Dictionaries :: CuckooEaston's Bible DictionaryCuckoo: (Heb. shahaph), from a root meaning "to be lean; slender." This bird is mentioned only in Lev 11:16 and Deu 14:15 (R.V., "seamew"). Some have interpreted the Hebrew word by "petrel" or "shearwater" (Puffinus cinereus), which is found on the coast of Syria; others think it denotes the "sea-gu

Dictionaries :: Crow (Crew)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Crow (Crew):For the verb CROW (CREW) see CALL, A, No. 8

Dictionaries :: CumberVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g2673Greek: katargeoCumber:lit., "to reduce to idleness or inactivity" (kata, "down," and argos, "idle"), is once rendered "cumber," Luk 13:7. See ABOLISH.2Strong's Number: g4049Greek: perispaoCumber:lit., "to draw around" (peri), "draw away, distract," is us

Dictionaries :: CushanEaston's Bible DictionaryCushan: probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the Arabian Cush (Hab 3:7). Some have, however, supposed this to be the same as Chushan-rishathaim (Jdg 3:8,10), i.e., taking the latter part of the name as a title or local appellation, Chushan "of the two iniquities" (= oppressing Is

Dictionaries :: Coptic VersionsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCoptic Versions: kop'-tik vur'-shunz: I. LANGUAGE AND ALPHABET 1. Alphabet 2. Dialects. II. VERSIONS III. CHIEF EDITIONS LITERATURE I. Language and Alphabet. 1. Alphabet: The Coptic alphabet consists of the Greek uncial letters, plus seven chara

Dictionaries :: CouplingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCoupling: kup'ling: Is the FV rendering of machbereth. This Hebrew word means joining, or the place where one thing is joined to another, as of the curtains of the tabernacle (Ex 26:4,5), and of the different parts of the ephod (Ex 28:27; 39:20). It is also the English Versions

Dictionaries :: DeadnessVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g3500Greek: nekrosisDeadness:"a putting to death" (cp. DEAD, A and B), is rendered "dying" in 2Cr 4:10; "deadness" in Rom 4:19, i.e., the state of being virtually "dead."

Dictionaries :: DemetriusEaston's Bible DictionaryDemetrius: (1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make "silver shrines for Diana" (q.v.), Act 19:24,i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the statue of the goddess. This trade brought to him and his fellow-craftsmen "no small gain," for these shrines found a ready

Dictionaries :: DeceiverVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g4108Greek: planosDeceiver:is, properly, an adjective, signifying "wandering, or leading astray, seducing," 1Ti 4:1, "seducing (spirits);" used as a noun, it denotes an impostor of the vagabond type, and so any kind of "deceiver" or corrupter, Mat 27:63; 2C

Dictionaries :: Court of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; TempleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCourt of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; Temple: kort, sank'~-tu-a-ri: By "court" (chatser) is meant a clear space enclosed by curtains or walls, or surrounded by buildings. It was always an uncovered enclosure, but might have within its area one or mo

Dictionaries :: CorianderEaston's Bible DictionaryCoriander: Heb. gad, (Exd 16:31; Num 11:7), seed to which the manna is likened in its form and colour. It is the Coriandrum sativum of botanists, an umbelliferous annual plant with a round stalk, about two feet high. It is widely cultivated in Eastern countries and in the south of Europe for the

Dictionaries :: CornerstoneNave's Topical BibleCornerstone: General Scriptures Concerning Job 38:6Cornerstone: Reference Concerning See STONECornerstone: Figurative Psa 144:12 Of Christ, Psa 118:22; Isa 28:16; Mat 21:42; Mar 12:10; Luk 20:17; Act 4:11; 1Cr 3:11; Eph 2:20; 1Pe 2:6.Smith's Bible DictionaryCornerstone: a quoin or cor

Dictionaries :: DefenceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDefence: de-fens'. Defenced →Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g627Greek: apologiaDefence:a speech made in defense. See ANSWER.B-1VerbStrong's Number: g626Greek: apologeomaiDefence:See ANSWER, B, No. 4.

Dictionaries :: CumberedKing James DictionaryCumbered: To Be Distracted with Cares.But Martha was CUMBERED about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. (Luke 10:40)

Dictionaries :: CorpulencyNave's Topical BibleCorpulency: Instances Of Eglon, Jdg 3:17; Eli, 1Sa 4:18.

Dictionaries :: DesignNave's Topical BibleDesign: In Nature, Evidence Of Job 12:7-11; Pro 16:4

Dictionaries :: DedicationNave's Topical BibleDedication: Law concerning Dedicated Things Lev 27; Num 18:14; 1Ch 26:26, 27Dedication: Must Be without Blemish Lev 22:18-23; Mal 1:14Dedication: Not Redeemable Lev 27:28, 29Dedication: Offering Must Be Voluntary Lev 1:3; 22:19Dedication: References Concerning See OFFERINGS; VOWS.Dedicati

Dictionaries :: CragInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCrag: krag (shen (1Sa 7:12; 14:4; Job 39:28 the King James Version and the English Revised Version)): In a mountainous country composed of sedimentary rocks, like the cretaceous rocks of Palestine, cliffs are formed on a slope where hard strata are underlaid by softer strata. The soft

Dictionaries :: Cow; KineInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCow; Kine: kou, kin (baqar (compare Arabic baqar, "cow"); ‘eghlath baqar (Isa 7:21); parah (compare Arabic furar, "young of a sheep, goat, or cow"); paroth ‘aloth (1Sa 6:7,10), "milch kine," from ‘ul," to suckle"; ‘eleph): In Am 4:1, the term, "kine of Bashan,

Dictionaries :: Debir (1)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaDebir (1): de'-ber (debhir, or debhir, "oracle"): King of Eglon, one of the five Amorite kings whose confederation against Israel was overcome and who were killed by Joshua (Jos 10:3). Debir (2) →