OWL, LITTLE (koc; nuktikorax; Latin Athene meridionalis): A night bird of prey distinguished by a round head, and extremely large eyes. The little owl is left in the Revised Version (British and American) only in the lists of abominations (see Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:16). See OWL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliog

OWL, GREAT (yanshuph; Septuagint ibis, or eibis): A member of the Palestine species of the family Strigidae. The great owl mentioned in the Bible was no doubt their largest specimen of the family, a bird fully 2 ft. in length, full feathered, with unusually large head and long ear tufts. It was a formidable and noble-appearing bird, with resoundin

OWL oul (bath ha-ya`anah; Latin Ulula): The name of every nocturnal bird of prey of the Natural Order Striges. These birds range from the great horned owl of 2 feet in length, through many subdivisions to the little screech-owl of 5 inches. All are characterized by very large heads, many have ear tufts, all have large eyes surrounded by a disk of

OVERPLUS o'-ver-plus: Leviticus 25:27, for `adhaph, "excess." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'OVERPLUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

OVERSEER o-ver-se'-er, or -ser': One who overlooks, inspects; in the Old Testament from natsach (2 Chronicles 2:18; in 2 Chronicles 34:13 the Revised Version (British and American) changes to "set forward"), and paqadh (Genesis 39:4,5; 2 Chronicles 34:12,17; the Revised Version (British and American) has this word for the King James Version "offic

OVERPASS o-ver-pas': A special translation of the very common verb `abhar, "to pass over," found in English Versions of the Bible of Psalms 57:1 and Isaiah 26:20 in the sense "to pass by," and in Jeremiah 5:28 with the meaning "to overflow." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General

OVERCHARGE o-ver-charj': Luke 21:34, "lest haply your hearts be overcharged with drunkenness" (baruno, "burden," here with the force "be occupied with"); 2 Corinthians 2:5, the King James Version "that I may not overcharge you" (epibareo, "overload"), the Revised Version (British and American) "that I press not too heavily." See CHARGES. Copyrigh

OVEN uv'-'-n. See BREAD; FURNACE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'OVEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

OUTROADS out'-rodz (exodeuo, "to go forth," "to make a military expedition"; the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in 1 Macc 15:41, "horsemen .... that they might make outroads upon the ways of Judah"; 1 Esdras 4:23, the Revised Version (British and American) "goeth forth to make outroads"): "Outroads" is obsolete,

OUTRAGE; OUTRAGEOUS out'-raj, out-ra'-jus: The noun (from the French outre plus age, "that which goes beyond") only in the heading to Psalms 10 the King James Version; the adjective in Proverbs 27:4, the King James Version and the English Revised Version, for sheTeph, "flood." "Anger is overwhelming" (American Standard Revised Version), is much be

OUTLANDISH out-land'-ish (Nehemiah 13:26, the King James Version "Him did outlandish women cause to sin") "Outlandish" in modern English is colloquial only and with the sense "utterly extraordinary," but the King James Version uses it in the literal meaning "out of the land," "foreign," the English Revised Version "strange women," the American Stan

OUTER out'-er: This adjective is used 12 times by Ezekiel of the outside court of the temple. In Matthew we find it 3 times (8:12; 22:13; 25:30) in "outer darkness" (to skotos to exoteron), which typifies the utter darkness of the doom of the lost. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. G

OUTGOING out'-go-ing: In Psalms 65:8, "Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice," the Hebrew is motsa'. The word (from yatsa', "to go forth") refers to the "going forth" of the sun, and so means "east" (as in Psalms 75:6). The connection of motsa' with "evening" is therefore zeugmatic, but the meaning is clear and there are

OUTCAST out'-kast: Represents some form of dachah, or nadhach, both meaning "thrust out." In Jeremiah 30:17 "outcast" means "thrust out of society," "degraded person"; elsewhere it means "exile" (Psalms 147:2; Isaiah 16:3; Jeremiah 49:36). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Ed

OUCHES ouch'-ez, -iz (mishbetsoth (Exodus 28:11,13,14,25; 39:6,13,16,18) the American Standard Revised Version "settings," but in Exodus 39:13, "inclosings"): The secondary meaning of this now archaic word is the gold or silver setting of a precious stone. In Exodus, where it occurs 8 times, it is clear that the gold settings of the engraved stone

OTHONIAS oth-o-ni'-as (Othonias): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:28) equals "Mattaniah" of Ezra 10:27. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'OTHONIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

OTHNIEL oth'-ni-el (`othni'el): A hero in Israel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. He conquered Kiriath-sepher, later known as Debir, in the territory of Judah in the days of Joshua, and was given the daughter of Caleb, Achsah, to wife as a reward (Joshua 15:17, parallel found in Judges 1:13). He later smote Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopo

OSTRICH os'-trich (ya`anah; strouthos; Latin Struthio camelus): The largest bird now living. The Hebrew words ya`anah, which means "greediness," and bath ha-ya`anah, "daughter of greediness," are made to refer to the indiscriminate diet of the ostrich, to which bird they apply; and again to the owl, with no applicability. The owl at times has a st

OTHNI oth'-ni (`othni, meaning unknown): A son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite (1 Chronicles 26:7). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'OTHNI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

OSTRACA os'-tra-ka: The word ostracon ("potsherd," Hebrew cheres) occurs in Job 2:8 (Septuagint), kai elaben ostrakon, "and he took him a potsherd." Earthen vessels were in universal use in antiquity (they are twice mentioned in the New Testament: skeue ostrakina (2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:20)), and the broken fragments of them, which could b