MUSTARD mus'-tard (sinapi (Matthew 13:31; Mark 4:31; Luke 13:19; Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6)): The minuteness of the seed is referred to in all these passages, while in the first three the large size of the herb growing from it is mentioned. In Matthew 13:32 it is described as "greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree" (compare Luke 13:19); in Ma

MUSIC mu'-zik: I. IMPORTANCE 1. The Sole Art Cultivated 2. A Wide Vocabulary of Musical Terms 3. Place in Social and Personal Life 4. Universal Language of Emotions 5. Use in Divine Service 6. Part at Religious Reformations II. THEORY OF MUSIC 1. Dearth of Technical Information 2. Not Necessarily Unimpressive III. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS mu'-zi-kal in'-stroo-ments (shiddah we-shiddoth): "I gat me .... musical instruments, and that of all sorts" (Ecclesiastes 2:8). Thus the King James Version and the American Standard Revised Version; the English Revised Version and the American Revised Version margin "concubines very many." The word occurs only here; the meanin

MUSE; MUSING muz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate" (Psalms 39:3, chaghigh; Psalms 143:5, siach); in the New Testament once (Luke 3:15, dialogizomai, where the Revised Version (British and American) reads "reasoned"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, Jam

MUSHI mu'-shi (mushi): Son of Merari (Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:19); 23:21; 24:26). There is found also the patronymic "Mushites" (Numbers 3:33; 26:58). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MUSHI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".

MURMUR; MURMURINGS mur'-mur, mur'-mur-ingz: The Hebrew word (lun) denotes the semi-articulated mutterings of disaffected persons. It is used in connection with the complaints of the Israelites in the desert against Yahweh on the one hand, and against Moses and Aaron on the other hand (Exodus 16:7,8; Numbers 14:27,36; 16:11; 17:5). In three places

MURRAIN mur'-in, mur'-en, mur'-an] (debher): This name is given to a fatal cattle-disease, which was the fifth of the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 9:3), and which affected not only the flocks and herds, but also the camels, horses and asses. The record of its onset immediately after the plague of flies makes it probable that it was an epizootic, whose

MUPPIM mup'-im (muppim): A son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21), elsewhere called "Shuppim" (1 Chronicles 7:12,15; 26:16), "Shephupham" (Numbers 26:39), and "Shephuphan". (1 Chronicles 8:5); compare separate articles on these names. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry

MURDER 1. Terms: mur'-der (haragh, "to smite," "destroy," "kill," "slay" (Psalms 10:8; Hosea 9:13 AV]), ratsach, "to dash to pieces," "kill," especially with premeditation (Numbers 35:16 and frequently; \3Job 24:14; Ps 94:6; Jer 7:9; Ho 6:9\); phoneus, "criminal homicide," from phoneuo, "to kill," "slay"; phonos, from pheno, has the same meaning;

MURDERERS mur'-der-erz (Acts 21:38 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "assassins"): Represents a word only once mentioned in the New Testament, the Greek word sikarios, Latin sicarius from sica, "a small sword," or "dagger." The word describes the hired assassin, of whom there were bands in the pay of agitators in R

MULTITUDE; MIXED mul'-ti-tud, mikst. See MINGLED PEOPLE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MULTITUDE; MIXED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MUNITION mu-nish'-un. See SIEGE, 4, (b). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MUNITION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MULE mul (peredh (1 Kings 10:25; 18:5; Ezra 2:66; Isaiah 66:20; Zechariah 14:15), the feminine pirdah (1 Kings 1:33,38,44), rekhesh, "swift steeds," the King James Version "mules" (Esther 8:10,14), 'achashteranim, "used in the king's service," the King James Version "camels," the Revised Version margin "mules" (Esther 8:10,14), yemim, "hot springs,

MULCTED mulk'-ted (`anash, "to be punished," "fined"): "The simple pass on, and are mulcted" (Proverbs 22:3 the Revised Version margin, the Revised Version (British and American) "suffer for it," the King James Version "are punished"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor

MUFFLER muf'-ler (re`alah): The name given to an article of woman's dress in Isaiah 3:19. It describes a veil more elaborate and costly than the ordinary. A cognate word in the sense of "veiled" is applied in the Mishna (Shabbath, vi.6) to Jewesses from Arabia. See DRESS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information

MOZAH mo'-za (ha-motsah; Codex Vaticanus Amoke; Codex Alexandrinus Amosa): A town in the territory of Benjamin named after Mizpeh and Chephirah (Joshua 18:26). It may be represented by the modern Beit Mizzeh, the heavy "ts" of the Hebrew letter (tsade) passing into the light "z" of the Arabic, a not unusual change. The name means "place of hard st

MOZA mo'-za (motsah): (1) Son of Caleb and Ephah (1 Chronicles 2:46). (2) A descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:36,37; 9:42,43). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MOZA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MOUTH mowth (peh, chekh, garon (Psalms 149:6); Aramaic pum, tera (Daniel 3:26); stoma, 71 times, once logos, i.e. "word of mouth," "speech" (Acts 15:27); once we find the verb epistomizo, "to silence," "to stop the mouth" (Titus 1:11)): 1. Literal Sense: In addition to frequent references to man and animals, "Their food was yet in their mouths" (

MOUSE; MICE mous, mis (`akhbar; Septuagint mus, "mouse"; compare Arabic `akbar, "jerboa" not 'akbar, "greater"; compare also proper noun, `akhbor, "Achbor" (Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49; also 2 Kings 22:12,14; Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12)): The word occurs in the list of unclean "creeping things" (Leviticus 11:29), in the account of the golden mice

MOUNT; MOUNTAIN mount, moun'-tin. See HILL, MOUNT, MOUNTAIN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MOUNT; MOUNTAIN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.