MAASEIAH, _Ma-a-sy´-ah_, the work of the Lord.
MACEDONIA, _Mas-se-do´-ne-a_, adoration, prostration.
MACHIR, _May´-kir_, he that sells or knows.
MACHPELAH, _Mak-pee´-lah_, double.
MAGDALA, _Mag´-da-lah_, tower, greatness.
MAGDALENE, _Mag´-da-le´-ne_, tower, grand, elevated.
MA´GOG, roof, that dissolves.
MAGOR-MISSABIB, _May´-gor-mis´-sa-bib_, fear, round about.
MAHALALEEL, _Ma-ha-la-lee´-el_, he that praises God.
MAHALATH, _Ma-hay´-lath_, melodious song, infirmity.
MAHANAIM, _Ma-ha-nay´-im_, the two fields or armies.
MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ, _May´-er-shal´-al-hash´-baz_, making speed to
the spoil.
MAH´LAH, _the same as_ Mahalath.
MAH´LON, song, infirmity.
MAKKEDAH, _Mak´-ke-dah_, adoration, prostration.
MALCHAM, _Mal´-kam_, their king.
MALCHI-SHUA, _Mal´-ke-shew´-ah_, my king is a saviour.
MALCHUS, _Mal´-kus_, king or kingdom.
MAM´MON, riches.
MAM´RE, rebellious, bitter, that changes.
MANAEN, _Man´-a-en_, or _Ma-nay´-en_, a comforter, he that conducts
them.
MANAS´SEH, forgetfulness, he that is forgotten.
MANEH, _May´-neh_, a species of money.
MANOAH, _Ma-no´-ah_, rest, a present.
MA´ON, house, crime.
MA´RA, bitterness.
MA´RAH, _the same as_ Mara.
MAR´CUS, polite, shining.
MARK, _the same as_ Marcus.
MARS-HILL´, the place where the judges of Athens held their supreme
council.
MAR´THA, who becomes bitter.
MA´RY, exalted, bitterness of the sea, mistress of the sea.
MASREKAH, _Mas´-re-kah_, whistling, hissing.
MAS´SAH, temptation.
MA´TRI, rain, prison.
MAT´TAN, the reins, the death of them.
MATTATHIAS, _Mat-ta-thy´-as_, the gift of the Lord.
MAT´THAT, gift, he that gives.
MATTH´EW, given, a reward.
MATTHIAS, _Ma-thy´-as_. See Mattathias.
MAZ´ZAROTH, the twelve signs.
ME´DAD, he that measures, the water of love.
ME´DAN, judgment, process, measure, covering.
MEDES, _Mee´ds_, people of Media.
MEDIA, _Mee´-de-a_, measure, covering, abundance.
MEGIDDO, _Me-gid´-do_, that declares, his precious fruit.
MEGIDDON, _Me-gid´-don_, the same as Megiddo.
MEHETABEL, _Me-het´-ta-ble_, how good is God!
MEHUJAEL, _Me-hu-jay´-el_, who proclaims God, God that blots out.
MELCHI, _Mel´-ky_, my king, my counsel.
MELCHIZEDEK, _Mel-kiz´-ze-dek_, king of righteousness.
MELITA, _Me-ly´-ta_ or _Me-lee´-ta_, affording honey.
MEMPHIS, _Mem´-fis_, by the mouth.
MEMUCAN, _Me-mew´-kan_, impoverished, to prepare, certain, true.
MENAHEM, _Men´-na-hem_, comforter, who conducts them.
MENE, _Mee´ne_, who reckons, who is counted.
MEPHIBOSHETH, _Me-fib´-bo-sheth_, out of my mouth proceeds reproach.
ME´RAB, he that fights, he that multiplies.
MERARI, _Me-ray´-ry_, bitter, to provoke.
MERCU´RIUS, a false god; from the Latin word mercari, “to buy or sell,”
because he presided over merchandise; in Greek, _hermes_, “orator”
or “interpreter.”
MERIB-BAAL, _Mer-ib´-ba-al_ or _Mer´-ib-bay´-al_, rebellion, he that
resists Baal, and strives against the idol.
MERIBAH, _Mer´-re-bah_, dispute, quarrel.
MERODACH, _Mer´-ro-dak_, bitter, contrition; in Syriac, the little
lord.
MERODACH-BALADAN, _Mer´-ro-dak-bal´-la-dan_ or _ba-lay´-dan_, who
creates contrition, the son of death, of thy vapour.
ME´ROM, eminences, elevations.
ME´ROZ, secret, leanness.
MESHACH, _Mee´-shak_, that draws with force, that surrounds the waters.
MESHECH, _Mee´-shek_, who is drawn by force, shut up, surrounded.
MESHELEMIAH, _Mesh-el-e-my´-ah_, peace, perfection, retribution of the
Lord.
MESOPOTAMIA, _Mes-o-po-tay´-me-a_, in Hebrew, _Aramnaharaim_, that is,
“Syria of the two rivers.” In Greek it also signifies “between two
rivers;” from μέσος, “middle,” and ϖόταμος, “river.”
MESSIAH, _Mes-sy´-ah_, anointed.
ME´THEG-AM´MAH, the bridle of bondage.
METHUSAEL, _Me-thew´-sa-el_, who demands his death.
METHUSELAH, _Me-thew´-se-lah_, he has sent his death.
MI´CAH, poor, humble, who strikes, is there.
MICAIAH, _My-kay´-e-ah_, who is like to God? the lowliness of God.
MICHAIAH, _My-kay´-e-ah_, MICHAEL, _My´-ka-el_, the same as Micaiah.
MICHAL, _My´-kal_, who is it that has all? who is perfect?
MICHMASH, _Mik´-mash_, he that strikes, the poor taken away.
MIDIAN, _Mid´-de-an_, judgment, measure, covering.
MIDIANITES, _Mid´-de-an-ites_, people of Midian.
MIG´DOL, a tower, greatness.
MIG´RON, fear, a barn, from the throat.
MIL´CAH, queen.
MIL´COM, their king.
MILETUM, _My-lee´-tum_, red, scarlet.
MIL´LO, fulness, repletion.
MIN´NI, disposed, reckoned.
MIN´NITH, counted, prepared.
MIRIAM, _Mir´-re-am_, exalted, bitterness of the sea, mistress of the
sea.
MIS´GAB, the high fort or rock.
MISHAEL, _Mish´-a-el_, asked for, lent, God takes away.
MISREPHOTH-MAIM, _Mis´-re-foth-may´-im_, the burnings of the waters,
furnaces where metals are melted.
MITYLENE, _Mit-e-lee´-ne_, purity, press.
MI´ZAR, little.
MIZ´PAH, a sentinel, speculation, that waits for.
MIZ´PEH, _the same as_ Mizpah.
MIZRAIM, _Miz-ray´-im_, tribulations, in straits.
MNASON, _Nay´-son_, a diligent seeker, betrothing, an exhorter.
MO´AB, of the father.
MO´ABITES, _Mo´-ab-ites_, the descendants of Moab.
MOLADAH, _Mol´-a-dah_, or _Mo-lay´-dah_, birth, generation.
MOLECH, _Mo´-lek_, king.
MOLOCH, _Mo´-lok_, the same as Molech.
MORDECAI, _Mor´-de-kay_, contrition, bitter bruising; in Syriac, pure
myrrh.
MORI´AH, bitterness or fear of the Lord.
MOSERA, _Mo-see´-ra_, MOSEROTH, _Mo-see´-roth_, erudition, discipline,
bond.
MO´SES, taken out of the water.
MU´SHI, he that touches, withdraws himself.
MY´RA, from μύρω, _I flow_, _pour out_, _weep_.
MYSIA, _Mish´-e-a_, criminal, abominable.
NAAMAN, _Na-ay´-man_, beautiful, agreeable, that prepares himself to
motion.
NAAMATHITE, _Na-ay´-ma-thite_, of Naamath.
NAASHON, _Na-ash´-on_, that foretels, serpent.
NA´BAL, a fool, senseless.
NA´BOTH, words, prophecies, fruits.
NA´DAB, free and voluntary gift, prince.
NAGGE, _Nag´-gee_, brightness.
NAHARAI, _Na-har´-ra-i_ or _Na-ha-ray´-i_, my nostrils, hoarse, hot.
NAHASH, _Nay´-hash_, snake, one that foretels, brass.
NA´HOR, hoarse, hot, angry.
NAHSHON, _Nay´-shon_. See Naashon.
NA´HUM, comforter, penitent, their guide.
NA´IN, beauty, pleasantness.
NAIOTH, _Nay´-e-oth_, beauties, habitations.
NAOMI, _Na-o´-my_, beautiful, agreeable.
NAPHISH, _Nay´-fish_, the soul, he that refreshes himself, that
respires; in Syriac, that multiplies.
NAPHTALI, _Naf´-ta-ly_, comparison, likeness, that fights.
NARCISSUS, _Nar-sis´-sus_, astonishment.
NA´THAN, who gives, or is given.
NATHANAEL, _Na-than´-yel_, the gift of God.
NATHAN-MELECH, _Nay´-than-me´-lek_, gift of the king.
NA´UM. See Nahum.
NAZARENE, _Naz-a-ree´n_, kept, flower.
NAZARETH, _Naz´-a-reth_, separated, sanctified.
NEAPOLIS, _Ne-ap´-po-lis_, new city.
NEBAIOTH, _Ne-bay´-yoth_, prophecies, fruits.
NE´BAT, that beholds.
NE´BO, that speaks, prophesies, or fructifies.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR, _Neb-ew-kad-nez´-zar_, tears and groans of judgment.
NEBUZAR-ADAN, _Neb-ew-zar´-ra-dan_, fruits or prophecies of judgment,
winnowed, spread.
NECHO, _Nee´-ko_, lame, who was beaten.
NEHELAMITE, _Ne-hel´-a-myte_, dreamer, vale, brook.
NEHEMIAH, _Ne-he-my´-ah_, consolation, repentance, or rest of the Lord.
NEHILOTH, _Ne-hee´-loth_, flute, hautboy, cornet.
NEHUSHTA, _Ne-hush´-tah_, snake, soothsayer.
NEHUSH´TAN, which is of brass or copper, a trifle of brass.
NER, lamp, brightness, land new tilled.
NEREUS, _Nee´-re-us_. See Ner.
NERI, _Nee´-ry_, my light.
NERI´AH, light and lamp of the Lord.
NETHANEEL, _Ne-than´-ne-el_. See Nathanael.
NETHANIA, _Neth-a-ny´-ah_, the gift of the Lord.
NETHINIMS, _Neth´-e-nims_, given, offered.
NIB´HAZ, that fructifies, to prophesy, to speak.
NICANOR, _Ny-kay´-nor_, a conqueror, victorious.
NICODEMUS, _Nik-o-dee´-mus_, innocent blood; in Greek, the victory of
the people.
NICOLAITANS, _Nik-o-lay´-e-tanz_, the followers of Nicolas.
NICOLAS, _Nik´-o-las_, victor of the people; from νικάω, I overcome,
and λαὸς, the people.
NICOPOLIS, _Ny-kop´-po-lis_, the city of victory.
NIGER, _Ny´-jer_, black.
NIM´RIM, leopard, rebellion, change.
NIM´ROD, rebellious, sleep of descent.
NIM´SHI, rescued from danger, that touches.
NINEVEH, _Nin´-ne-veh_, agreeable dwelling.
NINEVITES, _Nin´-ne-vites_, people of Nineveh.
NI´SAN, banner; in Syriac, a miracle.
NIS´ROCH, flight, standard, proof.
NO, stirring up, a forbidding.
NOADI´AH, witness of the Lord.
NO´AH, repose, rest, consolation.
NOB, discourse, prophecy.
NO´BAH, that barks or yelps.
NOD, vagabond.
NOPH, _Noff_, honey comb, a sieve, that drops.
NUN, son, posterity, durable.
NYMPHAS, _Nim´-fas_, spouse, bridegroom.
OBADI´AH, servant of the Lord.
O´BAL, inconvenience of old age, of the flux.
O´BED, a servant.
O´BED-E´DOM, the servant of Edom, the Idumean, labourer of the man.
O´BIL, that weeps, deserves to be bewailed, ancient.
OC´RAN, disturber.
O´DED, to sustain, to lift up.
OG, a cake, bread baked in the ashes.
O´HEL, tent, tabernacle, brightness.
OLYMPAS, _O-lim´-pas_, heavenly.
O´MAR, he that speaks, bitter.
OMEGA, _O-mee´-ga_, the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
OM´RI, a sheaf of corn, rebellion, bitter.
ON, pain, force, iniquity.
O´NAN, pain, strength, iniquity.
ONESIMUS, _O-nes´-se-mus_, profitable, useful.
ONESIPHORUS, _On-ne-sif´-fo-rus_, who brings profit.
OPHEL, _O´-fel_, tower, obscurity.
OPHIR, _O´-fir_, ashes.
OPHRAH, _Off´-rah_, dust, fawn, lead.
O´REB, a raven, caution, evening.
ORION, _O-ry´-on_, the name of a constellation.
OR´NAN, that rejoices, their bow or ark.
OR´PAH, the neck, skull, nakedness of the mouth.
OTH´NI, my time, my hour.
OTHNIEL, _Oth´-ne-el_, the hour of God.
O´ZEM, that fasts, their eagerness.
OZIAS, _O-zy´-as_, strength from the Lord.
PAARAI, _Pay´-a-ray_ or _Pay-a´-ry_, opening.
PADAN-ARAM, _Pay´-dan-ay´-ram_, _Padan_ of the field, and _Aram_ Syria.
PAGIEL, _Pay´-je-el_, prevention or prayer of God.
PALESTINA, _Pal-es-ty´-na_, which is covered.
PAL´TI, deliverance, flight.
PAMPHYLIA, _Pam-fil´-le-a_, a nation made up of every tribe; from ϖᾶς,
_all_, and φυλὴ, a _tribe_.
PAPHOS, _Pay´-fos_, which boils, is very hot.
PA´RAN, beauty, glory, ornament.
PAR´BAR, a gate or building belonging to the temple.
PAR´MENAS, that abides and is permanent.
PAROSH, _Pay´-rosh_, a flea, fruit of the moth.
PARSHANDATHA, _Par-shan´-da-tha_, revelation of corporeal impurities,
of his trouble.
PARTHIANS, _Par´-the-ans_, horsemen.
PARUAH, _Pa-rew´-ah_, flourishing, that flies away.
PARVA´IM, supposed to be Peru or Ceylon.
PASH´UR, that extends the hole, whiteness.
PATARA, _Pa-tay´-rah_, which is trodden under foot; from ϖατέω, _I
tread under foot_.
PATHROS, _Path´-ros_ or _Pay´-thros_, mouthful of dew.
PAT´MOS, mortal.
PATROBAS, _Pat´-ro-bas_, paternal, that pursues the steps of his
father.
PAU, _Pay´-ew_, that cries aloud, appears.
PAUL, PAUL´US, a worker. His former name was SAUL, a sepulchre, a
destroyer.
PEDAHZUR, _Ped-ah´-zur_, saviour, strong and powerful, stone of
redemption.
PEDAIAH, _Ped-ay´-e-ah_, redemption of the Lord.
PE´KAH, he that opens, or is at liberty.
PEKAHIAH, _Pek-a-hy´-ah_, it is the Lord that opens.
PE´KOD, noble, rulers.
PELATI´AH, let the Lord deliver.
PE´LEG, division.
PELETHITES, _Pel´-eth-ites_, judges, destroyers.
PENIEL, _Pe-ny´-el_, face or vision of God.
PENIN´NAH, precious stone, his face.
PENU´EL. See Peniel.
PEOR, _Pee´-or_, hold, opening.
PER´GA, very earthy.
PER´GAMOS, height, elevation.
PERIZZITES, _Per´-iz-zytes_, the name of a people who dwell in
villages.
PER´SIA, _Per´sis_, that cuts, nail, horseman.
PE´TER, a rock, a stone.
PETHU´EL, mouth or persuasion of God.
PHALEC, _Fay´-lek_. See Peleg.
PHALLU, _Fal´-lu_, admirable, hidden.
PHALTI, _Fal´-ty_, deliverance, flight.
PHANUEL, _Fa-new´-el_, face or vision of God.
PHARAOH, _Fay´-ro_, that disperses, that discovers; according to the
Syriac, the revenger, the king, the crocodile.
PHAREZ, _Fay´-rez_, division, rupture.
PHARPAR, _Far´-par_, that produces fruits, fall of the bull.
PHEBE, _Fee´-be_, shining, pure.
PHENICE, _Fe-ny´-se_, red, purple.
PHICHOL, _Fy´-kol_, the mouth of all, perfection.
PHILADELPHIA, _Fil-a-del´-fe-a_, the love of a brother; from φιλία,
_love_, and ἀδέλφος, a _brother_.
PHILEMON, _Fil-ee´-mon_, or _Fy-lee´-mon_, that is affectionate.
PHILETUS, _Fil-ee´-tus_ or _Fy-lee´-tus_, amiable, beloved.
PHIL´IP, warlike, a lover of horses.
PHILIPPI, _Fil-lip´-py_, the same as Philip.
PHILISTIA, _Fil-lis´-te-a_ or _Fy-lis´-te-a_, the country of the
Philistines.
PHILISTINES, _Fil-lis´-tines_ or _Fil-lis´-tins_, those that dwell in
villages.
PHILOLOGUS, _Fil-lol´-lo-gus_, lover of learning.
PHINEHAS, _Fin´-ne-has_, a bold countenance.
PHLEGON, _Fle´-gon_, zealous, burning.
PHRYGIA, _Frij´-e-a_, dry, barren.
PHURAH, _Few´-rah_, that bears fruit, that grows.
PHYGELLUS, _Fy-jel´-lus_, fugitive.
PI-BE´SETH, the mouth of despite.
PI-HAHIROTH, _Py-ha-hy´-roth_, the mouth, the pass of Hiroth, the
opening of liberty.
PI´LATE, who is armed with a dart.
PI´NON, gem, that beholds.
PIRATHON, _Pir´-a-thon_, his dissipation, deprivation; in Syriac, his
vengeance.
PIS´GAH, hill, eminence, fortress.
PISIDIA, _Py-sid´-e-a_, pitch, pitchy.
PI´SON, changing, doubling, extended.
PI´THOM, their mouthful, bit, consummation.
PI´THON, his mouth, his persuasion.
POL´LUX, a boxer.
PONTIUS, _Pon´-she-us_, marine, belonging to the sea.
PON´TUS, the sea; from ϖόντος.
PORATHA, _Por´-a-tha_, fruitful.
PORCIUS, _Por´-she-us_.
POTIPHAR, _Pot´-te-far_, bull of Africa, fat bull.
POTI-PHERAH, _Pot-if´-fe-rah_ or _Pot-e-fee´-rah_, that scatters or
demolishes the fat.
PRISCA, _Pris´-kah_, ancient.
PRISCILLA, _Pris-sil´-lah_, the same as Prisca.
PROCHORUS, _Prok´-o-rus_, he that presides over the choirs.
PUBLIUS, _Pub´-le-us_, common.
PUDENS, _Pew´-dens_, shamefaced.
PUL, bean, destruction.
PU´NON, precious stone, that beholds.
PUR, lot.
PUTEOLI, _Pew-tee´-o-ly_, a city in Campania.
PUTIEL, _Pew´-te-el_, God is my fatness.
QUAR´TUS, the fourth.
RAAMAH, _Ray´-a-mah_ or _Ra-ay´-mah_, greatness, thunder, evil,
bruising.
RAAMSES, _Ra-am´-ses_. See Rameses.
RAB´BAH, powerful, contentious.
RAB´-MAG, who overthrows a multitude, chief of the magicians.
RAB´-SARIS, grand master of the eunuchs.
RAB´-SHAKEH, cup-bearer of the prince, chamberlain.
RACHAB, _Ray´-kab_, proud, strong, enlarged.
RACHAL, _Ray´-kal_, injurious, perfumer.
RACHEL, _Ray´-tshel_, a sheep.
RAGAU, _Ray´-gaw_, a friend, a neighbour.
RAGUEL, _Rag-ew´-el_, shepherd or friend of God.
RA´HAB, proud, strong, quarrelsome.
RA´HAB, large, extended, public place.
RAK´KATH, empty, spittle.
RAK´KON, vain, mountain of lamentations.
RAM, elevated, who rejects.
RAMAH, _Ray´-mah_, the same as Ram.
RAMATH, _Ray´-math_, raised, lofty.
RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM, _Ra-math-ay´-im-zo´-fim_, the same as Ramah.
RA´MATH-LE´HI, elevation of the jaw bone.
RAMESES, _Ram´-e-ses_, thunder, he that destroys evil.
RAMIAH, _Ram-i´-ah_, exaltation of the Lord.
RA´MOTH, high places.
RAPHA, _Ray´-fa_, relaxation, physic.
RAPHAEL, _Ray-fay´-el_. See Rephael.
RAPHU, _Ray´-few_, cured, comforted.
RE´BA, the fourth, a square, that stoops.
REBEK´AH, fat, quarrel appeased.
RECHAB, _Re´-kab_, square, chariot, rider.
RECHABITES, _Re´-kab-ites_, the posterity of Rechab.
RE´GEM, _Re´-jem_, that stones, purple.
REGEM-MELECH, _Re-jem´-me-lek_, he that stones the king, the purple of
the king.
REHABI´AH, breadth, place of the Lord.
RE´HOB, breadth, extent.
REHOBO´AM, who sets the people at liberty, space of the people.
REHO´BOTH, spaces, places.
RE´HUM, compassionate, friendly.
RE´I, my shepherd, companion, my evil.
REMALI´AH, the exaltation of the Lord.
REM´MON, greatness, a pomegranate tree.
REMPHAN, _Rem´-fan_, the name of an idol, which some think to be
Saturn.
REPHAEL, _Re´-fa-el_, the medicine of God.
REPHAIM, REPHAIMS, _Re-fay´-im_, giant, physician, relaxed.
REPHIDIM, _Ref´-e-dim_, beds, places of rest.
RESIN, _Ree´-sen_, a bridle or bit.
REU, _Ree´-ew_, his friend, his shepherd.
REUBEN, _Rew´-ben_, who sees the son, vision of the son.
REU´BENITES, the posterity of Reuben.
REUEL, _Re-yew´-el_, shepherd or friend of God.
REUMAH, _Re-yew´-mah_, lofty, sublime.
REZEPH, _Ree´-zeff_, a pavement, burning coal.
RE´ZIN, voluntary, runner.
RE´ZON, lean, secret, prince.
RHEGIUM, _Ree´-je-um_, rupture, fracture.
RHESA, _Ree´-sah_, will, course.
RHODA, _Ro´-dah_, a rose.
RHODES, _Ro´des_, the same as Rhoda.
RIB´LAH, quarrel that increases or spreads.
RIM´MON, exalted, pomegranate.
RIPHATH, _Ry´-fath_, remedy, release.
RIS´SAH, watering, distillation, dew.
RIZ´PAH, bed, extension, coal.
ROGEL, _Ro´-jel_, a foot; in Syriac, custom.
ROMAMTI-EZER, _Ro-mam-te-ee´-zer_, exultation of help.
RO´MAN, strong, powerful.
ROME, strength, power; from ῥωμὴ.
ROSH, the head, the beginning.
RU´FUS, red.
RUHAMAH, _Ru-hay´-mah_, having obtained mercy.
RU´MAH, exalted, rejected.
RUTH, filled, satisfied.