PARAMOUR par'-a-moor (pilleghesh, "a concubine," masculine or feminine): A term applied in Ezekiel 23:20 to the male lover, but elsewhere translated "concubine." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PARAMOUR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 191

PARALYSIS, PARALYTIC pa-ral'-i-sis, par-alit'-ik. See PALSY. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PARALYSIS, PARALYTIC'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PARAH pa'-ra, par'-a (ha-parah; Codex Vaticanus Phara; Codex Alexandrinus Aphar): A city named as in the territory of Benjamin between Avvim and Ophrah (Joshua 18:23). It may with some confidence be identified with Farah on Wady Farah, which runs into Wady Suweinit, about 3 miles Northeast of `Anata. Copyright Statement These files are public doma

PARADISE par'-a-dis (pardec; paradeisos): 1. Origin and Meaning: A word probably of Persian origin meaning a royal park. See GARDEN. The word occurs in the Hebrew Scriptures but 3 times: Song of Solomon 4:13, where it is translated "an orchard"; Nehemiah 2:8, where it is translated "a forest" (the Revised Version margin "park"); Ecclesiastes 2:5

PARABLE par'-a-b'-l: 1. Name 2. Historical Data 3. Christ's Use of Parables. 4. Purpose of Christ in Using Parables 5. Interpretation of the Parables 6. Doctrinal Value of the Parables 1. Name: Etymologically the word "parable" (paraballo) signifies a placing of two or more objects together, usually for the purpose of a comparison. In this

PARACLETE par'-a-klet: 1. Where Used: This word occurs 5 times in the New Testament, all in the writings of John. Four instances are in the Gospel and one in the First Epistle. In the Gospel the in the Epistle, 1John 2:1. "Paraclete" is simply the Greek word transferred into English. The translation of the word in English Versions of the Bible is

PAPYRUS, VESSELS OF See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (1). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PAPYRUS, VESSELS OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PAPYRUS pa-pi'-rus (Cyperus papyrus; bublos, biblos, whence biblion, a roll, ta biblia, "the Books" = the Bible): 1. Papyrus Paper 2. Egyptian Papyri 3. Aramaic Papyri 4. Greek Papyri 5. Their Discovery. 6. Classical Papyri 7. Septuagint Papyri 8. New Testament Papyri 9. Theological Papyri 10. Documentary Papyri 11. Contribution to New T

PAPHOS pa'-fos: 1. Site: The name of two towns, Old (Palaia Paphos, or Palaipaphos) and New Paphos Nea Paphos), situated at the southwestern extremity of Cyprus. Considerable confusion is caused by the use of the single name Paphos in ancient writers to denote now one, now the other, of these cities. That referred to in Acts 13:6,13 is strictly c

PAPER REEDS redz: In Isaiah 19:7 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meadows"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PAPER REEDS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PAPER pa'-per. See CRAFTS, II, 13; PAPYRUS; REED; WRITING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PAPER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PAP (shadh, shodh, "breast" (Ezekiel 23:21); mastos, "the breast" (Luke 11:27; 23:29; Revelation 1:13)): The English word, which goes back to Middle English "pappe" (see Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, 327) and is now obsolete, has been replaced in the Revised Version (British and American) by "breast." The Hebrew w

PANOPLY pan'-o-pli: 1 Macc 13:29 the Revised Version margin. See ARMOR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PANOPLY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PANNAG pan'-ag (pannagh; kasia; Ezekiel 27:17 margin, "Perhaps a kind of confection"): One of the articles of commerce of Judah and Israel. The kasia of the Septuagint is said to be a shrub similar to the laurel. Nothing is known of the nature of pannag. Cheyne (EB, 3555) thinks the Heb letters have got misplaced and should be gephen, "vine," and

PAN Name of a utensil used in the preparation or the serving of food, and representing several words in the original. Passing over the use of the word in connections like 1 Chronicles 9:31, "things baked in pans," where the Hebrew word chabhittim refers, not to the pan itself, but to the cakes baked in the flat pan or griddle which was called macha

PAMPHYLIA pam-fil'-i-a (Pamphulia): A country lying along the southern coast of Asia Minor, bounded on the North by Pisidia, on the East by Isauria, on the South by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the West by Lycia (Acts 2:10; 27:5). 1. Physical Features: In the earliest time, Pamphylia was but a narrow strip of low-lying land between the base of

PALTIEL pal'-ti-el (palTi'el, "God's deliverance"): (1) A prince of Isaachar (Numbers 34:26). (2) Same as PALTI, (2) (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PALTIEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

PALTITE pal'-tit (palTi (as Palti); The Septuagint has: Codex Vaticanus Kelothei; Codex Alexandrinus Phellonei): The description occurs but once in this form and is then applied to Helez, one of David's 30 valiant men (2 Samuel 23:26). Helez' name, however, occurs in 1 Chronicles 11:27 and 27:10 as the "Pelonite." Doubtless there is some confusion

PALTI pal'-ti (palTi, "Yah delivers"): (1) One of the "searchers" of Canaan sent by Moses (Numbers 13:9), representing Benjamin in the expedition (13:9). (2) The man to whom Saul gave Michal, David's wife, after the estrangement (1 Samuel 25:44). He is "the captain of the people" of 2 Esdras 5:16 ("Phaltiel," margin "Psaltiel"). In 2 Samuel 3:15,

PALSY; PARALYSIS pol'-zi, pa-ral'-i-sis (paralusis): The English word "palsy" is derived from the Old French paralesie, which in Middle English was shortened into palesie, the form in which it appears in Wycliff's version. In the 16th century it appears as "palsy," the form used in the King James Version. This, however, is seldom used at the prese