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Oak There — are six Hebrew words rendered “oak.” (1.) ‘El occurs only in the word El-paran (Genesis 14:6). The LXX. render…
Oath — a solemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deuteronomy 6:13; Jeremiah 4:2), in various forms (Gen…
Obadiah — servant of the Lord. (1.) An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great …
Oral — stripped, the eight son of Joktan (Genesis 10:28); called also Ebal (1 Chronicles 1:22).…
Obed — serving; worshipping. (1.) A son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:21, 22), and the grandfather of David (Matthew 1:5).…
Obed-Edom — servant of Edom. (1.) “The Gittite” (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Levite of t…
Obeisance — homage or reverence to any one (Genesis 37:7; 43:28).…
Obil — a keeper of camels, an Ishmaelite who was “over the camels” in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:30).…
Oboth — bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Numbers 33:43), the first af…
Oded — restoring, or setting up. (1.) Father of the prophet Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1, 8). (2.) A prophet in the tim…
Offence — (1.) An injury or wrong done to one (1 Samuel 25:31; Romans 5:15). (2.) A stumbling-block or cause of temptati…
Offering — an oblation, dedicated to God. Thus Cain consecrated to God of the first-fruits of the earth, and Abel of the …
Og — gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with…
Ohad — united, or power, the third son of Simeon (Genesis 46:10).…
Ohel — a house; tent, the fourth son of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:20).…
OIL Only — olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or …
Oil- Tree — (Isaiah 41:19; R.V. marg., “oleaster”), Hebrews ‘etz shemen, rendered “olive tree” in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33…
OINT ME NT Various — fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Exodus 30:25; Psalm 133:2; Isaiah 1…
Old Gate — one of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Nehemiah 3:6; 12:39…
Olive — the fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that …
Olive-Tree — is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive-branch to Noah (Genesis 8: 1 1). …
Olympas — a Roman Christian whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:15).…
Omar — eloquent, the son of Eliphaz, who was Esau’s eldest son (Genesis 36:11-15).…
Omega — (Revelation 1:8), the last letter in the Greek alphabet. (See A.)…
Omer — a handful, one-tenth of an ephah=half a gallon dry measure (Exodus 16:22, 32, 33, 36)=“tenth deal.”…
Omri — servant of Jehovah. When Elah was murdered by Zimri at Tirzah (1 Kings 16:15-27), Omri, his captain, was made …
On — light; the sun, (Genesis 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jeremiah 43:13) a…
Onan — strong, the second son of Judah (Genesis 38:4-10; comp. Deuteronomy 25:5; Matthew 22:24). He died before the g…
Onesimus — useful, a slave who, after robbing his master Philemon (q.v.) at Colosse, fled to Rome, where he was converted…
Onesiphorus — bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome. He served him in many things…
ONION The Israelites — in the wilderness longed for the “onions and garlick of Egypt” (Numbers 1 1:5). This was the betsel of the Heb…
Ono — a town of Benjamin, in the “plain of Ono” (1 Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33); now Kefr ‘Ana, 5 miles north of Lydd…
Onycha — a nail; claw; hoof, (Hebrews sheheleth; Exodus 30:34), a Latin word applied to the operculum, i.e., the claw o…
Onyx — a hail; claw; hoof, (Hebrews shoham), a precious stone adorning the breast-plate of the high priest and the sh…
OPEN PLACE Genesis — 38:14, 21, mar. Enaim; the same probably as Enam (Joshua 15:34), a city in the lowland or Shephelah.…
Ophel — hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropo…
Ophir — (1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:29). (2.) Some region famous for its gold (1 Kings 9:28; 10:11; 22:…
Ophni — mouldy, a city of Benjamin (Joshua 18:24).…
Ophrah — a fawn. 1 Chronicles 4:14. (1.) A city of Benjamin (Joshua 18:23); probably identical with Ephron (2 Chronicle…
ORACLE In — the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Samuel 16:23, to denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Ki…
Oreb — raven, a prince of Midian, who, being defeated by Gideon and put to straits, was slain along with Zeeb (Judges…
Oren — ash or pine, the son of Jerahmeel (1 Chronicles 2:25).…
Organ — some kind of wind instrument, probably a kind of Pan’s pipes (Genesis 4:21; Job 21:12; Psalm 150:4), which con…
ORION Hebrews — Kesil; i.e., “the fool”, the name of a constellation (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8) consisting of about eighty sta…
Ornan — 1 Chronicles 21:15. (See ARAUNAH.)…
Orpah — forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4; 4:10). On the death of her husband she accompani…
Orphans — (Lamentations 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word t…
OSPREY Hebrews — ‘ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12); the fish-eating e…
OSSIFRAGE Hebrews — peres = to “break” or “crush”, the lammer-geier, or bearded vulture, the largest of the whole vulture tribe. I…
Ostrich — (Lamentations 4:3), the rendering of Hebrew pi. enim; so called from its greediness and gluttony. The allusion…
Othni — a lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David (1 Chronicles 26:7). …
Othniel — lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb (Joshua 15:16, 17; Judges 1:13…
Ouches — an Old English word denoting cavities or sockets in which gems were set (Exodus 28:11).…
OVEN Hebrews — tannur, (Hos. 7:4). In towns there appear to have been public ovens. There was a street in Jerusalem (Jeremiah…
Owl — (1.) Hebrews bath-haya’anah, “daughter of greediness” or of “shouting.” In the list of unclean birds (Leviticu…
Ox Hebrews — bakar, “cattle;” “neat cattle”, (Genesis 12:16; 34:28; Job 1:3, 14; 42:12, etc.); not to be muzzled when tread…
Ox Goad — mentioned only in Judges 3:31, the weapon with which Shamgar (q.v.) slew six hundred Philistines. “The ploughm…
Ozem — strong. (1.) One of David’s brothers; the sixth son of Jesse (1 Chronicles 2:15). (2.) A son of Jerahmeel (1 C…
Ozias — son of Joram (Matthew 1:8); called also Uzziah (2 Kings 15:32, 34).…
Ozni — hearing, one of the sons of Gad; also called Ezbon (Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16).…