Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Breathing BREATHING.On the evening of the Resurrection, the Lord appeared to the disciples, gave them the commission As my Father, etc., and when he had said this, he breathed on them (), and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost ( ). Whose soever sins retained, Joh 20:21 f. The word is that employed … Continue reading “Breathing”

BREATH OF LIFE God imparts Gen 2:7; Isa 2:22; Eze 37:5; Dan 5:23; Act 17:25 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

BREATH OF GOD power of 2Sa 22:16; Job 4:9; Isa 11:4; Isa 30:28 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Breath, Breathe, Breathing breth, breth, brething: In the English Versions of the Bible of the Old Testament breath is the rendering of , neshamah, and of , ruah. These words differ but slightly in meaning, both signifying primarily wind, then breath, though the former suggests a gentler blowing, the latter often a blast. As applied … Continue reading “Breath, Breathe, Breathing”

Breath, Breathe akin to pneo, “to blow,” lit., “a blowing,” signifies (a) “breath, the breath of life,” Act 17:25; (b) “wind,” Act 2:2. See WIND. “spirit,” also denotes “breath,” Rev 11:11; Rev 13:15, RV. In 2Th 2:8, the AV has “spirit” for RV, “breath.” See GHOST, LIFE, SPIRIT, WIND. lit., “to breathe in, or on,” … Continue reading “Breath, Breathe”

Breath This word is sometimes made use of in Scripture in allusion to the Lord Jesus Christ. For as the breath of the body is the life of the body, so Christ is the breath or life of the soul. Hence, the prophet Jeremiah, in reference to Christ, saith, “the breath of our nostrils, the … Continue reading “Breath”

Breasts Used typically for the source of nourishment. Israel “shall suck the breast of kings.” Isa 60:16; cf. Isa 49:23; see also Job 24:9; Isa 66:11. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Breastplate of the High Priest prest: The Hebrew word , hoshen, rendered in the King James Version breastplate, means really a pouch or bag. The references to it are found exclusively in the Priestly Code (Exo 25:7; 28; Exo 29:5; Exo 35:9, Exo 35:27; 39; Lev 8:8). The descriptions of its composition and particularly the … Continue reading “Breastplate of the High Priest”

Breastplate, High Priest’s There are four parts of the high priest’s dress that are distinctly described. 1. THE COAT or tunic made of fine white linen reaching down to the feet (type of human righteousness). 2. THE ROBE, made of blue, worn over the coat, on the edge of which were alternately a bell and … Continue reading “Breastplate, High Priest’s”

BREASTPLATE A piece of embroidery, about ten inches square, Exo 28:15-30, of very rich work, which the high priest wore on his breast. It was made of two pieces of the same rich embroidered stuff of which the ephod was made, having a front and a lining, and forming a kind of purse or bag, … Continue reading “Breastplate”