FOURSQUARE for'-skwar (rabha`; tetragonos): "Foursquare," meaning equal in length and breadth, not round, is the translation of rabha` (from obsolete rebha`, "four"); it occurs in the description of the altar of burnt offering (Exodus 27:1; 38:1); of the altar of incense (Exodus 30:2; 37:25); of the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:16; 39

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

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

FOURFOLD for-fold: Occurs but twice in English Versions: 2 Samuel 12:6, "He shall restore the lamb fourfold"; and Luke 19:8 the King James Version, "If I have wrongfully exacted ought .... I restore fourfold." From this statement of Zaccheus we are to understand that fourfold the amount of that which was stolen was the restoration the law require

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

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

FOUR for ('arba`; tessares): "Four" (cardinal number) was a sacred and complete number with the Hebrews, as well as with several other peoples. It occurs very frequently in the Old Testament and the New Testament. (1) It indicates completeness. We have the four rivers of Paradise (Genesis 2:10); the four winds of heaven (Ezekiel 37:9; Daniel 7:2;

FOUNTAIN foun'-tin, foun'-tan: In a country where no rain falls for half of the year, springs sume an importance unknown in more favored lands. In both eastern and western Palestine and even in Lebanon there are many villages which depend entirely upon reservoirs or cisterns of rain water. Others are situated along the courses of the few perennial

FOUNDER foun'-der (from tsaraph): A worker in molten metal (Judges 17:4, etc.). The word in the King James Version in Jeremiah 10:9,14; 51:17 is rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) "goldsmith," and in 6:29 by a paraphrase, "They go on refining." See REFINER; GOLDSMITH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliog

FOUL foul (raphas; akdthartos): The verb "to foul" (defile) occurs as the translation of raphas, "to trample" or "muddle" (streams) (Ezekiel 32:2; 34:18); of chalmar, "to burn," "to be red" (Job 16:16, "My face is foul with weeping," the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version, margin "red"); of mirpas, "a treading" (Ezek

FOUNDATION foun-da'-shun: In Hebrew the words for "foundation" are mostly derivatives from yacadh, "to found," and in Greek two words are used: one, katabole, of "foundation of the world" (Mark 13:35; 15:34; Luke 11:50; John 17:24, etc.); the other, themelios, of the foundation of a building (Luke 6:48,49; 14:29; Acts 16:26, etc.), in which sense

FORUM fo'-rum: the King James Version Appii Forum (Acts 28:15), is in the Revised Version (British and American) Market of Appius (see APPII FORUM). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FORUM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

FORWARD; FORWARDNESS for'-werd for'-werd-nes (hale'ah, naca`; spoudaios): As an adverb "forward" has the meaning of "onward" in space or time, or in the movement of affairs. As an adjective it has the sense of "readiness," "willingness," etc. The adverb only is found in the Old Testament. It is the translation of hale'ah, "distance," "onward"; in

FORTUNE for'-tun (Gad): A god of Good Luck, possibly the Hyades. See ASTROLOGY, 10. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FORTUNE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

FORTUNATUS for-tu-na'-tus (Phortounatos): A Roman proper name turned into Gr; same as Latin adjective fortunatus, meaning "blest," or "fortunate." Found only once in the Bible (1 Corinthians 16:17). Fortunatus, with Stephanas and Achaicus, was an amabassador of the Corinthian church, whose presence at Ephesus refreshed the spirit of the apostle Pa

FORTH forth: "Forth," adverb (from "for"), signifies movement (1) forward, (2) out of, (3) beyond a certain boundary. In a few instances in the Old Testament it is the translation of the preposition `al, properly "above," "upon" (2 Kings 11:15; 2 Chronicles 23:14; Amos 7:17 the King James Version), and of chuts, "without" (Genesis 39:13; Judge

FORTIFICATION; FORT; FORTIFIED CITIES; FORTRESS for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates 9. Water Supply II. IN BIBLICAL HISTORY 1. Before the Monarchy 2. In the Period of the Monarchy 3. In the Period o

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

FORNICATION for-ni-ka'-shun. See CRIMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FORNICATION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

FORM form (yatsar, to'ar; morphe): (1) To form is "to fashion," "create," "produce." In the Old Testament it is for the most part the translation of yatsar, "to form," "to fashion" (Genesis 2:7, etc., "Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground," etc.); also of chul and chil, "to be twisted" "turned round" "to bring forth (in pain)" (compare