Dictionaries :: LionsEaston's Bible DictionaryLions: the most powerful of all carnivorous animals. Although not now found in Palestine, they must have been in ancient times very numerous there. They had their lairs in the forests (Jer 5:6; 12:8; Amo 3:4), in the caves of the mountains (Sgs 4:8; Nah 2:12), and in the canebrakes on the banks of th

Dictionaries :: Luhith, Ascent OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLuhith, Ascent Of: lu'-hith, loo'-hith, ma‘-aleh ha-luchith): A place named in Isa 15:5; Jer 48:5. It is clearly identical with the way, or descent, of Horonaim. Eusebius, Onomasticon places Luhith between Areopolis and Zoar. Some way is intended by which fugitives f

Dictionaries :: Leper; LeprosyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLeper; Leprosy: lep'-er, lep'-ro-si (tsara‘ath; lepra): A slowly progressing and intractable disease characterized by subcutaneous nodules (Hebrew se'eth; Septuagint oule; the King James Version "rising"), scabs or cuticular crusts (Hebrew cappachath; Septuagint semasia

Dictionaries :: Kiss (Noun and Verb)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g5370Greek: philemaKiss (Noun and Verb):"a kiss" (akin to B), Luk 7:45; 22:48, was a token of Christian brotherhood, whether by way of welcome or farewell, "a holy kiss," Rom 16:16; 1Cr 16:20; 2Cr 13:12; 1Th 5:26, "holy" (hagios), as free

Dictionaries :: Lewd; LewdnessInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLewd; Lewdness: lud, lud'-nes (zimmah, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old Testament: There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness": (1) Zimmah, meaning a "plan," a "purpose," so translated several times and then shading off into "

Dictionaries :: LidebirInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLidebir: lid'-e-ber (lidhebhir): For "of Debir" in EV; the Revised Version margin suggests the name "Lidebir" (Jos 13:26), a city in the territory of Gad. It is probably identical with LO-DEBAR (which see).

Dictionaries :: LunaticsSmith's Bible DictionaryLunatics: (from the Latin Luna, the moon, because insane persons, especially those who had lucid intervals, were once supposed to be affected by the changes of the moon.) This word is used twice in the New Testament- Matthew 4:24; 17:15 translated epileptic in the Revised Version. It is evident tha

Dictionaries :: Kings, the Books OfEaston's Bible DictionaryKings, the Books Of: The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of Samuel being the first

Dictionaries :: LibyansNave's Topical BibleLibyans: The Inhabitants of Libya Jer 46:9; Dan 11:43

Dictionaries :: LeshemHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryLeshem:a name; putting; a precious stoneInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLeshem: le'-shem. Nave's Topical BibleLeshem: Called also Laish See DANSmith's Bible DictionaryLeshem: (precious stone) another form of Laish, afterward Dan, occurring in(Joshua 19:47.

Dictionaries :: KinsfolkInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKinsfolk: kinz'-fok. King James DictionaryKinsfolk: Family; Relatives.And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's jo

Dictionaries :: KirjathbaalSmith's Bible DictionaryKirjathbaal: SEE [KIRJATHJEARIM].

Dictionaries :: LongerVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1AdverbStrong's Number: g2089Greek: etiLonger:"yet, as yet, still," is translated "longer" in Luk 16:2 (with separate negative); "any longer" in Rom 6:2. See ALSO, EVEN, FURTHER, MORE, MOREOVER, STILL, THENCEFORTH, YET.A-2AdverbStrong's Number: g3765Greek: ouketiLonger:"no m

Dictionaries :: Lend, LoanInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLend, Loan: lon: The translation of 7 Hebrew and 2 Greek vbs.: 1. Lexical Usages: In the Old Testament: lawah, "to join," "cause to join," "lend" (Ex 22:25; De 28:12,44; Ps 37:26; Pr 19:17); nashah, "to bite," "lend" (De 24:11; Jer 15:10); nashah (same root as last, though

Dictionaries :: LibniEaston's Bible DictionaryLibni: white, one of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi (Exd 6:17; Num 3:18,21).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryLibni:same as LibnahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLibni: lib'-ni (libhni): (1) Son of Gershon (Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17,20). Families who traced their descent fr

Dictionaries :: Lend, LenderVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g1155Greek: daneizoLend, Lender:is translated "to lend" in Luk 6:34, 35: see BORROW.A-2VerbStrong's Number: g5531Greek: kichremi | chraoLend, Lender:"to lend," is used in the aorist (or "point") tense, Active Voice, in Luk 11:5, in the request, "l

Dictionaries :: Leaf, LeavesSmith's Bible DictionaryLeaf, Leaves: The word occurs in the Authorized Version either in singular or plural number in three different senses. (1.) Leaf of a tree. The righteous are often compared to green leaves (Jeremiah 17:8). The ungodly, on the other hand, are "as an oak whose leaf fadeth." (Isaiah 1:30). (

Dictionaries :: LessVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g1640Greek: elassonLess:serves as a comparative degree of mikros, "little" (see LEAST), and denotes "less" in (a) quality, as of wine, Jhn 2:10, "worse;" (b) age, Rom 9:12, "younger;" 1Ti 5:9, "under" (neuter, adverbially); (c) rank, Hbr 7:7. See

Dictionaries :: Logia, TheInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLogia, The: log'-i-a, (Logia): 1. The Word "Logia" and Its History: The word logion, which is a diminutive of logos, was regularly used of Divine utterances. There are examples in the classics, the Septuagint, the writings of Josephus and Philo and in four passages in the

Dictionaries :: Kind (Noun)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g1085Greek: genosKind (Noun):akin to ginomai, "to become," denotes (a) "a family," Act 4:6, "kindred;" Act 7:13, RV, "race" (AV, "kindred"); Act 13:26, "stock;" (b) "an offspring," Act 17:28; Rev 22:16; (c) "a nation, a race," Mar 7:26, RV, "ra