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

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

NUMBER num'-ber: I. NUMBER AND ARITHMETIC II. NOTATION OF NUMBERS 1. By Words 2. By Signs 3. By Letters III. NUMBERS IN OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY IV. ROUND NUMBERS V. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 1. Seven and Its Multiples (1) Ritual Use of Seven (2) Historical Use of Seven (3) Didactic or Literary Use of Seven (4) Apocalyptic Use of Seven 2. The

NOVICE nov'-is (neophutos, "newly planted"): In this sense it is found in Septuagint of Job 14:9 and Isaiah 5:7. In the New Testament it occurs once only (1 Timothy 3:6), where it means a person newly planted in the Christian faith, a neophyte, a new convert, one who has recently become a Christian. This term occurs in the list which Paul gives of

NOUGHT not (chinnam; katargeo) "Nought" is to be distinguished from "naught" implying "badness" (see NAUGHT). "Nought" in the sense of "nothing," etc., is the translation of chinnam, "gratis" (Genesis 29:15), and of various other words occurring once only, e.g. 'awen, "vanity" (Amos 5:5); tohu, "vacancy," "ruin" (Isaiah 49:4); 'epha`, "nothing" (Is

NOURISH nur'-ish (giddel, chiyyah, kilkel, ribbah; trepho, anatrepho, ektrepho, entrepho): While the word "nourish" was ordinarily an appropriate rendering in the time of the King James Version, the word has since become much less frequent, and some senses have largely passed out of ordinary use, so that the meaning would now in most cases be bett

NOTE not (chaqaq, rasham; semeioo, episemos): "Note" (verb) is the translation of chaqaq, "to grave," "to inscribe," etc. (Isaiah 30:8, "note it in a book," the Revised Version (British and American) "inscribe"); of rasham, "to note down," etc. (Daniel 10:21, the Revised Version (British and American) "inscribed"); of semeioo, "to put a sign on" (

NOTHING nuth'-ing (lo', lo' @me'umah, etc.; medeis, oudeis): "Nothing" is represented by various words and phrases, often with lo', which is properly a substantive with the meaning of "nothing." Most frequently we have lo' me'umah, "not anything" (Genesis 40:15; Judges 14:6). Other forms are lo' dhabhar, "not anything"; (Genesis 19:8); lo'khol, "

NOTABLE no'-ta-b'-l (chazuth; gnostos): "Notable" is the translation of chazuth, "conspicuous" (chazah, "to see"), e.g. Daniel 8:5, "a notable horn," i.e. "conspicuous," the King James Version margin "a horn of sight"; Daniel 8:8, "notable (horns)"; of gnostos, "known" "knowledge" (Acts 4:16); of episemos, "noted," "notable" (Matthew 27:16; in Rom

NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST These words occur in Acts 27:12, "if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east." the Revised Version margin has, "Greek, down the south-west wind and down the north-west wind," which is a literal translation of the Greek: eis Phoinika .... limena tes K

NOSE-JEWELS noz-ju'-elz, -joo'-elz (nezem (probably from nazam, "muzzle") a "nose-ring," or "nose-jewel," so rendered in Isaiah 3:21; "jewel in a swine's snout," Proverbs 11:22, the King James Version margin "ring"; "jewel on thy forehead," Ezekiel 16:12, "ring upon thy nose"): In Genesis 24:22, the King James Version rendered incorrectly "earring

NOPHAH no'-fa (nophach; the Septuagint does not transliterate): A city mentioned only in Numbers 21:30 (see NOBAH). Septuagint reads: kai hai gunaikes eti prosexekausan pur epi Moab, "and the women besides (yet) kindled a fire at (against) Moab." The text has evidently suffered corruption. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliog

NORTH; NORTH COUNTRY north, (tsaphon, from tsaphan, "to hide," i.e. "the hidden," "the dark" (Gesenius); borrhas, boreas (Judith 16:4); septentrio (2 Esdras 15:43)): In addition to the many places where "north" occurs merely as a point of the compass, there are several passages in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Zephaniah, where it refers to a particular c

NOPH nof (noph; in Hosea 9:6 moph): A name for the Egyptian city Memphis (so the Septuagint), hence, thus rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) (Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; Ezekiel 30:13,16). See MEMPHIS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Ent

NOON; NOONDAY noon, noon'-da (tsohorayim; mesembria): The word means light, splendor, brightness, and hence, the brightest part of the day (Genesis 43:16,25; Acts 22:6). See also MIDDAY; DAY AND NIGHT; TIME. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NOON; NOONDAY

NOOMA no'-o-ma (Nooma, Codex Vaticanus Ooma; the King James Version Ethma): 1 Esdras 9:35 equals "Nebo" of Ezra 10:43, of which it is a corruption. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NOOMA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

NON non (non): 1 Chronicles 7:27 the King James Version and the Revised Version margin. See NUN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

NOHAH no'-ha (nochah, "rest"): The fourth son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:2). It is probable that in Judges 20:43, instead of "a resting-place" we should read "Nohah," which may have been the settlement of the family. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NOHA

NOISE noiz (qol, hamon, sha'on; phone): "Noise" is most frequently the translation of qol, "voice," "sound," in the King James Version (Exodus 20:18, "the noise of the trumpet," the Revised Version (British and American) "voice"; Exodus 32:17 twice,18; Judges 5:11, "(they that are delivered) from the noise of the archers," the Revised Version (Bri

NOGAH no'-ga (noghah, "splendor"): A son of David born at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 3:7; 14:6). In the parallel list (2 Samuel 5:14,15) this name is wanting. In its Greek form (Naggai) it occurs in the genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3:25). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "E