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Ain (2)
a'-in (`ayin, "eye or spring (of water)"):(1) A town in the extreme Northwest corner of Canaan, so named, most probably, from a noted spring in the vicinity (Nu 34:11). Thomson ...
Air
ar (aer): In the Old Testament "air" is used (with one exception) in the phrase "fowl" or "fowls (birds) of the air." The Hebrew word is usually rendered "heaven" or "heavens." ...
Airus
a-i'-rus, ar'-us (Iairos): the King James Version, one of the heads of a family of temple servants (1 Esdras 5:31 the Revised Version (British and American)JAIRUS), which return...
Ajah
a'-ja. An Edomite tribe (Ge 36:24the King James Version). SeeAIAH.
Ajalon
aj'-a-lon. SeeAIJALON.
Akan
a'-kan (`aqan, "twisted"): A son of Ezer, a descendant of Esau of Seir (Ge 36:27). He is called Jaakan in1Ch 1:42. The King James Version margin has Jakan.
Akatan
ak'-a-tan (Akatan; the King James Version, Acatan = Hakkatan;Ezr 8:12): The father of Joannes who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:38).
Akeldama
a-kel'-da-ma (Akeldama, or, in many manuscripts, Akeldamach; the King James Version, Aceldama): A field said inAc 1:19to have been bought by Judas with the "thirty pieces of sil...
Akkad; Akkadians
ak'-ad, a-ka'-di-ans. SeeACCAD;ACCADIANS.
Akkos
ak'-os (Akbos in 1 Esdras 5:38; the King James Version Accos, which see): The Old Testament equivalent (1Ch 24:10;Ezr 2:61;Ne 3:4,21) isHAKKOZ(haqqots), which also see.
Akkub
ak'-ub (`aqqubh, "pursuer"):(1) A son of Elioenai, a descendant of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:24).(2) A Levite porter on duty at the east gate of the second Temple (1Ch 9:17).
Akrabattine
ak-ra-ba-ti'-ne (Akrabattine; the King James Version, Arabattine): A place in Idumaea where Judas Maccabee defeated the children of Esau (1 Macc 5:3).
Akrabbim
ak-rab'-im (once in the King James Version, Acrabbim (Jos 15:3); `aqrabbim, "scorpions"): Three times found (Nu 34:4;Jos 15:3;Jud 1:36), and always with ma`aleh, "ascent" or "pa...
Al-Tashheth; Al-Taschith
al-tash'-heth, al-tas'-kith. SeePSALMS;SONG.
Alabaster
al'-a-bas-ter (alabastron (Mt 26:7;Mr 14:3;Lu 7:37)): In modern mineralogy alabaster is crystalline gypsum or sulphate of lime. The Greek word alabastron or alabastos meant a st...
Alameth
al'-a-meth (`alameth, "concealment";1Ch 7:8the King James Version): The name of a son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin. His name was preserved as the name of a town near Anath...
Alammelech
a-lam'-e-lek: the King James Version (Jos 19:26) forALLAMMELECH(which see).
Alamoth
al'-a-moth. SeeMUSIC.
Alarm
a-larm' (teru`ah): This expression is found six times in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a verb meaning "to shout" or "blow a horn," as a signal f...
Albeit
ol-be'-it (hina me; literally, "lest"): Occurs in a paraphrase rather than as a translation of a clause inPhm 1:19the King James Version. The thought is: "although" or "albeit" ...
Alcimus
al'-si-mus ('elyaqum, "God will rise"; Alkimos, "valiant"): A high priest for three years, 163-161 BC, the record of whose career may be found in 1 Macc 7:4-50; 9:1-57; 2 Macc 1...
Alcove
al'-kov (qubbah; the King James Version tent; the American Standard Revised Version pavilion; the American Revised Version, margin alcove): Perhaps a large tent occupied by a pr...
Alema
al'-e-ma (Alemois): A town in Gilead, mentioned once only (1 Macc 5:26), besieged by the nations under Timotheus, together with Bosor and other cities; and probably relieved alo...
Alemeth
al'-e-meth (`alemeth, "concealment"):(1) the Revised Version (British and American) for Alameth of the King James Version in1Ch 7:8.(2) Descendant of Saul and Jonathan, and son ...
Aleph
a'-lef ('): The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It is nearly soundless itself and best represented, as in this Encyclopedia, by the smooth breathing ('), but it is the dire...
Aleppo
a-lep'-o. SeeBEREA.