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Le Horsheved
Tenement so called within Ludgate (Cal. L. Bk. G. p. 286).
Not further identified.
"Heved," M.E. =...
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Castle on the Hoop
Parish of St. Margaret, Friday Street.
See Le Burgate.
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Le Scot on the Hoop
Tenement brewhouse so called in Bishopsgate Street between the tenement of the Prior of the Hospital...
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Hoop
·vt To drive or follow with a shout.
II. Hoop ·vt To call by a shout or peculiar cry.
III. Hoop ·n...
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hoop
To run the hoop; an ancient marine custom. Four or more boys having their left hands tied fast to an...
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hoop
a measure, containing a peck, or a quarter of a strike. N.
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hoop
The principal hoops of different kinds used for nautical purposes, are noticed under their several n...
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(St.) Andrews Cross on the Hoop
A tenement and garden so called in Fleet Street in parish of St. Dunstan between the tenement of the...
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White Hart on the Hoop
A tenement called "Whitehart," otherwise "Hyltonsyn," opposite the lane called Chancellors lane, 147...
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Pott Inn, Pott on the Hoop
See Pewter Pot Inn.
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On
·prep <<Of>>.
II. On ·prep At the peril of, or for the safety of.
III. On ·prep In progress; proce...
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On
pain; force; iniquity
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On
Light; the sun, (Gen. 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jer. 43:13...
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on
prep.
Used for In, in many cases,especially of towns which sprang from Goldfields, and where theori...
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on
to be a little on is to be tipsy. Derb.
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on
The sea is said to be "on" when boisterous; as, there is a high sea on.
...
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block, on the
1) On the promenade above referred to.
1896. `The Argus,' July 17, p. 4. col. 7:
«We may slacken p...
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on the beam
Implies any distance from a ship on a line with her beams, or at right angles with the keel.
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on the bow
At any angle on either side of the stem up to 45°; then it is either four points on the bow, or four...
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on the quarter
Being in that position with regard to a ship, as to be included in the angles which diverge from rig...
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Hoop Yard
Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, ...
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Hoop Tavern
Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, ...
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hoop-pine
n.
another name for the tree Araucaria cunninghami or Moreton-Bay Pine.See Pine.
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sling-hoop
That which suspends the yard from the mast, by which it is hoisted and lowered.
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slot-hoop
The same as truss-hoops.
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spider-hoop
The hoop round a mast to secure the shackles to which the futtock-shrouds are attached. Also, an iro...
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Sermon on the mount
After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of t...
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Blakehors on the Hope
See Blackhorse Alley, Court, Fleet Street.
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Iren on the Hope
A tenement so called in parish of St. Mary Magdalene in Olde fisshe-strete, in ward of Castle baynar...
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clap on the shoulder
An arrest for debt; whence a bum bailiff is called a shoulder-clapper.
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dowse on the chops
A blow in the face.
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laid on the shelf
Pawned.
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devil-on-the-coals
n.
a Bushman's name fora small and quickly-baked damper.
1862. Rev. A. Polehampton, `Kangaroo Land...
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wallaby track, on the
or On the Wallaby,or Out on the Wallaby
or simply Wallaby
,as adj. [slang].
Tramping the country ...
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bend on the tack
In hoisting signals, that piece of rope called the distant line which keeps the flags so far asunder...
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carrying on the war
Making suitable arrangements for carrying on the lark or amusement.
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holding on the slack
Doing nothing. (See eyelids.)
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spots on the sun
See maculæ.
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Ca-on
·noun A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.
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Hanger-on
·noun One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to o...
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Hangers-on
·pl of Hanger-on.
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On dit
·- They say, or it is said.
II. On dit ·noun A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit.
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On-hanger
·noun A hanger-on.
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On-looker
·noun A looker-on.
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On-looking
·adj Looking on or forward.
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Pi-on
·noun ·see Monkey's puzzle.
II. Pi-on ·noun The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the t...
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Putter-on
·noun An <<Instigator>>.
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Slip-on
·noun A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak.
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hanger on
A dependant.
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try on
To endeavour. To live by thieving. Coves who try it on; professed thieves.
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to carry on
To riot; to frolic.
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to hold on
To wait; stop. 'Hold on a minute;' originally a sea phrase.
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to let on
To mention; to disclose; to betray a knowledge or consciousness of anything. 'He never let on,' i. e...
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to light on
To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster.
As in the tides of people once up, t...
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to take on
To grieve; to fret at a misfortune or disappointment.
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to tell on
To tell of; to tell about.
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goings on
Behavior; actions; conduct. Used by us as in England mostly in a bad sense. See Carryings on.
Prett...
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hanger-on
A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.--Johnson.
They all excused themselves save tw...
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on hand
At hand; present. A colloquial expression in frequent use.
The Anti-Sabbath meeting, so long talked...
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leck-on
pour on more liquor. N. Perhaps from LEEK. N.
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lite on
to* lite on, to rely on. N.
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minnin-on
a forenoon luncheon. York.
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think on
think of it ; as, I will if I think on.
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broadside-on
The whole side of a vessel; the opposite of end-on.
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clap on!
The order to lay hold of any rope, in order to haul upon it.
Also, to "Clap on the stoppers before...
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end-on
Said particularly of a ship when only her bows and head-sails are to be seen, but generally used in ...
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holding-on
The act of pulling back the hind part of any rope.
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hold on
keep all you have got in pulling a rope.
♦ Hold on a minute. Wait or stop.
♦ Hold on with your n...
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on board
Within a ship; the same as aboard.
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on end
The same as an-end (which see). Top-masts and topgallant-masts are on end, when they are in their pl...
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set on!
The order to set the engine going on board a steamer.
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shutting on
Joining the arms of an anchor to its shank. Also, welding one piece of iron to another to lengthen i...
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tail on
, or tally on
The order to clap on to a rope.
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The
·vi ·see <<Thee>>.
II. The (·art·def) A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their me...
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to pinch on the parson's side
To defraud the parson of his tithe.
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die on the fin, to
An expression applied to whales, which when dying rise to the surface, after the final dive, with on...
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Cock-a-hoop
·adj Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
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Round Hoop Court
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. I 755-Boyle, 1799).
!!!!Round Hope Court in Strype. ...
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cock-a-hoop
In full confidence, and high spirits.
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to put on airs
To assume airs of importance.
You don't see no folks putting on airs in election time; every fellow...
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off and on
Vacillating, changeable, undecided; in which sense it is much used with us. In England it is also us...
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joys on thee!
sometimes GOODING ON THEE! an imprecation of blessing. Derb.
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carrying on duty
The operations of the officer in charge of the deck or watch.
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carry on, to
To spread all sail; also, beyond discretion, or at all hazards. In galley-slang, to joke a person ev...
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crack on, to
to carry all sail.
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dead-on-end
The wind blowing directly adverse to the vessel's intended course.
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dragging on her
Said of a vessel in chase, or rounding a point, when she is obliged to carry more canvas to a fresh ...
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hang on her!
In rowing, is the order to stretch out to the utmost to preserve or increase head-way on the boat.
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off and on
When a ship beating to windward approaches the shore by one board, and recedes from it when on the o...
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on a bowline
Close to the wind, when the sail will not stand without hauling the bowlines.
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on a wind
Synonymous with on a bowline.
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on deck there!
The cry to call attention from aloft or below.
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on either tack
Any way or every way; a colloquialism.
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on-shore winds
Those which blow from the offing, and render bays uncomfortable and insecure.
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protections, on paper
, against impressment, were but little regarded. Yet seafaring men above 55, and under 18, were by s...
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right on end
In a continuous line; as the masts should be.
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Cock and Hoop Court
Out of Addle Hill. In Castle Baynard Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 230, to Boyle, 1799).
Not name...
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Cock and Hoop Yard
East out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (in O.S. 1880 ed.).
Earliest mention: O. and M. 1677.
R...
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Le Dolphyn upon le Hoop
A brewhouse tenement called "le Dolphyn upon le hoop" in parish of St. Magnus by London Bridge, 23 H...
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Swan and Hoop Passage
South out of Cornhill to No.78 Lombard Street. In Cornhill and Langbourn Wards (P.C. 1732-Elmes, 183...
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All Hallows on the Hay, over Heywharf
See All Hallows the Great.
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Jukes, The
·add. ·- A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the "Jukes" sisters, whose hu...
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Hermonites, the
(Ps. 42:6, 7) = "the Hermons", i.e., the three peaks or summits of Hermon, which are about a quarter...
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Sea, The
(Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river...
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Transfiguration, the
Of our Lord on a "high mountain apart," is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8;...
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Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John ...
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go, the
The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonim...
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bag, the
Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-toke...
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Archite, The
(as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim), the usual designation of David's frie...
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Arkite, The
from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the co...
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Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the Geshurites; ...
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Bachrites, The
the family of Becher, son of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35)
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Baharumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Barhumite, The
[Bahurim]
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Belaites, The
(Numbers 26:38) [Bela, 3]
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Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situate...
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Berothite, The
(1 Chronicles 11:39) [Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan]
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Canaanite, The
the designation of the apostle Simon, otherwise known as "Simon Zelotes." It occurs in (Matthew 10:4...
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Canaanites, The
a word used in two senses:
• A tribe which inhabited a particular locality of the land west of the ...
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Chemarim, The
(those who go about in black, i.e. ascetics). In the Hebrew applied to the priests of the worship of...
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College, The
In (2 Kings 22:14) it is probable that the word translated "college" represents here not an institut...
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Danites, The
The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1,11; 1 Chronicles 12:35)
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Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
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Epicureans, The
derived their name from Epicurus (342-271 B.C.), a philosopher of Attic descent, whose "Garden" at A...
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Eranites, The
(Numbers 26:36)
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Eshkalonites, The
(Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon]
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Eshtaulites, The
with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Exodus, The
of the Israelites from Egypt. the common chronology places the date of this event at B.C. 1491, deri...
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Eznite, The
According to the statement of (2 Samuel 23:8) Adino the Eznite was another name for Jashobeam, a Tac...
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Ezrahite, The
(son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons-Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman,...
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Gadites, The
the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe.
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Garmite, The
Keilah the Garmite, i.e. the descendant of Gerem, is mentioned in the obscure genealogical lists of ...
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Gazathites, The
(Joshua 13:3) the inhabitants of Gaza.
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Gazites, The
Inhabitants of Gaza. (Judges 16:2)
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Gederathite, The
the native of a place called Gederah, apparently in Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 12:4)
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Gederite, The
the native of some place named Geder or Gederah. (1 Chronicles 27:28)
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Gershonites, The
the family descended from Gershon or Gershom, the son of Levi. "THE GERSH0NITE," as applied to indiv...
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Gezrites The
The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient readin...
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Gibeonites, The
the people of Gibeon, and perhaps also of the three cities associated with Gibeon, (Joshua 9:17)-Hiv...
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Giblites, The
[Gebal]
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Gileadites, The
(Numbers 26:29; Judges 10:3; 12:4,5), a branch of the tribe of Manasseh, descended from Gilead.
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Gilonite, The
native of Giloh. (2 Samuel 15:12; 23:34)
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Girgasite, The
(Genesis 10:16) or NEXT ENTRY ...
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Gizonites, The
(inhabitant of Gizoh). "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite "are named amongst the warriors of David's g...
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Gunites, The
the descendants of Guni, son of Naphtali. (Numbers 26:48)
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Hagerite, The
Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David's sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:...
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Haggites, The
a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)
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Hamathite, The
one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16...
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Hamulites, The
the family of the preceding. (Numbers 26:21)
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Harodite, The
the designation of two of the thirty-seven warriors of David's guard, Shammah and Elika, (2 Samuel 2...
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Hebronites, The
A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58; 1 Chro...
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Hepherites, The
the family of Hepher the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Hermonites, The
Properly "the Hermons," with reference to the three summits of Mount Hermon. (Psalms 42:6) (Psal 42:...
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Huphamites, The
descendants of Hupham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (Numbers 26:39)
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Jimnites, The
descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)
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Kenite, The
and Ken'ites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the...
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Machirites, The
the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead. (Numbers 26:29)
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Mahavite, The
the designation of Eliel, one of the warriors of King David's guard, whose name is preserved in the ...
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Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
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Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) el...
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Mecherathite, The
that is, the native or inhabitant of a place called Mecherah. (1 Chronicles 11:36) In the parallel l...
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Median, The
Darius, "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes," (Daniel 9:1) or "the Mede," ch. (Daniel 11...
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Meholathite, The
a word occurring once only- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place cel...
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Mehunims, The
a people against whom King Uzziah waged a successful war. (2 Chronicles 26:7) The name is the plural...
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Meronothithe, The
that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have...
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Mesobaite, The
a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any ...
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Mishraites, The
the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding...
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Mithnite, The
the designation of Joshaphat, one of David's guard in the catalogue of (1 Chronicles 11:43)
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Morasthite, The
that is, the native of a place named Moresheth. It occurs twice- (Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1)-each ti...
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Naamites, The
the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
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Nehelamite, The
the designation of a man named Shemaiah, a false prophet, who went with the captivity to Babylon. (J...
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Pelonite, The
Two of David's men, Helez and Ahijah, are called Pelonites. (1 Chronicles 11:27,36) (B.C. about 1015...
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Pentateuch, The
is the Greek name given to the five books commonly called the "five books of Moses." This title is d...
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Perizzite, The
and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before a...
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Pharzites. The
the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
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Plague, The
The plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors).-Like the cho...
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Praltite, The
Helez "the Paltite" is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David's mighty men. (B.C. 1015.)
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Puhites, The
According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the "Puhites" or "Puthites" belonged to the families of Kirjath-jea...
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Punites, The
the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
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Quicksands, The
more properly THE Syrtis, The, (Acts 27:17) the broad a deep bight on the north African coast betwee...
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Ramathite, The
Shimei the Ramathite, i.e. a native of Ramah, had charge of the royal vineyards of King David. (1 Ch...
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Sardites, The
descendants of Sered the son of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:26) (In the Revised Version of (Revelation 4:3)...
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Shaalbonite, The
Eliahba the Shaalbonite was one of David's thirty seven heroes. (2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33)...
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Shearinghouse, The
a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria, at which Jehu, on his way to the latter, encountere...
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Shechemites, The
the family of Shechem son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:31) comp. Josh 17:2
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Sheepgate, The
one of the gates of Jerusalem as rebuilt by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,32; 12:39) It stood between the ...
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Sheepmarket, The
(John 5:2) The world "market" is an interpolation of our translators. We ought probably to supply th...
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Shelanites, The
the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)
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Shemidaites, The
the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)
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Shillemites, The
[Shillem]
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Shilonite, The
that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 1...
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Shilonites, The
are mentioned among the descendants of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem at a date difficult to (1 Chronic...
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Shimites, The
the descendants of Shimei the son of Gershon. (Numbers 3:21)
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Shimronites, The
[Shimron]
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Shiphmite The
probably, though not certainly, the native of Shepham. (1 Chronicles 27:27)
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