International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Libertines

lib'-er-tinz, li-bur'-tinz (Libertinoi): These were among Stephen's opponents: "There arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called (the synagogue) of the Libertines, ...

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Liberty

lib'-er-ti (deror, rachabh; eleutheria): The opposite of servitude or bondage, hence, applicable to captives or slaves set free from oppression (thus deror,Le 25:10;Isa 61:1, et...

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Libnah

lib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compareEx 24:10where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna):(1) A desert camp of the I...

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Libni

lib'-ni (libhni):(1) Son of Gershon (Ex 6:17;Nu 3:18;1Ch 6:17,20). Families who traced their descent from Libni are called Libnites (Nu 3:21;26:58).(2) A son of Merari (1Ch 6:29...

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Libnites

lib'-nits (ha-libhni).SeeLIBNI.

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Libraries

li'-bra-riz, li'-brer-iz:1. The Bible a Library2. Mythological and Apocryphal Libraries3. Libraries for the Dead4. Memory Libraries5. Prehistoric and Primitive Libraries6. Mesop...

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Library Of Nineveh

See NINEVEH, LIBRARY OF.

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Libya; Libyans

lib'-i-a, lib'-i-anz: In the Old Testament the word occurs in the King James Version in2Ch 12:3;16:8;Na 3:9for "Lubim" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)). the Rev...

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Lice

lis (kinnim (Ex 8:17,18;Ps 105:31), kinnim (Ex 8:16), kinnam (Ex 8:17,18); Septuagint skniphes (Ex 8:16,18), ton sknipha, once inEx 8:18; sknipes (Ps 105:31); Vulgate (Jerome's ...

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Licence

li'-sens: This word is not found at all in the Revised Version (British and American) (except in Judith 11:14; Ecclesiasticus 15:20; 1 Macc 1:13), and twice only in the King Jam...

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Lidebir

lid'-e-ber (lidhebhir): For "of Debir" in EV; the Revised Version margin suggests the name "Lidebir" (Jos 13:26), a city in the territory of Gad. It is probably identical with L...

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Lie; Lying

li, (sheqer (usually, e.g.Isa 9:15;Zec 13:3), or kazabh verb (Job 34:6;Mic 2:11); pseudos (Joh 8:44;Re 21:27), "to speak falsely," "to fabricate," "to make a false statement"; p...

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Liers-In-Wait

li-erz-in-wat' (Jud 9:25;16:12;20:36).SeeAMBUSH.

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Lieutenant

lu-ten'-ant, lef-ten'-ant.SeeSATRAPS.

150

Life

lif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma):I. THE TERMSII. THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING1. Popular Use of the Term2. Complexity of the IdeaIII. IN THE APOCRYP...

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Life, Tree Of

SeeTREE OF LIFE.

152

Lift

To make lofty, to raise up. A very common word in English Versions of the Bible representing a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words, although in the Old Testament used chiefl...

153

Light

lit ('or, ma'or; phos; many other words):1. Origin of Light2. A Comprehensive Term(1) Natural Light(2) Artificial Light(3) Miraculous Light(4) Mental, Moral, Spiritual Light3. A...

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Light; Lightness

James Orr

155

Lightning

lit'-ning (baraq, chaziz; astrape): Lightning is caused by the discharge of electricity between clouds or between clouds and the earth. In a thunder-storm there is a rapid gathe...

156

Lign-Aloes

lin-al'-oz, lig-nal'-oz.SeeALOES.

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Ligure

lig'-ur (Ex 28:19;39:12the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "jacinth").See STONES, PRECIOUS.

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Like; Liken; Likeness; Liking

lik, lik'-n, lik'-nes, lik'-ing:(1) As a noun, "like" in modern English is virtually obsolete, except in the phrase "and the like," which is not found in English Versions of the...

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Likhi

lik'-hi (liqchi): A descendant of Manasseh (1Ch 7:19).

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Lilith

lil'-ith, li'-lith.See NIGHT-MONSTER.

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Lily

lil'-i (shushan (1Ki 7:19), shoshannah (2Ch 4:5;So 2:1f; Ho 14:5); plural (So 2:16;4:5;5:13;6:2f; 7:2; Ecclesiasticus 39:14; 50:8); krinon (Mt 6:28;Lu 12:27)): The Hebrew is pro...

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Lily-Work

The ornament of the capitals on the bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in front of Solomon's temple (1Ki 7:19,22).SeeLILY;TEMPLE;JACHIN AND BOAZ.