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Axe Several instruments of this description are so discriminated in Scripture as to show that the Hebrews had them of different forms and for various uses. (1.) , garzen’ (so called from chopping), which occurs in Deu 19:5; Deu 20:19; 1Ki 6:7; Isa 10:15; , Mat 3:10; Luk 3:9; corresponding to the Lat. securis). From … Continue reading “Axe”

Ax, Axe AX, AXE.See Arts and Crafts, 1, 3. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Ax, Axe There are seven different Hebrew words translated ‘ax’ or ‘axe,’ with various shades of meaning. Deu 19:5; Jdg 9:48; 2Sa 12:31; 1Ch 20:3; Psa 74:6; Jer 10:3; Eze 26:9; Mat 3:10; Luk 3:9. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Ax (Axe), Ax-Head aks; akshed: Nine different Hebrew words have been rendered ax: (1) , garzen. This unquestionably was one of the larger chopping instruments, as the uses to which it was put would imply (Deu 19:5; Deu 20:19; 1Ki 6:7; Isa 10:15). The modern ax used by the woodchoppers in Syria has a shape … Continue reading “Ax (Axe), Ax-Head”

ax Tool or weapon generally with wooden handle and edged metal head, in art associated with Saint Bartholomew , Apostle , probably by analogy for knife with which he was slain; Saint Boniface , who used it to cut down a tree dedicated to Thor; Saint Matthew, Apostle, by analogy for sword with which possibly … Continue reading “Ax”

Awning AWNING.Correctly given by RV [Note: Revised Version.] in Eze 27:7 as tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of Heb. miksk, corrected from mekassk (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] that which covered thee). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

awl Tool for making holes in leather, in art associated as an emblem with Saint Benignus . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Awl (, martse’d, perforator, Sept. ), an instrument for boring a small hole (Exo 21:6; Deu 15:17). Considering that the Israelites had recently withdrawn from their long sojourn in Egypt, there can be no … Continue reading “Awl”

Awichi is a place of future torment’ among the Buddhists. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Awethi is a hell of the Siamese which is 656 miles wide. Into this hell Dewahda was cast, the constant persecutor of the founder of Lamaism. He was fastened by iron bars which went through his body in three directions, so that he could not move. His head hangs in a vessel of fire, and … Continue reading “Awethi”

Awe o: Fear mingled with reverence and wonder, a state of mind inspired by something terrible or sublime. In the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) it occurs in Psa 4:4 : Stand in awe, and sin not (where the Revised Version, margin has, Be ye angry, so Septuagint; compare Eph … Continue reading “Awe”

Awcock, John a Christian, suffered martyrdom in the middle of, the 16th century. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, 7:38. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature