International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Toparchy

to'-par-ki, top'-ar-ki (toparchia): the King James Version renders this Greek word by "government" in 1 Macc 11:28 (the King James Version margin and the Revised Version (Britis...

299

Topaz

to'-paz.See STONES, PRECIOUS.

300

Tophel

to'-fel (tophel; Tophol): This name is found in a passage with many difficulties (De 1:1). The verse ostensibly makes clearer the position occupied by the camp of Israel where M...

301

Topheth

to'-feth (ha-topheth, etymology uncertain; the most probable is its connection with a root meaning "burning"--the "place of burning"; the King James Version, Tophet, except in2K...

302

Torah

to'-ra.SeeLAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT;REVELATION.

303

Torch

torch (lappidh; lampas; in the King James Version this word occurs only 4 times (Na 2:3,4 (Hebrew 4,5);Zec 12:6;Joh 18:3). In the Revised Version (British and American) it is fo...

304

Tormah

tor'-ma (tormah, "fraud"; Codex Vaticanus en kruphe, "in secret," Codex Alexandrinus meta doron, "with gifts"): This name is given in EVm as an alternative to "privily", or "cra...

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Torment, Place Of

tor'-ment: A literal translation inLu 16:28of topos tes basanou.SeeHELL.

306

Tormentor

tor-men'-ter: the King James Version 2 Macc 7:29 for demios "belonging to the people," and so "public executioner," the Revised Version (British and American) "butcher." A term ...

307

Tortoise

tor'-tus, tor'-tis, tor'-tois. (the King James Version) (tsabh, the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard"; compare the Arabic word, dabb, the thorny-tailed lizar...

308

Totemism

to'-tem-iz'-m: How far the belief in totems and totemistic relationships existed in early Israel cannot be discussed at length here. Evidence of the belief in deified animal anc...

309

Tou

to'-oo (to`u; Codex Vaticanus Thoa; Codex Alexandrinus Thoou): King of Hamath. As an enemy of Hadarezer, after David's victory over the latter, he sent David a message of congra...

310

Tow

to (ne`oreth (Jud 16:9;Isa 1:31)): The coarser part of flax, with short threads, used as an example of easily inflammable material. AlsoIsa 43:17the King James Version for pisht...

311

Tower

tou'-er.See FORTIFICATION, I, 5; CITY, II, 1.

312

Tower Of Babel

See ASTRONOMY; BABEL, TOWER OF; TONGUES, CONFUSION OF.

313

Tower Of David

(So 4:4).SeeJERUSALEM.

314

Tower Of Edar (The Flock)

SeeEDER.

315

Tower Of Hananeel

SeeHANANEL.

316

Tower Of Ivory

(mighdal hashen): Occurs only inSo 7:4. Cheyne would, not unreasonably, emend the text and read the "tower of Shenir" as a parallel to the "tower of Lebanon" in the same verse. ...

317

Tower Of Lebanon

(mighdal ha-lebhanon): (So 7:4)): The designation "which looketh toward Damascus" compels us to identify it with some portion of, or something in, the eastern range of "Lebanon,...

318

Tower Of Meah

me'-a.SeeHAMMEAH.

319

Tower Of Penuel

SeePENIEL.

320

Tower Of Shechem

(mighdal shekhem): Mentioned only inJud 9:46-49. It seems along with the Beth-millo and the Beth-el-berith to have comprised the three strongest parts of the fortification when ...

321

Tower Of Siloam

SeeSILOAM.

322

Tower Of Syene

si-e'-ne.SeeSEVENEH.

323

Tower Of The Furnaces

See FURNACES, TOWER OF THE.

324

Town

toun: This word is used to represent a number of different Hob terms in the Old Testament.(1) When any explanatory word or attendant circumstances show that a "city" was unwalle...