HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7875
שִׂיד
sid — lime
1) lime, whitewash 1a) made by burning bones
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Lime
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8062
κονία
konia — lime
1. dust, a cloud of dust , stirred up by men's feet, (Iliad by Homer); also in plural, like Lat. arenae, (Homer), etc. 2. sand or soil (see. ὑπερέπτω); (Iliad by Homer) 3. ashes , in plural like Lat. cineres, (Odyssey by Homer) 4. a fine powder , sprinkled over wrestlers' bodies after being oiled, to make them more easily grasped by the opponent:—;this powder was also used in the bath, (Aristophanes Comicus) ι- in κονίῃσιν, in other cases ι- usually. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5281
נׇעֳמִי
no.o.mi — Naomi
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458); mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20; Also named: ma.ra (מָרָא "Mara" H4755) § Naomi = "my delight" wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H458
אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ
e.li.me.lekh — Elimelech
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Naomi (H5281); father of: Mahlon (H4248), Chilion (H3630) § Elimelech = "my God is king" Naomi's husband
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3536
כִּבְשָׁן
kiv.shan — kiln
kiln (pottery or lime), smelting forge, furnace
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4248
מַחְלוֹן
mach.lon — Mahlon
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281); brother of: Chilion (H3630); married to Ruth (H7327) § Mahlon = "sick" son of Elimelech by Naomi and first husband of Ruth
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2564
חֵמָר
che.mar — bitumen
slime, pitch, asphalt, bitumen
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3630
כִּלְיוֹן
kil.yon — Chilion
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; son of: Elimelech (H0458) and Naomi (H5281); brother of: Mahlon (H4248); married to Orpah (H6204) § Chilion = "pining" an Ephraimite and son of Elimelech by Naomi and the deceased husband of Ruth (or maybe deceased husband of Orpah)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2867
κονιάω
koniaō — to whitewash
κονιάω, -ῶ (κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: Deu.27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pro.21:9 * ;] to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Mat.23:27; figuratively, of a hypocrite, Act.23:3.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7388
רִיר
rir — spittle
slime juice or liquid, spittle
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1615
גִּר
gir — chalk
chalk, lime Aramaic equivalent: gir (גִּיר "plaster" H1528)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2566
חַמְרָן
cham.ran — Hemdan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.26; son of: Dishon (H1787); brother of: Eshban (H0790), Ithran (H3506) and Cheran (H3763) Another spelling of chem.dan (חֶמְדָּן "Hemdan" H2533) § Amram = "the people is exalted" or "their slime" the son of Dishon, a descendant of Esau
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4755
מָרָא
ma.ra — Mara
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Elimelech (H0458); mother of: Mahlon (H4248) and Chilion (H3630); also called Mara at Rut.1.20; Another name of no.o.mi (נׇעֳמִי "Naomi" H5281) § Mara = "bitterness" a name that Naomi called herself due to her calamities
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4760
מֻרְאָה
mur.ah — crop
crop or craw (of a bird), alimentary canal (of a bird)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2568
Καλοὶ Λιμένες
Kaloi Limenes — Fair Havens
Καλοί Λιμένες Fair Havens, a harbour in Crete: Act.27:8.† (AS)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7720
ἰλύς
ilus — slime
mud, slime, dirt , (Iliad by Homer) Gen. ἰλυ_ος (Homer), ἰλῦος [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7723
ἰξευτής
ixeutēs — a fowler
1. a fowler, bird-catcher , [Refs 2nd c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. as adjective catching with birdlime , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
The Hebrew word so rendered means “boiling” or “effervescing.” From Isa. 33:12 it appears that lime was made in a kiln lighted by thorn-bushes. In Amos 2:1 it is recorded that the king of Moab “burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.” The same Hebrew word is used in Deut. 27:2-4, and is there rendered “plaster.” Limestone is the chief constituent of the mountains of Syria.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.