Smith’s dictionary

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

• Vajezatha(strong as the wind), one of the ten sons of Haman whom the Jews slew in Shushan....
• Vale, ValleyIt is hardly necessary to state that these words signify a hollow sweep of ground...
• Vaniah(Jehovah is praise), one of the sons of Bani, (Ezra 10:36) (B.C. 458.)
• Vashni(strong), the first-born of Samuel as the text now stands. (1 Chronicles 6:28) (13);...
• Vashti(beautiful), the "queen" of Ahasuerus, who, for refusing to show herself to the king’s...
• VeilWith regard to the use of the veil, it is important to observe that it was by no means...
• Veil of the Tabernacle and Temple[TABERNACLE; TEMPLE]
• Versions, Ancient, of the Old and New TestamentsIn treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part,...
• Versions, AuthorizedWYCLIFFE. --The New Testament was translated by Wycliffe himself The Old Testament was...
• VillageThis word in addition to its ordinary sense, is often used, especially in the...
• Vinethe well-known valuable plant (vitis vinifera) very frequently referred to in the Old...
• Vine of Sodomoccurs only in (32:32) It is generally supposed that this passage alludes to the...
• VinegarThe Hebrew word translated "vinegar" was applied to a beverage consisting generally of...
• Vineyards, Plain of theThis place, mentioned only in (Judges 11:33) lay east of the Jordan, beyond Aroer.
• Viol[PSALTERY]
• Viper[SERPENT]
• Vophsi(rich), father of Nahbi, the Naphtalite spy. (Numbers 13:14) (B.C. before 1490.)
• VowsA vow is a solemn promise made to God to perform or to abstain from performing a...
• Vulgate, thethe Latin version of the Bible. The influence which it exercised upon western...
• VultureThe rendering in the Authorized Version of the Hebrew daah, dayyah , and also in (Job...