Osprey
Heb. ‘ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote …
Ossifrage
Heb. peres = to “break” or “crush”, the lammer-geier, or bearded vulture, the largest of the whole vulture tribe. It was an unclean bird (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12). It is not a gregarious bird, and is…
Ostrich,
OS'TRICH, a remarkable bird of the hot regions of Africa and Arabia, often attaining the height of 7 feet, of which the head and neck make 3. It is also 7 feet from the head to the end of the tail wh…
Othni
A lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David (1 Chr. 26:7). He was a “mighty man of valour.”
Othniel,
OTH'NIEL, the son of Kenaz, Jud 1:13, who displayed his valor in seizing the city of Debir, or Kirjath-sepher, for which exploit he was rewarded by the gift of the daughter of his uncle Caleb in marr…
Ouches
An Old English word denoting cavities or sockets in which gems were set (Ex. 28:11).
Outlandish
OUTLAND'ISH. The women who "caused Solomon to sin" are so called. Neh 13:26. The term means "foreign."
Oven
Heb. tannur, (Hos. 7:4). In towns there appear to have been public ovens. There was a street in Jerusalem (Jer. 37:21) called “bakers’ street” (the only case in which the name of a street in Jerusale…
Ovens
OVENS. Ex 8:3. In the Eastern cities the ovens at the present day are not materially different from our own. The more common way of constructing them in the country, however, is to take a jar or pot …
Overseers
OVERSEERS. Acts 20:28. This term denotes the pastor of a congregation of Christians, and is identical with presbyter or elder. Comp. v. 2 Sam 21:17. The same Greek word is elsewhere translated "bisho…
Owl.
OWL. In Deut 14:16-17; Isa 34:11, 2 Sam 20:15; Ps 102:6 this word doubtless denotes some one or other of the five species of owl common in Egypt and Syria. The Hebrew word translated Eagle Owl (Bubo …
Ox,
OX, a well-known domestic animal, clean by the Levitical Law, strong and patient of labor, of great use in agricultural pursuits, and one of the most valuable possessions of the Jewish husbandman. Ge…
Ox-goad
OX'-GOAD. See Goad.
Ozem
Strong. (1.) One of David’s brothers; the sixth son of Jesse (1 Chr. 2:15). (2.) A son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25).
Ozias,
OZI'AS, the same as Uzziah. Matt 1:8-9.
Ozni
Hearing, one of the sons of Gad; also called Ezbon (Gen. 46:16; Num. 26:16).
Oznites
OZ'NITES, descendants of Ozni. Num 26:16.
Paarai,
PA'ARAI, one of David's mighty men, 2 Sam 23:35; called Naarai in 1 Chr 11:37.
Padan
A plain, occurring only in Gen. 48:7, where it designates Padan-aram.
Padan-aram
The plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, (Gen. 25:20; 28:2, 5-7; 31:18, etc.), commonly regarded as the district of Mesopotamia (q.v.) lying around Haran.
Padanaram
By this name, which signifies the table-land of Aram, i.e. Syriac, the Hebrews designated the tract of country which they otherwise called the Aram-naharaim, “Aram of the two of rivers,” the Greek Me…
Paddle
PAD'DLE, a small spade. Deut 23:13.
Padon
(deliverance) the ancestor of a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:41; Nehemiah 7:47) (B.C. before 529.)
Pagiel
God allots, a prince of the tribe of Asher (Num. 1:13), in the wilderness.
Pahath-moab
Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30).
Pahathmoab
(governor of Moab), head of one of the chief houses of the tribe of Judah. Of the individual or the occasion of his receiving so singular a name nothing is known certainty but as we read in (1 Chroni…
Pahiphylia
PAHIPHYL'IA (region of every tribe), a Roman province in Asia Minor. Acts 27:5. It was bounded on the east by Cilicia, on the north by Pisidia - from which it was separated by the Taurus Mountains - …
Pai
(blessing). [Pau]
Paial
(judge), the son of Uzai who assisted in restoring the walls of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 3:25) (B.C. 446.)
Paint
Jezebel “painted her face” (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of …