EN- (`ayin (compare Arabic `Ain)): The Hebrew word for "spring" or "fountain" (Genesis 16:7; Numbers 33:9; Nehemiah 2:14; Proverbs 8:28 (feminine plural)). It occurs in numerous compound words, as EN-GEDI, EN-HADDAH, EN-HAKKORE, EN-HAZOR, EN-RIMMON, EN-ROGEL, EN-SHEMESH (which see). In the same way the word `Ain is a very common component of Arabi

EMPEROR emp'-er-er ho sebastos; Latin augustus: The title of the Roman emperors; (Acts 25:21,25). See AUGUSTUS; CAESAR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMPEROR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMPTY; EMPTIER emp'-ti, emp'-ti-er (kenos): "Empty," adjective meaning void, etc., as the translation of req, riq, reqam, etc., occurs in the literal sense of "with nothing" (Genesis 31:42; Job 22:9); in 2 Samuel 1:22, it is equivalent to "in vain," "hungry" (Isaiah 29:8); in some instances the meaning is comparative only; baqaq, "to gush out," "t

EMMOR em'-or: Transliterated from the Greek Emmor, the translation of Hebrew chamor, "ass" (Acts 7:16 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "Hamor", which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMMOR'". "International Standard

EMMERUTH em'-er-uth (Emmerouth; the King James Version Meruth; 1 Esdras 5:24): Corresponding to "Immer" in Ezra 2:37. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMMERUTH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMMER em'-er (Emmer): Head of a family, some of whom had married foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:21). Called "Immer" in Ezra 10:20. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMMER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMMANUEL e-man'-n-el. See IMMANUEL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMMANUEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMMAUS e-ma'-us, em'-a-us (Emmaous, derivation uncertain, but probably from chammath, "a hot spring"): Josephus (BJ, IV, i, 3) says: "Now Emmaus, if it be interpreted, may be rendered `a warm bath' for therein is a spring of warm water useful for healing." Here he is referring to the hot springs near Tiberias. Possibly the same Greek name may not

EMINENT em'-i-nent: In the King James Version (only in Ezekiel 16:24,31,39; 17:22) refers literally to physical elevation; the Revised Version (British and American) in the last passage renders "lofty" (Hebrew talul, "uplifted," "heaped up") and in the others "vaulted place" (Hebrew gabh, "rounded place," "mound" the English Revised Version, margi

EMERODS em'-er-odz `ophalim, techorim: These words are used in the account of the plague which broke out among the Philistines while the captive Ark of the Covenant was in their land. `Ophalim literally means rounded eminences or swellings, and in the Revised Version (British and American) is translated "tumors" (1 Samuel 5:6-12). In the Hebrew te

EMEK-KEZIZ e-mek-ke'-ziz (`emeq qetsits; the King James Version Valley of Keziz (Joshua 18:21)): A town in Benjamin named between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah, and therefore to be sought in the plain, probably South of Jericho. The name has not been recovered. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M

EMERALD em'-er-ald. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMERALD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMBALMING em-bam'-ing (chanaT, "to spice"): Embalming. is mentioned in Scripture only in the cases of Jacob and Joseph (Genesis 50:2,26). It was a distinctly Egyptian invention and method of preserving the bodies of men and animals. Examples of it reach back to over 3,000 years ago. It prevailed to some extent among the peoples of Asia, and at a

EMBRACE em-bras': The word has two distinct meanings in the Old Testament: (1) to clasp and hold fondly in the arms, pointing to a common custom (Genesis 29:13; 33:4; 48:10; 2 Kings 4:16; Song of Solomon 2:6; 8:3 compare Acts 20:10), and (2) to have sexual intercourse (Proverbs 4:8; 5:20; Ecclesiastes 3:5). It seems to have acquired this technic

EMBROIDERY em-broid'-er-i (riqrnah; the King James Version Needlework): Riqmah was applied to any kind of cloth which showed designs in variegated colors. The method of manufacture is unknown. The designs may have been woven into cloth or drawn in by a needle or hook (Judges 5:30; Psalms 45:14; Ezekiel 16:10,13,18; 26:16; 27:7,16,24). Ma`aseh raq

EMATHEIS e-ma-the'-is (Amathias; Emeus; Codex Vaticanus, Emaththis; Codex Alexandrinus, Ematheis; the King James Version, Amatheis): One of the sons of Bebai (1 Esdras 9:29), called "Athlai" in Ezra 10:28. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMATHEIS'". "Int

ELZAPHAN el-za'-fan. See ELIZAPHAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ELZAPHAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EMADABUN e-ma'-da-bun (Emadaboun); the King James Version, Madiabun (1 Esdras 5:58): The head of a family of Levites who superintended the repair of the temple; not named in Ezra 3:9. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EMADABUN'". "International Standard Bi

ELYON e-li'-on. See EL ELYON; GOD, NAMES OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ELYON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ELYMAS el'-i-mas (Elumas, "wise"; Acts 13:8). See BAR-JESUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ELYMAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.