Aquila
ak'-wi-la (Akulas), ("an eagle"): Aquila and his wife Priscilla, the diminutive form of Prisca, are introduced into the narrative of the Ac by their relation to Paul. He meets t...
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.
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ak'-wi-la (Akulas), ("an eagle"): Aquila and his wife Priscilla, the diminutive form of Prisca, are introduced into the narrative of the Ac by their relation to Paul. He meets t...
ar, mo'-ab (`ar, `ar-mo'abh; Er; Aroer or Seeir): The city of Ar is named in a snatch of ancient song (Nu 21:15), literally "the site of Ar." It is identical with "Ar of Moab" (...
a'-ra ('ara', meaning unknown): A son of Jether of the tribe of Asher (1Ch 7:38).
a'-rab ('arabh, "ambush"): A city in the hill country of Judah, probably the site of the ruins Er-Rabiyeh South of Hebron (Jos 15:52).
ar'-ab, a-ra'-bi-ans. SeeARABIA.
ar'-a-ba, a-ra'-ba ha-`arabhah, ("the Arabah"): This word indicates in general a barren district, but is specifically applied in whole or in part to the depression of the Jordan...
ar-a-ba-ti'-ne. SeeAKRABATTINE(Apocrypha).
a-ra'-bi-a (`arabh, Arabia):I. NAME AND SITUATION1. Name2. Situation and ConfigurationII. PHYSICAL FEATURES1. The Desert2. Climate3. Mountains4. Rivers5. Oases and WellsIII. POL...
SeeARABIA.
SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
SeeAPOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
ar'-a-bik lan'-gwaj: For the student of the Bible the Arabic language is of interest, first, as one of the members of the Semitic group of languages, to which belong the Hebrew ...
ar'-a-bik vur'-shuns: Arabic translations of the Bible must have been made at a very early date, for Christianity and Judaism had penetrated far into Arabia by the 6th century o...
ar'-a-both. SeeARUBBOTH.
a'-rad (`aradh; Arad):(1) A city mentioned four times in the Old Testament. In the King James Version it is twice mistakenly rendered as the name of a king (Nu 21:1;33:40). Thre...
ar'-a-dus (Arados, 1 Macc 15:23): Greek name of the Old TestamentARVAD(which see), a city on the coast of Phoenicia.
a'-ra ('arach, "traveler"?):(1) The son of Ulla, an Asherite (1Ch 7:39).(2) The head of a family that returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:5;Ne 7:10). He is sometimes ...
a'-ram ('aram):(1) A son of Shem (Ge 10:22;1Ch 1:17). SeeARAMEANS;SYRIA.(2) A grandson of Nahor (Ge 22:21).(3) A descendant of Asher (1Ch 7:34).(4) Aram, King James Version: Gre...
a-ram-dam'-es-ek: Syria of Damascus, conquered by David (2Sa 8:5,6). SeeSYRIA.
a-ram-ma'-a-ka. SeeSYRIA.
a-ram-na-ha-ra'-im. SeeSYRIA.
a-ram-re'-hob. SeeSYRIA.
a-ram-zo'-ba. SeeSYRIA.
ar-a-me'-ans: Often in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) Syrians. SeeSYRIA.
SeeTARGUM.
ar-a-ma'-ik lan'-gwaj ('aramith; the King James Version Syrian, Syriac;SYRIANin the Revised Version (British and American)):1. Early Notices of Aramaic in Scripture2. Extra-Bibl...
ar-am-it'-es, ar'-am-it-es, ar'-am-it-es ('arammiyah): The term applied to the concubine-mother of Machir, the father of Gilead (1Ch 7:14); the inhabitants of Gilead were thus i...