Sychem,
SY'CHEM, a Greek form for Shechem. Acts 7:16.
Syene
Opening (Ezek. 29:10; 30:6), a town of Egypt, on the borders of Ethiopia, now called Assouan, on the right bank of the Nile, notable for its quarries of beautiful red granite called “syenite.” It was…
Sylvanus
SYL'VANUS. See Silas.
Symeon
(The Jewish form of the name Simon, used in the Revised Version of (Acts 15:14) and referring to Simon Peter.-ED.)
Synagogue
(Gr. sunagoge, i.e., “an assembly”), found only once in the Authorized Version of Ps. 74:8, where the margin of Revised Version has “places of assembly,” which is probably correct; for while the orig…
Synagogue, The Great,
SYNAGOGUE, THE GREAT, the name given to the council of one hundred and twenty men who, according to Rabbinic tradition, under the presidency of Ezra, formed the Hebrew canon and established the synag…
Syntyche
Fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias (Phil. 4:2, 3).
Syracuse,
SYR'ACUSE, a noted city in the eastern part of Sicily at which Paul spent three days while on his voyage to Rome. Acts 28:12. It is well situated for commerce, having the best harbor in Sicily. The c…
Syria,
SYR'IA, the Greek name for the country known to the Hebrews as "Aram." It may signify "the region of Tyre." This country included, in a stricter sense, only the highlands of Libanus and Anti-Libanus,…
Syria-maachah
SYR'IA-MA'ACHAH. 1 Chr 19:6. See Aram and Maachah.
Syriac,
SYR'IAC, the ancient language of Syria, a dialect of the Aramaean. The word occurs in Dan 2:4. where it should be "Aramaic," as it is in the Hebrew. The Chaldaeans spoke in Aramaic in order to confor…
Syrian
SYR'IAN, inhabitant of Syria. Gen 25:20. and elsewhere.
Syro-phcenician
SY'RO-PHCENI'CIAN, a title applied to the woman who besought Jesus to heal her daughter. Mark 7:26. She is also called a woman of Canaan. Matt 15:22. "Syro-Phoenician" may denote a mixed race, half S…
Syro-phoenicia
SYRO-PHOENIC'IA. See Phoenicia.
Syrophenician
“a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation” (Mark 7:26), i.e., a Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria. (See PHENICIA.) When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon (Matt. 15:21), a Sy…
Syrophoenician
occurs only in (Mark 7:26) The word denoted perhaps a mixed race, half Phoenicians and half Syrians; (or the Phoenicians in this region may have been called Syro-phoenicians because they belonged to …
Syrtis, The
(Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of “quicksands” in the Authorized Version. It was the well-known Syrtis Major, the terror of all Mediterranean sailors. “It is a dangerous shallow on the …
Taanach,
TA'ANACH, and TA'NACH (sandy soil), an old city of the Canaanites. Josh 12:21. Joshua conquered its king, and it was in the territory of Issachar, but assigned to Manasseh, and then to the Levites. J…
Taanach-shilo
breaking down a fig-tree
Taanath-shiloh
Approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Josh. 16:6), probably the modern T’ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the Mukhnah plain.
Taanathshiloh
(approach to Shiloh), a place named once only— (Joshua 16:6)—as one of the landmarks of the boundary of Ephraim. Perhaps Taanath was the ancient Canaanite name of the place, and Shiloh the Hebrew nam…
Tabbaoth
Impressions; rings, “the children of,” returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:43).
Tabbath
Famous, a town in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 7:22), to the south of Bethshean, near the Jordan.
Tabeal
Goodness of God, the father of one whom the kings of Syria and Samaria in vain attempted to place on the throne of Ahaz (Isa. 7:6).
Tabeel
A Persian governor of Samaria, who joined others in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7).
Tabelel
(God is good), an officer of the Persian government in Samaria in the reign of Artaxerxes. (Ezra 4:7) His name appears to indicate that he was a Syrian. (B.C.519.)
Taberah
Burning, a place in the wilderness of Paran, where the “fire of the Lord” consumed the murmuring Israelites (Num. 11:3; Deut. 9:22). It was also called Kibroth-hattaavah (q.v.).
Tabering.
TA'BERING. This obsolete word occurs in Nah 2:7. It means "to beat as a taber" or "tabret." The picture is of a company of Ninevite women beating upon their breasts as players upon a taber. A taber i…
Tabernacle
(1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1…
Tabernacle Of Witness
TABERNACLE OF WIT'NESS, Num 17:7-8, TAB'ERNACLE OF TEST'IMONY. Ex 38:21. These terms may refer to the Law, which was deposited in the tabernacle, and which testified to God's authority and holiness, …