Almost (27 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ALMOST. ol'-most ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almost.htm - 20k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 37:37). The book of the prophet Nahum is almost exclusively taken up with prophetic denunciations against this city. Its ruin ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Nearly (13 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost. ... (See NAS). Psalms 73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nearly.htm - 10k

Gerasa

... Here the slopes descend swiftly almost into the sea, and animals, once started on the downward run, could not avoid plunging into the depths. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... Here the slopes descend swiftly almost into the sea, and animals, once started on the downward run, could not avoid plunging into the depths. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Persuade (20 Occurrences)

... Greek is literally "In little thou `persuadest' peitheis to make me a Christian." the King James Version took peitheis as "convince" ("almost thou persuadest me ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persuade.htm - 15k

Crane (2 Occurrences)

... They were close relatives of stork, heron and ibis; almost as numerous as any of these, and residents of Palestine, except in migration. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crane.htm - 12k

Cock (12 Occurrences)

... times mentioned in the New Testament and always with reference to its habit of crowing in eastern countries with such regularity as to be almost clocklike. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cock.htm - 13k

Attitudes (1 Occurrence)

... was God's vicegerent upon the earth or over a certain country, and in some sense Divine, worthy even of adoration, it is not strange that almost equal homage ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attitudes.htm - 20k

Hauran (2 Occurrences)

... Southeast. It is from 1,500 to 2,000 ft. above sea-level, and almost 50 miles in length, by 45 in breadth. Chauran aptly describes it. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hauran.htm - 11k

Augury (5 Occurrences)

... III. Augury among the Greeks. Almost the only kind of divination practiced or even known among the Romans was that by signs or omens, though Cicero (de Div. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augury.htm - 17k

Gadara

... The miracle could not have been wrought at Gadara itself, for between the lake and this town there is the deep, almost impassable ravine of the Hieromax (Jarmuk ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gadara.htm - 12k

Nonimmersionist

... Water is the element naturally used for cleansing the body and its symbolical use entered into almost every cult; and into none more completely than the Jewish ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nonimmersionist.htm - 38k

Non-immersionist

... Water is the element naturally used for cleansing the body and its symbolical use entered into almost every cult; and into none more completely than the Jewish ... biblethesaurus.org/n/non-immersionist.htm - 38k

View (86 Occurrences)

... Water is the element naturally used for cleansing the body and its symbolical use entered into almost every cult; and into none more completely than the Jewish ... biblethesaurus.org/v/view.htm - 81k

Graecia

... regions of Magna Grecia and Sicily, Crete, and occasionally Cyprus, Cyrene, and the scattered colonies dotting the shore of the Mediterranean, almost to the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graecia.htm - 21k

Armenian

... As far as there was any Christianity in Armenia before Gregory's time, it had been almost exclusively under Syrian influence, from Edessa and Samosata. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Captain (167 Occurrences)

... Version (British and American), rendered "prince." In 1 Chronicles 7:40 "chief of the princes" combines (3) and (6). (7) pechah, is found almost entirely in a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/captain.htm - 53k

Zion (169 Occurrences)

... the long ridge running South of the Temple (called the southeastern hill in the article JERUSALEM, III, (3) (which see)) is now accepted by almost all modern ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zion.htm - 49k

Unclean (393 Occurrences)

... 12-18. The names are almost identical, Deuteronomy containing one more than Leviticus and varying the order slightly. In Deuteronomy ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unclean.htm - 39k

Urged (44 Occurrences)

... Luke 24:29 They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them. (WEB NAS NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/urged.htm - 19k

Lust (42 Occurrences)

... It has come, however, to be confined in its use almost entirely to the bad sense. Some old translations are not accepted now, the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lust.htm - 24k

Godhead (5 Occurrences)

... a large class of abstract substantives, formed with the suffix "-head" or "-hood", most of which formerly occurred in both forms almost indifferently, though ... biblethesaurus.org/g/godhead.htm - 22k

Goliath (6 Occurrences)

... Goliath was almost certainly not of Philistine blood, but belonged to one of the races of giants, or aboriginal tribes, such as the Anakim, Avvim, Rephaim, etc ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goliath.htm - 12k

Gentiles (150 Occurrences)

... they were simply non-Israelites, not from the stock of Abraham, but they were not hated or despised for that reason, and were to be treated almost on a plane ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gentiles.htm - 45k

Tools (3 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TOOLS. toolz: In the Bible, references to the handicrafts are almost entirely incidental, and not many tools are named. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tools.htm - 14k

Raven (7 Occurrences)

... A bird of such universal distribution that it is known from Iceland to Japan, all over Asia, Europe and Africa, but almost extinct and not of general ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raven.htm - 14k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... at `Amwas; but in the first place (1) was a city and not a village (kome), and secondly (2) the distance, 40 miles there and back, is an almost impossible one ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Elkoshite (1 Occurrence)

... venerate the supposed tomb of the prophet in the village of Alqush not far from the east bank of the Tigris, about two days' journey almost directly north of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elkoshite.htm - 8k

Michal (18 Occurrences)

... character. She manifested her love in an age when it was almost an unheard-of thing for a woman to take the initiative in such a matter. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/michal.htm - 16k

Foot (193 Occurrences)

... 18:4 Luke 7:44). This has therefore become almost synonymous with the bestowal of hospitality (1 Timothy 5:10). At an early date ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foot.htm - 48k

Practically (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (adv.) In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right. 4. (adv.) Almost. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/p/practically.htm - 7k

Pigeon (3 Occurrences)

... preferred. When only one bird was to be used, a dove is always specified; where two, almost in every case the dove is mentioned first. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pigeon.htm - 13k

Persuasion (2 Occurrences)

... Greek is literally "In little thou `persuadest' peitheis to make me a Christian." the King James Version took peitheis as "convince" ("almost thou persuadest me ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persuasion.htm - 9k

Bashan (54 Occurrences)

... Elisha (19). From this time Bashan almost disappears from history, although we read of the wild cattle of its rich pastures (Ezek. 39 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bashan.htm - 32k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... This sanctity of person had become almost a part of their religion, so that any violation was esteemed a sacrilege. Cicero's oration ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Chios (1 Occurrence)

... Oranges, lemons, almonds, brandy, anise, mastich and leather are also exported. The inhabitants, who are almost entirely Greeks, number about 60,000. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chios.htm - 11k

Achmetha (1 Occurrence)

... 48 degrees 32' East) near the modern Hamadan, 160 miles West-Southwest of Tehran, almost 6,000 feet above the sea, circa 1 1/2 miles from the foot of Mt. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/achmetha.htm - 10k

Annas (4 Occurrences)

... is shown by the fact that five of his sons (Ant., XX, ix, 1) and his son-in-law Caiaphas (John 18:13) held the high-priesthood in almost unbroken succession ... biblethesaurus.org/a/annas.htm - 13k

Azekah (7 Occurrences)

... great natural strength. "The hill stands almost isolated, rising abruptly for almost 350 ft. above the Vale of Elah;. to the West ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azekah.htm - 11k

Sorek (1 Occurrence)

... traverses the Shephelah. It is now given over almost entirely to the cultivation of wheat, barley and maize (durra). The valley ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sorek.htm - 9k

Sinai (38 Occurrences)

... there "before the mountain." The part of the mountain range, a protruding lower bluff, known as the Ras Sasafeh (Sufsafeh), rises almost perpendicularly from ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinai.htm - 31k

Sure (142 Occurrences)

... Revised Version (British and American) "importune." The sense is "Force him to pay his debt." Surely in English Versions of the Bible is used almost always to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sure.htm - 40k

Surely (587 Occurrences)

... Revised Version (British and American) "importune." The sense is "Force him to pay his debt." Surely in English Versions of the Bible is used almost always to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/surely.htm - 39k

Gad (78 Occurrences)

... Jabbok. It thus included the whole of the Jordan valley as far north as to the Sea of Galilee, where it narrowed almost to a point. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Patriarchs (6 Occurrences)

... 4:18 and 4:19 or after 4:24: then the two genealogies of chapter 4 are reduced to one and, so far as the names are concerned, have become almost identical with ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patriarchs.htm - 37k

People (13047 Occurrences)

... In the New Testament, laos, is the most common word, with ochlos, used almost as often in the King James Version. But in the Revised ... biblethesaurus.org/p/people.htm - 14k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... frontiers of great strength; on the North alone it has no "scientific frontier." On the South lay the Negeb, and beyond that the almost waterless wilderness, a ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Antediluvian

... 4:18 and 4:19 or after 4:24: then the two genealogies of chapter 4 are reduced to one and, so far as the names are concerned, have become almost identical with ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antediluvian.htm - 35k

Cleanse (75 Occurrences)

... for sin, as well as the removal of ceremonial defilement, is prominent, as of the temple, altar, etc.: "According to the law, I may almost say, all things are ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cleanse.htm - 36k

Eagle (27 Occurrences)

... The Hebrew nesher, meaning "to tear with the beak," is almost invariably translated "eagle," throughout the Bible; yet many of the most important references ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eagle.htm - 28k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... "White mountains" are found in almost every country. The light color of the upper limestone may, however, form a sufficient reason for the name. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Slavonic

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/s/slavonic.htm - 13k

Judaeus

... As a young man probably, he had undertaken a journey to Jerusalem, almost in the nature of a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine of his religion. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Philo

... As a young man probably, he had undertaken a journey to Jerusalem, almost in the nature of a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine of his religion. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Georgian

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/g/georgian.htm - 13k

Botany

... gardens, while the Opuntia cochinillifera, cultivated specially round Nablus and introduced from tropical America with the cochineal insect, is almost unarmed. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/botany.htm - 38k

Ezranehemiah

... Whoever was the final editor of the whole work, he has simply retained the two almost identical lists in their appropriate places in the documents which lay ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezranehemiah.htm - 22k

Country

... hil'-kun-tri: The common translation of three Hebrew words: (1) gibh`ah, from root meaning "to be curved," is almost always translated "hill"; it is a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Ezra-nehemiah

... Whoever was the final editor of the whole work, he has simply retained the two almost identical lists in their appropriate places in the documents which lay ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezra-nehemiah.htm - 22k

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)

... of the mountain are steep and rocky on East and North; on the West the ascent is more gradual, and here, by means of a system of terraces carried almost to the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerizim.htm - 14k

Evening (163 Occurrences)

... (See NAS NIV). Luke 24:29 They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evening.htm - 41k

Exploration

... 4. Central Palestine (1) Jerusalem (2) Samaria (3) `Ain Shems (4) Gezer LITERATURE Preliminary Consideration: Previous to the last century, almost the entire ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Gothic

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gothic.htm - 13k

Birds (125 Occurrences)

... (Ostriches live to a remarkable age and on account of the distances they cover, and their speed in locomotion, their muscles become almost as hard as bone ... biblethesaurus.org/b/birds.htm - 62k

Partridge (2 Occurrences)

... The commonest partridge of Palestine, very numerous in the wilderness and hill country, was a bird almost as large as a pheasant. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/partridge.htm - 13k

Obadiah (21 Occurrences)

... He thinks that Obadiah, writing in the 5th century BC, "quoted 1:1-4 almost, though not quite, literally; that he commented on the older oracle in 1:5-7 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obadiah.htm - 32k

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

...Almost one-third of the island is now covered with trees in spite of earlier deforestation. ... The once famous harbor is now almost filled with sand. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhodes.htm - 13k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... and permanent. Damascus, almost defenseless from a military point of view, is the natural mart and factory of inland Syria. In the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Judges (117 Occurrences)

... It records (a) the conquest (17, 18) of Laish by a portion of the tribe of Dan; and (b) the almost total extinction of the tribe of Benjamin by the other tribes ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judges.htm - 81k

Water (4571 Occurrences)

... convinced that in this passage a wonderful phenomenon is reported to us, which, inexplicable to the sacred historian, contains for us an almost certain clue to ... biblethesaurus.org/w/water.htm - 23k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... remote date. For many centuries it remained an oriental rather than a Hellenic city, and its history is almost a blank. After the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Elamarna

... Now, even so adventurous a work as a grammar of the ancient Canaanite language has been attempted, based almost entirely upon the material furnished by the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamarna.htm - 31k

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

... Now, even so adventurous a work as a grammar of the ancient Canaanite language has been attempted, based almost entirely upon the material furnished by the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablets.htm - 41k

Areopagus (3 Occurrences)

... To this same spot the apostle Paul came almost five hundred years after 399 BC, when the Attic martyr was executed, with the same earnestness, the same deep ... biblethesaurus.org/a/areopagus.htm - 14k

El-amarna

... Now, even so adventurous a work as a grammar of the ancient Canaanite language has been attempted, based almost entirely upon the material furnished by the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k

Enrogel (4 Occurrences)

... is satisfied that the name is by no means confined to the rock scarp near the spring, but to the whole ridge running along from here to, or almost to, Bir ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enrogel.htm - 15k

En-rogel (4 Occurrences)

... is satisfied that the name is by no means confined to the rock scarp near the spring, but to the whole ridge running along from here to, or almost to, Bir ... biblethesaurus.org/e/en-rogel.htm - 15k

Philosophy (1 Occurrence)

... in history divides itself naturally into three main periods: (a) ancient, from the 6th century BC to the 3rd century AD, when it is almost exclusively Greek ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philosophy.htm - 27k