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(Encyclopedia) IshiIshiĭshˈī [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Judahites. 3 Manassite. 4 Simeonite whose sons fought at Mt. Seir. 5 The name Ishi with the meaning “my husband” is a name of God in a prophecy.Nippon
(Encyclopedia) NipponNipponnĭpˈŏn, nĭpŏnˈ [key], name for Japan, derived from Dai Nippon, meaning Great Japan. The expression comes from the Chinese ideograph for the place where the sun comes from,…apostrophe, figure of speech
(Encyclopedia) apostrophe, figure of speech in which an absent person, a personified inanimate being, or an abstraction is addressed as though present. The term is derived from a Greek word meaning “…Alamoth
(Encyclopedia) AlamothAlamothălˈəmōth [key], in the Bible, musical term, unknown in meaning, although some have guessed “soprano,” connecting it with a word for “maidens.” It occurs in First…Festus
(Encyclopedia) Festus (Sextus Pompeius Festus), fl. some time between a.d. 100 and 400, Roman lexicographer; his surviving work, On the Meaning of Words, is an abridgment of the lost glossary of…Barca
(Encyclopedia) Barca, surname, probably meaning lightning, given members of a powerful Carthaginian family: see Hamilcar Barca; Hannibal; Hasdrubal.Basque language
(Encyclopedia) Basque language, tongue of uncertain relationship spoken by close to a million people, most of whom live in NE Spain and some of whom reside in SW France. The language has eight…Bidpai
(Encyclopedia) Bidpai or BidpayBidpayboth: bĭdˈpī [key], supposed name of the author of the fables of the Panchatantra. The name first appears in an Arabic version of these fables—hence they are…Bartholomew, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Bartholomew, SaintBartholomew, Saintbärthŏlˈəmy&oomacr; [key], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, usually identified with Nathanael. Nathanael is a given name,…omen
(Encyclopedia) omen, sign or augury believed to foreshadow the future. Almost any occurrence can be interpreted as an omen. The typical omen was a natural phenomenon, such as a meteor, an eclipse, or…Trending
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