Napkin
nap'-kin (soudarion; Latin sudarium): InLu 19:20, the cloth in which the "unprofitable servant" wrapped the money of his lord; compareJoh 11:44;20:7; see DRESS, sec. 7; HANDKERC...
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Narcissus
nar-sis'-us (Narkissos): InRo 16:11Paul sends greetings to "them of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord." "The last words may suggest that, though only the Christia...
Nard
nard.SeeSPIKENARD.
Nasbas
nas'-bas (Nasbas, Codex Sinaiticus Nabad, read by Fritzsche): A name otherwise unknown. It occurs only in Tobit 11:18, "And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brother's son," came to T...
Nasi
na'-se (Codex Vaticanus Nasei; Codex Alexandrinus Nasith; the King James Version, Nasith): The head of one of the families which went up with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:32) equals "...
Nasor
na'-sor.SeeHAZOR.
Nathan (1)
na'-than (nathan, "gift"; Nathan): A court prophet in David's reign and a supporter of Solomon at his accession. There are three main incidents in his career as depicted in the ...
Nathan (2)
(1) A prophet (2Sa 7;Ps 51, title). See preceding article.(2) A son of King David (2Sa 5:14;1Ch 3:5;14:4).(3) Father of Igal, one of David's heroes (2Sa 23:36). In1Ch 11:38, we ...
Nathan-Melech
na'-than-mel'-ek (nethan-melekh, "king's gift"): A Judean official, to whose chamber King Josiah removed "the horses of the sun" (2Ki 23:11). The Septuagint calls him "Nathan, t...
Nathanael (1)
na-than'-a-el (Nathanael):(1) One of the "captains over thousands" who furnished the Levites with much cattle for Josiah's Passover (1 Esdras 1:9) equals "Nethanel" of2Ch 35:9.(...
Nathanael (2)
(nethan'el, "God has given"; Nathanael): Nathanael, who was probably a fisherman, belonged to Cana in Galilee (Joh 21:2). According to the "Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles" (...
Nathanias
nath-a-ni'-as (Nathanias): One of those who put away their foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:34) equals "Nathan" ofEzr 10:39.
Nations
na'-shunz.SeeGENTILES;GOIIM;HEATHEN;TABLE OF NATIONS.
Nativity, Of Mary, Gospel Of The
na-tiv'-i-ty.SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
Natural Features
fe'-turz: As has been pointed out by various authors (compare HGHL), the principal physical features of Palestine run in North and South lines, or rather about from South-Southw...
Natural History
his'-to-ri.SeeANIMAL;BOTANY;BIRDS;FISH;INSECTS;ZOOLOGY.
Natural Man, The
See MAN, NATURAL.
Natural; Nature
nat'-u-ral, na'-tur (leach; psuchikos, phusikos, phusis):1. As Used in the Old Testament:"Natural" is the translation of leach, "freshness or vigor" (De 34:7). Of Moses it is sa...
Nature
See NATURAL, NATURE.
Naught; Naughty; Naughtiness
not, no'-ti, nes: In the sense of bad, worthless, worthlessness, the words in the King James Version represent the Hebrew ra`, changed in the Revised Version (British and Americ...
Naum
na'-um: the King James Version form,NAHUM(which see), the name of an ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:25).
Nave (1)
nav (1Ki 7:33).See SEA, THE MOLTEN.
Nave (2)
na'-ve (Naue): Greek form of the Hebrew proper name "Nun" (so the Revised Version (British and American)), found only in the King James Version of Sirach 46:1.
Navel
na'-v'l (shor. The Septuagint inPr 3:8suggests a different reading, namely, instead of shorrekha, sherekha equals she'erkha, "thy flesh")): The King James Version translates the...
Navy
na'-vi.See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 1, (2).
Nazarene
naz-a-ren; naz'-a-ren Nazarenos; Nazaraios in Matthew, John, Ac and Luke): A derivative of Nazareth, the birthplace of Christ. In the New Testament it has a double meaning: it m...
Nazareth
naz'-a-reth (Nazaret, Nazareth, and other forms):1. Notice Confined to the New Testament:A town in Galilee, the home of Joseph. and the Virgin Mary, and for about 30 years the s...