International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

325

Plagues Of Egypt

plagz (niphle'oth, "wonders "from pala', "to be separate," i.e. in a class by themselves; also called negheph, "plague," from naghaph, "to smite" (Ex 9:14), and negha`, "a strok...

326

Plain

plan(1) kikkar, "circle" "talent," or "round loaf";(2) mishor, from yashar, "to be level"; compare Arabic maisur, "that which is easy";(3) biqah; compare Arabic baq`at, "a plot ...

327

Plain Of Moab

InDe 1:1;2:8, "plain" is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "Arabah," and explained, "the deep valley running North and South of the Dead Sea." It was here...

328

Plain Of The Pillar

('elon mutstsbh; Codex Vaticanus reads pros te balano te heurete tes staseos tes en Sikimois; Codex Alexandrinus omits te heurete, and the second tes): With the Revised Version ...

329

Plain Of The Vineyards

See ABEL-CHERAMIM.

330

Plain, Cities Of The

SeeCITIES OF THE PLAIN.

331

Plain; Plainly

plan, plan'-li: InGe 25:27, the King James Version "plain" represents tam. If a contrast between the vocations of Jacob and Esau is meant, the Revised Version (British and Ameri...

332

Plaister

plas'-ter.SeePLASTER.

333

Plaiting

plat'-ing, plat'-ing (from the Old French, pleit, which is from the Latin plicatum, "fold"): An interweaving, a braiding, a knot; an elaborate gathering of the hair into knots; ...

334

Plane

plan (Isa 44:13).SeeTOOLS.

335

Plane Tree

plan'-tre ('armon; platanos (Ge 30:37), elate ("pine" or "fir") (Eze 31:8); the King James Version chestnut): `Armon is supposed to be derived from the root aram, meaning "to be...

336

Planets

plan'-ets (mazzaloth).See ASTROLOGY, sec. II, 3.

337

Plank

plank: Thick beams or pieces of wood, for which several Hebrew words are used. The Revised Version (British and American) changes "planks" (of fir) into "boards" in1Ki 6:15, and...

338

Plant, Plants

SeeBOTANY.

339

Plaster (1)

plas'-ter (sidh): In Egypt, now as in ancient times, the buildings are plastered inside and out. The poor quality of the stone commonly used makes this necessary if a smooth att...

340

Plaster (2)

plas'-ter (marach): Only used inIsa 38:21of the application of the cake of figs to the boil from which Hezekiah suffered. In Papyrus Ebers, figs are used as the ingredient in a ...

341

Plastering

plas'-ter-ing.See CRAFTS, II, 15.

342

Plate

plat: A term seemingly not used in the Bible for a dish as it is so commonly used at present, but always for a tablet or sheet of metal.(1) tsits (Ex 28:36;39:30;Le 8:9), a plat...

343

Platter

plat'-er:(1) qe`arah, "a deep dish" (Nu 7:13 f,84,85). In the King James Version and the English Revised Version "charger," the American Standard Revised Version "platter" (comp...

344

Play

pla.SeeGAMES.

345

Plead

pled: In modern non-legal English is a synonym of "pray" or "beseech," but in legal phraseology "plea," "plead," and "pleading" have a great variety of technical meanings, with ...

346

Pleasure

plezh'-ur (chephets, ratson; eudokia, hedone: "Pleasure" is the translation of various Hebrew words, chiefly of chephets, "inclination," hence, "pleasure," "delight" (Job 21:21,...

347

Pledge

plej (verbs chabhal (10 times), `arabh (2Ki 18:23equalsIsa 36:8); nouns chahal (Eze 18:12,16;33:15), chabcholah (Eze 18:7), `arubbah), (1Sa 17:18), erabhon (Ge 38:17,18,20); als...

348

Pleiades

pli'-a-dez, ple'-ya-dez, ple'-a-dez.See ASTROLOGY, 10; ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 10.

349

Pleroma

ple-ro'-ma.SeeFULLNESS.

350

Plow

plou (charash; arotrioo): No implement of the Bible is more frequently illustrated today than the plow. This is partly because there is every reason to believe that the plows st...

351

Plucking Off The Hair

pluk'-ing.See HAIR, 7; PUNISHMENTS.