International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Damn; Damnation; Damnable

dam, dam-na'-shun, dam'-na-bl: These words have undergone a change of meaning since the King James Version was made. They are derived from Latin damnare = "to inflict a loss," "...

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Damsel

dam'-zel: A young, unmarried woman; a girl (lass); maiden (compare French demoiselle). The Revised Version (British and American) inMt 26:69;Joh 18:17;Ac 12:13;16:16gives "maid"...

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Dan (1); Dan, Tribe Of

(dan, "judge"; Dan).1. Name:The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At his birt...

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Dan (2)

A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Da even to Beer- sheba" (Jud 20:1;1Sa 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or L...

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Dan (3)

(Eze 27:19the King James Version). SeeVEDAN.

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Dan-Jaan

dan-ja'-an (dan ya`-an; B, Da Eidan kai Oudan): A place visited by Joab and his officers when taking the census (2Sa 24:6). It is mentioned between Gilead and Sidon. Some would ...

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Dancing

dan'-sing. SeeGAMES.

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Dandle

dan'-d'-l. (sha`-osha`, a Pulpal form, from root (sha`-a`) with sense of to "be caressed"). Occurs inIsa 66:12, "shall be dandled upon the knees."

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Danger

dan'-jer: Danger does not express a state of reality but a possibility. InMt 5:21f, however, and also the King James VersionMr 3:29(the Revised Version (British and American)) "...

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Daniel

dan'-yel (daniye'l, dani'-el, "God is my judge"; Daniel):(1) One of the sons of David (1Ch 3:1).(2) A Levite of the family of Ithamar (Ezr 8:2;Ne 10:6).(3) A prophet of the time...

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Daniel, Book Of

dan'-yel:I. NAMEII. PLACE IN THE CANONIII. DIVISIONS OF THE BOOKIV. LANGUAGESV. PURPOSE OF THE BOOKVI. UNITYVII. GENUINENESS1. The Predictions2. The Miracles3. The Text4. The La...

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Danites

dan'-its (ha-dani): Occurs as describing those belonging to Da inJud 13:2;18:1,11;1Ch 12:35.

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Dannah

dan'-a (dannah): One of the cities in the hill country of Judah (Jos 15:49) between Socoh and Kiriath-sannah (Debir), probably Idhna--the Iedna of the Onom--8 miles W. of Hebron...

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Daphne

daf'-ne (Daphne, "bay-tree"): A suburb of Antioch on the Orontes, according to Strabo and the Jerusalem itinerary, about 40 furlongs, or 5 miles distant. It is identified with B...

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Dara

dar'-a (dara`). SeeDARDA.

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Darda

dar'-da (darda`, "pearl of wisdom"): One of the wise men to whom Solomon is compared (1Ki 4:31). He was either a son of Mahol (ibid.) or a son of Zerah, son of Judah (1Ch 2:6, w...

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Dare

dar: The expression "to dare" in the Scriptures never has the meaning of "to defy," "to challenge," or "to terrify." It is always found as the translation of tolmao, "to manifes...

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Daric

dar'-ik (darkemon, and 'adharkon; dareikos): A Persian gold coin about a guinea or five dollars in value. The first form of the word occurs in1Ch 29:7;Ezr 2:69, andNe 7:70-72; t...

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Darius

da-ri'-us: The name of three or four kings mentioned in the Old Testament. In the original Persian it is spelled "Darayavaush"; in Babylonian, usually "Dariamush"; in Susian(?),...

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Dark Sayings

(Pr 1:6;Ps 78:2; singular,Ps 49:4,5; chidhoth, singular chidhah, elsewhere rendered "riddle," "proverb"): In the heading to the canonical Book of Proverbs, the general term "pro...

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Dark; Darkness

dark, dark'-nes (choshekh; skotos):1. Darkness and Light in Palestine:The day and night, light and darkness, are notable antitheses in Palestine. There the day does not slowly f...

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Darkly

dark'-li: The word occurs in1Co 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror, darkly," in translation of the words en ainigmati, the Revised Version, margin "in a riddle." The contrast is...

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Darkon

dar'-kon (darqon, "carrier"): Ancestor of a subdivision of "Solomon's servants," so called, in post-exilic times (Ezr 2:56; Ne 7:58; Lozon, 1 Esdras 5:33).

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Darling

dar'-ling (yachidh, "only," the King James Version margin, "only one"; the American Revised Version, margin, "dear life"): Used poetically for the life or soul (Ps 22:20;35:17).

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Dart

dart (chets; belos): A pointed missile weapon, as an arrow or light spear (2Sa 18:14;Job 41:26). SeeARMOR;ARMS, III, 4;ARROW. Figurative:(1) Of the penalty of sin (Pr 7:23the Ki...

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Dart-Snake

dart'-snake (Isa 34:15). SeeARROWSNAKE.

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Dash

The idea of "to throw violently" or "to strike" with purpose of causing destruction is usually connected with the word "to dash." There is perhaps but one exception to this:Ps 9...