Mamaias
apparently the same with Shemaiah in (Ezra 8:16)
Mammon,
MAM'MON, a Chaldee or Syrian word denoting "wealth:" used twice by our Lord. Matt 6:24; Luke 16:9-11.
Mamre,
MAM'RE, a place near Hebron, so called after the Amorite chief, Gen 14:13, Jud 6:24; Gen 23:19; Gen 35:27, and it is also the name of a plain and a grove at Hebron by which Abraham dwelt and entertai…
Man
(1.) Heb. ‘Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning “to be red,” and thus the first man was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is …
Man Of Sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal power; but “in whomsoever these distinctive features are found, whoever wields temporal and spiritua…
Manaen
Consoler, a Christian teacher at Antioch. Nothing else is known of him beyond what is stated in Acts 13:1, where he is spoken of as having been brought up with (Gr. syntrophos; rendered in R.V. “fost…
Manahath
(rest) one of the sons of Shobal, and descendant of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40) (rest), a place named in (1 Chronicles 8:6) only in connection with the genealogies of the trib…
Manahetbites
(inhabitants of Mannahath), The. “Half the Manahethites” are named in the genealogies of Judah as descended from Shobal, the father of Kirjath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:52) and half from Salma, the foun…
Manahethites
my lady; my prince of rest
Manahthites
MANA'HTHITES, THE, the descendants of Manahath or the inhabitants of the place of that name. 1 Chr 2:52. MANAS'SEH. Several great men, such as Gideon, and probably also Jephthah, issued from Manasseh…
Manahthites, The
MANA'HTHITES, THE, the descendants of Manahath or the inhabitants of the place of that name. 1 Chr 2:52.
Manasseh.
MANAS'SEH. The first-born of Joseph. When he and his brother Ephraim were boys, and Jacob, their grandfather, was about to die, Joseph took them into the patriarch's presence to receive his blessing.…
Manassites
MANAS'SITES, THE, descendants of Manasseh the patriarch. Deut 4:43; Jud 12:4; 2 Kgs 10:33.
Manassites, The
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
Mandrakes
Hebrew dudaim; i.e., “love-plants”, occurs only in Gen. 30:14-16 and Cant. 7:13. Many interpretations have been given of this word dudaim. It has been rendered “violets,” “Lilies,” “jasmines,” “truff…
Maneh.
MA'NEH. See Measures.
Manger
(Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered “stall” in Luke 13:15) given to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall or crib for feeding cattle. Stables and …
Manna
Heb. man-hu, “What is that?” the name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied to them during their wanderings in the wilderness (Ex. 16:15-35). The name is commonly taken as derived…
Manoah
Rest, a Danite, the father of Samson (Judg. 13:1-22, and 14:2-4).
Manslayer
One who was guilty of accidental homicide, and was entitled to flee to a city of refuge (Num. 35:6, 12, 22, 23), his compulsory residence in which terminated with the death of the high priest. (See C…
Mantle
(1.) Heb. ‘addereth, a large over-garment. This word is used of Elijah’s mantle (1 Kings 19:13, 19; 2 Kings 2:8, 13, etc.), which was probably a sheepskin. It appears to have been his only garment, a…
Maoch
Compressed, the father of Achish, king of Gath (1 Sam. 27:2). Called also Maachah (1 Kings 2:39).
Maon,
MA'ON, one of the cities of Judah, in the mountains, Josh 15:55, and a district where David hid from Saul, and near which Nabal had possessions. 1 Sam 23:24-25. The name of Maon still exists in Main,…
Maonites
MA'ONITES, THE, mentioned in Jud 10:12 among the enemies of Israel; probably the same as the Mehunim.
Maonites, The
a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) elsewhere in the Authorized Version called Mehunim.
Mar-alah
MAR'-ALAH (trembling),a boundary of Zebulun, Josh 19:11; Porter identifies it with M'alul, 4 miles southwest of Nazareth, where are the ruins of a temple.
Mara
Bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).
Marah
Bitterness, a fountain at the sixth station of the Israelites (Ex. 15:23, 24; Num. 33:8) whose waters were so bitter that they could not drink them. On this account they murmured against Moses, who, …
Maralah
Trembling, a place on the southern boundary of Zebulun (Josh. 19:11). It has been identified with the modern M’alul, about 4 miles south-west of Nazareth.
Maranatha,
MARANATH'A, an Aramaic expression signifying "our Lord has come." 1 Cor 16:22.