WATCH-TOUR woch'-tou-er (mitspeh (Isaiah 21:8; 2 Chronicles 20:24); bachan (Isaiah 32:14 the Revised Version (British and American))): In Isaiah 2:16 the words sekhiyoth ha-chemdah have puzzled the translators. the King James Version gives "pleasant pictures," the Revised Version (British and American) "pleasant imagery," while the Revised Version

WATCH woch ('ashmurah, 'ashmoreth; phulake): A division of the night. The night was originally divided into three watches (Judges 7:19), but later into four, as we find in the New Testament (Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48). We do not know the limits of the watches in the first division, but the middle watch probably began two hours before midnight and e

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

WASHPOT wosh'-pot (sir rachats, "vessel for washing"): Only Psalms 60:8 = 108:9, "Moab is my washpot"; i.e. "Moab is my chattel, to betreated contemptuously," as the vessel in which the conqueror's feet are washed. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WASHPOT

WASH; WASHING wosh, wosh'-ing: The two usual Hebrew words for "wash" are rachats, and kabhac, the former being normally used of persons or of sacrificial animals (Genesis 18:4, etc., often translated "bathe"; Le 15:5, etc.), and the latter of things (Genesis 49:11, etc.), the exceptions to this distinction being few (for rachats, 1 Kings 22:38 mar

WASHING OF FEET The Old Testament references (Genesis 18:4; 19:2; 24:32; 43:24; Judges 19:21; 1 Samuel 25:41; 2 Samuel 11:8; Song of Solomon 5:3; Psalms 58:10) show that the washing of the feet was the first act on entering the tent or house after a journey. The Orientals wore only sandals, and this washing was refreshing as well as cleanly. In the

WARS OF YAHWEH (THE LORD) BOOK OF THE worz. See BIBLE, IV, 1, (1), (b). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WARS OF YAHWEH (THE LORD) BOOK OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WARP worp (shethi (Leviticus 13:48-59)): The long threads fixed into the loom to form the basis of the web, and into which the woof is wrought from the shuttle. The warp and the woof lying at right angles to one another have in their Hebrew form (shethi we`erebh) given to modern Jewish speech a secret expression to designate the cross. See WEAVIN

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

WARD word: "Ward" and "guard" are two different spellings of the same word, and in consequence no clear line can be drawn between them. English Versions of the Bible, however, has used "guard" only in the sense of "a special body of soldiers" (Genesis 37:36, etc.), while "ward" is used, not only in this sense (Jeremiah 37:13; contrast 39:9), but a

WARES warz (maqqachah, mekher, mimkar, kin`ah, ma`aseh, `izzabhon, keli): (1) maqqachah, something received or purchased (Nehemiah 10:31); (2) mekher, "price" or "pay," value, merchandise (Nehemiah 13:16); (3) mimkar, a "selling," the thing sold (Nehemiah 13:20); (4) kin`ah, a "package," hence, wares (Jeremiah 10:17); (5) ma`aseh, "transaction

WAR, MAN OF ('ish milchamah): "Yahweh is a man of war: Yahweh is his name" (Exodus 15:3). In early Israel the character of Yahweh as the war-God forms a prominent feature in the conception of God (Numbers 10:35; 21:14; Joshua 5:13; 10:11; Judges 5:4,13,20,23,31, etc.). See GOD, NAMES OF, III, 8; LORD OF HOSTS; and HDB, V, 635. Copyright Stateme

WAR; WARFARE wor, wor'-far (milchamah, 'anshe m., "men of war," "soldiers"; polemos, polemein, strateuesthai, stratia): 1. Religious Significance 2. Preliminaries 3. Operations of War 4. Strategy 5. Important Requisites 6. Characteristics 7. Defeat and Victory 8. Spoils and Trophies 9. Treaties of Peace 10. War in the New Testament LITER

WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL won'-der-ingz: I. CONDITIONS 1. The Wilderness 2. Four Separate Regions Included 3. "The Sandy Tract" 4. Description of the Arabah 5. Physical Condition of the Wilderness 6. Difficulties Regarding the Numbers of Israel and Account of Tabernacle 7. Difficulty as to Number of Wagons 8. Fauna of the Desert 9. Characteris

WANDERING STARS won'-der-ing. See ASTRONOMY. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WANDERING STARS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WALLET wol'-et, -it. See SCRIP. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WALLET'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WALL wol. See ARCHITECTURE; CITY; FORTIFICATION; HOUSE; JERUSALEM; VILLAGE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WALL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WAIT wat: 1. The Substantive: The word is used in the Old Testament both as a substantive add as a verb. In the New Testament it appears as a verb only. 'erebh, ma'arabh, mean a concealed hiding-place for purposes of sudden attack, an ambuscade. (1) "Lie in wait": "Abimelech rose up .... from lying in wait" (Judges 9:35 the King James Version);

WALK wok (peripatein): Aside from its frequent occurrence in the usual sense, the word "walk" is used figuratively of conduct and of spiritual states. (1) Observance of laws or customs: "Thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs" (Acts 21

WAIL, WAILING wal, wal'-ing. See BURIAL, III, 2; IV, 4, 5, 6. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WAIL, WAILING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.