International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Famine

fam'-in (ra`abh; limos):1. Natural Causes2. Famines Mentioned3. Divine Relations4. Figurative UsesThe common Old Testament word for "famine" is ra`abh; re`abhon also occurs (Ge ...

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Famish

fam'-ish ra`ebh, razah): "To famish" as a transitive verb is the translation of ra`ebh, "to hunger" (Ge 41:55): "All the land of Egypt was famished"; of ra`abh, "hunger" (Isa 5:...

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Fan, Fanner

fan'-er: The word "fan" occurs 3 times only in the American Standard Revised Version (Jer 15:7;Mt 3:12;Lu 3:17). InIsa 30:24mizreh is translated "fork," which is a much better t...

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Fancy

fan'-si (phantazo, "to cause to appear," "show"): In Ecclesiasticus 34:5, "And the heart fancieth, as a woman's in travail" (compare The Wisdom of Solomon 6:16;Heb 12:21).

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Far House

The marginal explanation in the Revised Version (British and American) of Beth-merhak (beth ha-merchaq, "house of distance"), which is given in the text of2Sa 15:17instead of "a...

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Far; Farther

far, far'-ther: "Far" (adj.), distant, remote; (advb.) widely removed, is most frequently in the Old Testament the translation of rachoq, and in the New Testament of makran, but...

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Fare

far: Occurs twice in the Old Testament as the translation of two Hebrew words, shalom, "peace," "prosperity," "completeness" (1Sa 17:18), found in the section on David's family ...

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Farewell

far-wel' (chairo), Fare ye, or thou, well: Originally a wish at parting for those faring forth (traveling):(1) As a parting wish at the close of a letter it represents the Greek...

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Farm

farm:Mt 22:5is the only passage where agros, has been rendered "farm." In the many other passages where the same word occurs it is rendered "field" or "piece of ground." Farms s...

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Farthing

far'-thing: The rendering of two words in the Greek of the New Testament, assarion, and kodrantes, Latin quadrans. The assarion was the tenth part of the denarius, and hence in ...

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Fashion

fash'-un (mishpaT; schema, the make, pattern, shape, manner or appearance of a thing (from Latin faction-em, "a making," through Old French fatson, fachon)): In the Old Testamen...

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Fast; Fasting

fast, fast'-ing (tsum; `innah nephesh, "afflict soul or self," i.e. practice self-denial; nesteia, nesteuein): It is necessary to get rid of some modern notions associated with ...

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Fasts And Feasts

SeeFEASTS AND FASTS.

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Fat

(chelebh, chelebh): The layer of subcutaneous fat and the compact suet surrounding the viscera and imbedded in the entrails, which, like the blood, was forbidden as food in the ...

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Fat (Vat)

WINE, WINE PRESS, II.

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Father

fa'-ther (Anglo-Saxon, Foeder; German, Vater; Hebrew 'abh, etymology uncertain, found in many cognate languages; Greek pater, from root pa, "nourisher," "protector," "upholder")...

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Father-In-Law

fa'-ther-in-lo.See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

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Father, God The

In the Christian religion God is conceived of as "Father," "Our Father.... in heaven" (Mt 6:9,14,26, etc.), "the God and Father of the Lord Jesus" (2Co 11:31, etc.). The tendern...

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Father's House, Fathers' House

(beth 'abh, beth 'abhoth): Father's house in the Old Testament is(1) a dwelling, the family home (Ge 12:1;31:14,30;38:11;1Sa 18:2);(2) a family or household (Ge 41:51;46:31;Ex 1...

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Fatherless

fa'-ther-les (yathom; orphanos): The fatherless are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, generally in association with the widow and the stranger, as typical instances of ...

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Fathers' Brother

See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

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Fathom

fath'-um (~orguia): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Ac 27:28).SeeWEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

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Fatling; Fatted

SeeCALF.

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Fatness

fat'-nes (deshen; piotes):1. Literal:The translation of deshen (Jud 9:9, "But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness?";Job 36:16(of food)), "full of fatness"; ...

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Fauchion

fo'-shun.SeeSCIMITAR.

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Fault

folt (chaTa'; aitia, memphomai): Implies defect, of less moral weight than crime or sin. It is the translation of chaTa', "error," "failure," "sin" (Ex 5:16); of cheT', same mea...

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Favor

fa'-ver (chen, ratson, with other Hebrew words; charis): Means generally good will, acceptance, and the benefits flowing from these; in older usage it meant also the countenance...