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• Oabdiuso-ab'-di-us (Codex Alexandrinus Oabdios; Codex Vaticanus eios, Fritzsche, Ioabdios,...
• Oakok: Several Hebrew words are so translated, but there has always been great doubt as...
• Oak of Tabor('elon tabhor): Thus the Revised Version (British and American) in 1Sa 10:3 for the...
• Oaror. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3).
• Oathoth (shebhu`ah, probably from shebha`, "seven," the sacred number, which occurs...
• Obadiaho-ba-di'-a (`obhadhyah, more fully `obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward...
• Obadiah, Book ofObadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. The theme of the book is the...
• Obalo'-bal. See EBAL, 1.
• Obdiaob-di'-a (Codex Alexandrinus Obdia; Codex Vaticanus Hobbeia): One of the families of...
• Obed(1) Son of Boaz and Ru and grandfather of David (Ru 4:17,21,22; 1Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lu...
• Obed-Edomo'-bed-e'-dom (`obhedh 'edhowm (2Ch 25:24), `obhedd 'edhom (2Sa 6:10; 1Ch 13:13,14;...
• Obedience of ChristThe "obedience" (hupakoe) of Christ is directly mentioned but 3 times in the New...
• Obedience; Obey1. Meaning of Terms: In its simpler Old Testament meaning the word signifies "to...
• Obeisanceo-ba'-sans: It is used 9 times in the King James Version in the phrase "made (or did)...
• Obeliskob'-e-lisk, ob'-el-isk: A sacred stone or matstsebhah. For matstsebhah the Revised...
• Obetho'-beth (Obeth; Codex Vaticanus Ouben): One of those who went up with Ezra (1 Esdras...
• Obilo'-bil ('obhil, "camel driver"): An Ishmaelite who was "over the camels" in David's...
• Objectob-jekt': Now used only in the sense "to make opposition," but formerly in a variety...
• Oblationob-la'-shun: In Leviticus and Numbers, the King James Version occasionally uses...
• Obotho'-both, o'-both ('obhoth, "waterbags"): A desert camp of the Israelites, the 3rd...
• Obscurityob-sku'-ri-ti: In modern English generally denotes a state of very faint but still...
• Observeob-zurv' (representing various words, but chiefly shamar, "to keep," "to watch" etc.):...
• Observer of Timesob-zur'-ver. See DIVINATION.
• Obstinacyob'-sti-na-si. See HARDEN.
• Occasiono-ka'-zhun: The uses in English Versions of the Bible are all modern, but in Jer 2:24...
• Occupyok'-u-pi: Is in the King James Version the translation of 7 different words: (1)...
• Occurrento-kur'-ent (King James Versions, the English Revised Version, 1Ki 5:4): An obsolete...
• Ochieluso-ki-e'-lus (Ochielos; Codex Vaticanus Ozielos; the King James Version Ochiel): One of...
• Ochranok'-ran (`okhran, from `akhar, "trouble"; the King James Version Ocran): The father of...
• Ochre, Redo'-ker, (Isa 44:13, "He marketh it out with a pencil," margin "red ochre," the King...
• Ocidelusos-i-de'-lus, ok-i-de'-lus (Codex Alexandrinus Okeidelos; Codex Vaticanus and Swete,...
• Ocinao-si'-na, os'-i-na, ok'-i-na (Okeina): A town on the Phoenician coast South of Tyre,...
• Ocranok'-ran. See OCHRAN.
• Odedo'-ded (`owdhedh (2Ch 15), `odhedh (elsewhere), `odhedh, "restorer"): (1) According to...
• Odes of Solomonodz. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.
• Odollamo-dol'-am (Odollam): The Greek form of ADULLAM (which see), found only in 2 Macc 12:38.
• Odomeraod-o-me'-ra (Odomera; Codex Vaticanus Odoaarres, Itala Odaren; the King James Version...
• Odoro'-der: In the Old Testament the rendering of besem, "fragrance" (2Ch 16:14; Es 2:12;...
• Of(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form...
• Offence; Offendo-fens', o-fend' (mikhshol, 'asham, chaTa'; skandalon, skandalizo): "Offend" is either...
• Offer; Offeringof'-er, of'-er-ing. See SACRIFICE.
• Officeof'-is: In the Old Testament the word is often used in periphrastic renderings, e.g....
• Officerof'-i-ser: In the King James Version the term is employed to render different words...
• Offices of ChristSee CHRIST, OFFICES OF.
• Offscouringof'-skour-ing: This strong and expressive word occurs only once in the Old Testament...
• Offspringof'-spring. See CHILDREN.
• Oftenof'-n (puknos, "thick," "close"): An archaic usage for "frequent": "Thine often...
• Og(`ogh; Og): King of Bashan, whose territory, embracing 60 cities, was conquered by...
• Ohado'-had ('ohadh, meaning unknown): A son of Simeon, mentioned as third in order (Ge...
• Ohelo'-hel ('ohel, "tent"): A son of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:20).
• Oholaho-ho'-la ('oholah; the King James Version Aholah): The exact meaning is a matter of...
• Oholiabo-ho'-li-ab ('oholi'abh, "father's tent"; the King James Version Aholiab): A Danite...
• OholibahW. W. Davies
• Oholibamaho-hol-i-ba'-ma, o-hol-i-ba'-ma ('oholibhamah, "tent of the high place"): (1) One of...
• Oil1. Terms 2. Production and Storage 3. Uses (1) As a Commodity of Exchange (2) As a...
• Oil PressSee OIL; WINE PRESS.
• Oil Treeoil tre ('ets shemen (Isa 41:19), margin "oleaster," in Ne 8:15, translated "wild...
• Oil, Anointing(shemen hamishchah): This holy oil, the composition of which is described in Ex...
• Oil, Beaten(Ex 27:20; Le 24:2; Nu 28:5). See OIL; CANDLESTICK, THE GOLDEN.
• Oil, HolySee OIL; ANOINTING.
• Oil, OliveSee OIL; OLIVE TREE.
• Oil-MakingSee CRAFTS, II, 11.
• Ointmentoint'-ment: The present use of the word "ointment" is to designate a thick unguent of...
• Olamusol'-a-mus (Olamos): One of the Israelites who had taken a "strange wife" (1 Esdras...
• Oldold. See AGE, OLD.
• Old GateSee JERUSALEM.
• Old Man(palaios, "old," "ancient"): A term thrice used by Paul (Ro 6:6; Eph 4:22; Col 3:9) to...
• Old Prophet, the(nabhi' 'echadh zaqen, "an old prophet" (1Ki 13:11), ha-nabhi' ha-zaqen, "the old...
• Old TestamentSee TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Old Testament CanonSee CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Old Testament LanguagesSee LANGUAGES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Oleastero-le-as'-ter (Isa 41:19 the Revised Version margin). See OIL TREE.
• OliveSee OLIVE TREE.
• Olive Berriesber'-iz. See OLIVE TREE.
• Olive Treeol'-iv tre (zayith, a word occurring also in Aramaic, Ethiopic and Arabic; in the last...
• Olive Yardol'-iv yard. See OLIVE TREE.
• Olive, GraftedSee OLIVE TREE.
• Olive, WildFiguratively used in Ro 11:17,24 for the Gentiles, grafted into "the good olive tree"...
• Olives, Mount ofol'-ivz, (har ha-zethim (Zec 14:4), ma`aleh ha-zethim, "the ascent of the mount of...
• Olivetol'-i-vet. See OLIVES, MOUNT OF.
• Olympaso-lim'-pas (Olumpas): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings (Ro...
• Olympiuso-lim'-pi-us (Olumpios): An epithet of JUPITER or ZEUS (which see) from Mt. Olympus in...
• Omaerusom-a-e'-rus: the King James Version equals the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Omaro'-mar (omar, connected perhaps with 'amar, "speak"; Septuagint Oman or Omar):...
• Omegao'-me-ga o-me'-ga o-meg'-a. See ALPHA AND OMEGA.
• Omenso'-menz. See AUGURY; DIVINATION.
• Omero'-mer (`omer): A dry measure, the tenth of an ephah, equal to about 7 1/2 pints. See...
• Omnipotence1. Terms and Usage: The noun "omnipotence" is not found in the English Bible, nor any...
• Omnipresence1. Non-Occurrence of the Term in Scripture: Neither the noun "omnipresence" nor...
• Omniscienceom-nish'-ens: The term does not occur in Scripture, either in its nominal or in its...
• Omriom'-ri (`omri; Septuagint Ambri; Assyrian "Chumri" and "Chumria"): (1) The 6th king of...
• On (1)on ('on; Egyptian An, Ant, Annu, probably pronounced An only, as this is often all...
• On (2)('on; Aun): A Reubenite, son of Peleth, who took part with Dathan and Abiram in their...
• Onam(1) "Son" of Shobal "son" of Seir the Horite (Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40). (2) "Son" of...
• Onano'-nan ('onan, "vigorous"; compare ONAM, a "son" of Judah (Ge 38:4,8-10; 46:12; Nu...
• Onewun. See NUMBER.
• Onesimuso-nes'-i-mus (Onesimos, literally, "profitable," "helpful" (Col 4:9; Phm 1:10)): 1....
• Onesiphoruso-ne-sif'-o-rus (Onesiphoros, literally, "profit bringer" (2Ti 1:16; 4:19)): 1. The...
• Oniareso-ni'-a-rez, o-ni-a'-rez: 1 Macc 12:19 the King James Version equals the Revised...
• Oniaso-ni'-as (Onias): There were 3 high priests of the name of Onias, and a 4th Onias who...
• Onionsun'-yunz (betsalim; krommuon): One of the delicacies of Egypt for which the children...
• Only Begottenon'-li be-got-'-'n (monogenes): Although the English words are found only 6 times in...
• Onoo'-no ('ono; Codex Vaticanus Onan; Codex Alexandrinus Ono, and other forms): A town...
• Onuso'-nus. See ONO.
• Onychaon'i-ka (shecheleth; compare Arabic suchalat, "filings," "husks"): "Onycha" is a...
• Onyxon'-iks o'-niks. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Openo'-p'-n: In the Old Testament represents chiefly pathach, but also other words, as...
• Open Place(1) The "open place" of Ge 38:14 the King James Version, in which Tamar sat, has come...
• Operationop-er-a'-shun (ma`ashe, "work"; energeia, energema, "energy"): Twice used in the Old...
• Ophelo'-fel (ha-`ophel (2Ch 27:3; 33:14; Ne 3:26 f; 11:21; and without article, Isa 32:14...
• Ophiro'-fer, o'-fir ('owphiyr (Ge 10:29), 'owphir (1Ki 10:11), 'ophir): 1. Scriptural...
• Ophniof'-ni (ha-`ophni; Aphne): A place in the territory of Benjamin (Jos 18:24). The...
• Ophrahof'-ra (`ophrah; Codex Vaticanus Aphra; Codex Alexandrinus Iephratha, etc.): (1) A...
• Opiniono-pin'-yun (dea`, ce`ippim): "Opinion" occurs only 5 times, thrice in Job (32:6,10,17)...
• Opobalsamumop-o-bal'-sa-mum: the Revised Version margin in Ex 30:34. See STACTE.
• Oppressiono-presh'-un: Used in the King James Version to translate a variety of Hebrew words,...
• Oror: The word is used once for either (1Sa 26:10), and is still in poetic use in this...
• Oracle(1) A divine utterance delivered to man, usually in answer to a request for guidance....
• Oracles, Sibyllinesib'-i-lin, -lin. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. V.
• Orator; Ortionor'-a-ter, o-ra'-shun: The word "orator" occurs twice: (1) As the King James Version...
• Orchard(1) pardec, from Old Persian, "a walled-in enclosure"; paradeisos, a word in classical...
• Ordain; Ordinationor-dan', or-di-na-shun (Latin ordinare, "to set in order" "to arrange"; in...
• Orderor'-der (`arakh, "to arrange"; tassein (diatassein, taxis, tagma)): "Order" in...
• Ordinance1. Old Testament Use: This word generally represents chuqqah, something prescribed,...
• Ordinances of HeavenSee ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 1.
• Ordinationor-di-na'-shun. See ORDAIN, ORDINATION.
• OrebIn 2 Esdras 2:33 the King James Version for Mt. HOREB (which see; so the Revised...
• Oreb; Zeebo'-reb, ze'-eb, zeb (`orebh, "raven," especially "crow"), and (ze'ebh, "wolf") (Jud...
• Oreno'-ren ('oren; Aram, Alex. Aran): A son of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron (1Ch 2:25).
• Organor'-gan. See MUSIC.
• Oriono-ri'-on: A brilliant constellation dedicated to Nimrod or Merodach. See ASTRONOMY,...
• Ornamentor'-na-ment (`adhi, "adornment"): In common with all the Orientals, the Hebrews were...
• Ornanor'-nan (1Ch 21:15). See ARAUNAH.
• Orpahor'-pa (`orpah; for meaning see below): A Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, son of Elimelech...
• Orphanor'-fan: This word occurs once only in the Old Testament (La 5:3, where it stands for...
• Orthosiaor-tho-si'-a (Orthosias; the King James Version Orthosias): The city to which Tryphon...
• Osaiaso-za'-yas, o-sa'-yas (Osaias; Codex Vaticanus omits): In 1 Esdras 8:48 a corruption of...
• Oseao-ze'-a, o-se'-a: In 2 Esdras 13:40 equals HOSHEA, king of Israel (which see).
• Oseaso-ze'-as, o-se'-as: "Osee" in 2 Esdras 1:39; the prophet Hosea.
• Oseeo'-ze, o'-se (Hosee): the King James Version in Ro 9:25; the prophet Hosea (thus the...
• Osheao-she'-a, o'-she-a (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hoshea" (Nu 13:8,16)):...
• Osnapparos-nap'-ar (Ezr 4:10). See ASHURBANIPAL.
• Osprayos'-pra (`ozniyah; haliaetos; Latin Pandion haliaetus): A large hawk preferring a diet...
• Ossifrageos'-i-fraj (perec; gups; Let Ossifraga): The great bearded vulture known as the...
• Ostracaos'-tra-ka: The word ostracon ("potsherd," Hebrew cheres) occurs in Job 2:8...
• Ostrichos'-trich (ya`anah; strouthos; Latin Struthio camelus): The largest bird now living....
• Othnioth'-ni (`othni, meaning unknown): A son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite (1Ch 26:7).
• Othnieloth'-ni-el (`othni'el): A hero in Israel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. He...
• Othoniasoth-o-ni'-as (Othonias): One of those who had taken "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:28)...
• Ouchesouch'-ez, -iz (mishbetsoth (Ex 28:11,13,14,25; 39:6,13,16,18) the American Standard...
• Outcastout'-kast: Represents some form of dachah, or nadhach, both meaning "thrust out." In...
• Outerout'-er: This adjective is used 12 times by Ezekiel of the outside court of the...
• Outgoingout'-go-ing: In Ps 65:8, "Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to...
• Outlandishout-land'-ish (Ne 13:26, the King James Version "Him did outlandish women cause to...
• Outrage; Outrageousout'-raj, out-ra'-jus: The noun (from the French outre plus age, "that which goes...
• Outroadsout'-rodz (exodeuo, "to go forth," "to make a military expedition"; the King James...
• Outward Manout'-werd, (exo, "outside," "without," "out of doors"): The body, subject to decay and...
• Ovenuv'-'-n. See BREAD; FURNACE.
• Overchargeo-ver-charj': Lu 21:34, "lest haply your hearts be overcharged with drunkenness"...
• Overpasso-ver-pas': A special translation of the very common verb `abhar, "to pass over,"...
• Overpluso'-ver-plus: Le 25:27, for `adhaph, "excess."
• Overseero-ver-se'-er, or -ser': One who overlooks, inspects; in the Old Testament from natsach...
• Owloul (bath ha-ya`anah; Latin Ulula): The name of every nocturnal bird of prey of the...
• Owl, Great(yanshuph; Septuagint ibis, or eibis): A member of the Palestine species of the family...
• Owl, Little(koc; nuktikorax; Latin Athene meridionalis): A night bird of prey distinguished by a...
• Owl, ScreechSee NIGHT-MONSTER.
• Owneron'-er. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.
• Ox (1)See ANTELOPE; CATTLE; WILD OX.
• Ox (2)oks (Ox): One of the ancestors of Judith (Judith 8:1). The name is not Hebrew. Perhaps...
• Ox-Goadoks'-god. See GOAD.
• Ozem(1) The 6th son of David (1Ch 2:15). Septuagint (Asom) and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin...
• Ozias(1) (Ozeias, Ozias, Codex Vaticanus a b): The son of Micah, a Simeonite, one of the 3...
• Ozielo'-zi-el (Ozeiel): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1); another form of the Old...
• Oznioz'-ni ('ozni, "my hearing," or "my ear"): A "son" of Gad (Nu 26:16) equals "Ezbon" of...
• Oznitesoz'-nits (with the article ha'ozni (collective), "the Oznites"): Of the clan of Ozni...
• Ozorao-zo'-ra. See EZORA.