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Words and terms of Scripture explained
Months, words, stars and objects named in the Bible, explained from the verses that use them.
17 terms
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A
Adar
Adar is the name of the twelfth Hebrew month and also of a place on the southern border of Judah.
Arcturus
Arcturus is a star or star group named twice in the book of Job.
B
Barley
Barley is a cereal grain, not a person.
Beulah
Beulah is a symbolic name that Isaiah says will be given to the land of God's people, replacing the name Desolate.
D
Duke
Duke is not a person's name.
E
Eloi
Eloi is not a person but a word, an Aramaic form of address meaning my God, spoken by Jesus on the cross.
H
Hosanna
Hosanna is a shout of praise, not a person.
J
Jasher
The book of Jasher is a written work that the Old Testament cites twice as a source.
M
Manna
Manna is the name the house of Israel gave to a food in Exodus.
Maranatha
Maranatha is not a person.
N
Nisan
Nisan is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar, used in the books written during the Persian period.
O
Omega
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
Onyx
Onyx is a precious stone named in the King James Version, not a person.
Orion
Orion is a constellation of stars named three times in the King James Bible, each time as part of God's creation.
S
Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, named once in the Bible.
T
Talitha
Talitha is not a personal name but an Aramaic word meaning damsel or little girl.
Tarry
Tarry is not a person or a place.
