International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Children Of The Bridechamber

SeeBRIDE-CHAMBER, SONS.

272

Children Of The East

est (bene qedhem): A term which in a general way designated the inhabitants of the country East of Palestine The Hebrews thought of their own country as occupying the central pl...

273

Chileab

kil'-e-ab (kil'abh; Dalouia, "restraint of father"): A son of David, born to him at Hebron. His mother was Abigail, whom David married after the death of her husband Nabal, the ...

274

Chilion

kil'-i-on (kilyon, "pining," "wasting away"): One of the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, "Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah" (Ru 1:2). With his mother and brot...

275

Chilmad

kil'-mad (kilmadh; Charman): A city or district mentioned after Sheba and Asshur as supplying merchandise to Tyre (Eze 27:23). By changing "m" into "w" (common in Assytoprian-Ba...

276

Chimham

kim'-ham (kimham (2Sa 19:37,38) or kimhan (2Sa 19:40) or kemohem (Jer 41:17Kt.); this reading, however, may probably be safely ignored): One of the sons of Barzillai the Gileadi...

277

Chimney

SeeHOUSE;

278

Chinnereth; Chinneroth

kin'-e-reth, kin'-e-roth (kinnereth (De 3:17;Jos 19:35, etc.)), (kinaroth; Codex Vaticanus, Kenereth, Codex Alexandrinus, Cheneroth (Jos 11:2)): Taking the order in which the to...

279

Chios

ke'-os, ki'-os (Chios): An island belonging to Turkey in the Aegean Sea, South of Lesbos, and very near the mainland of Asia Minor. Paul's vessel passed it on his last voyage to...

280

Chirp

cherp (tsaphaph): "Chirp" occurs in the King James Version marginand the Revised Version, margin ofIsa 29:4, "Thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of th...

281

Chisleu; Chislev

kis'-lu, kis'-lev.SeeKISLEV.

282

Chislon

kis'-lon, kiz'-lon (kiclon, "strength"): A prince of Benjamin, the father of Elidad (Nu 34:21).

283

Chisloth-Tabor

kis-loth-ta'-bor, kiz'-loth.SeeCHESULLOTH.

284

Chitlish

kit'-lish (kithlish, "separation"; the King James Version Kithlish, the English Revised Version "Chithlish," kith'lish): An unidentified town named with Lahman and Gederoth in t...

285

Chittim

kit'-im.SeeKITTIM.

286

Chiun (1)

ki'-un: Thus Hebrew kiyun, is transliterated inAm 5:26the King James Version. The vowels represent an assimilation to some such word as shiqquts, "detestable thing," or gillul, ...

287

Chiun (2)

ki'-un (Am 5:26the King James Version): Called inAc 7:43"Rephan" (Rhemphan) the planet Saturn.SeeASTROLOGY.

288

Chloe

klo'-e (Chloe, "a tender shoot"): A woman, presumably a Christian, mentioned only in1Co 1:11. She was a resident either of Corinth or of Ephesus. Paul had been informed by some ...

289

Choba; Chobai

ko'-ba, ko'-ba-i (Choba, Judith 4:4; Chobai, 15:4 f): A place named along with Jericho, Asora, and the valley of Salem (Judith 4:4; 15:4 f). Reland's (Pal, 721) suggestion of Ch...

290

Choenix

ke'-niks (choinix): A Greek dry measure, almost equal to one quart. Mentioned in the New Testament only inRe 6:6, where the Revised Version, margin would read "choenix" instead ...

291

Choice

chois.SeeCHOOSE;WILL.

292

Choke

chok (pnigo, and its compounds): Is used in its primary sense of "to strangle," or "to suffocate," in describing the fate of the swine (Lu 8:33the King James Version). The Revis...

293

Chola

ko'-la (Chola; the King James Version, Cola): This names occurs only with that of Chobai (see CHOBA) in Judith 15:4. It may be identical with the modern Ka`un, between el- Mekhu...

294

Choler

kol'-er: Lit. "bile," is used in the sense of a disease (cholera) (Sirach 31:20; 37:30), and in the sense of bitter anger (marar) (Da 8:7;11:11English Versions of the Bible, the...

295

Choose; Chosen

chooz, cho'-z'-n (bachar, qabhal, bara', barah; ek-lego):I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT1. Human Choice2. God Chooses King of Israel3. God Chooses Jerusalem4. Election of Israel5. Yahwe...

296

Chop

(paras):Figurative: This word, meaning "to cut in pieces," "to distribute," often translated "spread," is rendered "chop" inMic 3:3, they "chop them in pieces, as for the pot," ...

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Chorashan

kor-ash'-an, ko-ra'-shan.SeeCOR-ASHAN.