Dates
dats (debhash): Arabic, dibbs (2Ch 31:5, King James Version margin); English Versions of the BibleHONEY(which see). See alsoPALM TREE.
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Dathan
da'-than (dathan, meaning and derivation unknown, though the name is found in Assyrian, in the records of Shalmaneser II): The son of Eliab the son of Pallu the son of Reuben (N...
Dathema
dath'-e-ma (Dathema): A stronghold (1 Macc 5:29) in Gilead to which the Jews fled for refuge from the heathen (1 Macc 5:9). They were delivered by Judas and Jonathan his brother...
Daub
dob: "To daub" always has the meaning "to cover," "to smear with" in the Scriptures. Ezekiel compares the flatteries of the false prophets to a slight wall covered with whitewas...
Daughter
do'-ter (bath; thugater): Used in Scriptures in several more or less distinct senses:(a) for daughter in the ordinary, literal sense (Ge 46:25;Ex 1:16);(b) daughter-in-law (Ru 2...
Daughter-In-Law
SeeRELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
David
da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon):I. NAME AND GENEALOGYII. EARLY YEARS1. Shepherd2. Slinger3. Harpist4. P...
David, City Of
SeeZION.
David, Root Of
root (he rhiza Daueid,Re 5:5;22:16): Root here means stock, family, descendant, hence, "the Root of David" is that which descended from David, not that from which David descende...
David, Tower Of
tou'-er. SeeJERUSALEM.
Dawn; Dawning
don: The word means the approach of the morning light, the breaking of the day. There are several words in the Bible that indicate this. nesheph, "twilight" of the morning (Job ...
Day
da (yom; hemera): This common word has caused some trouble to plain readers, because they have not noticed that the word is used in several different senses in the English Bible...
Day And Night
"Day," yom; ordinarily, the Hebrew "day" lasted from dawn to the coming forth of the starts (Ne 4:21). The context usually makes it clear whether the term "day" refers to the pe...
Day Before The Sabbath
(he paraskeue, "preparation"): Considered as a day of preparation, in accordance withEx 16:23, both before the regular Sabbath and before a feast Sabbath (Mt 27:62;Mr 15:42;Lu 2...
Day Of Atonement
SeeATONEMENT, DAY OF.
Day Of Christ
SeeDAY OF THE LORD.
Day Of Judgment
SeeJUDGMENT, LAST.
Day Of The Lord (Yahweh)
On the other hand the New Testament idea is pervaded with the elements of hope and joy and victory. In the New Testament it is eminently the day of Christ, the day of His coming...
Day Of Yahweh
SeeDAY OF THE LORD.
Day-Star
(helel ben-shachar,Isa 14:12; phosphoros,2Pe 1:19): The Old Testament passage is rendered in the King James Version "Lucifer, son of the morning," in the King James Version marg...
Day, Break Of
SeeBREAK OF DAY.
Day, Joshua's Long
SeeBETH-HORON, THE BATTLE OF.
Day, Last
(he eschate hemera): Repeatedly used by Jesus inJoh 6:39,40,44,54;11:24;12:48, for the day of resurrection and judgment (seeESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT). Compare the usage ...
Day, Lord's
SeeLORD'S DAY.
Day, That (The)
SeeDAY OF THE LORD.
Day's Journey
jur'-ni (derekh yom,Ge 30:36;Nu 10:33;11:31; hemeras hodos,Lu 2:44): The common way of estimating distances in the East is by hours and days. This is natural in a country where ...
Days, Last
SeeLAST DAYS.