Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Shoshannim (Heb. Shoshannim’, , lilies, as often), a technical term, found as such in the phrase To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, which is a musical direction to the leader of the temple choir that occurs in Psalms 45, 69, and most probably indicates the melody after or in the manner of (, al, A.V. … Continue reading “Shoshannim”

Shortly “straightway, directly,” is translated “shortly” in 3Jo 1:14. The general use of the word suggests something sooner than “shortly.” See FORTHWITH, STRAIGHTWAY. see QUICKLY, No. 3. see QUICKLY, No. 2. see QUICKLY, No. 4. Note: In 2Pe 1:14, AV, tachinos, an adjective denoting “swift” (akin to the above), is translated “shortly” (RV, “swiftly”), lit., … Continue reading “Shortly”

Shorter, James Alexander a bishop of the African M.E. Church, was born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1817. Entering the ministry in 1846, he served as pastor until his election to the episcopacy in 1868. He was a delegate to the (Ecumenical Conference in 1881. He died July 1, 1887. See Appletons’ Cyclop. of Amer. … Continue reading “Shorter, James Alexander”

Shorten short’n: The Hebrew word kacar and the Greek koloboo literally indicate abbreviation of time or space (Psa 89:45; Pro 10:27; Eze 42:5); figuratively they point to limitation of power or of suffering (Num 11:23; Isa 50:2; Isa 59:1; Mat 24:22; Mar 13:20). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Short, David Hawkins, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born in 1806. He graduated from Trinity College in 1833, and from the General Theological Seminary, N.Y., in 1836; was ordained the same year; for a number of years was employed as a teacher in Ridgefield, Connecticut; in 1860 became rector of St. James’s Church, Waisted; … Continue reading “Short, David Hawkins, D.D”

Short, Augustus, D.D an Anglican prelate, was born near Exeter in 1803. From Westminster School he was sent to Christ Church College, Oxford, where he graduated A.B. in 1824, and A.M. in 1826. He was appointed vicar of Rayeristhorpe, Northamptonshire, in 1835; Bampton lecturer at Oxford in 1846, and the first bishop of Adelaide, South … Continue reading “Short, Augustus, D.D”

Short (come, cut), Shorten denotes “to cut off, amputate” (kolobos, “docked”); hence, “to curtail, shorten,” said of the “shortening” by God of the time of the great tribulation, Mat 24:22 (twice); Mar 13:20 (twice). In the Sept., 2Sa 4:12. denotes (a) “to draw together” (sun, “together,” stello, “to bring, gather”), “to contract, shorten,” 1Co 7:29, … Continue reading “Short (come, cut), Shorten”

Short (Adjective and Adverb) * For SHORT (Adjective and Adverb) see LITTLE, A, No. 2 and B, No. 2. Note: In 1Th 2:17, “a short season,” is lit., “a season of an hour” (hora); see HOUR, SEASON, No. 1. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Shorsewood, George a Scotch prelate, was rector of Culter in 1449, and in 1453 was chancellor of the Church of Dunkeld. He was confessor to the king in 1454, in which year he went on an embassy to England. He was made bishop of the see of Brechin, October 22 the same year, was also … Continue reading “Shorsewood, George”

Shore is the rendering in the A.V. of three Heb. and two Greek words. 1. , choph (so called from being chafed by the waves [Gesen.], or enclosed [Furst]; comp. Engl. cove, and the modern town Chaifa), a roadstead (Jdg 5:17; Jer 47:7; coast in Jos 9:1; Eze 25:10; haven in Gen 49:13; side in … Continue reading “Shore”