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Amber

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7023

קִיר

qir — wall

1) wall, side 1a) wall (of house or chamber) 1b) the sides (of the altar)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6763

צֵלָע

tse.la — side

1) side, rib, beam 1a) rib (of man) 1b) rib (of hill, ridge, etc) 1c) side-chambers or cells (of temple structure) 1d) rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir) 1e) leaves (of door) 1f) side (of ark) Aramaic equivalent: a.la (עֲלַע "rib" H5967)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1687

דְּבִיר

de.vir — sanctuary

1) the holy of holies, the innermost room of the temple or tabernacle 1a) hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon, most holy place, holy of holies 2) (TWOT) oracle

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GREEK · G2135

εὐνοῦχος

eunouchos — eunuch

εὐνοῦχος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν(bed) ἔχων), [in LXX for סָרִיס (perhaps not of necessity an actual eunuch; DB, see word), Gen.39:1, al., Wis.3:14, Sir.20:4 30:20 ;] an emasculated man, a eunuch: Mat.19:12; one such holding, as was common, high office, as of chamberlain, at court, Act.8:27, 34-39; metaphorically, of one naturally incapacitated for or volun­tarily abstaining from wedlock, Mat.19:12.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1587

גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ

ge.mar.yah — Gemariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.3; son of: Hilkiah (H2518H); brother of: Azariah (H5838L) § Gemariah = "Jehovah has accomplished" 1) the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah's alarming prophecy to all the people 2) the son of Hilkiah who bore Jeremiah's letter to the captive Jews

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GREEK · G5009

ταμεῖον

tameion — inner room

ταμεῖον (late syncopated form of cl. ταμιεῖον; see M, Pr., 44 f.; Bl., § 6, 5; Thackeray, Gr., 63 ff.; Deiss., BS, 182 f.), -ον, τό, [in LXX chiefly for חֶדֶר ;] 1. a treasury (Thuc., al). 2. a store-chamber (Arist., Xen.; Deu.28:8): Luk.12:24. 3. an inner chamber (Xen., Hell., v, 4, 5 Isa.26:20, al.): Mat.6:6 24:26, Luk.12:3.† (AS)

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GREEK · G5253

ὑπερῷον

huperōon — upper room

ὑπερῷον, -ου, τό (neut. of ὑπερῷος, above, ὑπέρ) [in LXX for עֲלִיָּה and cogn. forms ;] 1. in cl., the upper story or upper rooms where the women resided (Hom., a1.). 2. In LXX and NT, an upper chamber, roof-chamber, built on the flat roof of the house (see DB, iii, 674a): Act.1:13 9:37, 39 20:8 (cf. 4Ki.23:22).† (AS)

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GREEK · G3567

νυμφών

numphōn — bridegroom

νυμφών, -ῶνος, ὁ (νύμφη), [in LXX: Tob.6:13,16* ;] the bride-chamber (Heb. חֻפָּה, LXX, παστός, Psa.19:5, Jol.2:16): Mat.22:10 (WE; γάμος, RV); οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ ν. (cf. cl. νυμφαγωγός, νυμφευτής), the bridegroom's friends who have charge of the nuptial arrangements: Mat.9:15, Mrk.2:19, Luk.5:34.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6877

צְרִיחַ

tse.ri.ach — stronghold

1) excavation, underground chamber, cellar, underground room 1a) meaning uncertain

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2646

חֻפָּה

chup.pah — canopy

1) chamber, room, canopy, closet 1a) canopy 1b) chamber 1c) divine protection (fig.)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2726

חַרְבוֹנָא

char.vo.na — Harbona

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.10 § Harbona or Harbonah = "ass-driver" the 3rd of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs who served Ahasuerus

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GREEK · G2846

κοιτών

koitōn — bedroom/chamberlain

κοιτών, -ῶνος, ὁ (κοίτη = Att.., δωμότιον, see Kennedy, Sources, 40), [in LXX chiefly for חֶדֶר, 2Ki.4:7, Jol.2:16; I Est.3:3, al. ;] a bed-chamber; ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ κ., a chamberlain: Act.12:20.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8390

תַּאֲרֵעַ

ta.a.re.a — Tarea

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.35; son of: Micah (H4318H); brother of: Pithon (H6377), Melech (H4429) and Ahaz (H0271H); also called Tahrea at 1Ch.9.41; Also named: tach.re.a (תַּחֲרֵעַ "Tahrea" H8475) § Tarea = "chamber of a neighbour" a Benjamite, son of Micah of the family of Saul

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Historical dictionary entry

(Ezek. 1:4, 27; 8:2. Heb., hashmal, rendered by the LXX. elektron, and by the Vulgate electrum), a metal compounded of silver and gold. Some translate the word by “polished brass,” others “fine brass,” as in Rev. 1:15; 2:18. It was probably the mixture now called electrum. The word has no connection, however, with what is now called amber, which is a gummy substance, reckoned as belonging to the mineral kingdom though of vegetable origin, a fossil resin.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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