Nehum
(consolation), one of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:7)
Nehushta
Copper, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, and the wife of Jehoiakin (2 Kings 24:8), king of Judah.
Nehushtan
Of copper; a brazen thing a name of contempt given to the serpent Moses had made in the wilderness (Num. 21:8), and which Hezekiah destroyed because the children of Israel began to regard it as an id…
Neiel
Dwelling-place of God, a town in the territory of Asher, near its southern border (Josh. 19:27). It has been identified with the ruin Y’anin, near the outlet of the Wady esh Sha-ghur, less than 2 mil…
Neighbor
NEIGH'BOR. Luke 10:29. The Pharisees restricted the meaning of the word "neighbor" to those of their own nation or to their friends. But our Saviour informed them that all men were their neighbors, a…
Nekeb
Cavern, a town on the boundary of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33). It has with probability, been identified with Seiyadeh, nearly 2 miles east of Bessum, a ruin half way between Tiberias and Mount Tabor.
Nekoda
(distinguished).
Nemuel
Day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chr. 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9).
Nemuelites
NEMU'ELITES, descendants of Nemuel, the son of Simeon. Num 26:12.
Nepheg
(sprout).
Nephew
NEPH'EW, in the A.V., should always be understood "grandchild" or "descendant" generally, as was the old English usage. Job 18:19; Isa 14:22.
Nephilim
(Gen. 6:4; Num. 13:33, R.V.), giants, the Hebrew word left untranslated by the Revisers, the name of one of the Canaanitish tribes. The Revisers have, however, translated the Hebrew gibborim, in Gen.…
Nephish,
NE'PHISH, incorrect form of Naphish. 1 Chr 1:31; 1 Chr 5:19.
Nephishesim,
NEPHISH'ESIM, a corruption of Nephusim, which see. Neh 7:62.
Nephtali
NEPH'TALI, NEPH'THALIM, forms of "Naphtali." Matt 4:13, 2 Sam 20:15; Rev 7:6.
Nephtali, Nephthalim,
NEPH'TALI, NEPH'THALIM, forms of "Naphtali." Matt 4:13, 2 Sam 20:15; Rev 7:6.
Nephthalim
A form of the name Naphtali. (Job 7:3; Matthew 4:13,15; Revelation 7:6)
Nephthoah
opening; open
Nephtoah
Opened, a fountain and a stream issuing from it on the border between Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:8, 9; 18:15). It has been identified with ‘Ain Lifta, a spring about 2 1/2 miles north-west of Jerus…
Nephtoah, Or Nephtoah
(opening), The water of. The spring or source of the water or (inaccurately) waters of Nephtoah was one of the landmarks in the boundary line which separated Judah from Benjamin. (Joshua 15:9; 18:15)…
Nephusim
(expansions), the same as Nephishesim, of which name according to Gesenius it is the proper form. (Ezra 2:50)
Nephusim, Nephishesim
NEPHU'SIM, NEPHISH'ESIM (expansions), some who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon. Ezr 2:50; Neh 7:52.
Ner
Light, the father of Kish (1 Chr. 8:33). 1 Sam. 14:51 should be read, “Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were the sons of Abiel.” And hence this Kish and Ner were brothers, and …
Nereus,
NE'REUS, a Christian at Rome. Rom 16:15.
Nergal
The great dog; that is, lion, one of the chief gods of the Assyrians and Babylonians (2 Kings 17:30), the god of war and hunting. He is connected with Cutha as its tutelary deity.
Nergal-sharezer
Nergal, protect the king! (1.) One of the “princes of the king of Babylon who accompanied him in his last expedition against Jerusalem” (Jer. 39:3, 13). (2.) Another of the “princes,” who bore the ti…
Nergalsharezer
(prince of fire) occurs only in (Jeremiah 39:3) and Jere 39:13 There appear to have been two persons in the name among the “princes of the king of Babylon” who accompanied Nebuchadnezzar on his last …
Neri
short form for Neriah (Jehovah is my lamp) son of Melchi and father of Salathiel, in the genealogy of Christ.
Neriah
(lamp of Jehovah), the son of Maaseiah and father of Baruch and Seraiah.
Nero
Occurs only in the superscription (which is probably spurious, and is altogether omitted in the R.V.) to the Second Epistle to Timothy. He became emperor of Rome when he was about seventeen years of …