Smith’s dictionary

The classic Victorian Bible dictionary: 4,600 short entries, especially strong on names and places.

• Naam(pleasantness), one of the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh. (1 Chronicles 4:15)...
• Naamahone of the towns of Judah in the district of the lowland or Shefelah. (Joshua 15:41)...
• Naamah(loveliness). One of the four women whose names are preserved in the records of the...
• Naaman(pleasantness). "Naaman the Syrian." (Luke 4:27) Naaman was commander-in-chief of the...
• Naamathitethe Gentile name of one of Job’s friends, Zophar the Naamathite. (Job 2:11; 11:1;...
• Naamites, thethe family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
• Naarah(a maiden), the second wife of Ashur; a descendant of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:5,6)
• Naarai(handmaid), one of the valiant men of David’s armies. (1 Chronicles 11:37) In 1 Chron....
• Naaran(juvenile), a city of Ephraim, which in a very ancient record, (1 Chronicles 7:28) is...
• Naarath(juvenile) (the Hebrew is equivalent to Naarah, which is therefore the real form of...
• Naashon[NAHSHON, OR NAASHON]
• Naasson(enchanter), the Greek form of the name NAHSHON, OR NAASHON. (Matthew 1:4; Luke 3:32) only.
• Nabal(fool) was a sheepmaster on the confines of Judea and the desert, in that part of the...
• Naboth(fruits), the victim of Ahab and Jezebel, was the owner of a small vineyard at...
• Nabuchodonosor[NEBUCHADNEZZAR, OR NEBUCHADREZZAR]
• Nachons(prepared) threshing floor, the place at which the ark had arrived in its progress...
• Nachor[NAHOR]
• Nadab(liberal). The eldest son of Aaron and Elisheba. Exod 8 13 Numb 3:2. (B.C. 1490.) He,...
• Naggai(illuminating), the true form of NAGGE, (Luke 3:25) and so given in the Revised Version.
• Naggeone of the ancestors of Christ. (Luke 3:25) See [NAGGAI]
• Nahalal, or Nahalal(pasture), one of the cities of Zebulun, given with its "suburbs" to the Merarite...
• Nahaliel(torrents of God), one of the halting-places of Israel in the latter part of their...
• Nahalol[NAHALAL, OR NAHALAL]
• Naham(consolation), the brother of Modiah or Jehudiah, wife of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 4:19)
• Nahamaai(merciful), a chief man among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and...
• Naharai(snorter) the armor-bearer of Joab, called NAHARI in the Authorized Version of (2...
• NahariThe same as NAHARAI. (2 Samuel 23:37) In the Authorized Version of 1611 the name is...
• Nahash(serpent). King of the Ammonites who dictated to the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead that...
• Nahath(rest). One of the "dukes" of Edom, eldest son of Reuel the son of Esau. (Genesis...
• Nahbi(hidden), the son of Vophsi, a Naphtalite, and one of the twelve spies. (Numbers 13:14)
• Nahor(snorting), the name of two persons in the family of Abraham. His grandfather; the son...
• Nahshon, or Naashon(enchanter) son of Amminadab, and prince of the children of Judah (as he is styled in...
• Nahum(consolation). Nahum, called "the Elkoshite," is the seventh in order of the minor...
• NailOf finger. (a) A nail or claw of man or animal. (b) A point or style e.g. for writing;...
• Nain(beauty), a village of Galilee, the gate of which is made illustrious by the raising...
• Naioth(habitations), or more fully, "Naioth in Ramah," a place of Mount Ephraim, the...
• NamesNames of places . --These may be divided into two general classes --descriptive and...
• Naomior Nao’mi (my delight), the wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. (Ruth 1:2)...
• Naphish(refreshment), the last but one of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31)
• Naphtali(wrestling), the fifth son of Jacob; the second child name to him by Bilhah, Rachel’s...
• Naphtali, Mountthe mountainous district which formed the main part of the inheritance of Naphtali,...
• Naphtuhim(border-people), a Mizraite (Egyptian) nation or tribe mentioned only in the account...
• Narcissus(stupidity), a dweller at Rome, (Romans 16:11) some members of whose household were...
• Nard[SPIKENARD]
• Nathan(a giver). An eminent Hebrew prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon. (B.C. 1015.)...
• Nathanael(gift of God), a disciple of Jesus Christ, concerning whom, under that name at least,...
• Nathanmelech(the gift of the king), a eunuch (Authorized Version "chamberlain") in the court of...
• Naum(consolation), son of Esli, and father of Amos, in the genealogy of Christ, (Luke...
• Nave(Heb. gao), anything convex or arched, as the boss of a shield, (Job 15:26) the...
• Nazarenean inhabitant of Nazareth. This appellative is applied to,Jesus in many passages in...
• Nazareth(the guarded one) the ordinary residence of our Saviour, is not mentioned in the Old...
• Nazaritemore properly Naz’irite (one separated), one of either sex who was bound by a vow of a...
• Neah(shaking) a place which was one of the landmarks on the boundary of Zebulun. (Joshua...
• Neapolis(new city) is the place in northern Greece where Paul and his associates first landed...
• Neariah(servant of Jehovah). One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family...
• Nebai(fruitful), a family of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah....
• Nebaioth, Nebajoth(heights), the "first-born of Ishmael," (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29) (B.C. about...
• Neballat(hidden folly), town of Benjamin, one of those which the Benjamites reoccupied after...
• Nebat(aspect), the father of Jeroboam, (1 Kings 11:26; 12:2,15) etc., is described as an...
• NeboA town of Reuben on the east side of Jordan. (Numbers 32:3,38) In the remarkable...
• Nebo(prophet), Mount, the mountain from which Moses took his first and last view of the...
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar(may Nebo protect the crown), was the greatest and most powerful of the Babylonian...
• Nebushasban(Nebo saves me), one of the officers of Nebuchadnezzar at the time of the capture of...
• Nebuzaradan(chief whom Nebo favors), the Rab-tabbachim i.e. chief of the slaughterers (Authorized...
• Necho(lame). (2 Chronicles 35:20,22; 36:4) [PHARAOH-NECHO]
• Nedabiah(whom Jehovah impels) apparently one of the sons of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, king of...
• Neginah(stringed instruments), the singular of Neginoth. If occurs in the title of (Psalms...
• Neginoth[NEGINAH]
• Nehelamite, thethe designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity...
• Nehemiah(consolation of the Lord). Son of Hachaliah, and apparently of the tribe of Judah. All...
• Nehemiah, the Book oflike the preceding one of Ezra, is clearly and certainly not all by the same hand....
• NehilothThe title of (Psalms 5:1) in the Authorized Version is rendered "To the chief musician...
• Nehum(consolation), one of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:7)
• Nehushta(brass), the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, wife of Jehoiakim and mother of...
• Nehushtan(a thing of brass), the name by which the brazen serpent made by Moses in the...
• Neiel(moved by God), a place which formed one of the landmarks of the boundary of the tribe...
• Nekeb(cavern), one of the towns on the boundary of Naphtali. (Joshua 19:3) It lay between...
• Nekoda(distinguished). The descendants of Nekoda returned among the Nethinim after the...
• Nemuel(day of God). A Reubenite, son of Eliab and eldest brother of Dathan and Abiram....
• Nepheg(sprout). One of the sons of Izhar the son of Kohath. (Esther 6:21) One of David’s...
• Nephish(refreshed), an inaccurate variation (found in (1 Chronicles 1:19) only) of the name Nephish.
• Nephishesim(expansions). The children of Nephishesim were among the Nethinim who returned with...
• NephthalimA form of the name Naphtali. (Job 7:3; Matthew 4:13,15; Revelation 7:6)
• Nephtoah, or Nephtoah(opening), The water of. The spring or source of the water or (inaccurately) waters of...
• Nephusim(expansions), the same as Nephishesim, of which name according to Gesenius it is the...
• Ner(a light or lamp), son of Jehiel, according to (1 Chronicles 8:33) father of Abner,...
• Nereus(lamp), a Christian at Rome, saluted by St. Paul. (Romans 16:15) According to...
• Nergal(hero), one of the chief Assyrian and Babylonian deities, seems to have corresponded...
• Nergalsharezer(prince of fire) occurs only in (Jeremiah 39:3) and Jere 39:13 There appear to have...
• Nerishort form for NERIAH (Jehovah is my lamp) son of Melchi and father of Salathiel, in...
• Neriah(lamp of Jehovah), the son of Maaseiah and father of Baruch and Seraiah.
• Net[See FISHING]
• Nethaneel(given of God). The son of Zuar and prince of the tribe of Issachar at the time of the...
• Nethaniah(given of Jehovah). The son of Elishama, and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah....
• Nethinim(given, dedicated), As applied specifically to a distinct body of men connected with...
• Netophah(distillation), a town the name of which occurs only in the catalogue of those who...
• Netophathitean inhabitant of Neophah.
• Nettlea well-known plant covered with minute sharp hairs; containing a poison that produces...
• New MoonThe first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily...
• New TestamentIt is proposed in this article to consider the text of the New Testament. The subject...
• New Year[TRUMPETS, FEAST OF FEAST OF]
• Neziah(pre-eminent). The descendants of Neziah were among the Nethinim who returned with...
• Nezib(garrison, pillar), a city of Judah, (Joshua 15:43) only, in the district of the...
• Nibhaz(the barker), a deity of the Avites, introduced by them into Samaria in the time of...
• Nibshan(soft soil) one of the six cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:62) which were in the district...
• Nicanor(conqueror). Son of Patroclus, 2 Macc. 8:9, a general who was engaged in the Jewish...
• Nicodemus(conqueror of the people), a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews and a teacher of Israel,...
• Nicolaitans(followers of Nicolas), a sect mentioned in (Revelation 2:6,15) whose deeds were...
• Nicolas(victor of the people), (Acts 6:5) a native of Antioch and a proselyte to the Jewish...
• Nicopolis(city of victory) is mentioned in (Titus 3:12) as the place where St. Paul was...
• Niger(black) is the additional or distinctive name given to the Simeon who was one of the...
• Night[DAY]
• NighthawkThe Hebrew word so translated, (Leviticus 11:10; 14:15) probably denotes some kind of owl.
• Nile(blue, dark), the great river of Egypt. The word Nile nowhere occurs in the Authorized...
• Nimrah(limpid, pure), a place mentioned by this name in (Numbers 32:3) only. If it is the...
• Nimrim(limpid, pure), The waters of, a stream or brook within the country of Moab, which is...
• Nimrod(rebellion; or the valiant), a son of Cush and grandson of Ham. The events of his life...
• Nimshi(rescued), the grandfather of Jehu, who is generally called "the son of Nimshi." (1...
• Nineveh(abode of Ninus), the capital of the ancient kingdom and empire of Assyria. The name...
• Ninevitesthe inhabitants of Nineveh. (Luke 11:30)
• Nisan[MONTH]
• Nisroch(the great eagle) an idol of Nineveh, in whose temple Sennacherib was worshipping when...
• NitreMention of this substance is made in (Proverbs 25:20) --"and as vinegar upon...
• No[NO-AMON]
• No-Adiah(whom Jehovah meets). A Levite, son of Binnui who with Meremoth, Eleazar and Jozabad...
• No-Amon(temple of Amon) (Nahum 3:8) No, (Jeremiah 46:25; Ezekiel 30:14,16) a city of Egypt,...
• Noah(motion), one of the five daughters of Zelophehad. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua...
• Noah(rest), the tenth in descent from Adam, in the line of Seth was the son of Lamech and...
• Nob(high place) (1 Samuel 22:19; Nehemiah 11:32) a sacerdotal city in the tribe of...
• Nobah(barking), an Israelite warrior, (Numbers 32:42) who during the conquest of the...
• Nod(flight), the land to which Cain fled after the murder of Abel. [CAIN]
• Nodab(nobility), the name of an Arab tribe mentioned only in (1 Chronicles 6:19) in the...
• Nogah(brightness), one of the thirteen sons of David who were born to him in Jerusalem, (1...
• Nohah(rest), the fourth son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:2)
• Non(fish). Nun, the father of Joshua. (1 Chronicles 7:27)
• Noph[MEMPHIS]
• Nopha(blast), a place mentioned only in (Numbers 21:30) in the remarkable song apparently...
• Nose-Jewel(Genesis 24:22; Exodus 35:22) "earing;" (Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12) "jewel on the...
• NumberLike most Oriental nations, it is probable that the Hebrews in their written...
• Numbersthe fourth book of the law or Pentateuch. It takes its name in the LXX. and Vulgate...
• Nun(fish , or posterity), the father of the Jewish captain Joshua. (Exodus 33:11) etc....
• NurseIn ancient times the position of the nurse, wherever one was maintained, was one of...
• Nutsare mentioned among the good things of the things which the sons of Israel were to...
• Nym Phas(bridegroom), a wealthy and zealous Christian in Laodicea. (Colossians 4:15) (A.D. 60.)