International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Paarai

pa'-a-ri (pa`aray, "devotee of Peor"): One of David's 37 valiant men (2Sa 23:35). Doubtless the "Naarai" of1Ch 11:37.

02

Pacatiana

pa-ka-ti-a'-na, pak-a-ti'-a-na (Pakatiane): About 295 AD, when the province of Asia was broken up, two new provinces were formed, Phrygia Prima (Pacatiana), of which Laodicea wa...

03

Pace

pas (tsa`adh): A step in2Sa 6:13, hence, about one yard.

04

Pachon

pa'-kon (Pachon): The name of a month mentioned in 3 Macc 6:38.

05

Paddan

pad'-an (Ge 48:7; the King James Version Padan, padan). See next article.

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Paddan-Aram

pad'-an-a'-ram or p.-ar'-am (paddan 'aram; Septuagint Mesopotamia tes Surias; the King James Version Padan-aram): InGe 48:7, Paddan stands alone, but as the Septuagint, Sam, and...

07

Paddle

pad'-'-l (yathedh):De 23:13(Hebrew 14), the Revised Version margin "shovel."

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Padon

pa'-don (padhon, "redemption"): One of the Nethinim (see NETHINIM) who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:44;Ne 7:47); the "Phaleas" of 1 Esdras 5:29 (margin "Padon").

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Pagiel

pa'-gi-el, pa'-ji-el, pa-gi'-el (pagh`i'el, "God's intervention"): Son of Ocran, of the tribe of Asher, among those enrolled by Moses at the numbering of Israel (Nu 1:13;2:27). ...

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Pahath-Moab

pa'-hath-mo'-ab (pachath mo'abh, "sheik of Moab"; in I Esdras 5:11; 8:31, "Phaath Moab"): A Jewish clan probably named after an ancestor of the above title. Part of the clan ret...

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Pai

pa'-i (pa`i; Phogor): The royal city of Hadad or Hadar, king of Edom (1Ch 1:50). The name is given as "Pau" (pa`u) inGe 36:39. There is no indication of its position. It is not ...

12

Pain

pan (chul, chil, chebhel, chalah, chalchalah, ka'-ebh, ke'ebh, metsar, makh'obh, `amal, tsir; basanizo, ponos, odin): These words signifying various forms of bodily or mental su...

13

Painfulness

pan'-fool-nes (mochthos): In the summary of his missionary labors in2Co 11:27the King James Version, Paul uses this word. The Revised Version (British and American) renders it "...

14

Paint

pant (from Old French peinctre, frequentative of peindre, Latin pingo, "to paint"):(1) From Hebrew verb mashach, "to smear," "to anoint," "to paint," describing the painting of ...

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Painting

pan'-ting.See CRAFTS, II, 12.

16

Pair

par: The margin ofSo 4:2(but not of the parallel 6:6) reads, "which are all of them in pairs," while the text has, "whereof every one hath twins." The Hebrew math'imoth, is from...

17

Palace

pal'-as: In Hebrew chiefly 'armon, in the Revised Version (British and American) text translated "castle" in1Ki 16:18;2Ki 15:25; birah, hekhal, the same word often rendered "tem...

18

Palaestra, Palestra

pa-les'-tra.See GAMES, II, 3, (i).

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Palal

pa'-lal (palal, "judge"): Son of Uzai, and one of the repairers of the wall (Ne 3:25).

20

Palanquin

pal-an-ken': InSo 3:9occurs 'appiryon, a word that has no Semitic cognates and is of dubious meaning. In form, however, it resembles the Sanskrit paryanka, and still more closel...

21

Palestina

pal-es-ti'-na (pelesheth):Ex 15:14;Isa 14:29,31the King James Version; changed in the Revised Version (British and American) toPHILISTIA(which see).

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Palestine

pal'-es-tin (pelesheth; Phulistieim, Allophuloi; the King James VersionJoe 3:4(the Revised Version (British and American) "Philistia"), "Palestina"; the King James VersionEx 15:...

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Palestine Exploration

(as of 1915)|| Preliminary ConsiderationI. ERA OF PREPARATION1. Outside of Palestine2. In Palestine(1) Early Christian Period(2) Period of Cursory Observation(3) Beginning of Sc...

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Pallu, Palluites

pal'-u, pal'-u-its (pallu', "distinguished"): A son of Reuben (Ge 46:9("Phallu");Ex 6:14;Nu 26:5,8;1Ch 5:3). Perhaps Peleth ofNu 16:1is the same. Palluites, the patronymic, occu...

25

Palm (Of The Hand)

pam (kaph): The Hebrew word which is used in a variety of senses (see HAND; PAW) is usually translated "hand" in English Versions of the Bible, but the translation "palm" is fou...

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Palm Tree

pam'-tre (tamar, same as the Aramaic and Ethiopic, but in Arabic = "date"; phoinix (Ex 15:27;Le 23:40;Nu 33:9;De 34:3;Jud 1:16;3:13;2Ch 28:15;Ne 8:15;Ps 92:12;So 7:7f; Joe 1:12)...

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Palmer-Worm

pam'-er-wurm (gazam; Septuagint kampe (Am 4:9;Joe 1:4;2:25)): "Palmer-worm" means "caterpillar," but the insect meant is probably a kind of locust.SeeINSECTS;LOCUST.