Meath (MIDENSIS). Diocese in Ireland, suffragan of Armagh. In extent it is the largest diocese in Ireland, and includes the greater part of the counties Meath, Westmeath, King’s, and a small portion of the counties Longford, Dublin, and Cavan. The present Diocese of Meath anciently comprised eight episcopal sees, the chief of which was Clonard, … Continue reading “Meath”
Meat Offering
Meat-Offering (, minchah’; sometimes more fully , to mark its sacrificial character; Sept. fully , but generally simply or , sometimes ; Vulg. oblatio sacrificii. or simply sacrificium). The word minchah (from the obsolete root , to distribute or to give) signifies originally a gift of any kind, and appears to be used generally of … Continue reading “Meat Offering”
Meat, Meats
Meat, Meats Meat, Meats. This word as it occurs in our version is frequently used for food in general, Lev 22:11; Lev 22:13, R. V., “bread;” 1Sa 20:5; 1Sa 20:34; 2Sa 3:35, R. V., “bread,” and elsewhere, or for what is allowed to be eaten, proper for sustenance, Gen 1:29-30; Gen 9:3, where the R. … Continue reading “Meat, Meats”
Meat, Meal Offering
Meat, Meal Offering The general Hebrew word for a gift, whether to God (Gen 4:3) or to man (Gen 32:13) is Minchah, (); it is also the word which our translators have rendered meat-offering–‘meat’ being here used in its old sense of ‘food,’ and not signifying ‘flesh.’ The LXX has (sacrifice) for it in 140 … Continue reading “Meat, Meal Offering”
Meat
meat As related to the law of the Church, the flesh of animals and birds, inasmuch as flesh is eaten by man. The prohibition of meat on days of fast and abstinence is because of the spiritual value of such deprivation. In the law of the Church, as it stands now, the restriction regarding meat … Continue reading “Meat”
MEASURING ROD OR LINE
MEASURING ROD OR LINE Jer 31:39; Eze 40:3; Eze 42:16; Zec 2:1 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Measuring Reed
Measuring Reed ( , keneh hamiddah; , kalamos): Used in Eze 40:5 ff; Eze 42:16; Eze 45:1; Rev 11:1; Rev 21:15, Rev 21:16. The length of the reed is given as 6 cubits, each cubit being a cubit and a palm, i.e. the large cubit of 7 palms, or about 10 ft. See CUBIT. Originally … Continue reading “Measuring Reed”
Measuring Line, Measuring Reed
Measuring Line, Measuring Reed MEASURING LINE, MEASURING REED.See Arts and Crafts, 1, 3. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Measuring Line
Measuring Line (, kaw, , keweh): The usual meaning is simply line, rope or cord, in Isa 28:10, Isa 28:13, but the line was used for measurement, as is evident from such passages as 1Ki 7:23; Job 38:5; Jer 31:39. Whether the line for measuring had a definite length or not we have no means … Continue reading “Measuring Line”
Measures
Measures MEASURES.See Weights and Measures. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels Measures MEASURES.See Weights and Measures. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Measures Measures [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature Measures See WEIGHTS. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary Measures Measures and Weights. The following is condensed from Schaff’s Dictionary: The Jewish law … Continue reading “Measures”