Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Shikkeron SHIKKERON.A place on the northern boundary of Judah (Jos 15:11). The site is unknown. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Shikkeron shiker-on (, shikkeron; the King James Version Shicron): A place mentioned in Jos 15:11 as being on the northern border of Judah, between Ekron and Baalah, Jabneel being beyond, toward the sea. The … Continue reading “Shikkeron”

Shiites (Arab. Shiah, Shiat, a party or faction), the name given to a Mohammedan sect by the Sunnites (q.v.), or orthodox Moslems. The Shiites never assume that name, but call themselves Al-Adeliat, Sect of the Just Ones.The principal difference between the two consists in the belief of the Shiites that the imamat, or supreme rule, … Continue reading “Shiites”

Shihorlibnath [Shi’hor-lib’nath] Landmark at the boundary of Asher. Jos 19:26. Identified by some with the stream Nahr Namein, 32 54′ N, 35 5′ E. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary Shihorlibnath Shi’hor-lib’nath. (black of whiteness). Named only in Jos 19:26 . As one of the landmarks of the boundary of Asher. (Probably the little stream called on … Continue reading “Shihorlibnath”

Shihor of Egypt The black, turbid river (Jos 13:3; Jos 15:4; Jos 15:47; SIHOR is the less correct form); 1Ch 13:5. “Shihor which is before (i.e. E. of) Egypt.” Not the Nile, which is called “the river” (haeor; Gen 41:1; Gen 41:3; Exo 1:22), and flowed not before but through the middle of Egypt. The … Continue reading “Shihor of Egypt”

Shihor-libnath (Heb. Shichor’ Libnath’, , literally, black of whiteness; Sept. [v.r. ] ; Vulg. Sichor et Labanath), a locality mentioned only in Jos 19:26 as one of the landmarks of the southern boundary of Asher in the vicinity of Carmel and Beth-dagon. By the ancient translators and commentators (as Peshito-Syriac, and Eusebius and Jerome in … Continue reading “Shihor-Libnath”

Shihor (Heb. Shichor’, , [thus only in Jos 13:2-3; 1Ch 13:5], or [Jer 2:18], or [Isa 23:3], dark; once with the art. , Jos 13:3, and once with the addition of Egypt, 1Ch 13:5; Sept. , , , and ; Vulg. Sihior, Nilus, fluvius turbidus, and aqua turbida; A.V. Sihor in all passages except 1Ch … Continue reading “Shihor”

Shihon (Heb. Shion’, ruin; Sept. v.r. ; Vulg. Seon; A.V. originally Shion), a town of Issachar named only in Jos 19:19, where it occurs between Haphraim and Anaharath. Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast.) mention it as then existing near Mount Tabor. A name resembling it at present in that neighborhood is the Khirbet Shi’in of Dr. … Continue reading “Shihon”

Shih fei Right and wrong, with reference to both opinion and conduct, a distinction strongly stressed by the Confucians, Neo-Confucians, Mohists, Neo-Mohists, Sophists, and Legalists alike, except the Taoists who repudiated such distinction as superficial, relative, subjective, unreal in the eyes of Tao, and inconsistent with the Taoist idea of the absolute equality of things … Continue reading “Shih fei”

Shih Actuality, substance, to which a name must correspond. — W.T.C. Shih (a) Authority and power natural to the position of a ruler, especially the power of reward and punishment as in Han Fei Tzu (d. 233 B.C.). See fa chia. (Legalists). (b) External force; tending force; circumstances, such as that which completes things after … Continue reading “Shih”

Shigmu in Chinese mythology, was the mother of Fo. While still a virgin she ate a lotus flower, found while bathing, and was thus impregnated by some deity. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature