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• Sabachthanisat-bak'-tha-ne. See ELI, ELI, LAMA, SABACHTHANI.
• Sabaco; Sabakonsab'-a-ko, sab'-a-kon. See SO.
• Sabaeanssa-be'-anz (shebha'im (Joe 3:8 the King James Version), cebha'-im; Sabaeim, Sebaeim...
• Sabanneussab-a-ne'-us (Codex Vaticanus Sabannaious; Codex Alexandrinus Bannaious; the King...
• Sabannussa-ban'-nus (Sabannos; the King James Version Sabban): The father of Moeth, one of the...
• Sabaothsab'-a-oth, sa-ba'-oth. See GOD, NAMES OF, III, 8; LORD OF HOSTS.
• Sabatsa'-bat: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAPHAT,...
• Sabateussab-a-te'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Sabbataias; Codex Vaticanus Abtaios; the King James...
• Sabathussab'-a-thus (Sabathos; the King James Version Sabatus): An Israelite who put away his...
• Sabatussab'-a-tus: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sabbansab'-an: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABANNUS...
• Sabbateussab-a-te'-us (Sabbataios; the King James Version Sabbatheus): One of the three (or...
• Sabbathsab'-ath (shabbath, shabbathon; sabbaton, ta sabbata; the root shabhath in Hebrew...
• Sabbath Day's Journeyjur'-ni (sabbatou hodos): Used only in Ac 1:12, where it designates the distance from...
• Sabbath, Court of theSee COVERED WAY.
• Sabbath, Day Before theSee DAY BEFORE THE SABBATH.
• Sabbath, Morrow After theSee MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH.
• Sabbath, Second After the First(sabbaton deuteroproton (Lu 6:1), literally, "the second-first sabbath," of the...
• Sabbath-Breakingsab'-bath-brak'-ing. See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Sabbatheussab-a-the'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sabbaths, of Yearssab'-aths, (shabbethoth shanim; anapauseis eton (Le 25:8)): The seven sabbatic years...
• Sabbatical Yearsa-bat'-ik-al, shenath shabbathon; eniautos anapauseos, "a year of solemn rest"; or...
• Sabbeussa-be'-us (Sabbaias): In 1 Esdras 9:32, the same as "Shemaiah" in Ezr 10:31.
• Sabi(1) Codex Alexandrinus Sabei; Codex Vaticanus Tobeis, Fritzache; the King James...
• Sabiassa-bi'-as (Sabias, Fritzsche, Asabias; the King James Version Assabias): One of the...
• Sabiesa'-bi-e (Sabeie, or Sabie; the King James Version Sabi): In 1 Esdras 5:34 both the...
• Sabta; Sabtahsab'-ta (cabhta', cabhtah): Third son of Cush (Ge 10:7 = 1Ch 1:9). A place Sabta is...
• Sabtecasab'te-ka (cabhtekha'; Sabakatha, Sebethacha; the King James Version Sabtechah): The...
• Sacar(1) Father of Ahiam, a follower of David (1Ch 11:35, Codex Vaticanus Achar; Codex...
• Sackbutsak'-but. See MUSIC, III, 1, (f).
• Sackclothsak'-kloth. See BURIAL.
• Sacraments1. The Term: The word "sacrament" comes from the Latin sacramentum, which in the...
• SacrificeIN THE OLD TESTAMENT I. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS II. ORIGIN AND NATURE OF SACRIFICES 1....
• Sacrifice, Humanhu'-man: As an expression of religious devotion, human sacrifice has been widespread...
• Sacrilegesak'-ri-lej: For "commit sacrilege" in Ro 2:22 (the King James Version and the English...
• Sadamiassad-a-mi'-as: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sadassa'-das: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) ASTAD (which see).
• Saddeussa-de'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) LODDEUS...
• Saddlesad'-'-l: As noun (merkabh, "a riding seat") the word occurs in Le 15:9 (margin...
• SadduceesI. INTRODUCTORY 1. Name: Rival Etymologies. Probably from Zadok the High Priest 2....
• Sadduksad'-uk (Codex Alexandrinus (Fritzsche), Saddoukos; Codex Vaticanus Saddouloukos; the...
• Sadoc(1) (Latin Sadoch): An ancestor of Ezra (2 Esdras 1:1) = "Zadok" in Ezr 7:2 = "Sadduk"...
• Saffronsaf'-run (karkom; krokos): Identical with the Arabic kurqum, the same as za`faran,...
• Sail; Sailorsal, sal'-er. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.
• Saintssants: In the King James Version 3 words are thus rendered: (1) qadhosh (in Da the...
• Sala, Salahsa'-la (shelach, "a missile," "petition"; Sala): A son of Arpachshad (the King James...
• Salamielsa-la'-mi-el (Codex Vaticanus Salamiel; Codex Alexandrinus Samamiel): An ancestor of...
• Salamis1. Site: A town on the east coast of Cyprus, situated some 3 miles to the North of the...
• Salasadaisal-a-sad'-a-i (Codex Alexandrinus Salasadai; Codex Vaticanus Sarasadai, Sarisadai):...
• Salathiel(1) (Salathiel): the King James Version; Greek form of "Shealtiel" (thus the Revised...
• Salesal (mimkar): The word is used: (1) in the sense of the transaction (Le 25:50); (2) in...
• Salecah; Salcah, Salchahsal'-e-ka, sal'-ka (calekhah; Codex Vaticanus Sekchai, Acha, Sela Codex Alexandrinus...
• Salem (1)sa'-lem (shalem; Salem): The name of the city of which Melchizedek was king (Ge 14:18;...
• Salem (2)(Salamos; the King James Version Salum): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:1) =...
• Salemassal'-e-mas, sa-le'-mas (Latin Salame; the King James Version Sadamias): An ancestor of...
• Salimsa'-lim (Saleim): A place evidently well known, since the position of Aenon, the...
• Salimothsal'-i-moth (Codex Vaticanus Saleimoth; Codex Alexandrinus 'Assalimoth; the latter is...
• Sallaisal'-a-i, sal'-i (callay; Salom; Codex Alexandrinus Salo, with variants): (1) Eponym...
• Sallusal'-u. See SALLAI.
• Sallumussa-lu'-mus, sal'-u-mus Salloumos): One of the porters who had taken "strange wives" (1...
• Salmasal'-ma. See SALMON.
• Salmaisal'-mi, sal'-ma-i (salmay; the King James Version, Shalmai (the King James Version in...
• Salmanasarsal-ma-na'-sar (2 Esdras 13:40) = SHALMANESER (which see).
• Salmon; Salmasal'-mon, (salmon, "investiture" (Ru 4:21), salmah, "clothing" (Ru 4:20), salma' (1Ch...
• Salmonesal-mo'-ne (Salmone): Ac 27:7. See PHOENIX.
• Saloassal'-o-as (Saloas; the King James Version, Talsus after Lot Thalsas): In 1 Esdras...
• Salom(1) The father of Helkias (Baruch 1:7). Greek form of "Shallum." (2) the King James...
• Salome(1) One of the holy women who companied with Jesus in Galilee, and ministered to Him...
• Saltsolt (melach; halas, hals): Common salt is considered by most authorities as an...
• Salt SeaSee DEAD SEA.
• Salt, City of(`ir ha-melach; Codex Alexandrinus hai pol(e)is halon): One of the six cities in the...
• Salt, Covenant ofSee COVENANT OF SALT.
• Salt, Pillar ofSee LOT; SALT; SIDDIM; SLIME.
• Salt, Valley of(ge' ha-melach): The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant...
• Salt-Wortsolt'-wurt (malluach, a word connected with melach, "salt," translated halimos; the...
• Salusa'-lu (calu'; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Salmon; Codex Alexandrinus Salo; the King...
• Salum(1) The head of one of the families of porters (1 Esdras 5:28; omitted in Codex...
• Salutationsal-u-ta'-shun (aspasmos): A greeting which might be given in person, orally (Lu...
• SalvationI. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. General 2. Individualism 3. Faith 4. Moral Law 5....
• Samaelsam'-a-el: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Samaias(1) One of the "captains over thousands" prominent at the Passover of Josiah (1 Esdras...
• Samaria, City ofsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms): (1) Shechem was the first...
• Samaria, Country of(shomeron; he Samareitis chora): The name of the city was transferred to the country...
• Samaritan Pentateuchsa-mar'-i-tan. See PENTATEUCH, THE SAMARITAN.
• Samaritanssa-mar'-i-tanz (shomeronim; Samareitai, New Testament; (singular), Samarites): The...
• Samatussam'-a-tus (Samatos): One of the sons of Ezora who put away their "strange wives" (1...
• Samechsam'-ek (camekh): The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this...
• Sameiussa-me'-yus: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAMEUS...
• Samelliussa-mel'-i-us (Codex Vaticanus Samellios; Codex Alexandrinus Sebellios, al Semellios;...
• Sameussa-me'-us (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Samaios; Codex Vaticanus Thamaios; the...
• Samgar-Nebosam-gar-ne'-bo (camgar nebho, a Babylonian name): An officer of Nebuchadnezzar, king...
• Samisa'-mi: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SABI (which see).
• Samissa'-mis: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SOMEIS...
• Samlahsam'-la (samlah; Salama): One of the kings of Edom, of the city of Masrekah. He...
• Sammussam'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Sammous; Codex Vaticanus Sammou): One of those who stood...
• Samossa'-mos (Samos, "height," "mountain" (see Strabo 346, 457)): One of the most famous of...
• Samothracesam'-o-thras (Samothrake, "the Thracian Samos"; the King James Version Samothracia,...
• Sampsamessamp'-sa-mez (Sampsames): A place mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23, usually identified with...
• Samsonsam'-sun (shimshon. 1. Name: Derived probably from shemesh, "sun" with the diminutive...
• Samuelsam'-u-el (shemu'el; Samouel): The word "Samuel" signifies "name of God," or "his name...
• Samuel, Books of|| I. PLACE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL IN THE HEBREW CANON II. CONTENTS OF THE BOOKS AND...
• Sanaassan'-a-as (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Sanaas; Codex Vaticanus Sama; the King...
• Sanabassar; Sanabassarussan-a-bas'-ar, san-a-bas'-a-rus (in 1 Esdras 2:12,15), (in 1 Esdras 6:18,10; a name...
• Sanasibsan'-a-sib (Fritzsche, Sanasib, but Codex Vaticanus and Swete, Sanabeis; Codex...
• Sanballatsan-bal'-at (canebhallaT; Greek and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.)...
• SanctificationEtymology I. THE FORMAL SENSE 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the New Testament II. THE...
• Sanctity, Legislation ofsank'-ti-ti, lej-is-la'-shun. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5, (6).
• Sanctuarysank'-tu-a-ri, sank'-tu-a-ri (miqdash, miqqedhash, qodhesh, "holy place"; hagion): 1....
• Sand(chol; ammos; a variant of the more usual psammos; compare amathos, psamathos): Sand...
• Sand Fliessand'-fliz (kinnim (Ex 8:16 margin; /RAPC Wis 19:10 margin)): English Versions of the...
• Sand, Glowingglo'-ing. See MIRAGE.
• Sand-Lizardsand'-liz-ard. (chomeT; Septuagint saura, "lizard"; the King James Version snail):...
• Sandalsan'-dal. See DRESS, sec. 6; SHOE; SHOE-LATCHET.
• Sanhedrinsan'-he-drin (canhedhrin, the Talmudic transcription of the Greek sunedrion): 1. Name:...
• Sansannahsan-san'-a (cancannah; [Sansanna], or Sethennak): One of the uttermost cities in the...
• Saphsaf (caph; Codex Vaticanus Saph; Codex Alexandrinus Sephe): A Philistine, one of the...
• Saphat(1) A and Fritzsche, Saphat; omitted in Codex Vaticanus (and Swete); Babylonian margin...
• Saphatiassaf-a-ti'-as (Saphatias, Codex Vaticanus Sophotias; omitted in Codex Alexandrinus):...
• Saphethsa'-feth: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SAPHUTHI...
• Saphirsa'-fer (shaphir). See SHAPHIR.
• Saphuthisaf'-u-thi, sa-fu'-thi (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Saphuthi, Codex Vaticanus...
• Sapphirasa-fi'-ra (shappira'; Aramaic for either "beautiful" or "sapphire"; Sappheira): Wife...
• Sapphiresaf'-ir. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Sarabiassar-a-bi'-as (Sarabias) : One of the Levites who taught and expounded the Law for Ezra...
• Sarah; Sarai(1) In Ge 17:15 the woman who up to that time has been known as Sarai (Saray; Sara)...
• Saraiassa-ra'-yas, sa-ri'-as (Saraias; Latin, Sareus): (1) = Seraiah, the high priest in the...
• Saramelsar'-a-mel: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Saraphsa'-raf, sa'-raf (saraph, "noble one"; compare saraph, "burn" "shine"): A descendant...
• Sarchedonussar-ked'-o-nus (Codex Vaticanus Sacherdonos; Codex Alexandrinus Sacherdan, but...
• Sardeussar-de'-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sardin(e); Sardiussar'-din, sar'-din. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Sardissar'-dis (Sardeis): Sardis is of special interest to the student of Herodotus and...
• Sarditesar'-dit. See SERED.
• Sardiussar'-di-us. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Sardonyxsar'-do-niks. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Sareptasa-rep'-ta (Sarepta): The name in Lu 4:26 the King James Version, following the Greek,...
• Sargonsar'-gon (722-705 BC): The name of this ruler is written cargon, in the Old Testament,...
• Saridsa'-rid (saridh; Codex Vaticanus Esedekgola, Seddouk; Codex Alexandrinus Sarthid,...
• Saronsa'-ron, (Saron): the King James Version; Greek form of Sharon (Ac 9:35).
• Sarothiesa-ro'-thi-e (Codex Alexandrinus Sarothie; Codex Vaticanus and Swete, Sarothei): Name...
• Sarsechimsar'-se-kim, sar-se-kim (sarckhim): A prince of Nebuchadnezzar, present at the taking...
• Saruchsa'-ruk (Sarouch, Serouch): the King James Version; Greek form of Serug (thus, Lu 3:35...
• Satansa'-tan (saTan), "adversary," from the verb saTan, "to lie in wait" (as adversary);...
• Satan, Depths of(ta bathea tou Satana): Found in Re 2:24, and has reference to false teaching at...
• Satan, Synagogue ofThe expression occurs neither in the Hebrew nor in the Greek of the Old Testament, nor...
• Satchelsach'-el. See BAG.
• Sathrabuzanessath-ra-bu'-za-nez, sath-ra-bu-za'-nez (Sathrabouzanes): In 1 Esdras 6:3,7,27 =...
• Satisfactionsat-is-fak'-shun: Occurs twice in the King James Version (Nu 35:31,32) as a rendering...
• Satrapssa'-traps, sat'-raps ('achashdarpenim, Ezr 8:36; Es 3:12; 8:9; 9:3, the King James...
• Satyrsat'-er, sa'-ter (sa`ir, literally "he-goat"; sa`ir, "hairy" (Ge 27:11, of Esau), and...
• Saul(1) The first king of Israel. I. EARLY HISTORY 1. Name and Meaning 2. Genealogy 3....
• Savaransav'-a-ran: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) AVARAN...
• Savesav: In the sense "except," the word came into English through the French (sauf) and...
• Saviour(1) While that "God is the deliverer of his people" is the concept on which,...
• Savorsa'-ver (reach; osme; (1) The primary meaning of the word is "taste," "flavor" (from...
• Sawso. See TOOLS.
• Sawing Asunderso'-ing a-sun'-der. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Sayestsa'-est: "Thou sayest" (Mt 27:11; Mr 15:2; Lu 22:70, "Ye say"; Joh 18:37), i.e....
• Sayings of JesusSee LOGIA.
• Sayings, Darksa'-ingz. See DARK SAYINGS.
• Sayings, FaithfulSee FAITHFUL SAYINGS.
• Sayings, Unwrittenun-rit'-'-n. See AGRAPHA.
• Scab, Scabbedskab, skab'-ed, skabd (yallepheth, micpachath, cappachath, verb sippach; semasia,...
• Scabbard, Sheathskab'-ard, sheth. See ARMOR, III, 5; WAR, 9.
• Scaffoldskaf'-old (kiyyor): The English word is used once of Solomon's "brazen scaffold" on...
• Scaleskal. See SIEGE 4, (e); WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
• Scalesskalz (1) qasqeseth "fish-scales"; (2) meghinnah, maghen, "scales of the crocodile";...
• Scallskol (netheq; thrausma): This only occurs in Leviticus 13 and 14 where it is used 14...
• Scape-Goatskap'-got. See AZAZEL.
• Scarletskar'-let. See COLORS; DYEING.
• Scarlet (worm)(tola`ath shani (Ex 25:4, etc.)): Cermes vermilio, a scale insect from which a red dye...
• Scattered Abroadskat'-erd a-brod'. See DISPERSION.
• Scent(1) In Ho 14:7, "The scent (margin "his memorial") thereof shall be as the wine of...
• Sceptre; Sceptersep'-ter (shebheT, sharbhiT, expanded form in Es 4:11; 5:2; 8:4; rhabdos (Additions to...
• Scevase'-va (Skeua): A Jew, a chief priest, resident in Ephesus, whose seven sons were...
• Schismsiz'-m (schisma): Only in 1Co 12:25. The same Greek word, literally, "a split," is...
• Schoolskool (schole). See TYRANNUS.
• Schoolmasterskool'-mas-ter: Ga 3:24 f the King James Version reads: "The law was our schoolmaster...
• Schools of the ProphetsSee EDUCATION; PROPHETS.
• Sciencesi'-ens: This word as found in the King James Version means simply "knowledge."...
• Scimitarsim'-i-tar, -ter (akindke): Formerly given as "fauchion" in the King James Version...
• Scoff; Scofferskof, skof'-er: The verb indicates the manifestation of contempt by insulting words or...
• Scornskorn: Fox Talbot connects this English word with the Danish skarn, "dirt," "ordure"...
• Scorpionskor'-pi-un (aqrabh; compare Arabic aqrab, "scorpion"; ma`aleh `aqrabbim, "the ascent...
• Scorpions, Chastising withskor'-pi-unz. See PUNISHMENTS 3, (17); SCORPION.
• Scourge; Scourgingskurj, skur'-jing (@mastix], mastigoo; in Ac 22:25 mastizo, in Mr 15:15 parallel Mt...
• Scrabbleskrab'-l: Occurs only in 1Sa 21:13, as the translation of tawah: "David .... feigned...
• Screech Owlskrech. See NIGHT-MONSTER.
• Scribesskribz: The existence of law leads necessarily to a profession whose business is the...
• Scripskrip: A word connected with "scrap," and meaning a "bag," either as made from a...
• Scriptureskrip'-tur (he graphe, plural hai graphai): The word means "writing." In the Old...
• Scriptures, Search theskrip'-turz. See SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES.
• Scrollskrol. See ROLL.
• Scumskum (chel'ah; Septuagint ios, "poison" or "verdigris"; compare Plato Rep. 609a): The...
• ScurvyThe name "Gareb" is used in Jer 31:39 as the placename of a hill at or near the...
• Scythianssith'-i-anz (hoi Skuthai): The word does not occur in the Hebrew of the Old Testament,...
• Scythopolissi-thop'-o-lis, si-thop'-o-lis. See BETH-SHEAN.
• Sease (yam; thalassa; in Ac 27:5 pelagos): The Mediterranean is called ha-yam ha-gadhol,...
• Sea of Chinnerethkin'-e-reth. See GALILEE, SEA OF.
• Sea of GalileeSee GALILEE, SEA OF.
• Sea of GlassSee GLASS, SEA OF.
• Sea of Jazer(yam ya`zer): This is a scribal error (Jer 48:32), yam ("sea") being accidentally...
• Sea of JoppaSee MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Sea of LotSee DEAD SEA; LAKE.
• Sea of Sodom (sodomitishsod-om-it'-ish). See DEAD SEA.
• Sea of the ArabahSee DEAD SEA.
• Sea of the PhilistinesSee MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Sea of the Plain (arabah)ar'-a-ba). See DEAD SEA.
• Sea of Tiberiasti-be'-ri-as. See GALILEE, SEA OF.
• Sea, Adriatica-dri-at'-ic, ad-ri-at'-ik. See ADRIA.
• Sea, Brazenbra'-z'n. See SEA, THE MOLTEN.
• Sea, Dead; Easternes'-tern. See DEAD SEA.
• Sea, Formerfor'-mer. See DEAD SEA; FORMER.
• Sea, Hinder; Utmost; Uttermost; Westernhin'-der; ut'-most; ut'-er-most; wes'-tern. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Sea, MediterraneanSee MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Sea, RedSee RED SEA.
• Sea, SaltSee DEAD SEA.
• Sea, theSee MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA, THE GREAT.
• Sea, the Great1. Names of the Sea: This is the name given to the Mediterranean, which formed the...
• Sea, the Molten; Sea, the Brazenmol'-t'n, or (yam mutsaq, yam hanechosheth): This was a large brazen (bronze)...
• Sea, Westernwes'-tern. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Sea-Mewse'-mu (shachaph; laros; Latin, Larus canus): The sea-gull. Used by modern translators...
• Sea-Monsterse'-mon-ster: Ge 1:21 (tanninim), "sea monsters," the King James Version "whales,"...
• Seahse'-a (ce'ah): A dry measure equal to about one and one-half pecks. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
• Sealsel (substantive chotham, "seal," "signet," Tabba`ath, "signet-ring"; Aramaic `izqa';...
• Sealed, Fountainseld, These words, applied to the bride (So 4:12), find their explanation under SEAL...
• Sealskinsel'-skin: The rendering of the Revised Version (British and American) (Ex 25:5; Eze...
• Seam; Seamlesssem, sem'-les: The coat or inner garment (chiton) of Jesus is described in Joh 19:23...
• Searser: In 1Ti 4:2 for (kausteriazo), "burn with a hot iron" (compare "cauterize"), the...
• Search(1) In the books of Moses, especially in Nu, "searching out the land" means to spy out...
• Search the ScripturesThe sentence beginning with (eraunate), in Joh 5:39 the King James Version has been...
• Searchingssur'-chingz (chiqre (lebh), from chaqar, to "search," "explore," "examine...
• Seasonsse'-z'nz (summer: qayits, Chaldaic qayiT (Da 2:35); (theros; winter: cethaw) (So...
• Seatset: This word is used to translate the Hebrew words (moshabh, shebheth, kicce', and...
• Seats, Chiefsets. See CHIEF SEATS.
• Sebase'-ba (cebha'; Saba (Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9); Greek ibid., but Codex Vaticanus has (Saban):...
• SebamW. Ewing
• Sebatse-bat', se'-bat (Zec 1:7). See SHEBAT.
• Secacahse-ka'-ka, sek'-a-ka (cekhakhah; Codex Vaticanus Aichioza; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Sechenias(1) (Codex Alexandrinus Sechenias; omitted in Codex Vaticanus and Swete): 1 Esdras...
• Sechuse'-ku (sekhu). See SECU.
• Second Comingsek'-und kum'-ing. See PAROUSIA; ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, V.
• Second DeathSee DEATH; ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, sec. X, (6).
• Second SabbathSee SABBATH, SECOND AFTER THE FIRST.
• Secondarilysek'-un-da-ri-li: the King James Version for (deuteron) (1Co 12:28). Probably without...
• Secretse'-kret: In Eze 7:22, English Versions of the Bible has "secret place" for (tsaphan),...
• Sectsekt (hairesis): "Sect" (Latin, secta, from sequi, "to follow") is in the New...
• Secuse'-ku (sekhu; Codex Vaticanus en Sephei; Codex Alexandrinus en Sokcho; the King James...
• Secundusse-kun'-dus (Westcott-Hort Greek text Se'koundos, Textus Receptus of the New...
• Secure; Securityse-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach and its derivatives in Hebrew point to...
• SedeciasThe King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SEDEKIAS (which see).
• Sedekias(1) (Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Vaticanus Sedekias; the King James Version...
• Seditionse-dish'-un: The translation in Ezr 4:15,19 for 'eshtaddur, "struggling," "revolt"; in...
• Seduce; Seducerse-dus', se-dus'-er (Hiphil of (Ta`ah, or ta`ah, "to err"; of pathah, "to be simple";...
• Seese: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have (1) chazah,...
• Seedsed (Old Testament always for zera`, Aramaic (Da 2:43) zera`, except in Joe 1:17 for...
• Seerse'-er, ser: The word in English Versions of the Bible represents two Hebrew words,...
• Seetheseth: Old English for "boil"; past tense, "sod" (Ge 25:29), past participle, "sodden"...
• Segubse'-gub (seghubh (Qere), seghibh (Kethibh); Codex Vaticanus Zegoub; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Seir(1) (har se'-ir, "Mt. Seir" (Ge 14:6, etc.), 'erets se`-ir (Ge 32:3, etc.); to oros...
• Seirahse-i'-ra, se'-i-ra (ha-se`irah; Codex Vaticanus Seteirotha; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Seirathse-i'-rath, se'-i-rath. See SEIRAH.
• Selase'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version...
• Sela-Hammahlekothse-la-ha-ma'-le-koth, -koth (cela`ha-machleqoth; petra he meristheisa): "The rock of...
• Selahse'-la. See MUSIC, II, 1.
• Seledse'-led (tseledh): A Jerahmeelite (1Ch 2:30 twice).
• Selemiasel-e-mi'-a: One of the swift scribes whose services Ezra was commanded to secure (2...
• Selemiassel-e-mi'-as (Selemias): One of those who put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras...
• Seleuciase-lu'-shi-a (Seleukia): The seaport of Antioch from which it is 16 miles distant. It...
• Seleucidaese-lu'-si-de. See SELEUCUS.
• Seleucus(1) Seleucus I (Nicator, "The Conqueror"), the founder of the Seleucids or House of...
• Self-Controlself-kon-trol' (egkrateia): Rendered in the King James Version "temperance" (compare...
• Self-Righteousnessself-ri'-chus-nes: A term that has come to designate moral living as a way of...
• Self-Surrenderself-su-ren'-der: The struggle between the natural human impulses of selfseeking,...
• Self-Willself-wil' (ratson; authades): Found once in the Old Testament (Ge 49:6, "In their...
• Sell, Sellersel'-er. See TRADE; LYDIA.
• Selvedgesel'-vej (qatsah): The word occurs only in the description of the tabernacle (Ex 26:4;...
• Semsem (Sem): the King James Version from the Greek form of Shem; thus the Revised...
• Semachiahsem-a-ki'-a (cemakhyahu, "Yah has sustained"): A Korahite family of gatekeepers (1Ch...
• Semei(1) (Codex Alexandrinus Semei; Codex Vaticanus Semeei): One of those who put away...
• Semeiasse-me-i'-as (Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus Semeias; Codex Vaticanus...
• Semeinse-me'-in (Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus Semeein; Codex Alexandrinus Semeei,...
• Semeissem'-e-is (Codex Alexandrinus and Fritzsche, Semeis; Codex Vaticanus Senseis; the King...
• Semelliusse-mel'-i-us: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Semisse'-mis: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SEMEIS...
• Semites, Semitic Religionsem'-its, sem-it'-ik, 1. Biblical References 2. The Five Sons of Shem 3. Original Home...
• Senaahse-na'-a, sen'-a-a (cena'ah; Codex Vaticanus Sanana; Sananat; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Senate; Senatorsen'-at, sen'-a-ter: In Ps 105:22, "teach his senators (the Revised Version (British...
• Senehse'-ne (ceneh; Senna): This was the name attaching to the southern of the two great...
• Senirse'-nir (senir; Saneir): This was the Amorite name of Mt. Hermon, according to De 3:9...
• Sennacheribse-nak'-er-ib (cancheribh; Sennachereim, Assyrian Sin-akhierba, "the moon-god Sin has...
• Sensessen'-siz: The translation of aistheterion (Heb 5:14, "those who by reason of use have...
• Sensualsen'-shoo-al (psuchikos, "animal," "natural"): Biblical psychology has no English...
• Sent(shalach; apostello): "Sent" in the Old Testament is the translation of shalach, "to...
• Sentencesen'-tens: Eight Hebrew and three Greek words are thus translated in the King James...
• Senuahse-nu'-a, sen'-u-a (cenu'ah): In the King James Version "A Benjamite" (Ne 11:9); the...
• Seorimse-o'-rim, se-or'-im (se`orim): The name borne by one of the (post-exilic) priestly...
• Separatesep'-a-rat: The translation of a number of Hebrew and Greek words, badhal (Le 20:24,...
• Separationsep-a-ra'-shun: In the Pentateuch the word niddah specially points to a state of...
• Sepharse'-far: Only in Ge 10:30 cepharah, "toward Sephar"), as the eastern limit of the...
• Sepharadse-fa'-rad, sef'-a-rad (cepharadh): Mentioned in Ob 1:20 as the place of captivity of...
• Sepharvaimsef-ar-va'-im, se-far-va'-im (cepharwayim: Sephpharouaim, Seppharoudim, Seppharoun,...
• Sepphorissef'-o-ris: A city of Galilee, taken by Josephus (Vita, IX, lxvii, 71) and later...
• SeptuagintI. IMPORTANCE II. NAME III. TRADITIONAL ORIGIN 1. Letter of Aristeas 2. Evidence of...
• Sepulchresep'-ul-ker (2Ch 21:20; 32:33; Joh 19:41 f; Ac 2:29, etc.). See BURIAL; JERUSALEM, VIII.
• Serahse'-ra (serach, "abundance"): Daughter of Asher (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:46, the King James...
• Seraiahse-ra'-ya, se-ri'-a (serayahu, "Yah hath prevailed"; Septuagint Saraias, or Saraia):...
• Seraphimser'-a-fim (seraphim): A plural word occurring only in Isa 6:2 ff--Isaiah's vision of...
• Serarse'-rar (Serar; the King James Version Aserer): Name of one of the families which...
• Seredse'-red (ceredh): Son of Zebulun (Ge 46:14; Nu 26:26).
• Sergius Paulussur'-ji-us po'-lus. See PAULUS, SERGIUS.
• Serjeantssar'-jents, -jants (rhabdouchoi): In Ac 16:35,38 the word (literally, "holders of...
• Sermon on the Mountsur'-num, I. PARALLEL ACCOUNTS II. HISTORICITY OF THE DISCOURSE III. TIME AND OCCASION...
• Sermon on the Plain, theThis title is sometimes given to the discourse recorded in Lu 6:20-49, because...
• Seronse'-ron (Seron): "The commander of the host of Syria" of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was...
• Serpent1. General: Serpents are not particularly abundant in Palestine, but they are often...
• Serpent Worshipwur'-ship: Traces of this superstition are thought by certain critics to be...
• Serpent, Brazenbra'-z'-n. See NEHUSHTAN.
• Serpent, Crookedkrook'-ed: With reference to the constellation round the North Pole, in Job 26:13, the...
• Serpent, FierySee SERPENT, 3, (2).
• Serpent-Charming-charm'-ing: Allusion to this art, widely practiced by the ancients (see references in...
• Serugse'-rug (serugh; Serouch): Son of Reu and great-grandfather of Abraham (Ge 11:20 ff;...
• Servantsur'-vant ('ebhedh; doulos): A very common word with a variety of meanings, all...
• Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh|| 1. Historical Situation 2. The Authorship of Isaiah, Chapters 40-66 3. The Prophet...
• Servants, Solomon'sSee SOLOMON'S SERVANTS.
• Servicesur'-vis: Six Hebrew, two Aramaic and four Greek words are so rendered. 1. In the Old...
• Servitudesur'-vi-tud. See SERVANT; SLAVE.
• Sesthelses'-thel (Sesthel): One of the sons of Addi who put away their foreign wives (1...
• SetFew words in the English language have such a rich variety of meaning and are used in...
• Seth; Sheth(1) The son born to Adam and Eve after the death of Abel (Ge 4:25 f; 5:3 ff; 1Ch 1:1;...
• Sethurse'-thur (cethur; Sathour): An Asherite spy (Nu 13:13 (14)).
• Settingset'-ing (millu'ah, literally, "a filling"): The word is used in the description of...
• Settle (1)set'-'-l (`azarah): For this word in Eze 43:14,17,20; 45:19, the American Standard...
• Settle (2)The Hebrew language has 8 words which are thus translated: yashabh, nachath, `amadh,...
• Sevensev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta). See NUMBER.
• Seven ChurchesSee CHURCHES, SEVEN.
• Seven StarsSee ASTRONOMY.
• Sevenehse-ven'-e, se-ve'-ne (ceweneh): For the King James Version "the tower of Syene," in...
• Seventh, Daysev'-'-nth. See SABBATH.
• Seventysev'-n-ti (shibh`im; hebdomekonta). See NUMBER.
• Seventy DisciplesThe account of the designation and mission of these is found only in Luke 10. Some...
• Seventy WeeksThe "seventy weeks" of the prophecy in Da 9:24-27 have long been a subject of...
• Seventy YearsThe period assigned by Jeremiah for the duration of the Jewish exile in Babylon (Jer...
• Seversev'-er: The three Hebrew words badhal, palah and paradh are thus translated. The idea...
• Several; Severallysev'-er-al, sev'-er-al-i: The Hebrew words chophshuth and chophshith, translated...
• Shaalabbinsha-a-lab'-in (sha`alabbin; Codex Vaticanus Salabein; Codex Alexandrinus Salamein): A...
• Shaalbimsha-al'-bim (sha`albim; Codex Vaticanus Bethalamei; Codex Alexandrinus Salabeim, in...
• Shaalbonitesha-al-bo'-nit, sha-al'-bo-nit (ha-sha`alboni; ho Salaboneites (2Sa 23:32) Codex...
• Shaalim, Land ofsha'-a-lim ('erets sha`alim; Codex Vaticanus tes ges Easakem; Codex Alexandrinus tes...
• Shaaph(1) A son of Jahdai (1Ch 2:47). (2) The son of Maachah, a concubine of Caleb, the...
• Shaaraimsha-a-ra'-im (sha`arayim, "two gates"; Sakareim; the King James Version Sharaim): (1)...
• Shaashgazsha-ash'-gaz (sha`ashgaz; Septuagint reads Gai, the same name it gives to the official...
• Shabbethaishab'-e-thi (shabbethay, "one born on the Sabbath"; Codex Vaticanus Sabathai; Codex...
• Shachiasha-ki'-a, shak'-i-a (sakheyah (so Baer, Ginsberg); some editions read sakheya', or...
• Shaddaishad'-a-i, shad'-i. See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 8.
• Shade; Shadow; Shadowingshad, shad'-o, shad'-o-ing (tsel; skia): A shadow is any obscuration of the light and...
• Shadow of Death(tsalmaweth): The Hebrew word translated "shadow of death" is used poetically for...
• Shadrachsha'-drak: The Babylonian name of one of the so-called Hebrew children. Shadrach is...
• Shady, Treesshad'-i (Job 40:21 f). See LOTUS TREES.
• Shaftshaft: Isa 49:2 for chets, "an arrow"; also Ex 25:31; 37:17; Nu 8:4 the King James...
• Shageesha'-ge (shaghe'; Codex Vaticanus Sola; Codex Alexandrinus Sage; the King James...
• Shahapaimsha-ha-ra'-im (shacharayim; Codex Vaticanus Saarel; Codex Alexandrinus Saarem): A...
• Shahazumahsha-ha-zoo'-ma, sha-haz'-oo-ma (shachatsumah; Codex Vaticanus Saleim kata thalassan;...
• Shalemsha'-lem (shalem; eis Salem): The word as a place-name occurs only in Ge 33:18. With...
• Shalimsha'-lim. See SHAALIM.
• Shalishah, Land ofsha-li'-sha, shal'-i-sha ('erets shalishah; Codex Vaticanus he ge Selcha; Codex...
• Shallecheth, the Gateshal'-e-keth, sha-le'-keth (sha`ar shallekheth, i.e. as in margin, "Casting forth"): A...
• Shallum (1)shal'-um (shallum, shallum; various forms in the Septuagint): This is the name of not...
• Shallum (2)(shallum, shallum, "the requited one" (2Ki 15:10-15)): The 15th king of Israel, and...
• Shalmaishal'-mi, shal'-ma-i: the King James Version form in Ezr 2:46 for "Shamlai"; Ne 7:48...
• Shalmanshal'-man (shalman): A name of uncertain meaning, found only once in the Old Testament...
• Shalmanesershal-ma-ne'-zer (shalman'ecer; Septuagint Samennasar, Salmandsar): The name of several...
• Shamasha'-ma (shama`): One of David's heroes (1Ch 11:44).
• Shamaisham'-a-i. See SALMAI.
• Shamariahsham-a-ri'-a, sha-mar'-ya. See SHEMARIAH.
• Shamblessham'-b'-lz (makellon): A slaughter-house; then a butcher's stall, meat-market. The...
• Shamesham (bosh, "to be ashamed," bosheth, "shame," qalon; aischune, "ignominy," atimia,...
• Shamedsha'-med. See SHEMED.
• Shamefacednesssham'-fast-nes, sham-fas'-ed-nes. See SHAMEFASTNESS.
• Shamefastnesssham'-fast-nes: The original the King James Version translation of aidos, in Sirach...
• Shamersha'-mer. See SHEMER.
• Shamgar1. Biblical Account: One of the judges, son of Anath (`anath), in whose days, which...
• Shamhuthsham'-huth. See SHAMMUAH, IV.
• Shamir (1)(1) Mentioned along with Jattir and Socoh (Jos 15:48) as one of the cities of Judah in...
• Shamir (2)(shamir; Samer): A Kohathite, son of Micah (1Ch 24:24).
• Shamlaisham'-la-i, sham'-li. See SALMAI.
• Shammasham'-a (shamma'; Codex Vaticanus Sema; Codex Alexandrinus Samma): An Asherite (1Ch 7:37).
• Shammah(1) The son of Reuel, the son of Esau, a tribal chief of Edom (Ge 36:13,17; 1Ch 1:37,...
• Shammai(1) A Jerahmeelite (1Ch 2:28,32). (2) The son of Rekem and father of Maon (1Ch 2:44)....
• Shammothsham'-oth, sham'-oth. See SHAMMAH, (4).
• Shammua; Shammuah(1) The Reubenite spy (Nu 13:4, Samouel, and other forms). (2) One of David's sons...
• Shamsheraisham'-she-ri, sham-she-ra'-i (shamsheray): A Benjamite (1Ch 8:26).
• Shapeshap: In the King James Version the translation of eidos, "form," "appearance" (Lu...
• Shaphamsha'-fam (shapham; Sapham, Sabat): Name of a Gadite chief, who had the second place in...
• Shaphansha'-fan (shaphan, "rockbadger," English Versions of the Bible "coney"; Saphphan): An...
• Shaphatsha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the...
• Shaphersha'-fer. See SHEPHER.
• Shaphirsha'-fer (shaphir, "glittering"; kalos; the King James Version Saphir): One of a group...
• Sharaisha-ra'-i, sha'-ri (sharay): One of the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:40).
• Sharaimsha-ra'-im. See SHAARAIM.
• Shararsha'-rar. See SACAR.
• Shareshar. See PLOW.
• Sharezersha-re'zer (sar'etser, shar'etser): Corresponds to the Assyrian Shar-ucur, "protect...
• Sharonshar'-un (ha-sharon, with the definite article possibly meaning "the plain"; to...
• Sharoniteshar'-un-it (ha-sharoni; ho Saroneites): Applied in Scripture only to Shitrai (1Ch...
• Sharuhensha-roo'-hen (sharuchen; hoi agroi auton): One of the cities in the territory of Judah...
• Shashaisha'-shi (shashay; Sesei): One of the sons of Bani who had married foreign wives (Ezr...
• Shashaksha'-shak (shashak): Eponym of a Benjamite family (1Ch 8:14,25).
• Shaul; Shaulites(1) A king of Edom (Ge 36:37 = 1Ch 1:48). (2) A son of Simeon (Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; Nu...
• Shaveh, Vale ofsha'-ve (`emeq shaweh). See KING'S VALE.
• Shaveh-Kiriathaimsha'-ve-kir-ya-tha'-im (shaweh qiryathayim; en Saue te polei): Here Chedorlaomer is...
• Shavingshav'-ing (in Job 1:20, gazaz, usually galach; in Ac 21:24, xurao): Customs as to...
• Shavshashav'-sha (shawsha'; in 2Sa 20:25, Kethibh, sheya', Kere, shewa', English Versions of...
• Shawlshol: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "shawls" for the King...
• Sheaf; Sheavesshef, shevz ('alummah, `omer, `amir): When the grain is reaped, it is laid in handfuls...
• Shealshe'-al (she'al, "request"): One of the Israelites of the sons of Bani who had taken...
• Shealtielshe-ol'-ti-el (she'alti'el, but in Hag 1:12,14; 2:2, shalti'el; Septuagint and the New...
• Shearsher. See SHEEP; SHEEP TENDING.
• Shear-Jashubshe-ar-ja'-shub or jash'-ub (she'ar yashubh, "a remnant shall return"; Septuagint ho...
• Sheariahshe-a-ri-a, she-ar'-ya (she`aryah; Saraia): A descendant of Saul (1Ch 8:38; 9:44).
• Shearing Housesher'-ing (beth `eqedh ha-ro`im, "house of binding of the shepherds"; Codex Vaticanus...
• Sheathsheth. See SWORD.
• Sheba (1)(1) Sheba and Dedan are the two sons of Raamah son of Cush (Ge 10:7). (2) Sheba and...
• Sheba (2)she'-ba (shebha`; Sabee, or Samaa): The name of one of the towns allotted to Simeon...
• Sheba, Queen ofSee QUEEN OF SHEBA.
• Shebahshe'-ba. See SHIBAH.
• Shebamshe'-bam. See SEBAM.
• Shebaniahsheb-a-ni'-a, she-ban'-ya (shebhanyah, in 1Ch 15:24, shebhanyahu): (1) Name of a...
• Shebarimsheb'-a-rim, she-ba'-rim (ha-shebharim; sunetripsan): After the repulse of the first...
• Shebatshe-bat' (shebhat): The 11th month of the Jewish year (Zec 1:7), corresponding to...
• Shebershe'-ber (shebher; Codex Vaticanus Saber, Codex Alexandrinus Seber): A son of Caleb by...
• Shebnasheb'-na (shebhna'; Somnas; but shebhnah, in 2Ki 18:18,26; meaning uncertain (2Ki...
• Shebuelshe-bu'-el, sheb'-u-el (shebhu'el; Soubael): (1) A son of Gershom and grandson of...
• Shecaniah; Shechaniahshek-a-ni'-a, shekan'-ya (shekhanyah (in 1Ch 24:11; 2Ch 31:15, shekhanyahu); Codex...
• Shechemshe'-kem (shekhem, "shoulder"; Suchem, he Sikima, ta Sikima, etc.; the King James...
• Shechemitesshe'-kem-its (hashikhmi; Suchemei): The descendants of Shechem the son of Gilead, a...
• Shed, SheddingThe three Hebrew words, naghar, sim or sum and shaphakh, translated "shed" in many Old...
• Shedeurshed'-e-ur, she-de'-ur (shedhe'ur, "daybreak"; Codex Vaticanus Sediour, Ediour): The...
• Sheep1. Names: The usual Hebrew word is tso'n, which is often translated "flock," e.g....
• Sheep Gate(sha`ar ha-tso'-n (Ne 3:1,32; 12:39)): One of the gates of Jerusalem, probably near...
• Sheep Market(Joh 5:2, the Revised Version (British and American) "sheep gate"): The Greek (he...
• Sheep Tendingten'-ding: The Scriptural allusions to pastoral life and the similes drawn from that...
• Sheep-Master(noqedh, "herdsman," 2Ki 3:4). See SHEEP-SHEARING.
• Sheep-Shearingshep'-sher-ing: The sheep-shearing is done in the springtime, either by the owners (Ge...
• Sheepcote; Sheepfoldshep'-kot, shep'-kot, shep'-fold (gedherah, mikhlah, mishpethayim, naweh; aule): At...
• Sheepskinshep'-skin. See BOTTLE; DRESS; RAMS' SKINS, etc.
• Sheerahshe'-e-ra (she'erah; Codex Alexandrinus Saara, Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of...
• Sheetshet. See DRESS; compare Ac 10:11, "as it were a great sheet" (othone).
• Shehariahshe-ha-ri'-a (sheharyah): A Benjamite (1Ch 8:26).
• Shekelshek'-'-l, shek'-el, she'-kel, she'-kul (sheqel): A weight and a coin. The Hebrew...
• Shekel of the King's Weight, Royal Shekel('ebhen ha-melekh, "stone (i.e. weight) of the king"): The shekel by which Absalom's...
• Shekel of the Sanctuary; Sacred Shekel(sheqel ha-qodhesh (Nu 7 passim)): The same as the silver shekel mentioned under...
• Shekinahshe-ki'-na (shekhinah, "that which dwells," from the verb shakhen, or shakhan, "to...
• Shelah(1) The youngest son of Judah and the daughter of Shua the Canaanite (Ge...
• Shelanitesshe'-lan-its, she-la'-nits. See SHELAH.
• Shelemiahshel-e-mi'-a, she-lem'-ya (shelemyah; Codex Vaticanus Selemia, Codex Alexandrinus...
• Shelephshe'-lef (shaleph, in pause; Septuagint Saleph): Son of Joktan (Ge 10:26; 1Ch 1:20)....
• Sheleshshe'-lesh (shelesh; Codex Vaticanus Seme; Codex Alexandrinus Selles, Lucian, Selem):...
• Shelomishe-lo'-mi, shel'-o-mi (shelomi): An Asherite (Nu 34:27).
• Shelomithshe-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; in Ezr 8:10, shelomith): (1) The mother of the...
• Shelomothshe-lo'-moth, shel'-o-moth, -moth (shelomoth): (1) An Izharite (1Ch 24:22, Codex...
• Shelumielshe-lu'-mi-el (shelumi'el; both the punctuation and interpretation are in doubt....
• Shem1. Position in Noah's Family: His Name: The eldest son of Noah, from whom the Jews, as...
• Shema (1)she'-ma (shema`; Samaa): A city of Judah in the Negeb (Jos 15:26). If, as some think,...
• Shema (2)(1) A Reubenite (1Ch 5:8, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sama, Lucian,...
• Shemaahshe-ma'-a, shem'-a-a (ha-shema`-ah; Codex Vaticanus Ama, Codex Alexandrinus Samaa,...
• Shemaiahshe-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24;...
• Shemariahshem-a-ri'-a, she-mar'-ya (shemaryah and shemaryahu, "whom Jahveh guards"): (1) A...
• Shemebershem-e'-ber, shem'-e-ber (shem'-ebher): The king of Zeboiim (Ge 14:2). See SHINAB.
• Shemedshe'-med. See SHEMER, (4).
• Shemer(1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1Ki...
• Shemida; Shemidah; Shemidaitesshe-mi'-da, she-mi'-da-its (shemidha): A Gileadite clan belonging to Manasseh (Nu...
• Sheminithshem'-i-nith. See MUSIC; PSALMS.
• Shemiramothshe-mir'-a-moth, she-mi'-ra-moth, shem-i-ra'-moth (shemiramoth; in 2Ch 17:8, Kethibh...
• Shemitesshem'-its. See SEMITES.
• Shemuelshe-mu'-el, shem'-u-el (shemu'el, "name of God" (?) (1Ch 6:33 (18)); the Revised...
• Shenshen (ha-shen, "the tooth" or "peak"; tes palaias): A place named only in 1Sa 7:12 to...
• Shenazarshe-na'-zar: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Shenazzarshe-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel...
• Shenirshe'-ner (senir, shenir): Only found in So 4:8 (Massoretic Text). See SENIR.
• Sheol1. The Name 2. The Abode of the Dead (1) Not a State of Unconsciousness (2) Not...
• Shephamshe'-fam (shepham; Sepphamar): A place, probably a hill town, on the ideal eastern...
• Shephatiahshef-a-ti'-a, she-fat'-ya (shephaTyah, "Yah has judged"): (1) A son of David, by...
• Shephelahshef-e'-la (ha-shephelah; sephela, saphela): 1. Name and References: The word denotes...
• Shephershe'-fer (shepher, "beauty"): A mount near which the Israelites encamped (Nu 33:23 f)....
• Shepherdshep'-erd (ro`eh, ro`i; poimen, "a feeder"): The sheep owner frequently tends the...
• Shephi, Shephoshe'-fi, she'-fo (shephi; Codex Vaticanus Sob, Codex Alexandrinus Sophar; Lucian,...
• Shephupham, Shephuphanshe-fu'-fam or she-fu'-fan (shephupham; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sophan;...
• Sherahshe'-ra. See SHEERAH.
• Sherdshurd. See POTSHERD.
• Sherebiahsher-e-bi'-a, she-reb'-ya (sherebhyah, "God has sent burning heat"(?); the form is...
• Shereshshe'-resh, sharesh; Codex Vaticanus Souros; Codex Alexandrinus Soros, Lucian, Phares,...
• Sherezershe-re'-zer (Zec 7:2 the King James Version). See SHAREZER.
• Sherghat, Asshur, Assurshur'-gat, sher'-gat: The name of the first capital city of Assyria is known by the...
• Sheriffsher'-if (Aramaic tiphtaye' "judicial," "a lawyer," "a sheriff" (Da 3:2 f]): Probably...
• Sheshachshe'-shak (sheshakh, as if "humiliation"; compare shakhakh, "to crouch"): The general...
• Sheshaishe'-shi (sheshay): One of the sons of Anak, perhaps an old Hebronite clan name....
• Sheshanshe'-shan (sheshan; Sosan): A Jerahmeelite whose daughter married his servant Jarha...
• Sheshbazzarshesh-baz'-ar (shesh-batstsar or sheshbatstsar): Sheshbazzar is the Hebrew or Aramaic...
• ShethSee SETH.
• Shetharshe'-thar (~shethar]; Codex Vaticanus and Lucian, Sarsathaios; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Shethar-Bozenai, Shethar-Boznaishe'-thar-boz'-e-ni, she'-thar-boz'-ni, -boz'-na-i, (shethar boznay, meaning...
• Shevashe'-va (shewa'; Codex Vaticanus Saou; Codex Alexandrinus Saoul, Lucian, Soue): (1) A...
• Shew, Showsho: "Show" (so always the American Standard Revised Version) is simply a modernized...
• Shewbread, Table of(shulchan (Ex 25:25-30, etc.); he trapeza kai he prothesis ton arton (Heb 9:2)): For...
• Shewbread, thesho'-bred lechem ha-panim, "bread of the presence"; he prothesis ton arton (Heb 9:2);...
• Shibahshi'-ba (shibh`ah, "seven"; horkos; Swete reads Phrear horkou, literally, "well of...
• Shibbolethshib'-o-leth (shibboleth): A test of speech applied by the men of Gilead to the...
• Shibmahshib'-ma (sibhmah). See SIBMAH.
• Shicronshik'-ron (shikkeron). See SHIKKERON.
• Shieldsheld. See ARMOR, IV, 1.
• Shiggaionshi-ga'-yon, shi-gi'-on (shiggayon): Occurs in the title of Ps 7, and, in the plural,...
• Shihonshi'-hon (shi'on). See SHION.
• Shihorshi'-hor (shichor, also written without a yodh (y) and waw (w) in Hebrew and...
• Shihor-Libnathshi'-hor-lib'-nath shichor libhnath; Codex Vaticanus to Seion kai Labanath; Codex...
• Shikkeronshik'-er-on (shikkeron; the King James Version Shicron): A place mentioned in Jos...
• Shilhishil'-hi (shilchi): Father of Jehoshaphat's mother (1Ki 22:42 = 2Ch 20:31; Codex...
• Shilhimshil'-him shilchim (Jos 15:32)): See SHAARAIM, (2). Possibly Azubah the mother of...
• Shillem, Shillemitesshil'-em, shil'-em-its (shillem, ha-shillemi): Shillem is found in Ge 46:24, a son of...
• Shiloahshi-lo'-a, shi-lo'-a (Isa 8:6). See SILOAM.
• Shiloh (1)shi'-lo (shiloh): The prophecy in Ge 49:10, "The scepter shall not depart from Judah,...
• Shiloh (2)(The most usual form is shiloh, but it appears 8 times as shilo, and 3 times as...
• Shiloniteshi'-lo-nit (shiloni (2Ch 9:29), shiloni (2Ch 10:15; Ne 11:5), Shilowniy; Selonei,...
• Shilshahshil'-sha shilshah; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Saleisa; Lucian, Selemsan):...
• ShimeaSee SHAMMUA and SHAMMAH. (1) Brother of David. See SHAMMAH. (2) Son of David (1Ch 3:5,...
• Shimeahshim'-e-a (shim'ah; Codex Vaticanus Semaa, Codex Alexandrinus Samea, Lucian, Samaa): A...
• Shimeamshim'-e-am. See SHIMEAH.
• Shimeathshim'-e-ath (shim`ath, or shim`ath; the Septuagint in 2 Kings, Iemouath, Codex...
• Shimeathitesshim'-e-ath-its shim`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Samathieim; Lucian,...
• Shimeishim'-e-i (shim`i, possibly "hear me (El)" or "(Jah)"; Semeei, Semei): A name of...
• Shimeonshim'-e-on (shim`on; elsewhere "Simeon"): One of the sons of Harim who had married...
• Shimhishim'-hi. See SHIMEI
• Shimi, Shimitesshim'-i, shi'-mi, shim'-its. See SHIMEI.
• Shimmashim'-a. See SHAMMAH.
• Shimonshi'-mon (shimon; Codex Vaticanus Semion, Codex Alexandrinus Semeion; Lucian, Sami): A...
• Shimrathshim'-rath (shimrath; Samarath): The last of nine sons of Shimei of the tribe of...
• Shimrishim'-ri (shimri; various forms in the Septuagint): There are four Hebrews mentioned...
• Shimrithshim'-rith (shimrith, "guard," feminine): A Moabitess, the mother of Jehozabad, one of...
• Shimron (1)shim'-ron (shimron, "watch"): The 4th son of Issachar (Ge 46:13; Nu 26:24; 1Ch 7:1),...
• Shimron (2)(shimron; Codex Vaticanus Sumoon; Codex Alexandrinus Someron and other forms): A town...
• Shimron-Meronshim'-ron-me'-ron (shimron mer'on; Sumoon .... Mamroth, Codex Alexandrinus Samron .......
• Shimshaishim'-shi, shim'-sha-i (shimshay; Codex Vaticanus Samasa, Samae, Sameais Samesa; Codex...
• Shin, Sinshen, sen "sh", "s": The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this...
• Shinabshi'-nab shin'abh; Samaritan: shin'ar; Sennaar): King of ADMAH (which see). He is...
• Shinar1. Identification 2. Possible Babylonian Form of the Name 3. Sumerian and Other...
• Shineshin: The Hebrew words 'ahal, 'or, halal, zahar, zarach, yapha`, naghah, `ashath and...
• Shionshi'-on (shi'on; Codex Vaticanus Siona, Codex Alexandrinus Seian): A town in the...
• Shiphishi'fi (shiph`i; Codex Vaticanus Saphal, Codex Alexandrinus Sephein, Lucian, Sophei):...
• Shiphmiteshif'-mit. See SHEPHAM; SIPHMOTH.
• Shiphrahshif'-ra (shiphrah, "fairness," "beauty";. Septuagint Sepphora, the rendering also of...
• Shiphtanshif'-tan (shiphTan; Codex Vaticanus Sabatha; Codex Alexandrinus Sabathan, F,...
• Shipmastership'-mas-ter. See SHIPS AND BOATS; PHOENIX.
• Shipmenship'-men. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2.
• Ships and Boats|| I. THE HEBREWS AND THE SEA II. SHIPS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE APOCRYPHA 1....
• Shishashi'-sha (shisha'): One of Solomon's officers of state (1Ki 4:3).
• Shishakshi'-shak (shishaq (1Ki 14:25); Sousakeim): 1. Shishak, 952-930 BC: Sheshonk or...
• Shitraishit'-ri, shit-ra'-i, shit'-ra-i (shiTray): A Sharonite, David's chief shepherd (1Ch 27:29).
• Shittah; Tree; Shittim Woodshit'a, (shiTTah; Septuagint xulon asepton; the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Shittimshit'-im (ha-shiTTim, "the acacias"; Sattein): (1) This marked the last camping-ground...
• Shizashi'-za (shiza; Saiza): A Reubenite, one of David's leading warriors (1Ch 11:42).
• Shoasho'-a (shoa`; Soue): A people named in Eze 23:23 in association with Babylonians,...
• Shobab(1) One of the sons of David (2Sa 5:14; 1Ch 3:5; 14:4). (2) A son of Caleb (1Ch 2:18).
• Shobachsho'-bak (shobhakh; Sobak): Captain of the Syrian host (2Sa 10:16,18); but "Shophach"...
• Shobaisho'-bi, sho-ba'-i, sho'-ba-i (shobhay; Codex Vaticanus Abaou; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Shobalsho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned...
• Shobeksho'-bek (shobheq; Sobek): One of those who sealed the covenant under Nehemiah after...
• Shobisho'-bi (shobhi; Ouesbei): One of those who remained faithful to David during the...
• Shochohsho'-ko (sokhoh, Codex Vaticanus Sokchoth; Codex Alexandrinus Okcho): This in 1Sa 17:1...
• Shoe; Shoe-Latchetshoo, shoo'-lach-et (na`al, literally, "that which is fastened," with denominative...
• Shohamsho'-ham (shoham, "onyx"; Codex Vaticanus Isoam; Codex Alexandrinus Issoam): One of...
• Shomer(1) The father of one of the conspirators who killed Joash (2Ki 12:21). See SHIMEATH....
• Shophachsho'-fak. See SHOBACH.
• Shophansho'-fan (shophan). See ATROTH-SHOPHAN.
• Shore(1) choph, always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach,"...
• Shortenshor'-t'-n: The Hebrew word qatsar and the Greek koloboo literally indicate...
• Shoshannim Eduthsho-shan'-im e'-duth. See SONG; PSALMS.
• Shouldershol'-der (shekhem, katheph, zeroa` or zerowa`, or zero`ah, shoq; omos, brachion...
• Shoulder-Bladeshol'der-blad (shikhmah): "Then let my shoulder (kathephi) fall from the...
• Shoulder-Pieceshol'-der-pes (katheph): The word designates the two straps or pieces of cloth which...
• Shovel(1) rachath, is a wooden shovel used on the threshing-floor for winnowing the grain...
• Showsho. See SHEW.
• Showbreadsho'-bred. See SHEWBREAD.
• Showbread, Table ofSee SHEWBREAD, TABLE OF.
• Shower(1) rebhibhim, a plural form apparently denoting gentle rain, usually used...
• Shrineshrin (@naos]): In Ac 19:24 small models of temples for Diana.
• Shroudshroud (choresh, "bough"): Winding-sheet for the dead. See BURIAL. Used in the King...
• Shrubshrub (siach (Ge 21:15)). See BUSH, (2).
• Shua; Shuah(1) (shua` "prosperity"): A Canaanite whose daughter Judah took to wife (Ge 38:2,12;...
• Shualshoo'-al (shu`al): An Asherite (1Ch 7:36).
• Shual, Land of('erets shu`al; he Sogal): From their encampment at Michmash the Philistines sent out...
• Shubael(1) A Levite, son of Amram (1Ch 24:20); one of the leaders of song in the temple (1Ch...
• Shuhahshoo'-ha (shuchah, "depression"): A brother of Caleb (1Ch 4:11).
• Shuhamshoo'-ham (shucham): Son of Dan, ancestor of the Shuhamites (Nu 26:42 f). In Ge 46:23...
• Shuhiteshoo'-hit (shuchi): Cognomen of Bildad, one of Job's friends (Job 2:11; 8:1; 18:1;...
• Shulammiteshoo'-la-mit (So 6:13, the King James Version "Shulamite"). See SHUNAMMITE.
• Shumathitesshoo'-math-its (~shumathi]): One of the families of Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:53).
• Shunammiteshoo'-na-mit (shunammith, shunammith; Codex Vaticanus Somaneitis; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Shunemshoo'-nem (shunem; Codex Vaticanus Sounan; Codex Alexandrinus Sounam): A town in the...
• Shuni; Shunitesshoo'-ni, shoo'-nits. (shuni): One of the sons of Gad and his descendants (Ge 46:16; Nu 26:15).
• Shupham; Shuphamitesshoo'-fam, shoo'-fam-its. See SHEPHUPHAM.
• Shuppim(1) One of the descendants of Benjamin (1Ch 7:12,15). (2) One of the porters in the...
• Shurshur, shoor (shur; Sour): The name of a desert East of the Gulf of Suez. The word...
• Shushan1. Position, Eytmology and Forms of Its Name: This city, the Susu or Susan of the...
• Shushan Eduthshoo'-shan e'-duth. See SONG; PSALMS.
• Shushanchitesshoo-shan'-kits (shushanekhaye' (Aramaic); Codex Vaticanus Sousunachaioi; the King...
• Shuthalhitesshoo-thal'-hits, sho'-thal-hits. See SHUTHELAH.
• Shuthelah; Shuthelahitesshoo-the'-la, shoo'-the-la, shoo-the'-la-hits, shoo'-the-la-hits (shuthalchi): A son...
• Shuttleshut'-'l. See WEAVING.
• Sia; Siahasi'-a, si'-a-ha (ci'a'): One of the remnant which returned from captivity (Ne 7:47;...
• Sibbecai, Sibbechaisib'-e-ki, sib-e-ka'-i (cibbekhay): One of the valiant men in David's army (2Sa 21:18;...
• Sibbolethsib'o-leth (cibboleth). See SHIBBOLETH.
• Sibmahsib'-ma. See SEBAM.
• Sibraimsib-ra'-im, sib'-ra-im (cibhrayim; Codex Vaticanus Sebram; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Sibylline Oraclessib'-i-lin, -lin or'-a-k'-lz. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, V.
• Sicariisi-ka'-ri-i. See ASSASSINS.
• SichemSee SHECHEM.
• Sick; Sicknesssik, sik'-nes (chalah (Ge 48:1, etc.), choli (De 28:61, etc.), tachalu' (De 29:21,...
• Sicklesik'-'l (chermesh (De 16:9; 23:25), maggal; compare Arabic minjal (Jer 50:16; Joe...
• Sicyonsish'-i-on (Sikuon, Sukuon, Sukion): Mentioned in 1 Macc 15:23 in the list of...
• Siddim, Vale ofsid'-im, (`emeq ha-siddim; Septuagint he pharangx (or koilas) he haluke): The place...
• Sidesi'-de (Side): An ancient town of Pamphylia, occupying a triangular promontory on the...
• Sidessidz (yarekhah, "thigh," "flank"): the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sidon (1)si'-don (tsidhon): The oldest son of Canaan (Ge 10:15).
• Sidon (2)si'-don (tsidhon; Sidon; the King James Version, Sidon and Zidon; the Revised Version...
• Sidonianssi-do'-ni-anz: Natives or inhabitants of Sidon (De 3:9; Jos 13:4,6; Jud 3:3; 1Ki 5:6).
• Siegesej (matsor (De 28:52,53; 1Ki 15:27; 2Ki 25:2; Isa 29:3; Eze 4:2); "to be besieged,"...
• Sieve; Siftsiv. See AGRICULTURE; THRESHING.
• Siglossig'-los (siglos): A Persian silver coin, twenty of which went to the gold DARIC (which see).
• Signsin ('oth "a sign" "mark" mopheth, "wonder"' semeion, "a sign," "signal," "mark"): A...
• Signetsig'-net. See SEAL.
• Signs of the HeavensSee ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 4.
• Signs, Numericalnu-mer'-i-kal. See NUMBER.
• Sihonsi'-hon (cichon): King of the Amorites, who vainly opposed Israel on their journey...
• Sihorsi'-hor. See SHIHOR.
• Sihor-Libnathsi'-hor-lib'-nath. See SHIHOR-LIBNATH.
• Silassi'-las (Silas, probably contraction for Silouanos; the Hebrew equivalents suggested...
• Silencesi'-lens: Five Hebrew roots, with various derivatives, and two Greek words are thus...
• Silk; Silkwormsilk'-wurm ((1) meshi (Eze 16:10,13), perhaps from mashah, "to draw" "to extract"...
• Sillasil'-a (cilla'; Codex Vaticanus Galla; Codex Alexandrinus Gaallad): Joash was...
• Siloam, TowerinSee JERUSALEM; SILOAM.
• Siloam; Siloah; Shelah; Shiloahsi-lo'-am, si-lo'-am, si-lo'-a, she'-la, shi-lo'-a: (1) me ha-shiloach (shiloach or...
• Silvanussil-va'-nus (Silouanos (2Co 1:19)). See SILAS.
• Silversil'-ver (keceph; argurion, arguros): Silver was known in the earliest historic times....
• Silverlingsil'-ver-ling ('eleph kecheph (Isa 7:23)): `A thousand of silver' means a thousand...
• Silversmithsil'-ver-smith (argurokopos): Mentioned only once (Ac 19:24), where reference is made...
• Simalcuesi-mal-ku'-e: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Simeon (1)sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Ge 29:33); some...
• Simeon (2)(1) The 2nd son of Jacob by Leah (see separate article). (2) Great-grandfather of...
• Simeon (niger)ni'-jer): The King James Version in Ac 13:1, the Revised Version (British and...
• Simeonitessim'-e-on-its. See SIMEON.
• Similitudesi-mil'-i-tud: In the King James Version means either "an exact facsimile" (Ps 106:20...
• Simon (1)(Simon, Greek form of SIMEON (which see)): The persons of the name of Simon mentioned...
• Simon (2)(1) Simon Peter. See PETER (SIMON). (2) Another of the Twelve, Simon "the Cananean"...
• Simon Magusma'-gus (Simon, Greek form of Hebrew shim`on; Gesenius gives the meaning of the Hebrew...
• Simon PeterSee PETER, SIMON.
• Simon the Canaanite; Simon the Cananaean; Simon the Zealot(Simon Kananaios; kanna'i, "the Jealous (or Zealous) One"): One of the Twelve...
• Simplesim'-p'l: In the Old Testament the uniform tranlation of the Hebrew word pethi (root...
• Simplicitysim-plis'-i-ti (pethayyuth; haplotes): The words in the Old Testament commonly...
• Simrisim'-ri. See SHIMRI.
• Sin (1)(chaTTa'th, "a missing," `awon, "perversity]" pesha`, "transgression," ra`, "evil,"...
• Sin (2)sin (cin, "clay or mud"; Suene, Codex Alexandrinus Tanis): A city of Egypt mentioned...
• Sin Against the Holy Ghost (spirit)See BLASPHEMY.
• Sin MoneySee SACRIFICE.
• Sin OfferingSee SACRIFICE.
• Sin, Man ofSee MAN OF SIN.
• Sin, Wilderness ofSee WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.
• Sinasi'-na: In Ac 7:38 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Sinaisi'-ni, si'-na-i (cinay; Codex Alexandrinus Sina, Codex Vaticanus Seina): 1. The Name:...
• Sincere; Sinceritysin-ser', sin-ser'-i-ti (tamim; aphtharsia, eilikrineia): "Sincerity" occurs once in...
• Sinewsin'-u (gidh (Job 10:11, etc.)): The tendons and sinews of the body are uniformly (7...
• Singers; Singingsing'-erz, sing'-ing: Singing seems to have become a regular profession at quite early...
• Single, Eyesin'-g'-l : Mt 6:22 f parallel Lu 11:34: "If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole...
• Singularsin'-gu-lar: "Pertaining to the single person," "individual," and so sometimes...
• Sinim, Land ofsi'-nim, sin'-im ('erets cinim; ge Person): The name occurs in Isaiah's prophecy of...
• Sinitessi'-nits (cini): A Canaanite people mentioned in Ge 10:17; 1Ch 1:15. The...
• Sinlessnesssin'-les-nes: The 15th Anglican article ("Of Christ Alone without Sin") may be quoted...
• Sinnersin'-er (chaTTa; hamartolos, "devoted to sin," "erring one"): In the New Testament, in...
• Sion(1) A name given to Mt. Hermon in De 4:48. The name may mean "protuberance" or "peak,"...
• Siphmothsif'-moth, sif'-moth (siphmoth (Ginsburg), shiphamoth (Baer); Saphei): One of the...
• Sippaisip'-i, si-pa'-i. See SAPH.
• Sirsur: In the Old Testament this word in Ge 43:20 the King James Version ('adhon) is...
• Sirach, Book ofsi'-rak, or The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach: I. NAME II. CANONICITY III....
• Sirach, the Alphabet ofUsually called The Alphabet of Ben Sira. The compilation so designated consists of two...
• Sirah, Well ofsi'-ra (bor hacirah, "the pit," "well" or "cistern of Sarah"): The spot from which...
• Sirionsir'-i-on (siryon; Sanior): The name of Mt. Hermon among the Phoenicians (De 3:9). It...
• Sisamaisis'-a-mi. See SISMAI.
• Siserasis'-er-a (cicera', of doubtful meaning; S(e)isara): (1) Given in Judges 4 as the...
• Sisinnessi-sin'-ez (Sisinnes): "The eparch (governor) of Syria and Phoenicia" under Darius...
• Sismaisis'-mi (tsitsmay; the King James Version Sisamai): A Judahite, of the descendants of...
• Sistersis'-ter ('achoth): Used repeatedly in the Old Testament of a female (1) having the...
• Sister's SonThe King James Version translates rightly (1) ben-'achotho (Ge 29:13); and (2) huios...
• Sithsith: An Anglo-Saxon word meaning "afterward," "since" (Eze 35:6 the King James...
• Sithrisith'-ri (cithri): A grandson of Kohath (Ex 6:22).
• Sitnahsit'-na (siTnah, "hatred," "hostility"; echthria): The name of the second of the two...
• Sittingsit'-ing (yashabh, "to sit down or still," daghar, "to brood," "hatch"; kathezomai,...
• Sivanse-van', si'-van (ciwan): The third month of the Jewish year, corresponding to June...
• Sixtysiks'-ti (shishshim; hexekonta). See NUMBER.
• Skill; Skilfulskil, skil'-fool (forms of yadha` (2Ch 2:14, etc.), bin (1Ch 15:22), sakhal (Da 1:4,...
• Skin(`or, geledh, "human skin" (Job 16:15), basar, "flesh," in the sense of "nakedness"...
• Skirt(1) kanaph, "wing" "extremity" (Ru 3:9, etc.), is the usual word. But in 1Sa 24:4 ff...
• Skullskul (gulgoleth; kranion): The Hebrew word, which is well known to Bible readers in...
• Skyski (shachaq, "fine dust" or "cloud," apparently from [?] shachaq, "to rub," "to...
• Slanderslan'-der (substantive, dibbah, "slander"; diabolos, "slanderer"; verb raghal, "to...
• Slaughter, of the Innocentsslo'-ter. See INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE.
• Slaughter, Valley ofIn Jer 7:32; 19:6, a name given to the valley of Hinnom. See HINNOM, VALLEY OF;...
• Slave; Slavery1. Acquiring of Slaves 2. Hebrews as War Captives 3. Freedom of Slaves 4. Rights of...
• Slayingsla'-ing (by spear, dart, or sword). See PUNISHMENTS.
• Sleepslep: Represents many words in Hebrew and Greek. For the noun the most common are...
• Sleep, Deep(tardemah, verb radham, from a root meaning "to be deaf"): The verb radham has no...
• Sleevesslevz (Ge 37:3 margin). See DRESS;
• Sleightslit: No connection with "slight," but from the same root as "sly" and so = "cunning."...
• Slime; Slime Pitsslim, slim'-pits (chemar; Septuagint asphaltos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405...
• SlingSee ARMOR, III, 2.
• SlipAs meaning "a cutting from a plant," it is still good English. In this sense in Isa...
• Slopesslops. See ASHDOTH PISGAH.
• Slowslo: Chiefly for 'erekh, literally, "long," in the phrase "slow to anger" (Ne 9:17,...
• Sluggardslug'-ard: Found only in the Old Testament, and there only in Proverbs. It is the...
• Sluicesloos (sekher, literally, "hire"): In Isa 19:10, the King James Version reads, "all...
• Smellsmel (Hebrew and Aramaic reach, as noun, "savor," "scent"; ruach, as verb, literally,...
• Smithsmith. See CRAFTS, 10; TUBAL-CAIN.
• Smiting by the SunSee SUN, SMITING BY.
• Smokesmok: Used figuratively of the divine jealousy (De 29:20) and anger (Ps 74:1);...
• Smyrna1. Ancient: Smyrna, a large ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, at the...
• Snailsnal ((1) chomeT, the Revised Version (British and American) "sand-lizard," Septuagint...
• Snaresnar (pach; pagis, but brochos, in 1Co 7:35): Over half a dozen Hebrew words are used...
• Sneezesnez (zorer, Pho`el-form zarar): "The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened...
• Snowsno (shelegh, telagh (Da 7:9); chion): (1) Snow is not uncommon in the winter in...
• Snuffers; Snuffdishessnuf'-erz, snuf'-dish-ez (melqachayim, machtoth): These two utensils are thrice...
• Soso (co', although the Hebrew might be pointed cewe'; Assyrian Sib'u; Septuagint Segor,...
• Soapsop (borith; the King James Version sope): Borith is a derivative of bor, "purity,"...
• Sober; Sobriety; SobernessIn a few passages, the Greek verb nepho and its derivative adjective nephalios are...
• Sochoso'-ko: Occurs in 1Ch 4:18, the Revised Version (British and American) "Soco." See SOCOH.
• Socketsok'-et ('edhen): The tabernacle in the wilderness being constructed as a portable...
• Socoh; Socoso'-ko (sokkhoh, "branches"), (sokho (in Chronicles only); Socho, most usual, but many...
• Sod, Soddensod'-'-n. See SEETHE.
• Sodaso'-da. See NITRE.
• Soderingsod'-er-ing (debheq): the King James Version in Isa 41:7, the Revised Version (British...
• Sodiso'-di (codhi): One of the spies, representing the tribe of Zebulun (Nu 13:10).
• Sodomsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by...
• Sodom, Vine of"For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes...
• Sodomitesod'-om-it (qadhesh, feminine qedheshah): Qadhesh denotes properly a male temple...
• Sodomitish; Seasod'-om-it-ish. See DEAD SEA.
• Sodomysod'-o-mi. See SODOM; SODOMITE; CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Sojournersoj'-er-ner, so'-jur-ner, suj'-er-ner. See STRANGER AND SOJOURNER.
• Solderingsod'-er-ing. See SODERING.
• Soldiersol'-jer. See ARMY.
• Solemn Assembly (meeting)See CONGREGATION; FASTS AND FEASTS; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.
• Solemn, Solemnitysol'-em, so-lem'-ni-ti: The word "solemn" had (1) at first the meaning "once in the...
• Solomonsol'-o-mun (shelomoh; New Testament Solomon): I. EARLY LIFE 1. Name and Meaning 2....
• Solomon's PorchSee PORCH, PORTICO, SOLOMON'S.
• Solomon's Servants('adbhedhe shelomoh; douloi Salomon): "The children of Solomon's servants" constituted...
• Solomon, Odes ofSee APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 2.
• Solomon, Pools ofSee POOLS OF SOLOMON.
• Solomon, Psalms (psalter) ofSee APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. B, III, 1.
• Solomon, Song ofSee SONG OF SONGS.
• Solomon, Wisdom ofSee WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
• Someisso'-me-is (Someeis; the King James Version Samis): One of the Israelites, who put away...
• Sometimesum'-tim: In modern English means "occasionally," and is so used in Sirach 37:14 for...
• Son of God, the1. Use of Title in the Synoptists 2. Meanings in the Old Testament 3. Sense as Applied...
• Son of Man, the1. Use in the New Testament: Self-Designation of Jesus 2. Questions as to Meaning I....
• Son-in-LawSee RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
• Son; Sons(1) In Biblical language the word "son" is used first of all in its strictly literal...
• Song(shir, shirah): Besides the great collection of sacred songs contained in the Psalter,...
• Song of Songs(shir hashirim; Septuagint Asma; Codices Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Ephraemi, Asma...
• Song of the Three Children|| 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Author and Date 5. Original Language 6. Text...
• Songs of DegreesSee DEGREES, SONGS OF; DIAL OF AHAZ, 7.
• Sons ofSee SON, SONS.
• Sons of God(Old Testament) (bene ha-'elohim, "sons of God" (Ge 6:2,4; Job 1:6; 2:1); bene...
• Sons of God (new Testament)Two Greek words are translated "son," teknon, huios, both words indicating sonship by...
• Soothsayerssooth'-sa-erz. See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION.
• Sopsop (psomion): A thin, wafer-like piece of bread dipped into the common dish as a sort...
• Sopaterso'-pa-ter, sop'-a-ter (Sopatros): the Revised Version (British and American) the son...
• Sopesop. See SOAP.
• Sopherethso-fe'-reth, sof'-e-reth, so'-fe-reth (cophereth): One of the remnant returning from...
• Sophoniassof-o-ni'-as Septuagint Sophonias): The form in the King James Version and the Revised...
• Sorcerer; SorcerySee ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; MAGIC; WITCHCRAFT.
• Soresor (substantive) (negha`; helkos, verb helkoomai): In the account of the appearance...
• Sorek, Valley ofso'-rek (nachal soreq, "the valley of the choice (soreq) vine" (see VINE); sorech):...
• Sorrelsor'-el: the Revised Version (British and American) in Zec 1:8 for "speckled." See COLORS.
• Sorrowsor'-o (chebhel, yaghon, makh'obh, etc.; lupe): The Old Testament has very many words...
• Sosipaterso-sip'-a-ter (Sosipatros): Sosipater unites with Lucius and Jason in sending...
• Sosthenessos'-the-nez (Sosthenes): Chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Ac 18:17). Possibly...
• Sostratussos'-tra-tus (Sostratos, in Codex Venetus Sos-): "The governor of the citadel" of...
• Sotaiso'-ti, so'-ta-i, so-ta'-i (coTay): One of those who returned from captivity, being...
• Sottishsot'-ish (cakhal "thick-headed"): "They are sottish (stupid, very foolish) children"...
• Soul1. Shades of Meaning in the Old Testament: (1) Soul, like spirit, has various shades...
• Soundsound: In Isa 63:15 the King James Version has "the sounding of thy bowels," a...
• Soundingssound'-ingz. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.
• Sour(1) bocer, "immature," "unripe": "The fathers have eaten sour grapes" (Jer 31:29 f;...
• South(1) neghebh, according BDB from [?] naghabh, meaning "to be dry," the word most often...
• South RamothSee RAMOTH.
• South, Chambers of theThe twelve constellations of the Zodiac. See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.
• South, Queen of the(Mt 12:42). See QUEEN OF SHEBA.
• SoutheastSee NORTHEAST.
• Sowsou. See SWINE.
• Sower; Sowingso'-er, so'-ing. See AGRICULTURE.
• Spainspan (Spania): The country in the Southwest of Europe which still bears this name. It...
• Span(zereth; spithame): A measure of length equal to half a cubit or about 9 in. (Ex...
• Sparkspark. See LEVIATHAN.
• Sparrowspar'-o (tsippor; strouthion; Latin passer): A small bird of the Fringillidae family....
• Sparta; Spartansspar'-ta, spar'-tanz (Sparte (1 Macc 14:16), Spartiatai; Lacedaemonians (the King...
• Speaking, Evilspe'-king. See EVIL-SPEAKING; SLANDER.
• Spear; Spearmensper, sper'-men. See ARMOR, III, 4; ARMY, 7.
• Speciallyspesh'-al-i (me'odh (Ps 31:11 the King James Version); malista): Used in an emphatic...
• Speckledspek'-l'-d: Zec 1:8; the Revised Version (British and American) "sorrel." See COLORS; HYENA.
• Spectaclespek'-ta-k'-l (theatron): Occurs twice in the New Testament: (1) of the place where...
• Speechspech ('imrah, dabhar, etc.; logos): "Speech," the articulate utterance of thought, is...
• Speltspelt (kuccemeth; olura, zea (Ex 9:32, the King James Version "rye"; Isa 18:25, the...
• Spice; Spices(1) (besem (Ex 30:23), bosem, plural besamim, all from root "to attract by desire,"...
• Spiderspi'-der (1) `akkabhish; compare Arabic `ankabut, English Versions of the Bible...
• Spikenardspik'-nard (nerd; nardos (So 1:12; 4:14); neradhim; nardoi (So 4:13), "spikenard...
• Spindlespin'-d'-l. See SPINNING.
• Spinningspin'-ing: Although spinning must have been one of the commonest of the crafts in...
• Spiritspir'-it (ruach; pneuma; Latin, spiritus): 1. Primary and Figurative Senses (1) As...
• Spirit of DivinationSee DIVINATION.
• Spirit, EvilSee SATAN; DEMON, DEMONIAC.
• Spirit, FamiliarSee FAMILIAR; DIVINATION; PYTHON.
• Spirit, HolySee HOLY SPIRIT.
• Spirit, Unclean (or Evil)See DEMON, DEMONIAC.
• Spirits in PrisonSee PRISON, SPIRITS IN.
• Spirits, Discernings ofSee DISCERNINGS OF SPIRITS; SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
• Spiritualspir'-it-u-al (pneumatikos, "spiritual," from pneuma, "spirit"): Endowed with the...
• Spiritual Blessing(eulogia pneumatike): Any blessing administered in the realm of the spiritual life;...
• Spiritual Body(soma pneumatikon, "body spiritual"): The resurrection-body, a body fitted to the...
• Spiritual Drink(pneumatikon poma): Having a spiritual significance, as referring to the water that...
• Spiritual Gifts1. Gifts Connected with the Ministry of the Word (1) Apostleship (2) Prophecy (3)...
• Spiritual House(oikos pneumatikos, "house spiritual"): A body of Christians (a church), as pervaded...
• Spiritual Man(ho pneumatikos): In distinction from the natural, the unrenewed man (1Co 2:15); man...
• Spiritual Meat(broma pneumatikon, "food spiritual"): Nourishment for the soul, referring...
• Spiritual Rock(pneumatike petra): Having a spiritual significance: supernatural, manifesting the...
• Spiritual Sacrificepneumatikai thusiai): A figure taken from the victim slain and offered on the altar,...
• Spiritual Songs(odai pneumatikai): ode, English "ode," is the general, and generic word for "song,"...
• Spiritual Things(ta pneumatika): Things proceeding from the Holy Spirit and pertaining to man's...
• Spiritualityspir-it-u-al'-i-ti: The state of being spiritual in the higher use of the word. It is...
• Spirituallyspir'-it-u-al-i (pneumatikos): As in 1Co 2:14, "spiritually judged," i.e. by means of...
• Spit; Spittlespit, spit'-l (yaraq, roq; (em)ptuo): Spitting in a person's face indicated gross...
• Spoilspoil. See BOOTY; WAR, 8.
• Spoilerspoil'-er (ha-shodhedh, "the spoiler"): A favorite expression of the prophet Jeremiah...
• Spokespok (1Ki 7:33). See SEA, THE MOLTEN.
• Spongespunj (spoggos): The word "sponge," the King James Version "spunge," occurs only in...
• Spoonspoon (kaph; Septuagint thuiske, except in Jer 52:18, where it is kreagra, literally,...
• Sportssports. See GAMES.
• Spot; Spottedspot, spot'-ed (mum; spilos): The Hebrew word is used to denote a blemish which mars...
• Spousespouz (kallah, "bride," "daughter-in-law"): the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Spread; Spreadingspred, spred'-ing: Alone, or in phrases like "spread abroad," "spread forth," etc.,...
• SpringSee FOUNTAIN; WELL.
• Sprinkle; Sprinklingsprin'-k'-l, sprin'-kling (zaraq, nazah; rhantizein): The first word means "to toss"...
• Spurious, Acts, Epistles, Gospelsspa'-ri-us. See APOCRYPHAL ACTS; APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES; APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
• Spyspi. See ESPY.
• Stachyssta'-kis (Stachus): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings. The...
• Stackstak: Ex 22:6 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Stactestak'-te (nataph, "drops" (Job 36:27); stakte, meaning "oozing out in drops"): One of...
• Staffstaf: Many Hebrew terms are represented by this word. The "staves" of the ark...
• Stairstar. See HOUSE.
• Stakestak: Isa 33:20; 54:2 for yathedh, "tent-pin," or, perhaps, "tent-pole" (Ex 27:19; Jud...
• Stalkstok: In Ge 41:5,22 is for qaneh, "cane"; in Jos 2:6 for ets, "wood." In Ho 8:7, the...
• Stallstol ((1) marbeq, literally,, "a place for tying up" (Am 6:4; Mal 4:2), (2) 'abhac,...
• Stammererstam'-er-er: Isa 32:4, `illegh, "inarticulate speaking." In Isa 28:11; 33:19, l`g...
• Standard-Bearerstand'-ard-bar'-er. See WAR, 5; BANNER.
• Standardsstand'-ardz. See WAR, 5; BANNER; ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 7.
• Star in the EastSee STAR OF THE MAGI; MAGI.
• Star of BethlehemSee STAR OF THE MAGI.
• Star of the Magi|| 1. The Magi 2. Herod's Enquiry 3. Two Facts concerning the Star 4. The Wisdom of...
• Star of WormwoodSee WORMWOOD.
• Star; Starsstar, starz. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 6.
• Stargazersstar'-gaz-erz. See ASTROLOGY, 5.
• Stars, Courses ofSee ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 1.
• Stars, Falling; Morning; WanderingSee ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 8; I, 7; I, 9.
• Stars, SevenSee ASTRONOMY.
• Statelystat'-li (kebhuddah, "weight," "honor," "wealth"): "And sit upon a stately...
• Statersta'-ter (stater): Used only once, Mt 17:27, where it is rendered by "piece of money"...
• Staturestat'-ur (madh, middah, "measure" (Nu 13:32, etc.), qomah, "standing up" (1Sa 16:7,...
• Stavesstavz (baddim): Ten or eleven Hebrew words are used in the Old Testament to describe...
• Staysta: Is derived from two distinct forms. From one derivation it has the meaning "to...
• Stead; Steadssted, stedz (tachath, "(same) place"; AS stede, "place"): Occurs only in 1Ch 5:22,...
• Stealingste'-ling. See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Stedfastness(1) stereoma, "firmness": "The steadfastness of your faith in Christ" (Col 2:5). Some...
• Steelstel: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "brass" for "steel" in...
• Stephanasstef'-a-nas (Stephanas): The name occurs only in 1Co 1:16; 16:15-18. Stephanas was a...
• Stephenste'-vn (Stephanos, "crown" (Ac 6:5-8:12)): 1. His Personal Antecedents 2. His...
• Stewardstu'-erd ('ish `al bayith (Ge 43:16,19; 44:1; 1Ki 16:9), ha-meltsar (Da 1:11),...
• Stewpanstu'-pan (Le 11:35 margin). See PAN.
• Stiff-Neckedstif'-nekt (qesheh `oreph, literally, "hard of neck"): As it is figuratively used,...
• Stillstil: "To be still" is "to keep silence" (Ps 4:4, etc.) and so "to be quiet" (Ps...
• Stingsting (parash, "to cut into"; kentron, "a goad," "spur"): A sharp, pointed organ or...
• Stir, Stir Upstur: Used transitively and intransitively to indicate inner, concentrated movement;...
• Stockstok: In English Versions of the Bible is used for: (1) The stem of a tree, whether...
• Stoics1. Origin and Propagation 2. Metaphysics and Religion 3. Sensationalist Epistemology...
• Stomachstum'-uk (stomachos): In man and most vertebrates, a membranous sac-like portion of...
• Stomacherstum'-uk-er: Used to translate pethighil (Isa 3:24 the King James Version), where the...
• Stone, Stones1. Hebrew and Greek Words: (1) Chiefly 'ebhen, and lithos; but also, occurring rarely,...
• Stone-Squarersston'-skwar-erz: the King James Version in 1Ki 5:18; the Revised Version (British and...
• Stones, Precious|| 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important...
• Stoningston'-ing. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Stoolstool ('obhnayim): It is not clear what the character and purpose of this stool were...
• Storaxsto'-raks. See POPLAR; STACTE.
• Store-Citiesstor'-cit-iz (mickenoth): the Revised Version (British and American) Ex 1:11 (of...
• Storehousesstor'-houz-iz, -ez: The following chief changes in the use of this word (representing...
• Storiessto'-riz: For the King James Version "stories" (ma'aloth) in Am 9:6, the Revised...
• Storkstork (chacidhah; variously rendered in the Septuagint: Le 11:19, erodios; De 14:18,...
• Storysto-ri. See COMMENTARY.
• Story TellingSee GAMES, I, 4.
• Story Writersto'-ri-rit-er: In the sense of chronicler or historian occurs in 1 Esdras 2:17...
• Stout; Stoutnessstout, stout'-nes: In modern English the word signifies strength firmness, corpulence,...
• Straight Streetstrat stret. See DAMASCUS.
• Straight; Straightwaystrat, strat'-wa: "Straiglit" and "strait" are two entirely different words that have...
• Strainstran (diulizo, "to strain off," "to filter"): Mt 23:24, "Ye blind guides, that strain...
• Strait; Straiten; Straitlystrat, strat'-'-n, strat'-il: The word "strait" and its compounds are used in English...
• Strakesstraks: An older form for "streaks" (so the American Standard Revised Version) in the...
• Strange GodsSee GOD, STRANGE.
• Strange Wife"Strange" as contrasted with "an Israelite." Such wives are spoken of in the King...
• Strange WomanThe Hebrew zar, translated "stranger," meant primarily one "who turns aside," i.e. to...
• Strange, Firestranj ('esh zarah, "alien fire"): These words are mentioned in connection with the...
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Apocrypha and the New Testament)The technical meaning attaching to the Hebrew terms is not present in the Greek words...
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)I. THE GER 1. Legal provisions (1) Principles (2) Rules 2. Relation to Sacrifice and...
• Strangledstran'-g'-ld (chanaq; pniktos, from verb pnigo, "to choke," "to smother," "to...
• Stranglingstran'-g'-ling. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Straw; Stubblestro, stub'-'-l: The cognates of Hebrew tebhen, "straw" and qash, "stubble," have been...
• Strawedstrod: Past participle of "to strew," "scatter," or "spread about," as powder (of the...
• Stream(1) nachal, English Versions of the Bible "stream," as: "Behold, he smote the rock, so...
• Streetstret. See CITY.
• Strength, of Israelstrength: For "the strength of the children of Israel," applied to Yahweh in the King...
• Strikestrik: The verbs "to strike" and "to stroke" (latter not in English Versions) have the...
• Stringed, Instrumentsstringd. See MUSIC.
• Stripesstrips. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Strivestriv. See GAMES, II, 2.
• Strongholdstrong'-hold. See FORTIFIED CITIES, IV, 1.
• Stubblestub'-'-l (qash (Ex 5:12, etc.); kalame (The Wisdom of Solomon 3:7; 1Co 3:12)): These...
• Studsstudz (nequddoth, "engraving," "stud"): Ornaments consisting of small silver points...
• Stuffstuf (keli; skeuos): "Material" for any purpose (Eze 12:3,4,7); or "supplies" in a...
• Stumbling-Block; Stumbling-Stonestum'-bling-blok, (mikhshol, makhshelah; proskomma, skandalon): These are the most...
• Suasu'-a (Soua; the King James Version, Sud): Name of a family of temple-servants who...
• Suahsu'-a (cuach): Son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher (1Ch 7:36).
• Sub-Apostolic LiteratureSee LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC.
• Subaisu'-ba-i, su'-bi (Subaei): Name of a family of temple-servants who returned with...
• Subassu'-bas (Soubas; the King James Version, Suba): Name of a family of "the sons of the...
• Subornsub-orn' (hupoballo (Ac 6:11; only here in the New Testament)): The word means to...
• Substancesub'-stans (rekhush; hupostasis): Lit. that which stands under, is in the Bible used...
• Subtil; Subtle; Subtlety; Subtiltysub'-til, sut'-'-l, sut'-'-l-ti (chakham, nakhal, mirmah; dolos): These words are used...
• Suburbssub'-urbz. See CITY.
• Subvert(1) in the sense of overturning, etc., as the translation of `awath, "to make bent or...
• Sucathitessu'kath-its (sukhathim; Codex Vaticanus Sochathieim; Codex Alexandrinus Sokathieim;...
• Succeed; Successsuk-sed', suk-ses' (yarash, sakhal; euemeria): "To succeed" means, (1) and originally,...
• Succor; Succorersuk'-er, suk'-er-er ('azar; boetheo, prostatis): Is the translation of 'azar, "to...
• Succoth (1)suk'-oth, suk'-oth (cukkoth, "booths"; Skenai, Sokchoth, etc.): After parting with...
• Succoth (2)(cukkoth; Sokchoth (Ex 12:37; 13:20; Nu 33:5)): The first station of the Hebrews on...
• Succoth-Benothsuk'-oth, suk'-oth-be'-noth, be'-noth (cukkoth benoth; Rhochchothbaineithei, Codex...
• Suchathitessu'-kath-its. See SUCATHITES.
• Sudsud: The King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SUA (which see).
• Sudiassu'-di-as (Soudias): In 1 Esdras 5:23, a Levitical family that returned with...
• Sufferingsuf'-er-ing: A great variety of Hebrew and Greek expressions, too large to be here...
• Suffocationsuf-o-ka'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS.
• Suicidesu'-i-sid. See CRIMES.
• Sukkiimsuk'-i-im (cukkiyim): Named in 2Ch 12:3 as a tribe that took part with Libyans and...
• Sulphursul'-fur. See BRIMSTONE.
• Summersum'-er (qayits; Aramaic qayiT (Da 2:35), from quts quT, "to cut off," "to pluck or...
• Summer-House(beth ha-qayits): Am 3:15 notes it as part of the judgment on Israel that Yahweh would...
• Sun (1)See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 2.
• Sun (2)(Figurative): Poetical conceptions for the sun are frequently found in the Scriptures,...
• Sun GateSee EAST GATE.
• Sun, Chariots of theSee HORSES OF THE SUN.
• Sun, Horses of theSee HORSES OF THE SUN.
• Sun, Smiting bysmit'-ing: Exposure of the uncovered head to the heat of the sun is likely to produce...
• Sun-ImagesSee IMAGES.
• Sun-Worshipsun'-wur-ship: The splendor of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once...
• Sundaysun'-da. See LORD'S DAY.
• Sunrisingsun'-riz-ing: A frequent designationin the Old Testament for the East (Nu 21:11; De...
• Sunstrokesun'-strok. See SUN, SMITING BY.
• Sup; Suppersup'-er. See MEALS.
• Superfluous; Superfluitysu-pur'-floo-us, su-per-floo'-i-ti (sara`; perissos (2Co 9:1), perisseia): According...
• Superscription(1) The legend on a coin designating the person in whose honor or by whose authority...
• Superstition; Superstitioussu-per-stish'-un; su-per-stish'-us (deisidaimonia, "fearing demons"): The Biblical use...
• Suphsoof (cuph; plesion tes eruthras (thalasses); the King James Version Red Sea): As the...
• Suphahsoo'-fa (suphah, for wahebh becuphah; Septuagint reads ten Zoob ephlogise; the King...
• Suppersup'-er. See MEALS.
• Supper, Lord'sSee LORD'S SUPPER.
• Supplysu-pli': Php 4:19 for pleroo; 1Co 16:17; Php 2:30 for anapleroo; 2Co 9:12 (the King...
• Sursur (Codex Vaticanus Assour, Codex Alexandrinus Sour): Those that dwelt in Sur are...
• Sure; Surelyshoor, shoor'-li: In modern English is used chiefly in the phrases "to be sure" or "to...
• Suretyshoor'-ti: This word is used in three different connections or groups: (1) As a...
• Surnamesur'-nam (kanah; epikalein): A word derived from the French., meaning "an additional...
• Susasu'-sa, soo'-sa (Additions to Esther 11:3). See SHUSHAN.
• Susanchitessu-san'-kits (shushanekhaye'). See SHUSHANCHITES.
• Susanna, the History of1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Fact or Fiction? 5. Date 6. Original...
• Susisu'-si, soo'-si (cuci): Father of Gaddi, one of the spies, who represented the tribe...
• Swaddle; Swaddling-Bandswod'-'-l, swod'-ling-band (verb chathal, "enwrap," "swaddle" (Eze 16:4), noun...
• Swallowswal'-o (deror; strouthos, in Proverbs and Psalms, chelidon, in Isa; Latin Hirundo...
• Swanswon (tinshemeth, "chameleon," "tree-toad," "water-hen," "owl"; kuknos; Latin cygnus;...
• Swearingswar'-ing. See OATH; PERJURY; CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Sweatswet (ze`ah (Ge 3:19), yeza` (Eze 44:18); hidros (2 Macc 2:26; Lu 22:44)): "In the...
• Sweet Caneswet kan. See REED.
• Sweet IncenseSee SPICES.
• Swellswel (tsabhah): In the ordeal of the Water of Jealousy described in Nu 5:11-31 (P),...
• Swellingswel'-ing: The verb ga'-ah, means "rise up" (Eze 47:5, etc.), so that the noun ga'awah...
• SwiftSee SWALLOW.
• Swift Beasts(kirkaroth (Isa 66:20)): the King James Version and the English Revised Version "swift...
• Swineswin (chazir; compare Arabic khinzir; hus, Septuagint and New Testament; compare Greek...
• Swollenswol'-'-n (pimprasthai, only in Ac 28:6): The Melitans expected to see Paul poisoned...
• Swordsord. See ARMOR, III, 5.
• Sycamine, Treesik'-a-min, (sukaminos (Lu 17:6)): This is generally accepted as the black mulberry...
• Sycamoresik'-a-mor. See SYCOMORE.
• Sycharsi'-kar (Suchar): Mentioned only once, in connection with the visit of Jesus to...
• Sycomore, Treesik'-o-mor, (shiqmah, Aramaic shiqema' plural shiqmim; in Septuagint wrongly...
• Syenesi-e'-ne. See SEVENEH.
• Symeonsim'-e-on (Sumeon): the Revised Version (British and American) in Lu 3:30; Ac 13:1;...
• Synagogue1. Name 2. Origin 3. Spread of Synagogues 4. The Building (1) The Site (2) The...
• Synagogue of LibertinesSee LIBERTINES.
• Synagogue of SatanSee SATAN, SYNAGOGUE OF.
• Synagogue, the GreatA college or assembly of learned men, originating with Ezra, to whom Jewish tradition...
• Synoptic; Gospelssi-nop'-tik, See GOSPELS, THE SYNOPTIC.
• Syntychesin'-ti-ke (Suntuche, literally, "fortunate" (Php 4:2)): A Christian woman in the...
• Synzygussin'-zi-gus (sunzuge): In Php 4:3 it is rendered "yokefellow." WHm (Sunzuge), Thayer,...
• Syracusesir'-a-kus, sir-a-kus' (Surakousai; Latin Syracusae, Ital. Siracusa): Situated on the...
• Syria (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Mt 4:24; Lu 2:2)): 1. Name and Its Origin 2. Other Designations 3....
• Syria (2)sir'-i-ak: In Da 2:4, for the King James Version "Syriack" the Revised Version...
• Syria-Maachahsir'-i-a-ma'a-ka. See MAACAH; SYRIA.
• Syriac Versions|| 1. Analogy of Latin Vulgate 2. The Designation "Peshito" ("Peshitta") 3. Syriac Old...
• Syrian; Languagesir'-i-an (the King James Version SYRIAC). See SYRIAC VERSIONS.
• Syrianssir'-i-anz ('aram; Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1. Division of Aram 2. A...
• Syrophoeniciansi'-ro-fe-nish'-an, sir-o- (Surophoinissa, Surophoinikissa; Westcott and Hort, The New...
• Syrtissir'-tis (surtis): the Revised Version (British and American) form for "quicksands" in...
• Syzygussiz'-i-gus. See SYNZYGUS.