International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Fable

fa'-b'-l (muthos):(1) Primitive man conceives of the objects around him as possessing his own characteristics. Consequently in his stories, beasts, trees, rocks, etc., think, ta...

02

Face

fas: In Hebrew the translation of three expressions:(1) panim(2) `ayin, literally, "eye" and(3) 'aph, literally, "nose," "nostril," already noted under the wordCOUNTENANCE, whic...

03

Fact

Lit. "a deed."The word occurs only in the heading of the chapter,2Ki 10the King James Version, "Jehu excuseth the fact by the prophecy of Elijah," and in 2 Macc 4:36, with refer...

04

Fade

fad (nabhel; maraino): "To fade" is in the Old Testament the translation of nabhel, "to droop or wither," figuratively, "to fade," or "pass way" (Ps 18:45;Isa 1:30;24:4;28:1,4;4...

05

Fail

fal (kalah, karath; ekleipo): "Fail" is both intransitive, "to fall short," "be wanting," and trans, "to be wanting to."Of the many words translated "fail" in the Old Testament,...

06

Fain

fan (advb.): Occurs twice in English Versions of the Bible, in the sense of "gladly":(1) inJob 27:22as the rendering of barach, "to flee with haste" (from anything), "He would f...

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Faint

fant (`ayeph, `uph, ya`aph, `alaph, aTaph, dawway, yaghea`, macac, rakhakh, paghar, kahah; ekluo, ekkakeo, kamno): The Hebrew vocabulary for the depressing physical conditions a...

08

Fair

far: The word translated in the King James Version from 9 Hebrew and 4 Greek expressions has nowhere in the Bible the modern sense of "blond," "fair-skinned." The translation of...

09

Fair Havens

far ha'-v'-nz (Kaloi Limenes): A roadstead on the South coast of Crete, about 5 miles East of Cape Matala, the most southerly point of the island. The harbor is formed by a bay,...

10

Fairs

farz: Found only 5 times in the King James Version (Eze 27:12,14,16,19,27), apparently incorrect translation of `izzabhon, according to modern Hebraists (though Gesenius gives "...

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Faith

fath:1. Etymology2. Meaning: a Divergency3. Faith in the Sense of Creed4. A Leading Passage Explained5. Remarks6. ConclusionIn the Old Testament (the King James Version) the wor...

12

Faithful Sayings

sa'-inz (pistos ho logos): "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation" (the King James Version). These words form a striking formula which is found--with slight va...

13

Faithful; Faithfulness

fath'-fool, fath'-fool-nes: 1. Faithfulness of God in the Old Testament2. Faithfulness of God in the New TestamentLITERATUREFaithfulness is a quality or attribute applied in the...

14

Faithless

fath'-les: The translation of apistos, "without faith," having the sense of "unbelieving," "disbelieving." Jesus upbraids the people, "O faithless and perverse generation!" (Mt ...

15

Falcon

fo'-k'-n, fol'-k'-n, fal'-kun: The Hebrews did not know the word. Their bird corresponding to our falcon, in all probability, was one of the smaller kestrels covered by the word...

16

Fall

fol (vb.): The idea of falling is most frequently expressed in Hebrew by naphal, but also by many other words; in Greek by pipto, and its compounds. The uses of the word in Scri...

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Fall, The

fol:1. Meaning of Genesis 32. Genesis 3 in the Old and New Testaments3. The Fall and the Theory of Evolution4. The Character of the FallThe question concerning the origin, the a...

18

Falling Stars

SeeASTRONOMY.

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Fallow

fal'-o (damam): Damam is translated only once in the sense of "fallow" (Ex 23:11). The law required that the Israelites allow their ground to lie fallow one year in, seven. the ...

20

False Prophets

See PROPHESYINGS, FALSE.

21

False Swearing; False Witness

SeeOATH;PERJURY;CRIMES.

22

False, Christs

fols.See CHRISTS, FALSE.

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Falsehood

fols'-hood.SeeLYING.

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Fame

fam (shem, shema`; akoe, pheme): "Fame" has the twofold meaning, (1) of report or rumor, (2) of renown or reputation (in the Old Testament it is not always easy to distinguish t...

25

Familiar

fa-mil'-yar: Is found as an adjective qualifying "friend" and "spirit."(1) Used, in a number of Old Testament passages, of spirits which were supposed to come at the call of one...

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Family

fam'-i-li (mishpachah, bayith; patria):1. The Foundation2. Monogamy, the Ideal Relation3. Equality of the Sexes4. Polygamy5. The Commandments and the Family (5th Commandment)6. ...

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Family Relationships

See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.