International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Churches, Robbers Of

church'-iz.SeeROBBERS OF TEMPLES.

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Churches, Seven

SeeANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES.

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Churl

churl (kilay or kelay): The Hebrew word occurs only inIsa 32:5,7, in the latter verse in a form slightly modified so as to produce a pleasing assonance with the word immediately...

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Chushan-Rishathaim

ku-shan-rish-a-tha'-im.SeeCUSHAN-RISHATHAIM.

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Chusi

ku'-si, (Chous): A place only named in Judith 7:18, as near Ekrebel on the brook Mochmur. It was in central Palestine, and has with some probability been identified with Quzah, ...

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Chuzas

ku'-zas, chu'-zas (Chouzas; the King James Version Chuza): The steward of Herod Antipas. InLu 8:3we read that his wife Joanna, "and Susanna, and many others," ministered to Chri...

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Ciccar

sik'-ar (kikkar, "circle"): Used of the circle of the Jordan (Ge 13:10, Hebrew).SeePLAIN;CITIES OF THE PLAIN.

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Cieled; Cieling

seld, sel'-ing.SeeCEILED;CEILING.

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Cilicia

si-lish'-i-a (he Kilikia): An important province at the Southeast angle of Asia Minor, corresponding nearly with the modern Turkish vilayet of Adana; enfolded between the Taurus...

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Cinnamon

sin'-a-mun (qinnamon; kinnamomon): Mentioned, like cassia, as a perfume. InEx 30:23it is one of the ingredients of the "holy anointing oil"; inPr 7:17it is, along with myrrh and...

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Cinneroth

sin'-e-roth (kinneroth).SeeCHINNERETH.

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Cirama

si-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma.SeeKIRAMA.

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Circle

sur'-k'-l: Is used with reference to the vault of the heavens (hugh) inIsa 40:22, and in a similar sense in The Wisdom of Solomon 13:2 (Revised Version margin), "circle of stars...

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Circuit

sur'-kit, "a going around": Used to represent several Hebrew words in several senses, e.g. the sun's orbit (tequphah),Ps 19:6; the vault of the heavens (chugh),Job 22:14the King...

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Circumcision

sur-kum-sizh'-un (mul, muloth; peritome): The removal of the foreskin is a custom that has prevailed, and prevails, among many races in different parts of the world--in America,...

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Cis

sis (Keis): The form given inAc 13:21the King James Version for Kish, the father of Saul the first king of Israel (1Sa 9:1f).

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Cisai

si'-sa-i.SeeKISEUS.

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Cistern; Well; Pool; Aqueduct

sis'-tern:Use of Terms1. General2. Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns3. Private Cisterns4. Public Cisterns5. Pools and Aqueducts6. Figurative UsesLITERATURESeveral words are rendered...

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Citadel

sit'-a-del (1 Macc 1:33; 3:45).SeeFORTIFICATION.

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Cithern

sith'-ern (kithara; 1 Macc 4:54 the King James Version, kitharais kai kinurais is translated "citherns and harps"; the Revised Version (British and American) "harps and lutes"; ...

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Cities Of Refuge

SeeREFUGE, CITIES OF.

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Cities Of The Plain; Ciccar

sit'-iz, plan, (kikkar ha-yarden): Included Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar. The locality is first referred to inGe 13:10, where it is said that Lot "lifted up his eyes...

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Cities, Levitical

SeeLEVITICAL CITIES;CITY.

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Cities, Store

stor.SeeCITY.

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Citims

sit'-imz.SeeCHITTIM(1 Macc 8:5 the King James Version).

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Citizenship

sit'-i-zen-ship: All the words in use connected with this subject are derived from polis, "city."1. Philological:These words, with the meanings which they have in the Bible, are...

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Citron

sit'-run.SeeAPPLE.