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801 Etymology dictionary, p. truckle (v.).2
… submit tamely," 1610s, originally "sleep in a truckle bed" (see truckle (n.)). Meaning "give precedence, assume a submissive position" (1650s, implied in truckling ) is …
802 Etymology dictionary, p. untamed (adj.).2
mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tame (v.). Similar formation in Old English untemed, Old Norse utamdr, Old High German ungizamot .
803 Etymology dictionary, p. wield (v.).2
… , compel, tame, subdue" (class VII strong verb; past tense weold, past participle gewealden ), merged with weak verb wyldan, both from Proto-Germanic *waldan "to rule …
804 Etymology dictionary, p. wild (v.).2
"to run wild, refuse to be tamed," Old English awildian (see wild (adj.)). Wilding (n.) in the teen gang sense first recorded 1989. Earlier it meant "plant that grows without cultivation" (1520s).
805 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Cage.2
… .... is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind." In Job (41:5) we find these lines
806 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Captivity.49
… Assyria tamed back, and stayed not there in the land." In the reign of Pekah, under his proper name of Tiglath-pileser, he is recorded to have raided the northern …
807 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Defile; Defilement.2
… "pollute"); Tame’, the principal root, over 250 times translated "defile" 74 times "to become, or render, unclean"; Tanaph, "to soil" ( Song of Solomon 5:3 ); `alal, "deal severely …
808 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Dove.2
… as tame as the pigeons. The palm turtle-dove took its name from its love of homing in palm trees, and sought these afield, and in cities, even building near the …
809 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Egypt.64
… . Of tamed animals, the ox, sheep, goat and donkey are ancient; the cat and horse were brought in about 2000 BC, the camel was not commonly known till 200 AD, and the …
810 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Fowler.2
… very tame, they were confined in hidden cages so that their voices would call others of their kind to the spot and they could be killed by arrows of concealed …
811 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Games.20
… that tame birds were petted by Hebrew children, especially by girls. The New Testament has one reference to children’s play, namely, the half-parable about …
812 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Haggai.9
… unadorned," "tame and prosaic"; yet it must be acknowledged that he is not wanting in pathos when he reproves, or in force when he exhorts. Though he labors under …
813 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Hook.2
… a tamed beast and through which a rope is passed to lead him, is probably meant. (6) ’aghmon, is rendered "hook" in Job 41:2 the King James Version, but should be "a rope …
814 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jaw; Jawbone; Jaw Teeth.3
… and tame him" (G.A. Smith Isa, I, 235). Compare Ezekiel 29:4 (concerning Pharaoh); Ezekiel 38:4 (concerning Gog), "I will put hooks in (into) thy jaws." (2) Of human labor and trials …
815 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nose; Nostrils.4
… and taming of an obstinate person ( 2 Kings 19:28; Isaiah 37:29; compare Ezekiel 29:4; 38:4 ). But men, and especially women, had their noses pierced for the wearing of …
816 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Partridge.4
… a tame partridge in a hidden cage so that its calls would lure many of its family within range of arrows or "throw sticks" used by concealed hunters.
817 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Serpent-charming.2
… in taming snakes, often without removing the poison fangs, is very surprising. Bruce, Davy, and other travelers give striking illustrations. See especially …
818 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trade.19
… all tames have been familiar figures in Palestine ( Genesis 37:25, 28; 1 Kings 10:15; Nehemiah 13:16; Isaiah 2:6; Zephaniah 1:11, etc.). As a corollary, tolls laid on these …
819 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trance.3
… dream (Taming of the Shrew, I, i, 182), or simply a bewilderment (Lucrece, 1595).
820 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Uncleanness.13
… adjective Tame’, "defiled," "unclean," occurs 72 times (over half in Leviticus), but is never translated "uncleanness," but always "unclean." The verb Tame’, "to make" or "declare …