Poetry

... Has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/poetry.htm - 48k

Verse (5 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry. ... 7. (n.) A piece of poetry. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/verse.htm - 8k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... In poetry it is more often without the article. In the Septuagint, however, the article is generally present both in prose and poetry. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Muse (5 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the plural. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/muse.htm - 9k

Poet

... (n.) One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/poet.htm - 7k

Sing (147 Occurrences)

... crevice. 4. (vi) To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. 5. (vi) Ti cry out; to complain. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sing.htm - 36k

Beauty (98 Occurrences)

... aesthetic gleam. Nobility and poetry of thought lay in what was to be translated. Here ... they taught. So they wrote in poetry. So ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beauty.htm - 45k

Languages (36 Occurrences)

... Hebrew of the Old Testament 3. Its Uniformity 4. The Cause Thereof 5. Differences Due to Age 6. Differences of Style 7. Foreign Influences 8. Poetry and Prose 9 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/languages.htm - 49k

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)

... Hebrew of the Old Testament 3. Its Uniformity 4. The Cause Thereof 5. Differences Due to Age 6. Differences of Style 7. Foreign Influences 8. Poetry and Prose 9 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k

Accommodation (1 Occurrence)

... This does not mean, of course, that the poetry of the Bible, even that of the Prophets and Apocalyptic writers, is to be looked upon as allegorical. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/accommodation.htm - 39k

Snow (25 Occurrences)

... It includes all lyric poetry, but is limited by the word "spiritual" to songs inspired by the Holy Spirit and employed in the joyful and devotional expression ... biblethesaurus.org/s/snow.htm - 21k

Music (143 Occurrences)

... Exodus 15). But the period of Samuel, David, and Solomon was the golden age of Hebrew music, as it was of Hebrew poetry. Music was ... biblethesaurus.org/m/music.htm - 78k

Acrostic (2 Occurrences)

... In Byzantine hymn-poetry the term acrostichis with which our word "acrostic" is connected was also used of alphabetical poems, that is poems the lines or ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acrostic.htm - 15k

Hebrew (37 Occurrences)

... wrote a collection of Bibelkritische Notizen (Baltimore, 1893), containing comparisons of various passages of the Bible, and The Historical Poetry of the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebrew.htm - 77k

Psalms (44 Occurrences)

...POETRY OF THE PSALTER V. THE SPEAKER IN THE PSALMS VI. ... 1. David as a Psalmist: (1) The Age of David Offered Fruitful Soil for the Growth of Religious Poetry. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/psalms.htm - 54k

Songs (100 Occurrences)

... 3; Ezekiel 16; 23; Isaiah 50:1; Isaiah 54:5, 6). The Hebrew interpreter might naturally expect to find some echo of this bold imagery in the poetry of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/songs.htm - 62k

Song (207 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) Poetical composition; poetry; verse. 5. (n.) An object of derision; a laughingstock. ... (1) Canticles is lyric poetry touched with the dramatic spirit. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/song.htm - 78k

David (1052 Occurrences)

... of music, like David (6:5). (It is not clear to which clause "like David" belongs, probably to both.) The only remains of the secular poetry of David which ... biblethesaurus.org/d/david.htm - 93k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... The study of mathematics, astronomy, poetry and medicine was especially favored (even vivisection upon criminals being common); Alexandrian architects were ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Job (60 Occurrences)

... (1.) An historical introduction in prose (ch. 1, 2). (2.) The controversy and its solution, in poetry (ch. 3-42:6). Job's desponding lamentation (ch. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/job.htm - 62k

Sirach

... The bulk of the book is poetical in form, abounding in that parallelism which characterizes Hebrew poetry, though it is less antithetic and regular than in Prov ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sirach.htm - 34k

Number (2370 Occurrences)

... 7. (n.) That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; -- chiefly used in the plural. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/number.htm - 40k

Judaeus

... He received the best Jewish education, and was trained also in Gentilelearning- grammar, rhetoric, philosophy, geometry, poetry, music. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Labored (35 Occurrences)

... 1. (imp. & pp) of Labor. 2. (a.) Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/labored.htm - 17k

Lamech (11 Occurrences)

... 18-24). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23, 24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamech.htm - 12k

Law (670 Occurrences)

... etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture ... biblethesaurus.org/l/law.htm - 101k

Lyre (32 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lyre.htm - 15k

Lamentation (45 Occurrences)

... (Hebrews qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Samuel 1:17-27). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamentation.htm - 21k

Garland (6 Occurrences)

... coronal; a wreath. 3. (n.) The top; the thing most prized. 4. (n.) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. 5. (n.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/g/garland.htm - 9k

Gem (1 Occurrence)

... of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gem.htm - 7k

Friend (139 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an ... biblethesaurus.org/f/friend.htm - 40k

Foot (193 Occurrences)

... of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foot.htm - 48k

Twain (16 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/t/twain.htm - 11k

Thine (3295 Occurrences)

... case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thine.htm - 6k

Trump (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trump.htm - 8k

Regular (95 Occurrences)

... agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regular.htm - 37k

Enthusiasm (3 Occurrences)

... impulse. 2. (n.) A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm. 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enthusiasm.htm - 7k

Dome (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry. 2. (n.) A cupola formed on a large scale. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dome.htm - 7k

Drama

... 1. (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous ... biblethesaurus.org/d/drama.htm - 7k

Morn (8 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in poetry. Multi-Version Concordance Morn (8 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/morn.htm - 8k

Mount (311 Occurrences)

... surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry... biblethesaurus.org/m/mount.htm - 68k

Make (12882 Occurrences)

... advantage. 20. (vi) To increase; to augment; to accrue. 21. (vi) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify. 22. (n.) Structure ... biblethesaurus.org/m/make.htm - 22k

Minstrel (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minstrel.htm - 7k

Plagues (28 Occurrences)

... the Egyptians. But this is poetry, and the "field of Zoan" means simply the territory of the great capital Zoan. This expression ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plagues.htm - 44k

Philo

... He received the best Jewish education, and was trained also in Gentilelearning- grammar, rhetoric, philosophy, geometry, poetry, music. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Poets (2 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/poets.htm - 6k

Partiality (26 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/partiality.htm - 13k

Piece (93 Occurrences)

... series; a definite performance. 4. (n.) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary. 5. (n.) A musket ... biblethesaurus.org/p/piece.htm - 40k

Ben-

... even of things; (5) peculiarly employed in the sense of "scholar disciple" ("son of prophet"), or in phrases like "son of death," etc.; (6) in poetry, "sons of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/ben-.htm - 7k

Cycle (3 Occurrences)

... n.) The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the hero or heroes of some particular period which have served as a popular theme for poetry, as the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cycle.htm - 8k

Curdle (1 Occurrence)

... mystery on which the Hebrew dwells with a deep and reverential awe: compare Psalm 139:13-16." These similes are often met with in the Koran and oriental poetry... biblethesaurus.org/c/curdle.htm - 7k

Antelope (2 Occurrences)

... Under its name of maha' it is celebrated in Arabic poetry for the beauty of its eyes. Compare the Homeric "ox-eyed goddess Hera" (Boopis potnia Ere). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antelope.htm - 11k

Awake (83 Occurrences)

... striking effect of awaking from mental, moral and spiritual sleep: as when Deborah calls upon herself to awake to the fervor and eloquence of poetry (Judges 5 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/awake.htm - 33k

Sabie

... Al Bekri (i.65) quotes a line of early poetry in which Dhu 'l Sabta is mentioned, and the context might indicate a situation in Yemamah; but the word is ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sabie.htm - 7k

Steed (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/s/steed.htm - 7k

Shew (226 Occurrences)

... English Revised Version) "shewing himself" and the American Standard Revised Version (English Revised Version margin) "glanceth" both miss the poetry of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shew.htm - 39k

Show (1340 Occurrences)

... English Revised Version) "shewing himself" and the American Standard Revised Version (English Revised Version margin) "glanceth" both miss the poetry of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/show.htm - 12k

Dove (27 Occurrences)

... 8:8-12, in the history of the flood; then follows its specified use in sacrifice; note of its migratory habits is made, and then in poetry, prophecy, comparison ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dove.htm - 28k

Sound (1245 Occurrences)

... The intestines were considered a seat of emotion, and at times of great excitement were thought (in poetry, at least) to become tense and to give forth a ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sound.htm - 12k

Hymn (5 Occurrences)

... and the recently discovered Odes of Solomon, shows that the early Christians adopted for devotional purposes the rich store of sacred poetry possessed by their ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hymn.htm - 11k

Nightmonster

... to modern writers under like circumstances. Poetry is the realm of truth and not of matter of fact. In passages of this tenor, mythology ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nightmonster.htm - 17k

Night-monster

... to modern writers under like circumstances. Poetry is the realm of truth and not of matter of fact. In passages of this tenor, mythology ... biblethesaurus.org/n/night-monster.htm - 17k

Samson (37 Occurrences)

... Judah had bound him, and seizing a fresh jawbone of an ass he smote with it 1,000 men of the Philistines, boasting as he did so in pun-like poetry, `With the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samson.htm - 37k

Messenger (235 Occurrences)

... skins." WL Walker. POETRY, NEW TESTAMENT. No one questions the presence of poetry of a high order in the Old Testament. The Study ... biblethesaurus.org/m/messenger.htm - 101k

Judith (1 Occurrence)

... Judith became ever after a heroine in Jewish romance and poetry, a Hebrew Joan of Arc, and the tale of the deliverance she wrought for her people has been told ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judith.htm - 27k

Names (133 Occurrences)

... 2. 'Eloah: The singular form of the preceding name, 'Eloah, is confined in its use almost exclusively to poetry, or to poetic expression, being characteristic ... biblethesaurus.org/n/names.htm - 101k

Purity (16 Occurrences)

... the gates." 4. The So of Songs: It is pleasant to turn from the tense severity of law, since it must deal largely with crime and sin, to the idealism of poetry... biblethesaurus.org/p/purity.htm - 30k

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

... Her spiritual exaltation and poetic gift found expression in one of the choicest specimens of early Hebrew lyric poetry (1 Samuel 2:1-10). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/woman.htm - 45k

Nahum (3 Occurrences)

... evidence is slight. The artificial character of acrostic poetry is generally supposed to point to a late date. Hence, those who ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahum.htm - 21k

Consist (7 Occurrences)

... Let him note that this transcendent estimate comes to us conveyed in the vehicle not of poetry and rhetoric, but of a treatise pregnant with masterly argument ... biblethesaurus.org/c/consist.htm - 80k

Wisdom (320 Occurrences)

... There is not so much manifest poetry in this book as in Sirach, though there is large amount of genuine poetry characterized by parallelism, but not by meter ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wisdom.htm - 101k

Glory (590 Occurrences)

... renders the passages in the Psalms and in Job by doxa, the ordinary Greek rendering for kabhodh, and it does not seem improbable that in poetry the word ... biblethesaurus.org/g/glory.htm - 71k

Proverb (24 Occurrences)

... this group of proverbs the transition was easy to a continuous passage, in which the snappy parallelism of the proverb yields to the flow of poetry; see eg ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proverb.htm - 29k

Apocalyptic

... related to the form is the fact that while the Prophets wrote in a style of so elevated prose that it always hovered on the border of poetry-indeed, frequently ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Romans (8 Occurrences)

... Let him note that this transcendent estimate comes to us conveyed in the vehicle not of poetry and rhetoric, but of a treatise pregnant with masterly argument ... biblethesaurus.org/r/romans.htm - 44k

Jonah (30 Occurrences)

... "Christ is using an illustration: it matters not whether that illustration be drawn from the realms of fact or of poetry" (BTP, II, 508). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jonah.htm - 35k

Solomon (277 Occurrences)

... There is not so much manifest poetry in this book as in Sirach, though there is large amount of genuine poetry characterized by parallelism, but not by meter ... biblethesaurus.org/s/solomon.htm - 101k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... geography, zoology, philology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology and the pseudo-science of omens were all represented in it, as well as poetry and legendary ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k