BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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 · H8486
te.man — south
1) south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind 1a) south (of territory) 1b) southern quarter (of the sky) 1c) toward the south, southward (of direction) 1d) south wind
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3558
notos — south
νότος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶב, also for דָּרוֹם, תֵּימָן and קָדִים ;] 1. prop., the south wind: Luk.12:55, Act.27:13 28:13 2. South: Luk.13:29, Rev.21:13 3. the South, as a region (cf. נֶגֶב): Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1864
da.rom — south
south
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3478
yis.ra.el — Israel
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently § Israel = "God prevails" 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile
2059 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3063
ye.hu.dah — Judah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Judah = "praised" 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah
733 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3225
ya.min — right
1) right, right hand, right side 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East) Also means: ya.min (יָמִין ": south" H3225H)
128 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1568
gil.ad — Gilead
Gilead = "rocky region" a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead Also named: gil.a.di (גִּלְעָדִי "Gileadite" H1569)
122 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5045
ne.gev — Negeb
region of southern Judah Also named: ne.gev (נֶ֫גֶב "south" H5045H) This name means south-country
86 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H123
e.dom — Edom
Edom = "red" land of Edom, Idumea-land south and south east of Palestine
85 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2275
chev.ron — Hebron
Hebron = "association" a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar
67 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7927
she.khem — Shechem
Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria Also named: Suchem (Συχέμ "Shechem" G4966)
54 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2449
Ioudaia — Judea
§ Judea, Judean, "land of the Judahites" Judea, the southern party of the country, below Samaria, Mt. 2:1, 5, 22; 3:1; metonymy the inhabitants of Judea
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4709
mits.pah — Mizpah
§ Mizpah = "watchtower" a place in Gilead south of Jabbok
37 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6002
a.ma.leq — Amalek
Amalek = "dweller in a valley" people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek Also named: a.ma.le.qi (עֲמָלֵקִי "Amalekite" H6003)
37 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5514
si.nay — Sinai
§ Sinai = "thorny" the mountain where Moses received the Law from Jehovah; located at the southern end of the Sinai peninsula between the horns of the Red Sea; exact
34 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8165
se.ir — Seir
§ Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" n pr terr 2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont 3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf 3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself 4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H884
be.er she.va — Beersheba
§ Beer-sheba = "well of the sevenfold oath" a city at the south edge of Israel
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3442
ye.shu.a — Jeshua
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.11; son of: Jozadak (H3136) § Jeshua = "he is saved" 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity
29 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3568
kush — Cush
§ Cush = "black" the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia)
24 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6522
pe.riz.zi — Perizzite
Someone descended from Periz(?), first mentioned at Gen.13.7 § Perizzite = "belonging to a village" a people who inhabited southern Canaan prior to the conquest
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H769
ar.non — Arnon
§ Arnon = "rushing stream" a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3923
la.khish — Lachish
§ Lachish = "invincible" a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6539
pa.ras — Persia
§ Persia = "pure" or "splendid" the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian, of Persia "pure" or "splendid"
22 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3760
kar.mel — Carmel
§ Carmel = "garden-land" a town in the mountains on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Heb. Negeb, that arid district to the south of Palestine through which lay the caravan route from Central Palestine to Egypt (Gen. 12:9; 13:1, 3; 46:1-6). “The Negeb comprised a considerable but irregularly-shaped tract of country, its main portion stretching from the mountains and lowlands of Judah in the north to the mountains of Azazemeh in the south, and from the Dead Sea and southern Ghoron the east to the Mediterranean on the west.” In Ezek. 20:46 (21:1 in Heb.) three different Hebrew words are all rendered “south.” (1) “Set thy face toward the south” (Teman, the region on the right, 1 Sam. 33:24); (2) “Drop thy word toward the south” (Negeb, the region of dryness, Josh. 15:4); (3) “Prophesy against the forest of the south field” (Darom, the region of brightness, Deut. 33:23). In Job 37:9 the word “south” is literally “chamber,” used here in the sense of treasury (comp. 38:22; Ps. 135:7). This verse is rendered in the Revised Version “out of the chamber of the south.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
