Dictionaries :: BorrowingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBorrowing: bor'-o-ing: (1) In the Old Testament period loans were not of a commercial nature, i.e. they were not granted to enable a man to start or run a business. They were really a form of charity, and were made by the lender only to meet the pressure of poverty. To the bor

Dictionaries :: BrierEaston's Bible DictionaryBrier: This word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. (1.) Mic 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Pro 15:19 the word is rendered "thorn" (Heb. hedek, "stinging"), supposed by some to be what is called the "apple of Sodom" (q.v.). (2.) Eze

Dictionaries :: BunniHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBunni:building meInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBunni: bun'-i (bunni, buni, bunni; compare BANI): (1) A Levite (Ne 9:4). The repetition of Bani's name in this passage is probably a scribal error. The Syriac version for the second "Bani" reads "Binnui"; but as, in Ne 10:9 and Ne

Dictionaries :: ChallengeInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChallenge: chal'-enj: Only in Ex 22:9, where the King James Version has taken Hebrew ‘amar, "say," in the sense of "claim." the Revised Version (British and American) "whereof one saith, This is it," points more definitely to the idea of identification of the stolen personal

Dictionaries :: BrethrenInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBrethren: breth'-ren.

Dictionaries :: BreadthInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBreadth: bredth (rochabh, the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark (Ge 6:15); of the tabernacle (Ex 27:13); of Solomon's temple (1Ki 6:2). platos, "breadth," as of the celestial city (Re 21:16). Figuratively, of the comprehensive

Dictionaries :: Brethren of the LordInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBrethren of the Lord: In Mt 12:46 ff; Mr 3:31 ff; Lu 8:19 ff, while Jesus was in the midst of an earnest argument with scribes and Pharisees, His mother and brothers sent a message evidently intended to end the discussion. In order to indicate that no ties of the flesh

Dictionaries :: Bow (Noun)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g5115Greek: toxonBow (Noun):"a bow," is used in Rev 6:2. Cp. Hab 3:8, 9. The instrument is frequently mentioned in the Sept., especially in the Psalms.

Dictionaries :: ChancellorEaston's Bible DictionaryChancellor: one who has judicial authority, literally, a "lord of judgement;" a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezr 4:8,9,17).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChancellor: chan'-sel-er: The rendering in Ezr 4:8,9,17 of the Hebrew be‘el Te‘em; Septuagint Baal

Dictionaries :: CheranHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryCheran:angerInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCheran: ke'-ran (keran): A Horite clan-name, occurring in the genealogy of Seir, the Horite (Ge 36:26), and in the parallel list in 1Ch 1:41. Dillmann derives it from kar, "a lamb." Nave's Topical BibleCheran: A Horite Gen 36:26; 1Ch

Dictionaries :: BosonHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBoson:taking away

Dictionaries :: BosomEaston's Bible DictionaryBosom: In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Gen 16:5; 2Sa 12:8). Christ is said to have been in "the bosom of the Father," i.e., he had the most perfect knowledge of the Father, had the close

Dictionaries :: BreadEaston's Bible DictionaryBread: among the Jews was generally made of wheat (Exd 29:2; Jdg 6:19), though also sometimes of other grains (Gen 14:18; Jdg 7:13). Parched grain was sometimes used for food without any other preparation (Rth 2:14). Bread was prepared by kneading in wooden bowls or "kneading troughs" (Gen 18:6; E

Dictionaries :: ChenaniHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryChenani:my pillarInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaChenani: ke-na'-ni (kenani, "planted"): One of the names mentioned in Ne 9:4, in connection with the constitution of "congregation." If the names represent houses or families, eight Levitical houses probably sang some well-known ps

Dictionaries :: Cedar, TheTorrey's New Topical TextbookCedar, The: Planted by God Psa 104:16; Isa 41:19Cedar, The: Made to Glorify God Psa 148:9Cedar, The: Lebanon Celebrated For Jdg 9:15; Psa 92:12Cedar, The: Banks of Rivers Favourable to the Growth Of Num 24:6Cedar, The: Imported Largely by Solomon 1Ki 10:27Cedar, The: Described As

Dictionaries :: CharchusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaCharchus: kar'-kus.

Dictionaries :: BushEaston's Bible DictionaryBush: in which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Exd 3:2; Act 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The words "in the bush" in Mar 12:26; Luk 20:37, mean "in the passage or paragraph on the bush;" i.e., in Ex

Dictionaries :: Brick-KilnInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBrick-Kiln: brik'-kil, -kiln (malben): The Hebrew word is better translated by "brickmould." In Syria the brickmould is still called milben. In Jer 43:9 the American Standard Revised Version rendering is "brickwork" and the American Revised Version, margin "pavement." 2Sa 12:31

Dictionaries :: Bohan, Stone OfSmith's Bible DictionaryBohan, Stone Of: a stone erected in honor of Bohan on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin, in the valley of Achor, along the eastern side of the present Wady Dahr [A.D. 1884 ‐ BLB Ed.], running into the Dead Sea.

Dictionaries :: CherethimsHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryCherethims:Cherethites, who cut or tear away