WOOL wool (tsemer; erion): Wool and flax were the fibers most used by the ancient weavers. Wool was used principally for the outside garments (Leviticus 13:48; Proverbs 31:13; Ezekiel 34:3; Hosea 2:5,9). Syrian wool is found on the world's markets today, but it is not rated as first quality, partly because it is so contaminated with thorns, straw

WORD wurd: The commonest term in the Old Testament for "word" is dabhar (also "matter" "thing"); in the New Testament logos ("reason," "discourse," "speech"); but also frequently rhema. Rhema is a "word" in itself considered; logos is a spoken word, with reference generally to that which is in the speaker's mind. Some of the chief applications of

WOOF woof (`erebh, "mixture," "woof" (Leviticus 13:48)). See WARP. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WOOF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WOOD OF EPHRAIM (2 Samuel 18:6). See EPHRAIM, FOREST OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WOOD OF EPHRAIM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WOOD wood. See BOTANY; FOREST; TREES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WOOD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WONDER; WONDERFUL wun'-der, wun'-derful: The verb "wonder" occurs only a few times in the Old Testament; "wonder" as noun is much more frequent, and is chiefly the translation of the word mopheth, a splendid or conspicuous work, a "miracle" (Exodus 4:21; 11:9, etc.), often conjoined with 'othoth, "signs" (Exodus 7:3; Deuteronomy 6:22; 13:1,2; 34:1

WOLF woolf (1) ze'ebh (Ge 49:27; 11:6; 65:25; Jer 5:6; Eze 22:27; Hab 1:8; Zec 3:3; also as proper name, Zeeb, prince of Midian, Judges 7:25; 8:3; Psalms 83:11); compare Arabic dhi'b, colloquial dhib, or dib; (2) lukos (Matthew 7:15; 10:16; Luke 10:3; John 10:12; Acts 20:29; Ecclesiasticus 13:17; compare 2 Esdras 5:18, lupus); (3) 'iyim, the Rev

WIZARD wiz'-ard. See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; FAMILIAR; MAGIC; WITCH, WITCHCRAFT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WIZARD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT This phrase arises from the words of Romans 8:16: "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God." With this may be grouped, as illustrative, 1John 5:10: "he that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him." in interpreting, we may approach the former passage through the latter. To t

WITTY See WIST, WITTY, WOT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WITTY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WITNESS wit'-nes (nouns `edh, and `edhah, and verb `anah; martus, with all derivative words and their compounds): The word "witness" is used of inanimate things, e.g. the heap of stones testifying to the covenant between Jacob and Laban (Genesis 31:44-54), and the So of Moses. (Deuteronomy 31:19,21). The main use of the word is forensic, and from

WITHERED with'-erd (nabhel, "to fade away," "to be dried up"): (1) Used figuratively to express leanness of soul, spiritual impotence, a low condition of spiritual life, a lack of moral nourishment: "My heart is smitten like grass, and withereth" (Psalms 102:4). The contrasting figure emphasizes this idea: "All my fountains are in thee" (Psalms 8

WITHES, WITHS, GREEN withs, (yetharim lachim, margin "new bowstrings," the King James Version margin "new (moist) cords" (Judges 16:7); Septuagint neura hugra): The material with which Samson was bound by Delilah (Judges 16:8) was probably some moist "gut" such as was used for bowstrings. Compare metharim, "bowstrings" (Psalms 21:12; yether, Job 3

WIST, WITTY, WOT wist, wit'-i, wot: The verb "to wit" in the King James Version is interchangeable with "to know," and is conjugated with a present "wot," and a past "wist." This inflection is derived from more complicated forms in the older English, and in post-Elizabethan times has become quite obsolete. (But compare the roots in "wisdom," "witn

WITCH; WITCHCRAFT wich, wich'-kraft: 1. Meaning and Use of the Words 2. Biblical Usage 3. Common Elements in Witchcraft and Ancient Oriental Magic 4. Rise, Spread and Persecution of Witchcraft LITERATURE 1. Meaning and Use of the Words: The word "witch" seems to denote etymologically "one that knows." it is historically both masculine and fe

WISE, MAN wiz. See WISDOM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WISE, MAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WISH wish: The word appears both as a substantive and as a verb in the Old Testament, having a variety of meanings: The substantive, peh, means "mouth" and also "speech." In this form it occurs in Job 33:6 margin: "Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead." Elihu here refers to Job's expressed desire for an umpire (9:33), and one who wo

WISE MEN wiz'-men: In addition to the uses of "wise" specified in the article WISDOM, the adjective is employed occasionally as the technical description of men who are adepts in magic, divination, etc. (e.g. in Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; Esther 1:13; Daniel 2:27; 5:15). Naturally, however, in the ancient world the boundary between genuine knowled

WISDOM OF JESUS See SIRACH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WISDOM OF JESUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE || I. NAME II. CANONICITY III. CONTENTS 1. The Wisdom Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1-11:14 2. The Historical Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 11:5-19:22 IV. LITERARY FORM V. UNITY AND INTEGRITY VI. TEACHING 1. Theology 2. Anthropology 3. Deontology 4. Hamartiology 5. Soteriology 6. Eschatology VII. AIM VIII.