Dictionaries :: PhassurusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhassurus: fas-su'-rus, fas'-u-rus (Phassouros; Codex Vaticanus Phassoros King James Version Phassaron, after Aldine): The name of one of the families which went up from exile with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:25)=" Pashhur" of Ezr 2:38; Ne 7:41; according to Ezra and Nehemiah and Revi

Dictionaries :: PlanetNave's Topical BiblePlanet: See ASTRONOMY; STARS

Dictionaries :: PeeledKing James DictionaryPeeled: Bald; Bare; Smooth.In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and PEELED, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of host

Dictionaries :: PieceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPiece: pes: In the King James Version the word (singular and plural) represents a large number of different Hebrew words, many of which have more or less the same significance, e.g. piece of meat or flesh (Ge 15:10; 2Sa 6:19; Eze 24:4); of bread or cake (1Sa 2:36; 30:12; Jer 37:21);

Dictionaries :: PitchEaston's Bible DictionaryPitch: (Gen 6:14), asphalt or bitumen in its soft state, called "slime" (Gen 11:3; 14:10; Exd 2:3), found in pits near the Dead Sea (q.v.). It was used for various purposes, as the coating of the outside of vessels and in building. Allusion is made in Isa. 34:9 to its inflammable character. (See SLIM

Dictionaries :: PheniceEaston's Bible DictionaryPhenice: properly Phoenix a palm-tree (as in the R.V.), a town with a harbour on the southern side of Crete (Act 27:12), west of the Fair Havens. It is now called Lutro.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryPhenice:Phoenicia, red; purpleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhenice: fe-ni'-se. N

Dictionaries :: Peter, Epistles OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPeter, Epistles Of:

Dictionaries :: Peter, Second Epistle OfEaston's Bible DictionaryPeter, Second Epistle Of: The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence is wholly in favour of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears. It appears to have been written shortly before the apostle's deat

Dictionaries :: PlateInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPlate: plat: A term seemingly not used in the Bible for a dish as it is so commonly used at present, but always for a tablet or sheet of metal. (1) tsits (Ex 28:36; 39:30; Le 8:9), a plate of gold on the front of the mitre of the high priest. The name seems to have been given beca

Dictionaries :: PhilistinesEaston's Bible DictionaryPhilistines: (Gen 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., "Philistim"), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of the Jordan, and Crete and other Mediterranean islands. Some suppose them to have been a bra

Dictionaries :: PenInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPen: (?et, cheret; kalamos): The first writing was done on clay, wax, lead or stone tablets by scratching into the material with some hard pointed instrument. For this purpose bodkins of bronze, iron, bone or ivory were used (Job 19:24; Isa 8:1; Jer 17:1). In Jer 17:1 a diamond is also

Dictionaries :: Piltai, or PiltaiSmith's Bible DictionaryPiltai, or Piltai: (my deliverances) the representative of the priestly house of Moadiah or Maadiah, in the time of Joiakim the son of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:17). (B.C. 445)

Dictionaries :: PhilologusHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryPhilologus:a lover of letters, or of the wordInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPhilologus: fi-lol'-o-gus (Philologos, "fond of learning," "learned"): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings (Ro 16:15). His name is coupled with that of Julia, who was probably hi

Dictionaries :: PerilVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Peril:For PERIL, see DANGER, Note; PERILOUS see GRIEVOUS

Dictionaries :: Pi-HahirothEaston's Bible DictionaryPi-Hahiroth: place where the reeds grow (LXX. and Copt. read "farmstead"), the name of a place in Egypt where the children of Israel encamped (Exd 14:2,9), how long is uncertain. Some have identified it with Ajrud, a fortress between Etham and Suez. The condition of the Isthmus of Suez at the t

Dictionaries :: Oreb; ZeebInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaOreb; Zeeb: o'-reb, ze'-eb, zeb (‘orebh, "raven," especially "crow"), and (ze'ebh, "wolf") (Jud 7:25; 8:3; Ps 83:11, Isa 10:26 (Oreb only)): Two Midianite chieftains captured and beheaded by the Ephraimites, who brought their heads to Gideon. 1. Meaning of Names: As t

Dictionaries :: PedigreeInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaPedigree: ped'-i-gre (hithyalledh, "to show one's birth"): The English word "pedigree" occurs only once in the Bible, according to the concordance. In Nu 1:18, it is said: "They declared their pedigrees"; that is, they enrolled or registered themselves according to their family co

Dictionaries :: Pipe (Noun and Verb)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g836Greek: aulosPipe (Noun and Verb):"a wind instrument," e.g., "a flute" (connected with aemi, "to blow"), occurs in 1Cr 14:7.B-1VerbStrong's Number: g832Greek: auleoPipe (Noun and Verb):"to play on an aulos," is used in Mat 11:17; Luk 7:

Dictionaries :: Perseverance of the SaintsEaston's Bible DictionaryPerseverance of the Saints: their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neither totally nor finally fall away from grace, but will certainly persevere therein and attain everlasting life. This doctrine is clearly taught in th

Dictionaries :: Plain (Adverb), Plainly, PlainnessVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3717Greek: orthosPlain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness:"rightly" (from orthos, "straight"), is translated "plain," in Mar 7:35, of restored speech. See RIGHTLY.2Strong's Number: g3954Greek: parrhesiaPlain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness