International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Wise, Man

wiz.SeeWISDOM.

110

Wish

wish: The word appears both as a substantive and as a verb in the Old Testament, having a variety of meanings: (1) The substantive, peh, means "mouth" and also "speech." In this...

111

Wist, Witty, Wot

wist, wit'-i, wot: The verb "to wit" in the King James Version is interchangeable with "to know," and is conjugated with a present "wot," and a past "wist." This inflection is d...

112

Witch; Witchcraft

wich, wich'-kraft:1. Meaning and Use of the Words2. Biblical Usage3. Common Elements in Witchcraft and Ancient Oriental Magic4. Rise, Spread and Persecution of WitchcraftLITERAT...

113

Withered

with'-erd (nabhel, "to fade away," "to be dried up"):(1) Used figuratively to express leanness of soul, spiritual impotence, a low condition of spiritual life, a lack of moral n...

114

Withes, Withs, Green

withs, (yetharim lachim, margin "new bowstrings," the King James Version margin "new (moist) cords" (Jud 16:7); Septuagint neura hugra): The material with which Samson was bound...

115

Witness

wit'-nes (nouns `edh, and `edhah, and verb `anah; martus, with all derivative words and their compounds): The word "witness" is used of inanimate things, e.g. the heap of stones...

116

Witness Of The Spirit

This phrase arises from the words ofRo 8:16: "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God." With this may be grouped, as illustrative, 1Joh 5...

117

Witty

See WIST, WITTY, WOT.

118

Wizard

wiz'-ard.See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; FAMILIAR; MAGIC; WITCH, WITCHCRAFT.

119

Wolf

woolf(1) ze'ebh (Ge 49:27; 11:6; 65:25; Jer 5:6; Eze 22:27; Hab 1:8; Ze 3:3; also as proper name, Zeeb, prince of Midian,Jud 7:25;8:3;Ps 83:11); compare Arabic dhi'b, colloquial...

120

Woman

woom'-an ('ishshah, "a woman" (feminine of 'ish, "a man"]; gune, "a woman" "wife"):I. IN THE CREATIVE PLANII. IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES1. Prominence of Women2. Social Equality3. Ma...

121

Wonder; Wonderful

wun'-der, wun'-derful: The verb "wonder" occurs only a few times in the Old Testament; "wonder" as noun is much more frequent, and is chiefly the translation of the word mopheth...

122

Wood

wood.SeeBOTANY;FOREST;TREES.

123

Wood Of Ephraim

(2Sa 18:6).See EPHRAIM, FOREST OF.

124

Woof

woof (`erebh, "mixture," "woof" (Le 13:48)).SeeWARP.

125

Wool

wool (tsemer; erion): Wool and flax were the fibers most used by the ancient weavers. Wool was used principally for the outside garments (Le 13:48 ff;Pr 31:13;Eze 34:3;Ho 2:5,9)...

126

Word

wurd: The commonest term in the Old Testament for "word" is dabhar (also "matter" "thing"); in the New Testament logos ("reason," "discourse," "speech"); but also frequently rhe...

127

Work; Works

wurk, wurks: "To work" in the Old Testament is usually the translation of `asah, or of pa`al (of the works both of God and of man), and "work" (noun) is most frequently the tran...

128

Worker; Workfellow; Workman

wur'-der, wurk'-fel-o, wurk'-man (charash, pa`al; ergates, sunergos): "Worker" (artificer) is the translation of charash, "to cut in" (1Ki 7:14, "a worker in brass"), and of cha...

129

World (General)

1. Original Words:In the King James Version this word represents several originals, as follows: 'erets "earth"; chedhel, "the underworld"; cheledh, "lifetime," "age"; `olam, "in...

130

World, Cosmological

wurld, koz-mo-loj'-i-kal:1. Terms and General Meaning2. Hebrew Idea of the World3. Its Extent4. Origin of the World--Biblical and Contrasted Views5. The Cosmogony of Genesis 1--...

131

World, End Of The

See ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; HEAVENS, NEW.

132

Worm; Scarlet-Worm

wurm, skar'-let-wurm:(1) tola`, tole`ah, tola`ath, tola`ath, from tala`; compare Arabic tala, "to stretch the neck"; usually with shani, "bright" (of Arabic sana, "a flash of li...

133

Wormwood

wurm'-wood (la'anah (De 29:18;Pr 5:4;Jer 9:15;23:15;La 3:15,19;Am 5:7;6:12, the King James Version hemlock); apsinthos (Re 8:11)): What the Hebrew la`anah may have been is obscu...

134

Wormwood, The Star

InRe 8:11, the name is figurative, given to a great star which, at the sounding of the third angel's trumpet, fell from heaven upon the third part of the rivers and on the fount...

135

Worship

wur'-ship (Anglo-Saxon: weorthscipe, wyrthscype, "honor," from weorth, wurth, "worthy," "honorable," and scipe, "ship"):1. Terms2. Old Testament Worship3. New Testament Worship4...