International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Nimrim

nim'-rim (me nimrim; Codex Vaticanus Nebrein; Codex Alexandrinus Ebrim (Jer 48:34); to hudor tes Nimreim (Isa 15:6)): The meaning appears to be "pure" or "wholesome water." The ...

191

Nimrod

nim'-rod (nimrodh; Nebrod): A descendant of Ham, mentioned in "the generations of the sons of Noah" (Ge 10; compare1Ch 1:10) as a son of Cush. He established his kingdom "in the...

192

Nimshi

nim'-shi (nimshi): The grandfather of Jehu (2Ki 9:2,14). Jehu's usual designation is "son of Nimshi" (1Ki 19:16).

193

Nineveh

nin'-e-ve (nineweh; Nineue, Nineui; Greek and Roman writers, Ninos): I. BEGINNINGS, NAME, POSITION1. First Biblical Mention2. Etymology of the Name3. Position on the TigrisII. N...

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Nineveh, Library Of

I. THE DISCOVERYII. THE LIBRARYIII. WRITING-MATERIALSIV. CONTENTS1. Philology2. Astronomy and Astrology3. Religious Texts4. Law5. Science6. Literature7. History and Chronology8....

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Ninevites

nin'-e-vits (Nineu(e)itai): Only inLu 11:30. The parallel passage (Mt 12:41), withLu 11:32, has the fuller form, "men of Nineveh," which gives the meaning.

196

Niphis

ni'-fis (Neipheis, Codex Alexandrinus Phineis; the King James Version Nephis): Given in 1 Esdras 5:21 margin as equals "Magbish" ofEzr 2:30, whose sons are the same in number (1...

197

Nisan

ni'-san (nican): The first month of the Jewish year in which occurred the Passover and which corresponds to April. The month is the same as Abib, which occurs in the Pentateuch....

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Nisroch

nis'-rok, niz'-rok (nicrokh): The Assyrian god in whose temple Sennacherib was worshipping when put to death by his sons (2Ki 19:37;Isa 37:38). The name is not found elsewhere. ...

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Nitre

ni'-ter (nether; nitron): Nitre as used in the King James Version does not correspond to the present use of that term. Nitre or niter is now applied to sodium or potassium nitra...

200

No

no.See NO-AMON.

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No-Amon

no-a'-mon (no' 'amon, Egyptian nut, "a city," with the feminine ending t, and Amon, proper name of a god, City Amon, i.e. the "City," paragraph excellence, of the god Amon; tran...

202

Noadiah

no-a-di'-a (no`adhyah, "tryst of Yah"; Noadei):(1) Son of Binnui, one of the Levites to whom Ezra entrusted the gold and silver and sacred vessels which he brought up from Babyl...

203

Noah (1)

no'-a (noach, "rest"; Septuagint Noe; Josephus, Nochos): The 10th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth (Ge 5:28,29). Lamech here seems to derive the word from the nacham, "t...

204

Noah (2)

(no`ah, "movement"): One of the daughters of Zelophehad (Nu 26:33;27:1;36:11;Jos 17:3).

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Noah, Book (Apocalypse) Of

SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

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Nob

nob (nobh; Codex Vaticanus Nomba; Codex Alexandrinus Noba, and other forms): An ancient priestly town to which David came on his way South when he fled from Saul at Gibeah (1Sa ...

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Nobah

no'-ba (nobhah; Codex Vaticanus Naboth, Nabai; Codex Alexandrinus Naboth, Nabeth):(1) Nobah the Manassite, we are told, "went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and call...

208

Nobai

no'-bi, nob'-a-i (nobhay, or nebhay): One of those who took part in sealing the covenant (Ne 10:19).

209

Noble; Nobles; Nobleman

no'-b'-l, no'-b'-lz, no'-b'-l-man (chorim, 'addir; eugenes, Kratistos, basilikos): "Nobles" is the translation of the Hebrew chorim (occurring only in the plural), "free-born," ...

210

Nod

nod (nodh): The land of Eden, to which Cain migrated after the murder of his brother and his banishment by Yahweh (Ge 4:16). Conjecture is useless as to the region intended. The...

211

Nodab

no'-dab (nodhabh; Nadabaioi): A Hagrite clan which, along with Jetur and Naphish, suffered complete defeat at the hands of the trans-Jordanic Israelites (1Ch 5:19). It has been ...

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Noe

no'-e (Noe): the King James Version ofMt 24:37,38;Lu 3:36;17:26,27; Tobit 4:12. Greek form ofNOAH(which see) (thus the Revised Version (British and American)).

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Noeba

no'-e-ba (Noeba): Head of one of the families of temple-servants (1 Esdras 5:31) equals "Nekoda" ofEzr 2:48.

214

Nogah

no'-ga (noghah, "splendor"): A son of David born at Jerusalem (1Ch 3:7;14:6). In the parallel list (2Sa 5:14,15) this name is wanting. In its Greek form (Naggai) it occurs in th...

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Nohah

no'-ha (nochah, "rest"): The fourth son of Benjamin (1Ch 8:2). It is probable that inJud 20:43, instead of "a resting-place" we should read "Nohah," which may have been the sett...

216

Noise

noiz (qol, hamon, sha'on; phone): "Noise" is most frequently the translation of qol, "voice," "sound," in the King James Version (Ex 20:18, "the noise of the trumpet," the Revis...