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• CabSee KAB.
• Cabbonkab'-on (kabbon; Chabra): An unidentified place in the Shephelah of Judah near Eglon...
• Cabinkab'-in (chanuyyoth, "vaults"; Jer 37:16 the Revised Version (British and American),...
• Cabulka'-bul (kabhul; Codex Vaticanus, Chobamasomel; Codex Alexandrinus, Chabol apo...
• Caddiskad'-is. See GADDIS.
• Cadeska'-dez. See KEDESH (Apocrypha).
• Cades-Barneka'-dez bar'-ne. See KADESH-BARNEA (Apocrypha).
• Caesarse'-zar (Kaisar): Originally the surname of the Julian gens (thus, Caius Julius...
• Caesar's Householdhous'-hold (hoi ek tes Kaisaros oikias, "they that are of Caesar's household," Php...
• Caesarea(1) Caesarea Palestina (pal-es-ti'na). The ancient name in the Arabic form Qaisariyeh...
• Cagekaj (kelubh; phulake): The earliest known form of cage made to confine a bird, for the...
• Caiaphaska'-a-fas, ki'-a-fas (Kaiaphas; Caiaphas = Kephas (compare Dods in Expositor's Greek...
• Cainkan (qayin, "spear" or "smith," resembling in sound the root qanah, "get," "acquire,"...
• Cainan(1) Greek form of Kenan (Lu 3:37): also the King James Version form in Old Testament...
• CakeSee BREAD.
• Calahka'-la (kalach; Chalach, also Chalak or Kalach; in Assyrian Kalhu, Kalha, Kalhi,...
• Calamityka-lam'-i-ti ('edh, "a load" or "burden" under which one is crushed, hence,...
• Calamolaluskal-a-mol'-a-lus, -mol-a'-lus (Codex Alexandrinus, Kalamolalos, Codex Vaticanus,...
• Calamuskal'-a-mus. See REED.
• Calcol; Chalkolkal'-kol, kal'-kol (kalkol): Mentioned in 1Ki 4:31 as one of the wise men with whom...
• Caldronkol'-drun (the rendering of qallachath, cir, dudh 'aghmon) : Qallachath is found only...
• Calebka'-leb (kalebh; in the light of the cognate Syriac and Arabic words, the meaning is...
• Caleb-Ephrathahka'-leb ef'-ra-tha, -ef'-ra-ta (the King James Version Caleb-ephratah, kalebh...
• Calendarkal'-en-dar (Latin calendarium, "an account book," from calendae, "day on which...
• Calfkaf (`eghel; par, or par, often rendered "bullock"): The etymology of both words is...
• Calf ImageSee IMAGES.
• Calf, GoldenI. THE NAME II. ANCIENT CALF WORSHIP 1. Narrative of Aaron's Golden Calf 2. Jeroboam's...
• Calitaskal'-i-tas (Kalitas, or Kaleitais): One of the Levites who put away their foreign...
• Calkerkok'-er. See SHIPS AND BOATS.
• Callingkol'-ing (klesis, from kaleo, "I call"): Is a New Testament expression. The word is...
• Callistheneska-lis'-the-nez (Kallisthenes): An officer of Nicanor who was charged with the burning...
• Calnehkal'-ne (kalneh; Chalanne): The name of the fourth city of Nimrod's kingdom (Ge...
• Calneh; Calnokal'-ne, kal'-no (kalneh (Am 6:2), kalno (Isa 10:9)): "Probably the Kulnia (Kullani)...
• Calphikal'-fi See CHALPHI.
• Calvarykal'-va-ri. See GOLGOTHA.
• Calves, of the Lipskavz, (Septuagint: karpon cheileon): This is the King James Version rendering of a...
• Cambyseskam-bi'-sez (Aram., c-n-b-n-z-y; Persian, Kambujiya; Assyrian, Kambuzia; Egyptian,...
• Camelkam'-el (gamal; kamelos; bekher, and bikhrah (Isa 60:6; Jer 2:23 "dromedary," the...
• Camel's Hair(triches kamelou): In Mt 3:4 and Mr 1:6 the description of John's raiment is explicit...
• Camonka'-mon (qamon, "standing-place," Jud 10:5 the King James Version). See KAMON.
• CampSee WAR.
• Camphirekam'-fir. See HENNA.
• Cana, of Galileeka'-na, (Kana tes Galilaias): This was the scene of Christ's earliest miracle, when,...
• Canaan; Canaanites1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History...
• Canaanitesska'-nan-it-es. See SHUA; BATHSHUA.
• Canalska-nalz' (ye'orim): The word "canals" occurs in several places in the Revised Version,...
• Cananaean; Canaaniteka-na-ne'-an, ka'-nan-it. See SIMON; CANANAEAN.
• Candacekan'-da-se (Kandake): Queen of the Ethiopians (Ac 8:27). Pliny states that the name...
• Candle; Candlestickkan'-d'-l, kan'-d'-l-stik (ner; luchnos; menorah; luchnia): (1) "Candle" is found in...
• Candlestick, the Goldenkan'-d'-l-stik, gold'-'-n (menorah, literally "lamp-stand"): An important part of the...
• Canekan. See REED.
• Cankerkan'-ker. See GANGRENE.
• Canker-Wormkan'-ker-wurm (yeleq, (Joe 1:4; 2:25; Na 3:15,16)): The name given to a larval stage...
• Cankeredkan'-kerd (Jas 5:3 the Revised Version (British and American), "rusted").
• Cannehkan'-e (kanneh; Chanaa): Mentioned in Eze 27:23 in connection with Haran and Eden as...
• Canon of the New Testamentkan'-un I. TWO PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Early Christians Had the Old Testament 2....
• Canon of the Old TestamentI. INTRODUCTORY 1. The Christian Term "Canon" 2. The Corresponding Hebrew Expression...
• Canopykan'-o-pi (chuppah, from a root meaning "to enclose" or "cover"): Isa 4:5 the King...
• Canticleskan'-ti-k'-lz. See SONG OF SONGS.
• Caperberryka'-per-ber-i ('abhiyonah; kapparis; Ec 12:5 the Revised Version, margin): The...
• Capernaumka-per'-na-um (Kapernaoum (Textus Receptus), Kapharnaoum (Codex Vaticanus, Codex...
• CaphSee KAPH.
• Capharsalamakaf-ar-sal'-a-ma, kaf-ar-sala'-ma (Chapharsalama): The site of an indecisive skirmish...
• Caphenathaka-fen'-a-tha. See CHAPHENATHA.
• Caphiraka-fi'-ra (Codex Alexandrinus, Kaphira, Codex Vaticanus, Peira): A town whose...
• Caphthorimkaf'-tho-rim (kaphtorim). See CAPHTORIM.
• Caphtor; Caphtorimkaf'-tor, kaf'-tor-im (kaphtor, kaphtorim; Kappadokia, Gaphtorieim, Kaphtoriem). 1....
• Cappadociakap-a-do'-shi-a (he Kappadokia): An extensive province in eastern Asia Minor, bounded...
• Captainkap'-tin: In the King James Version there are no fewer than 13 Hebrew words, and 4...
• Captivekap'-tiv (shebhi, galah; aichmalotos and its derivatives): The frequent references in...
• Captivitykap-tiv'-i-ti (galah, galuth, shebhuth, shibhyah; metoikesia): I. OF THE NORTHERN...
• Captivity EpistlesSee PHILEMON.
• CarSee PALANQUIN.
• Carabasionkar-a-ba'-zi-on (Rhabasion, Karabasion; Marimoth): One of the sons of Baani (1 Esdras...
• Caravankar'-a-van, kar-a-van' ('orach): This word is not found in the King James Version, but...
• Caravansarykar-a-van'-sa-ri. See INN.
• Carbunclekar'-bun-k'-l. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Carcaskar'-kas (karkac): One of seven chamberlains, ordered to summon Queen Vashti before...
• Carcass; Carcasekar'-kas: The dead body of a beast; used sometimes in a contemptuous way of the dead...
• Carchemishkar'-ke-mish (karkemish; Charmeis, Karchameis) : An exceedingly ancient Hittite city...
• Care; Carefulness; Carefulkar, kar'-fool-ness, kar'-fool: The English word "care" has such a variety of...
• Careahka-re'-a. See KAREAH.
• Careful; CarefulnessSee CARE.
• Carefullykar'-fool-i: The same two strands of anxiety and of attention appear in this word as...
• Careless; Carelesslykar'-les, kar'-les-li: These words always mean, "without anxiety," the confidence...
• Caremka'-rem (Karem): A city of Judah interpolated by the Septuagint (Jos 15:59). Probably...
• Cariaka'-ri-a (Karia): A country in the Southwest of Asia Minor which extended on the North...
• Cariteskar'-i-tez (kari) , ("one ready," "life-guardsman"): A body of troops mentioned in 2Ki...
• Carmanianskar-ma'-ni-anz. See CARMONIANS.
• CarmeSee CHARME.
• Carmel(1) A beautifully wooded mountain range running for about 13 miles in a south-easterly...
• Carmelitekar'-mel-it (karmeli; Karmelios, Karmelites): A native of the Judean Carmel. Those who...
• Carmelitesskar'-mel-it-es, kar-mel-i'-tes (karmelith; Karmelia): A name applied only to Abigail,...
• Carmi(1) A son of Reuben who came to Egypt with Jacob (Ge 46:9; Ex 6:14; 1Ch 5:3). Also the...
• Carmonianskar-mo'-ni-anz; the King James Version Carmanians: A people mentioned in one of the...
• Carnaimkar-na'-im, kar'-na-im (Karnein, 1 Macc 5:26, Karnain, verses 43 f, to Karnion, 2 Macc...
• Carnalkar'-nal: In the Old Testament there is an expression which indicates sexual...
• Carnionkar'-ni-on. See CARNAIM.
• Carousingska-rouz'-ingz (potois, dative plural of potos): This word is found only in the...
• Carpenterkar'-pen-ter (charash; tekton): This word, which is a general word for graver or...
• Carpuskar'-pus (Karpos): A name but once mentioned in the New Testament (2Ti 4:13), "the...
• Carriagekar'-ij (keli, kebhuddah, nesu'ah; episkeuasamenoi; the Revised Version (British and...
• Carrykar'-i (nasa', nahagh): The English Versions of the Bible rendering of a number of...
• Carshenakar'-she-na, kar-she'-na (karshena'): The first named among the "seven princes of...
• Cartkart (`aghalah): The Hebrew word has been translated in some passages "cart," and in...
• Carvingkarv'-ing: Carving, or engraving, was extensively used among the peoples of Bible...
• Casdimkaz'-dim See CHESED.
• Casekas: Ordinarily to describe the circumstances or condition of things; sometimes,...
• Casementkas'-ment. See HOUSE.
• Casiphiaka-sif'-i-a, ka-sif-e'-a (kaciphya'): An unidentified place in North Babylonia, near...
• Casluhimkas'-lu-him, kas-lu-him (kacluchim; Chasmonieim): The name of a people mentioned in Ge...
• Casphonkas'-fon. See CASPHOR.
• Casphorkas'-for (the King James Version Casphon; Kasphor, 1 Macc 5:26; Chasphon, Chasphoth,...
• Caspin; Caspiskas'-pin, kas'-pis. See CASPHOR.
• Cassiakash'-a: Two Hebrew words, (1) qiddah, which is mentioned, along with myrrh, cinnamon,...
• CastIn general "to throw," with various degrees of violence; usually, with force, but not...
• Castanetskas'-ta-nets, kas-ta-nets' (mena`an`im): Are mentioned in 2Sa 6:5 among the musical...
• Castawaykast'-a-wa (adokimos, from dokimazo, "I test," "I approve after testing," hence,...
• Castlekas'-'-l. See FORTIFICATION.
• Castor and Polluxkas'-ter, pol'-uks. See DIOSCURI; ASTRONOMY.
• Cat(ailouros): The only mention of this animal is in Baruch 6:22. It is not mentioned in...
• Catechist; Catechumenkat'-e-kist, kate-ku'-men (katechizein "to resound," "to teach," "to instruct"): A...
• Caterpillarkat'-er-pil-er (chacil (Ps 78:46; Joe 1:4, etc.); yeleq (Ps 105:34 the King James...
• Catholic Epistleskath'-o-lik (epistolai katholikai): In distinction from the apostolic or Pauline...
• Cathuaka-thu'-a (Kathoua; Codex Vaticanus, Koua): Head of a family of temple-servants who...
• Cattlekat'-'-l (behemah, "a dumb beast"; miqneh, "a possession" from qanah, "to acquire"...
• Caudako'-da (Kauda; also called Klauda; the King James Version Clauda; the modern Greek...
• Caul(1) yothereth (Ex 29:13), the large lobe or flap of the liver, which is usually...
• Causekos: In both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Causeway; Causeykoz'-wa, ko'-zi (more correctly): This word occurs in 1Ch 26:16,18 for the Hebrew...
• Cavekav ([me`arah] (compare Arabic magharah), chor (Job 30:6 the King James Version),...
• Ceaseses: A remarkable array of 20 Hebrew and 6 Greek words is so translated. In the King...
• Cedarse'-dar, se'-der ('erez, from Hebrew root meaning "to be firm"; kedros): The 'erez was...
• Cedronse'-dron. See KIDRON.
• Ceilanse'-lan. See KILAN.
• Ceiled; Ceilingseld, sel'-ing (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Cieled,...
• Celebratesel'-e-brat: Of the three Hebrew words so rendered halal, "to praise" is preeminently...
• Celestialse-les'-chal (epouranios, "above the sky," "heavenly"): Peculiar to Paul's majestic...
• Cellarsel'-er, sel'-ar (krupte; 'otsar): Krupte is found only in Lu 11:33, and is rendered...
• Celosyriase-lo-sir'-i-a. See COELE-SYRIA.
• Cenchreaesen'-kre-e (Kegchreai, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Kenchreai; the...
• Cendebaeussen-de-be'-us (Kendebaios; the King James Version Cendebeus): A general of Antiochus...
• Censersen'-ser: In the King James Version censer is used as a translation of two Hebrew...
• Censussen'-sus. See DAVID; QUIRINIUS.
• Centurionsen-tu'-ri-un: As the name implies, hekatontarches or hekatontarchos, kenturion, Latin...
• Cephasse'-fas. See PETER (SIMON).
• Cerasse'-ras (Keras; the Revised Version (British and American) KERAS (which see)).
• Certain; Certainly; Certaintyser'-tin, ser'-tin-li, ser'tin-ti: The rendering of some Hebrew words and forms...
• Certifyser'-ti-fi: Occurs in (1) 2Sa 15:28 (haggidh, "to show," "announce," from naghadh);...
• Cetabse'-tab. See KETAB.
• Chabriska'-bris (Abris, Chabreis): Son of Gothoniel, one of the three rulers of Bethulia in...
• Chadias, They Of; Chadiasaika'-di-as, ka'-di-a-si; (the Revised Version (British and American) Codex...
• Chaereaske'-re-as (Chaireas; the King James Version Chereas): Brother of Timotheus, the...
• Chafechaf (mar, "bitter"; hence, bitter of soul, deadly, destructive, ferocious, "as a bear...
• Chaffchaf: Four different words have been translated "chaff" in the Old Testament: (1)...
• Chain; Chainschan, chanz: Chains were used by the Hebrews: (1) As ornaments: 'ets`adhah, neTiphah,...
• Chairchar. See SEAT; SEATS, CHIEF.
• Chalcedonykal-sed'-o-ni, kal'-se-do-ni. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Chalcolkal'-kol. See CALCOL.
• Chaldea; Chaldeanskal-de'-a, kal-de'-anz (kasdim, 'erets kasdim; Chaldaia, Chaldaioi): 1. Geographical...
• Chalkstonechok'-ston ('abhneghir (compare Eben-ezer, 'ebhen ha-`ezer, "stone of the help," 1Sa...
• Challengechal'-enj: Only in Ex 22:9, where the King James Version has taken Hebrew 'amar,...
• Chalphikal'-fi (Chalphi; the King James Version Calphi): Father of Judas, who, along with...
• Chambercham'-ber (the translation of the following Hebrew words: chedher, chuppah, yatsia`,...
• Chamber, RoofSee CHAMBER.
• Chamberingcham'-ber-ing: Illicit intercourse; the rendering in English Versions of the Bible...
• Chamberlaincham'-ber-lin: In the Old Testament the word rendered chamberlain, caric, is more...
• Chambers in the HeavensSee ASTRONOMY; DIAL OF AHAZ.
• Chambers in the SouthSee ASTRONOMY; SOUTH, CHAMBERS OF THE.
• Chambers of Imageryim'-aj-ri, im'-a-jer-i (maskith): The reference (Eze 8:12) is to chambers in the...
• Chameleonka-me'-le-un (koach, the Revised Version (British and American) LAND CROCODILE (Le...
• Chamoissham'-i, sha-mwa', sha-moi' (zemer; kamelopdrdalis): Occurs only once in the Bible,...
• Champaignsham-pan', sham'-pan (`arabhah, biq`ah): A champaign is a flat open country, and the...
• Championcham'-pi-un ('ish habenayim): In 1Sa 17:4,23 this unusual expression occurs in the...
• Chanaan; Chanaaniteka'-nan, ka'-na-an, ka'-nan-it (Chanaan), the King James Version in the Apocrypha...
• Chancechans: The idea of chance in the sense of something wholly fortuitous was utterly...
• Chancellorchan'-sel-er: The rendering in Ezr 4:8,9,17 of the Hebrew be`el Te`em; Septuagint Baal...
• Changechanj: A word which seeks to express the many shades of meaning contained in 13...
• Change of Raimentra'-ment. See DRESS.
• Changerchan'-jer (kollubistes, "money-changer," and so rendered Mt 21:12; Mr 11:15): A banker...
• Channelchan'-el ('aphiq (root 'aphaq, "to hold or contain," "to be strong"; compare Arabic...
• Chanoch; Hanochitesha'-nok, ha'-nok-its (chanokh, "initiation," "dedication"): (1) A grandson of Abraham...
• Chant(paraT): Occurs only once in the King James Version in Am 6:5, and the meaning of the...
• Chanuneuska-nun'-e-us (Chanounaios; the King James Version Channuneus): A Levite in the list of...
• Chapelchap'-el (miqdash, "a holy place"; the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Chaphenathaka-fen'-a-tha (Chaphenatha; the King James Version Caphenatha): A name apparently...
• Chapiterchap'-i-ter. See ARCHITECTURE; JACHIN AND BOAZ; TEMPLE, II, 4.
• Chapmanchap'-man (plural 'anshe ha-tarim): Word used only once in the King James Version (2Ch...
• Chapt(chathath): The Hebrew term chathath means "broken," "terrified" or "dismayed." This...
• Charaathalankar-a-ath'-a-lan (Charaathalan; the King James Version Charaathalar (1 Esdras 5:36)):...
• Characakar'-a-ka. See CHARAX.
• Charashimkar'-a-shim (charashim, "craftsmen"). See GE-HARASHIM.
• Charax; Characakar'-ax, kar'-a-ka; (eis ton Charaka; the King James Version Charax): A place...
• Charchemishkar'-ke-mish. See CARCHEMISH.
• Charchuskar'-kus. See BARCHUS.
• Chareakar'-re-a (Charea): Head of a family of temple-servants (1 Esdras 5:32); called...
• Charge; Chargeablecharj, char'-ja-b'-l (from Latin carrus, "a wagon," hence, "to lay or put a load on or...
• Chargerchar'-jer (the American Standard Revised Version "platter"): A word which meant in the...
• Chargeschar'-jiz (dapanao, "to spend"): "Be at charges for them" (Ac 21:24, the King James...
• Chariotchar'-i-ot (merkabh, merkabhah, "riding-chariot," rekhebh, "war-chariot"; harma): 1....
• Chariots of the Sun(markebhoth ha-shemesh): These, together with "horses of the sun," are mentioned in...
• Charitablychar'-i-ta-bli (kata agapen): The Revised Version (British and American), which...
• Charity1. A New Word 2. A New Ideal 3. An Apostolic Term 4. Latin Equivalents 5. English...
• Charmcharm: Definition.--The word charm is derived from the Latin carmen, "a song," and...
• Charmekar'-me (so the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version Carme;...
• Charmiskar'-mis (Charmeis, Charmeis, A, Chalmeis): The son of Melchiel, one of the three...
• Charrankar'-an (Charrhan): Greek form of HARAN (which see) (Ac 7:2,4).
• Chasechas. See HUNTING.
• Chasebakas'-e-ba (Chaseba): The name of a family of temple-servants in the list of those who...
• Chaste; Chastitychast, chas'-ti-ti. See CRIMES; MARRIAGE.
• Chastening; Chastisementchas'-'-n-ing, chas'-tiz-ment: These two words corresponding to Hebrew mucar, and...
• Chatterchat'-er (tsaphaph): This word, which means to "peep," "twitter" or "chirp," as small...
• Chavahka'-va (Septuagint Zoe): A transliteration of the Hebrew chawwah or chavvah, which...
• Chebarke'-bar (kebhar, "joining" (Young), "length" (Strong); Chobar): The river by the side...
• Check(mucar): Occurs in Job 20:3 the King James Version, "I have heard the check of my...
• Checker-Work; (network)chek'-er-wurk (sebhakhah): This was a kind of ornamentation used on the tops of the...
• Chedorlaomerked-or-la-o'-mer, ked-or-la'-omer (kedhorla`omer; Chodollogomor): 1. was He the...
• Cheek Teeth(methalle`ah, transposed from malta`ah (only in Ps 58:6), literally "the biter,"...
• Cheek; Cheekbone(1) lechi; siagon, "the jaw," "jaw-bone," "side of the face." The Hebrew word denotes...
• Cheer; Cheerfulnesscher, cher'-fool-nes: The English word "cheer" meant: (1) originally face, countenance...
• Cheesechez. See FOOD; MILK.
• Chelalke'-lal (kelal, "perfection"): One of the bene Pachath-Mo'abh who took "strange wives"...
• Chelciaskel'-si-as. See HELKIAS; HILKIAH.
• Chellianskel'-i-anz: The people of "Chellus" (Judith 2:23) (which see).
• Chelluhkel'-u. See CHELUHI.
• Chelluskel'-us (Chellous), a place named (Judith 1:9) among those West of the Jordan to which...
• Chelodke'-lod (Cheleoud, Cheleoul): In Judith 1:6 it is said that "many nations of the sons...
• Chelub(1) kelubh, father of Mehir (1Ch 4:11); the name is probably a variation of Caleb....
• Chelubaike-loo'-bi (kelubhay): Another form of Caleb used in 1Ch 2:9; compare 1Ch 2:18,42....
• Cheluhikel'-oo-hi (keluhi, Kt.; keluhu, Qere; the Revised Version, margin Cheluhu; the King...
• Chemarimkem'-a-rim (kemarim, a plural whose singular komer is not found in the Old Testament):...
• Chemosh1. Moabites, the People of Chemosh 2. Solomon and Chemosh Worship 3. Josiah Putting...
• Chenaanahke-na'-a-na (kena`anah, feminine form of "Canaan," though others explain it as "toward...
• Chenanike-na'-ni (kenani, "planted"): One of the names mentioned in Ne 9:4, in connection...
• Chenaniahken-a-ni'-a (kenanyahu, and kenanyah, literally "established by God"): Chief of the...
• Chephar-Ammonike-far-am'-o-ni (the King James Version Chephar-haammoni; kephar ha`ammoni; Codex...
• Chephar-Haamonike-far-ha-am'-o-ni. See CHEPHAR-AMMONI.
• Chephirahke-fi'-ra (ha-kephirah; Codex Vaticanus, Kapheira (Jos 9); Codex Alexandrinus has...
• Cheranke'-ran (keran): A Horite clan-name, occurring in the genealogy of Seir, the Horite...
• Cherethitesker'-e-thits (kerethim, ha-kerethi; Chelethi "executioners," "life-guardsmen"): A...
• Cherishcher'-ish (cakhan; thalpo): Cakhan, "to act the friend," "to be useful," is translated...
• Cherith, the Brookke'-rith (nachal kerith; Cheimarrhous Chorrhath): The place where Elijah hid and was...
• Cherubke'-rub (kerubh, Cheroub, Charoub): A place in Babylonia from which people whose...
• Cherubic, Forms in the Constellationsche-roo'-bik. See ASTRONOMY.
• Cherubim (1)cher'-u-bim, cher'-oo-bim (kerubhim, plural of cherub, kerubh): Through the influence...
• Cherubim (2)The cherubic forms in the constellation figures. See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 8.
• Chesalonkes'-a-lon (kecalon; Chaslon, Chasalon): One of the cities on the Northern boundary of...
• Chesedke'-sed, kes'-ed (kasdim; Chaszad): One of the sons of Nahor and Milcah (Ge 22:22);...
• Chesilke'-sil, kes'-il (kecil; A, Chaseir): A town in the extreme South of Judah named with...
• Chesnutches'-nut. See CHESTNUT.
• Chest(1) The ark of the covenant in Old Testament is invariably denoted by the word 'aron,...
• Chestnut, Treeches'-nut. See PLANE TREE.
• Chesullothke-sul'-oth (ha-keculloth; B, Chasaloth, A, Achesaloth): A town on the border of...
• ChethSee CHETH.
• Chettiimket'-i-im, ket-i'-im (kittim). See KITTIM.
• Chew; Cudchoo, chu, (ma`aleh gerah, literally "bringing up" (American Revised Versions margin),...
• Chezibke'-zib. See ACHZIB (1).
• Chickenchik'-'-n, chik'-in (Anglo-Saxon, cicen or cycen; Latin, Gallus ferrugineus;...
• Chidechid: Only in the Old Testament, translating Hebrew ribh, a word which is more...
• Chidon, the Threshing-Floor ofki'-don, (goren kidhon; Septuagint B, omits; A has Cheilo): The place where Uzza...
• Chiefchef: The English word is in the King James Version of Old Testament the translation...
• Chief Friends; Good MenSee CHIEF FRIENDS; GOOD, CHIEF; CHIEF.
• Chief Musicianmu-zish'-an. See ASAPH.
• Chief Seatschef sets (protokathedria): It was one of the reproaches urged by our Lord against the...
• Child-Bearingchild'-bar-ing: Only in 1Ti 2:15: "She shall be saved through her (m "the")...
• Child; Childrenchild, chil'-dren (ben, "son," yeledh, "child" na`ar, "lad"; teknon, paidion): The...
• Childhood, Gospels of thechild'-hood. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
• Children of Edene'-d'-n (bene `edhen): In 2Ki 19:12; Isa 37:12 "the children of Eden that were in...
• Children of GodIntroduction: Meaning of Terms I. OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING 1. Mythological Survivals 2....
• Children of Israeliz'-ra-el (bene yisra'el): A very common term in both the Old Testament and the New...
• Children of the BridechamberSee BRIDE-CHAMBER, SONS.
• Children of the Eastest (bene qedhem): A term which in a general way designated the inhabitants of the...
• Chileabkil'-e-ab (kil'abh; Dalouia, "restraint of father"): A son of David, born to him at...
• Chilionkil'-i-on (kilyon, "pining," "wasting away"): One of the two sons of Elimelech and...
• Chilmadkil'-mad (kilmadh; Charman): A city or district mentioned after Sheba and Asshur as...
• Chimhamkim'-ham (kimham (2Sa 19:37,38) or kimhan (2Sa 19:40) or kemohem (Jer 41:17 Kt.); this...
• ChimneySee HOUSE;
• Chinnereth; Chinnerothkin'-e-reth, kin'-e-roth (kinnereth (De 3:17; Jos 19:35, etc.)), (kinaroth; Codex...
• Chioske'-os, ki'-os (Chios): An island belonging to Turkey in the Aegean Sea, South of...
• Chirpcherp (tsaphaph): "Chirp" occurs in the King James Version marginand the Revised...
• Chisleu; Chislevkis'-lu, kis'-lev. See KISLEV.
• Chislonkis'-lon, kiz'-lon (kiclon, "strength"): A prince of Benjamin, the father of Elidad (Nu 34:21).
• Chisloth-Taborkis-loth-ta'-bor, kiz'-loth. See CHESULLOTH.
• Chitlishkit'-lish (kithlish, "separation"; the King James Version Kithlish, the English...
• Chittimkit'-im. See KITTIM.
• Chiun (1)ki'-un: Thus Hebrew kiyun, is transliterated in Am 5:26 the King James Version. The...
• Chiun (2)ki'-un (Am 5:26 the King James Version): Called in Ac 7:43 "Rephan" (Rhemphan) the...
• Chloeklo'-e (Chloe, "a tender shoot"): A woman, presumably a Christian, mentioned only in...
• Choba; Chobaiko'-ba, ko'-ba-i (Choba, Judith 4:4; Chobai, 15:4 f): A place named along with...
• Choenixke'-niks (choinix): A Greek dry measure, almost equal to one quart. Mentioned in the...
• Choicechois. See CHOOSE; WILL.
• Chokechok (pnigo, and its compounds): Is used in its primary sense of "to strangle," or "to...
• Cholako'-la (Chola; the King James Version, Cola): This names occurs only with that of...
• Cholerkol'-er: Lit. "bile," is used in the sense of a disease (cholera) (Sirach 31:20;...
• Choose; Chosenchooz, cho'-z'-n (bachar, qabhal, bara', barah; ek-lego): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1....
• ChopFigurative: This word, meaning "to cut in pieces," "to distribute," often translated...
• Chorashankor-ash'-an, ko-ra'-shan. See COR-ASHAN.
• Chorazinko-ra'-zin (Chorazin, Mt 11:21; Chorazin, Lu 10:13; Westcott and Hort, The New...
• Chosamaeuskos-a-me'-us (A, Simon Chosamaios; B, Chosamaos): Occurs in 1 Esdras 9:32 as the name...
• Chosencho'-z'-n. See CHOOSE.
• Chozebako-ze'-ba (kozebha', "deceitful"): Same as ACHZIB and CHEZIB (which see).
• Christ as King, Priest, ProphetSee under several titles; also CHRIST, OFFICES OF.
• Christ, Humanity ofSee CHRIST, HUMANITY OF.
• Christ, Intercession ofSee INTERCESSION OF CHRIST.
• Christ, JesusSee JESUS CHRIST.
• Christ, Offices ofof'-is-is. General Titles of our Lord I. CHRIST'S MEDIATION EXPRESSED IN THE SPECIFIC...
• Christ, Person ofSee PERSON OF CHRIST.
• Christ, Temptation ofSee TEMPTATION OF CHRIST.
• Christ, the Exaltation ofI. THE RESURRECTION 1. Its Glorification of Christ 2. Resurrection Body--Identity,...
• Christian1. Historicity of Ac 11:26 2. Of Pagan Origin 3. The Christian Attitude to the Name 4....
• Christianitykris-chan'-i-ti, kris-chi-an'-i-ti, kris-ti-an'-i-ti (Christianismos): I. IN PRINCIPLE...
• ChristologySee PERSON OF CHRIST.
• Christskrists. See CHRISTS, FALSE; MESSIAH.
• Christs, Falsefols (pseudo-christoi). 1. Christ's Warnings: In His discourse on the last things,...
• Chronicles, Books ofkron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim), "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon:...
• Chronology of the New TestamentI. CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS 1. Birth of Jesus (1) Death of Herod (2) Census of...
• Chronology of the Old TestamentI. INTRODUCTORY 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be...
• ChrysoliteSee STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Chrysoprase; Chrysoprasuskris'-o-praz, kri-sop'ra-sus. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Chubchub (kubh). See CUB.
• Chunchun (kun, "founding"). See CUN.
• ChurchI. PRE-CHRISTIAN HISTORY OF THE TERM II. ITS ADOPTION BY JESUS III. ITS USE IN THE NEW...
• Church GovernmentI. APPROACH TO SUBJECT 1. The General Sense 2. The Local Sense II. INTERNAL ORDER 1....
• Churches, Robbers ofchurch'-iz. See ROBBERS OF TEMPLES.
• Churches, SevenSee ANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES.
• Churlchurl (kilay or kelay): The Hebrew word occurs only in Isa 32:5,7, in the latter verse...
• Chushan-Rishathaimku-shan-rish-a-tha'-im. See CUSHAN-RISHATHAIM.
• Chusiku'-si, (Chous): A place only named in Judith 7:18, as near Ekrebel on the brook...
• Chuzasku'-zas, chu'-zas (Chouzas; the King James Version Chuza): The steward of Herod...
• Ciccarsik'-ar (kikkar, "circle"): Used of the circle of the Jordan (Ge 13:10, Hebrew). See...
• Cieled; Cielingseld, sel'-ing. See CEILED; CEILING.
• Ciliciasi-lish'-i-a (he Kilikia): An important province at the Southeast angle of Asia Minor,...
• Cinnamonsin'-a-mun (qinnamon; kinnamomon): Mentioned, like cassia, as a perfume. In Ex 30:23...
• Cinnerothsin'-e-roth (kinneroth). See CHINNERETH.
• Ciramasi-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma. See KIRAMA.
• Circlesur'-k'-l: Is used with reference to the vault of the heavens (hugh) in Isa 40:22, and...
• Circuitsur'-kit, "a going around": Used to represent several Hebrew words in several senses,...
• Circumcisionsur-kum-sizh'-un (mul, muloth; peritome): The removal of the foreskin is a custom that...
• Cissis (Keis): The form given in Ac 13:21 the King James Version for Kish, the father of...
• Cisaisi'-sa-i. See KISEUS.
• Cistern; Well; Pool; AqueductUse of Terms 1. General 2. Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns 3. Private Cisterns 4. Public...
• Citadelsit'-a-del (1 Macc 1:33; 3:45). See FORTIFICATION.
• Cithernsith'-ern (kithara; 1 Macc 4:54 the King James Version, kitharais kai kinurais is...
• Cities of RefugeSee REFUGE, CITIES OF.
• Cities of the Plain; Ciccarsit'-iz, plan, (kikkar ha-yarden): Included Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar....
• Cities, LeviticalSee LEVITICAL CITIES; CITY.
• Cities, Storestor. See CITY.
• Citimssit'-imz. See CHITTIM (1 Macc 8:5 the King James Version).
• Citizenshipsit'-i-zen-ship: All the words in use connected with this subject are derived from...
• Citronsit'-run. See APPLE.
• CityI. THE CANAANITE CITY 1. Origin 2. Extent 3. Villages 4. Sites 5. External Appearance...
• City of Confusionkon-fu'-zhun (qiryath-tohu): A name applied to Jerusalem (Isa 24:10 the King James Version).
• City of DavidSee ZION.
• City of Destructionde-struk'-shun `ir ha-herec; (Septuagint Base-dek): In his prediction of the future...
• City of Palm Treespam'-trez (`ir ha-temarim). See JERICHO (De 34:3; Jud 1:16; 3:13; 2Ch 28:15).
• City of SaltSee SALT, CITY OF.
• City of WatersSee RABBAH.
• City, GoldenSee GOLDEN CITY.
• City, RoyalSee RABBAH.
• City, Rulers ofrool'-erz: The English Versions of the Bible rendering of the politarchai, of...
• ClapAn emphatic expression of joy, "They clapped their hands (nakhah), and said, Long live...
• Claspsklasps (qerec): The word occurs nine times in Ex 26; 36, 39; which record the...
• ClaudaSee CAUDA.
• Claudiaklo'-di-a (Klaudia): A member of the Christian congregation at Rome, who, with other...
• Claudiusklo'-di-us (Klaudios): Fourth Roman emperor. He reigned for over 13 years (41-54 AD),...
• Claudius Lysiasklo'-di-us lis'-i-as (Klaudios Lysias): A chief captain who intervened when the Jews...
• Clawklo (parcah, literally, "hoof"): One of the marks of a "clean" animal is stated thus:...
• Claykla (chomer, chacaph, TiT, meleT, `abhi, ma`abheh, abhTiT; pelos, "wet clay," "mud"):...
• Cleanklen (Anglo-Saxon cloene, "clear," "pure"): Rendering four Hebrew roots: bar, etc.,...
• Cleanseklenz: "Make clean," "purify" being a frequent rendering of the original. It is found...
• Clear; Clearnesskler, kler'-nes (bar; diablepo): Equivalent of several Hebrew and Greek words for...
• Cleaveklev: Is used in the Bible in two different senses: (1) baqa` "to split," or "to...
• Cleft; Cliff; Cliftkleft, klif, klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or...
• Clemencyklem'-en-si (epietkeia, "fairness," "sweet reasonableness," Ac 24:4): The Greek word...
• Clementklem'-ent (Klemes, "mild"): A fellow-worker with Paul at Philippi, mentioned with...
• Cleopaskle'-o-pas (Kleopas, "renowned father"): One of the two disciples whom Jesus met on...
• Cleopatrakle-o-pa'-tra (Kleopatra, "from a famous father"): A daughter of Ptolemy VI...
• Cleophaskle'-o-fas. See CLOPAS.
• ClerkSee TOWN CLERK.
• Cliff; CliftSee CLEFT.
• Cloak; Clokeklok, (me`il, simlah, etc.; himation, stole, etc.): "Cloke" is retained in the English...
• ClodIn Job 7:5 (gish, gush, "a mass of earth"), "clods of dust," the crust of his sores,...
• Clopas; Cleophasklo'-pas (Klopas): The former in the Revised Version (British and American), the...
• Closekloz, klos verb, adjective and adverb, (kacah, caghar; kammuo): Other words are...
• Closetkloz'-et: Is the rendering in the King James Version of (1) chuppah, and (2) tameion,...
• Cloth; Clothingkloth, kloth'-ing. See DRESS.
• Clothed Uponklothd, (ependuo, "to put on over" another garment): Used only in 2Co 5:2,4. In 5:4 in...
• Clothes, Rending ofklothz, (keri`ath beghadhim): This term is used to describe an ordinary tear made in a...
• CloudI. Clouds in Palestine. In the Bible few references are found of particular clouds or...
• Cloud, Pillar ofSee CLOUD, II, 2; PILLAR OF CLOUD.
• Cloutklout: As substantive (ha-cechabhoth) a patch or piece of cloth, leather, or the like,...
• Clovenklo'-v'-n: In the Old Testament, represented by a participle from shaca, "to split,"...
• Clubklub. See ARMOR, III, 1; SHEPHERD; STAFF.
• Cluster(1) 'eshkol; compare proper name VALE OF ESHCOL. (which see), from root meaning "to...
• Cnidusni'-dus, kni'-dus (Knidos, "age"): A city of Caria in the Roman province of Asia, past...
• Coalkol (pecham, "charcoal"; compare Arabic fachm, "charcoal"; gacheleth, "burning coal"...
• Coastkost (gebhul, etc., "boundary"; compare gebhal, "mountain" and Arabic jebel,...
• Coatkot. See CLOAK; DRESS, etc.
• Coat of Mailmal. See ARMOR, ARMS; BRIGANDINE.
• Cockkok (alektor; Latin gallus): There is no reference in the Old Testament to...
• Cock-Crowingkok'-kro-ing (alektorophonia): An indefinite hour of the night between midnight and...
• CockatricePliny (see Oxford Dictionary, under the word "Cockatrice") relates that the ichneumon...
• Cockerkok'-er (titheneo, "to nurse," "coddle," "pamper"): Occurs only in Ecclesiasticus 30:9...
• Cocklekok'-'-l (King James Version margin "stinking weeds," the Revised Version, margin...
• Code of HammurabiSee HAMMURABI, CODE OF.
• Coele-Syriase-le-sir'-i-a (the King James Version Celosyria; Koile Suria, "hollow Syria"): So the...
• Cofferkof'-er ('argaz): A small box such as that in which the Philistines placed their...
• Coffinkof'-in. See CHEST; BURIAL.
• Cogitationkoj-i-ta'-shun, ra`yon, "the act of thinking or reflecting," as in Da 7:28, "my...
• Cohortko'-hort: In the Revised Version, margin of Mt 27:27; Mr 15:16; Joh 18:3,12; Ac 10:1;...
• Coinskoinz: There were no coins in use in Palestine until after the Captivity. It is not...
• Col-Hozehkol-ho'-ze (kol-chozeh, "all seeing"; Septuagint omits): A man whose son Shallum...
• Colako'-la. See CHOLA.
• Coldkold (qor; psuchros (adj.), psuchos (noun)): Palestine is essentially a land of...
• Coliusko'-li-us (Kolios, 1 Esdras 9:23). See CALITAS.
• Collar(1) (neTphah, plural neTphoth, literally, "drops," from naTaph, "to drop"). Jud 8:26...
• Collection(1) In the Old Testament (mas'eth, "something taken up"), used in 2Ch 24:6,9 the King...
• Collegekol'-ej: This is the rendering of the King James Version for Hebrew Mishneh (mishneh,...
• Collopkol'-up (pimah): A slice of meat or "fat," the King James Version in Job 15:27,...
• Colonykol'-o-ni (kolonia, Greek transliteration of Latin colonia, from the root, col,...
• Color; Colorskul'-er, kul'-erz: The word translated "color" in the King James Version is `ayin,...
• Colossaeko-los'-e (Kolossai, "punishment"; the King James Version Colosse): A city of Phrygia...
• Colossians, Epistle to theko-losh'-ans, ko-los'-i-anz: This is one of the group of Paul's epistles known as the...
• Colt; Foalkolt (`ayir, ben; polos, huios, with some word such as hupozugiou, understood; huios...
• Comekum: The translation of many Hebrew and Greek words. In the phrase "The Spirit of...
• Comeliness; Comelykum'-li-nes, kum'-li: Cognate with "becoming," namely, what is suitable, graceful,...
• Comfortkum'-fert (nacham; parakaleo): The New Testament word is variously translated, as...
• Comfortablykum'-fer-ta-bli (`al lebh, "to the heart"): "To speak to the heart," i.e. to speak...
• Comforterkum'-fer-ter: This is translation of the word patakletos, in the Johannine writings....
• Comfortlesskum'-fert-les (orphanous, "orphans"): The Greek original is found but twice in the New...
• Coming, SecondSee PAROUSIA.
• Commandment, the Newnu (entole kaine): The word "commandment" is used in the English versions of the Old...
• Commandment; Commandmentsko-mand'-ment (mitswah; entole): The commandments are, first of all, prescriptions, or...
• Commandments, the TenSee COMMANDMENT; TEN COMMANDMENTS.
• Commend(1) For paratithemi (Lu 23:46), translating the Hebrew paqadh (Ps 31:5), in the dying...
• CommentariesI. THE WORD--GENERAL SCOPE II. DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTER OF COMMENTARIES III. RANGE OF...
• Commentaries, Hebrew1. Philo Judaeus 2. Targum 3. Midrash 4. Talmud 5. Karaites 6. Middle Ages (1) Saadia...
• Commentarykom'-en-ta-ri (midhrash, "an investigation," from darash, "to search," "inquire,"...
• CommerceI. Old Testament Times. 1. Early Overland Commerce: There were forces in early Hebrew...
• Commit(1) "To give in charge" or "entrust": sim, "to put" (Job 5:8); galal, "to roll" (Ps...
• Commodiousko-mo'-di-us (aneuthetos, "not well placed"): The word occurs only in Ac 27:12. "As...
• Commonkom'-un: koinos, in the classics, and primarily in the New Testament, means what is...
• Commonwealthkom'-un-welth (politeia): Spoken of theocracy (Eph 2:12). The same word is rendered...
• Commune; Communicate; Communicationko-mun', komun'-i-kat, ko-mu-ni-ka'-shun: To commune is to converse confidentially and...
• Communion with Demons; DevilsI. Use of Term: The actual expression "communion with demons" (koinonoi ton daimonion)...
• Communion; (fellowship)ko-mun'-yun: The terms "communion" and "fellowship" of the English Bible are varying...
• Community of Goodsko-mu'-ni-ti, (hapanta koina eichon, literally, "They had all things (in) common"): In...
• Compact; Compactedkom-pakt', kom-pakt'-ed (chabhar, "to be joined"; sumbibazo, "to raise up together"):...
• Companykum'-pa-ni: The fertility of the original languages in synonyms and varied shades of...
• Comparative ReligionI. THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL 1. Universality of Religion 2. Theories of Its Origin and...
• Comparekom-par' (damah, mashal, [`arakh]; paraballo, sugkrino): "Compare" is the translation...
• Compass; Compasseskum'-pas, kum'-pas-iz: "Compass," noun, is the translation of chugh, "a circle,"...
• Compassionkom-pash'-un: Compassion is the translation of racham, "to love," "pity," "be...
• Compelkom-pel': Our English word always has in it now the flavor of force, not always,...
• Complainingkom-plan'-ing (tsewachah, "cry," "outcry," siach, "meditation," "complaint"):...
• Completekom-plet': In the King James Version for pleroo, the verb ordinarily used for the...
• Composition; Compoundkom-po-zish'-un, kom'-pound (mathkoneth, "measure"); (subst.) (raqach, "to make...
• Comprehendkom-pre-hend': Used in a twofold sense in both the Old Testament and New Testament....
• Conaniahkon-a-ni'-a (konanyahu, "Jah has rounded or sustained"; the King James Version...
• Concealkon-sel' (parakalupto): Found but once in the New Testament (Lu 9:45). The primary...
• Conceitkon-set': An idiomatic rendering of a phrase, phronimoi en heautois, in Ro 11:25;...
• Conception, ImmaculateSee IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
• Conception; Conceivekon-sep'-shun, kon-sev' (harah, and derivatives; sullambano): Physically, the...
• ConcerningThe Revised Version (British and American) makes frequent changes, such as "for," "as...
• Concisionkon-sizh'-un (katatome, "mutilation," "cutting"): A term by which Paul contemptuously...
• Concludekon-klood' (sumbibazo): Used only in Ac 16:10, where the King James Version has...
• Conclusionkon-kloo'-zhun (coph): In Ec 12:13 the King James Version, where the Revised Version...
• Concordance1. Nature of Work 2. Classes of Concordances 3. Their Indispensableness 4....
• Concoursekon'-kors (hamah, "to hum," "to make a noise"; sustrophe, "a turning" or "twisting...
• Concubinagekon-ku'-bi-naj. See FAMILY.
• Concupiscencekon-ku'-pi-sens (epithumia): Not used in the Revised Version (British and American),...
• Condemn; Condemnation1. In the Old Testament: (1) The causative stem of rasha` "to declare (or make)...
• Condescension, of Christkon-de-sen'-shun. See KENOSIS.
• Conductkon'-dukt. See ETHICS.
• Conduitkon'-dit. See CISTERN.
• Coneyko'-ni (shaphan (Le 11:5; De 14:7; Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26)): The word "coney" (formerly...
• Confection; Confectionarykon-fek'-shun, kon-fek'-shun-a-ri (roqach "perfume," "spice," raqqahah, feminine...
• Confederate; Confederacykon-fed'-er-at, kon-fed'-er-a-si: "Confederate" as an adjective in the sense of united...
• Confer; Conferencekon'-fer, kon'-ferens: The equivalent of three Greek words of different shades of...
• Confessionkon-fesh'-un (yadhah; homologeo, and their derivatives): The radical meaning is...
• Confidencekon'-fi-dens (baTach, and forms, kecel; parrhesia; peitho, pepoithesis, hupostasis):...
• Confirm; Confirmationkon-furm, konfer-ma'-shun: In the Old Testament represented by several Hebrew words,...
• Confiscationkon-fis-ka'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Conflictkon'-flikt (agon, "contest," "fight"): In Php 1:30, "having the same c. which ye saw...
• Conform; Conformablekon-form', kon-form'-a-b'-l (summorphoo "to become or be like," or "of the same...
• Confoundkon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by the...
• Confusionkon-fu'-zhun (bosheth, "shame, paleness," kelimmah, "blushing," tohu; akatastasia,...
• Confusion of TonguesSee BABEL, TOWER OF; TONGUES, CONFUSION OF
• Congregationkon-gre-ga'-shun (qahal, `edhah). 1. Terms Employed: These two words rendered by...
• Congregation, Mount of(har-mo`edh Isa 14:13): The prophet has depicted the excitement caused in Sheol by the...
• Coniahko-ni'-a (konyahu, "Jah is creating"): A form of the name Jehoiachin, found in Jer...
• Cononiahkon-o-ni'a. See CONANIAH.
• Conquerorkon'-ker-er: Known only in the compound verb (hupernikomen, Ro 8:37): A usual meaning...
• ConscienceI. SEQUENT CONSCIENCE 1. Judicial 2. Punitive 3. Predictive 4. Social II. ANTECEDENT...
• Consecrate; Consecrationkon'-se-krat, kon-se-kra'-shun. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament for...
• Consentkon-sent': The verb implies compliance with the guidance and direction of another,...
• Considerkon-sid'-er: In the New Testament the force of the word is brought out most vividly in...
• Consistkon-sist' (sunistemi): To stand together, exist, subsist (Col 1:17, "in him all things...
• Consolationkon-so-la'-shun (paraklesis): "Consolation of Israel" (Lu 2:25), refers to the...
• Consortkon-sort' (proskleroo, "to allot," Ac 17:4). The verb may be either in the middle or...
• Conspiracykon-spir'-a-si. See CONFEDERACY.
• Constant; Constantlykon'-stant, kon'-stant-li: In 1Ch 28 (chazaq) meaning "firm," "strong." In Pr 21:28...
• Constellationskon-ste-la'-shuns (kecilim, literally, "Orions"). See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 11.
• Constrainkon-stran': Generally in the sense of pressing urgently (2Ki 4:8; Lu 24:29; Ac 16:15),...
• Consultkon-sult' (sha'al, malakh, ya`ats (Aramaic) ye`aT; sumbouleuomai): (1) "To ask,"...
• Consumekon-sum' (akhal, kalah, tamam; analisko): In Old Testament 'akhal ("to eat," "devour")...
• Consummationkon-su-ma'-shun (killayon from kalah): The word, meaning destruction, completion, or...
• Consumptionkon-sump'-shun (shachepheth, "wasting away"): One of the punishments which was to...
• Containkon-tan'. See CONTINENCY.
• Contend; Contentionkon-tend', kon-ten'-shun: The meeting of effort by effort, striving against...
• Content; Contentmentkon-tent', kon-tent'-ment (ya`al; arkeo): To be free from care because of satisfaction...
• Continencykon'-ti-nen-si (egkrateuomai "to have self-control" or "continency" the Revised...
• Continual; Continuallykon-tin'-u-al, kon-tin'-u-a-li: Without cessation, although there may be intervals...
• Continuancekon-tin'-u-ans: Not in the Revised Version (British and American); in Ps 139:16 the...
• Contradictionkon-tra-dik'-shun: the King James Version for antilogia (Heb 7:7; 12:3). In the former...
• Contrarykon'-tra-ri (qeri; enantios): In the Old Testament it has the sense of antagonistic,...
• Contributionkon-tri-bu'-shun (koinonia, "communion" or "fellowship," Ro 15:26; 2Co 9:13): The...
• Contrite; Contritionkon'-trit, kontrish'-un (dakka', "bruise"): Only in Old Testament (Ps 34:18; Ps 51:17;...
• Controversykon'-tro-ver-si (ribh, "strife," "contention"; homologoumenos, "confessedly," "without...
• Convenientkon-ven'-yent: In the Revised Version (British and American) limited to translation of...
• Conventkon-vent': Found in the King James Version margin of Jer 49:19: "Who will convent me...
• Conversantkon-vur'-sant (halakh, "to go on," "to walk"): This word is translated "conversant" in...
• Conversationkon-ver-sa'-shun (anastrophe, homilia): This word is another illustration of the...
• ConversionI. The Words "Conversion," "Convert," in Biblical Usage. 1. In the English Bible: The...
• Convict; Convictionkon-vikt', kon-vik'-shun (elegcho and compounds, "to prove guilty"): Usual translation...
• Convincekon-vins' (elegcho): Another form etymologically of "convict," means to bring to a...
• Convocationkon-vo-ka'-shun: A rendering for miqra' chiefly in the frequent "Holy Convocation";...
• Convulsingkon-vuls'-ing (Mr 1:26 margin (the King James Version torn)). See UNCLEAN SPIRIT.
• Cookingkook'-ing. See FOOD.
• Coolkool (ruach, "wind"; katapsucho, "to cool down"): "Cool of the day" (Ge 3:8, margin...
• Coosko'-os. See COS.
• Copingko'-ping. See HOUSE.
• Copperkop'-er (nechosheth): The word is translated "copper" in only one passage (Ezr 8:27...
• Coppersmithkop'-er-smith (chalkeus): The word is found in New Testament once only, in 2Ti 4:14:...
• Coptic VersionsI. LANGUAGE AND ALPHABET 1. Alphabet 2. Dialects. II. VERSIONS III. CHIEF EDITIONS...
• Corkor (kor): A liquid and dry measure, same as the homer, of about 90 gals. capacity...
• Cor-Ashankor-ash'-an, ko-ra'-shan (English Revised Version, the King James Version Chor-ashan;...
• Coralkor'-al (ra'moth, peninim): The red coral or precious coral, Corallium rubrum, is...
• Corbankor'-ban (qorban; doron; translated "a gift," "a sacrificial offering," literally,...
• Corbekor'-be. See CHORBE.
• Cordkord (chebhet, yether, methar, `abhoth; schoinion): (1) The Arabic chab'l corresponds...
• Cords, Smallkordz (schoinion, the diminutive of schoinos, "a rush," hence, "a rope of rushes"):...
• Coreko'-re (Kore): In the King James Version, Jude 1:11, used as a variant for Korah. See KORAH, 3.
• Corianderkor-i-an'-der (gadh; korion): The fruit of the Coriandrum Sativum (Natural Order...
• Corinthkor'-inth (Korinthos, "ornament"): A celebrated city of the Peloponnesus, capital of...
• Corinthians, First Epistle to theI. AUTHENTICITY OF THE TWO EPISTLES 1. External Evidence 2. Internal Evidence 3....
• Corinthians, Second Epistle to theI. TEXT, AUTHENTICITY AND DATE 1. Internal Evidence 2. External Evidence 3. Date II....
• Corinthusko-rin'-thus: Latin form for Greek Korinthos in the subscription to Ro (the King James...
• Cormorantkor'-mo-rant (shalakh; kataraktes; Latin Corvus marinus): A large sea-fowl belonging...
• Cornkorn (daghan; sitos): A word used for cereals generally (Ge 27:28,37, etc., the King...
• Corneliuskor-ne'-li-us (Kornelios, "of a horn"): The story of Cornelius is given in Ac...
• Cornerkor'-ner (miqtsoa`, pe'ah, pinnah; arche, gonia, akrogoniaios): In Ex 26:24; Eze...
• Corner Gatekor'-ner gat. See JERUSALEM.
• Corner-Stonekor'-ner ston (pinnah, zawith; akrogoniaios): Part of the public or imposing...
• Corners of the EarthSee EARTH, CORNERS OF THE.
• Cornetkor'-net. See MUSIC.
• Cornfloorkorn'-flor (goren daghan): "Thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor" (Ho 9:1 the...
• Coronationkor-o-na'-shun (protoklisia): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:21 (the King James Version, the...
• Corpsekorps: This word in the King James Version is the translations of two Hebrew words,...
• Correctionko-rek'-shun (mucar, usually rendered "instruction," is translated "correction" in...
• Corruptionko-rup'-shun: The Hebrew words mishchath, mashchath, mashchith, and their Greek...
• Corruption, Mount of(har ha-mashchith; to oros tou Mosoath): The hill on the right hand of which Solomon...
• Coskos (Kos, "summit"; the King James Version Coos): An island off the coast of Caria,...
• Cosamko'-sam (Kosam): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 5th generation before...
• Cosmogonykoz-mog'-o-ni. See ANTHROPOLOGY; CREATION; EARTH; EVOLUTION; WORLD.
• Cosmologykoz-mol'-o-ji. See WORLD; PROVIDENCE.
• Costlinesskost'-li-nes (timiotes, "preciousness," "an abundance of costly things"): Found only...
• Coteskots. See SHEEPCOTE.
• Cottagekot'-aj. See HOUSE.
• Cottonkot'-'-n (karpac is the better translation, as in the Revised Version, margin, where...
• Couchkouch (substantive.). See BED. Couch (verb): rabhats, "to crouch," "lurk," as a beast...
• Couching-Placekouch'-ing-plas (marbets; once in English Versions of the Bible, Eze 25:5): The same...
• Coulterkol'-ter. See PLOW.
• Council; Councillorkoun'-sil, koun'-siler (sumboulion): An assembly of advisers (Ac 25:12); a body of...
• Counsel; Counsellorkoun'-sel, koun'-seler (sumboulion): Ordinarily found as object of verb "to take" or...
• Countkount (caphar, manah; psephizo): Used of arithmetical computation "to number" (Ps...
• Countenance(1) The noun (see also under the word FACE) is the translation of a variety of Hebrew...
• Counter-Charmkoun'-ter-charm. See AMULET; CHARM.
• Counterfeitkoun'-ter-fit (kibdelos, anatupoo, homoioo): "Counterfeit" occurs as the translation...
• Countervailkoun-ter-val' (shawah, "equalize"): To thwart or overcome by acting against with equal...
• Countrykun'-tri ('erets, "land," sadheh, "field"; agros, "field," chora, "region"): The...
• Countrymankun'-tri-man (sumphuletes): "Of the same tribe" (1Th 2:14); also in idiomatic...
• Couple(1) Used as a noun, indicates two objects of the same kind that are considered...
• Couplingkup'ling: Is the FV rendering of machbereth. This Hebrew word means joining, or the...
• Couragekur'-aj: Hebrew chazaq, "to show oneself strong" (Nu 13:20; 2Sa 10:12; 1Ch 19:13; 2Ch...
• Coursekors (from Latin cursus, "a running," "race," "voyage," "way"): (1) euthudromeo,...
• Course of Priests and LevitesSee PRIESTS AND LEVITES.
• Courtkort. See HOUSE.
• Court of the GentilesSee TEMPLE (HEROD'S).
• Court of the SabbathSee COVERED WAY.
• Court of the Sanctuary; Tabernacle; Templekort, sank'~-tu-a-ri: By "court" (chatser) is meant a clear space enclosed by curtains...
• Courts, Judicialjoo-dish'-al, ju-dish'-al. 1. Their Organization: At the advice of Jethro, Moses...
• Cousinkuz'-'-n (anepsios): Only in Col 4:10, where Mark is said to be "cousin" (Revised...
• Couthakou'-tha, koo'-tha. See CUTHAH.
• Covenant of Saltsolt (berith melach; halas, classical Greek hals): As salt was regarded as a necessary...
• Covenant, Ark of thekuv'-e-nant, kuv'-e-nant. See ARK OF THE COVENANT.
• Covenant, Book of the1. Historical Connection 2. Analysis 3. Critical Theories 4. True, or Biblical...
• Covenant, in the New TestamentDiatheke, was the word chosen by the Septuagint translators to render the Hebrew...
• Covenant, in the Old TestamentI. GENERAL MEANING II. AMONG MEN 1. Early Idea 2. Principal Elements 3. Different...
• Covenant, the New(berith chadhashah, Jer 31:31; he diatheke kaine, Heb 8:8,13, etc., or nea, Heb 12:24:...
• Cover; Coveringkuv'-er, kuv'-er-ing: The translation of several Hebrew words. The covering of the ark...
• Covered Waykuv'-erd wa (mecakh, "a covered walk"): Mentioned in 2Ki 16:18 (the King James Version...
• Covering, for the Headkuv'-er-ing, (peribolaion): Mentioned in the New Testament only in 1Co 11:15: "For her...
• Covertkuv'-ert: Now seldom used, except for game, and then generally spelt "cover." "A...
• Covetkuv'-et ('awah; zeloo, "to desire earnestly," "to set the heart and mind upon...
• Covetousnesskuv'-et-us-nes: Has a variety of shades of meaning determined largely by the nature of...
• Cow; Kinekou, kin (baqar (compare Arabic baqar, "cow"); `eghlath baqar (Isa 7:21); parah...
• Cozkoz (kots, "thorn"): A man of Judah (1Ch 4:8). the American Standard Revised Version...
• Cozbikoz'-bi (kozbi, "deceitful"): A Midianite woman, distinguished as the daughter of Zur,...
• Cozebako-ze'-ba (1Ch 4:22). See ACHZIB.
• Cracknelkrak'nel: Occurs in 1Ki 14:3, where Jeroboam bids his wife go to Abijah to inquire...
• Craft; Craftiness; Craftykraft, kraf'-ti-nes, kraf'-ti, (panourgia), (panourgos): The original meaning is that...
• CraftsI. SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records and...
• Cragkrag (shen (1Sa 7:12; 14:4; Job 39:28 the King James Version and the English Revised...
• Cranekran (`aghur; geranos; Latin Grus cinerea): A bird of the family gruidae. The crane is...
• Crashingkrash'-ing (shebher): This word, meaning "a breach," figuratively "destruction," is...
• Crateskra'-tez (Krates), governor of the Cyprians, left as deputy of Sostratus when the...
• Creationkre-a'-shun (bara' "to create"; ktisis, "that which is created," "creature"): 1....
• Creatorkre-a'-ter (ktistes, 1Pe 4:19): The distinctive characteristic of Deity, as the...
• Creaturekre'-tur: The word "creature," as it occurs in the New Testament, is the translation...
• Creature, Living(chayyah; zoon): "Living creature" (chayyah) is the designation of each of the...
• Creditkred'-it (pisteuein; 1 Macc 10:46 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British...
• Creditor(a) nosheh, participle of nashah: Ex 22:24 (English translation: 25); 2Ki 4:1; Isa...
• Creed; CreedsI. SCRIPTURAL BASIS 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the New Testament--Gospels 3. In the...
• Creekkrek, colloq. krik (kolpos (Ac 27:39), the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Creeping Thingkrep'-ing (remes, sherets; herpeton): Remes and sherets, with the root verbs ramas and...
• Cremationkre-ma'-shun (compare saraph, Jos 7:15, etc., "shall be burnt with fire"; kaio, 1Co...
• Crescenskres'-enz (Kreskes, "increasing"): An assistant of Paul, mentioned in 2Ti 4:10 as...
• Crescentskres'-ents (saharonim): Moon-shaped necklaces (Jud 8:21,26; Isa 3:18).f Paul,...
• Cretekret (Krete, ethnic Kretes, Ac 2:11; Tit 1:12): An island bounding the Aegean Sea on...
• Crib('ebhuc): "Crib" translates the Hebrew word [~'ebhuc] exactly, as it denotes "a barred...
• Cricketkrik'-et (chargol): This occurs in Le 11:22 (the King James Version "beetle"), and...
• Crier(1) Neither is this exact word found in English Versions of the Bible, nor a word...
• Crime; Crimeskrim, krimz: This. term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT,...
• CrimsonSee COLORS.
• Cripplekrip'-'-l (cholos): Only occurs in Ac 14:8, denoting the congenitally lame man at...
• Crisping Pinskris'-ping: Pins for crisping, or curling, the hair. Thus the King James Version...
• Crispuskris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the...
• Criticism(The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis) I. PRELIMINARY 1. Thesis 2. Historical Perspective 3....
• Criticism and ArchaeologySee ARCHAEOLOGY AND CRITICISM.
• Criticism of the Biblekrit'-i-siz'-m: Criticism in General I. Divisions 1. Lower or Textual Criticism 2....
• Crocodilekrok'-o-dil. See LEVIATHAN; DRAGON.
• Crocodile, LandSee CHAMELEON.
• Crook-Backedkrook'-bakt (gibben; kurtos): A disqualification for the priesthood (Le 21:20); was...
• Crookedkrook'-ed (`awah, `aqash, `aqalqal, `aqallathon, pethaltol; skolios): Primarily...
• Crooked Serpentkrook'-ed sur'-pent. See ASTRONOMY.
• Crop(1) As noun the translation of mur'-ah (Le 1:16), which is the craw of a bird,...
• Cross(stauros, "a cross," "the crucifixion"; skolops, "a stake," "a pole"): The name is not...
• Crosswaykros'-wa (perek, literally, "division"): A forking or dividing of the way. Obadiah...
• Crownkroun: The word crown in the Old Testament is a translation of five different Hebrew...
• Crown of Thornsthornz (akdnthinos stephanos): Three of the four evangelists mention the crown of...
• Crucifixionkroo-si-fik'-shun. See CROSS; PUNISHMENTS.
• Cruel; Crueltykroo'-el, kroo'-el-ti 'akhzar, ("harsh," "fierce," chamac, "violence"): There are...
• Crumbkrum (psichion, "a little bit"): Occurs only in the New Testament, of remnants of...
• Crusekroos: A small earthen vessel or flask, usually for holding liquids: tsappachath; as...
• Cry, Cryingkri'-ing (zaaq, tsa`aq (and forms), qara', shawa`, rinnah; boao, krazo, phoneo):...
• Crystalkris'-tal: In English Versions of the Bible the word is probably intended to signify...
• Cubkub (kubh; the King James Version Chub): The word occurs only in Eze 30:5. There it is...
• Cubitku'-bit ('ammah; pechus): The standard for measures of length among the Hebrews. They...
• Cuckow; Cuckookook'-oo, kuk'-oo (shachaph; laros; Latin Cuculus canorus): The Hebrew root from which...
• Cucumberku'-kum-ber (qishshu'im; sikuos): One of the articles of food for which Israel in the...
• CudSee CHEW.
• Culturekul'-tur: Found only in 2 Esdras 8:6 the King James Version and the Revised Version...
• Cumber; Cumberedkum'-ber, (katargeo, "to make idle," perispaomai, "to be drawn about," in mind "to be...
• Cumikoo'-me, ku'-mi. See TALITHA CUMI.
• Cumminkum'-in (kammon; kuminon): The seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum (Natural Order...
• Cunkun (kun, A, ek ton eklekton poleon, "from the chosen cities"): One of the cities of...
• Cunningkun'-ing (chakham, chashabh): In Bible-English "cunning" means always "wise" or...
• Cup(Most frequently, koc; four other words in one passage each; poterion): A vessel for...
• Cupbearerkup'-bar-er (mashqeh, "one giving drink"; oinochoos): An officer of high rank at...
• Cupboardkub'-erd (kulikion, 1 Macc 15:32): A kind of sideboard in or on which Simon's gold and...
• Curdlekur'-dl (qapha', "to congeal," "harden," "curdle"): Occurs in Job 10:10, "Hast thou...
• Cure; Cureskur: Represents the words gahah, marpe', raphdh; therapeuo, iasis. Gahah in Pr 17:22...
• Curiousku'-ri-us (machashebheth; periergos): The above Hebrew word, meaning "thought,"...
• Current MoneySee MONEY, CURRENT.
• Cursekurs ('alah (Nu 5:21,23,17, etc.), me'erah (Pr 3:33; Mal 2:2, etc.), klalah (Ge...
• Curtainkur'-t'-n, -ten, -tin: The word ordinarily used for curtain is yeri`ah. Thus in Ex...
• Cush (1)1. The Ancestor of Many Nations: (1) The first of the sons of Ham, from whom sprang...
• Cush (2)kush (kush; Septuagint Chousei, Ps 7 title): A Benjamite, perhaps he that "was without...
• Cushankushan: In the psalm of Habakkuk (Hab 3:7) "the tents of Cushan" are mentioned in an...
• Cushan-Rishathaimku'-shan-rish-a-tha'-im (kushan rish`athayim, translated, or rather interpreted, as...
• Cushiku'-shi: This name represents kushi, (in the original Septuagint Chousei, Chousi),...
• Cushionkoosh'-un (proskephalaion): In New Testament, only in Mr 4:38 the Revised Version...
• Cushitekush'-it: Whereas kushi, is elsewhere rendered Ethiopian, in 2Sa 18:21-32 it is...
• Cushite Woman; Ethiopian Womankush'-it: In Nu 12:1 Moses is condemned by his sister Miriam and his brother Aaron...
• Custodykus'-to-di (yadh, pequddah): In Es 2:3,8 bis. 14, yadh, "the hand," is translated...
• Custom (1)(a) halakh, Ezr 4:13,10; 7:24 the King James Version; (b) belo, Ezr 4:13, etc.; (c)...
• Custom (2)kus'-tum (usage): In the Old Testament, except, Ge 31:35 where the Revised Version...
• Cut; Cutting(karath, gadha`, kachadh, nathach; apokopto, ekkopto): Many Hebrew words are...
• Cuth; Cuthahkuth, ku'-tha (kuth, kuthah; Choua, Chountha): The longer writing is the better of the...
• Cuthaku'-tha (Koutha; 1 Esdras 5:32, the King James Version Coutha): Head of a family of...
• CuthahSee CUTH, CUTHAH.
• Cuthean; Cuthiteku-the'-an, kuth'-it. See CUTH; SAMARITANS.
• Cutting AsunderSee ASUNDER; PUNISHMENTS.
• Cutting OffSee CONCISION; PUNISHMENTS.
• Cuttings in the Flesh(sereT, sareTeth): For relatives or friends to cut or beat themselves even to free...
• Cyamonsi'-a-mon (Kuamon, Judith 7:3): Probably identical with JOKNEAM (which see).
• Cymbalsim'-bal. See MUSIC.
• Cypresssi'-pres. See HOLM-TREE.
• Cyprianssip'-ri-ans (Kuprioi): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:29. Menelaus who was high priest at...
• Cyprus1. Name: An island situated near the Northeast corner of the Levant, in an angle...
• Cyramasi-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma. See KIRAMA.
• Cyrene1. Location: Cyrene was a city of Libya in North Africa, lat. 32 degrees 40' North,...
• Cyrenian; Cyrenianssi-re'-ni-an (Kurenaios, "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are...
• Cyreniussi-re'-ni-us (Kurenios, "of Cyrene"). See QUIRINIUS.
• Cyriasir'-i-a (Kuria): The word means "lady," feminine of lord, and it is so translated in...
• Cyrussi'-rus (koresh; Old Persian Kurus; Babylonian Kur(r)as, Kur(r)asu; Greek Kuros, 2Ch...