In the Bible, the second wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. [Hebrewrāḥēl,ewe; seerḫlinSemitic roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin...
In the Bible, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. [Hebrew śārâ, princess, feminine of śar, prince; see śrr in Semitic roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by...
rather thanJehovahas it appears in the American Standard Version, or rather thanLORDas it appears mostly in the King James Bible, and many others. In Greek these letters of God are called the Tetragrammaton that means “consisting of four letters.” They are four Hebrew letters,Yod, ...
although many Jews of the Diaspora continued to allow their side locks to grow long, even though they began to cut their hair more closely. Hebrew women took pride in their long and attractive hair (2 Kings 9:30andSong of Solomon 7:5). Males were to be distinguished from females by not...
She was totally reliant on others for everything, even food, lodging, and clothing. And yet, it was to her that God chose to reveal the 40-day-old Messiah. The Hebrew word for widow also connotes a desolate place, empty, bleak, and silent. Into her desolation, the Good News of God...
This is the second of the acrostic, or alphabetical Psalms (the first being Psalms 25); each verse beginning consecutively with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The verse, however, which begins with wav, and which should come in between the fifth and sixth, is totally wanting; but as the...
The Old Testament Hebrew word forGLORYiskabod– weightiness (He’s a God of strength and substance); glory, honor, splendor, power, authority, magnificence, fame, dignity, riches, excellency. He’s a great and all-powerful God. There was a day when the people of God would go to church...
"Jesus Christ" is actually a conversion of the Hebrew names to Western use. The original Hebrew for the Western name "Jesus" would more correctly be pronounced "Yeshua," and "the Christ" (Greek, based on a Hebrew word meaning Messiah) can actually be more clearly written as simply "the ...
Kindness as a Reflection of the Gospel The concept of kindness is central to Rahab's story. The Hebrew word for kindness encompasses grace and favor, even when it is undeserved. Rahab's request for kindness from the spies reflects the essence of the Gospel, where God's kindness leads to ...
2.Also calledHebrew Scriptures.the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion: known to Christians as the Old Testament. 3.(often l.c.) the sacred writings of any religion. 4.(l.c.) a reference publication esteemed for its usefulness and authority:a bird-watchers' bible. ...