Orthosia
or-tho-si'-a (Orthosias; the King James Version Orthosias): The city to which Tryphon fled when he escaped from Dora, where he was besieged by Antiochus Sidetes (1 Macc 15:37). ...
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Osaias
o-za'-yas, o-sa'-yas (Osaias; Codex Vaticanus omits): In 1 Esdras 8:48 a corruption of Jeshaiah (compareEzr 8:19).
Osea
o-ze'-a, o-se'-a: In 2 Esdras 13:40 equals HOSHEA, king of Israel (which see).
Oseas
o-ze'-as, o-se'-as: "Osee" in 2 Esdras 1:39; the prophet Hosea.
Osee
o'-ze, o'-se (Hosee): the King James Version inRo 9:25; the prophet Hosea (thus the Revised Version (British and American)).
Oshea
o-she'-a, o'-she-a (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hoshea" (Nu 13:8,16)): The original name of Joshua, the son of Nun, changed by Moses (Nu 13:16) from Hoshea (hosh...
Osnappar
os-nap'-ar (Ezr 4:10).SeeASHURBANIPAL.
Ospray
os'-pra (`ozniyah; haliaetos; Latin Pandion haliaetus): A large hawk preferring a diet of fish. The word is found in the list of abominations only. SeeLe 11:13;De 14:12. The osp...
Ossifrage
os'-i-fraj (perec; gups; Let Ossifraga): The great bearded vulture known as the lammer-geier (Le 11:13;De 14:12the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American)...
Ostraca
os'-tra-ka: The word ostracon ("potsherd," Hebrew cheres) occurs inJob 2:8(Septuagint), kai elaben ostrakon, "and he took him a potsherd." Earthen vessels were in universal use ...
Ostrich
os'-trich (ya`anah; strouthos; Latin Struthio camelus): The largest bird now living. The Hebrew words ya`anah, which means "greediness," and bath ha-ya`anah, "daughter of greedi...
Othni
oth'-ni (`othni, meaning unknown): A son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite (1Ch 26:7).
Othniel
oth'-ni-el (`othni'el): A hero in Israel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. He conquered Kiriath-sepher, later known as Debir, in the territory of Judah in the days of Josh...
Othonias
oth-o-ni'-as (Othonias): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:28) equals "Mattaniah" ofEzr 10:27.
Ouches
ouch'-ez, -iz (mishbetsoth (Ex 28:11,13,14,25;39:6,13,16,18) the American Standard Revised Version "settings," but inEx 39:13, "inclosings"): The secondary meaning of this now a...
Outcast
out'-kast: Represents some form of dachah, or nadhach, both meaning "thrust out." InJer 30:17"outcast" means "thrust out of society," "degraded person"; elsewhere it means "exil...
Outer
out'-er: This adjective is used 12 times by Ezekiel of the outside court of the temple. In Matthew we find it 3 times (8:12; 22:13; 25:30) in "outer darkness" (to skotos to exot...
Outgoing
out'-go-ing: InPs 65:8, "Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice," the Hebrew is motsa'. The word (from yatsa', "to go forth") refers to the "going forth...
Outlandish
out-land'-ish (Ne 13:26, the King James Version "Him did outlandish women cause to sin") "Outlandish" in modern English is colloquial only and with the sense "utterly extraordin...
Outrage; Outrageous
out'-raj, out-ra'-jus: The noun (from the French outre plus age, "that which goes beyond") only in the heading toPs 10the King James Version; the adjective inPr 27:4, the King J...
Outroads
out'-rodz (exodeuo, "to go forth," "to make a military expedition"; the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) in 1 Macc 15:41, "horsemen.... that the...
Outward Man
out'-werd, (exo, "outside," "without," "out of doors"): The body, subject to decay and death, in distinction from the inner man, the imperishable spiritual life which "is renewe...
Oven
uv'-'-n.SeeBREAD;FURNACE.
Overcharge
o-ver-charj':Lu 21:34, "lest haply your hearts be overcharged with drunkenness" (baruno, "burden," here with the force "be occupied with");2Co 2:5, the King James Version "that ...
Overpass
o-ver-pas': A special translation of the very common verb `abhar, "to pass over," found in English Versions of the Bible ofPs 57:1andIsa 26:20in the sense "to pass by," and inJe...
Overplus
o'-ver-plus:Le 25:27, for `adhaph, "excess."
Overseer
o-ver-se'-er, or -ser': One who overlooks, inspects; in the Old Testament from natsach (2Ch 2:18; in2Ch 34:13the Revised Version (British and American) changes to "set forward")...