Nain
(from Heb. nain, “green pastures,” “lovely”), the name of a town near the gate of which Jesus raised to life a widow’s son (Luke 7:11-17). It is identified with the village called Nein, standing on t…
Naioth
Dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a cluster of separate dwellings, and hence its name. David took refuge here when he fled from Sa…
Naked.
NA'KED. The word in the A.V. is used absolutely, as in the case of Adam and Eve, Gen 2:25; comparatively, to indicate that the usual outer garments were missing, 1 Sam 19:24; John 21:7, the loin-clot…
Name
NAME. Gen 2:19. A name is a word by which a thing, or more especially a person, is made known. The names of places and of persons in the Bible have for the most part, if not all of them, a special si…
Names
I. Names. - "Jerusalem," in Hebrew, means "the possession" or "inheritance of peace." It is called "Salem" in Ps 76:2, and Jewish commentators affirm that it is identical with the Salem of Melchizede…
Naomi
The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2, 20, 21; 2:1). Elimelech and his wife left the district of Bethlehem-Judah, and found …
Naphish
Refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.
Naphtali
My wrestling, the fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid (Gen. 30:8). When Jacob went down into Egypt, Naphtali had four sons (Gen. 46:24). Little is known of him as an individu…
Naphtali, Mount
The mountainous district of Naphtali (Josh. 20:7).
Naphtali, Tribe Of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, “Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words” (Gen. 49:21). It was intended thus to set forth under poetic imagery the future charact…
Naphtuhim,
NAPH'TUHIM, an Egyptian tribe descended from Mizraim. Gen 10:13.
Napkin
(Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; 20:7; Lat. sudarium, a “sweat-cloth”), a cloth for wiping the sweat from the face. But the word is used of a wrapper to fold money in (Luke 19:20), and as an article of dr…
Narcissus
Daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:11). He is supposed to have been the private secretary of the emperor Claudius. This is, however, quite uncertain.
Nard
[Spikenard]
Nason
helper; entry-way
Nathan
Given. (1.) A prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Chr. 9:29). He is first spoken of in connection with the arrangements David made for the building of the temple (2 Sam. 7:2, 3, 17), and ne…
Nathan-melech
the gift of the king, or of counsel
Nathanael
Given or gift of God, one of our Lord’s disciples, “of Cana in Galilee” (John 21:2). He was “an Israelite indeed, in whom was no guile” (1:47, 48). His name occurs only in the Gospel of John, who in …
Nathanmelech
(the gift of the king), a eunuch (Authorized Version “chamberlain”) in the court of Josiah. (2 Kings 23:11) (B.C. 628.)
Nativity Of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7:14; Jer. 31:15; Micah 5:2; Hag. 2:6-9; Dan. 9:24, 25). Joseph and Mary were providentially led to …
Naughty
NAUGHT'Y,NAUGHT'INESS, originally "nothing, nothingness, " mean, in the A. V., "wicked, wickedness." Prov 6:12.
Naughty Figs
(Jer. 24:2). “The bad figs may have been such either from having decayed, and thus been reduced to a rotten condition, or as being the fruit of the sycamore, which contains a bitter juice” (Tristram,…
Naughty,naughtiness,
NAUGHT'Y,NAUGHT'INESS, originally "nothing, nothingness, " mean, in the A. V., "wicked, wickedness." Prov 6:12.
Naum,
NA'UM, an ancestor of our Lord. Luke 3:25.
Nave
(Heb. gao), anything convex or arched, as the boss of a shield, (Job 15:26) the eyebrows, (Leviticus 14:9) an eminent place. (Ezekiel 16:31) It is rendered once only in the plural, “naves,” (1 Kings …
Naves
NAVES, the centres of wheels, from which the spokes radiate. 1 Kgs 7:33.
Nazarene.
NAZ'ARENE'. Matt 2:23. This term is used of Jesus in this passage as a fulfilment of prophecy. It is also used of him (though translated "of Nazareth") by Bartimeus, Mark 10:47, in the inscription on…
Nazareth
Separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew netser, a “shoot” or “sprout.” Some, however, think that the name of the city must be connected with the name of the hill behind it, f…
Nazarite
(Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2-21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there…
Nazarites
NAZ'ARITES. Num 6:2, etc. The term is derived from a Hebrew word signifying "to separate." A Nazarite, under the ancient law, was one, either male or female, engaged by a peculiar vow. It required to…