Shobai
sho'-bi, sho-ba'-i, sho'-ba-i (shobhay; Codex Vaticanus Abaou; Codex Alexandrinus Lucian, Sobai): The head of one of the families which returned from the Babylonian captivity (E...
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Shobal
sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants):(1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir (Ge 36:20), the fathe...
Shobek
sho'-bek (shobheq; Sobek): One of those who sealed the covenant under Nehemiah after the Babylonian captivity (Ne 10:24).
Shobi
sho'-bi (shobhi; Ouesbei): One of those who remained faithful to David during the rebellion of Absalom (2Sa 17:27).
Shochoh
sho'-ko (sokhoh, Codex Vaticanus Sokchoth; Codex Alexandrinus Okcho): This in1Sa 17:1the King James Version is a variant ofSOCOH(which see).
Shoe; Shoe-Latchet
shoo, shoo'-lach-et (na`al, literally, "that which is fastened," with denominative verb na`al, "to provide with shoes" (2Ch 28:15;Eze 16:10); hupodema (Sirach 46:19;Mt 3:11, etc...
Shoham
sho'-ham (shoham, "onyx"; Codex Vaticanus Isoam; Codex Alexandrinus Issoam): One of the sons of Merari (1Ch 24:27).
Shomer
sho'-mer (shomer):(1) The father of one of the conspirators who killed Joash (2Ki 12:21).SeeSHIMEATH.(2) One of the sons of Heber of the tribe of Asher (1Ch 7:32).SeeSHEMER.
Shophach
sho'-fak.SeeSHOBACH.
Shophan
sho'-fan (shophan).See ATROTH-SHOPHAN.
Shore
shor:(1) choph, always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach," "shore," "sea-shore," "coast," "sea coast" (Ge 49:13;De 1:7;Jos 9:1;Jud 5:17;Jer 47:7;Eze 25:...
Shorten
shor'-t'-n: The Hebrew word qatsar and the Greek koloboo literally indicate abbreviation of time or space (Ps 89:45;Pr 10:27;Eze 42:5); figuratively they point to limitation of ...
Shoshannim Eduth
sho-shan'-im e'-duth.SeeSONG;PSALMS.
Shoulder
shol'-der (shekhem, katheph, zeroa` or zerowa`, or zero`ah, shoq; omos, brachion (Sirach 7:31 only)): The meanings of the Hebrew words are rather varied. The first (shekhem) has...
Shoulder-Blade
shol'der-blad (shikhmah): "Then let my shoulder (kathephi) fall from the shoulder-blade (shikhmah), and mine arm (zeroa` be broken from the bone (qaneh)" (Job 31:22). The Hebrew...
Shoulder-Piece
shol'-der-pes (katheph): The word designates the two straps or pieces of cloth which passed from the back of the ephod (see EPHOD) of the high priest over the shoulder and were ...
Shovel
shuv'-l:(1) rachath, is a wooden shovel used on the threshing-floor for winnowing the grain (Isa 30:24).(2) ya`, is used in various passages to indicate some instrument employed...
Show
sho.SeeSHEW.
Showbread
sho'-bred.SeeSHEWBREAD.
Showbread, Table Of
See SHEWBREAD, TABLE OF.
Shower
shou'-er:(1) rebhibhim, a plural form apparently denoting gentle rain, usually used figuratively, as inDe 32:2;Ps 72:6;Mic 5:7.(2) geshem, used of gentle rain inJob 37:6: "showe...
Shrine
shrin (@naos]): InAc 19:24small models of temples for Diana.
Shroud
shroud (choresh, "bough"): Winding-sheet for the dead. SeeBURIAL. Used in the King James Version, the English Revised VersionEze 31:3in the rare old sense of "shelter," "coverin...
Shrub
shrub (siach (Ge 21:15)).See BUSH, (2).
Shua; Shuah
shoo'-a:(1) (shua` "prosperity"): A Canaanite whose daughter Judah took to wife (Ge 38:2,12;1Ch 2:3).SeeBATHSHUA.(2) (shu`-a'', "prosperity"): Daughter of Heber, an Asherite (1C...
Shual
shoo'-al (shu`al): An Asherite (1Ch 7:36).
Shual, Land Of
('erets shu`al; he Sogal): From their encampment at Michmash the Philistines sent out marauding bands, one going westward toward Beth-horon, another eastward, "the way of the bo...