Bond
An obligation of any kind (Num. 30:2, 4, 12). The word means also oppression or affliction (Ps. 116:16; Phil. 1:7). Christian love is the “bond of perfectness” (Col. 3:14), and the influences of the …
Bond, Bondage, Bondman, Bondwoman, Bondmaid
BOND, BOND'AGE, BOND'MAN, BONDWOMAN, BOND'MAID . See Servant.
Bondage
Of Israel in Egypt (Ex. 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the “house of bondage” (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isa. 14:3), and the oppression of the Per…
Bonnet
(Heb. peer), Ex. 39:28 (R.V., “head-tires”); Ezek. 44:18 (R.V., “tires”), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isa. 3:20 (R.V., “head-tires”) a head-dress or tiara worn by females. The H…
Bonnets
BON'NETS . See Clothes, Mitre.
Boo
BOO of the Sea of Tiberias, and generally among the thickets of the Holy Land. In some districts wild boars are so destructive to the vineyards and crops that it is necessary at times to keep nightly…
Book
This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a “writing,” and then a “volume” (Ex. 17:14; Deut. 28:58; …
Booth
A hut made of the branches of a tree. In such tabernacles Jacob sojourned for a season at a place named from this circumstance Succoth (Gen. 33:17). Booths were erected also at the feast of Tabernacl…
Booths
[Succoth; Tabernacles, The Feast Of, FEAST OF]
Booty
Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deut. 20: 16). The “pictures and images” of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Num. 33:52…
Booz
(Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) [Boaz]
Booz, For Boaz.
BO'OZ, for BO'AZ. Matt 1:5; Luke 3:32.
Border
BOR'DER . See Clothes.
Borrow
The Israelites “borrowed” from the Egyptians (Ex. 12:35, R.V., “asked”) in accordance with a divine command (3:22; 11:2). But the word (sha’al) so rendered here means simply and always to “request” o…
Boscath
(2 Kings 22:1) [Bozkath]
Boskath
in poverty
Bosom
In the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one’s bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:8). Christ is said to have been…
Boson
taking away
Bosor,
BO'SOR, in 2 Pet 2:15, Greek form of Beor.
Bosses,
BOS'SES, the prominent or projecting parts of the buckler, and of course the thickest and strongest. Job 15:26.
Bot
BOT any of their subjects, and of the rewards which were given to the individuals. Esth 6:1-3. Book of the Wars of the Lord, Num 21:14, Book of Jasher, or the Righteous, Book of the Law closed. Josh …
Botch,
BOTCH, probably the black leprosy, or elephantiasis. Deut 28:27, Ex 28:35. See Leprosy.
Bottle
A vessel made of skins for holding wine (Josh. 9:4. 13; 1 Sam. 16:20; Matt. 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37, 38), or milk (Judg. 4:19), or water (Gen. 21:14, 15, 19), or strong drink (Hab. 2:15). Earthenw…
Bow,
BOW, a posture. Gen 37:10. To bow down one's self is expressive of great reverence and humility. Gen 24:26, Gen 24:48; 1 Kgs 1:58 and 1 Kgs 2:19. It was a common mode of salutation in the East to kne…
Bowels
(Phil. 1:8; 2:1; Col. 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V., “tender mercies.”
Bowing
A mode of showing respect. Abraham “bowed himself to the people of the land” (Gen. 23:7); so Jacob to Esau (Gen. 33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land (Gen. 43:28).…
Bowl
The sockets of the lamps of the golden candlestick of the tabernacle are called bowls (Ex. 25:31, 33, 34; 37:17, 19, 20); the same word so rendered being elsewhere rendered “cup” (Gen. 44:2, 12, 16),…
Box
For holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered “vial” in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be so render…
Box Tree
BOX TREE . Isa 41:19. A small evergreen tree, either the same with or closely resembling the shrubby box of our gardens. One species (buxus longifolia) is found on Lebanon, and may once have been com…
Boxtree
(Isaiah 41:19; 60:13) A beautiful evergreen growing in many parts of Europe and Asia. Its hard wood is much prized by engravers. The reference in (Isaiah 60:13) is supposed by some to mean a species …