Dictionaries :: DiminishInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDiminish: di-min'-ish: the Revised Version (British and American) has retained nearly all passages of the King James Version where "to diminish" is used. Some of these uses have become obsolete: De 4:2, "neither shall ye diminish from it." "Diminish" generally means "to reduce," "

Dictionaries :: DispleasedVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g23Greek: aganakteoDispleased:from agan, "much," and achomai, "to grieve," primarily meant "to feel a violent irritation, physically;" it was used, too, of the fermenting of wine; hence, metaphorically, "to show signs of grief, to be displeased, to be gri

Dictionaries :: EleasaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEleasa: el-e-a'-sa.

Dictionaries :: DothanEaston's Bible DictionaryDothan: two wells, a famous pasture-ground where Joseph found his brethren watching their flocks. Here, at the suggestion of Judah, they sold him to the Ishmaelite merchants (Gen 37:17). It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 1600. It was the residence of Elisha (2Ki 6:13), and the scene of a remar

Dictionaries :: Dodo; DodaiInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDodo; Dodai: do'-do, (dodho, dodhay, "beloved"): (1) The grandfather of Tola of the tribe of Issachar, one of the judges (Jud 10:1). (2) "The Ahohite," father of Eleazar, one of David's heroes, and (2Sa 23:9; 1Ch 11:12) himself the commander of one of the divisions of the

Dictionaries :: Eleven, TheInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEleven, The: e-lev'-'-n, (hoi hendeka): The eleven apostles remaining after the death of Judas. The definite article used serves to designate them as a distinct and definite group whose integrity was not destroyed by the loss of one of the twelve. The college of "the Twelve"

Dictionaries :: DrawingNave's Topical BibleDrawing: Of Pictures on Tile Eze 4:1

Dictionaries :: EdreiEaston's Bible DictionaryEdrei: mighty; strength. (1.) One of the chief towns of the kingdom of Bashan (Jos 12:4,5). Here Og was defeated by the Israelites, and the strength of the Amorites broken (Num 21:33-35). It subsequently belonged to Manasseh, for a short time apparently, and afterwards became the abode of banditti an

Dictionaries :: Doves DungSmith's Bible DictionaryDoves Dung: Various explanations have been given of the passage in 2 Kings 6:25. Bochart has labored to show that it denotes a species of cicer, "chick‐pea," which he says the Arabs call usnan, and sometimes improperly "dove's" or "sparrow's dung." Great quantities of these are sold in Cair

Dictionaries :: DisallowedKing James DictionaryDisallowed: Rejected.Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders DISA

Dictionaries :: Dove, TurtleNave's Topical BibleDove, Turtle: Sent Out from the Ark by Noah Gen 8:8-11Dove, Turtle: Domesticated Isa 60:8Dove, Turtle: Nests Of Jer 48:28Dove, Turtle: Harmlessness Of Typical of Christ's gentleness, Mat 10:16.Dove, Turtle: Sacrificial Uses Of Gen 15:9Dove, Turtle: Prescribed for Purification Of w

Dictionaries :: DissolveVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3089Greek: luoDissolve:"to loose," is used of the future demolition of the elements or heavenly bodies, 2Pe 3:10-12; in ver. 10, AV, "shall melt," RV, "shall be dissolved;" in verses 11, 12, AV and RV, "dissolved." See BREAK.2Strong's Number: g2647Greek: k

Dictionaries :: DoubtingNave's Topical BibleDoubting: General Scriptures Concerning Job 4:3-6; 9:16-23; 23:15-17; 30:20, 21; Psa 22:2; 31:22; 42:5, 6; 49:5; 73:13-17; 77:3, 7-9; Pro 24:10; Isa 40:27, 28; 49:14, 15; 50:2; Jer 8:18; 15:18; 45:3; Lam 3:8, 17, 18; 5:20; Hsa 10:3; Mat 8:26; 14:31; 17:17; Mar 4:38, 40; 9:19; Luk 8:25; 9:40; 1Pe 1:6Dou

Dictionaries :: EconomicsNave's Topical BibleEconomics: Political Gen 41:33-57Economics: Household Pro 24:27; 31:10-31; Ecc 11:4-6; Jhn 6:12, 13Economics: References Concerning See FAMILY; FRUGALITY; INDUSTRY.

Dictionaries :: DispositionInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDisposition: (dis-po-zish'-un diatagai): Only in Ac 7:53, "received the law by the disposition of angels," where it bears the meaning of "administration"; the Revised Version (British and American) "as it was ordained by angels." Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Wo

Dictionaries :: DumahEaston's Bible DictionaryDumah: silence, (Psa 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen 25:14; 1Ch 1:30). There was also a town of this name in Judah (Jos 15:52), which has been identified with ed-Domeh, about 10 miles southwest of H

Dictionaries :: Elah, Vale OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaElah, Vale Of: ('emeq ha-'elah, "valley of the terebinth"; he koilas Ela; A, tes druos): The scene of the events of 1Sa 17:2 ff, referred to also in 1Sa 21:9. There can be no doubt that this is the Wady es Sunt ("valley of the tercbinth"), or part of it. This is the southe

Dictionaries :: Disperse, DispersionVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g1262Greek: dialuoDisperse, Dispersion:"to dissolve," is used in Act 5:36 of the breaking up and dispersion of a company of men, RV, "dispersed," AV, "scattered." See SCATTER.A-2VerbStrong's Number: g4650Greek: skorpizoDisperse, Dispersion

Dictionaries :: EcclesiastesEaston's Bible DictionaryEcclesiastes: the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Koheleth, which means "Preacher." The old and traditional view of the authorship of this book attributes it to Solomon. This view can be satisfactorily maintained, though others date it from the Captivity. The writer represents himself implicitly

Dictionaries :: DimnahEaston's Bible DictionaryDimnah: dunghill, a city of Zebulun given to the Merarite Levites (Jos 21:35). In 1Ch 6:77 the name "Rimmon" is substituted.International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDimnah: dim'-na (dimnah, "dung"; Damna): A city of the Merarite Levites in the territory of Zebulun (Jos 21:35). The name is probab