International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Ir-Shemesh

ur-she'-mesh, ir-she'-mesh (`ir shemesh, "city of the sun").See BETH-SHEMESH; HERES.

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Ira

i'-ra (`ira'; Eiras):(1) A person referred to in2Sa 20:26as "priest" (so the Revised Version (British and American) correctly; the King James Version "a chief ruler," the Americ...

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Irad

i'-rad (`iradh; Septuagint Gaidad): Grandson of Cain and son of Enoch (Ge 4:18).

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Iram

i'-ram (`iram; Septuagint variously in Gen): A "chief" of Edom (Ge 36:43parallel1Ch 1:54).

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Iri

i'-ri (`iri).SeeIR;URIAS.

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Irijah

i-ri'-ja (yir'iyayh, "Yah sees"): A captain at the gate of Benjamin in Jerusalem, who arrested Jeremiah the prophet on suspicion of intending to desert to the Chaldeans (Jer 37:...

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Iron (1)

i'-urn (barzel; sideros): It is generally believed that the art of separating iron from its ores and making it into useful forms was not known much earlier than 1000 BC, and tha...

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Iron (2)

i'-ron (yir'on): One of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali, named with Migdal-el and En-hazor (Jos 19:38). It is represented by the modern Yarun, a village with the ...

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Irpeel

ur'-pe-el, ir'-pe-el (yirpe'el): An unidentified city in Benjamin (Jos 18:27). It may possibly be represented by Rafat, a ruin to the North of el-Jib, the ancient Gibeon.

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Irreverence

i-rev'-er-ens.See CRIME, CRIMES.

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Irrigation

ir-i-ga'-shun: No equivalent for this word is found in Biblical writings, although the use of irrigation for maintaining vegetable life is frequently implied (Ec 2:5,6;Isa 58:11...

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Iru

i'-roo (`iru): Eldest son of Caleb (1Ch 4:15); probably to be read Ir, the syllable "-u" being the conjunction "and" belonging to the following word.

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Isaac

i'-zak:oIT- (CS:HebrewIT+`iruIT-/CS): Eldest son of Caleb (1Ch 4:15); probably to be read Ir, the syllable "-u" being the conjunction "and" belonging to the following word.I. NA...

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Isaac, Testament Of

SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

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Isaiah

i-za'-ya, i-zi'-a:1. Name2. Personal History3. Call4. Literary Genius and Style5. Traditions concerning His Martyrdom6. Period7. Analysis and Contents8. Isaiah's Prophecies Chro...

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Isaiah, Ascension Of

SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.

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Iscah

iz'-ka, is'-ka (yickah): Daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah the wife of Nahor (Ge 11:29). Tradition identifies her with Sarai, Abram's wife; but without sufficient reason.

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Iscariot

is-kar'-i-ot.SeeJUDAS ISCARIOT.

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Isdael

is'-da-el (Isdael): In 1 Esdras 5:33; called "Giddel" inEzr 2:56.

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Ish

('ish): In the following Hebrew proper names, a prefix meaning "man of," or, collectively, "men of": Ish-bosheth, Ishhod, Ish-tob (but the Revised Version (British and American)...

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Ish-Bosheth

ish-bo'-sheth (ish-bosheth, "man of shame"' Iesbosthe): Called 'eshba`al, "man of Baal" (1Ch 8:33), and yishwi, "man of Yahweh" (?), perhaps for 'isheyo (1Sa 14:49). Compare ESH...

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Ish-Sechel

ish'-se-kel ('ish sekhel, "man of discretion"): Ezra, at one time in need of ministers for the house of God, sent "unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia." "And according to ...

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Ish-Tob

ish'-tob ('ish Tobh, the American Standard Revised Version "the men of Tob"): A place in Palestine, probably a small kingdom, large enough, however, to supply at least 12,000 me...

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Ishbaal

ish'-ba-al.See ISH-BOSHETH.

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Ishbah

ish'-ba (yishbach): A member of the tribe of Judah, father of Eshtemoa (1Ch 4:17).

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Ishbak

ish'-bak (yishbaq): A name in the list of sons of Abraham by Keturah (Ge 25:2parallel1Ch 1:32). These names probably represent tribes; the tribe of Ishbak has not been certainly...

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Ishbi-Benob

ish-bi-be'-nob (yishbi bhenobh): One of the four "born to the giant in Gath" who were slain by David and his men (2Sa 21:15-22). Ishbi-benob was slain by Abishai, and David's li...