Wilderness
wil'-der-nes.See DESERT; JUDAEA, WILDERNESS OF; WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
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Will
SeeTESTAMENT.
Will-Worship
InCol 2:23, "a show of wisdom in will-worship," for ethelothreskia), a word found nowhere else but formed exactly like "will-worship": worship originating in the human will as o...
Will, Volition
vo-lish'-un ('abhah, ratson; thelo) boulomai, thelema: "Will" as noun and verb, transitive and intrans, carries in it the idea of "wish," "purpose," "volition." "Will" is also u...
Willow Tree
wil'-o-tre (tsaphtsaphah): Comparison with the Arabic cafcaf, "the willow," makes it very probable that thc translation ofEze 17:5is correct.
Willows
wil'-oz (`arabhim); itea (Le 23:40;Job 40:22;Ps 137:2;Isa 15:7;44:4)): In all references this tree is mentioned as beside running water. They may all refer to the willow, two va...
Willows, The Brook Of The
Evidently mentioned as the boundary of Moab (Isa 15:7) and generally identified with the brook Zered.SeeBROOK;ZERED.
Wimple
wim'-p'l: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "shawls" for the King James Version "wimples" inIsa 3:22. The precise article of dress intended is unknown.SeeDR...
Wind
wind (anemos:1. Causes:Unequal distribution of heat in the atmosphere causes currents of air or wind. The heated air rises and the air from around rushes in. The direction from ...
Window
win'-do.See HOUSE, II, 1, (9).
Windows Of Heaven
See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 4.
Wine-Skins
(chemeth (Ge 21:14margin), n'odh (Jud 4:19"'bottle") nebhel, nebhel (1Sa 10:3margin), ('obh) (Job 32:19); askos (Mt 9:17;Mr 2:22;Lu 5:37; compare askoputine, Judith 10:5, the Re...
Wine; Wine Press
win, win'-pres:I. Terms.1. Wine:(1) (~yayin), apparently from a non-Tsere root allied to Greek oinos, Latin vinum, etc. This is the usual word for "wine" and is found 141 times ...
Winebibber
win'-bib-er: InPr 23:20, cobhe yauin; inMt 11:19=Lu 7:34, oinopotes, of habitual wine-drinkers. The accusation was falsely brought against Jesus of being "a gluttonous man and a...
Winefat; Wine Press; Winevat
win'-fat, win'-pres, win'-vat.See CRAFTS, II, 19; VINE; WINE.
Winevat
See WINEFAT, WINEVAT.
Wings
wingz (kanaph; pterux): Biblical references to the wings of birds are common, especially in Psalms, many of them exquisitely poetical. Often the wings of an eagle are mentioned ...
Wink
wink (razam, literally, "to roll the eyes"): The act or habit of winking was evidently considered to be evil both in its motives and in its results. The idea of its facetiousnes...
Winnowing
win'-o-ing.SeeAGRICULTURE;FAN;THRESHING.
Winter
win'-ter (choreph, from charaph, "to inundate," "overflow"): The rainy season, also the autumn harvest season (Ge 8:22;Ps 74:17;Zec 14:8). It is also the time of cold (Jer 36:22...
Winter-House
(beth ha-choreph (Jer 36:22;Am 3:15)): See under SUMMER-HOUSE. The "winter-house" in Jeremiah is that of King Jehoiakim; mention is made of the fire burning in the brazier.
Wisdom
wiz'-dum:1. Linguistic2. History3. Religious Basis4. Ideals5. Teaching of Christ6. Remainder of the New Testament(1) James(2) Paul7. HypostasisLITERATURE1. Linguistic:In the Rev...
Wisdom Literature
lit'-er-a-tur. See preceding article.
Wisdom Of God
(sophia):Lu 11:49reads: "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute." The patristic and m...
Wisdom Of Jesus
SeeSIRACH.
Wisdom Of Solomon, The
|| I. NAMEII. CANONICITYIII. CONTENTS1. The Wisdom Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1-11:142. The Historical Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 11:5-19:22IV. LITERARY FORMV. UNITY A...
Wise Men
wiz'-men: In addition to the uses of "wise" specified in the article WISDOM, the adjective is employed occasionally as the technical description of men who are adepts in magic, ...