hades
Hades: The nether realm of the disembodied spirits. Also known as “hell.” See also “Sheol”.
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94 attributed entries from the World English Bible glossary, covering names, measures, and less familiar biblical words. These are the source’s definitions and theological perspective, not an exhaustive dictionary or Hebrew/Greek alignment.
Hades: The nether realm of the disembodied spirits. Also known as “hell.” See also “Sheol”.
Har-magedon, also called Armegeddon, is most likely a reference to hill (“har”) of Megiddo, near the Carmel Range in Israel. This area has a large valley plain with plenty of room for armies to maneuver.
A hin is a measure of volume of about about 6.5 liters or 1.7 gallons.
One homer is about 220 liters, 6.2 U. S. bushels, 6.1 imperial bushels, 58 U. S. gallons, or 48.4 imperial gallons.
a stage actor; someone who pretends to be someone other than who they really are; a pretender; a dissembler
Ishmael is the son of Abraham and Hagar. Ishmael literally means, “God hears.”
See “Yahweh.”
“Jesus” is Greek for the Hebrew name “Yeshua,” which is a short version of “Yehoshua,” which comes from “Yoshia,” which means “He will save.”
A kodrantes is a small coin worth one half of an Attic chalcus or two lepta. It is worth less than 2% of a day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.
Lepta are very small, brass, Jewish coins worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages.
Leviathan is a poetic name for a large aquatic creature, possibly a crocodile or a dinosaur.
Mahalath is the name of a tune or a musical term.
Name for the food that God miraculously provided to the Israelites while they were wandering in the wilderness between Egypt and the promised land. From Hebrew man-hu (What is that?) or manan (to allot). See Exodus 16:14-35.
the union of a husband and a wife for the purpose of cohabitation, procreation, and to enjoy each other’s company. God’s plan for marriage is between one man and one woman (Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 7). Although there are many cases of a man marrying more than one woman in the Old Testament, being married to one wife is a requirement to serve in certain church leadership positions (1 Timothy 3:2,12; Titus 1:5-6).
Maschil is a musical and literary term for “contemplation” or “meditative psalm.”
A michtam is a poem.
A mina is a Greek coin worth 100 Greek drachmas (or 100 Roman denarii), or about 100 day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.
Myrrh is the fragrant substance that oozes out of the stems and branches of the low, shrubby tree commiphora myrrha or commiphora kataf native to the Arabian deserts and parts of Africa. The fragrant gum drops to the ground and hardens into an oily yellowish-brown resin. Myrrh was highly valued as a perfume, and as an ingredient in medicinal and ceremonial ointments.
Nicolaitans were most likely Gnostics who taught the detestable lie that the physical and spiritual realms were entirely separate and that immorality in the physical realm wouldn’t harm your spiritual health.
Omega is the last letter of the Greek alphabet. It is sometimes used to mean the last or the end.