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Whip
·vt The long pennant. ·see Pennant (a).
II. Whip ·vt To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
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whip
I.
A single rope rove through a single block to hoist in light articles. Where greater and steadie...
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whip upon whip
A sort of easy purchase, much used in colliers. It consists of one whip applied to the falls of anot...
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Cock
·noun A small boat.
II. Cock ·noun A faucet or valve.
III. Cock ·noun The indicator of a balance.
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The Cock
1) On the north side of Fleet Street, facing Middle Temple Gate, behind the bouses in Fleet Street. ...
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cock, or chief cock of the walk
The leading man in any society or body; the best boxer in a village or district.
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cock
That curved arm affixed to the lock of small arms, which, when released by the touch of the trigger,...
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Cock
(Matthew 26:34; Mark 13:35; 14:30) etc. The domestic cock and hen were early known to the ancient Gr...
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The Cock, Cock Alley
The sign of the Cocke in Woodstreate and the alley called "Cocke Alley," 36 H. VIII. 1544 (L. and P....
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knight of the whip
A coachman.
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Sea whip
·- A gorgonian having a simple stem.
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Whip-shaped
·adj Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or s...
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whip jacks
The tenth order of the canting crew, rogues who having learned a few sea terms, beg with counterfeit...
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to whip off
To run away, to drink off greedily, to snatch. He whipped away from home, went to the alehouse, wher...
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stock-whip
n.
whip for driving cattle.See quotations.
1857. W. Howitt, `Tallangetta,' vol. i. p. 100:
«The s...
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whip-bird
n.
See coach-whip bird.
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whip-snake
n.
or Little Whip-Snake.See under snake.
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whip-stick
n.
variety of dwarf Eucalypt; one of the Mallees; forming thick scrub.
1874. M. C., `Explorers,' p...
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whip-tail
n.
1) A fancy name for a smallKangaroo. See Pretty-Faces, quotation.
2) A Tasmanian fish; see unde...
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penny-whip
very small beer. Lane, a penny per quart.
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coach-whip
The pendant.
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double-whip
A whip is simply a rope rove through a single block; a double whip is when it passes through a lower...
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whip-staff
See whipII
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whip-jack
An old term, equivalent to fresh-water sailor, or a sham-shipwrecked tar. (See turnpike-sailors.)
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whip-ray
A ray with a long tail ending in a very fine point. It is armed with a dangerous serrated spine, jag...
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whip-saw
The largest of that class of useful instruments, being that generally used at the saw-pit.
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cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pay...
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Air cock
·- A faucet to allow escape of air.
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Cock-brained
·adj Giddy; rash.
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Cock-padle
·noun ·see <<Lumpfish>>.
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Dandy-cock
·noun ·f ·Alt. of Dandy-hen.
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Grease cock
·add. ·- ·Alt. of <<Cup>>.
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Sea cock
·- The black-bellied plover.
II. Sea cock ·- A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
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Try cock
·add. ·- A cock for withdrawing a small quantity of liquid, as for testing.
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Water cock
·- A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the b...
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Cock-crowing
In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches,...
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Cock Alehouse
Adjoining the Church of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 123).
Demolished ...
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Cock Alley
1) On the north side of Ludgate Street, a passage to Amen Corner and other places (O. and M. 1677-Bo...
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Cock Court
1) South out of Ludgate Hill at No. 19, in Farringdon Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Elmes, 1831).
A pa...
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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Cock Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 51, opposite Creechurch Lane (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not n...
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Cock Lane
1) East out of Snow Hill, at No. 9, to Giltspur Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without....
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Cock Yard
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
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bully cock
One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons quarrelling.
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cock ale
A provocative drink.
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cock alley
The private parts of a woman.
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cock lane
The private parts of a woman.
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cock bawd
A male keeper of a bawdy-house.
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cock hoist
A cross buttock.
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cock pimp
The supposed husband of a bawd.
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cock robin
A soft, easy fellow.
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cock-sure
Certain: a metaphor borrowed front the cock of a firelock, as being much more certain to fire than t...
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shy cock
One who keeps within doors for fear of bailiffs.
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spatch cock
(Abbreviation of DISPATCH COCK.) A hen just killed from the roost, or yard, and immediately skinned,...
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cock-schnapper
n.
a fish; the smallest kind of Schnapper (q.v.). See also Count-fish.
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half cock
'To go off at half cock,' is a metaphorical expression borrowed from the language of sportsmen, and ...
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cock-leet
i. e. cock-light, day-break ; or sometimes the dusk of the evening. Exmoor.
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gor-cock
, GOR-HEN, grouse, according to the sex. York.
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lob-cock
a clumsy lubberly fellow. North.
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shirl-cock
a thrush. Derb.
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skiddey-cock
a water-rail. W.
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cock-bill
The situation of the anchor when suspended from the cat-head ready for letting go. Also said of a ca...
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cock-boat
A very small boat used on rivers or near the shore. Formerly the cock was the general name of a yawl...
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cock-paddle
A name of the paddle or lump-fish (Cyclopterus lumpus).
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half-cock
To go off at half-cock is an unexpected discharge of a fire-arm; hurried conduct without due prepara...
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harp-cock
An old modification of the harpoon.
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lob-cock
A lubber; an old term of utter contempt.
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pet-cock
A tap, or valve on a pump.
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skiddy-cock
A west-country term for the water-rail.
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sweetening cock
A wholesome contrivance for preventing fetid effluvia in ships' holds, by inserting a pipe through t...
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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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Whip-poor-will
·noun An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker;
— so called ...
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Whip-tom-kelly
·noun A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native of the West Indies and Florida;
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whip-belly vengeance
or pinch-gut vengeance, of which he that gets the most has the worst share. Weak or sour beer.
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coach-whip bird
n.
Psophodes crepitans,V. and H. (see Gould's `Birds of Australia,' vol. iii. pl. 15);Black-throate...
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little whip-snake
See snake
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Cock-a-hoop
·adj Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
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The Cock, Jewry Street
See Cock Court.
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Great Cock Alley
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without, and east to White Cross Street (Rocque, 1746-...
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Little Cock Alley
1) North out of Redcross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720-London Guide, 1758).
It ...
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Pheasant Cock Yard
See Pheasant Court.
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White Cock Alley
South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of and leading to Dyers' Hall (O. and M. 1677).
Purc...
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White Cock Court
East out of Bread Street, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Site has been rebuilt...
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cock-a-whoop
Elevated, in high-spirits, transported with joy.
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cock your eye
Shut one eye: thus translated into apothecaries Latin.--Gallus tuus ego.
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cock-a-bully
n. a popular name for the NewZealand fish Galaxias fasciatus, Gray, a corruption ofits Maori name Ko...
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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm.
1894. `The Age,' Jan. 20, p. 13, col. 4:...
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cock-a-hoop
In full confidence, and high spirits.
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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:
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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
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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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Shuhamites, The
[Shuham]
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Shulamite, The
one of the personages in the poem of Solomon's (Song of Solomon 6:13) The name denotes a woman belon...
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Shumathites, The
one of the four families who sprang from Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
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Shunammite, The
i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3...
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Shunites, The
the descendants of Shuni.
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Shuphamites, The
the descendants of Shupham or Shephupham, the Benjamite. (Numbers 26:3)
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Shuthalhites, The
[Shuthelah]
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Syrtis, The
(Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. It was the w...
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Tachmonite, The
"The Tachmonite that sat in the seat," chief among David's captains, (2 Samuel 23:8) Isa in 1Chr 11:...
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Tahanites, The
(Numbers 26:35) [Tahan]
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Tarpelites, The
A race of Assyrian colonists who were planted int he cites of Samaria after the captivity of the nor...
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Tekoite, The
Ira ben-Ikkesh, one of David's warriors, is thus designated. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27...
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Thresholds, The
This word, Asuppe, appears to be inaccurately rendered in (Nehemiah 12:25) though its real force has...
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Timnite, The
Samson's father-in-law, a native of Timnathah. (Judges 15:6)
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Tirathites, The
one of the three families of scribes residing at Jabez, (1 Chronicles 2:55) the others being the Shi...
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Tishbite, The
the well-known designation of Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17,28; 2 Kings 1:3,8; 9:36) The name natural...
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