IYYAR e-yar' (iyar; Iar): The 2nd month of the Jewish year, corresponding to May. It is not mentioned in the Bible. See CALENDAR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'IYYAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

IZEHAR iz'-e-har, i'-ze-har (Numbers 3:19 the King James Version). See IZHAR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'IZEHAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

IYE-ABARIM i-ye-ab'-a-rim (`iye ha-`abharim, "the heaps of the Abarim"; the King James Version Ije-abarim; in Numbers 21:11 the Septuagint reads Codex Vaticanus, Chalglei): A place in the journeyings of Israel named after Oboth, said to be "in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising" (Numbers 21:11), "in the border of Moab" (Numb

IYIM i'-yim (iyim, "heaps"--the form of which, `iye, is the construct): (1) A short form of the name Iye-abarim (Numbers 33:45). (2) A town in the territory of Judah (Joshua 15:29; English Versions of the Bible wrongly "Iim"). It lay in the extreme South, "toward the border of Edom." It is not identified. Copyright Statement These files are publi

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

IVVAH iv'-a (`iwwah; Aba (= Ava), Aua, 2 Kings 18:34, Oudou, 2 Kings 19:13, apparently due to a misreading): The name is wanting in the Massoretic Text and Septuagint of Isaiah 36:19. Ivvah was a city apparently conquered by the Assyrians, and is mentioned by them, in the verses quoted, with Hamath and Arpad, Sepharvaim and Hena. It has been assi

IVY i'-vi (kissos): The only mention of the word in all the sacred writings is in 2 Macc 6:7 in connection with the oppression of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes: "On the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter constraint to eat of the sacrifices; and when the feast of Bacchus (Dionysus) was kept, the Jews were compelled to

IVORY i'-vo-ri (1) shen, "tooth" (translated "ivory," 1 Kings 10:18; 22:39; 2 Chronicles 9:17; Psalms 45:8; Song of Solomon 5:14; 7:4; Ezekiel 27:6,15; Amos 3:15; 6:4); (2) shenhabbim; Septuagint odontes elephdntinoi, "elephants' teeth" (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21); (3) elephantinos, "of ivory" (Revelation 18:12)): Shen occurs often, meani

IVORY, TOWER OF (mighdal hashen): In Song of Solomon 7:4 the neck of the Shulammite is compared in whiteness and stateliness to a (or the) tower of ivory. The definite article may suggest that the comparison is with some actual tower in or near Jerusalem; but more probably the language is simply a figure. Copyright Statement These files are public

ITURAEA it-u-re'-a (Itouraia): 1. The Word an Adjective: The term occurs only once in Scripture, in the definition of Philip's territory: tes Itouraias kai Trachonitidos choras, which the King James Version renders: "of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis," and Revised Version: "the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis" (Luke 3:1). Sir W.M. Ra

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

ITTAH-KAZIN it-a-ka'-zin (`ittah qatsin): Joshua 19:13 the King James Version for Eth-kazin. Ittah is correctly Eth with He locale, meaning "toward Eth." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ITTAH-KAZIN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ITTAI it'-a-i, it'-i ('ittay, 'ithay): (1) A Gittite or native of Gath, one of David's chief captains and most faithful friends during the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15:11-22; 18:2,4,12). The narrative reveals David's chivalrous and unselfish spirit in time of trouble, as well as the most self-sacrificing loyalty on the part of Ittai. He seems

ITHREAM ith'-re-am (yithre`am, "residue of the people"): The 6th son born to David at Hebron. His mother's name was Eglah (2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ITHREAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ITHRITE ith'-rit (yithri, "excellence," "preeminence"): A family in Israel, whose home was Kiriath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:53). Among the 37 heroes of David, two are mentioned who belonged to this family, Ira and Gareb (2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A.,

ITHRA ith'-ra (yithra', "abundance"): The father of Amasa, commanding general in the rebel army of Absalom. It seems that his mother was Abigail, a sister or half-sister of King David (1 Chronicles 2:17). She is called the sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother (2 Samuel 17:25). In this same passage Ithra is called an "Israelite," but in 1 Chronicles 2:

ITHRAN ith'-ran (yithran, "excellent"): (1) A descendant of Seir the Horite, son of Dishon (Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41). (2) One of the sons of Zophah of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ITHRAN'". "Internatio

ITHMAH ith'-ma (yithmah, "purity"): A citizen of the country of the Moabites, David's deadly enemies, yet mentioned as one of the king's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:46). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ITHMAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1

ITHNAN ith'-nan (yithnan): A town in the South of Judah mentioned along with Hazor and Ziph (Joshua 15:23), apparently the "Ethnan" of Jerome (Onom 118 13). Not identified. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ITHNAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclope

ITHIEL AND UCAL ('ithi'el we'ukhal): Names of the two men to whom Agur the son of Jakeh spoke his words (Proverbs 30:1). The purport of introducing these persons is strange and obscure; the margin proposes therefore, by the use of a different pointing, to read the verse, "The man said, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, an