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23081 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Theocracy.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… were Jehovah’s own subjects, ruled directly by him (comp. 1 Samuel 8:6-9 ).

23082 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tibni.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… of Jehovah, the son of Ginath, a man of some position, whom a considerable number of the people chose as monarch. For the period of four years he contended for …

23083 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tob-adonijah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Tob-adonijah — good is Jehovah, my Lord, a Levite sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people of Judah in the law ( 2 Chronicles 17:8 ).

23084 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tobiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… to Jehovah, the “servant,” the “Ammonite,” who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile ( Nehemiah 2:10 ). He was a man of great influence …

23085 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Uzziah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… to Jehovah, and “did that which was right in the sight of the Lord” ( 2 Kings 15:3; 2 Chronicles 26:4, 2 Chronicles 26:5 ); but toward the close of his long life “his heart …

23086 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zabdi.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Zabdi — gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan ( Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:17, Joshua 7:18 ). He is probably the “Zimri” of 1 Chronicles 2:6 .

23087 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zebadiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Zebadiah — gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother ( 1 Chronicles 27:7 ).

23088 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zechariah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Zechariah — Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He …

23089 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zedekiah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother …

23090 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zephaniah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Zephaniah — Jehovah has concealed, or Jehovah of darkness. (1.) The son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah, and the ninth in the order of the minor prophets …

23091 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zilthai.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Zilthai — shadow (i.e., protection) of Jehovah. (1.) A Benjamite ( 1 Chronicles 8:20 ). (2.) One of the captains of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:20 ).

23092 Etymology dictionary, p. alleluia (interj.).2

late 14c., from Latin alleluja, from Greek allelouia, from Hebrew hallelu-yah "praise Jehovah" (see hallelujah ). Related: Alleluiatic .

23093 Etymology dictionary, p. angel (n.).3

The Greek word was used in Scriptural translations for Hebrew mal'akh (yehowah) "messenger (of Jehovah)," from base l-'-k "to send." An Old English word for it was aerendgast, literally "errand-spirit."

23094 Etymology dictionary, p. Baal.2

… (including Jehovah; see Hosea ii.16), but later a name of the particular Phoenician solar deity; from ba'al "he took possession of," also "he married;" related to or …

23095 Etymology dictionary, p. blasphemy (n.).3

… for Jehovah as ruler of the Jews, comparable to treason.

23096 Etymology dictionary, p. hallelujah.2

… ye Jehovah," from hallalu, plural imperative of hallel "to praise" also "song of praise," from hillel "he praised," of imitative origin, with primary sense being "to …

23097 Etymology dictionary, p. host (n.2).3

… Hebrew Jehovah Ts'baoth (which appears more than 260 times throughout the Bible) and seems to refer to both heavenly (angelic) and earthly hosts.

23098 Etymology dictionary, p. Jah (n.).2

1530s, a form of Hebrew Yah, short for Yahweh "Jehovah" (see Yahweh; also see J ). Used in some English bibles. Cognate with the second element in hallelujah and in Elijah .

23100 Etymology dictionary, p. Jehovah.3

… , 1516). Jehovah's Witnesses "member of Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" first attested 1933; the organization founded c. 1879 by Charles Taze Russell (1852 …