Murmuring
Of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Num. 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; 21:4-6; Ps. 106:25). Forbidden b…
Murrain.
MUR'RAIN. Ex 9:3. See Plagues of Egypt.
Mushi
Receding, the second of the two sons of Merari (Ex. 6:19; Num. 3:20). His sons were called Mushites (Num. 3:33; 26:58).
Mushites
MU'SHITES, THE, descendants of Mushi. Num 3:33; Num 26:58.
Mushites, The
MU'SHITES, THE, descendants of Mushi. Num 3:33; Num 26:58.
Music, Instrumental
Among instruments of music used by the Hebrews a principal place is given to stringed instruments. These were, (1.) The kinnor, the “harp.” (2.) The nebel, “a skin bottle,” rendered “psaltery.” (3.) …
Music.
MUS'IC. 1 Sam 18:6. This was an important part of the festivities and religious services of the Jews. In their annual pilgrimages to Jerusalem their march was thus enlivened. Isa 30:29. This is still…
Musical Instruments Of The Hebrews
(There has been great obscurity as to the instruments of music in use among the Hebrews, but the discoveries on the monuments of Egypt and Assyria have thrown much light upon the form and nature of t…
Musician, Chief
(Heb. menatstseah), the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the temple, mentioned in the titles of fifty-five psalms, and in Hab. 3:19, Revised Version. The first who held this office wa…
Mustard.
MUS'TARD. Matt 13:31-32; Matt 17:20; Luke 17:6. There can no longer be any question that this plant is the black mustard (Sinapis nigra), which often grows wild in our own country. In the fertile and…
Muth-labben
Occurring only in the title of Psalm 9. Some interpret the words as meaning “on the death of Labben,” some unknown person. Others render the word, “on the death of the son;” i.e., of Absalom (2 Sam. …
Muthlabben
“To the chief musician upon Muth-labben” is the title of (Psalms 9:1) which has given rise to infinite conjecture. It may be either upon the death (muth) of the fool (labben), as an anagram on Nabal …
Muzzle
Grain in the East is usually thrashed by the sheaves being spread out on a floor, over which oxen and cattle are driven to and fro, till the grain is trodden out. Moses ordained that the ox was not t…
Myra
One of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caesarea, and entered into the Al…
Myrrh,
MYRRH, a gum, the thickened sap of a low thorny tree (Balsamodendron opsobalsamum) which grows chiefly in Arabia. Myrrh is sold for medical purposes in small globules of a white or yellow color, of a…
Myrtle,
MYR'TLE, a beautiful, fragrant, and ornamental shrub (Myrtus communis), Myrtle. (Myrtus communis.) which abounds in Northern Palestine and once grew about Jerusalem. "In the bazaars of Jerusalem and …
Mysia
A province in the north-west of Asia Minor. On his first voyage to Europe (Acts 16:7, 8) Paul passed through this province and embarked at its chief port Troas.
Mystery,
MYS'TERY, in the N.T. usage, is a spiritual truth hitherto hidden, incapable of discovery by mere reason, but now revealed, though yet beyond the full understanding of our finite intelligence. The Gr…
Naam
Pleasantness, one of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1 Chr. 4:15).
Naamah
The beautiful. (1.) The daughter of Lamech and Zillah (Gen. 4: 22). (2.) The daughter of the king of Ammon, one of the wives of Solomon, the only one who appears to have borne him a son, viz., Rehobo…
Naaman
Pleasantness, a Syrian, the commander of the armies of Benhadad II. in the time of Joram, king of Israel. He was afflicted with leprosy; and when the little Hebrew slave-girl that waited on his wife …
Naamathite,
NA'AMATHITE, the designation of Zophar, one of Job's friends. Job 2:11.
Naamites
NA'AMITES, the descendants of Naaman, grandson of Benjamin. Num 26:40; 1 Chr 8:4.
Naamites, The
the family descended from Naaman, the grandson of Benjamin. (Numbers 28:40) only.
Naarah
A girl, the second of Ashur’s two wives, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:5, 6).
Naarai.
NA'ARAI. (God reveals), one of David's warriors, 1 Chr 11:37; also called Paarai. 2 Sam 23:35.
Naaran
Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chr. 7:28).
Naarath
Girl, a town on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:7), not far probably from Jericho, to the north (1 Chr. 7:28).
Naashon.
NAASH'ON. Ex. 6:23. See Nahshon.
Naasson,
NAAS'SON, the Greek form of Nahshon; used Matt 1:4; Luke 3:32. See Nahshon.