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• Ucalu'-kal ('ukhal (see below)): This name occurs along with that of Ithiel (Pr 30:1),...
• Uelu'-el, 'u'el,, "will of God"): One of the sons of Bani who had taken foreign wives...
• Uknazuk'-naz (uqenaz, "and Kenaz," probably): Found in the King James Version margin of 1Ch...
• Ulaiu'-li, u'-lai ('ubhal 'ulay, "river Ulai"; Theodotion Da 8:2, Oubal, the Septuagint...
• Ulam(1) A "son"of Peresh; a Manassite clan (1Ch 7:16,17). Lucian reads Elam. (2) A...
• Ullaul'-a (`ulla' meaning unknown): An Asherite (1Ch 7:39).
• Ummahum'-a (`ummah; Archob, Amma): One of the cities allotted to the tribe of Asher (Jos...
• Umpireum'-pir. See DAYSMAN.
• Unbeliefun-be-lef': The word (the King James Version) represents two Greek words, apeitheia,...
• Unbelieverun-be-lev'-er: This word follows closely the lines of "unbelief" (which see) in its...
• Uncertain; Uncertaintyun-sur'-tin,un-sur'-tin-ti: Adjective adelos, 2 Macc 7:34; 1Co 14:8; adverb adelos,...
• Unchangeable; UnchangeablenessI. UNCHANGEABLENESS OF GOD A TRUTH OF NATURAL THEOLOGY II. SCRIPTURAL DOCTRINE OF THE...
• Unchastityun-chas'-ti-ti. See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Uncircumcised; Uncircumcisionun-sur'-kum-sizd, un-sur-kum-sizh'-un: The adjective in the Old Testament is `arel (Ge...
• Uncleun'-k'l (dodh, "beloved," "uncle," "relation"). See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
• Unclean Spiritun-klen'. See SPIRIT, UNCLEAN; DEMON, DEMONIAC.
• UncleannessI. TERMS 1. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) 2. In the New Testament 3. In the Septuagint...
• Unclothedun-klothd'. See CLOTHED UPON.
• Unctionunk'-shun: The the King James Version translation of chrisma (1Joh 2:20), which the...
• Undefiledun-de-fild': In the Old Testament tam, "perfect," presents the positive side. Hence,...
• Undergirdingun-der-gurd'-ing. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 2.
• Underneathun-der-neth' (tachath, "the bottom (as depressed)"): "Underneath are the everlasting...
• Undersetterun'-der-set-er (katheph): The word, used in 1Ki 7:30,34 of supports of the laver,...
• Undertakeun-der-tak': "To take upon one's self," "assume responsibility," and so in Elizabethan...
• Unequalun-e'-kwal: Eze 18:25,29 for lo' thakhan, "not weighed," "illogical." "Unequally" in...
• Unfeignedun-fand' (anupokritos, "unfeigned," "undisguised"): The Greek word occurs only in the...
• Ungodlyun-god'-li (rasha` (Ps 1:1), "wicked," beliya`al (2Sa 22:5), "worthless"; in the New...
• Unicornu'-ni-korn (re'em (Nu 23:22; 24:8; De 33:17; Job 39:9,10; Ps 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; Isa...
• Unityu'-ni-ti: Ps 133:1 for (yachadh, "unitedness," and Eph 4:3,13 for henotes "oneness."...
• Unknown Godun-non', (agnostos theos): In Ac 17:23 (St. Paul's speech in Athens) the American...
• Unlearnedun-lur'-ned: Ac 4:13 for agrammatos, literally "illiterate." But nothing more than...
• Unleavenedun-lev'-'-nd. See LEAVEN; PASSOVER; SACRIFICE.
• Unnatural Viceun-nat'-u-ral vis. See CRIMES; PUNISHMENTS.
• Unniun'-i (`unni, meaning unknown): (1) One of "the twelve brethren" (so Curtis for the...
• Unnoun'-o (`unno; the Septuagint omits the name, but in Codex Sinaiticus, a later hand has...
• Unpardonable Sinun-par'-dn-a-bl. See BLASPHEMY.
• Unquenchable Fireun-kwench'-a-b'-l, pur asbestos): The phrase occurs in Mt 3:12 and its parallel Lu...
• Untemperedun-tem'-perd (taphel): Used of mortar in Eze 13:10-15; 22:28. Taphel probably refers...
• Untowardun-to'-erd, un-tord' (skolios): Appears only in Ac 2:40, the King James Version "Save...
• Unwalledun-wold'. See VILLAGE; WALL.
• Unwashenun-wosh'-'-n (aniptos): Occurs only twice in the New Testament, not at all in the...
• Unworthlyun-wur'-thi-li: 1Co 11:27,29 the King James Version for anaxios. In 11:29, the Revised...
• Unwritten, Sayingsun-rit'-'-n. See AGRAPHA.
• Upharsinu-far'-sin (upharsin). See MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
• Uphazu'-faz ('uphaz): A gold-bearing region, mentioned in Jer 10:9; Da 10:5, otherwise...
• Upper Chamber; Upper Roomup'-er cham'-ber, (`aliyah (2Ki 1:2), etc.; anogeon (Mr 14:15; Lu 22:12), huperoon (Ac...
• Urur ('ur, "flame"; Codex Vaticanus Sthur; Codex Sinaiticus Ora): Father of Eliphal, one...
• Ur of the Chaldeeskal'-dez ('ur kasdim; he chora (ton) Chaldaion): For more than 2,000 years efforts...
• Urbaneur'-ban, -ban'. See URBANUS.
• Urbanusur-ba'-nus (Ourbanos; the King James Version Urbane): A common slave name. Gifford...
• Uriu'-ri, oo'-ri (uri (uwri in 1Ki 4:19), "fiery," unless the word be contracted for...
• Uriah; Uruahu-ri'-a, u-ri'-ja ('uriyah, in Jer 26:20 'uriyahu, "flame of Yahweh" or "my light is...
• Urias (1)u-ri'-as (Oureias; Codex Vaticanus (b) Ouria; Codex Alexandrinus Ouri; the King James...
• Urias (2)(Ourias): the King James Version; Greek form of "Uriah" (thus the Revised Version...
• Uriel (1)u'-ri-el ('uri'-el, "flame of El (God)," or "El is my light"): (1) A Kohathite, said...
• Uriel (2)(Ouriel, "fire or flame of God"' or "my light is God"): Called only in 2 Esdras an...
• UrijahSee URIAH, URIJAH.
• Urim and Thummimu'-rim and thum'-im (ha-'urim weha-tummim (article omitted in Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65);...
• Usury1. In the Old Testament: The Hebrew law concerning exaction of interest upon loans was...
• Utau'-ta (Outa): "The sons of Uta" returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:30); wanting in...
• Uthaiu'-thi, u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan...
• Uthiu'-thi (Codex Alexandrinus Outhi; Codex Vaticanus Outou): One of the sons of Bago...
• Utmost Sea; Uttermost Seaut'-most, ut'-er-most. See MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Uttermostut'-er-most: A pleonastic compound of a comparative ("utter"; compare "outer") and a...
• Uz (1)Biblical Data: (1) In Ge 10:23 Uz is the oldest son of Aram and grandson of Shem,...
• Uz (2)('uts; Septuagint Ausitis; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Ausitis): The...
• Uzaiu'-zi, u'-za-i (~'uzay>, meaning unknown): Father of Palal (Ne 3:25).
• Uzalu'-zal ('uzal): Sixth son of Joktan (Ge 10:27; 1Ch 1:21). Uzal as the name of a place...
• Uzza; Uzzahuz'-a, uz'-a ('uzzah (2Sa 6:6-8), otherwise `uzza' meaning uncertain): (1) One of...
• Uzzen-Sheerahuz'-en-she'-e-ra ('uzzen she'erah; Septuagint, instead of a place-name, reads kai...
• Uzzi(1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1Ch...
• Uzziau-zi'-a (`uzziya', "my strength is Yah"; see UZZIAH): An Ashterathite and one of...
• Uzziah; (azariah)u-zi'-a, oo-zi'-a (`uzziyah (2Ki 15:13,30; Ho 1:1; Am 1:1; Zec 14:5), `uzziyahu (2Ki...
• Uzzielu-zi'-el, uz'-i-el, oo'-zi-el (`uzzi'el, "El (God) is my strength"): (1) A "son" of...