
Nebo — proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean God whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isaiah 46:1; Jeremi…
Nebuchadnezzar — in the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In a…
Nebuchadrezzar — =Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 21:2, 7; 22:25; 24:1, etc.), a nearer approach to the correct spelling of the word.…
Nebushasban — adorer of Nebo, or Nebo saves me, the “Rabsaris,” or chief chamberlain, of the court of Babylon. He was one of…
Nebuzaradan — “the captain of the guard,” in rank next to the king, who appears prominent in directing affairs at the captur…
Necho II — an Egyptian king, the son and successor of Psammetichus (B.C. 610-594), the contemporary of Josiah, king of Ju…
Neck — used sometimes figuratively. To “lay down the neck” (Romans 16:4) is to hazard one’s life. Threatenings of com…
Necromancer — (Deuteronomy 15:11), i.e., “one who interrogates the dead,” as the word literally means, with the view of disc…
Nedabiah — moved of Jehovah, one of the sons of Jeconiah (1 Chronicles 3:18).…
Needle — used only in the proverb, “to pass through a needle’s eye” (Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25). Some inter…
Neginah — in the title of Psalm 61, denotes the music of stringed instruments (1 Samuel 16:16; Isaiah 38:20). It is the …
Neginoth — i.e., songs with instrumental accompaniment, found in the titles of Psalm 4; 6; 54; 55; 67; 76; rendered “stri…
Ne Het A Mite — the name given to a false prophet Shemaiah, who went with the captives to Babylon (Jeremiah 29:24, 31, 32). Th…
Nehemiah — comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7. (2.) Nehemiah 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Nehemiah 1:1…
Nehiloth — only in the title of Psalm 5. It is probably derived from a root meaning “to bore,” “perforate,” and hence den…
Nehushta — copper, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, and the wife of Jehoiakin (2 Kings 24:8), king of Judah.…
Nehushtan — of copper; a brazen thing a name of contempt given to the serpent Moses had made in the wilderness (Numbers 21…
Neiel — dwelling-place of God, a town in the territory of Asher, near its southern border (Joshua 19:27). It has been …
Nekeb — cavern, a town on the boundary of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33). It has with probability, been identified with Seiya…
Nemuel — day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chronicles 4:24), called also Jemuel (Genesis 46:10). (2.) A Reu…
Nephilim — (Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33, R.V.), giants, the Hebrew word left untranslated by the Revisers, the name of one…
Nephtoah — opened, a fountain and a stream issuing from it on the border between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:8, 9; 18:1…
Ner — light, the father of Kish (1 Chronicles 8:33). 1 Samuel 14:51 should be read, “Kish, the father of Saul, and N…
Nereus — a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Romans 16:15).…
Nergal — the great dog; that is, lion, one of the chief gods of the Assyrians and Babylonians (2 Kings 17:30), the God …
Nergal- Sharezer — Nergal, protect the king! (1.) One of the “princes of the king of Babylon who accompanied him in his last expe…
Nero — occurs only in the superscription (which is probably spurious, and is altogether omitted in the R.V.) to the S…
Net — in use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing-net was probably constructed after the…
Nethaneel — given of God. (1.) The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus (Numbers 1:8; 2:5). (2.) One …
Nethaniah — given of Jehovah. (1.) One of Asaph’s sons, appointed by David to minister in the temple (1 Chronicles 25:2, 1…
Nethinim — the name given to the hereditary temple servants in all the post-Exilian books of Scripture. The word means gi…
Netophah — distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem (Nehemiah 7:26; 1 Chroni…
Nettle — (1.) Hebrews haral, “pricking” or “burning,” Proverbs 24:30, 31 (R.V. marg., “wild vetches”); Job 30:7; Zephan…
New — MOON, Feast OF Special services were appointed for the commencement of a month (Numbers 28:11-15; 10:10). (See…
New Testament — (Luke 22:20), rather “New Covenant,” in contrast to the old covenant of works, which is superseded. “The coven…
Neziah — victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56.…
Nezib — a town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem…
NlBHAZ — barker, the name of an idol, supposed to be an evil demon of the Zabians. It was set up in Samaria by the Avit…
NlBSHAN — fertile; light soil, a city somewhere “in the wilderness” of Judah (Joshua 15:62), probably near Engedi.…
NlCANOR — conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known o…
NlCODEMUS — the people is victor, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. He is first noticed as visiting Jesus by night…
NlCOLAITANES The — church at Ephesus (Revelation 2:6) is commended for hating the “deeds” of the Nicolaitanes, and the church of …
Nicolas — the victory of the people, a proselyte of Antioch, one of the seven deacons (Acts 6:5).…
NlCOPOLIS — city of victory, where Paul intended to winter (Titus 3:12). There were several cities of this name. The one h…
Niger — black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably so called from his dark complexion.…
Night-Hawk — (Hebrews tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15). This was suppo…
Nile — dark; blue, not found in Scripture, but frequently referred to in the Old Testament under the name of Sihor, i…
NlMRAH — pure, a city on the east of Jordan (Numbers 32:3); probably the same as Beth-nimrah (Joshua 13:27). It has bee…
Nimrod — firm, a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. He was the first who claimed to be a “mighty one in the earth.” Ba…
NlMSHI — saved. Jehu was “the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi” (2 Kings 9:2; comp. 1 Kings 19:16).…
NINEVEH First — mentioned in Genesis 10:11, which is rendered in the Revised Version, “He [i.e., Nimrod] went forth into Assyr…
NlSAN — month of flowers, (Nehemiah 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. (See ABIB.) Assyrian nisannu, “beg…
NlSROCH — probably connected with the Hebrew word nesher, an eagle. An Assyrian God, supposed to be that represented wit…
Nitre — (Proverbs 25:20; R.V. marg., “soda”), properly “natron,” a substance so called because, rising from the bottom…
No — or No-A’mon, the home of Amon, the name of Thebes, the ancient capital of what is called the Middle Empire, in…
No Adi Ah — meeting with the Lord. (1.) A Levite who returned from Babylon (Ezra 8:33). (2.) A false prophetess who assist…
Noah — rest, (Hebrews Noah) the grandson of Methuselah (Genesis 5:25-29), who was for two hundred and fifty years con…
Nob — high place, a city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David’s wanderings (1 Samuel 21:1). Here …
Nob Ah — howling. (1.) Numbers 32:42. (2.) The name given to Kenath (q.v.) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the…
Nobleman — (Gr. basilikos, i.e., “king’s man”), an officer of state (John 4:49) in the service of Herod Antipas. He is su…
Nod — exile; wandering; unrest, a name given to the country to which Cain fled (Genesis 4:16). It lay on the east of…
Nodab — noble, probably a tribe descended from one of the sons of Ishmael, with whom the trans-Jordanic tribes made wa…
Nogah — splendour, one of David’s sons, born at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:7).…
Noph — the Hebrew name of an Egyptian city (Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezekiel 30:13, 16). In Hos.…
Nophah — blast, a city of Moab which was occupied by the Amorites (Numbers 21:30).…
North Country — a general name for the countries that lay north of Palestine. Most of the invading armies entered Palestine fr…
Northward — (Hebrews tsaphon), a “hidden” or “dark place,” as opposed to the sunny south (Deuteronomy 3:27). A Hebrew in s…
Nose — -JEWELS Only mentioned in Isaiah 3:21, although refered to in Genesis 24:47, Proverbs 11:22, Hos. 2:13. They w…
NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE Besides — the numbering of the tribes mentioned in the history of the wanderings in the wilderness, we have an account o…
NUN Beyond — the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is known of him (Exodus 33: 1 1).…
Nuts — were among the presents Jacob sent into Egypt for the purpose of conciliating Joseph (Genesis 43:11). This was…
Nymphas — nymph, saluted by Paul in his Epistle to the Colossians as a member of the church of Laodicea (Colossians 4: 1…