Almighty
ol-mit'-i:(1) (shaddai (Ge 17:1)): Found in the Old Testament forty-eight times, most of these in the Book of Job; it occurs either alone or in combination with 'el, "God"). The...
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Almodad
al-mo'-dad ('almodhadh, "the beloved," or, "God is beloved"): The first mentioned of the thirteen sons of Joktan (Ge 10:25-29;1Ch 1:19-23). A south Arabian name, and pointing to...
Almon
al'-mon (`almon, "hidden"): A Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin (Jos 21:18), the same as "Allemeth" the Revised Version (British and American), "Alemeth" the King James Ve...
Almon-Diblathaim
al'-mon-dib-la-tha'-im (`almon dibhlathayim, "Almon of the double cake of figs"): A station in the wilderness journeyings of the Israelites, located in Moab between Diban-gad an...
Almond
a'-mund: (1) shaqedh,Ge 43:11;Nu 17:8, etc. The word shaked comes from a Hebrew root meaning to "watch" or "wait." InJer 1:11,12there is a play on the word, "And I said, I see a...
Almost
ol'-most (en oligo): InAc 26:28the Greek en oligo does not mean "almost," although scholars have for centuries translated the clause "Almost thou persuadest me to become a Chris...
Alms; Almsgiving
ams, ams-giv'-ing:The English word "alms" is an abridged form of the Greek word, eleemosune (compare "eleemosynary"), appearing in gradually reduced forms in German Almosen, Wyc...
Almug; Algum
al'-gum, ('algummim (2Ch 2:8;9:10f); ('almuggim,1Ki 10:11f)): It is generally supposed that these two names refer to one kind of tree, the consonants being transposed as is not ...
Alnathan
al'-na-than (Alnathan, "God has given," the Revised Version (British and American)ELNATHAN): Apocryphal name of a person (1 Esdras 8:44) corresponding to Elnathan ofEzr 8:16. He...
Aloes; Lignaloes
al'-oz, lin-al'-oz, lig-nal'-oz ('ahalim,Nu 24:6, translation "lign-aloes" (= lignum aloes, "wood of aloes"),Pr 7:17; 'ahaloth,Ps 45:8;So 4:14; aloe,Joh 19:39): Mentioned as a s...
Aloft
a-loft' (epano): Only in 1 Esdras 8:92. Meaning obscure. The statement following a confession of sin means probably that Israel in penitence returning to the Lord, is exultant i...
Along
a-long': Corresponding to two different Hebrew words,Jud 9:25;1Sa 6:12;Jer 41:6, joined with "come" and "go," vividly describes a course that is taken--it emphasizes its directn...
Aloth
a'-loth (`aloth): So found in the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin in1Ki 4:16, where the Revised Version (British and American) hasBEALOTH(be`aloth). A town, o...
Alpha And Omega
al'-fa, o'-me-ga, o-me'-ga (Alpha and Omega = A and O): The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, hence, symbolically, "beginning and end"; in Revelation "The Eternal On...
Alphabet
al'-fa-bet.1. Definition:An alphabet is a list of the elementary sounds used in any language. More strictly speaking it is that particular series, commonly known as the Phoenici...
Alphaeus
al-fe'-us (Alphaios; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Halphaios):(1) The father of the second James in the list of the apostles (Mt 10:3;Mr 3:18;Lu 6:15;Ac 1:13).(...
Also
ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g.Ac 12:3;1 Joh 4:21).Mt 6:1...
Altaneus
al-ta-ne'-us. SeeMALTANNEUS(Apocrypha).
Altar
ol'-ter (mizbeach, literally, "place of slaughter or sacrifice," from zabhach, which is found in both senses; bomos, (only inAc 17:23), thusiasterion):I. CLASSIFICATION OF HEBRE...
Altogether
ol-too-geth'-er: Representing five Hebrew and three Greek originals, which variously signify(1) "together"; i.e. all, e.g. `all men, high and low, weighed together in God's bala...
Alush
a'-lush ('alush): A desert camp of the Israelites between Dophkah and Rephidim (Nu 33:13,14). The situation is not certainly known. SeeWANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
Alvah
al'-va (`alwah): A chief (the King James Version duke) of Edom (Ge 36:40), called "Aliah" in1Ch 1:51. Probably the same as Alvan, or Ahan, son of Shobal son of Seir (Ge 36:23;1C...
Alvan
al'-van (`alwan, "tall"?): A son of Shobal, the Horite (Ge 36:23). In1Ch 1:40the name is written Alian, Septuagint Olam. It is probably the same as Alvah ofGe 36:23, which appea...
Alway; Always
ol'-way, ol'-waz (archaic and poetic): Properly applied to acts or states perpetually occurring, but not necessarily continuous. In Hebrew, most frequently, tamiydh. In Greek di...
Amad
a'-mad (`am`adh): A town in northern Palestine, which fell to the tribe of Asher in the division of the land (Jos 19:26). The modern ruin `Amud near Accho may be the site.
Amadatha; Amadathus
a-mad'-a-tha, a-mad'-a-thus (Additions to Es 12:6). SeeAMAN;HAMMEDATHA.
Amain
a-man' (translated from the Greek eis phugen hormesan, "they rushed to flight"): The word is composed of the prefix "a" and the word "main," meaning "force." The expression is u...