International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Backbite

bak'-bit raghal; doloo: To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. "He that backbiteth [Revised Version, slande...

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Backside

bak'sid': SeeBACK.

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Backslide

bak'-slid' (meshubhah;Ho 11:7;14:4and often in Ho and Jer, shobhabh; shobhebh, in Jer, 4 times: all meaning "turning back or away," "apostate," "rebellious." carar, inHo 4:16= "...

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Badger

baj'er: tachash: The word tachash occurs in the descriptions of the tabernacle inEx 25;26;35;36;39, in the directions for moving the tabernacle as given inNu 4, and in only one ...

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Baean

be'-an huioi Baian; the King James Version Bean; 1 Macc 5:4: A tribe mentioned only because of its malignant hatred of the Jews. Its aggressive hostility against their religion ...

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Bag

Bags of various kinds are mentioned in the English Bible, but often in a way to obscure rather than tr the original.(1) "Bag" is used for a Hebrew word which means a shepherd's ...

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Baggage

bag'aj:(1) keli, ("the impedimenta of an army"): "David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage" (1Sa 17:22); "at Michmash he layeth up his baggage" (Isa 10:28...

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Bago

ba'-go (Codex Alexandrinus, Bago; Codex Alexandrinus, @Banai = Bigvai [Ezr 8:14]): The descendants of Bago returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:40).

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Bagoas

ba-go'as Bagoas: The eunuch in charge of the household of Holofernes whom the latter engaged to bring Judith to his palace (Judith 12:11 ff; 13:1,3; 14:14). CompareJUDITH.

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Bagoi

bag'-o-i (Codex Alexandrinus, Bagoi; Codex Vaticanus, Bosai = Bigvai [Ezr 2:14;Ne 7:19]): The descendants of B. returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:14).

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Baharumite; Barhumite

ba-ha'-rum-it; bar-hu'-mit (1Ch 11:33;2Sa 23:31): A native ofBAHURIM(which see).

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Bahurim

ba-hu'-rim bachurim; (Baoureim usually, but there are variants): A place in the territory of Benjamin which lay on an old road from Jerusalem to Jericho followed by David in his...

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Baiterus

ba-i'-ter-us Baiterous; (the King James Version Meterus): The descendants of Baiterus returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:17). Omitted inEzr 2andNe 7.

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Bajith

ba'-jith.SeeBAYITH.

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Bakbakkar

bak-bak'-ar baqbaqqar, "investigator": A Levite (1Ch 9:15).

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Bakbuk

bak'-buk baqbuq, "bottle" perhaps onomatopoetical, referring to the clucking noise created by the pouring out of the contents of a bottle = Acub, (1 Esdras 5:31): The descendant...

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Bakbukiah

bak-bu-ki'-a baqbuqyah, ("the Lord pours out"):(1) A Levite who "dwelt in Jerusalem" after the return from Babylon (Ne 11:17).(2) A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusa...

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Bakemeats

bak'-mets: Only inGe 40:17the King James Version and the English Revised Version. "All manner of baked food for Pharaoh" the American Standard Revised Version. Any kind of meat ...

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Baking

bak'-ing.SeeBREAD.

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Baking Pan

SeeBREAD;PAN.

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Balaam

ba'-lam bil`am, ("devourer"): The son of Beor, from a city in Mesopotamia called Pethor, a man possessing the gift of prophecy, whose remarkable history may be found inNu 22:2-2...

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Balac

ba'-lak.SeeBALAK.

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Baladan

bal'-a-dan bal'adhan, "He (i.e. Merodach) has given a son": Baladan is said in2Ki 20:12andIsa 39:1to have been the father of Berodach (Merodach)-Baladan, king of Babylon. Some h...

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Balah

ba'la balah; Bola: A place, unidentified, in the territory of Simeon (Jos 19:3), called Bilhah in1Ch 4:29. It may be identical with Baalah in Judah (Jos 15:29).

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Balak

ba'-ak balaq, ("devastator" or "one who lays waste"): Mentioned in connection with the story of Balaam/Balak (Nu 22-24; compareJos 24:9;Jud 11:25;Mic 6:5;Re 2:14). He was the ki...

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Balamon

bal'-a-mon Balamon; (the King James Version, Balamo): In the field between Balamon and Dothaim Manasses, the husband of Judith, was buried (Judith 8:3). Compare Baal-hamon (So 8...

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Balance

bal'-ans The English word "balance" is from the Latin bilanx = "having two scales" (bi = "two" and lanx = "plate," or "scale"). It is used to render three Hebrew words:(1) mo'zn...