Dictionaries :: Refuges Cities OfSmith's Bible DictionaryRefuges Cities Of: SEE [CITIES OF REFUGE].

Dictionaries :: Secacah, or SecacahSmith's Bible DictionarySecacah, or Secacah: (thicket) one of the six cities of Judah which were situated in the Midbar ("wilderness") that is, the tract bordering on the Dead Sea (Joshua 15:61). Its portion is not known.

Dictionaries :: RoseEaston's Bible DictionaryRose: Many varieties of the rose proper are indigenous to Syria. The famed rose of Damascus is white, but there are also red and yellow roses. In Sgs 2:1 and Isa 35:1 the Hebrew word habatstseleth (found only in these passages), rendered "rose" (R.V. marg., "autumn crocus"), is supposed by some to mea

Dictionaries :: RhodocusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaRhodocus: rod'-o-kus (Rhodokos): A Jewish traitor who disclosed the plans of Judas to Antiochus (Eupator) (2 Macc 13:21) 162 BC. Of his fate nothing more is known.

Dictionaries :: ReverenceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaReverence: rev'-er-ens: In the Old Testament, "reverence" occurs as the translation of two Hebrew words, yare' and shachah. The root idea of the former is "fear." It is used to express the attitude toward God Himself, as in Ps 89:7 the King James Version; or toward His sanctuary,

Dictionaries :: River of GadEaston's Bible DictionaryRiver of Gad: probably the Arno (2Sa 24:5).

Dictionaries :: RingleaderInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaRingleader: ring'-led-er: In Ac 24:5 the translation of protostates, "one who stands first." Not an opprobrious word in the Greek. Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g4414Greek: protostatesRingleader:"one who stands first" (protos, "first," hist

Dictionaries :: Scarce, ScarcelyVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Scarce, Scarcely:For SCARCE, SCARCELY see DIFFICULTY

Dictionaries :: RepetitionNave's Topical BibleRepetition: In Prayers: See PRAYERS

Dictionaries :: RepentKing James DictionaryRepent: To Change One's Mind & Purpose; Regret.From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, REPENT: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 4:17)Repent: To Lament One's Actions; Turn Again.And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts

Dictionaries :: Rephaim, Valley OfEaston's Bible DictionaryRephaim, Valley Of: (Jos 15:8; 18:16, R.V.). When David became king over all Israel, the Philistines, judging that he would now become their uncompromising enemy, made a sudden attack upon Hebron, compelling David to retire from it. He sought refuge in "the hold" at Adullam (2Sa 5:17-22)

Dictionaries :: RustInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaRust: rust (chel'ah; brosis): Strictly speaking rust is the red oxide of iron formed by the corrosion of that metal, but by extension it has come to mean corrosion produced on any metal. Chel'ah is translated "rust" in Eze 24:11,12. This rendering is probably based on 24:11. Copper ca

Dictionaries :: Rimmon-ParezEaston's Bible DictionaryRimmon-Parez: a pomegranate breach, or Rimmon of the breach, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num 33:19,20).Nave's Topical BibleRimmon-Parez: A Camping Place of the Israelites Num 33:19, 20

Dictionaries :: Rock-BadgerInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaRock-Badger: r.-baj'-er: This term is found in the Revised Version margin for "coney," shaphan (Le 11:5; compare De 14:7; Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26). It is a translation of klip das, the name given. by the Boers to the Cape hyrax or coney.

Dictionaries :: RomamtiezerSmith's Bible DictionaryRomamtiezer: One of the fourteen sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4; 25:31). (B.C. about 1014)

Dictionaries :: SectEaston's Bible DictionarySect: (Act 24:14; 1Ch 11:19; Gal 5:20, etc.), meaning properly "a choice," then "a chosen manner of life," and then "a religious party," as the "sect" of the Sadducees (Act 5:17), of the Pharisees (15:5), the Nazarenes, i.e., Christians (24:5). It afterwards came to be used in a bad sense, of those ho

Dictionaries :: RoomInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaRoom: room. Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g5117Greek: toposRoom:"a place," is translated "room" in Luk 2:7; 14:22, i.e., "place;" in the AV in Luk 14:9, 10, RV, "place" (of a couch at a feast); of a position or condition which a person occu

Dictionaries :: ReformInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaReform: re-form' (yacar): The word in the Revised Version (British and American) is found only in Le 26:23, in the phrase "ye will not be reformed." The meaning is, "to be instructed," or, more fully, "to let one's self be chastened," i.e. by God's discipline to learn the lessons of

Dictionaries :: Ruth the Book OfEaston's Bible DictionaryRuth the Book Of: was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books of the Hebrew Bible. The history it contains refers to a period perhaps about one hundred and twenty-six years before the birth of David. It gives (Rth 1) an account of

Dictionaries :: Rend, Rent (Verb and Noun)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g4486Greek: rhegnumiRend, Rent (Verb and Noun):"to tear, rend," is translated "to rend" in Mat 7:6, of swine. See BREAK, A, No. 6.A-2VerbStrong's Number: g1284Greek: diarrhesso | diaressoRend, Rent (Verb and Noun):a late form of diar