Sigionoth
according to variable songs or tunes,
Signet.
SIG'NET. Gen 38:10. See Seal.
Signs
SIGNS, John 4:48, and WON'DERS (as they are usually connected), sometimes denote those proofs or demonstrations of power and authority which were furnished by miracles and by other tokens of the divi…
Sihimma
the third son of Jesse, and brother of David. (1 Chronicles 2:13) Same as Shimeah.
Sihon
Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory,…
Sihor-libnah
SI'HOR-LIB'NAH, the name of two separate valleys, according to the Septuagint, Josh 19:26, now called Shughur and el-Belat, which run into each other. See Shihor-libnath.
Sihor.
SI'HOR. Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18. See Nile.
Silas,
SI'LAS, Acts 15:40. contracted from SILVA'NUS (woody), 2 Cor 1:19, is called one of the chief of the brethren. Acts 15:22, and a faithful brother. 1 Pet 5:12. He is supposed to have been a native of …
Silk.
SILK. The only undoubted reference to silk occurs in Rev 18:12. It is a question whether the Hebrews knew anything about it, although there are two passages in which a word so translated is employed.…
Silla
A highway; a twig, only in 2 Kings 12:20. If taken as a proper name (as in the LXX. and other versions), the locality is unknown.
Siloa
Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi
Siloah
SILO'AH, THE POOL OF, properly "the pool of Shelach" - that is, "the dart." Neh 3:15. See Siloam.
Siloah, The Pool Of,
SILO'AH, THE POOL OF, properly "the pool of Shelach" - that is, "the dart." Neh 3:15. See Siloam.
Siloam,
SILO'AM, or SHILO'AH (sent), the name of a pool and of a tower. A pool near Jerusalem, referred to as "the waters of Shiloah that go softly," and as "the pool of Siloah by the king's garden." Isa 8:6…
Siloam, Pool Of
Sent or sending. Here a notable miracle was wrought by our Lord in giving sight to the blind (John 9:7-11). It has been identified with the Birket Silwan in the lower Tyropoeon valley, to the south-e…
Siloam, Tower Of
Mentioned only Luke 13:4. The place here spoken of is the village now called Silwan, or Kefr Silwan, on the east of the valley of Kidron, and to the north-east of the pool. It stands on the west slop…
Siloam, Tower, In
(Luke 13:4) Of this we know nothing definitely beyond these words of the Lord. In connection with Ophel, there is mention made of “a tower that lieth out,” (Nehemiah 3:26) and there is no unlikelihoo…
Silvanus
[Silas]
Silver,
SIL'VER, a well-known precious metal. The Tarshish whence it was obtained was probably in Spain, as silver is still brought from the same region which furnished it in the days of Solomon, 1 Kgs 10:22…
Silverling.
SIL'VERLING. Isa 7:23. See Silver.
Silverlings
a word used once only in the Authorized Version, (Isaiah 7:23) as a translation of the Hebrew word elsewhere rendered “silver” or “money.”
Simeon
Hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in Eg…
Simeon Niger
(Acts 13:1) [Niger]
Simeon, The Territory Of,
SIM'EON, THE TERRITORY OF, the south-western portion of the Promised Land. The district assigned to Simeon lay within the inheritance of Judah, and included eighteen cities in the South of Palestine …
Simeon, The Tribe Of
Was “divided and scattered” according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in number, and sank into a position of insignificance among the other tribes. They decreased in the wil…
Simeonites
SIM'EONITES, the members of the tribe of Simeon. Num 25:14; Gen 26:14. No eminent person is recorded as of this tribe save Judith, a heroine of a story in the Apocrypha, although there is a Jewish tr…
Simon
The abbreviated form of Simeon. (1.) One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word “Canaanite” does not mean a native of Canaan, but is derived from the Syriac w…
Simri
Watchman, a Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 26:10).
Sin
Is “any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God” (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduct of the life, whether by omiss…
Sin, Wilderness Of,
SIN, WILDERNESS OF, a region between Elim and Rephidim. Ex 16:1; Ex 17:1; Num 33:11-12. Here the Israelites were first fed with manna and quails. The wilderness extends 25 miles along the east shore …