International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

730

Sneeze

snez (zorer, Pho`el-form zarar): "The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes" (2Ki 4:35). "Sneezing," better "snorting," is found in the description of Leviath...

731

Snow

sno (shelegh, telagh (Da 7:9); chion):(1) Snow is not uncommon in the winter in Jerusalem, but it never reaches any depth and in many winters it is not seen at all. It usually d...

732

Snuffers; Snuffdishes

snuf'-erz, snuf'-dish-ez (melqachayim, machtoth): These two utensils are thrice mentioned in connection with the wilderness tabernacle (Ex 25:38;37:23;Nu 4:9). the American Stan...

733

So

so (co', although the Hebrew might be pointed cewe'; Assyrian Sib'u; Septuagint Segor, Soa; Manetho, Seuechos; Latin Sevechus; Herodotus (ii. 137 ff), Sabakon): In all probabili...

734

Soap

sop (borith; the King James Version sope): Borith is a derivative of bor, "purity," hence, something which cleanses or makes pure. Soap in the modern sense, as referring to a sa...

735

Sober; Sobriety; Soberness

In a few passages, the Greek verb nepho and its derivative adjective nephalios are used in the same sense. The word originally had a physical meaning, as opposed to drunkenness,...

736

Socho

so'-ko: Occurs in1Ch 4:18, the Revised Version (British and American) "Soco."SeeSOCOH.

737

Socket

sok'-et ('edhen): The tabernacle in the wilderness being constructed as a portable building without permanent foundation, its stability was attained by the use of "sockets" into...

738

Socoh; Soco

so'-ko (sokkhoh, "branches"), (sokho (in Chronicles only); Socho, most usual, but many forms in Septuagint and in the King James Version: Socoh, Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho):(1) A ci...

739

Sod, Sodden

sod'-'-n.SeeSEETHE.

740

Soda

so'-da.SeeNITRE.

741

Sodering

sod'-er-ing (debheq): the King James Version inIsa 41:7, the Revised Version (British and American) "soldering," of smith work.

742

Sodi

so'-di (codhi): One of the spies, representing the tribe of Zebulun (Nu 13:10).

743

Sodom

sod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THEPLAIN(which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Ge 19:24). The wickedness of the city became p...

744

Sodom, Vine Of

(gephen cedhom):"For their vine is of the vine of Sodom,And of the fields of Gomorrah:Their grapes are grapes of gall,Their clusters are bitter" (De 32:32).This must be distingu...

745

Sodomite

sod'-om-it (qadhesh, feminine qedheshah): Qadhesh denotes properly a male temple prostitute, one of the class attached to certain sanctuaries of heathen deities, and "consecrate...

746

Sodomitish; Sea

sod'-om-it-ish.SeeDEAD SEA.

747

Sodomy

sod'-o-mi.SeeSODOM;SODOMITE;CRIMES;PUNISHMENTS.

748

Sojourner

soj'-er-ner, so'-jur-ner, suj'-er-ner.SeeSTRANGER AND SOJOURNER.

749

Soldering

sod'-er-ing.SeeSODERING.

750

Soldier

sol'-jer.SeeARMY.

751

Solemn Assembly (Meeting)

See CONGREGATION; FASTS AND FEASTS; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.

752

Solemn, Solemnity

sol'-em, so-lem'-ni-ti: The word "solemn" had(1) at first the meaning "once in the year," through its derivation from Latin sollus, "whole," annus, "year." As, however, a regula...

753

Solomon

sol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon):I. EARLY LIFE1. Name and Meaning2. Sources3. Birth and Upbringing4. His Accession5. Closing Days of DavidII. REIGN OF SOLOMON1. His ...

754

Solomon, Odes Of

See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 2.

755

Solomon, Pools Of

SeePOOLS OF SOLOMON.

756

Solomon, Psalms (Psalter) Of

See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 1.