Search for: Jehovah
23021 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Judah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Judah — praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah” ( Genesis 29:35 ).
23022 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Kedesh.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , “for Jehovah among the mighty” ( Judges 4:9, Judges 4:10 ). In the reign of Pekah it was taken by Tiglath-Pileser ( 2 Kings 15:29 ). It was situated near the “plain” (rather “the …
23023 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. King.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation ( 1 Samuel 8:7; Isaiah 33:22 ). But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded, that they …
23024 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. King.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Jehovah, the true King of Israel ( 1 Samuel 10:1 ). The limits of the king’s power were prescribed ( 1 Samuel 10:25 ). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or …
23025 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Levite.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… possessions. Jehovah was their inheritance ( Numbers 18:20; Numbers 26:62; Deuteronomy 10:9; Deuteronomy 18:1, Deuteronomy 18:2 ), and for their support it was ordained …
23026 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Leviticus.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… before Jehovah,” and their punishment ( Leviticus 10 ). (3.) Laws concerning purity, and the sacrifices and ordinances for putting away impurity ( Leviticus 11-16 …
23027 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lo-ammi.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Jehovah’s rejection of his people ( Hosea 1:9, Hosea 1:10 ), his treatment of them as a foreign people. This Hebrew word is rendered by “not my people” in ver. Hosea …
23028 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lord.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… .) Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form “Jehovah” is retained …
23029 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lord.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
The old plural form of this Hebrew word is ˒adonai. From a superstitious reverence for the name “Jehovah,” the Jews, in reading their Scriptures, whenever that name occurred, always pronounced it ˒Adonai.
23030 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lord.6 (Matthew G. Easton)
(3.) Greek kurios, a supreme master, etc. In the LXX. this is invariably used for “Jehovah” and “‘Adonai.”
23031 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Lo-ruhamah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Lo-ruhamah — not pitied, the name of the prophet Hosea’s first daughter, a type of Jehovah’s temporary rejection of his people ( Hosea 1:6; Hosea 2:23 ).
23032 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Maaseiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Maaseiah — the work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark ( 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 15:20 ).
23033 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Maaseiah.8 (Matthew G. Easton)
Maase’iah, refuge is Jehovah, a priest, the father of Neriah ( Jeremiah 32:12; Jeremiah 51:59 ).
23034 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Maasiai.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Maasiai — work of Jehovah, one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity ( 1 Chronicles 9:12 ).
23035 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Maaziah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Maaziah — strength or consolation of Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-fourth priestly course ( 1 Chronicles 24:18 ) in David’s reign.
23036 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Madmenah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by Jehovah as teben [broken straw] is trodden to fragments on the threshing-floors of Madmenah.”
23037 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Malachi.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Jehovah, and not a proper name. There is reason, however, to conclude that Malachi was the ordinary name of the prophet.
23038 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Malachi, Prophecies of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Jehovah’s love to them. The first section ( Malachi 1:6-2:9 ) contains a stern rebuke addressed to the priests who had despised the name of Jehovah, and been leaders …
23039 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Malchiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Malchiah — Jehovah’s king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David ( 1 Chronicles 24:9 ).
23040 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Manasseh.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Jehovah out of the land. Amid this wide-spread idolatry there were not wanting, however, faithful prophets (Isaiah, Micah) who lifted up their voice in reproof …