FINGER (1) fin'-ger (Hebrew and Aramaic 'etsba`; daktulos): The fingers are to the Oriental essential in conversation; their language is frequently very eloquent and expressive. They often show what the mouth does not dare to utter, especially grave insult and scorn. The scandalous person is thus described in Proverbs 6:13 as "teaching" or "making

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

FINER; FINING fin'-er, fin'-ing (Proverbs 25:4 the King James Version). See REFINER. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FINER; FINING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

FINE fin (adj., from Latin finire, "to finish"): Indicates superior quality. Only in a few instances does "fine" represent a separate word: (1) Tobh, "good," qualifies gold (2 Chronicles 3:5,8, "fine gold"; compare Genesis 2:12, "good"); fine gold (Lamentations 4:1, the King James Version "most fine gold," the Revised Version (British and America

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

FILTH; FILTHINESS; FILTHY filth, fil'-thi-nes, fil'-thi (tso'ah, Tum'ah; rhupoo): The word once translated "filth" in the Old Testament is tso'ah, "excrement" or "dung," elsewhere translated "dung" (Isaiah 4:4, used figuratively of evil doings, sin, "the filth of the daughters of Zion"; compare Proverbs 30:12); in the New Testament we have perikat

FILLET fil'-et (chuT, chashuq): (1) Chut, from a root not used, meaning probably "to sew," therefore a string or a measuring rod or cord, and so a line, tape, thread, fillet. Jeremiah 52:21 translated "line" (the King James Version "fillet"), measuring 12 cubits long, encircling brass pillars standing 18 cubits high, part of the temple treasure pl

FILE fil: Found only in 1 Samuel 13:21, but the text here is obscure. The Hebrew (petsirah phim) signifies "bluntness of edge," and is so rendered in the Revised Version, margin. See TOOLS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FILE'". "International Standar

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

FIGURE fig'-ur, fig'-yur (cemel, cemel; tupos): The translation of cemel, or cemel, "a likeness or image"; perhaps a transposition of tselem, the usual word for likeness; it is elsewhere translated "idol" and "image" (Deuteronomy 4:16, "the similitude of any figure," the Revised Version (British and American) "in the form of any figure"); of tabhn

FIG, FIG-TREE fig'-tre (te'enah, plural te'enim, specially "figs"; paggim, "green figs" only in Song of Solomon 2:13; suke, "fig-tree," sukon, "fig"): 1. Fig-Trees in the Old Testament: The earliest Old Testament reference to the fig is to the leaves, which Adam and Eve converted into aprons (Genesis 3:7). The promised land was described (Deutero

FIERY HEAT fi'-er-i, fir'-i het: In Deuteronomy 28:22, where the King James Version has "an extreme burning." See FEVER. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FIERY HEAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

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

FEVER fe'-ver (qaddachath, dalleqeth; puretos, derived from a root signifying "to burn"): A generic term, applied to all diseases characterized by high temperature of body. Several forms of febrile disease are among the commonest of all maladies in Palestine today, as they were also in the period covered by the Bible history. Of these the most pre

FETTER fet'-er: Found only in the plural in both Old Testament and New Testament; fetters of iron (Psalms 105:18; 149:8; so probably Mark 5:4; Luke 8:29) or brass (Judges 16:21; 2 Kings 25:7) were frequently used for securing prisoners. See CHAIN. Figurative: of trouble (Job 36:8). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography

FESTUS; PORCIUS fes'-tus, por'-shi-us Porkios Phestos): The Roman governor or procurator who succeeded Felix in the province of Judea (Acts 24:27), and was thus brought into prominence in the dispute between Paul and the Sanhedrin which continued after the retirement of Felix (Acts 25; 26). Upon the arrival of Festus in Jerusalem, the official cap

FETCH fech (laqach): Has generally the meaning of "to bring"; it is commonly the translation of Hebrew laqach, "to take" or "lay hold of," Hoph. "to be brought, seized or snatched away" (Genesis 18:4, etc.; Genesis 27:9; 42:16; 1 Samuel 4:3; 1 Kings 17:10, etc.); twice of nasa', "to lift up" (2 Chronicles 12:11, the American Standard Revised Versi

FESTIVAL fes'-ti-val. See FEASTS AND FASTS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FESTIVAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

FERRY-BOAT fer'-i-bot (2 Samuel 19:18). See SHIPS AND BOATS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'FERRY-BOAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.