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• Maacahma'-a-ka (ma`akhah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha): A...
• Maacah; Maachah(1) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Mocha, daughter of Nahor,...
• Maacathitesma-ak'-a-thits (~hama`akhathi]; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus ho Machatei; Codex...
• Maadaima-a-da'-i, ma'-a-di (ma`adhay): Son of Bani; one of those who married foreign wives...
• Maadiahma-a-di'-a (ma`adhyah, "whose ornament is Jah"): A priest who returned with Zerubbabel...
• Maaima-a'-i, ma'i (ma`ay): An Asaphite musician who took part in the ceremony of the...
• Maaleh-Acrabbimma'-a-la-a-krab'-im, ma-al'-a-. See AKRABBIM.
• Maani(1) the King James Version "Meani" (1 Esdras 5:31), corresponding to "Meunim" in Ezr...
• Maarathma'-a-rath (ma`arath): A city in the hill country of Judah, mentioned between Gedor...
• Maareh-Gebama'-a-re-ge'-ba, -ga'-ba (ma`areh gebha`; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maraagabe; Codex...
• Maasaima'-a-si, ma-as'-i (ma`say; the King James Version, Maasiai): A priest, son of Abdid...
• Maaseasma-a-se'-as (Maasaios; the King James Version Maasias): Grandfather of Baruch (Baruch...
• Maaseiahma-a-se'-ya, ma-a-si'a (ma`aseyahu, "Yahweh's work"; Maassaia, and Massaias in the...
• Maasiaima-as'-i-i. See MAASAI.
• Maasmasma-as'-mas, ma'-as-mas (Maasmas; Swete reads Maasman; the King James Version Masman, 1...
• Maathma'-ath (Maath): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 12th generation...
• Maazma'-az (ma`ats): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 2:27).
• Maaziah(1) The priest to whom fell the lot for the 24th course (1Ch 24:18). (2) One of those...
• Mabdaimab'-da-i. See MAMDAI.
• Mabnabedaimab-nab'-e-di. See MACHNADEBAI.
• Macalonmak'-a-lon (hoi ek Makalon; 1 Esdras 5:21): This corresponds to "the men of Michmas"...
• Maccabaeus; Maccabeesmak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF...
• Maccabees, Books ofmak'-a-bez, I. 1 MACCABEES 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Historicity 5....
• Macedoniamas-e-do'-ni-a (Makedonia, ethnic Makedon,): I. THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE AND LAND II....
• Machaerusma-ke'-rus (Machairous): Not mentioned in Scripture, canonical or apocryphal, but its...
• Machbannaimak'-ba-ni, -ba-na'-i (makhbannay; the King James Version Machbanai): A Gadite who...
• Machbenamak-be'-na (makhbenah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Machabena; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Machima'-ki (makhi; Peshitta and some manuscripts of Septuagint read "Machir"): A Gadite,...
• Machir; Machirite(1) The eldest son of Manasseh (Ge 50:23). In Nu 26:29 it is recorded that Machir...
• Machmasmak'-mas. See MICHMASH.
• Machnadebaimak-nad'-e-bi, mak-na-de'-bi (makhnaddebhay): Son of Bani, one of those who married...
• Machpelahmak-pe'-la (ha-makhpelah, "the Machpelah"; to diploun, "the double"): The name of a...
• Maconahma-ko'-na: the King James Version Mekonah (which see).
• Macronma'-kron (Makron>): Ptolemy Macron who had been appointed by Ptolemy Philmetor VI...
• Mad; Madness1. In the Old Testament: These words, and derivatives from the same roots are used to...
• Madaimad'-a-i, ma'-di (madhay). See MEDES.
• Madiabunma-di'-a-bun (Madiaboun, the King James Version). See EMADABUN.
• Madianma'-i-an (the King James Version Judith 2:26; Ac 7:29 the King James Version). See MIDIAN.
• Madmannahmad-man'-a (madhmannah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Macharim; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Madmenmad'-men (madhmen; kai pausin pausetai): An unidentified town in Moab against which...
• Madmenahmad-me'-na (madhmenah; Madebena): A place mentioned only in Isaiah's description of...
• Madnessmad'-nes. See MAD, MADNESS.
• Madonma'-don (madhon; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Marrhon; Codex Alexandrinus Madon (Jos...
• Maelusma-e'-lus (LXX: Codex Alexandrinus Maelos; Codex Vaticanus Milelos): One of those who...
• Magadanmag'-a-dan, ma-ga'-dan (Magadan; the reading of the Textus Receptus of the New...
• Magbishmag'-bish (maghbish; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Magebos; Codex Alexandrinus Maabeis):...
• Magdalamag'-da-la. See MAGADAN.
• Magdalenemag'-da-len, mag-da-le'-ne. See MARY, III.
• Magdielmag'-di-el (maghdi'el; Ge 36:43, Septuagint: Codex Alexandrinus Metoduel; 1Ch 1:54;...
• Magedma'-ged. See MAKED.
• Magi, Star ofSee STAR OF THE MAGI.
• Magi, thema'-ji, (Magoi (Mt 2:1,7,16, "Wise-men," the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Magic; MagicianI. DEFINITION II. DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT 1. Magic as Impersonal 2. Margic as Personal...
• Magistratemaj'-is-trat (shephaT, corresponding to shaphaT, "to judge," "to pronounce sentence"...
• Magnificalmag-nif'-i-kal (gadhal, in Hiphil "to make great"): Old form retained from Genevan...
• Magnificatmag-nif'-i-kat: The name given to the hymn of Mary in Lu 1:46-55, commencing "My soul...
• Magnifymag'-ni-fi (Hiphil of gadhal; megaluno, "to make great," "extol," "celebrate in...
• Magogma'-gog (maghogh; Magog): Named among the sons of Japheth (Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5). Ezekiel...
• Magor-Missabibma'-gor-mis'-a-bib (maghor miccabhibh, "terror on every side"): A name given by...
• Magpiashmag'-pi-ash. See MAGBISH.
• Magus, Simonma'-gus. See SIMON MAGUS; MAGI; MAGIC.
• Mahalahma-ha'-la, ma'-ha-la (machlah; the Revised Version (British and American) has the...
• Mahalalelma-ha'-la-lel (mahalal'el; the King James Version Mahalaleel, ma-ha'la-le-el,...
• Mahalath(1) In Ge 28:9 the name of a wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, and sister of...
• Mahalima'-ha-li. See MAHLI.
• Mahanaimma-ha-na'-im (machanayim; the Greek is different in every case where the name occurs,...
• Mahaneh-Danma'-ha-ne-dan (machaneh-dhan; parembole Dan): This place is mentioned twice: in Jud...
• Maharaima-har'-a-i, ma'-ha-ri (maharay, "impetuous"): One of David's "braves" (2Sa 23:28; 1Ch...
• Mahath(1) One of the Kohathites having charge of the "service of song" in David's time, son...
• Mahavitema'-ha-vit (machawim, "villagers"): The description given to Eliel, one of David's...
• Mahaziothma-ha'-iz-oth, ma-ha'-zi-oth (machazi'oth "visions"): One of the 14 sons of Heman the...
• Maher-Shalal-Hash-Bazma'-her-shal'-al-hash'-baz (maher shalal chash baz, "the spoil speedeth; the prey...
• Mahlahma'-la (machlah "sickness" or "song," etymology doubtful): (1) Eldest of Zelophehad's...
• Mahli(1) A son of Merari (Ex 6:19, the King James Version Mahali; Nu 3:20), grandson of...
• Mahlitesma'-lits (machli): Descendants of Mahli, son of Merari (Nu 3:33; 26:58). These...
• Mahlonma'-lon (machlon, "invalid"): Ruth's first husband (Ru 12,5; 4:9,10). In the latter...
• Maholma'-hol (machol, "dance"; compare bene-machol, "sons of dance"): The father of the 4...
• Mahseiahma-se'-ya, ma-si'-a (machceyah, "Yah a refuge"): Grandfather of Baruch (Jer 32:12) and...
• Maiannasmi-an'-as (Maiannas; the King James Version Maianeas): One of the Levites who taught...
• Maid; Maidenmad, mad'-'n: Used in the King James Version in the sense of a girl or young female;...
• Mailmal. See ARMOR.
• Maimedmam'-d (charuts; kullos, anaperos): The condition of being mutilated or rendered...
• Mainsallman'-sal. See SHIPS AND BOATS.
• Makazma'-kaz (maqats): One of the cities of the 2nd of the 12 districts or prefectures...
• Make, Makermak, mak'-er (`asah, nathan, sum; poieo, tithemi, kathistemi): 1. As Used in the Old...
• Makebatesmik'-bats: This is the plural of the word makebate, which means "one who stirs up...
• Makedma'-ked (Maked, Makeb) : A strong city East of the Jordan, not yet identified. It is...
• Makerma'-ker. See MAKE.
• Makhelothmak-he'-loth, mak-he'-loth (maqheloth, "assemblies"): A desert camp of the Israelites...
• Makkedahma-ke'-da (maqqedhah; Makeda): A Canaanite royal city which Joshua captured, utterly...
• Maktesh, themak'-tesh, (ha-makhtesh, "the mortar"; compare Jud 15:19, "the mortar," English...
• Malachi1. Name of the Prophet 2. The Prophet's Times 3. Contents 4. Style 5. Message...
• Malachymal'-a-ki: Another form of the name of the prophet "Malachi" (which see), found in the...
• Malcammal'-kam (malkam, "their king"; the King James Version Maleham): (1) A chief of the...
• Malchi-Shuamal-ki-shoo'-a (malkishua`, "my king saves"): One of the sons of Saul (1Sa 14:49;...
• Malchiahmal-ki'-a. See MALCHIJAH.
• Malchielmal'-ki-el (malki'el, "God is king"): Grandson of Asher (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:45; 1Ch 7:31).
• Malchielitesmal'-ki-el-its (malki'eli): Descendants of Malchiel (Nu 26:45).
• Malchijahmal-ki'-ja (malkiyah, "Yah is king"; Melcheias, with variants): (1) A Levite,...
• Malchirammal-ki'-ram (malkiram, "uplifted king"): Son of Jeconiah, descendant of David (1Ch 3:18).
• Malchusmal'-kus (Malchos, from melekh, i.e. "counselor" or "king"): The name of the servant...
• Malemal (1) zakhar, zakhar, zakhur (the root means "to stand out," "to be prominent," here...
• Malefactormal-e-fak'-ter (kakopoios, "a bad doer," i.e. "evildoer," "criminal"; kakourgos, "a...
• Maleleelma-le'-le-el, mal'-e-lel (Maleleel, the King James Version): Greek form of "Mahalalel"...
• Malice, Malignitymal'-is, ma-lig'-ni-ti (kakia, poneros, kakoetheia): "Malice," now used in the sense...
• Mallosmal'-os, See MALLUS.
• Mallothimal'-o-thi, ma-lo'-thi (mallothi, "my discourse"): Son of Heman, a Kohathite singer...
• Mallowsmal'-oz. See SALT-WORT.
• Malluch(1) A Levite of the sons of Merari, ancestor of Ethan the singer (1Ch 6:44; compare...
• Malluchimal'-u-ki (mallukhi, "my counselor"): A family of priests that came over with...
• Mallusmal'-us (Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants...
• Malobathronmal-o-bath'-ron: the Revised Version margin suggests that this translation may be...
• Maltanneusmal-ta-ne'-us (Maltannaios, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; Altannaios, Codex Alexandrinus...
• Mamaiasma-ma'-yas. See SAMAIAS, (3).
• Mamdaimam'-da-i, mam'-di (LXX: Codex Vaticanus Mamdai; Codex Alexandrinus Mandai): One of...
• Mammonmam'-un (Mamonas): A common Aramaic word (mamon) for riches, used in Mt 6:24 and in Lu...
• Mamnitanemusmam-ni-ta-ne'-mus (Mamnitanaimos; Codex Vaticanus Mamtitanaimos; the King James...
• Mamre(1) In Ge 14:24 Mamre is mentioned as the name of one of Abraham's allies, who in...
• Mamuchusma-mu'-kus (Mamouchos): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras...
• ManSee ANTHROPOLOGY.
• Man of Sin(ho anthropos tes hamartias; many ancient authorities read, "man of lawlessness,"...
• Man of WarSee WAR.
• Man, Naturalnat'-u-ral, nach'-u-ral (psuchikos anthropos): Man as he is by nature, contrasted with...
• Man, OldSee MAN; OLD MAN.
• Man, OutwardSee MAN, NATURAL; OUTWARD MAN.
• Man, Son ofSee SON OF MAN.
• Man-Childman'-child (American Standard Revised Version; "man child," the English Revised...
• Man; New(neos anthropos or kainos anthropos): Generally described, the "new man" is man as he...
• Manaenman'-a-en (Manaen, Greek form of Hebrew name "Menahem," meaning "consoler"): Manaen is...
• Manahath(1) A place to which certain Benjamites, victims, apparently, of intra-tribal...
• Manahathitesman'-a-hath-its (menuchoth (1Ch 2:52), manachti (1Ch 2:54); Septuagint: Codex...
• Manahethitesman-a-he'-thits, ma-na'-heth-its. See MANAHATHITES.
• Manasseasman-a-se'-as (Manasseas): One of those who had married "strange wives" (1 Esdras...
• Manasseh (1)ma-nas'-e (menashsheh, "causing to forget"; compare Ge 41:51; Man(n)asse): (1) The...
• Manasseh (2)Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find...
• Manasseh (3)A king of Judah, son and successor of Hezekiah; reigned 55 years (2Ki 21:1; 2Ch 33:1),...
• Manassesma-nas'-ez (Manasses; Codex Vaticanus Manasse): (1) One who had married a "strange...
• Manasses, the Prayer of1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Original Language 5. Authenticity 6....
• Mandrakesman'-draks (dudha'im; mandragoras (Ge 30:14 f; So 7:13); the marginal reading "love...
• Maneh; Minaman'-e, or mi'-na (maneh; mna, "pound" (English Versions of the Bible)): A weight...
• Manesma'-nez (Manes): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:21). It...
• Mangerman'-jer (phatne): Properly the place in a stall or stable where the food of cattle is...
• Manima'-ni (Mani): Head of a family (1 Esdras 9:30) equals "Bani" in Ezr 10:29, the form...
• Manifest; Manifestationman'-i-fest, man-i-fes-ta'-shun (phaneroo, phaneros): "To manifest" is generally the...
• Manifestlyman'-i-fest-li (mar'eh, "(in) personal presence"): Has the meaning of "by direct...
• Manifoldman'-i-fold (rabh; poikilos): "Manifold," which occurs only a few times, is in the Old...
• Manius; Titusma'-ni-us, ti'-tus (Tito Manios, Codex Alexandrinus, Codex Venetus, and the Syriac;...
• Manlius, Titusman'-li-us. See MANIUS, TITUS.
• Mannaman'-a (man; manna): The Hebrew man is probably derived, as Ebers suggests, from the...
• Manner; Mannersman'-er, man'-erz (dabhar, derekh, mishpaT; ethos, houtos): 1. As Used in the Old...
• Manoahma-no'-a (manoach, "rest"): A man of Zorah and of the family of the Danites. Manoah...
• Manservantman'sur-vant (`ebhedh): A male slave; usually coupled with maidservant or female slave...
• Mansionman'-shun (mone, "abode"): In Joh 14:2, the word is used in the plural: "In my...
• Manslayerman'-sla-er (meratstseach, from ratsach (Nu 35:6,12); androphonos (1Ti 1:9)): A term...
• Manstealingman'-stel-ing. See CRIME, under "Kidnapping"; PUNISHMENT.
• Manteletman'-tel-et, man'-t'-l-et, mant'-let (Na 2:5). See SIEGE, 4, (d).
• Mantleman'-t'-l: Used 5 times of Elijah's mantle ('addereth, 1Ki 19:18,19; 2Ki 2:8,13,14),...
• Manuscriptsman'-u-skripts: In the broadest sense manuscripts include all handwritten records as...
• Manuscripts of the New TestamentSee TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
• Manuscripts of the Old TestamentSee LANGUAGES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Maochma'-ok (ma`okh, "oppressed," "bruised"): The same as Maacah (1Ki 2:39). The father of...
• Maon; Maonitesma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex...
• Marmar: "To mar" means "to destroy," "to disfigure," "to damage." Job 30:13, "They mar my...
• Marama'-ra, mar'-a (marah, "bitter"): The term which Naomi applies to herself on her...
• Marahma'-ra, mar'-a (marah, "bitter"): The first camp of the Israelites after the passage...
• Maralahmar'-a-la (mar`alah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maragelda; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Maranathamar-a-nath'-a, mar-an-a'-tha (from Aramaic words, marana' 'athah, "Our Lord cometh, or...
• Marblemar'-b'-l (shayish, shesh, 'abhne shayish, "stones of marble" (1Ch 29:2); ritspath...
• March; Marchesmarch, march'-iz. See ARMY; WAR.
• Marcheshvanmar-chesh'-van. See TIME.
• Marcion, Gospel ofmar'-shun. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
• Marcusmar'-kus. See MARK, JOHN.
• Mardocheus(1) One of the Jewish leaders who accompanied Zerubbabel on the return from Babylon to...
• Maremar (1) cucah, "steed," the King James Version "company of horses"; Septuagint he...
• Mareshahma-re'-sha (mareshah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Bathesar; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Marimothmar'-i-moth, mar'-i-moth: An ancestor of Esdras (Ezra) (2 Esdras 1:2), identical with...
• Marinermar'-i-ner. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.
• Marisamar'-i-sa (Marisa): The Greek form of MARESHAH (which see) in 2 Macc 12:35.
• Marishmar'-ish (gebhe'; helos): An old form of "marsh," found in the King James Version, the...
• Markmark: In the King James Version this word is used 22 times as a noun and 26 times as a...
• Mark, Johnmark, John (Ioannes) represents his Jewish, Mark (Markos) his Roman name. Why the...
• Mark, the Gospel According to|| I. OUR SECOND GOSPEL II. CONTENTS AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. Scope 2. Material...
• Market; Marketplace; Martmar'-ket, mar'-ketplas, mart (ma`arabh, cachar; agora): (1) Ma`arabh, from a root...
• Marmothmar'-moth, mar'-moth (Codex Vaticanus, Marmothi; Codex Alexandrinus, Marmathi): "The...
• Marothma'-roth, ma'-roth (maroth; (katoikousa) (odunas): An unknown town probably in the...
• MarriageIntroduction Scope and Viewpoint of the Present Article 1. Marriage among the Hebrews...
• Marrowmar'-o (moach, chelebh, shiqquy, machah, "to make fat," "to grease"; muelos): Marrow...
• Mars' Hillmarz hil. See AREOPAGUS.
• Marsenamar-se'-na, mar'-se-na (marcena'; derivation unknown but probably of Persian origin...
• Marshmarsh ((1) gebhe', the American Standard Revised Version "marsh," the King James...
• Marshalmar'-shal: Not found in the King James Version, but in the Revised Version (British...
• Martmart. See MARKET.
• Marthamar'-tha (Martha, "mistress," being a transliteration of the feminine form of mar,...
• Martyrmar'-ter (martus, Aeolic martur): One who gives heed, and so, a "witness," so...
• Marvel; Marvelousmar'-vel, mar'-vel-us (tamah, pala'; thaumazo, thaumastos): "To marvel" is the...
• Maryma'-ri, mar'-i (Maria, Mariam, Greek form of Hebrew miryam): I. DEFINITION AND...
• Mary, the Passing ofSee APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
• Masalothmas'-a-loth. See MESALOTH.
• Maschilmas'-kil. See PSALMS.
• Mash(mash): Named in Ge 10:23 as one of the sons of Aramaic In the parallel passage in 1Ch...
• Mashalma'-shal (mashal, 1Ch 6:74). See MISHAL.
• Masiasma-si'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Masias; Codex Vaticanus, Meisaias): The head of one of...
• Masmanmas'-man. See MAASMAS.
• Masonma'-s'n: The translation of 4 Hebrew words: (1) charash 'ebhen, "graver of stone" (2Sa...
• Masphamas'-fa (1 Macc 3:46, the Revised Version (British and American) "Mizpeh"). See MIZPEH, 4.
• Masrekahmas'-re-ka, mas-re'-ka (masreqah; Masekka): A place mentioned in the list of ancient...
• Massamas'-a (massa', "burden"): Descendant of Abraham through Ishmael (Ge 25:14; 1Ch 1:30)....
• Massacre of the Innocentsmas'-a-ker. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE.
• Massah and Meribahmas'-a, mer'-i-ba (maccah umeribhah, "proving and strife"; peirasmos kai loidoresis):...
• Massiasma-si'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Massias; Codex Vaticanus, Asseias): One of those who...
• MastSee SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); 3.
• Mastermas'-ter ('adhon, ba`al, rabbi; despotes, didaskalos, kurios, rhabbi): "Master," when...
• Masterymas'-ter-i, gebhurah, shelet, Aramaic; agonizomai, athleo): "Mastery" occurs twice in...
• Mastic, Mastickmas'-tik (schinos): A tree mentioned only in Susanna verse 54 (compare Ge 37:25...
• Mathaniasmath-a-ni'-as: the King James Version in 1 Esdras 9:31. See MATTHANIAS.
• Mathelasma-the'-las (Codex Alexandrinus, Mathelas; Codex Vaticanus, Maeelas; the King James...
• Mathusalama-thu'-sa-la (Mathousala): Greek form of "Methuselah," the Revised Version (British...
• Matredma'-tred (maTredh, "expulsion"): The mother of Mehetabel, wife of Hadar, one of the...
• Matrima'-tri (maTri, "rainy"): A family of the tribe of Benjamin to which King Saul...
• Matritesma'-trits (ha-maTri): The Revised Version (British and American) translation of maTri...
• Mattan(1) A priest in the house of Baal, slain by Jehoiada before Baal's altar (2Ki 11:18;...
• Mattanahmat'-a-na (mattanah; Codex Vaticanus, Manthanaein; Codex Alexandrinus, Manthanein): A...
• Mattaniah(1) King Zedekiah's original name, but changed by Nebuchadnezzar when he made him king...
• Mattathamat'-a-tha (Mattatha): Son of Nathan the son of David in the genealogy of Jesus (Lu 3:31).
• Mattathahmat'-a-tha: the Revised Version (British and American). See MATTATTAH.
• Mattathiasmat-a-thi'-as (Mattathias). The persons of this name in the Apocrypha are: (1)...
• Mattattahmat'-a-ta (mattattah): the Revised Version (British and American) for "Mattathah" in...
• Mattenaimat-e-na'-i, mat'-e-ni (mattenay, "liberal"): (1) (2) Two who married foreign wives,...
• Mattermat'-er: This word being a very general term may express various ideas. the Revised...
• Matthanmat'-than (Textus Receptus Matthan, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek...
• Matthaniasmat-tha-ni'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Matthanias, Codex Vaticanus, Matan): (1) One of...
• Matthatmat'-that (Matthat, Maththat): The name of two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy...
• Matthewmath'-u: Matthew the apostle and evangelist is mentioned in the 4 catalogues of the...
• Matthew, the Gospel of(euaggelion kata Maththaion (or Matthaion)): 1. Name of Gospel--Unity and Integrity 2....
• Matthiasma-thi'-as (Matthias, or Maththias; Mattithyah, "given of Yah"): Matthias was the one...
• Mattithiahmat-i-thi'-a (mattithyah, or mattithyahu, "gift of Yah"): (1) The Mattithiah of Ne 8:4...
• Mattockmat'-ok: The translation of 3 Hebrew words: (1) machereshah, probably "a pick-axe"...
• Maulmol (mephits, literally, "a breaker," "a club," "mace," "mattock"): A smashing weapon...
• Mauzzimmoz'-em, mots'-em (ma`uzzim, "places of strength," "fortress"): Many conjectures as to...
• Mawmo (qebhah (compare qobhah, Nu 25:8), keres; Septuagint enustron): The first word...
• Mazitiasmaz-i-ti'-as (Codex Alexandrinus, Mazitias; Codex Vaticanus, Zeitias): One of those...
• Mazzalothmaz'-a-loth (The Planets). See ASTROLOGY, 9.
• Mazzarothmaz'-a-roth: The 12 constellations of the Zodiac. See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.
• Mazzebahmaz-e'-ba, mats-e'-ba. See PILLAR.
• Me-Jarkonme-jar'-kon (me ha-yarqon; thalassa Hierakon): The Hebrew may mean "yellow water." The...
• Me-Zahabmez'-a-hab, me-za'-hab (me zahabh, "waters of gold"; Codex Vaticanus Maizoob, Codex...
• Meadow(1) `aroth, "the meadows (the King James Version "paper reeds") by the Nile" (Isa...
• Meahme'-a (me'ah, "hundred"). See HAMMEAH.
• Mealmel ('okhel): Denotes the portion of food eaten at any one time. It is found as a...
• Meal OfferingSee SACRIFICE.
• Meals, Meal-Timemelz: Bread materials, bread-making and baking in the Orient are dealt with under...
• Meanmen: The noun "meaning" (Da 8:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British...
• Meanime-a'-ni: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Maani"...
• Mearahme-a'-ra (me`arah; omitted in the Septuagint): A town or district mentioned only in...
• Measure; Measuresmezh'-ur, Several different words in the Hebrew and Greek are rendered by "measure" in...
• Measuring Line(qaw, qeweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isa 28:10,13, but the...
• Measuring Reed(qeneh hamiddah; kalamos): Used in Eze 40:5 ff; 42:16; 45:1; Re 11:1; 21:15,16. The...
• Meatmet (broma, brosis): In the King James Version used for food in general, e.g. "I had...
• Meat OfferingSee SACRIFICE.
• Mebunnaime-bun'-i, me-bun'-a-i (mebhunnay, "well-built"): One of David's "braves" (2Sa 23:27)....
• Mecherathiteme-ke'-rath-it (mekherathi, "dweller in Mecharah"): Possibly this is a misreading of...
• Meconahme-ko'-na (mekhonah; Machna): A town apparently in the neighborhood of Ziklag, named...
• Medabamed'-a-ba: The Greek form of "Medeba" in 1 Macc 9:36.
• Medadme'-dad (medhadh, "affectionate"): One of the 70 elders on whom the spirit of the Lord...
• Medanme'-dan (medhan, "strife"): One of the sons of Abraham by Keturah (Ge 25:2; 1Ch 1:32)....
• Medebamed'-e-ba (medhebha'; Maidaba, Medaba): The name may mean "gently flowing water," but...
• Medesmedz (madhi; Assyrian Amada, Mada; Achaem. Persian Mada; Medoi (Ge 10:2; 2Ki 17:6;...
• Mediame'-di-a (madhay; Achaem. Persian Mada; Media): Lay to the West and Southwest of the...
• Medianme'-di-an. See DARIUS; MEDES; MEDIA.
• Mediation; MediatorI. INTRODUCTORY 1. The Terms (1) Mediation (2) Mediator 2. The Principle of Mediation...
• Medicinemed'-i-sin, med'-i-s'-n (gehah, teruphah, rephu'ah): These words are used in the sense...
• Meditationmed-i-ta'-shun (haghuth, sichah): "Meditation" is the translation of haghuth, from...
• Mediterranean Seamed-i-te-ra'-ne-an (he thalassa): To the Hebrews the Mediterranean was the sea, as was...
• Meedame-e'-da. See MEEDDA.
• Meeddame-ed'-a (Meedda, but Swete, Dedda, following Codex Vaticanus; the King James Version...
• Meeknessmek'-nes (`anawah; praotes, prautes): "Meekness" in the Old Testament (`anawah,...
• Meetmet, adjective (yashar; axios): Various words are employed to express meetness, the...
• Megiddo; Megiddonme-gid'-o, me-gid'-on (meghiddo, meghiddon; Magiddo, Mageddon, Magdo): A royal city of...
• Mehetabel; Mehetabeelme-het'-a-bel, me-het'-a-bel (mehetah'el, "whom God makes happy"): (1) Daughter of...
• Mehidame-hi'-da (mechidha', "renowned"; "Meeda" (1 Esdras 5:32)): Ancestor and patronymic of...
• Mehirme'-her (mechir, "price," "hire"): A descendant of Judah, son of Chelub, nephew of...
• Meholathiteme-ho'-la-thit (mecholathi): The Gentiledesignation of Adriel, the son of Barzillai,...
• Mehujaelme-hu'-ja-el (mechuya'el, mechiya'el, "smitten of God"): A descendant of Cain through...
• Mehumanme-hu'-man (me`human (Es 1:10)): A eunuch of Ahasuerus, the first of the seven chamberlains.
• Mehunimme-hu'-nim (me`unim). See MEUNIM.
• Mekonahme-ko'-na (mekhonah). See MECONAH.
• Melatiahmel-a-ti'-a (melatyah, "Yah's deliverance"): A Gibeonite who assisted in building the...
• Melchimel'-ki (Tischendorf, Tregelles, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek,...
• Melchiahmel-ki'-a (malkhiyah, "Yah's king"): A priest and father of Pashur (Jer 21:1 the King...
• Melchiasmel-ki-as (Codex Vaticanus, Melcheias, Codex Vaticanus (b), Codex Alexandrinus,...
• Melchielmel'-ki-el (Melchiel, Codex Vaticanus, Melcheiel): The father of Charmis, one of the...
• Melchishuamel-ki-shoo'-a (malkishua`, "king's help"). See MALCHI-SHUA.
• Melchizedek; Melchisedecmel-kiz'e-dek, and (the King James Version in the book of Hebrews) (malki-tsedheq,...
• Meleame'-le-a, mel'-e-a (Melea): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Lu 3:31).
• Melechme'-lek (melekh, "king"): Great-grandson of Jonathan, son of Saul, grandson of...
• Melicumel'-i-ku (melikhu, also melukhi, "regnant"): Same as MALLUCHI (which see).
• Melitamel'-i-ta (Melite, Ac 28:1): Is now generally identified with Malta. The former error...
• Melodymel'-o-di: zimrah, a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument (Isa...
• Melonsmel'-unz (`abhattichim; compare Arabic battikh, the "water melon"; pepones): In Nu...
• Melzarmel'-zar (ha-meltsar; Septuagint Abiesdri, Theod. Hamelsad): Possibly a...
• Memmam, mem "m" : The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated in this...
• Membermem'-ber (1) yatsur; melos; (2) shaphekhah, "membrum virile" (De 23:1)): The first...
• Memerothmem'-e-roth (Codex Alexandrinus, Mareroth; Codex Vaticanus here omits Memeroth and two...
• Memmius, Quintusmem'-i-us, kwin'-tus (Kointos Memmios): One of the 2 Roman legates who bore a letter...
• Memorial; Memoryme-mo'-ri-al, mem'-o-ri ('azkarah, zekher, zekher, zikkaron; mnemosunon): "Memorial"...
• Memphis1. Name: The ancient capital of Egypt, 12 miles South of the modern Cairo. This Greek...
• Memucanme-mu'-kan (memukhan; derivation unknown but probably of Persian origin (Es...
• Menahemmen'-a-hem (menachem, "one who comforts"; Manaem; 2Ki 15:14-22): 1. Accession and...
• Menanme'-nan. See MENNA.
• Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsinme'-ne, me'-ne, te'-kel, u-far'-sin, men'-a, men'a, tek'-el, oo-far'-sin (mene' ~mene'...
• Menelausmen-e-la'-us (Menelaos): According to the less likely account of Josephus (Ant., XII,...
• Menestheusme-nes'-thus, me-nes'-the-us (Menestheus Codex Alexandrinus, Menestheseos): The father...
• Menime'-ni: Destiny, a god of Good Luck, possibly the Pleiades (Isa 65:11 margin). See...
• Mennamen'-a (Menna Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Tregelles, Tischendorf;...
• Menuhahmen-u'-ha, men-u'-ka (menuchah, "place of rest"; the King James Version Menuchah):...
• Menuhothmen-u'-hoth (menuchoth, "dwellings"; the King James Version manachti Manahethites):...
• Meonenim, Oak ofme-on'-e-nim, me-o'-ne-nim: ('elon me`onenim; Codex Vaticanus, Elonmaonemein, Codex...
• Meonothaime-on'-o-thi, me-o'-no-thi, me-o-no'-thi (me`onothai, "my dwellings"): A son of...
• Mephaathmef'-a-ath, me-fa'-ath (mepha`ath and meypha`ath, mopha`ath; Codex Vaticanus,...
• Mephiboshethme-fib'-o-sheth (mephibhosheth, "idol-breaker," also MERIB-BAAL (which see);...
• Merabme'-rab (merabh "increase"; Merob): The elder daughter of Saul (1Sa 14:49), promised,...
• Meraiahme-ra'-ya, me-ri'-a (merayah, "contumacious"): A priest in the time of Joiakim son of...
• Meraiothme-ra'-yoth, me-ri'-oth (merayoth): The name varies much in the Greek. (1) A Levite, a...
• Meranme'-ran. See MERRAN.
• Merari(1) The 3rd son of Levi, his brothers, Gershon and Kohath, being always mentioned...
• Meraritesme-ra'-rits (merari, "bitter"): The descendants of MERARI (which see), son of Levi....
• Merathaimmer-a-tha'-im (merathayim "double rebellion"): A name used for Babylon in Jer 50:21....
• Merchandisemur'-chan-diz (1) `amar (2) cachar, (3) cachar, (4) cechorach, (5) rekhullah, (6)...
• Merchant; Merchantmanmur'-chant, mur'-chant-man. See COMMERCE; MERCHANDISE; TRADE.
• Mercury; Mercuriusmur'-ku-ri, mer-ku'ri-us: The translation of Hermes, in Ac 14:12: "They called...
• Mercy-Seat, themur'-si-set (kapporeth; New Testament hilasterion, Heb 9:5): The name for the lid or...
• Mercy; Mercifulmur'-si, mur'-si-fool (checedh, racham, chanan; eleos, eleeo, oiktirmos): "Mercy" is a...
• Meredme'-red (meredh, "rebellion"; Septuagint has at least four variants in 1Ch 4:17,18): A...
• Meremothmer'-e-moth, me-re'-moth (meremoth, "heights"; Mereimoth): (1) Son of Uriah (Ezr...
• Merib-Baalmer-ib-ba'-al (meribhba`al; also meri-bha`al, "Baal contends"): The spelling varies in...
• Meribahmer'-i-ba, me-re'-ba. See MASSAH AND MERIBAH.
• Meribath-Kadesh; Meriboth-Kadeshmer'-i-bath-ka'-desh, mer'-i-both-k (Eze 48:28; 47:19): The southern limit of...
• Merodachme-ro'-dak, mer'-o-dak (merodhakh): The supreme deity of the Babylonians (Jer 50:2);...
• Merodach-Baladanme-ro'-dak-bal'-a-dan, mer'-o-dak-b. (mero'dhakh bal'adhan; Marodach Baladan): The son...
• Merom, Waters ofme'-rom (me-merom; hudor Marron or hudor Merron): The place which was the scene of...
• Meronothiteme-ron'-thit, me-ro'-no-thit (meronothi, root meaning "fertility"): The designation of...
• Merozme'-roz (meroz; Codex Vaticanus, Meroz; Codex Alexandrinus, Mazor): This name occurs...
• Merranmer'-an (Merran; the King James Version Meran): Many identifications have been...
• Meruthme'-ruth. See EMMERUTH.
• Mesalothmes'-a-loth (Messaloth, Maisaloth): A place mentioned in the account of the march of...
• Mesechme'-sek. See MESHECH.
• Mesha(1) (mesha`; Codex Vaticanus, Marisa; Codex Alexandrinus, Marisas): Caleb's firstborn...
• Meshachme'-shak (meshakh): Possibly the Sumerian form of the Babylonian Cil-Asharidu, "the...
• Meshech; Mesechme'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth (Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5;...
• Meshelemiahme-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"): Father of Zechariah, one of the porters...
• Meshezabelme-shez'-a-bel (meshezebhe'el, "God a deliverer"; the King James Version Meshezabeel,...
• Meshillemithme-shil'-e-mith (meshillemith, "retribution"): A priest, son of Immer, ancestor,...
• Meshillemothme-shil'-e-moth, me-shil'-e-moth (meshillemoth, "recompense"): (1) An Ephraimite...
• Meshobabme-sho'-bab (meshobhabh): A Simeonite (1Ch 4:34). This name heads the list of those...
• Meshullamme-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An...
• Meshullemethme-shul'-e-meth (meshullemeth): The wife of King Manasseh and mother of Amon (2Ki...
• Mesobaiteme-so'-ba-it. See MEZOBAITE.
• Mesopotamiames-o-ta'-mi-a. See SYRIA.
• Messmes (mas'eth): Any dish of food sent (Latin missum; French messe) to the table. It...
• Messengermes'-en-jer: The regular Hebrew word for "messenger" is mal'akh, the Greek aggelos....
• Messiahme-si'-a (mashiach; Aramaic meshicha'; Septuagint Christos, "anointed"; New Testament...
• Metalmet'-al (chashmal; elektron; the King James Version amber; Eze 8:2, the Revised...
• Metal WorkingSee CRAFTS, 10; MINING.
• Metallurgymet'-al-ur-ji: There are numerous Biblical references which describe or allude to the...
• Metalsmet'-alz (Latin metallum, "metal," "mine"; Greek metallon, "mine"): The metals known...
• Metemet (madhadh): "To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Ex 16:18, or...
• Meterusme-te'-rus. See BAITERUS.
• Meteyardmet'-yard (middah, "a measure," Le 19:35): Has this meaning in the King James Version...
• Metheg-Ammahme-theg-am'-a, meth-eg-am'-a (mathegh ha-'ammah, "bridle of the metropolis";...
• Methusaelme-thu'-sa-el. See METHUSHAEL.
• Methuselahme-thu'-se-la, me-thu'-se-la (methushelach, "man of the javelin"): A descendant of...
• Methushaelme-thu'-sha-el (methusha'el): A descendant of Cain, and father of Lamech in the...
• Meunimme-u'-nim (the King James Version Mehunim). See MAON.
• Meuzalme-u'-zal (me'uzal, or me'uzal): A word which occurs only in the King James Version...
• Mezarimmez'-a-rim (NORTH). See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 13, (1).
• Mezobaiteme-zo'-ba-it (ha-metsbhayah): The designation of Jaasiel, one of David's heroes (1Ch 11:47).
• Miaminmi'-a-min. See MIJAMIN; MINIAMIN.
• Mibharmib'-har (mibhchar, "choice"(?)): According to 1Ch 11:38, the name of one of David's...
• Mibsam(1) A son of Ishmael (Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29). (2) A Simeonite (1Ch 4:25).
• Mibzarmib'-zar (mibhtsar, "a fortress"): An Edomite chief, the King James Version "duke" (Ge...
• Micami'-ka (mikha'): A variant of the name Micah, and probably like it a contracted form...
• Micah (1)mi'-ka (mikhah, contracted from mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Codex Vaticanus,...
• Micah (2)(mikhah; Meichaias; an abbreviation for Micaiah (Jer 26:18), and this again of the...
• Micaiahmi-ka'-ya, mi-ki'-a (mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Meichaias): A frequently occurring...
• Micemis. See MOUSE.
• Micha; Michahmi'-ka, mi'-ka. See MICA; MICAH.
• Michaelmi'-ka-el, mi'-kel (mikha'el, "who is like God?" Michael): (1) The father of Sethur...
• Michahmi'-ka. See MICAH.
• Michaiahmi-ka'-ya, mi-ki'-a. See MICAIAH.
• Michalmi'-kal (mikhal, contracted from mikha'el, "Michael" (which see); Melchol): Saul's...
• Micheas; Michaeasmi-ke'-as: In 2 Esdras 1:39 equals the prophet Micah.
• Michmasmik'-mas (mikhmac; Codex Vaticanus Machmas; Codex Alexandrinus Chammas): The form of...
• Michmashmik'-mash (mikhmash; Machmas): A town in the territory of Benjamin, apparently not of...
• Michmethahmik'-me-tha (ha-mikhmethah; Codex Vaticanus Hikasmon; Codex Alexandrinus Machthoth): A...
• Michrimik'-ri (mikhri): A Benjamite dweller in Jerusalem (1Ch 9:8).
• Michtammik'-tam. See PSALMS.
• Micron(1) A place in the uttermost part of Geba--which read here instead of Gibeah--marked...
• Middaymid'-da (machatsith ha-yom, tsohorayim; hemera mese): The Hebrew machatsith ha-yom (Ne...
• Middinmid'-in (middin; in GB, Ainon, "springs"): One of the six cities in the wilderness of...
• Middle WallSee PARTITION.
• Midian; Midianitesmid'-i-an, mid'-i-an-its (midhyan, midhyanim; Madiam, Madienaioi): 1. The Seed of...
• Midianitish, Womanmid'-i-an-it-ish, (ha-midhyanith, "the Midianitess"): The designation given to the...
• Midnightmid'-nit (chatsoth laylah, "middle of the night" (Ex 11:4; Job 34:20; Ps 119:62),...
• Midrashmid'-rash (midhrash): The Hebrew word corresponding to the King James Version "story"...
• Midwifemid'-wif (meyalledheth): Those who in patriarchal times attended mothers at childbirth...
• Migdal-Edermig-dal-e-der. See EDER.
• Migdal-Elmig'-dal-el (mighdal-'el; Codex Vaticanus Megalaareim; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Migdal-Gadmig'-dal-gad (mighdalgadh, "tower of Gad"): One of a group of 16 cities of Judah...
• Migdolmig'-dol, mig'-dol (mighdol; Magdolon): This name ("the tower") is applied to two...
• Mijaminmij'-a-min (miyamin; the King James Version Miamin): (1) One of those who had married...
• Mikloth(1) A Benjamite, son of Jeiel (1Ch 8:32; 9:37,38). A comparison of the two passages...
• Mikneiahmik-ne'-ya, mik-ni'-a (miqneydhu): A Levite doorkeeper (1Ch 15:18).
• Milalaimil-a-la'-i, mil'-a-li (milalay): A Levite musician (Ne 12:36).
• Milcah(1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah (Ge 11:29; 22:20-23;...
• Milcommil'-kom, mil'-kom. See MOLECH.
• Mildewmil'-du (yeraqon; Septuagint usually ikteros, literally, "jaundice"): In the 5...
• Milemil (milion, Latin mille passus, milia passuum): A thousand paces, equal to 1,618...
• Miletusmi-le'-tus (Miletos): A famous early Ionian Greek city on the coast of Caria, near the...
• Milkmilk (chalabh; gala; Latin lac (2 Esdras 2:19; 8:10)): The fluid secreted by the...
• Mill; Millstonemil, mil'-ston (recheh; mulos, mulon): The two most primitive methods of grinding...
• Millennium, Postmillennial ViewSee ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
• Millennium, Premillennial Viewmi-len'-i-um Divergent Views--Scope of Article I. THE TEACHING OF JESUS The Millennium...
• Milletmil'-et, mil'-it (dochan; kegchros): One of the ingredients of the prophet's bread...
• Millomil'-o. (millo generally interpreted to mean a "filling," e.g. a solid tower or an...
• Millstonemil'-ston. See MILL.
• Minami'-na. See MANEH.
• Mincingmin'-sing (Taphaph): "Taking short steps," "walking trippingly." Only in Isa 3:16,...
• Mind1. No Precision in the Terms Used: We look in vain in the Old Testament and New...
• Mine; Miningmin, min'-ing: In Job 28:1-11 we have the only Biblical reference to mines. The writer...
• Mineralsmin'-er-alz. See METALS; STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Mingled People; (mixed Multitude)(1) "Mixed multitude" occurs in Nu 11:4 as a translation of asaphcuph, "collection,"...
• Miniamin(1) A Levite who assisted Kore, the son of Imnah, in the distribution of the freewill...
• Minishmin'-ash (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Ex 15:19; Ps 107:39;...
• MinistryI. THE WORD "MINISTRY" Use of the Word in This Article II. TWO KINDS OF MINISTRY 1....
• Minnimin'-i (minni): A kingdom mentioned in Jer 51:27, along with Ararat and Ashkenaz, as...
• Minnithmin'-ith (minnith; Codex Vaticanus achris Arnon; Codex Alexandrinus eis Semoeith):...
• Minstrelmin'-strel. See MUSIC.
• Mintmint (heduosmon): Mentioned (Mt 23:23; Lu 11:42) as one of the small things which were...
• Miphkad; Gate ofmif'-kad, (sha`ar ha-miphqadh; the Revised Version (British and American) "Hammiphkad"...
• MiracleI. THE NATURE OF MIRACLES 1. General Idea 2. Biblical Terms Employed II. MIRACLE IN...
• Miracles, Gift ofSee SPIRITUAL GIFTS; MIRACLE.
• Mirageme-razh' (sharabh, "heat-mirage"; Arabic sarab, from verb which means "to go forth,"...
• Miremir. See CHALKSTONE; CLAY; MARSH.
• Miriammir'-i-am (miryam; Septuagint and the New Testament Mariam; English Versions of the...
• Mirmahmur'-ma (mirmah, "deceit"): A Benjamite (1Ch 8:10).
• Mirrormir'er. See LOOKING-GLASS.
• Misaelmis'-a-el, mi'-sa-el (Codex Alexandrinus Misael; Codex Vaticanus Meisael): (1) One of...
• Misaiasmi-sa'-yas, mi-si'-as: the Revised Version margin equals "Masias."
• Mischiefmis'-chif: The word, in the sense of "hurt" or "evil" befalling, plotted against, or...
• Misgabmis'-gab (ha-misgabh; Codex Vaticanus Amath; Codex Alexandrinus to krataioma): Named...
• Mishaelmish'-a-el, mi'-sha-el (misha'el, perhaps equals "who is equal to God?"): (1) A...
• Mishalmi'-shal (mish'al): A town in the territory of Asher (Jos 19:26, the King James...
• Mishammi'-sham (mish`am): A Benjamite, son of Elpaal (1Ch 8:12).
• Mishealmish'-e-al. See MISHAL.
• Mishma(1) A son of Ishmael (Ge 25:14; 1Ch 1:30). (2) A Simeonite (1Ch 4:25).
• Mishmannahmish-man'-a (mishmannah): A Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:10).
• Mishnamish'-na. See TALMUD.
• Mishnehmish'-ne (ha-mishneh; 2Ki 22:14; 2Ch 34:22, the King James Version "college," the...
• Mishormi'-shor. See PLAIN, and also note in HDB, III, 309.
• Mishraitesmish'-ra-its (ha-mishra`i): One of the families of Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:53).
• Misparmis'-par (micpar): An exile who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2). the King James...
• Misperethmis'-pe-reth (micpereth). See MISPAR.
• Misrephoth-Maimmiz-re-foth-ma'-im (misrephoth mayim; Septuagint Maseron, Masereth Memphomaim): A...
• Mist('edh; achlus, homichie): Mist is caused by particles of water vapor filling the air...
• Mistressmis'-tres (ba`alah, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba`alah, "lady," "owner" (1Ki...
• Mitemit (lepton): The smallest copper or bronze coin current among the Jews. They were...
• Mithkahmith'-ka (mithqah "sweetness"; the King James Version Mithcah): Name given owing to...
• Mithnitemith'-nit (ha-mithni): Designation of Jehoshaphat, one of David's officers (1Ch 11:43).
• Mithradatesmith-ra-da'-tez (Codex Alexandrinus Mithradates; Codex Vaticanus Mithridates; the King...
• Mithredathmith'-re-dath (mithredhath; Persian equals "gift of Mithra" or "consecrated to...
• Mitremi'-ter In the King James Version this word renders two Hebrew words, both of which,...
• Mitylenemit-i-le'-ne, mit-i-lye'-nye (Mitulene, or Mutilene as usually on coins): 1....
• Mixed, Multitudemikst, mul'-ti-tud. See MINGLED PEOPLE.
• Mizar, the Hillmi'-zar, (har mits`ar; oros mikros): The name of a mountain found only in Ps 42:6; "I...
• Mizpah; Mizpehmiz'-pa, miz'-pe: This name is pointed both ways in the Hebrew, and is found usually...
• Mizparmiz'-par. See MISPAR.
• Mizraim(1) A son of Ham, and ancestor of various peoples, Ludim, Anamim, etc. (Ge 10:6,13;...
• Mizzahmiz'-a (mizzah, "strong," "firm"): Grandson of Esau, one of the "dukes" of Edom (Ge...
• Mnasonna'-son, m'-na'-son (Mnason): All that we know of Mnason is found in Ac 21:16. (1) He...
• Moab; Moabitesmo'-ab, mo'-ab-its (Moab, mo'abh, Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he...
• Moabite StoneA monument erected at Dibon (Dhiban) by Mesha, king of Moab (2Ki 3:4,5), to...
• Moabitessmo'-ab-it-es, mo-ab-i'-tes (mo'abhiyah): A woman, or in plural women, of Moab. The...
• Moadiahmo-a-di'-a. See MAADIAH.
• Mochmur, the Brookmok'-mur, ho cheimarrhos Mochmour): The torrent bed in a valley on which stood Chusi,...
• Mock; Mocker; Mockingmok, mok'er, mok'-ing (hathal, la`agh, empaizo): To mock is the translation of hathal,...
• Modad, Book of Eldad andSee ELDAD AND MODAD, BOOK OF.
• Moderatelymod'-er-at-li (litsedhaqah): "Moderately" is the King James Version translation of...
• Moderationmod-er-a'-shun (to epieikes): The word occurs once in the King James Version, Php 4:5.
• Modinmo'-din (Modeein, Modein, Modeeim, and other forms; in the Talmud it is called...
• Moethmo'-eth (Moeth): Called "son of Sabannus," one of the Levites to whom, with the priest...
• Moladahmol'-a-da, mo-la'-da (moladhah; Molada): A place in the far south (Negebh) of Judah,...
• Mole(1) tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and...
• Molech; Molochmo'-lek, mo'-lok (ha-molekh, always with the article, except in 1Ki 11:7; Septuagint...
• Molimo'-li. See MOOLI.
• Molidmo'-lid (molidh): A Judahite (1Ch 2:29).
• Mollifymol'-i-fi (from rakhakh, "to be soft"): "To make soft," used in modern English only...
• Molochmo'-lok: A deity of the Ammonites, like the planet Saturn, a representative of the...
• Molten SeaSee LAVER.
• Molten, Imagemol'-t'-n. See IMAGES.
• Momdismom'-dis (Codex Alexandrinus Momdeis; Codex Vaticanus Momdeios): One of those who had...
• Momentmo'-ment (regha`, "a wink"; atomos, "an atom," stigme, "a point," parautika,...
• Moneymun'-i: Various terms are used for money in the Bible, but the most common are the...
• Money, Currentkur'-ent (`obher, "passing," Ge 28:16; 2Ki 12:4 (Hebrew 5)): The text and translation...
• Money, Love of(philarguria, 1Ti 6:10, literally, "love of silver"; compare corresponding "lovers of...
• Money, SinSee SIN MONEY; SIN OFFERING.
• Money-Changerschan'-jers (kollubistes, from kollubos, "a small coin," so "a money-changer," or...
• Monstermon'-ster. See DRAGON; SEA-MONSTER.
• Monthmunth (chodhesh, yerach; men): Chodhesh is strictly the "new moon," the appearance of...
• Monthly; Prognosticatorsmunth'-li, prog-nos'-ti-ka-terz. See ASTROLOGY, sec. I, 6.
• Monumentmon'-u-ment (Isa 65:4 the King James Version). See VAULT.
• Moolimo'-o-li (Codex Alexandrinus Mooli; Codex Vaticanus Moolei; the King James Version...
• Moonmoon (yareach; meaning obscure--probably "wanderer"; by some given as "paleness";...
• Moon, NewSee ASTROLOGY, sec. I, 6; ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 3, (1); FASTS AND FEASTS.
• Moossiasmo-os'-i-as (Codex Vaticanus Moosseias; Codex Alexandrinus Moos Sias; the King James...
• Mophmof. See MEMPHIS.
• Moralitymo-ral'-i-ti. See ETHICS.
• Morashtitemo-rash'-tit (hamorashti; the King James Version, Morasthite, mo-ras'-thit): Gentilic...
• Mordecaimor'-de-ki, mor-de-ka'-i (mordekhay; Mardochaios): An Israelite of the tribe of...
• Moreh, Hill ofmo'-re (gibh`ath ha-moreh, "hill of the teacher"; Codex Vaticanus Gabaathamora; Codex...
• Moreh, Oak of('elon moreh, "terebinth of the teacher"; ten drun ten hupselen; the King James...
• Moresheth-Gathmo'-resh-eth-gath, mo-resh'-eth-gath (moresheth gath, "inheritance or possession of...
• Moriah, Land ofmo-ri'-a ('erec ha-moriyah; eis ten genitive ten hupselen): Abraham was directed by...
• Morningmor'-ning: There are several Hebrew and Greek words which are rendered "morning," the...
• Morning Watch'ash-moreth ha-boker (Ex 14:24; 1Sa 11:11); in Judith 12:5 for heothine phulake;...
• Morning, Wings ofSee ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 4.
• Morrow After the Sabbath(mochorath, or mochoratham, "the morrow," or "tomorrow," "the day following";...
• Morrow, Tomorrowmor'-o, too-mor'-o: Two words are used in the Old Testament in this meaning: boqer,...
• Morselmor'-sel (brosis): Found only in Heb 12:16 the King James Version, "For one morsel of...
• Mortal; Mortalitymor'-tal, mor-tal'-i-ti (thnetos to thneton): The meaning is "subject to death" (Ro...
• Mortarmor'-ter (medhokhah (Nu 11:8), makhtesh (Pr 27:22)): A hollowed stone or vessel in...
• Mortgagemor'-gaj (arabh): To give or be security as a part of bartering, give pledges, become...
• Mortifymor'-ti-fi (Ro 8:13 the King James Version and the English Revised Version, thanatoo,...
• Moserahmo-se'-ra, mo'-se-ra (mocerah, "bond"): Perhaps Moser with the "he" of locale...
• Moserothmo-se'-roth, mo'-se-roth, -roth (moceroth, "bonds"): A desert camp of the Israelites...
• Mosesmo'-zez, mo'-ziz (mosheh; Egyptian mes, "drawn out," "born"; Septuagint Mouse(s)). The...
• Moses, Assumption ofa-sump'-shun. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.
• Moses, Song ofThe name given to the song of triumph sung by Moses and the Israelites after the...
• Mosollamonmo-sol'-a-mon. See MOSOLLAMUS.
• Mosollamus(1) the King James Version "Mosollam" (Mosollamos), one of the three "assessors"...
• Most High, Most HolySee GOD, NAMES OF.
• Motemot (karphos): A minute piece of anything dry or light, as straw, chaff, a splinter of...
• Mothmoth (`ash; compare Arabic `uththat, "moth"; colloquial, `itt; cac, "worm" (Isa 51:8);...
• Mothermuth'-er ('em, "mother," "dam," "ancestress"; meter): 1. Her Position in the Old...
• Mother-in-LawSee RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
• Motionmo'-shun: In 2 Esdras 6:14, the King James Version "motion" represents the Latin...
• Moundmound. See SIEGE, 4, (c).
• Mount EphraimSee EPHRAIM, MOUNT.
• Mount of Congregation, theSee CONGREGATION, MOUNT OF.
• Mount of CorruptionSee OLIVES, MOUNT OF.
• Mount of OlivesSee OLIVES, MOUNT OF; JERUSALEM.
• Mount of the Amalekites("Hill-country of the Amalekites" (Jud 12:15)): The Amalekites are usually connected...
• Mount of the Amorites("Hill-country of the Amorites" (De 1:7,20,24; compare Nu 13:29; Jos 10:6, etc.)): The...
• Mount of the ValleyZereth-shahar is said to be situated in or on the "mount of the valley" (behar ha`emeq...
• Mount; Mountainmount, moun'-tin. See HILL, MOUNT, MOUNTAIN.
• Mourningmorn'-ing. See BURIAL; GRIEF.
• Mouse; Micemous, mis (`akhbar; Septuagint mus, "mouse"; compare Arabic `akbar, "jerboa" not...
• Mouthmowth (peh, chekh, garon (Ps 149:6); Aramaic pum, tera (Da 3:26); stoma, 71 times,...
• Mowing; Mown Grassmo'-ing, (gez, "a shearing," "cut grass"): In Ps 72:6 the good king's rule is said to...
• Moza(1) Son of Caleb and Ephah (1Ch 2:46). (2) A descendant of Saul (1Ch 8:36,37; 9:42,43).
• Mozahmo'-za (ha-motsah; Codex Vaticanus Amoke; Codex Alexandrinus Amosa): A town in the...
• Mufflermuf'-ler (re`alah): The name given to an article of woman's dress in Isa 3:19. It...
• Mulberry; Treesmul'-ber-i, (bekha'im; Septuagint apioi, "pear trees" (2Sa 5:23 f; 1Ch 14:14 f, margin...
• Mulctedmulk'-ted (`anash, "to be punished," "fined"): "The simple pass on, and are mulcted"...
• Mulemul (peredh (1Ki 10:25; 18:5; Ezr 2:66; Isa 66:20; Zec 14:15), the feminine pirdah...
• Multitude; Mixedmul'-ti-tud, mikst. See MINGLED PEOPLE.
• Munitionmu-nish'-un. See SIEGE, 4, (b).
• Muppimmup'-im (muppim): A son of Benjamin (Ge 46:21), elsewhere called "Shuppim" (1Ch...
• Murdermur'-der (haragh, "to smite," "destroy," "kill," "slay" (Ps 10:8; Ho 9:13 AV]),...
• Murderersmur'-der-erz (Ac 21:38 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and...
• Murmur; Murmuringsmur'-mur, mur'-mur-ingz: The Hebrew word (lun) denotes the semi-articulated mutterings...
• Murrainmur'-in, mur'-en, mur'-an] (debher): This name is given to a fatal cattle-disease,...
• Muse; Musingmuz, muz'-ing: The word occurs twice in the Old Testament, in the sense of "meditate"...
• Mushimu'-shi (mushi): Son of Merari (Ex 6:19; Nu 3:20; 1Ch 6:19 (Hebrew 4); 23:21; 24:26)....
• MusicI. IMPORTANCE 1. The Sole Art Cultivated 2. A Wide Vocabulary of Musical Terms 3....
• Musical Instrumentsmu'-zi-kal in'-stroo-ments (shiddah we-shiddoth): "I gat me .... musical instruments,...
• Musician; Chiefmu-zish'-an. See ASAPH; MUSIC; PSALMS.
• Mustardmus'-tard (sinapi (Mt 13:31; Mr 4:31; Lu 13:19; Mt 17:20; Lu 17:6)): The minuteness of...
• Muth-Labbenmuth-lab'-en (muth labben, "death of Ben," or "of the son"; Ps 9, title). See PSALMS.
• Mutilationmu-ti-la'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Muttermut'-er (haghah (Isa 8:19; 59:3)): An onomatopoetic word, used of the growling of a...
• Muzzlemuz'l (chacam; phimoo) According to the Deuteronomic injunction (De 25:4), the ox was...
• Myndusmin'-dus (Mundos): A city of Asia Minor, situated at the extreme western end of a...
• Myrami'-ra (Mura): A city of the ancient country of Lycia about 2 1/2 miles from the...
• Myrrh(1) (mor or mowr; Arabic murr]): This substance is mentioned as valuable for its...
• Myrtlemur'-t'-l (hadhac; mursine (Isa 41:19; 55:13; Ne 8:15; Zec 1:8,10 f); also as a name...
• Mysiamish'-i-a (Musia): A country in the northwestern part of Asia Minor, which formed an...
• Mysterymis'-ter-i (musterion; from mustes, "one initiated into mysteries"; mueo "to...
• Mythologymi-thol'-o-ji. See FABLE; BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF; GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT.