Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thamah, The Children of Ezr 2:53. Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary

Thamah, Tamah [Tha’mah] [Ta’mah] Ancestor of some Nethinim who returned from exile. Ezr 2:53; Neh 7:55. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Thamah (Heb. Te’mach, , in pause Ta’mach, , laughter [Gesenius], or combat [Frst]; Sept. ; Vulg. Thema), one of the Nethinim whose children returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:53; Tamah, Neh 7:55). B.C. ante 536. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Thamah thama. See TEMAH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Thamah H8547 … Continue reading “Thamah”

Thalia one of the nine Muses (q.v.); regarded in later times as presiding over comedy. She became the mother of the Corybantes, by Apollo. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Thalhofer, Valentin German theologian, b. at Unterroth, near Ulm, 21 January, 1825; d. at the same place, 17 September, 1891. He took his gymnasial studies and philosophy at Dillingen, then from 1845 studied theology at the University of Munich. In 1848 he received the degree of Doctor of Theology and was ordained priest. After this … Continue reading “Thalhofer, Valentin”

Thales a celebrated Greek philosopher, and the first of the seven wise men of Greece, was born at Miletus about B.C. 640. After acquiring the usual learning of his own country, he traveled into Egypt and several parts of Asia’ to learn astronomy, geometry, mystical divinity, natural knowledge, or philosophy; etc. Returning to his own … Continue reading “Thales”

Thalemann, Christoph Wilhelm a Lutheran divine, was born in 1727 at Weberstadt, in Thuringia, and died, as doctor and professor of theology, at Leipsic, March 10, 1778.’ He wrote, Tractatus de Nube super Airco Feederis Commento Judaico (Lips. 17-52): Tactatus de Philonis et Josephi Auctoritate inl istoria Rituum Sacrorum (ibid. 1771): De Sensu Veri et … Continue reading “Thalemann, Christoph Wilhelm”

Thalberg, Sigismond Musical composer and pianist, b. at Geneva, 1812; d. at Posilipo, Italy, 27 April, 1871. The precise date of his birth is a matter of dispute. He was a natural son of Prince Moritz Dietrichstein, and at an early age was brought by him to Vienna. While yet a boy, at the Polytechnic … Continue reading “Thalberg, Sigismond”

thalassicon (Latin: fish-pond or basin) Also called a sacrarium, thalassicon, or fenestbella, the baptismal font, or the cistern into which the water flows after baptism. Also an excavation about two or three feet deep and one foot wide, covered with a stone slab, to receive the water from the washing of the priest’s hands and … Continue reading “thalassicon”

Thais, Saint (THAISIS or THAISIA). A penitent in Egypt in the fourth century. In the Greek menology her name occurs on 8 Oct., it is found also in the martyrologies of Maurolychus and Greven, but not in the Roman. Two lives are extant, one, originally in Greek, perhaps in the fifth century, the other in … Continue reading “Thais, Saint”