Loft
In1Ki 17:23, changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to "chamber."
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Loftily; Loftiness; Lofty
lof'-ti-li, lof'-ti-nes: The first form is only inPs 73:8, where it means "haughtily," as if from on high. The second is found only inJer 48:29, where the loftiness of Moab also...
Log
log, logh, "deepened," "hollowed out" (Le 14:10-24)): The smallest liquid or dry measure of the Hebrews, equal to about 1 pint.SeeWEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Logia, The
1. The Word "Logia" and Its History:The word logion, which is a diminutive of logos, was regularly used of Divine utterances. There are examples in the classics, the Septuagint,...
Logos
log'-os (logos):I. GREEK SPECULATION1. Heraclitus2. Anaxagoras3. Plato4. Aristotle5. StoicsII. HEBREW ANTICIPATION OF DOCTRINE1. Word as Revelation of God2. Suggestions of Perso...
Loins
loinz (chalats, Aramaic charats, mothen, kecel, yarekh; osphus): This variety of Hebrew synonyms seems to be used rather promiscuously for the loins, though there is no little d...
Lois
lo'-is (Lois (2Ti 1:5)): The grandmother of Timothy, and evidently the mother of Eunice, Timothy's mother. The family lived at Lystra (Ac 16:1). It was on the occasion of Paul's...
Longevity
lon-jev'-i-ti: In the part of Genesis ascribed to the Priestly Code (P), the names and genealogies of the patriarchs are given (Ge 5;11). In the three versions which are our chi...
Longsuffering
long-suf'-er-ing ('erekh 'appayim; makrothumia): The words 'erekh 'appayim, translated longsuffering, mean literally, "long of nose" (or "breathing"), and, as anger was indicate...
Look
look:(1) The uses of the simple verb in English Versions of the Bible are nearly all good modern English. InIsa 5:2, however, "He looked that it should bring forth grapes"--"loo...
Looking-Glass
look'-ing-glas (Ex 38:8the King James Version margin "brasen glasses").SeeGLASS;MIRROR.
Loom
loom.SeeWEAVING.
Loop
loop (in plural lula'oth (Ex 26:4 f,10 f;36:11 f,17)): A ring or fold made of blue thread to fasten into the corresponding golden clasps, or taches upon the curtains of the tabe...
Lord Of Hosts
A name or title of God frequently used in the Old Testament, always translated "Yahweh of Hosts" (Yahweh tsebha'oth) in the American Standard Revised Version, since Yahweh, neve...
Lord; The Lord
The Aramaic designation, Mare', occurs only in Da (e.g. 2:47; 5:23), and the same word refers to a man (4:24).Of the Greek words, Kurios is freely used of both the Deity and men...
Lord's Day
(he kuriake hemera):1. Linguistic:Formerly it was supposed that the adjective kuriakos (translated "the Lord's") was a purely Christian word, but recent discoveries have proved ...
Lord's Prayer, The
(Mt 6:9-13;Lu 11:2-4): Prayer occupied an important place in the life and the teachings of Jesus. He was emphatically a man of prayer, praying frequently in private and in publi...
Lord's Supper; (Eucharist)
u'-ka-ristGENERAL|| I. DEFINITIONII. NEW TESTAMENT SOURCES1. Textual Considerations2. Narratives Compared(1) Mark(2) Matthew(3) Pauline(4) Luke3. Other Pauline DataIII. PREPARAT...
Lords Of The Philistines
(ceren, same as Hebrew word for "axle," probably a native designation): These "lords" (Jos 13:3;Jud 3:3;16:5, etc.;1Sa 5:8,11, etc.), elsewhere called "princes" (sar,1Sa 18:30;2...
Loss
chaTa "to suffer as one erring, or as a sinner" (Ge 31:39, where Jacob assures Laban that he (Jacob) suffered the loss of all animals of the flock torn by beasts); shekhol, "ber...
Lot (1)
lot:I. Personality.The man who bore the name Lot (lot; Lot) is mentioned for the first time inGe 11:27, at the beginning of that section of Genesis which is entitled "the genera...
Lot (2)
SeeDIVINATION.
Lotan
lo'-tan (loTan): Son of Seir, a chief (the King James Version "duke") of Edom (Ge 36:20,22,29;1Ch 1:38f).
Lothasubus
loth-a-su'-bus (Lothasoubos): One of those who stood by Ezra at the reading of the law (1 Esdras 9:44); called "Hashum" inNe 8:4.
Lots
SeeDIVINATION.
Lots, Feast Of
SeePURIM.
Lotus Trees
lo'-tus (tse'elim; the King James Version shady trees): The trees under which behemoth (the "hippopotams") rests; "He lieth under the lotus-trees," "The lotus-trees cover him wi...