Search for: STORMS
3781 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. שָׂעַר².2
… (of storm-wind) ( = סָעַר, q.v.; Assyrian šâru, wind, Dl HWB 635; > Thes 1334 cp. I. שׂער ) ;— Qal Impf. 3 ms. sf. יִשְׂעָרֶנּוּ ψ 58:10 fig. he (י׳) shall sweep it away. Niph. Pf. 3 fs. impers …
3782 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. תְּשֻׁאָה.2
… devastation, storm);—MT only pl. תְּשֻׁאוֹת abs. city noises Is 22:2 (of עִיר הוֹמִיָּה ), adv. acc. = (with) shoutings Zc 4:7; so cstr. ת׳ נוֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָ֑ע Jb 39:7 (subj …
3783 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Dust.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Dust — Storms of sand and dust sometimes overtake Eastern travellers. They are very dreadful, many perishing under them. Jehovah threatens to bring on the …
3784 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Galilee, Sea of.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the storm that swept over it, “Peace, be still” ( Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 7:31-35 ); and here also he showed himself after his resurrection to his disciples ( John 21 ).
3785 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Hail.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… hail-storm destroyed the army of the Amorites when they fought against Joshua ( Joshua 10:11 ). Ezekiel represents the wall daubed with untempered mortar as …
3786 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jerusalem.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by storm, and retained it till 637, when it was taken by the Arabians under the Khalif Omar. It remained in their possession till it passed, in 960, under the dominion …
3787 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Joab.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the storming of the fortress on Mount Zion, and for this service was raised to the rank of “prince of the king’s army” ( 2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 27:34 ). His chief …
3788 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Kadesh.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , the storming of the fortress, the overthrow of the enemy, and the camp life of the Egyptians.” (See HITTITES .)
3789 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Paul.11 (Matthew G. Easton)
… tumultuous storm of his active missionary life.” Coming back, after three years, to Damascus, he began to preach the gospel “boldly in the name of Jesus” ( Acts 9 …
3790 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. River.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… . The storm commenced at five in the evening; at half-past nine the waters were rapidly subsiding, and it was evident that the flood had spent its force.” (Comp. Matthew …
3791 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Samuel.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Israelites, stormed their camp, slew 30,000 men, and took the sacred ark. The tidings of this fatal battle was speedily conveyed to Shiloh; and so soon as the …
3792 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sanctification.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by storm, and watch while they pray. They are always subject to the constant chastisement of their Father’s loving hand, which can only be designed to correct …
3793 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sea of glass.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… in storm, but only interfused with flame, represents the counsels of God, those purposes of righteousness and love which are often fathomless but never obscure …
3794 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sebat.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Sebat — the eleventh month of the Hebrew year, extending from the new moon of February to that of March ( Zechariah 1:7 ). Assyrian sabatu, “storm.” (See MONTH .)
3795 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Temple, Herod’s.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… by storm, and notwithstanding the strenuous efforts Titus made to preserve the temple, his soldiers set fire to it in several places, and it was utterly destroyed …
3796 Etymology dictionary, p. albatross (n.).4
… Sturmvogel "storm-bird."
3797 Etymology dictionary, p. barnstorm (v.).2
… barn + storm (v.). The notion is to 'take by storm' the barns that served as theaters in rural places where itinerant acting troupes typically performed. The term …
3798 Etymology dictionary, p. blizzard (n.).2
… , sustained storm of wind and cold, and dry, driving snow," 1859, origin obscure (perhaps somehow connected with blaze (n.1), and compare blazer ); it came into general …
3799 Etymology dictionary, p. blow (v.1).5
… of storms. To blow hot and cold "vacillate" is from 1570s. To blow off steam (1837) is a figurative use from steam engines releasing pressure. Slang blow (someone …
3800 Etymology dictionary, p. bluster (n.).2
1580s, "a storm of violent wind," from bluster (v.). The meaning "noisy, boisterous, inflated talk" is from 1704.