Zoan
zo'-an (tso`an; Tanis):1. situation2. Old Testament Notices3. Early History4. Hyksos Monuments5. Hyksos Population6. Hyksos Age7. Description of Site1. Situation:The name is sup...
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Zoar
zo'-ar (tso`ar; the Septuagint usually Segor, Zogora): The name of the city to which Lot escaped from Sodom (Ge 19:20-23,30), previously mentioned inGe 13:10;14:2,8, where its f...
Zobah
zo'-ba (tsobhah; Souba): The name is derived by Halevy from zehobhah as referring to its supplies of "bright yellow" brass; but this word might be more appropriately used to con...
Zobebah
zo-be'-ba (ha-tsobhebhah, meaning uncertain): A Judahite name with the article prefixed (1Ch 4:8); some would read "Jabez" instead as in1Ch 4:9.
Zohar
zo'-har (tsochar, meaning uncertain):(1) Father of Ephron the Hittite (Ge 23:8;25:9).(2) "Son" of Simeon (Ge 46:10;Ex 6:15) = "Zerah" ofNu 26:13;1Ch 4:24.See ZERAH, 4.(3) In1Ch ...
Zoheleth, The Stone Of
zo'-he-leth, ('ebhen ha-zacheleth, "serpent's stone"): "And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel" (1Ki 1:9). Evidently th...
Zoheth
zo'-heth (zocheth, meaning unknown): A Judahite (1Ch 4:20). The name after "Ben-zoheth" at the end of the verse has fallen out.See BEN-ZOHETH.
Zoology
zo-ol'-o-ji: A systematic list of the animals of the Bible includes representatives of the principal orders of mammals, birds and reptiles, and not a few of the lower animals. F...
Zophah
zo'-fa (tsophach, meaning uncertain): An Asherite (1Ch 7:35,36).
Zophai
zo'fi, zo'-fa-i (tsophay, meaning uncertain): In1Ch 6:26(Hebrew verse 11) = Zuph, the Qere of1Ch 6:35(Hebrew, verse 20), and1Sa 1:1.See ZUPH, (1).
Zophar
zo'-far (tsphar, meaning doubtful, supposed from root meaning "to leap"; Sophar): One of the three friends of Job who, hearing of his affliction, make an appointment together to...
Zophim, The Field Of
zo'-fim, (sedheh tsophim; eis agrou skopian): The place on the top of Pisgah to which Balak took Balaam, whence only a part of the host of Israel could be seen (Nu 23:14). Perha...
Zorah
zo'-ra (tsor`ah; Saraa): A city on the border of Dan, between Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh (Jos 19:41); the birthplace of Samson (Jud 13:2,25); near here too he was buried (Jud 16:31)...
Zorathites
zo'-rath-its (tsor`athi; Sarathaioi (1Ch 2:53, the King James Version "Zareathites"), Codex Vaticanus ho Arathei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Sarathi (4 2)): The inhabitants of Zorah,...
Zoreah
zo'-re-a (tsor`ah): the King James Version ofJos 15:33forZORAH(which see).
Zorites
zo'-rits (tsor`i; Codex Vaticanus ho Hesarsei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Hesaraei): In1Ch 2:54for "Zorites" we should probably readZORATHITES(which see). These formed a half of the ...
Zoroastrianism
zo-ro-as'-tri-an-iz'-m:I. HISTORY SOURCESII. RELATION TO ISRAEL1. Influence on Occident2. Popular Judaism3. Possible Theological Influence4. Angelology and Demonology5. Eschatol...
Zorobabel
zo-rob'-a-bel, zo-ro'-ba-bel (Zerobabel): In the King James Version; Greek form of "Zerubbabel," thus the Revised Version (British and American) (Mt 1:12,13;Lu 3:27).
Zorzelleus
zor-zel'-e-us (Zorzelleos, Codex Vaticanus (and Swete) Phaezeldaios; Fritzsche, Berzellaios; the King James Version Berzelus; the Revised Version margin "Phaezeldaeus"): The fat...
Zuar
zu'-ar, zoo'-ar (tsu`-ar "little one"; Sogar): Father of Nethanel (Nu 1:8;2:5;7:18,23;10:15), who was head of the tribe of Issachar.
Zuph
zuf (tsuph, "honeycomb"):(1) According to1Sa 1:1b;1Ch 6:35(Hebrew verse 20) = "Zophai" of1Ch 6:26(11), an ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel. But Budde and Wellhausen take it to be ...
Zur
zur (tsur "rock"):(1) A prince or chief (Nu 25:15;31:8) of Midian, father of the woman slain with Zimri by Phinehas.Jos 13:21describes him as one of the princes of Sihon, but th...
Zuriel
zu'-ri-el (tsuri'-el, "my rock is El (God)"): Prince of the house of Merari (Nu 3:35).The word tsur, "rock," occurs also in the compound names Elizur (Nu 1:5), Zurishaddai (Nu 1...
Zurishaddai
zu-ri-shad'-a-i, zu-ri-shad'-i (tsurishadday, "my rock is Shadday"): Father of Shelumiel the head of the tribe of Simeon (Nu 1:6;2:12;7:36,41;10:19).See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 8; ZU...
Zuzim
zu'-zim (zuzim; (ethne ischura, "strong nations." So Jerome in Quaest. Hebr.: genres fortes): A people conquered by Chedorlaomer (Ge 14:5). They dwelt in Ham, a region not other...