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• Taanachta'-nak (ta`anakh, or ta`nakh; the Septuagint Tanach, with many variants): A royal...
• Taanath-Shilohta'-a-nath-shi'-lo (ta'-anath shiloh; Codex Vaticanus Thenasa kai Sellesa,...
• Tabaoth, Tabbaothta-ba'-oth, tab'-a-oth (tabba`oth; Tabaoth, Taboth): The name of a family of...
• Tabbathtab'-ath (Tabbath; Codex Vaticanus Tabath; Gabath): A place named after Abel-meholah...
• Tabeelta'-be-el: A name meaning "good is God," borne by two persons in the Old Testament...
• Tabelliusta-bel'-i-us (Tabellios): One of the Persian officials in Samaria who wrote a letter...
• Taberta'-ber (taphaph, "to strike a timbrel" ((Ps 68:25)): The word is used only once in...
• Taberahtab'-e-ra, ta-be'-ra (tabh`erah, "burning"): A wilderness camp of the Israelites, the...
• Tabernacletab'-er-na-k'l ('ohel mo`edh "tent of meeting," mishkan, "dwelling"; skene): A....
• Tabernacle of Testimony (witness)(Nu 9:15; 2Ch 24:6, the Revised Version (British and American) "the tent of the...
• Tabernacles, Feast ofSee FEASTS AND FASTS, I, A, 3.
• Tabithatab'-i-tha (Tabeitha). See DORCAS.
• Table"Table" is derived from the Latin tabula, meaning primarily "a board," but with a...
• Table of Nations|| 1. The Table and Its Object 2. What It Includes and Excludes 3. Order of the Three...
• Tablettab'-let: A rigid flat sheet (plate, pad or slab) used to receive writing. Stone,...
• Taborta'-ber, tar'-bor (tabhor; Codex Vaticanus Thachcheia; Codex Alexandrinus Thabor): One...
• Tabor, Mount(tabhor, har tabhor; oros Thabor, to Itaburion): This mountain seems to be named as on...
• Tabor, Oak of(PLAIN OF TABOR in the King James Version) (elon tabhor; he drus Thabor): A place...
• Tabret; Timbreltab'-ret, tim'-brel. See MUSIC, III, 3, (1).
• Tabrimmontab-rim'-on, tab'-ri-mon (Tabhrimmon, "Rimmon is good"; Codex Vaticanus Taberema;...
• Tachestach'-iz. See CLASPS.
• Tachmonitetak'-mo-nit. See TAHCHEMONITE.
• Tacklingtak'-ling. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (2).
• Tadmortad'-mor, tad'-mor (tadhmor): A city built by Solomon in the wilderness (2Ch 8:4), the...
• Tahan; Tahanitesta'-han, ta'-han-its (tachan, tachani): The name of two Ephraimites who lived toward...
• Tahapanesta-hap'-a-nez (tachpanchec). See TAHPANHES.
• Tahashta'-hash (tachash; Tochos; the King James Version Thahash): A son of Nahor by his...
• Tahath (1)ta'-hath (tachath, "below"): A wilderness station of the Israelites (Nu 33:26,27),...
• Tahath (2)(1) A Kohathite Levite (1Ch 6:24). (2) The name is mentioned twice among the sons of...
• Tahchemoniteta-ke'-mo-nit, ta'-ke-mon-it (tachkemoni): Name of a family to which Jashobeam, the...
• Tahpanhesta'-pan-hez, ta-pan'-hez (usually in the Old Testament tachpanchec; Septuagint...
• Tahpenesta'-pe-nez, ta-pe'-nez (tachpenec; Septuagint Thekem(e)ina): Queen of Egypt, the...
• Tahreata'-re-a, ta-re'-a (tachrea`): Son of Micah, a descendant of Gibeon (1Ch 9:41; in 8:35...
• Tahtim-Hodshita-tim-hod'-shi. See KADESH ON THE ORONTES.
• Tailtal ('alyah; zanabh; oura): The broad tail of the Syrian sheep, wrongly rendered...
• Taketak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a...
• Taletal (tokhen, mithkoneth, micpar; leros): In the King James Version of the Old...
• Talenttal'-ent (kikkar; talanton): A weight composed of 60 manehs (English Versions of the...
• Talitha Cumita-le'-tha koo'-me (talitha koumi): Derived from the Aramaic Talyetha' qumi, "damsel,...
• Talmai(1) A clan, possibly of Aramean origin, generally reputed to be of gigantic height;...
• Talmontal'-mon (talmon): One of the porters in connection with the temple-service (1Ch 9:17;...
• TalmudI. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III. THE...
• Talsastal'-sas (Codex Alexandrinus Saloas, Codex Vaticanus Zalthas; the Revised Version...
• Tamahta'-ma. See TEMAH.
• Tamar (1)ta'-mar (tamar, "palm"; Codex Vaticanus Themar; Codex Alexandrinus Thamar (so Codex...
• Tamar (2)(1) This name occurs in Ezekiel's ideal delimitation of the territory to be occupied...
• Tamarisk(1) 'eshel (Ge 21:33, the King James Version "grove," margin "tree"; 1Sa 22:6, the...
• Tammuz(1) The name of a Phoenician deity, the Adonis of the Greeks. He was originally a...
• TanachSee TAANACH.
• Tanhumethtan-hu'-meth (tanchumeth): One of those who were left in Judah by Nebuchadnezzar under...
• Tanista'-nis (Tanis (Judith 1:10)). See ZOAN.
• Tannertan'-er (burseus, from bursa "a hide"): The only references to a tanner are in Ac...
• Tapestrytap'-es-tri (marebhaddim, from rabhadh, "to spread"): "Carpets of tapestry" are...
• Taphathta'-fath (taphath): Daughter of Solomon and wife of Ben-abinadab (1Ki 4:11).
• Taphonta'-fon See TEPHON.
• Tappuah (1)(1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:17). It...
• Tappuah (2)(Tappuach; Codex Vaticanus Thapous; Codex Alexandrinus Thaphphou; Lucian, Phethrouth):...
• Tarahta'-ra, tar'-a (Nu 33:27 f the King James Version). See TERAH.
• Taralahtar'-a-la (tar'alah; Codex Vaticanus Thareela; Codex Alexandrinus Tharala): A town in...
• Tareata'-re-a, ta-re'-a (ta'area`, a copyist's mistake (1Ch 8:35) for tacharea, "the shrewd...
• Tarestarz (zizania (Mt 13:25), margin "darnel"): Zizania is equivalent to Arabic zuwan, the...
• Targettar'-get. See MARK.
• Targum1. Meaning and Etymology of the Term 2. Origin of the Targums 3. Language of the...
• Tarpelitestar'-pel-its (Tarpelaye' (Ezr 4:9)): Various theories have been advanced as to the...
• Tarshish(1) Eponym of a Benjamite family (1Ch 7:10); Rhamessai, A and Lucian, Tharseis (2) One...
• Tarshish, Navy (ships) ofSee SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 1, (2).
• Tarsus1. Situation 2. Foundation Legends 3. Tarsus under Oriental Power 4. Tarsus under...
• Tartaktar'-tak (tartaq): In 2Ki 17:31 mentioned as the name of an idol of the Avvites, one...
• Tartantar'-tan (tartan): For a long time the word was interpreted as a proper name, but the...
• Taskmastertask'-mas-ter. (sar mac, "chief of the burden" or "levy" (Ex 1:11); noghes,...
• Tasseltas'-'l (tsitsith): This word occurs only in Nu 15:38 (Revised Version margin), which...
• Tastetast (Hebrew Ta`am, "the sense of taste," "perception," from Ta`am, "to taste," "to...
• Tattenaitat'-e-ni (tattenay, various forms in the Septuagint; the King James Version Tatnai,...
• Tattlertat'-ler: Only in 1Ti 5:13 for phluaros. A "silly talker," rather than a "revealer of...
• TavSee TAW.
• Taverns, Threetav'-ernz: Three Taverns (Latin Tres Tabernae, Greek transliterates treis tabernai;...
• Tawtau ("t", "th"): The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this...
• Tax; TaxingI. INTRODUCTION 1. General Considerations 2. Limits of the Discussion II. TAXES IN...
• Teach; Teacher; TeachingI. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment 4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6....
• Tear BottleSee next article.
• Tearsterz (dim`ah; dakrua): In the instances recorded in Scripture weeping is more...
• Teattet (shadh (Isa 32:12), dadh (Eze 23:3,11)): In all these passages the Revised Version...
• Tebahte'-ba (tebhach): A son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham (Ge 22:24).
• Tebaliahteb-a-li'-a, te-bal'-ya (Tebhalyahu, "Yahweh hath dipped," i.e. "purified"; Codex...
• Tebethte-beth', te'-beth (tebheth): The tenth month of the Jewish year, corresponding to...
• Tehaphneheste-haf'-ne-hez See TAHPANHES.
• Tehinnahte-hin'-a (techinnah, "supplication"; Codex Vaticanus Thaiman; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Teil; Treetel the King James Version Isa 6:13 = the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Tekelte'-kel (teqel). See MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
• Tekoate-ko'-a (teqoa', or teqo`ah; Thekoe; the King James Version Tekoah; one of David's...
• Tel-Abibtel-a'-bib (tel 'abhibh; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) ad acervum...
• Tel-Harshatel-har'-sha (tel-charsha'): In Ezr 2:59; Ne 7:61 (the King James Version in latter,...
• Tel-Melahtel-me'-la (tel-melah, "hill of salt"): A Babylonian town mentioned in Ezr 2:59; Ne...
• Telahte'-la (telah; Codex Vaticanus Thalees, Codex Alexandrinus Thale; Lucian, Thala): An...
• Telaimte-la'-im (ha-tela'-im "the young lambs"; en Galgalois): The place where Saul...
• Telassarte-las'-ar (tela'-ssar (2Ki 19:12), telassar (Isa 37:12); Codex Alexandrinus...
• Telem (1)te'-lem (Telem; Telem): A city in the Negeb "toward the border of Edom," belonging to...
• Telem (2)(Telem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Telem; Codex Alexandrinus Tellem): One of three...
• TellSee TALE.
• Tell El-Amarna; Tabletstel-el-a-mar'-na, I. INTRODUCTION 1. Name 2. Discovery 3. Physical Character II....
• Temate'-ma (tema', "south country"; Thaiman): The name of a son of Ishmael (Ge 25:15; 1Ch...
• Temahte'-ma (temach, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Vaticanus Thema; Lucian, Themaa; Ne 7:55;...
• Temante'-man (teman, "on the right," i.e. "south"; Thaiman): The name of a district and...
• Temenitem'-e-ni, te'-me-ni (temeni, Baer, timeni; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus...
• Tempertem'-per: The word is used in the King James Version to render different Hebrew words....
• Temperance; Temperatetem'-per-ans; tem'-per-at (egkrateia), (egkrates, nephalios, sophron): the American...
• Tempesttem'-pest (ce`-arah, or se`-arah, "a whirlwind," zerem, "overflowing rain"; cheimon,...
• Templetem'-p'l (hekhal, "palace"; sometimes, as in 1Ki 6:3,5, etc.; Eze 41:1,15 ff, used for...
• Temple Keepers (servants)After the conquest of Midian, "Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man...
• Temple, Herod'ssee TEMPLE
• Templestem'-p'lz (raqqah, "thinness," "upper cheeks"): The original signifies the thinnest...
• Temples, Robbers of(hierosuloi; the King James Version "robbers of churches," Ac 19:37): To explain this...
• Tempt; Temptationtemt, tem-ta'-shun (nacah, "to prove" "try," "tempt" maccah, "a trial," "temptation";...
• Temptation of ChristThe sources for this event are Mr 1:12,13; Mt 4:1-11; Lu 4:1-13; compare Heb 2:18;...
• Ten(`eser; deka). See NUMBER.
• Ten Commandments, theI. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AN ISRAELITISH CODE II. THE PROMULGATON OF THE DECALOGUE III....
• Ten Strings(`asor). See MUSIC, I, 1, (2), (c).
• Tenderten'-der: The usua1 (11 out of 16 times) translation of rakh, "soft," "delicate," with...
• Tenonten'-un (yadh): This word, occurring in Ex 26 and 36, is used in the account of the...
• Tenttent ('ohel; skene; 'ohel is a derivative of 'ahal, "to be clear," "to shine"; hence,...
• Tent-Makertent'-mak-er (~skenopoios): Mentioned only once (Ac 18:3). Paul's native province of...
• TenthSee TITHE.
• Tenth Dealdel (`issaron): The tenth part of an ephah, and so rendered in the Revised Version...
• Terah (1)te'-ra (terach; Septuagint Tharra, or (with New Testament) Thara; on the name see...
• Terah (2)(Codex Vaticanus Tarath; Codex Alexandrinus Tharath): A wilderness camp of the...
• Teraphimter'-a-fim. See ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION; IMAGES.
• Terebinth(1) 'elah (Isa 6:13, the King James Version "teil tree"; Ho 4:13, the King James...
• Tereshte'-resh (teresh (Es 2:21; 6:2); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex...
• Terraceter'-as (mecillah): Solomon is said, in 2Ch 9:11, to have made of the algum trees...
• Terrible, Terrorter'-i-b'l, ter'-er (yare', "to be feared," "reverenced," arits, "powerful,"...
• Tertiustur'-shi-us (Tertios): The amanuensis of Paul who wrote at his dictation the Epistle...
• Tertulluster-tul'-us, ter- (Tertullos, diminutive of Latin tertius, "third"):, An orator who...
• Testamenttes'-ta-ment: The word diatheke, almost invariably rendered "covenant," was rendered...
• Testament of IsaacSee APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 3.
• Testament, New, Canon of theSee CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
• Testament, New, Text and Manuscripts of theSee TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
• Testament, Old, Canon of theSee CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Testament, Old, Text of theSee TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Testaments of the Twelve PatriarchsSee APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 1.
• Testaments, Between theSee BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS.
• Testimony, Ark of thetes'-ti-mo-ni (Ex 25:21 f). See ARK OF THE COVENANT.
• Tetate'-ta. See ATETA.
• Tethteth (T): The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia...
• Tetrarchte'-trark, tet'-rark tetrarches): As the name indicates it signifies a prince, who...
• Tettertet'-er (bohaq; alphos): The term "freckled spot" in the King James Version is thus...
• Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament|| I. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. Autographs of the New...
• Text of the Old Testament|| I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3....
• Thaddaeustha-de'-us (Thaddaios): One of the Twelve Apostles (Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18). In Mt 10:3 the...
• Thahashtha'-hash. See TAHASH.
• Thamahtha'-ma. See TEMAH.
• Thamartha'-mar (Thamar): the King James Version; Greek form of "Tamar" (thus Mt 1:3 the...
• Thammuztham'-uz (tammuz). See TAMMUZ.
• Thamnathatham'-na-tha. See TIMNATH.
• Thank OfferingSee SACRIFICE.
• Thank; Thanks; Thanksgivingthank, thanks, thanks-giv'-ing, thanks'-giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear...
• Tharatha'-ra, thar'-a (Thara): the King James Version; Greek form of "Terah" (thus, Lu 3:34...
• Tharrathar'-a (Tharra): One of the two eunuchs, "keepers of the court," who with his...
• Tharshishthar'-shish (tarshish). See TARSHISH.
• Thassithas'-i (Codex Venetus Thassei; Codex Vaticanus Thassis): The surname of Simon, the...
• That DaySee DAY OF THE LORD.
• Theatrethe'-a-ter (Ac 19:29,31). See GAMES.
• Thebesthebz. See NO-AMON.
• Thebezthe'-bez (tebhets, "'brightness"; Codex Vaticanus Thebes; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Thecoethe-ko'-e (1 Macc 9:33). See TEKOA.
• Thee-Wardthe'-werd. "To thee-ward" (1Sa 19:4) = toward thee. See WARD.
• TheftSee CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Thelasarthe-la'-sar (tela'ssar, telassar). See TELASSAR.
• Thelersasthe-lur'-sas (Thelersas (1 Esdras 5:36)). See TEL-HARSHA.
• Theocanusthe-ok'-a-nus: 1 Esdras 9:14 the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and...
• Theocracythe-ok'-ra-si (theokratia, from theos, "a god," and kratos, "power"; after the analogy...
• Theodotionthe-o-do'-shi-un. See LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; SEPTUAGINT.
• Theodotus(1) One of the three ambassadors sent by the Syrian general Nicanor to Judas to make...
• Theologythe-ol'-o-ji. See BIBLICAL THEOLOGY; JOHANNINE THEOLOGY; PAULINE THEOLOGY.
• Theophilusthe-of'-i-lus (Theophilos, "loved of God"): The one to whom Luke addressed his Gospel...
• Therasthe'-ras (Thera): The river by which the company assembled in preparation for the...
• Thermeleththur'-me-leth (Thermeleth (1 Esdras 5:36)). See TEL-MELAH.
• Thessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to thethes-a-lo'-ni-anz I. IMPORTANCE OF THE EPISTLE II. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FOUNDING OF...
• Thessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to theI. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHER II....
• Thessalonicathes-a-lo-ni'-ka (Thessalonike, ethnic Thessalonikeus): 1. Position and Name: One of...
• Theudasthu'-das (Theudas, a contraction of Theodorus, "the gift of God"): Theudas is referred...
• Thick Trees(`ets `abhoth (Le 23:40; Ne 8:15)): One of the varieties of trees which the Israelites...
• Thicketthik'-et (cebhakh (Ge 22:13; Isa 9:18; 10:34), or cobhekh (Jer 4:7); in 1Sa 13:6,...
• Thiefthef: In the Old Testament the uniform translation (17 times) of gannabh, from ganabh,...
• Thighthi (yarekh; Aramaic yarekhah (Da 2:32); meros (Judith 9:2; Sirach 19:12; Re 19:16);...
• Thimnathahthim'-na-tha, thim-na'-tha (timnathah): the King James Version in Jos 19:43. It is...
• Thinkthink: The Old Testament often translates 'amar, "to say," meaning what one says to...
• Thirdthurd (shelishi; tritos): Isa 19:24, "In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt...
• Third DaySee LORD'S DAY.
• Thirstthurst (tsama', verb tsame'; dipsao, dipsos, dipsa): One of the most powerful natural...
• Thirteen; Thirtythur'-ten, thur-ten', thur'-ti. See NUMBER.
• Thisbethiz'-be (Codex Vaticanus Thisbe, Codex Alexandrinus Thibe): The home of Tobit whence...
• Thistlesthis'-'-lz. See THORNS.
• Thomastom'-as (Thomas; ta'om, "a twin" (in plural only): 1. In the New Testament: One of the...
• Thomas, Gospel ofSee APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS, III, 2, (a).
• Thorn in the Fleshthorn (skolops te sarki): Paul thus characterizes some bodily ailment which afflicted...
• Thorns, Thistles, Etc.thornz: There are very many references to various thorny plants in the Bible, and of...
• Thoughtthot: The most frequent word in the Old Testament (machashebheth, from the verb...
• Thousandthou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi). See NUMBER.
• Thracia; Thracianthra'-shi-a, thra'-shan (Thrakia): The name given to the country lying between the...
• Thrasaeusthra-se'-us (Codex Alexandrinus Swete and Fritzsche Thrasaios; Codex Venetus Tharsiou;...
• Three(shalosh; treis). See NUMBER.
• Three Children, Song of theSee SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN.
• Threescorethre'-skor. See NUMBER.
• Threshingthresh'-ing (dush; aloao): Dush means literally, "to trample out." In Jer 51:33,...
• Threshing-Floorthresh'-ing-flor (goren; halon; 'iddar, occurs in Da 2:35): The location and method of...
• Thresholdthresh'-old. See HOUSE, II, 1, (7).
• Thronethron. (kicce', a "seat" in 2Ki 4:10; a "royal seat" in Jon 3:6; thronos): Usually the...
• Thrumthrum: In Isa 38:12 the Revised Version (British and American) reads "He will cut me...
• Thummimthum'-im. See URIM AND THUMMIM.
• Thunderthun'-der (ra`am (1Sa 2:10; Job 26:14; 39:19; 40:9; Ps 77:18; 81:7; 104:7; Isa 29:6),...
• Thyatirathi-a-ti'-ra (Thuateira): Thyatira was a wealthy town in the northern part of Lydia of...
• Thyine, Woodthi'-in (xulon thuinon): An aromatic wood described as sold in "Babylon" (Re 18:12,...
• Tiberiasti-be'-ri-as ([Tiberias], Joh 6:23): About the middle of the western shore of the Sea...
• Tiberias, Sea ofSee GALILEE, SEA OF.
• Tiberius1. Name and Parentage: The 2nd Roman emperor; full name Tiberius Claudius Nero, and...
• Tibhathtib'-hath (tibhchath; Metabechas, Codex Alexandrinus Matebeth; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin...
• Tibnitib'-ni (tibhni; Codex Vaticanus Thamnei, Codex Alexandrinus Thamni, Lucian...
• Tidalti'-dal (tidh`al; Thalga, Thalgal, Codex E, Thargal): 1. The Name and Its Forms: Tidal...
• Tidings, Gladsee GLAD TIDINGS.
• Tiglath-Pilesertig-lath-pi-le-zer tighlath pil'eser, as the name is read in 2 Kings, tilleghath...
• Tigristi'-gris (Tigris, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew chiddeqel): One of the rivers of...
• Tikvah; Tikvathtik'-va, tik'-vath (tiqwah, "hope"):->/CS, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew...
• Tile; Tilingtil, til'-ing (lebhenah, "brick" Eze 4:1; keramos, "potter's clay," "a tile," Lu...
• Tilgath-Pilnesertil'-gath-pil-ne'-zer, til'-gath-pil-ne'-ser. See TIGLATH-PILESER.
• Tillagetil'-aj. See AGRICULTURE.
• Tilonti'-lon (tilon; Kethibh, Qere; Codex Vaticanus Inon; Codex Alexandrinus Thilan; Lucian...
• Timaeusti-me'-us (Timaios (Mr 10:46); English Versions of the Bible, "Timaeus"). See BARTIMAEUS.
• Timbreltim'-brel. See MUSIC, III, 3, (1).
• Timetim: The basis of the Hebrew measurement of time was the day and the lunar month, as...
• Time, LastSee LAST TIME.
• Time, Times and a Half(Da 12:7; compare 7:25; Re 12:14): A luni-solar cycle. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5.
• Times, Observer ofSee DIVINATION; MAGIC.
• Timnatim'-na (timna`; Thamna): A conbubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and the mother of Amalek...
• Timnahtim'-na (timnah, timnathah (Jos 19:43; Jud 14:1,2,5), "allotted portion; Codex...
• Timnathtim'-hath. See TIMNAH.
• Timnath-Herestim-nath-he'rez (timnath cherec, "portion of the sun"; Codex Vaticanus Thamnathares;...
• Timnath-Serahtim-nath-se'-ra (timnath cerach; Codex Vaticanus Thamarchdres; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Timnitetim'-nit (timni Thamnathaios): The father of Samson's wife, a native of Timnah (Jud 15:6).
• Timonti'-mon (Timon): One of "the seven" chosen to relieve the apostles by attending to...
• Timotheus(1) A leader of the children of Ammon who was on several occasions severely defeated...
• Timothytim'-o-thi (Timotheos (Ac 17:14; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Ro 16:21; 1Co 4:17; 16:10; 2Co...
• Timothy, Epistles toSee PASTORAL EPISTLES.
• Tintin (bedhil): Tin is mentioned with brass, iron and lead in Nu 31:22; Eze 22:18,20....
• Tiphsah(1) This marks the northern extremity of the dominions ruled by Solomon, Gaza being...
• Tirasti'-ras (tirac; Theiras, Lucian Thiras): A son of Japheth (Ge 10:2 (P); 1Ch 1:5). Not...
• Tirathitesti'-rath-its (tir`athim; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, Argathieim; Lucian,...
• Tire, Headtiretir (2Ki 9:30; Isa 3:20; Eze 24:17,23; Judith 10:3; 16:8). See DRESS, V.
• Tires, Roundtirz: Small ornaments in the shape of crescents (Isa 3:18 King James Version, Revised...
• Tirhakahter-ha'-ka, tir-ha'-ka (tirhaqah; Codex Vaticanus in 2 Kings Thara; elsewhere and in...
• Tirhanatur'-ha-na, ter-ha'-na (tirchanah; Codex Vaticanus Tharam; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Tiriatir'-i-a, ti'-ri-a (tireya', Baer tirya'; Codex Vaticanus omits it; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Tirshathater-sha'-tha, tur'-sha-tha (tirshatha'; Hathersatha): A title which occurs 5 times in...
• Tirzah(1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:24). It...
• Tishbitetish'-bit. See ELIJAH; Expostory Times, XII, 383.
• Tishri; Tisritish'-re, tiz'-re: The 7th month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, and 1st of the civil,...
• Titansti'-tanz: In Judith 16:7, "Neither did the sons of the Titans (huioi Titanon) smite...
• Tithetith (ma`aser; dekate): The custom of giving a 10th part of the products of the land...
• Titleti'-t'-l: Joh 19:19,20 for titlos. The following arrangement of the title on the cross...
• Tittletit'-'-l (keraia (Westcott-Hort, kerea), from keras, "a horn"): A small stroke or...
• Titusti'-tus (Titos (2Co 2:13; 7:6,13; 8:6,16,23; 12:18; Ga 1:2:1,3; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 1:4)):...
• Titus Justustish'-us jus'-tus. See JUSTUS, (2); TITUS JUSTUS.
• Titus ManiusSee MANIUS.
• Titus, Epistle toSee PASTORAL EPISTLES.
• Titus; Titius Justus(Titos or Titios Ioustos (Ac 18:7)): Titus or Titius--for the manuscripts vary in...
• Tiziteti'-zit (ha-titsi; Codex Vaticanus ho Ieasei; Codex Alexandrinus ho Thosaei; Lucian...
• Toahto'-a. See NAHATH.
• Tob, the Land oftob, tob ('erets Tobh, "a good land"; ge Tob): Hither Jephthah escaped from his...
• Tob-Adonijahtob-ad-o-ni'-ja, tob-(Tobh 'adhoniyah, "good is the Lord"; Codex Vaticanus Tobadobeia;...
• Tobiahto-bi'-a (Tobhiyah; Codex Alexandrinus Tobias; omitted in Codex Vaticanus): (1) An...
• Tobias(1) The son of Tobit. See TOBIT, BOOK OF. (2) Tobias, Codex Alexandrinus Tobio the...
• Tobieto'-bi. See TUBIAS.
• Tobielto-bi'-el, to'-bi-el (Tobiel, Codex Alexandrinus Tobiel): The father of Tobit (Tobit...
• Tobijah(1) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat whom the king sent to teach in the cities of...
• Tobit, Book of1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Fact or Fiction? 5. Some Sources 6. Date 7. Place...
• Tochento'-ken (tokhen, "task," "measure"; Codex Vaticanus Thokka; Codex Alexandrinus...
• Togarmahto-gar'-ma (~togharmah]; Thorgama, Thergama, Thurgama, Thurgaba; Vulgate (Jerome's...
• Tohuto'-hu. See NAHATH.
• Toito'-i. See TOU.
• Tokento'-k'-n ('oth, usually rendered "sign" (on De 22:14 ff see the comms.)): "Sign" and...
• Tokhathtok'-hath. See TIKVAH.
• Tolato'-la (tola`, "worm" or "scarlet stuff"): (1) One of the four sons of Issachar (Ge...
• Toladto-'lad. See ELTOLAD.
• Tolaitesto-'la-its. See TOLA.
• Tolbanestol'-ba-nez, tol-ba'-nez (Tolbanes): One of the porters who had taken foreign wives (1...
• Tolltol: (1) Aramaic middah, "toll" or "tribute" paid by a vassal nation to its conqueror...
• Tombtoom. See BURIAL.
• Tomorrowtoo-mor'-o. See MORROW.
• Tongstongz (melqachayim): This word is, where it occurs in the King James Version and the...
• Tonguetung: Almost invariably for either lashon, or glossa the latter word with the cognates...
• Tongues of Fire(glossai hosei puros): The reference in this topic is to the marvelous gift of the...
• Tongues, Confusion of1. The Narrative: According to Ge 11:1-9, at some time not very long after the Flood,...
• Tongues, Gift ofA spiritual gift mentioned in Ac 10:44-46; 11:15; 19:6; Mr 16:17, and described in Ac...
• Tongues, Interpretation, ofin-tur-pre-ta'-shun. See SPIRITUAL GIFTS; TONGUES, GIFT OF.
• Toolstoolz: In the Bible, references to the handicrafts are almost entirely incidental, and...
• Toparchyto'-par-ki, top'-ar-ki (toparchia): the King James Version renders this Greek word by...
• Topazto'-paz. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
• Tophelto'-fel (tophel; Tophol): This name is found in a passage with many difficulties (De...
• Tophethto'-feth (ha-topheth, etymology uncertain; the most probable is its connection with a...
• Torahto'-ra. See LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; REVELATION.
• Torchtorch (lappidh; lampas; in the King James Version this word occurs only 4 times (Na...
• Tormahtor'-ma (tormah, "fraud"; Codex Vaticanus en kruphe, "in secret," Codex Alexandrinus...
• Torment, Place oftor'-ment: A literal translation in Lu 16:28 of topos tes basanou. See HELL.
• Tormentortor-men'-ter: the King James Version 2 Macc 7:29 for demios "belonging to the people,"...
• Tortoisetor'-tus, tor'-tis, tor'-tois. (the King James Version) (tsabh, the Revised Version...
• Totemismto'-tem-iz'-m: How far the belief in totems and totemistic relationships existed in...
• Touto'-oo (to`u; Codex Vaticanus Thoa; Codex Alexandrinus Thoou): King of Hamath. As an...
• Towto (ne`oreth (Jud 16:9; Isa 1:31)): The coarser part of flax, with short threads, used...
• Towertou'-er. See FORTIFICATION, I, 5; CITY, II, 1.
• Tower of BabelSee ASTRONOMY; BABEL, TOWER OF; TONGUES, CONFUSION OF.
• Tower of David(So 4:4). See JERUSALEM.
• Tower of Edar (the Flock)See EDER.
• Tower of HananeelSee HANANEL.
• Tower of Ivory(mighdal hashen): Occurs only in So 7:4. Cheyne would, not unreasonably, emend the...
• Tower of Lebanon(mighdal ha-lebhanon): (So 7:4)): The designation "which looketh toward Damascus"...
• Tower of Meahme'-a. See HAMMEAH.
• Tower of PenuelSee PENIEL.
• Tower of Shechem(mighdal shekhem): Mentioned only in Jud 9:46-49. It seems along with the Beth-millo...
• Tower of SiloamSee SILOAM.
• Tower of Syenesi-e'-ne. See SEVENEH.
• Tower of the FurnacesSee FURNACES, TOWER OF THE.
• Towntoun: This word is used to represent a number of different Hob terms in the Old...
• Town Clerkklurk, klark (grammateus): The word "clerk," "writer," "town clerk," "scribe," is...
• Trachonitistrak-o-ni'-tis: Appears in Scripture only in the phrase tes Itouraias kai...
• TradeI. GENERAL 1. Terms 2. Position of Palestine 3. Trade Products of Palestine 4....
• Tradestradz. See CRAFTS.
• Traditiontra-dish'-un: The Greek word is paradosis, "a giving over," either by word of mouth or...
• Traffic, Traffickertraf'-ik, traf'-ik-er (kena`-an, micchar, cachar, rekhullah): (1) Kena`an = "Canaan,"...
• Tragacanthtrag'-a-kanth: For "spicery" in Ge 37:25, the Revised Version margin gives "gum...
• Traintran (verb chanakh, "educate" (Pr 22:6), with adjective chanikh (Ge 14:14)): In 1Ki...
• Train; Trainedtran, trand: The word is used in two places in both the King James Version and the...
• Trancetrans (ekstasis): The condition expressed by this word is a mental state in which the...
• Transfiguration(1) About midway of His active ministry Jesus, accompanied by Peter, James and John,...
• Transfiguration, Mount oftrans-fig-u-ra'-shun (referred to as the "holy mount" in 2Pe 1:18): Records of the...
• Transformtrans-form' (Ro 12:2; the Revised Version (British and American) 2Co 3:18 for...
• Transgressiontrans-gresh'-un: From "transgress," to pass over or beyond; to overpass, as any rule...
• Translationtrans-la'-shun: The verb "translate" is found once in the Old Testament (2Sa 3:10 the...
• Trap(moqesh; thera, literally, "hunting," used metaphorically in Psalms and Romans as...
• Travailtrav'-al (yaladh (Ge 35:16, etc.), chul, chil (properly "writhe," Job 15:20, etc.);...
• Travellertrav'-el-er: Jud 5:6 for halakh nethibhah, "goers on paths"; 2Sa 12:4 for helekh,...
• Treadtred. See WINE PRESS.
• Treasontre'-z'-n: The translation of qesher, in English Versions of the Bible 1Ki 16:20; 2Ki...
• Treasure; Treasurer; Treasurytrezh'-ur, trezh'-ur-er, trezh'-ur-i (otsar, genaz, genez, ganzakh, chocen matmon,...
• Treasurer('atsar, gedhabhar, gizbar, cakhan; oikonomos): (1) 'Atsar, meaning primarily "to...
• Treasury, (of Temple)trezh'-ur-i ('otsar, usually; ganzakh, 1Ch 28:11; gazophulakion, korbanas): 1. Origin...
• Treatytre'-ti (berith, karath berith, "make a covenant," "league," "treaty"): Although the...
• Treetre. See BOTANY.
• Tree of Life(`ets chayyim; xulon tes zoes): The expression "tree of life" occurs in four groups or...
• Trees, GoodlySee GOODLY TREES.
• Trees, Shadysha'-di. See LOTUS TREES.
• Trees, ThickSee THICK TREES.
• Trenchtrench, trensh. See SIEGE, (5), (8).
• Trespasstres'-pas: To pass over, to go beyond one's right in place or act; to injure another;...
• Trespass OfferingSee SACRIFICE.
• Trialtri'-al. See COURTS, JUDICIAL; SANHEDRIN.
• Trial of JesusSee JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF.
• Tribetrib (in the Old Testament always for matteh, 183 times, or shebhet, 145 times, also...
• Tribulationtrib-u-la'-shun (tsar, tsar, "staid," "narrow," "pent up"; compare Nu 22:26): 1. In...
• Tributetrib'-ut (mac, "tribute," really meaning "forced laborers," "labor gang" (1Ki 4:6;...
• Tribute Money(to nomisma tou kensou (Mt 22:19), "the coin used in payment of the imperial taxes"):...
• Tricliniumtri-klin'-ti-um (Latin from Greek triklinion, from tri and kline, "a couch"): A couch...
• TrimThe only non-modern use is in Jer 2:33, "How trimmest thou thy way to seek love!" used...
• Trine Immersion; Triune ImmersionI. LINGUISTIC BASIS 1. Immersion 2. Triple Action II. DOCTRINAL ARGUMENT III....
• Trinitytrin'-i-ti 1. The Term "Trinity" 2. Purely a Revealed Doctrine 3. No Rational Proof of...
• Tripolistrip'-o-lis (Tripoils, "triple city"): Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having fled from...
• Triumphtri'-umf (thriambeuo, "to lead in triumph"): The word is used by Paul to express an...
• Troastro'-as (Troas): The chief city in the Northwest of Asia Minor, on the coast of Mysia...
• Trogylliumtro-jil'-i-um, tro-gil'-i-um (Trogullion): According to Ac 20:15 the King James...
• Trooptroop. See ARMY.
• Trophimustrof'-i-mus (Trophimos, literally, "a foster child" (Ac 20:4; 21:29; 2Ti 4:20)): An...
• Troughtrof. See SHEEP TENDING; BREAD.
• Trowtro: An obsolete verb meaning "to believe"; compare "trust" and the German trauen. It...
• Trucebkeakertroos'-brak-er: The King James Version rendering in 2Ti 3:3 of aspondos, literally,...
• Trump; Trumpettrump, trum'-pet, trum'pit. See MUSIC.
• Trumpets, Feast ofIn Le 23:23-25 the first day (new moon) of the seventh month is set apart as a solemn...
• Trust, Breach ofThe clearest reference to the crime designated by this modern expression is found in...
• Truthtrooth (`emeth, emunah, primary idea of "firmness," "stability" (compare Ex 17:12),...
• Tryphaenatri-fe'-na (Truphaina; the King James Version, Tryphena): Tryphaena is coupled with...
• Tryphontri'-fon (Truphon): The surname of Diodotus, a usurper of the Syrian throne. He was a...
• Tryphosatri-fo'-sa (Truphosa): Greetings are sent by Paul to "Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who...
• Tsadhetsa-tha' ("ts"): The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and as such employed in...
• Tubaltu'-bal (tubhal, tubhal; Septuagint Thobel, Codex Alexandrinus in Eze 39:1, Thober):...
• Tubal-Caintu'-bal-kan (tubhal qayin): One of the sons of Lamech (Ge 4:22). He is a brother of...
• Tubiastu'-bi-as (en tois Tobiou; the King James Version "in the places of Tobie," the...
• Tubienitu-bi-e'-ni (pros tous legomenous Toubienous Ioudaious, "unto the Jews that are called...
• Tumortu'-mer, tu'-mor (`ophel): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes this...
• Turbantur'-ban (Le 16:4 margin). See DRESS, V.
• Turpentine Treetur'-pen-tin. See TEREBINTH.
• Turtle-Dovetur'-t'-l-duv. See DOVE.
• Tutortu'-ter: In modern English an "instructor," more particularly a private instructor,...
• Twelvetwelv (shenem `asar; dodeka). See APOSTLE; NUMBER.
• Twelve Apostles, Gospels of theSee APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.
• Twelve Patriarchs; Testaments of theSee APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. IV, 1.
• Twelve StarsSee ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.
• Twentytwen'-ti. See NUMBER.
• Twilighttwi'-lit (nesheph): The twilight of Palestine is of short duration, owing to the low...
• Twin Brothers(Ac 28:11). See DIOSCURI.
• Twinetwin (shazar, "to be twined"): The word is used in Ex 26:1 ff; 36:8 ff, etc., of the...
• Twotoo. See NUMBER.
• Tychicustik'-i-kus (Tuchikos, lit. "chance"): Mentioned 5 times in the New Testament (Ac 20:4;...
• Type1. Definition of Type 2. Distinctive Features 3. Classification of Types 4. How Much...
• Tyrannusti-ran'-us (Turannos): When the Jews of Ephesus opposed Paul's teaching in the...
• Tyretir (tsowr. tsor, "rock"' Turos, "Tyrus"; modern Sur): 1. Physical Features: The most...
• Tyre, Ladder of(klimakos Turou): Given. in 1 Macc 11:59 as the northern limit of the territory placed...
• Tyropoeon, theti-ro-pe'-on. See JERUSALEM.
• Tyrusti'-rus. See TYRE.
• Tzadditza-de'. See TSADHE.