Search Results for "Jer.51.23"

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kap'-tin: In the King James Version there are no fewer than 13 Hebrew words, and 4 different Greek words, which are rendered by this one English word. In the Revised Version (British and American) some of these are rendered by other English words, and so we find for "captain": "marshal" (Jer 27:1-22...

guv'-er-ner: The word "governor" is employed in English Versions of the Bible in rendering a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. In certain cases strict consistency is neither observed nor possible. ⇒See the definition of governor in the KJV Dictionary 1. In the Old Testament: In the render...

maj'-is-trat (shephaT, corresponding to shaphaT, "to judge," "to pronounce sentence" (Jg 18:7)): Among the ancients, the terms corresponding to our "magistrate" had a much wider signification. "Magistrates and judges" (shopheTim we-dhayyanim) should be translated "judges and rulers" (Ezr 7:25). cegh...

rool'-er: ⇒See a list of verses on RULERS in the Bible. 1. In the Old Testament: (1) moshel, "ruler," "prince," "master" (tyrant), applied to Joseph in Egypt (Ge 45:8; compare Ps 105:21); to the Philistines (Jg 15:11); to David's descendants, the future kings of Israel (2Ch 7:18; compare Jer 33:...