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Bechorath

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(first-born), son of Aphiah or Abiah, and grandson of Becher according to (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Chronicles 7:8) (B.C. before 1093.)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Bechorath

Bechorath be-kor'-ath. ⇒See a list of verses on BECHORATH in the Bible. See BECORATH. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Bechorath

One of Saul's ancestors (1 S 9', 1 Ch 7*). BECK (from verb ' beck,' which is a short form of beckon), now nearly displaced by 'nod,' occurs 2 Mac 81' AV and RV, ' Almighty God, who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us and all the world ' (Gr. M vctJfuiTi). Beckon occurs more frequently, but only in NT. It deaerrea attention on account of the precision of the Greek words. 1. There is the simple ttvi, to nod, to make si^ns with the head^ Jn 13^ of Simon Peter's nod to John to ask who waa to be the betrayer ; Ac 24io of Felix's nod to Paul to speak. 2. Aianv*!, lit. ' to nod throu^'h,' Lk 123 of Zacharias* beckon- ing (RV * making signs ') to the people, im perhaps expressing the range — not to one, but to many. 3. K«Tiic,(v«i, lit. * to nod down to,' Lk 6^ * they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat.' Other compounds of »iy«, found in NT, but not tr* 'beckon,' are (1) ix>it/«, Jn 5^3 'Jesus had convei/e-d hiiTigflf atcay'; (2) (,viv«, Lk l''^ 'they made gigns to his father'; and (3) ivivii^o', Ac 1H2i> • he consented not.' 4. Then there is rtim 'to shake,' w…

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  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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