CHELLUS kel'-us (Chellous), a place named (Judith 1:9) among those West of the Jordan to which Nebuchadnezzar sent his summons. It is mentioned along with "Kades," and as it lay North of the "children of Ishmael" it may with some probability be taken as lying Southwest of Jerusalem. It has been conjectured that it may be Chalutzah (Reland, Palestin

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

CHELLIANS kel'-i-anz: The people of "Chellus" (Judith 2:23) (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHELLIANS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHELCIAS kel'-si-as. See HELKIAS; HILKIAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHELCIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHELAL ke'-lal (kelal, "perfection"): One of the bene Pachath-Mo'abh who took "strange wives" (Ezra 10:30). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHELAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

CHEER; CHEERFULNESS cher, cher'-fool-nes: The English word "cheer" meant: (1) originally face, countenance (Greek kara, "head," through Old French, chere, "face"), (2) then the expression on the face, especially (3) the expression of good spirits, and finally (4) good spirits, without any reference to the facial expression. The noun "cheer" i

CHEEK TEETH (methalle`ah, transposed from malta`ah (only in Psalms 58:6), literally "the biter," "crusher," "molar," "jaw-teeth," "great teeth" (Job 29:17 m; Joel 1:6)). Figurative: The word is used as a synonym of reckless strength and cruelty. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. Gen

CHEEK; CHEEKBONE chek, chek'-bon: (1) lechi; siagon, "the jaw," "jaw-bone," "side of the face." The Hebrew word denotes originally freshness and rounded softness of the cheek, a sign of beauty in youth and maiden (Song of Solomon 1:10; 5:13). The oriental guards with jealous care his cheek from touch or defilement, therefore a stroke on the cheek

CHEDORLAOMER ked-or-la-o'-mer, ked-or-la'-omer (kedhorla`omer; Chodollogomor): 1. was He the Elamite King Kudur-lahgumal? 2. Kudur-lahgumal and the Babylonians 3. The Son of Eri-Ekua 4. Durmah-ilani, Tudhul(a) and Kudur-lahmal 5. The Fate of Sinful Rulers 6. The Poetical Legend 7. Kudur-lahgumal's Misdeeds 8. The Importance of the Series T

CHECKER-WORK; (NETWORK) chek'-er-wurk (sebhakhah): This was a kind of ornamentation used on the tops of the pillars of Jachin and Boaz before the porch of the Temple (1 Kings 7:17). Its exact form is not known. See TEMPLE. For "a broidered coat" (Exodus 28:4 the King James Version), the Revised Version (British and American) gives "a coat of check

CHECK (mucar): Occurs in Job 20:3 the King James Version, "I have heard the check of my reproach" (the Revised Version (British and American) "the reproof which putteth me to shame"), i.e. a check or reproof, such as that which closes the last speech of Job (chapter 19), and intended to put Zophar to shame. Copyright Statement These files are publ

CHEBAR ke'-bar (kebhar, "joining" (Young), "length" (Strong); Chobar): The river by the side of which his first vision was vouchsafed to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1). It is described as in "the land of the Chaldeans," and is not, therefore, to be sought in northern Mesopotamia. This rules out the Habor, the modern Chabour, with which it is often identifi

CHAVAH ka'-va (Septuagint Zoe): A transliteration of the Hebrew chawwah or chavvah, which means "life giver" "living" and appears in our English versions as Eve (Genesis 3:20, see the King James Version margin). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHAVAH'".

CHATTER chat'-er (tsaphaph): This word, which means to "peep," "twitter" or "chirp," as small birds do, is translated "chatter" only in Isaiah 38:14, "Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter." See CHIRP. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHATTER'". "I

CHASTE; CHASTITY chast, chas'-ti-ti. See CRIMES; MARRIAGE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHASTE; CHASTITY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHASTENING; CHASTISEMENT chas'-'-n-ing, chas'-tiz-ment: These two words corresponding to Hebrew mucar, and Greek paideia, are distinguished in English use, in that "chastisement" is applied to the infliction of pain, either as a punishment or for recalling to duty, while "chastening," is a wider term, indicating the discipline or training to which

CHASEBA kas'-e-ba (Chaseba): The name of a family of temple-servants in the list of those who returned from Babylon (1 Esdras 5:31). The name is not given in the parallel passages in Ezra and Nehemiah. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHASEBA'". "Internat

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

CHARRAN kar'-an (Charrhan): Greek form of HARAN (which see) (Acts 7:2,4). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHARRAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.