Smith's Bible Dictionary

01

YARN

The notice of yarn is contained in an extremely obscure passage in (1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:16) The Hebrew Received Text is questionable. Gesenius gives the sense of "numb...

02

YEAR

the highest ordinary division of time. Two years were known to, and apparently used by, the Hebrews.A year of 360 days appears to have been in use in Noah’s time.The year used b...

03

YEAR OF JUBILEE

[JUBILEE, THE YEAR OF, YEAR OF]

04

YEAR, SABBATICAL

[SABBATICAL YEAR YEAR]

05

YOKE

A well-known implement of husbandry, frequently used metaphorically for subjection, e.g. (1 Kings 12:4,9-11; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 5:5) hence an "iron yoke" represents an unusual...