Bible Dictionary

YEAR The Jewish year is twelve or thirteen lunar months, and in the first case it is called common and in the second it is called emboslimic. The beginning of the year coincided with the

YEAST Substance used to ferment and raise dough (Ex. 12:15, 19; 13:7). In biblical times, a piece of sour dough was used for this. Leaven was prohibited in the offerings that were to be consumed

YOKE Piece of wood that fitted, on its inner part, generally curved, to the head or neck of a pair of oxen to hitch them to a chariot or a plow (Num. 19:2). In Hebrew

YOUTH (Hebrew, “behurim”, and “aldud”, “alumind”). There is no reason to insist on the vulgar sense of the noted terminology: in general terms, it separates childhood from adulthood in man’s life, but the limits are

ZACCHAEUS Rich man from Jericho. The Romans had appointed him chief of the publicans. Zacchaeus became a disciple of Christ (Luke 19:1-10).

ZACUR (a) A Reubenite (Num. 13:4). (b) Simeonite and descendant of Herself (1 Chron. 4:26). (c) Levite of the line of Merari, son of Jaaziah (1 Chron. 24:27). (d) Levite of the line of Gershom,

ZAFON “north”. One of the cities that Moses gave to the Gadites in the Jordan Valley (Josh. 13:27; cf. Judges 12:1). The Talmud identifies her with Amatho, that is, Amathus (Ant. 13:13, 5; 14:5, 4).

ZALMUNNA One of the two Midianite kings whom Gideon persecuted and killed (Judges 8:4-28; Ps. 83:12).

ZANOA (a) City of the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:34). Some Jews returned from captivity took up residence there (Neh. 11:30), undoubtedly the same ones who rebuilt the Valley Gate in Jerusalem (Neh. 3:13). Identification:

ZAPHENATH-PANEAH (Egyptian: “the living [or this] is the provision of the country”). Name that Pharaoh gave to Joseph (Gen. 41:45). The Jews, based on the pronunciation of the name, translated it as “revealer of secrets”