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Hiss

his (sharaq): "To hiss" has two applications: (1) to call, (2) to express contempt or scorn. ⇒See the definition of hiss in the KJV Dictionary (1) It is the translation of sharaq, a mimetic word meaning to hiss or whistle, to call (bees, etc.), (a) Isa 5:26, "I will hiss unto them from the ends ...

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Jezebel

jez'-e-bel 'izebhel, "unexalted," "unhusbanded" (?); Iezabel; see BDB ; 1Ki 16:31; 18:4,13,19; 19:1-2; 21:5 ff; 2Ki 9:7 ff,30 ff; Re 2:20): Daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, i.e. Phoenicians, and queen of Ahab, king of Northern Israel. Ahab (circa 874-853 BC) carried out a policy, which hi...

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Jotham

jo'-tham (yotham, "Yahweh is perfect"; Ioatham): (1) The youngest son of Gideon-Jerubbaal, the sole survivor of the massacre of his seventy brothers by Abimelech (Jg 9:5), and (by Jg 8:22) the legitimate ruler of Shechem after their death. Recognizing, however, that he is powerless to assert his cla...

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Omri

om'-ri (`omri; Septuagint Ambri; Assyrian "Chumri" and "Chumria"): (1) The 6th king of Northern Israel, and founder of the IIIrd Dynasty which reigned for nearly 50 years. Omri reigned 12 years, circa 887-876 BC. The historical sources of his reign are contained in 1Ki 16:15-28; 20:34, the Moabite S...