Winnowing
[Agriculture]
Winter
WIN'TER lasts, in Palestine, from the beginning of December to the beginning of February, and is characterized by severe winds, frost, and snow-falls in the mountains, and by vehement winds, rain, an…
Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
Wisdom Of Solomon
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE BOOK OF, one of the most interesting and valuable of the Apocrypha, gives a glowing exposition and commendation of true wisdom as described in Job 28:12 et seq.; Prov 8-9. wisd…
Wisdom Of Solomon, The Book Of,
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, THE BOOK OF, one of the most interesting and valuable of the Apocrypha, gives a glowing exposition and commendation of true wisdom as described in Job 28:12 et seq.; Prov 8-9. wisd…
Wisdom, The, Of Solomon
a, book of the Apocrypha, may be divided into two parts, the first, chs. 1-9, containing the doctrine of wisdom in its moral and intellectual aspects: the second, the doctrine of wisdom as shown in h…
Wise Men.
WISE MEN. Matt 2:1. See Magi.
Wise, Wisdom
A moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be “foolish” is to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12-28; Prov. 3:13…
Wist
WIST, identical with "knew." Ex 16:15; Acts 12:9; Gen 23:5.
Wit
WIT, from the A.V. vitan, to know. Gen 24:21; Ex 2:4. Hence "to do to wit" is "to cause you to know." 2 Cor 8:1.
Witch
Occurs only in Ex. 22:18, as the rendering of mekhashshepheh, the feminine form of the word, meaning “enchantress” (R.V., “sorceress”), and in Deut. 18:10, as the rendering of mekhashshepheth, the ma…
Witch, Witchcrafts
[Divination; Magic, Magicians]
Witchcraft,
WITCH'CRAFT, 1 Sam 15:23, WITCH, Deut 18:10, WIZARD. Lev 20:27. A man who pretends to supernatural power, so that he can foretell future events, cure diseases, call up or drive away spirits, or discl…
Withered Hand
WITHERED HAND. Matt 12:10; Mark 3:1; Luke 6:6, 1 Kgs 15:8. The man's hand was not only paralyzed, but dried up.
Withs
WITHS, a band of pliable twigs (as of the willow or osier kind), twisted closely together while green, and used instead of ropes. The marginal reading of Jud 16:7 is "small cords."
Witness Of The Spirit
(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, “a certitude of the Spirit’s presence and work continually asserted within us”, manifested “in his comforting us, h…
Witness,
WIT'NESS, one who gives testimony. Two or more witnesses were required by the Mosaic Law in judicial investigations, Deut 17:6-7; and when the sentence of stoning was pronounced, they were required t…
Wizard.
WIZ'ARD. See Witchcraft.
Woe
WOE. Num 21:29. This term often denotes a feeling of compassion or sympathy, Matt 24:19, or a simple lamentation as, "Alas for me!" Ps 120:5. In other connections it is equivalent to the threatening …
Wolf
Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob’s prophecy, “Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf” (Gen. 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe (…
Woman,
WO'MAN, the companion and helper of man. and by express command made subject to him. Gen 3:16. The social position, however, of the Hebrew women contrasted very favorably with that now occupied by Or…
Women
The position of women in the Hebrew commonwealth contrasts favorably with that which in the present day is assigned to them generally in eastern countries. The most salient point of contrast in the u…
Wood
See FOREST.
Wood-offering
(Neh. 10:34; 13:31). It would seem that in the time of Nehemiah arrangements were made, probably on account of the comparative scarcity of wood, by which certain districts were required, as chosen by…
Wool,
WOOL, as the principal material for the manufacture of clothing, was highly valued by the Jews, Lev 13:47; Deut 22:11; Job 31:20; Prov 31:13; Eze 34:3; Hos 2:5, and the wool of Damascus enjoyed a gre…
Word
WORD (Logos), THE, is one of the titles of Jesus Christ. Just as we express ourselves by words, so God expresses his mind to the world, his boundless love, his inflexible justice, through Christ, his…
Word Of God.
WORD OF GOD. See Bible.
Word, The
(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:1; Rev. 19:13). As such, Christ is the revealer of God. His office is to make God known. “No man …
Works
WORKS. Good works, Eph 2:10, are such as proceed from love to God and are done in obedience to his law and from a regard to his glory. We are saved by faith, "but faith without works is dead" - i.e.,…
Works, Covenant Of
Entered into by God with Adam as the representative of the human race (comp. Gen. 9:11, 12; 17:1-21), so styled because perfect obedience was its condition, thus distinguishing it from the covenant o…