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Shual

Shual (Heb. Shual, , a jackal;, Sept. in Chronicles v.r. and ; in Kings, ), the name of a man and of a region. 1. Third named of the eleven sons of Zophah, descendants of Asher (1Ch 7:36). B.C. post 1612. 2. A district (land of Shual) named only in 1Sa 13:17, to denote the … Continue reading “Shual”

Shuah

Shuah the name of three Hebrews, which appears in different forms in the original. 1. (Heb. Shu’ach, , a pit; Sept. v.r. and .) Last named of the six sons of Abraham by Keturah (Gen 25:2; 1Ch 1:32). B.C. ante 1988. SEE SHUCHITE. 2. The father of Judah’s Canaanitish wife (1Ch 2:3). SEE SHUA. 3. … Continue reading “Shuah”

Shua, Shuah

Shua, Shuah shooa: (1) (, shua prosperity): A Canaanite whose daughter Judah took to wife (Gen 38:2, Gen 38:12; 1Ch 2:3). See BATHSHUA. (2) (, shua’, prosperity): Daughter of Heber, an Asherite (1Ch 7:32). (3) (, shuah, depression): A son of Keturah by Abraham (Gen 25:2; 1Ch 1:32), and his posterity. See BILDAD. (4) A … Continue reading “Shua, Shuah”

Shua

Shua the name of a Hebrew and a Hebrewess, which appears in different forms in the original. 1. (Heb. Shu’a, , wealth, or a cry for help, or an oath; Sept. or v.r. .) A Canaanite of Adullam, whose daughter (hence named only as Bathshua in the original) was Judah’s wife, and the mother of … Continue reading “Shua”

Shu shu

Shu shu (a) Divination and magic in ancient China, including astrology, almanacs, the art of coordinating human affairs by the active and passive principles of the universe (yin yang) and the Five Elements (wu hsing), fortune telling by the use of the stalks of the divination plant and the tortoise shell, and miscellaneous methods such … Continue reading “Shu shu”

Shu

Shu “The benevolent exercise of the principle of human nature in relation to others;” “the extension of the principle of the self to other people and things;” “the application of the principle of true manhood (jen);” “the application of the principle of the central self (chung);” “putting oneself in the position of others;” “measuring others … Continue reading “Shu”

Shryving cloth

Shryving cloth Some antiquaries hold that this was the veil which was hung before the rood loft in Lent. Others believe it to have been a head veil assumed by women when they went to confession in church; for as confessionals probably did not generally exist in the ancient Church of England, a shryving cloth … Continue reading “Shryving cloth”

Shrub

Shrub (, siach; Gen 21:15, a bush, as rendered in Job 30:4; Job 30:7; plant in Gen 2:5). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Shrub shrub (, siah (Gen 21:15)). See BUSH, (2). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia