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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904) · Public Domain

Comprehend (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

C. is used lit. = hold together, contain, in Is 40'- 'and c''' the dust of the earth in a measure' ; an<I in the same sense, but fig., in Ro 13' ' it is briefly C^ in the saying' (RV ' summed up in this word '). See APPREHEND. OONANIAH ().-t:j;S;).— 1. A Levite who had charge of the tithes and offerings in the time of Hezekiah ('2 Cli 31'»- '», AV Cononiah). 2. A chief of the I.evites in .Jotiali's reign (2 Ch 35'). On the form of the word see Kittel, ad loc. in Haupt. J. A. Selbie.

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