Bible Dictionary

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WONDER

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WONDER Very appropriate word to denote the miracles recorded in the Scriptures (Ex. 15:11; Deut. 6:22; Ps. 136:4; Jl. 2:30; Heb. 2:4).

WOOD

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WOOD The Hebrew “‘es” is said for living wood (tree) and for dead wood: building wood (Hag. 1:8), wood for the fire (e.g. Lev. 1:7), wood for furniture (e.g., Deut. 10:1), also with the meaning

WOOL

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WOOL The hair of sheep and other animals. That of the sheep was used for spinning and weaving, and is what is generally known as wool. In the figurative language of Isaiah 1:18, the white

WORD

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WORD (Heb. “dãbhãr”; Gr. “logos”: spoken word, a term that refers, in general, to what is in the mind of the speaker, and “rhema”, “word” considered in itself ) The relationship of the word with

WORLD

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WORLD In the Bible this term has different meanings that are important to distinguish. (a) The universe. It is the entire world created by God, “the heavens and the earth” arising from his hands (Gen.

WORM

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WORM (a) Heb term. which designates all types of crawling invertebrate animals: “tõlë’ãh” and “tõla’ath”; gr. «skõlëx». Attack: to vegetables, vines, etc. (Deut. 28:39; Jon. 4:7); to manna during the night (Ex. 16:20); to corpses

WORMWOOD

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WORMWOOD (Heb. “Iaanah”; Gr. “apsinthos”). It appears in the Scriptures only in a metaphorical sense. Turning to idolatry is compared to a root that produces gall and wormwood (Deut. 29:18). There were those who turned

WORSHIP

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WORSHIP Worship of God has been described as “the honor and adoration paid to Him on account of what He is in Himself and what He is to those who give it to Him.” It

WRATH OF GOD

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WRATH OF GOD Since God is holy and just, the manifestation of his wrath is also proper and just. However, the Scriptures affirm that God is “slow to anger and abounding in mercy and truth”