Those who contend that the united stream of the Euphrates and Tigris is the "river" which "goeth forth from Eden to water the garden," have committed a fatal error in neglecting the true meaning of יָצָא, which is only used of the course of a river from its source ...
Pignelius on Revelation (Re 21:19) says that this stone has the color of a pallid lamp, shines in the open air, but is dark in a house, cannot be cut, and has powers of attraction. The etymology of the word is not less doubtful than its meaning. Some derive it from χαλκ...
the name of the renowned Hannibal is found to be identical in form and meanifig with the name of Hanniel, who is mentioned in Nu 34:23 as the prince of the tribe of Manasseh: Hanniel meaning the grace of God, and Hannibal the grace of Baal. (4.) The same conclusion arises from...
meaning to the word; but elsewhere (Ant. 1.c.) he calls it the sardonyx. ⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. (For other significations, see Gesenius, Thes. Heb. page 26.) SEE SARDIUS. 2. Pitdah', פַּטרָה (Exodus 1.c.; Eze 28:13; Job...
The application of these colors to the service of the tabernacle has led writers both in ancient and modern times to attach some symbolical meaning to them (see Philo and Josephus, ut sup.). The subject has been followed up with a great variety of interpretations, more or less probable (...
That the name is derived from some natural peculiarity is evident from the presence of the article with all the terms. Whatever may be the true meaning of bedolach, be it carbuncle, crystal, bdellium, ebony, pepper, cloves, beryl, pearl, diamond, or emerald, all critics detect its ...