Masonry (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. ... Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/masonry.htm - 7k

Building (249 Occurrences)

... 2. Masonry: In stone localities buildings were of stone, but the class of building was only that of the rude stone waller. Random ... biblethesaurus.org/b/building.htm - 47k

Build (242 Occurrences)

... 2. Masonry: In stone localities buildings were of stone, but the class of building was only that of the rude stone waller. Random ... biblethesaurus.org/b/build.htm - 45k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortified.htm - 63k

Fort (8 Occurrences)

... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fort.htm - 41k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortification.htm - 40k

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)

... akin to marble. The walls which are between 8 and 9 ft thick are of solid masonry throughout. At the height of 15 ft. from the ground ... biblethesaurus.org/m/machpelah.htm - 19k

Gather (251 Occurrences)

... 7. (vt) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gather.htm - 47k

Tyropoeon

... cloister rose to the height of about 50 feet, "so that this section of the wall would originally present to view a stupendous mass of masonry scarcely to be ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyropoeon.htm - 7k

Mamre (10 Occurrences)

... This is an enclosure some 214 ft. long and 162 ft. wide. The enclosing walls are made of extremely fine and massive masonry and are 6 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mamre.htm - 16k

Jacob's (34 Occurrences)

... The mouth and upper part of the well are built of masonry, and the well appears to have been sunk through a mixture of alluvial soil and limestone fragments ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jacob's.htm - 23k

Cities (427 Occurrences)

... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cities.htm - 91k

Mason

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Masons (8 Occurrences)

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Architecture

... The inference therefore is that the masonry was smooth-faced: "no sign of any hammer" (Ant., VIII, iii, 2). Windows were "narrow" (1 Kings 6:4 the King James ... biblethesaurus.org/a/architecture.htm - 28k

Well (2882 Occurrences)

... hard upper stratum. Many irregularly shaped cisterns occur with rock vaults supported by rock or masonry piers. Macalister tells ... biblethesaurus.org/w/well.htm - 39k

Vault (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. 2. (n.) An arched apartment; especially ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vault.htm - 9k

Nephtoah (2 Occurrences)

... nears Jerusalem. There are ancient rock-cut tombs and a copious spring which empties itself into a large masonry reservoir. The ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nephtoah.htm - 9k

Jump (3 Occurrences)

... 15. (n.) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 16. (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. 17. (a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jump.htm - 8k

Gerasa

... Artemis. It was besieged by Baldwin II, in 1121 AD Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... Artemis. It was besieged by Baldwin II, in 1121 AD Mention is made of the strength of the site and the mighty masonry of its walls. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Foundation (82 Occurrences)

... or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foundation.htm - 36k

Filling (29 Occurrences)

... or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores ... biblethesaurus.org/f/filling.htm - 14k

Tanner (3 Occurrences)

... a courtyard. Within are the vats made either of stone masonry, plastered within and without, or cut out of the solid rock. The sheep ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tanner.htm - 11k

Rubble (17 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rubble.htm - 12k

Render (95 Occurrences)

... 11. (vt) To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath. 12. (vi) To give an account; to make explanation or confession. 13. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/render.htm - 36k

Reservoir (1 Occurrence)

... The water of springs may be collected in large or small pools of masonry, as the pool of Siloam (John 9:7). This is commonly done for irrigation when the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reservoir.htm - 12k

Dam (5 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dam.htm - 9k

Mole (2 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mole.htm - 12k

Mortar (16 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mortar.htm - 14k

Macron

... and was so galled by being constantly called traitor that he ended his life with poison (2 Maccabees 10:13).le in the lowest course of masonry, which may ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macron.htm - 7k

Puteoli (1 Occurrence)

... mole, which is known to have been at least 418 yards in length, consisting of massive piers connected by means of arches constructed in solid masonry (Strabo v ... biblethesaurus.org/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Podium (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (n.) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. 4. (n.) The foot. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/p/podium.htm - 7k

Pond (2 Occurrences)

... The water of springs may be collected in large or small pools of masonry, as the pool of Siloam (John 9:7). This is commonly done for irrigation when the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pond.htm - 12k

Patmos (1 Occurrence)

... Merika. Many ruins can still be seen. The huge walls of Cyclopean masonry, similar to those at Tiryns, attest their great age. In ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patmos.htm - 9k

Pointing (13 Occurrences)

... punctuation. 5. (n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used. 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pointing.htm - 10k

Phenicia (1 Occurrence)

... "The Biblical account (1 Kings 5:17, 18) is accurately descriptive of the massive masonry now existing at the south-eastern angle (of the temple area), and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phenicia.htm - 12k

Buttress (1 Occurrence)

... 3. (n.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry. Multi-Version Concordance Buttress (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buttress.htm - 7k

Bone (35 Occurrences)

... 12. (vt) To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bone.htm - 21k

Boss

... 4. (n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boss.htm - 7k

Course (87 Occurrences)

... (6) A row or layer, as of masonry: "All the foundations of the earth are out of count" (the Revised Version (British and American) "are moved"; the American ... biblethesaurus.org/c/course.htm - 38k

Coffer (3 Occurrences)

... cofferdam. 6. (vt) To put into a coffer. 7. (vt) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coffer.htm - 8k

Coping (1 Occurrence)

... & vb. n.) of Cope. 2. (n.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coping.htm - 7k

Smyrna (2 Occurrences)

... The city seems to have been taken from the Lelages by the Aeolian Greeks about 1100 BC; there still remain traces of the cyclopean masonry of that early time. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smyrna.htm - 12k

Pool (25 Occurrences)

... hard upper stratum. Many irregularly shaped cisterns occur with rock vaults supported by rock or masonry piers. Macalister tells ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pool.htm - 40k

Gilgal (39 Occurrences)

... The pool measures 100 ft. by 84, and is surrounded with a wall of roughly hewn stones. North of the pool Bliss discovered lines of masonry 300 yds. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gilgal.htm - 27k

Rabbah (14 Occurrences)

... Conder (Heth and Moab, 158), "one of the finest Roman towns in Syria, with baths, a theater, and an odeum, as well as several large private masonry tombs built ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rabbah.htm - 19k

Aqueduct (4 Occurrences)

... hard upper stratum. Many irregularly shaped cisterns occur with rock vaults supported by rock or masonry piers. Macalister tells ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aqueduct.htm - 23k

Cistern (21 Occurrences)

... hard upper stratum. Many irregularly shaped cisterns occur with rock vaults supported by rock or masonry piers. Macalister tells ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cistern.htm - 29k

Hebron (71 Occurrences)

... long. At the eastern foot of the hill is a perennial spring, `Ain el Judeideh; the water rises in a vault, roofed by masonry and reached by steps. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebron.htm - 41k

Jericho (59 Occurrences)

... Kelt, irrigating the plain both North and South. Remains of Roman masonry are found in these. In the Middle Ages they were so repaired ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jericho.htm - 38k

Absalom (93 Occurrences)

... This fine piece of masonry with its graceful cupola and Ionic pillars must be of comparatively recent origin, probably not earlier than the Roman period. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/absalom.htm - 50k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... It is thought that they were faced with masonry, and that access was gained to them by means of flights of deep steps, or sloping pathways. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Palestine (1 Occurrence)

... may have been more permanent. Three masonry wells now exist at Bir es Seba`, but the masonry is modern. The planting of a "tamarisk ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palestine.htm - 89k

Apocalyptic

... Although the great masonry have been written in Hebrew or Aramaic by Jews resident in Palestine, the Sibylline books, composed to a great extent by Jews of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Temple (614 Occurrences)

... dragged to Jerusalem (1 Kings 5). As the hill on which the temple was to be built did not afford sufficient level space, a huge wall of solid masonry of great ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temple.htm - 101k

Exploration

... He also laid down important criteria for the age of stone masonry (yet see PEFS, 1897, LXI); identified various sites including Adullam, found the "stone of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... Although the great masonry have been written in Hebrew or Aramaic by Jews resident in Palestine, the Sibylline books, composed to a great extent by Jews of ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Law (670 Occurrences)

... which he supports by a most interesting argument: that the book found was a foundation deposit, which must therefore have been built over by masonry at the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/law.htm - 101k

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)

... which he supports by a most interesting argument: that the book found was a foundation deposit, which must therefore have been built over by masonry at the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)

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