Plain, Plainly plan, planli: In Gen 25:27, the King James Version plain represents , tam. If a contrast between the vocations of Jacob and Esau is meant, the Revised Version (British and American) (quiet, margin harmless) may be right. But elsewhere (Job 1:1; Psa 37:37, etc.) the word means perfect, and so probably here; the … Continue reading “Plain, Plainly”
Plain of the Vineyards
Plain of the Vineyards See ABEL-CHERAMIM. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Plain of the Pillar
Plain of the Pillar ( , ‘elon muccabh; Codex Vaticanus reads , pros te balano te heurete tes staseos tes en Sikmois; Codex Alexandrinus omits , te heurete, and the second , tes): With the Revised Version margin we must read terebinth of the pillar, the place where the men of Shechem and Beth-millo made … Continue reading “Plain of the Pillar”
Plain of Moab
Plain of Moab In Deu 1:1; Deu 2:8, plain is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) Arabah, and explained, the deep valley running North and South of the Dead Sea. It was here that Moses delivered his last addresses. Ususally the word is plural (, arebhoth), the plains or steppes of Moab (Num … Continue reading “Plain of Moab”
Plain of Mamre
Plain of Mamre (Gen. 13:18; 14:13; R.V., “oaks of Mamre;” marg., “terebinths”). (See MAMRE; TEIL-TREE) Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Plain, Cities of the
Plain, Cities Of The PLAIN, CITIES OF THE.These were five in number, namely, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (or Zoar), situated in the plain (circle) of Jordan. Their inhabitants being guilty of great wickedness, the first four of the above-named five were overthrown by fire. Lot, the nephew of Abraham, who had made his … Continue reading “Plain, Cities of the”
Plain Chant
plain chant Church music of the early Middle Ages, before the advent of polyphony, the idiomatic and most appropriate accompaniment of the liturgy. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Plain Chant By plain chant we understand the church music of the early Middle Ages, before the advent of polyphony. Having grown up gradually in the service of … Continue reading “Plain Chant”
Plain (Noun)
Plain (Noun) * For PLAIN (Noun) see PLACE, A, Note (4) Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Plain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness
Plain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness “rightly” (from orthos, “straight”), is translated “plain,” in Mar 7:35, of restored speech. See RIGHTLY. “boldness,” is used adverbially in its dative case and rendered “plainly” in Joh 10:24; Joh 11:14; Joh 16:25; Joh 16:29 (with en, lit., “in plainness”). See BOLD, B, where see also “plainness of speech,” 2Co 3:12, … Continue reading “Plain (Adverb), Plainly, Plainness”
Plain
PLAIN See CANAAN, and OAK. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Plain I. This term, either in the singular or plural, does duty in the A.V. for no less than seven distinct Hebrew words, each of which had its own independent and individual meaning, and could not be-at least is not- interchanged with any other. … Continue reading “Plain”