Chanaan,
CHA'NAAN, Greek form of Canaan. Acts 7:1. See Canaan.
Chance
(Luke 10:31). “It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a specific arrangement and in exact fulfilment of a plan; not the plan of the priest, nor the plan of t…
Chancellor
One who has judicial authority, literally, a “lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, 9, 17).
Changeable Suits Of Apparel
CHANGEABLE SUITS OF AP'PAREL . See Clothes.
Changers Of Money
CHANGERS OF MONEY, or MONEY-CHANGERS. Matt 21:12; John 2:14. When Judaea became a province of Rome the Jews were required to pay taxes in Roman currency, while the annual tribute for the service of t…
Changes Of Raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
Channel
(1.) The bed of the sea or of a river (Ps. 18:15; Isa. 8:7). (2.) The “chanelbone” (Job 31:22 marg.), properly “tube” or “shaft,” an old term for the collar-bone.
Chant
CHANT . See Viol.
Chapel
A holy place or sanctuary, occurs only in Amos 7:13, where one of the idol priests calls Bethel “the king’s chapel.”
Chapiter
The ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered. (1.) Cothereth (1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chr. 4:12), meaning a “diadem” or “crown.” (2.) Tzepheth (2 Chr. 3:15). …
Chapiters
CHAP'ITERS (French chapitre), Ex 36:38, or CAPITALS (as they are called in modern architecture), are the upper or ornamental part of a column.
Chapman
(i.e. cheap man), merchant.
Chapter
The several books of the Old and New Testaments were from an early time divided into chapters. The Pentateuch was divided by the ancient Hebrews into 54 parshioth or sections, one of which was read i…
Charan
CHA'RAN. See Haran.
Charashim
Craftsmen, a valley named in 1 Chr. 4:14. In Neh. 11:35 the Hebrew word is rendered “valley of craftsmen” (R.V. marg., Geha-rashim). Nothing is known of it.
Charashim, The Valley Of
(ravine of craftsmen), a place near Lydda, a few miles east of Joppa. (1 Chronicles 4:14)
Charashim, Valley Of
CHAR'ASHIM, VALLEY OF (ravine of craftsmen), near by Lydda. 1 Chr 4:14; now Hirsha.
Charchemish
(2 Chronicles 35:20) [Carchemish]
Charger
A bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Num. 7:13, etc.). The “charger” in which the Baptist’s head was presented was…
Chariot
A vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, …
Charity
(1 Cor. 13), the rendering in the Authorized Version of the word which properly denotes love, and is frequently so rendered (always so in the Revised Version). It is spoken of as the greatest of the …
Charm
CHARM, CHARMER . See Adder, Asp, Divination.
Charm, Charmer
CHARM, CHARMER . See Adder, Asp, Divination.
Charmer
One who practises serpent-charming (Ps. 58:5; Jer. 8:17; Eccl. 10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most venomous reptiles could be made harmless by certain charms or by sweet sound…
Charran
Another form (Acts 7:2, 4) of Haran (q.v.).
Chase
[Hunting]
Chatter
CHAT'TER . See Crane, Swallow.
Cheani
(a contraction of Chenaniah), one of the Levites who assisted at the solemn purification of the people under Ezra. (Nehemiah 9:4)
Chebar,
CHE'BAR, a river in Chaldaea, Eze 1:1, Num 1:3; Eze 3:15, etc.; probably the same as Habor, and perhaps the royal canal which connected the Tigris with the Euphrates, 30 miles above Babylon.
Chebel
(cord), one of the singular topographical terms in which the ancient Hebrew language abounded. We find it always attached to the region of Argob. (3:4,13,14; 1 Kings 4:13)