SILAS si'-las (Silas, probably contraction for Silouanos; the Hebrew equivalents suggested are shalish, "Tertius," or shelach (Genesis 10:24) (Knowling), or sha'ul = "asked" (Zahn)): The Silas of Ac is generally identified with the Silvaus of the Epistles. His identification with Titus has also been suggested, based on 2 Corinthians 1:19; 8:23, bu

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

SIHOR-LIBNATH si'-hor-lib'-nath. See SHIHOR-LIBNATH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIHOR-LIBNATH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIHON si'-hon (cichon): King of the Amorites, who vainly opposed Israel on their journey from Egypt to Palestine, and who is frequently mentioned in the historical books and in the Psalms because of his prominence and as a warning for those who rise against Yahweh and His people (Numbers 21:21, and often; Deuteronomy 1:4; 31:4; Joshua 2:10; Judges

SIGNS, NUMERICAL nu-mer'-i-kal. See NUMBER. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIGNS, NUMERICAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIGNS OF THE HEAVENS See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 4. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIGNS OF THE HEAVENS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

SIGN sin ('oth "a sign" "mark" mopheth, "wonder"' semeion, "a sign," "signal," "mark"): A mark by which persons or things are distinguished and made known. In Scripture used generally of an address to the senses to attest the existence of supersensible and therefore divine power. Thus the plagues of Egypt were "signs" of divine displeasure against

SIGLOS sig'-los (siglos): A Persian silver coin, twenty of which went to the gold DARIC (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIGLOS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIEVE; SIFT siv. See AGRICULTURE; THRESHING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIEVE; SIFT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIDONIANS si-do'-ni-anz: Natives or inhabitants of Sidon (Deuteronomy 3:9; Joshua 13:4,6; Judges 3:3; 1 Kings 5:6). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIDONIANS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIEGE sej (matsor (Deuteronomy 28:52,53; 1 Kings 15:27; 2 Kings 25:2; Isaiah 29:3; Ezekiel 4:2); "to be besieged," "to suffer siege," ba-matsor bo' (Deuteronomy 20:19; 2 Kings 24:10; 25:2)): 1. In Early Hebrew History 2. In the Monarchy 3. Preliminaries to Siege 4. Siege Operations: Attack (1) Investment of City (2) Line of Circumvallation

SIDON (1) si'-don (tsidhon): The oldest son of Canaan (Genesis 10:15). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIDON (1)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SIDON (2) si'-don (tsidhon; Sidon; the King James Version, Sidon and Zidon; the Revised Version (British and American) SIDON only): 1. Location and Distinction: One of the oldest Phoenician cities, situated on a narrow plain between the range of Lebanon and the sea, in latitude 33 degrees 34 minutes nearly. The plain is well watered and fertile,

SIDES sidz (yarekhah, "thigh," "flank"): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "innermost parts" for the King James Version "sides" in Jonah 1:5; compare 1 Samuel 24:3. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIDES'". "International Standard Bib

SIDE si'-de (Side): An ancient town of Pamphylia, occupying a triangular promontory on the coast. It was one of the towns to which a letter favorable to the Jews was sent by the Roman consul Lucius (1 Macc 15:23). The town seems to have been of considerable antiquity, for it had existed long before it fell into the possession of Alexander the Grea

SICKLE sik'-'l (chermesh (Deuteronomy 16:9; 23:25), maggal; compare Arabic minjal (Jeremiah 50:16; Joel 3:13); drepanon (Mark 4:29; Revelation 14:14-19)): Although the ancients pulled much of their grain by hand, we know that they also used sickles. The form of this instrument varied, as is evidenced by the Egyptian sculptures. The earliest sickle

SICYON sish'-i-on (Sikuon, Sukuon, Sukion): Mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23 in the list of countries and cities to which Lucius the Roman consul (probably Lucius Calpurnius Piso, 139 BC) wrote, asking them to be friendly to the Jews. The Jewish dispersion had already taken place, and Jews were living in most of the seaports and cities of Asia Minor, Gre

SICK; SICKNESS sik, sik'-nes (chalah (Genesis 48:1, etc.), choli (Deuteronomy 28:61, etc.), tachalu' (Deuteronomy 29:21, etc.), machalah (Exodus 23:25, etc.), daweh (Leviticus 15:33, etc.), 'anash (2 Samuel 12:15, etc.); astheneo (Matthew 10:8, etc.; compare 2 Maccabees 9:22), [@kakos echon (Luke 7:2), kakos echontas (Matthew 4:24, etc.), arrhostos

SICHEM si'-kem (shekhem). the King James Version in Genesis 12:6. See SHECHEM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SICHEM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.