HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2220
זְרוֹעַ
ze.ro.a — arm
1) arm, forearm, shoulder, strength 1a) arm 1b) arm (as symbol of strength) 1c) forces (political and military) 1d) shoulder (of animal sacrificed)
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Forces
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2970
יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ
ya.a.zan.yah — Jaazaniah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.35.3; son of: Jeremiah (H3414N) § Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears" 1) a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel 3) son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy 4) a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2923
טְלָאִים
te.la.im — Telaim
§ Telaim = "lambs" a place in Judah where Saul mustered his forces before attacking Amalek
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3560
כּוּן
kun — Cun
Chun = "established" a city belonging to Hadarezer, plundered by David's forces Another name of be.ro.tah (בֵּר֫וֹתָה "Berothah" H1268A)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5778
עוֹפַי
o.phay — Ephai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8 § Ephai = "gloomy" a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9266
συμμίγνυμι
summignumi — to mix together with
1. to mix together, commingle , (Homeric Hymns); to mix one thing with another, τί τινι (Herdotus Historicus), attic; with accusative only, συμμίξαντες τὰ στρατόπεδα having combined them, (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., of a river, to be mingled with another river, with dative, (Iliad by Homer): to join forces , of two armies, (Thucydides):—;metaphorically, οὐδείς [ ἐστι] τῷ κακὸν οὐ συνεμίχθη there is none who has not misery as an ingredient in his nature , (Herdotus Historicus); συμμιγέντων τούτων πάντων when all these things happened together , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. to unite , θεοὺς γυναιξί (Homeric Hymns):—;Pass. to have intercourse with , with dative, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. metaphorically, ς. τινὰ τύχᾳ to make him acquainted with fortune, (Pindar); πρῆγμα συμμῖξαί τινι to communicate a matter to another, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. intransitive in Act. to have intercourse with, to associate or communicate with others, with dative, (Theognis Elegiacus), etc.; ς. πρός τινα to join him, (Xenophon Historicus):—;generally, to meet for conversation or traffic , (Herdotus Historicus); ς. τινί to converse with , (Herdotus Historicus) 5. in hostile sense, to meet in close fight, come to blows, engage , τινί with one, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 6. generally, to meet , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
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Of the Gentiles (Isa. 60:5, 11; R.V., “the wealth of the nations”) denotes the wealth of the heathen. The whole passage means that the wealth of the Gentile world should be consecrated to the service of the church.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.