Index to the Old Testament.
Oɛos, several citations from the Septuagint in which this word with the article prefixed has the import of Oɛɛ, O God, Psa. xlv. 8.
Thomas, import of this name, Gen. xxv. 24. Thracians, from whom descended, Gen. x. 2.
Three, a mystical number in Scripture, according to Ains- worth, Gen. xxii. 4.
Three and four times, a mode of expression among the ancients, denoting abundance and excess, Amos i. 3. Se- veral examples produced, ibid.
Threshing, different ways of, in use among the Hebrews, and the manner of performing them, Isa. xxviii. 27, 28. Threshing-floors, Cato's directions in the construction of, 1 Sam. xxiii., in fine. How to be constructed, according to Columella, ibid.
Throne, description of a, by Athenæus, Isa. lii. 2. Throne of Solomon, curious account of the, extracted from a Persian manuscript, 2 Chron. x., in fine.
Thunder and lightning, according to the pagans, the mode by which Jupiter testified his approbation of the sacrifices offered to him, Lev. ix. 23.
Thunder clap, how caused by the lightning, Job xxxviii. 26. Illustrated by an easy experiment on the air pump, ibid.
Thunder cloud, rule by which its distance from the spectator of the lightning issuing from it is calculated, Job xxxvii. 4. Thyrsus of Bacchus, fable of the, evidently borrowed from the story of the rod of Moses, Exod. iv. 17. Tiberius Cæsar, remarkable saying of, Mic. iii. 1. Tides, phenomena and cause of the, Job xxxvii. 11. Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, supposed by Prideaux to have been the same with Arbaces, called by Ælian Thilga- mus, and by Usher Ninus junior, 2 Kings xv. 29. Tigris, account of a very remarkable overflowing of this river, Introduction to Nahum. See chap. ii. 6.
idden, and moad, thus rendered in our com- mon version, the prophetic symbol for a year, Dan. iv. 16, vii. 25, xii. 8.
Tin, method adopted in Cornwall of purifying this metal from all its dross, Jer. xxiii. 29.
Tippoo Sultan, description of a seal of, in the author's session, Esth. iii. 9.
Tirshatha, probably the name of an office, Ezra ii. 63; Neh. viii. 9.
Titans, fable of the, Job xxvi. 5; Hesiod's description of Jupiter fighting against the Titans, one of the grandest things in all pagan antiquity, Psa. xviii. 7.
Tithes, disquisition concerning, Gen. xxviii., in fine; Ezek. xliv. 28.
Tithing the sheep, manner of, among the Jews, Ezek. xx. 37; Zech. xi. 7.
Titles given to the sovereigns and great men of the East extremely pompous, Job xxxii., in fine. Some examples produced, ibid.
Titus, triumphal arch of, particular description of the devices and inscription on the, Exod. xxv. 31.
Tobh, generally translated good, inquiry into its import, Gen. i. 10.
Toga prætexta, description of this Roman vestment, Gen.
Toleration, unlimited, in religious matters, should be allowed under the Christian dispensation, and why, Num. xv. 14. Tombs of the dead very sacred among the ancients, Neh. ii. 5. Toozuki Teemour, beautiful saying in the, quoted, Deut. xxxii. 24; Lam. iii. 12.
Topaz, description of this precious stone, Exod. xxviii. 17; Job xxviii. 18, 19. Where found in abundance, according to Diodorus Siculus, Job xxviii. 19.
Top, its impi. %. its import, Exod. xv. 20; 1 Sam. x. 5; Job xxi.
Tophet, Jerome's account of, 2 Kings xxiii. 10.
of the name, according to the rabbins, ibid. Farther description, Isa. xxx. 33.
Torah,, its derivation and import, Exod. xii. 49; Lev. xxvi. 15.
Toston, (Peter) extraordinary longevity of this man, Psa. xc., in fine.
Transpositions in the Hebrew text, some instances of, Isa. vii. 4, viii. 12; Jer. xxiv. 1.
Trap to catch rats, foxes, &c., particular description of the, Amos iii. 5.
Treading of cattle, a method employed by the ancients in separating the corn from the ear, Isa. xxviii. 27, 28. Tread-mill, in this country, the revival of an ancient employ ment for slaves, Isa. xlvii. 2.
Tree, accounted by the Jews as accursed and polluted, on which a malefactor had been executed, or on which he had been hanged after having been put to death by stoning, Isa.
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, observations concern- ing the, Gen. ii. 9.
Tree of life, observations on the, Gen. ii. 9, iii. 19. Trees, remarkable longevity of some species, Isa. Ixv. 22. Extravagant notions of the Chinese respecting what they call the immortal tree, ibid. Trees in very ancient times frequently served for the temples of the gods, Judg. iii. 7. Trefoil, this herb said to have been the means of fully con- vincing the learned Erasmus of the truth of the doctrine of the Trinity, Eccles. iii. 14.
Tremellius, author of a Latin version of the Hebrew Bible, with critical notes, General Preface, p. 6.
Trial by jury, one of the greatest ornaments of the British constitution, Gen. xxxvii. 36.
Trinity, doctrine of the, shown to be a doctrine of Scripture, Gen. i. 1, 26; Deut. vi. 4; Isa. xlviii. 16. Troglodytes, who, Isa. ii. 13-16.
Troy, calamities of, described by Virgil under imagery similar to what Jeremiah employs in narrating the miseries of Je- rusalem, Lam. i. 20.
Trumpets, feast of, why so named, and when celebrated, Exod. xxii. 14.
Tryphon, human beings sacrificed to, in several cities of Egypt, according to Plutarch, Exod. xii., in fine. Tsach, y, a memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Leviticus.
Tsahar, y, rendered window, of very doubtful significa- tion, Gen. vi. 16.
Tsal, by, literally importing to overspread or overshadow, how metaphorically applied, Num. xiv. 9.
Tse, z, import of this word among the Jews, when employed as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Genesis.
Tseba, y, host or army, inquiry into the meaning of the original term, Gen. ii. Î.
Tseb, y, Dr. Shaw's opinion relative to the meaning of this Hebrew word, Deut. xii. 15. Tsidekah or Tsidekath,, its derivation and import, Lev. xxvi. 15. A beautiful paronomasia on this word, Isa. v. 7. Tug, a species of cord among the Irish, how manufactured, and for what purposes employed, Judg. xvi. 7. Tumeet, a species of food, how prepared, 2 Sam. xvii. 28. Tumuli or barrows, in England, what, 2 Sam. xviii. 17. To make the tumulus still more elevated and conspicuous, a pillar or some other ornament was often erected upon it, Isa. liii. 9.
Turkish couch, description of a, Song iii. 10. Tutelar deity, among heathen nations, every city said to have a, Jer. ii. 28. The tutelary saints of the Romanists a copy of this pagan superstition, ibid.
Index to the Old Testament.
Twilight, how caused, 2 Kings xx., in fine; Job xxxviii. 12; | Prov. iv. 18.
Tympanum, description of this musical instrument, Gen.
Typhon, the evil demon, worshipped among the Egyptians, Num. xix. 2. Formerly customary to sacrifice red bulls to appease this divinity, ibid.
Tyre, some account of this celebrated city of antiquity, and its great vicissitudes of fortune, Josh. xix. 29; Ezek. xxv., xxvi., xxvii.; Isa. xxiii. Why called the daughter of Tarshish, Isa. xxiii. 10.
Ogab,, rendered organ, what it imports, Gen. iv. 21; Job xxi. 12; xxx. 31.
Ulai, the same with the Eulæus, a river which divided Shu- shan or Susiana, from Elymais, Dan. viii. 2. Ulaloo or Ullaloo, the funeral song of the Irish, Isa. lii. 5. Umbilical cord, the medium by which the fetus receives its nourishment while in the womb of its mother, Prov. iii. 8; Song vii. 2; Ezek. xvi. 4.
Ungodly, definition of this word, Psa. i. 1. In what it differs in import from sinner and scornful, ibid. Unicorn, what animal probably intended by the Hebrew word so translated, Num. xxxiii. 22; Deut. xxxiii. 17; Job xxxix. 9. The animal like a horse, with one long rich curled horn growing out of his forehead, commonly called the unicorn, shown to be wholly fabulous, Job xxxix. 9. Very curious passage in an old Psalter respecting this animal, Psa. xxii. 21.
Uniformity of worship, absolute necessity of, under the Mo- saic economy, Deut. xii. 14. Why not so necessary under the Christian dispensation, ibid.
Uninterrupted succession, boasted of in the Romish Church, a mere fable, Ezek. xxxiv. 23, 24. Universe, thoughts on the vast immensity of the, 1 Kings viii. 27; Amos ix. 6.
Upper garments, customary in the East to pull off the, in times of deep mourning, Exod. xxxiii. 5.
Ur, account of this very ancient city of Chaldea, Gen. xi. 31. Its primitive inhabitants generally supposed to have been ignicolists, ibid.
Urim and Thummim, various conjectures concerning, Exod. xxviii. 30. Inquiry into the mode of consultation by, ibid.; Josh. vii. 14; 1 Sam. xxviii. 6.
Urna Lachrymales, see Lachrymatories. Urns containing the ashes and half-calcined bones of the dead, of frequent occurrence in barrows or tumuli in this country, 2 Chron. xvi., in fine; Jer. xxxiv. 2.
Usury, observations concerning, Exod. xxii. 25; Psa. xv. 5. The Jews remarkable for usury and usurious contracts,
Uror, why a married woman was so called among the Romans, Song v. 5.
Uz, the country of Job, where probably situated, Preface to the book of Job, and chap. i. 1.
Valerianus, how this Roman emperor was treated by Sapor, king of Persia, Isa. li. 23.
Vallancy, (General) his ingenious hypothesis that the twelve patriarchs are resembled to the twelve signs of the zodiac, Gen. xlix., in fine. The asterism belonging to each patri- arch, ibid.
Valley of vision, what meant by this expression, Isa. xxii., in principio.
Van of the ancients, what, Isa. xxx. 28.
Vasco de Gama, a celebrated Portuguese navigator, who recovered the passage round the Cape of Good Hope after it had been intermitted and lost for many centuries, Isa. ii.
Vates and poeta, synonymous terms among the Romans, Gen. xx. 7.
Veeheyeh,, import of this memorial symbol of the rab- bins, Masoretic notes, end of Leviticus. Vegetable creation, astonishing power with which God has endued its different species to multiply themselves, instanced in the elm, Gen. i. 12.
Veil of the Eastern women, description of the, Song iv. 1.
Venus, formerly customary for women to appear in armour in their worship of this idol, Deut. xxii. 5. Prostitutes publicly kept in the temple of Venus Melytta, whose gains were applied to the support of her abominable worship, Deut. xxiii. 18; 2 Kings xvii. 30. Conjecture respecting the origin of the name of this idol, 2 Kings xvii. 30. Venus, revolutions as measured by the equinoxes and fixed stars, mean distance from the sun, perigeal and apogeal distances, diameter, relative volume, time of rotation, mass, and mean hourly orbitical motion, of this primary planet, Gen. i. 1.
Vermilion, whence produced, according to Pliny, Isa. i. 18. Vespasian, description of the coin struck by this emperor at the capture of Jerusalem, Isa. iii. 26; Lam. i. 1. Vestry, the places where the sacerdotal robes and pontifical ornaments are kept, whence the word is derived, 2 Kings x. 22.
Vesuvius, some account of the eruption of, in A. D. 79, Gen. 1., in fine.
Vetaron,, import of this Jewish memorial symbol, Maso-
retic notes at the end of Joshua.
Vicarious sacrifices, after the similitude of the Jewish scape- goat, have been common among most ancient nations, Lev. xvi. 10.
Victim of the heathens being brought without reluctance to the altar considered by them a good omen, and vice versa, Isa. lx. 7.
Victima optime or chief sacrifice, what the pagans so con- sidered, according to Pliny, Lev. i. 2.
Victor of Antioch, a commentator on St. Mark's Gospel, General Preface, p. 4.
Vile person, definition of the Hebrew word thus rendered, Isa. xxxii. 5.
Vine, when probably first cultivated, Gen. ix. 21. Mode adopted in its cultivation, Psa. lxxx. 8, &c. The vine formerly cultivated in Egypt for the sake of eating the grapes, not for wine, Isa. v. 2. The leaves of this tree often used by the Egyptians for wrapping up their mince- meat, Psa. lxxviii. 47. This tree very frequently used in a metaphorical sense in Scripture, Psa. lxxx. 8. Vines, large trunks of the, in Persia, Isa. v. 2. Vineyards of Tripoli, principally enclosed, according to Ra- olf, with hedges of the rhamnus, paliurus, oxyacantha, &c., Isa. xxvii. 4.
Vineyard tower of the ancients, what, Isa. v. 2. Vintage at Aleppo, its time and duration, Amos ix. 13. Virgil's description of Neptune appeasing the storm raised by Juno for the destruction of the fleet of Eneas, Psa. xxix., in fine.
Virtue, whence this word is derived, Prov. xii. 4. Vision, Mr. Mason Good's remarks on the, related by Eliphaz the Temanite, Job iv. 13. Mr. Hervey's striking and natu- ral illustration, ibid.
Vision, manner of, described, Eccles. xii. 3. Vitringa, (Campegius) author of a comment on Isaiah, Gene- ral Preface, p. 10.
Vitruvius's directions relative to felling of trees, 1 Kings v. 6. Vitzliputzli, the supreme deity of the Mexicans, how repre- sented, Exod. xxv., in fine.
Index to the Old Testament.
Voice of the Lord, thunder frequently called by this name in Scripture, Exod. ix. 28; Job xxxix. 1; Psa. xxix. 3, &c. Volcatius, the poet, according to Pliny, had six fingers on each hand, 2 Sam. xxi. 20.
Voltaire, examination of a passage of Scripture grossly mis- represented by this philosopher, Ezek. xxxix. 19. Volumen, volume, why the Romans gave this appellation to a book, Ezek. ii. 9.
Volume, magnitudes, or bulks, of the sun, moon, and planets, compared with that of the carth, Gen. i. 1. Vow, Ainsworth's definition of a, Lev. xxvii. 2.
Enumera- tion of the different kinds of vow, Num. xxx. 2. Dr. Hales' observations on the vow of Jephthah, Judg. xi., in fine. Saying of Philo relative to rash vows, Num. xxx. 3. Vulcan, a heathen deity, probably derived his name from Tu- bal-cain, the son of Lamech, Gen. iv. 22. Vulgate, or Latin version of the Scriptures by Jerome, some account of the, General Preface, p. 22. See also Isa. lxvi., in fine. High veneration entertained by the Romanists for the Vulgate version of the Scriptures, Isa. lxvi., in fine.
Wain, an instrument employed in threshing, Isa. xxviii. 27, 28. In what it differed from the drag, ibid. Wall said to have fallen upon twenty-seven thousand Syrians, Dr. Kennicott's remarks concerning the, 1 Kings xx., in fine.
Walls of ancient cities in the East built of unbaked bricks, Ezek. xiii. 11; Mic. vii. 10.
Walls of the houses and gardens of Damascus, as described by Maundrell, Isa. xiii. 19.
Walls of the tombs of the kings and nobles of Egypt covered with figures of the ancient objects of idolatry, Ezek. viii.
War, manner of the proclamation of, among the ancients, 2 Kings xiii. 17.
Warburton's judicious remarks on Solomon's multiplying horses, 2 Chron. i., in fine.
Wardrobes of the Asiatics, account of the, Isa. iii. 7. Isaiah's inventory of the wardrobe of a Hebrew lady, as explained by Shroeder, Isa. iii. 16.
Warfare, character of, in ancient times, Psa. cxxxvii. 9. War song, Dr. Kennicott's remarks on a very ancient one of the Hebrews, Num. xxi. 17, 18, et in fine.
Washing the hands in token of innocence, an ancient rite among the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, Job ix. 30; Psa. xxvi. 6.
Watch, why a division in the seasons of darkness was so named, Exod. xiv. 24. Into how many watches the night was divided, ibid.
Watches in the East, how performed, Isa. xii. 6. Watchmen in the temple, on constant duty, Isa. lxii. 6. Water, constituent parts of, Gen. vii. 11; Job xxxviii. 26; Jer. x. 13. Decomposed by the galvanic fluid, Gen. viii. 1; Jer. x. 13. Expansive power of water in freezing, Job xxxvii. 10.
Water, pouring out of, in the way of libation, a religious or- dinance among the Hebrews and other nations, 1 Sam. vii. 6. Deep penitential sorrow often represented under the notion of pouring out water, ibid.
Water, trial by, a species of ordeal among the Hindoos, and the Bithynians and Sardinians, Num. v., in fine. Watering the ground with the foot, what intended by this phrase, Deut. xi. 10; Psa. i. 3.
Waters of jealousy, rabbinical comment on the, Num. v., in fine.
Water-mills, not invented till a little before the time of Au- gustus, Isa. xlvii. 2.
Water-spouts, description of, Psa. xlii. 7. Frequent on the coast of Syria, ibid.
Watling-street, some account of, Job xxiii. 11. Wealth, instances of astonishing, possessed by some of the ancients, Esth. iii. 9.
Wean, whence this word is derived, Gen. xxi. 8. Time for weaning children as fixed by the Koran, ibid.
Weights, anciently made of stone, Deut. xxv. 13. The standards of the Jewish weights and measures kept in the sanctuary, 1 Chron. xxiii. 29.
Wells, scarce in every part of the East, Judg. v. 11; Job xi Esteemed a great virtue in the East to furnish thirsty travellers with water, Job xxii. 7.
Wells, (Dr. Edward) publisher of a New Testament in Greek and English, with notes, General Preface, p. 7. Wench, various opinions concerning the derivation of this word, 2 Sam. xvii. 17.
Wesley, (Rev. John) author of Notes on the Old and New Testament, General Preface, p. 8.
Wesley, (Mrs.) mother of the late celebrated John and Charles Wesley, her character, Prov. xxxi. 29.
Wetstein, (J. James) a celebrated critic on the New Testa ment, General Preface, p. 7.
Wheel broken at the cistern, what meant by this phrase, Eccles. xii. 6.
Wheels of Ezekiel, observations upon this very remarkable vision, Ezek. i. 15-21, x., in fine.
Wheel carriages in use from very remote antiquity, Gen. xlv. 21, xlvi. 29.
Whirlwind, suphah, and searah, indifferently thus rendered, in what they may possibly differ in import. Job xxxvii. 9, xxxviii. 1; Psa. lviii. 9; Prov. i. 27. Whispering or chirping out of the dust, import of this phrase, Isa. xxix. 4.
Whit or wid, derivation and import of this old English word, 1 Sam. iii. 18.
Whitby, (Dr.) a very able commentator on the New Testa- ment, General Preface, p. 8.
White asses or ass colts, riding upon, anciently the privilege of persons of high rank, Gen. xlix. 8.
Whoredom, the idolatries of the Jews very frequently so termed in the prophetical writings, 1 Chron. v. 25; Ezek. xvi. 23.
Wild ass, natural history of the, Job xxxix. 5-8. Wild grapes, the Hebrew word so translated, in the opinion of Hasselquist, means the solanum incanum or hoary nightshade, known to the Arabs by the name of aneb el dib, Isa. v. 2.
Will, observations on the freedom of the, Psa. cx. 3; Prov. 1. 10.
Wind-mills, an invention posterior to that of water-mills, Isa. xlvii. 2.
Wine, anciently the expressed juice of the grape, without fer mentation, Gen. xl. 11. Method adopted by the inhabitants of the East in cooling their wines, Prov. xxv. 13. How the ancients preserved their wine, Song ii. 4. The wines of Egypt, according to Hasselquist, not the produce of its own vineyards, Isa. v. 2. Account of the mixed wine of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Isa. i. 22. Observations on the mode of the treatment of wines, Isa. xxv. 6. Wine-presses in Persia, how formed, according to Chardin, Isa. v. 2.
Wing, an emblem of protection, Ruth iii. 9. Winged cymbal, the same with the Egyptian sistrum, ac- cording to Bochart, Isa. xviii. 1.
Winnowing of grain, how formerly effected, Ruth iii. 2; Psa. i. 4. Nearly the same with that practised in various parts of England and Ireland before the invention of the winnowing machine, ibid.
Wisdom of Solomon, the sacred historian's resemblance of the extraordinary greatness of the, to the sand on the sea- shore, very beautifully illustrated by Lord Bacon, 1 Kings iv. 29.
Witches, consideration of the question whether the persons thus denominated only pretended to have, or actually possessed, the power commonly attributed to them, Exod.
Withred, king of Kent, singular anecdote respecting, 2 Chron.
Wives of the conquered king the property of the conqueror,
Wizard, derivation and import of this word, Lev. xix. 31; Deut. xviii. 11. Wizard usually considered the masculine of witch, ibid.
Wolf, remarkable for its fierceness and quick sight, Hab. i. 8. Why the tribe of Benjamin was resembled to this animal, Gen. xlix. 27.
Wolf grapes, the same with the solanum incanum or hoary nightshade, Isa. v. 2.
Index to the Old Testament.
Woman, inquiry into the derivation of the term, Gen. ii. 23. To be slain by a woman considered by the ancients a mark of great disgrace, Judg. ix. 54.
Women employed in Eastern countries in grinding the corn, Exod. xi. 5; Isa. xlvii. 2. Women, among the ancients, generally kept houses of entertainment, or in other words, were tavern-keepers, Josh. ii. 1. Several quotations from ancient writers in attestation of this circumstance,_ibid. | Women formerly employed in the tabernacle service, Exod. xxxviii. 8; 1 Sam. ii. 22. The announcing and celebrating of great events formerly performed by women, Isa. xl. 9. Word, citations from the Targums in which meimra or word, is evidently used personally, Gen. xv. 1, xxvi. 5, xxxi. 3; Exod. iv. 12; Judg. i. 19; 1 Chron. v. 22, vii. 21, ix. 20, xvi. 2, xxi. 13, 15; 2 Chron. ii. 1, xiv. 11, xv. 2, xvii. 3, xx. 17, 20, 29, 37, xxi. 14, xxv. 7, xxvi. 16, xxviii. 3, xxxii. 8, 16, 21, 31, xxxiii. 13, 17, 18, xxxvi. 33; Job xlii. 10; Psa. xxiii. 4, lv. 16, lxviii. 16; Isa. xlv. 22. World, this word sometimes used for land or country, Isa. xiii. 11., xxiv. 14.
Worlds, thoughts respecting the plurality of, Deut. x. 14; 1 Kings viii. 27.
Wormwood, figurative import of this word in Scripture, Deut. xxix. 18; Lam. iii. 15. A man grievously afflicted termed by an Arabic poet a pounder of wormwood, ibid. Wotteth, its derivation and import, Gen. xxxix. 8. Writing on the Egyptian papyrus, mode of, in ancient times, Num. ix. 1. Transpositions, errors of very easy occurrence, ibid. Account of the different modes of writing in the time of Job, Job xix. 23.
Yagid,, a Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy.
Yam,, rendered sea, its general import, Num. xxxiv. 6; Deut. xxxiii. 23; Josh. 1 4. Generally rendered in the Septuagint by vaλacoa, Num. xxxiv. 6.
Year, length of a tropical or natural, according to the com- putation of modern astronomers, Gen. i. 14. Year of release, institution of the, Deut. xv. 1.
The whole book of Deuteronomy appointed to be read at this time, Deut. xxxi. 10, 11. This precept appears to have been very little attended to by the Jews, ibid.
Yechaveh,, and yehegeh,, import of these Jewish memorial symbols, Masoretic notes at the end of Exodus and Leviticus.
Yenachitam,, import of this Jewish memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Deuteronomy. Yideonim,, why witches were so denominated by the ancients, Lev. xix. 31; Deut. xviii. 11. Yisadecha,, import of this memorial symbol of the rabbins, Masoretic notes at the end of Exodus. Yobelim,, improperly rendered rams' horns, Josh. vi. 4.
Youth of both sexes in Eastern countries marriageable at a very early age, 2 Kings xvi. 2.
Zahab,, its derivation and import, Job xxviii. 17. Zalmonah, the thirty-fourth station of the Israelites in the wilderness, where probably situated, and why so named, Num. xxxiii. 41.
Zamarenians, from whom probably descended, Gen. xxv. 2. Zamzummim, some account of this ancient people, Deut. ii. 20. Zaphnath-paaneah, import of this word very uncertain, Gen. xli. 45. Probably an Egyptian epithet, ibid. Zarah, import of the name, Gen. xxxviii. 30. Zarephath, the same with Sarepta of the Sidonians, 1 Kings
Zebulun, why so named, Gen. xxx. 20. Zechariah, some account of this prophet, Introduction to Zechariah.
Zeeb, a prince of the Midianites, import of his name, Judg. vii. 25. Zeh,, import of this word among the Jews, when used as a memorial symbol, Masoretic notes at the end of Genesis. Zelgaphoth, a pestilential east wind, suddenly killing those who are exposed to it, 1 Kings xx., in fine. Highly pro- bable that a wind of this description, and not a wall, as stated in our translation, occasioned the death of the twen- ty-seven thousand Syrians in the time of Ben-hadad, ibid. Zelophehad's daughters, peculiar case of, Num. xxvii. 1. Solemn trifling of some commentators relative to the mys- terious imports of their names, Num. xxvii. 7. Zeradusht, Zerdust, or Zeratusht, see Zoroaster. Zidon, where situated, Ezek. xxvii. 8.
Zif, a Hebrew month answering to a part of our April and May, 1 Kings vi. 38. This name supposed to have been borrowed from the Chaldeans, and to be an evidence that the books of Kings were written after the Babylonish cap- tivity, 1 Kings vi. 1.
Zikenim, p, a degree of civil distinction among the Hebrews, Josh. xxiii. 2.
Zimerah,, probably a kind of musical instrument, Psa.
Zin, wilderness of, the thirty-second station of the Israelites in the wilderness, some account of, Num. xxxiii. 36. Zion, capture of this very celebrated fortress of the Jebusites by David, 2 Sam. v. 7. Dr. Kennicott's translation of the Hebrew text which contains the account, ibid. Ziph, where situated, Psa. liv., in principio. Zoan, the same with Tanis, Ezek. xxx. 14. Zodiac, signs of the, known in Egypt and Chaldea in the time of Joseph, Gen. xlix., in fine. Very elegant allusion in the book of Psalms to the twelve signs of the zodiac, Psa. lxv. 11.
Zohair, an eminent Arabic poet, Psa. Ix., in principio. Zonah,, commonly rendered harlot, what it properly im- ports, Gen. xxxviii. 15, 21. Distinction between zonah and kedeshah, both indifferently rendered harlot in our version, Gen. xxxviii. 21. Zophar the Naamathite, who, Job ii. 11. Zoroaster or Zeradusht, traditions concerning, Exod. iii. 2. Character of the institutes attributed to him, Deut. xxxiv., in fine. In what sense we are to understand the tradition that the works of Zoroaster, which are in prose, contain two millions of verses, Introduction to Ezra. Zoroaster supposed by some to be a confused picture of the prophet Daniel, Introduction to Daniel.
Zuleekha, the name of Potiphar's wife, according to the Asia- tics, Gen. xxxix. 6. Remarkable anecdote concerning this woman, as related in the Koran, ibid. Zumeet, a kind of food, how prepared, 2 Sam. xvii. 28. Zabii, singular instance of superstition among the, Exod. Zuzim, a people of antiquity, possibly the same with the
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