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Naam, nā′-ăm, “pleasantness” 1 Chron. 4:15¹⁵And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. (1 Chronicles 4:15).

Naamah, nā′-ă-măh, “pleasant.”

(1) women. Gen. 4:22²²And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (Genesis 4:22); 1 Kings 14:21²¹And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. (1 Kings 14:21).

(2) town. Josh. 15:41⁴¹And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:41).

Naaman, nā′-ă-măn, “pleasantness.”

(1) Gen. 46:21²¹And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (Genesis 46:21); Num. 26:40⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40).

(2) The Syrian. 2 Kings 5. His leprosy healed. 2 Kings 5:14¹⁴Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (2 Kings 5:14).

his request. 2 Kings 5:17¹⁷And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. (2 Kings 5:17). See Luke 4:27²⁷And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. (Luke 4:27).

Naamathite, nā-ăm′-ă-thīte. Job 2:11¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11).

Naamites, nā-ă′-mītes; descendants of Naaman. Num. 26:40⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40).

Naarah, nā′-ă-răh, “a girl”; 1 Chron. 4:5⁵And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. (1 Chronicles 4:5).

Naarai, nā′-ă-rai, “youthful”; 1 Chron. 11:37³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, (1 Chronicles 11:37).

Naaran, nā′-ă-răn; same as NAARAH. 1 Chron. 7:28²⁸And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: (1 Chronicles 7:28).

Naarath, nā′-ă-răth, “to Naarah”; Josh. 16:7⁷And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. (Joshua 16:7).

Naashon, nā-ăsh′-ŏn, “enchanter”; Ex. 6:23²³And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).

Naasson, nā-ăs′-sŏn; Greek form of NAASHON. Matt. 1:4⁴And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; (Matthew 1:4).

Nabal, nā′-băl, “foolish”; 1 Sam. 25:3³Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. (1 Samuel 25:3).

conduct to David. 1 Sam. 25:10¹⁰And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. (1 Samuel 25:10).

Abigail, intercedes for. 1 Sam. 25:18¹⁸Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. (1 Samuel 25:18).

his death. 1 Sam. 25:38³⁸And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. (1 Samuel 25:38).

Naboth, nā′-bŏth, “fruits” (?); slain by Jezebel. 1 Kings 21.

his murder avenged. 2 Kings 9:21²¹And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. (2 Kings 9:21).

Nachon, nā′-chŏn, “prepared”; 2 Sam. 6:6⁶And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. (2 Samuel 6:6).

Nachor, nā′-chôr, “snorting”; Josh. 24:2²And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. (Joshua 24:2).

Nadab, nā′-dăb, “liberal.”

(1) son of Aaron. Ex. 6:23²³And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23). Offers strange fire. Lev. 10:1-2¹And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. ²And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (Leviticus 10:1‑2).

(2) 1 Chron. 2:28²⁸And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. (1 Chronicles 2:28).

(3) king of Israel, slain by Baasha. 1 Kings 14:20²⁰And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. (1 Kings 14:20); 1 Kings 15:25-28²⁵And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. ²⁶And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. ²⁷And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. ²⁸Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. (1 Kings 15:25‑28).

Nagge, năg′-gē; Greek form of Nogah. Luke 3:25²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, (Luke 3:25).

Nahalal, nā′-hā-lăl, “a pasture”; Josh. 21:35³⁵Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. (Joshua 21:35).

Nahaliel, nă-hăl′-ĭ-ĕl, “valley of God”; Num. 21:19¹⁹And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth: (Numbers 21:19).

Nahallal, nă-hăl′-lăl; same as NAHALAL. Josh. 19:15¹⁵And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. (Joshua 19:15).

Nahalol, nā′-hă-lŏl; same as NAHALLAL. Judg. 1:30³⁰Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. (Judges 1:30).

Naham, nā′-hăm, “consolation”; 1 Chron. 4:19¹⁹And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. (1 Chronicles 4:19).

Nahamani, nā-hă-mā′-nī, “comforter”; Neh. 7:7⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; (Nehemiah 7:7).

Naharai, nā′-hă-rai, “one who moves”; 1 Chron. 11:39³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, (1 Chronicles 11:39).

Nahari, nā′-hă-rī; same as NAHARAI. 2 Sam. 23:37³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, (2 Samuel 23:37).

Nahash, nā′-hăsh, “serpent.”

(1) Amasa’s father. 2 Sam. 17:25²⁵And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. (2 Samuel 17:25).

(2) the Ammonite, invades Jabesh-Gilead. 1 Sam. 11.

(3) another Ammonite king. 2 Sam. 10:2²Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. (2 Samuel 10:2).

Nahath, nā′-hăth, “descent”; Gen. 36:13¹³And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (Genesis 36:13).

Nahbi, näh′-bī, “hidden”; Num. 13:14¹⁴Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. (Numbers 13:14).

Nahor, nā′-hôr; same as NACHOR.

(1) Gen. 11:22²²And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: (Genesis 11:22).

(2) Abram’s brother. Gen. 11:26; 22:20; 24:10²⁶And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. (Genesis 11:26)
²⁰And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; (Genesis 22:20)
¹⁰And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. (Genesis 24:10).

Nahshon, näh′-shŏn; same as NAASHON. Num. 1:7⁷Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. (Numbers 1:7).

Nahum, nā′-hŭm, “comforter”; vision of. Nah. 1:1-3¹The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. ²God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. ³The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:1‑3).

Nail. Ezra 9:8⁸And now for a little space grace hath been showed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. (Ezra 9:8): give us a n. in his holy place.

Isa. 22:23²³And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. (Isaiah 22:23): fasten as a n. in mire place.

John 20:25²⁵The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. (John 20:25): put finger into print of n.

Col. 2:14¹⁴Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; (Colossians 2:14): n. it to his cross.

See Judg. 4:21²¹Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. (Judges 4:21); Eccl. 12:11¹¹The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. (Ecclesiastes 12:11); Dan. 4:33³³The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. (Daniel 4:33).

Nain, nā′-ĭn, “pasture”; miracle at. Luke 7:11¹¹And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. (Luke 7:11).

Naioth, nai′-ōth, “habitations”; 1 Sam. 19:18¹⁸So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. (1 Samuel 19:18).

school of prophets. 1 Sam. 19:23; 20:1²³And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. (1 Samuel 19:23)
¹And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? (1 Samuel 20:1).

Naked. Ex. 32:25²⁵And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) (Exodus 32:25): made n. to their chame. R.V. broken loose.

Job 1:21²¹And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21): n. came I out, and n. shall I return.

Matt. 25:36³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. (Matthew 25:36): n., and ye clothed me.

1 Cor. 4:11¹¹Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; (1 Corinthians 4:11): to this present hour we are n.

2 Cor. 5:3³If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. (2 Corinthians 5:3): we shall not be found n.

Heb. 4:13¹³Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. (Hebrews 4:13): all things are n. to eyes of him.

See John 21:7⁷Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. (John 21:7); James 2:15¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (James 2:15); Rev. 3:17; 16:15¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Revelation 3:17)
¹⁵Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. (Revelation 16:15).

Nakedness. Rom. 8:35³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (Romans 8:35); 2 Cor. 11:27²⁷In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. (2 Corinthians 11:27); Rev. 3:18¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Revelation 3:18).

Name (n.). Gen. 32:29²⁹And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. (Genesis 32:29); Judg. 13:18¹⁸And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? (Judges 13:18): wherefore dost thou ask after my n.?

Ex. 3:15¹⁵And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:15): this is my n. for ever.

Ex. 23:21²¹Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. (Exodus 23:21): my n. is in him.

Josh. 7:9⁹For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? (Joshua 7:9): what wilt thou do to thy great n.?

2 Chron. 14:11¹¹And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. (2 Chronicles 14:11): in thy n. we go.

Neh. 9:10¹⁰And showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day. (Nehemiah 9:10): so didst thou get thee a n.

Job 18:17¹⁷His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. (Job 18:17): he shall have no n. in the street.

Psa. 20:1¹<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; (Psalm 20:1): the n. of God defend thee.

Psa. 20:5⁵We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions. (Psalm 20:5): in the n. of God set up banners.

Psa. 22:22²²I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. (Psalm 22:22); Heb. 2:12¹²Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. (Hebrews 2:12): I will declare thy n.

Psa. 48:10¹⁰According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. (Psalm 48:10): according to thy n. so is thy praise.

Psa. 69:36³⁶The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. (Psalm 69:36): they that love his n.

Psa. 111:9⁹He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. (Psalm 111:9): holy and reverend is his n.

Psa. 115:1¹Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. (Psalm 115:1): unto thy n. give glory.

Psa. 138:2²I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. (Psalm 138:2): thy word above all thy n.

Prov. 10:7⁷The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. (Proverbs 10:7): the n. of the wicked shall rot.

Prov. 18:10¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10): the n. of the Lord a strong tower.

Prov. 22:1¹A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. (Proverbs 22:1); Eccl. 7:1¹A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. (Ecclesiastes 7:1): good n. rather to be chosen.

Song of Sol. 1:3³Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. (Song of Solomon 1:3): thy n. is as ointment poured forth.

Isa. 42:8⁸I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. (Isaiah 42:8): I am the Lord, that is my n.

Isa. 55:13¹³Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 55:13): it ellen be to the Lord for a n.

Isa. 56:5; 63:12⁵Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 56:5)
¹²That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? (Isaiah 63:12): an everlasting n.

Isa. 57:15¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isaiah 57:15): whose n. is Holy.

Isa. 62:2²And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. (Isaiah 62:2): called by a new n.

Isa. 64:7⁷And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. (Isaiah 64:7): there is none that calleth on thy n.

Jer. 10:6⁶Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. (Jeremiah 10:6): thou art great, and thy n. is great.

Jer. 14:14; 23:25; 27:15¹⁴Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. (Jeremiah 14:14)
²⁵I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. (Jeremiah 23:25)
¹⁵For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. (Jeremiah 27:15): prophesy lies in my n.

Jer. 44:26²⁶Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth. (Jeremiah 44:26): sworn by my great n.

Zech. 10:12¹²And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord. (Zechariah 10:12): walk up and down in his n.

Zech. 14:9⁹And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. (Zechariah 14:9): one Lord, and his n. one.

Mal. 1:6⁶A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? (Malachi 1:6): wherein have we despised thy n.?

Mal. 4:2²But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2): to you that fear my n.

Matt. 6:9⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. (Matthew 6:9); Luke 11:2²And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. (Luke 11:2): hallowed be thy n.

Matt. 10:22; 19:29²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. (Matthew 10:22)
²⁹And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. (Matthew 19:29); Mark 13:13¹³And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (Mark 13:13); Luke 21:12¹²But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. (Luke 21:12); John 15:21²¹But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. (John 15:21); Acts 9:16¹⁶For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. (Acts 9:16): for my n. sake.

Matt. 12:21²¹And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. (Matthew 12:21): in his n. shall the Gentiles trust.

Matt. 18:5⁵And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. (Matthew 18:5); Mark 9:37³⁷Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. (Mark 9:37); Luke 9:48⁴⁸And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. (Luke 9:48): receive in my n.

Matt. 18:20²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20): gathered together in my n.

Matt. 24:5⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:5); Mark 13:6⁶For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. (Mark 13:6); Luke 21:8⁸And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. (Luke 21:8): many shall come in my n.

Mark 5:9⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. (Mark 5:9); Luke 8:30³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. (Luke 8:30): what is thy n.

Mark 9:39³⁹But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. (Mark 9:39): do a miracle in my n.

Luke 10:20²⁰Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. (Luke 10:20): n. written in heaven.

John 5:43⁴³I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. (John 5:43): if another shall come in his own n.

John 14:13; 15:16; 16:23-24,26¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13)
¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. (John 15:16)
²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. ²⁴Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:23‑24)
²⁶At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: (John 16:26): whatsoever ye ask in my n.

Acts 3:16¹⁶And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. (Acts 3:16): his n. through faith in his n.

Acts 4:12¹²Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12): none other n. under heaven.

Acts 5:28²⁸Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. (Acts 5:28): that ye should not teach in this n.

Acts 5:41⁴¹And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. (Acts 5:41): worthy to suffer for his n. R.V. the Name.

Eph. 1:21²¹Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: (Ephesians 1:21): far above every n.

Phil. 2:9-10⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: ¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; (Philippians 2:9‑10): a n. above every n.

Phil. 4:3³And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlaborers, whose names are in the book of life. (Philippians 4:3): whose n. are in the book of life.

Col. 3:17¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3:17): do all in the n. of the Lord Jesus.

Heb. 1:4⁴Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. (Hebrews 1:4): obtained a more excellent n.

James 2:7⁷Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? (James 2:7): that worthy n.

Rev. 2:13¹³I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. (Revelation 2:13): holdest fast my n.

Rev. 2:17¹⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Revelation 2:17): a n. written, which no man knoweth.

Rev. 13:1¹And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. (Revelation 13:1): thou hast a n. that thou livest.

Rev. 3:4⁴Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. (Revelation 3:4): a few n. in Sardis.

Rev. 14:1; 22:4¹And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. (Revelation 14:1)
⁴And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (Revelation 22:4): Father’s n. in their foreheads.

See Gen. 2:20²⁰And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:20); Ex. 28:9⁹And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: (Exodus 28:9); Isa. 45:3³And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. (Isaiah 45:3); John 10:3³To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. (John 10:3).

Name (v.). Eccl. 6:10¹⁰That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. (Ecclesiastes 6:10): that whlch hath been is n. already.

Isa. 61:6⁶But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. (Isaiah 61:6): ye shall be n. Priests of the Lord.

Rom. 15:20²⁰Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: (Romans 15:20): not where Chrlst was n.

2 Tim. 2:19¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. (2 Timothy 2:19): every one that n. the name of Christ.

See 1 Sam. 16:3³And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. (1 Samuel 16:3); Isa. 62:2²And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. (Isaiah 62:2); Luke 2:21; 6:13²¹And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21)
¹³And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; (Luke 6:13).

Name, of GOD. Ex. 34:5,14⁵And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. (Exodus 34:5)
¹⁴For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: (Exodus 34:14). See Ex. 6:3; 15:3³And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Exodus 6:3)
³The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. (Exodus 15:3); Psa. 83:18¹⁸That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. (Psalm 83:18).

honor due to. Ex. 20:7⁷Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7); Deut. 5:11; 28:58¹¹Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Deuteronomy 5:11)
⁵⁸If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; (Deuteronomy 28:58); Psa. 34:3; 72:17; 111:9³O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. (Psalm 34:3)
¹⁷His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. (Psalm 72:17)
⁹He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. (Psalm 111:9); Mic. 4:5⁵For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. (Micah 4:5); 1 Tim. 6:1¹Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. (1 Timothy 6:1).

of CHRIST, prayer in, John 14:13; 16:23¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13)
²³And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. (John 16:23); Rom. 1:8⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. (Romans 1:8); Eph. 5:20²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Ephesians 5:20); Col. 3:17¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3:17); Heb. 13:15¹⁵By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. (Hebrews 13:15). miracles performed in, Acts 3:6; 4:10; 19:13⁶Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. (Acts 3:6)
¹⁰Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. (Acts 4:10)
¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. (Acts 19:13).

responsibilities of bearing. 2 Tim. 2:19¹⁹Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. (2 Timothy 2:19).

Name, given to children at circumcision. Luke 1:59; 2:21⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. (Luke 1:59)
²¹And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21).

Name, value of a good. Prov. 22:1¹A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. (Proverbs 22:1); Eccl. 7:1¹A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. (Ecclesiastes 7:1).

Names, changed by God. Gen. 17:5,15; 32:27⁵Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. (Genesis 17:5)
¹⁵And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. (Genesis 17:15)
²⁷And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. (Genesis 32:27); 2 Sam. 12:25²⁵And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. (2 Samuel 12:25).

by man, Dan. 1:7⁷Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. (Daniel 1:7).

by Christ, Mark 3:16-17¹⁶And Simon he surnamed Peter; ¹⁷And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: (Mark 3:16‑17).

Names of Christ. See under CHRIST.

Naomi, nā′-ō-mī, “pleasant”; Ruth 1:2²And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. (Ruth 1:2).

Naphish, nā′-phĭsh, “refreshment” (?); Gen. 25:15¹⁵Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: (Genesis 25:15).

Naphtali, năph′-tă-lī, “my wrestling.”

(1) son of Jacob. Gen. 30:8; 35:25; 46:24; 49:21⁸And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. (Genesis 30:8)
²⁵And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: (Genesis 35:25)
²⁴And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Genesis 46:24)
²¹Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Genesis 49:21); Deut. 33:23²³And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south. (Deuteronomy 33:23).

(2) tribe of, numbered. Num. 1:42; 10:27; 13:14; 26:48⁴²Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; (Numbers 1:42)
²⁷And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. (Numbers 10:27)
¹⁴Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. (Numbers 13:14)
⁴⁸Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites: (Numbers 26:48); Judg. 1:33³³Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. (Judges 1:33). Subdue the Canaanites. Judg. 4:10; 5:18; 6:35; 7:23¹⁰And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. (Judges 4:10)
¹⁸Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. (Judges 5:18)
³⁵And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. (Judges 6:35)
²³And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. (Judges 7:23).

carried captive. 2 Kings 15:29²⁹In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. (2 Kings 15:29). See Isa. 9:1¹Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. (Isaiah 9:1); Matt. 4:13¹³And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: (Matthew 4:13).

Naphtuhim, năph-tû′-hĭm. Gen. 10:13¹³And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, (Genesis 10:13).

Napkin. Luke 19:20²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: (Luke 19:20); John 11:44; 20:7⁴⁴And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. (John 11:44)
⁷And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. (John 20:7).

Narcissus, när-c̣ĭs′-sŭs, “benumbing” (?); household of. Rom. 16:11¹¹Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. (Romans 16:11).

Nard. See SPIKENARD.

Narrow. Isa. 28:20; 49:19²⁰For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. (Isaiah 28:20)
¹⁹For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. (Isaiah 49:19); Matt. 7:1¹Judge not, that ye be not judged. (Matthew 7:1).

Nathan, nā′-thăn, “gift.”

(1) the prophet. 2 Sam. 7. Shows David his sin. 2 Sam. 12:1¹And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. (2 Samuel 12:1).

anoints Solomon king. 1 Kings 1:34³⁴And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. (1 Kings 1:34); 1 Chron. 29:29²⁹Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, (1 Chronicles 29:29); 2 Chron. 9:29²⁹Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? (2 Chronicles 9:29).

(2) son of David. 2 Sam. 5:14¹⁴And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, (2 Samuel 5:14); Zech. 12:12¹²And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; (Zechariah 12:12); Luke 3:31³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, (Luke 3:31).

(3) others 2 Sam. 23:36³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, (2 Samuel 23:36); 1 Kings 4:5⁵And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: (1 Kings 4:5); Ex. 8:16¹⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 8:16).

Nathanael, nă-thăn′-ă-ĕl, “God gave”; “Israelite indeed.” John 1:45; 21:2⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. (John 1:45)
²There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. (John 21:2).

Nathan-melech, nā′-thăn–mē′-lĕch, “the king”s gift.’; 2 Kings 23:11¹¹And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. (2 Kings 23:11).

Nation. Gen. 10:32³²These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. (Genesis 10:32): by these were the n. divided.

Gen. 20:4⁴But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? (Genesis 20:4): wilt thou slay a righteous n.?

Num. 14:12¹²I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. (Numbers 14:12); Deut. 9:14¹⁴Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they. (Deuteronomy 9:14): I will make thee a greater n.

2 Sam. 7:23²³And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? (2 Samuel 7:23); 1 Chron. 17:21²¹And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? (1 Chronicles 17:21): what n. like thy people?

Psa. 33:12¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12): blessed is the n. whose God is the Lord.

Psa. 147:20²⁰He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. (Psalm 147:20): he hath not dealt so with any n.

Prov. 14:34³⁴Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. (Proverbs 14:34): righteousness exalteth a n.

Isa. 2:4⁴And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4); Mic. 4:3³And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Micah 4:3): n. shall not lift sword against n.

Isa. 18:2²That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! (Isaiah 18:2): a n. scattered and peeled.

Isa. 26:2²Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. (Isaiah 26:2): that the righteous n. may enter in.

Isa. 34:1¹Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. (Isaiah 34:1): come near, ye n., to hear.

Isa. 52:15¹⁵So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. (Isaiah 52:15): so shall he sprinkle many n.

Jer. 10:7⁷Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. (Jeremiah 10:7): O King of n.

Zech. 2:11¹¹And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zechariah 2:11): many n. shall be joined to the Lord.

Zech. 8:22²²Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. (Zechariah 8:22): strong n. shall seek the Lord.

Matt. 24:7⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. (Matthew 24:7); Mark 13:8⁸For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. (Mark 13:8); Luke 21:10¹⁰Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: (Luke 21:10): n. against n.

Luke 7:5⁵For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. (Luke 7:5): he loveth our n.

Luke 21:25²⁵And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25): distress of n.

John 11:50⁵⁰Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. (John 11:50): that the whole n. perish not.

Acts 2:5⁵And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. (Acts 2:5): devout men of every n.

Acts 10:35³⁵But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (Acts 10:35): in every n. he that feareth.

Phil. 2:15¹⁵That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15): crooked and perverse n. R.V. generation.

Rev. 5:9⁹And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Revelation 5:9): redeemed out of every n.

See Deut. 4:27; 15:6²⁷And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. (Deuteronomy 4:27)
⁶For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. (Deuteronomy 15:6); Jer. 2:11; 4:2; 31:10¹¹Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. (Jeremiah 2:11)
²And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (Jeremiah 4:2)
¹⁰Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. (Jeremiah 31:10).

Nations, origin of. Gen. 10.

Nativity. Gen. 11:28²⁸And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. (Genesis 11:28); Jer. 46:16¹⁶He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. (Jeremiah 46:16); Ezek. 21:30; 23:15³⁰Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. (Ezekiel 21:30)
¹⁵Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: (Ezekiel 23:15).

Natural. Deut. 34:7⁷And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. (Deuteronomy 34:7): nor his n. force abated.

Rom. 1:31³¹Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: (Romans 1:31); 2 Tim. 3:3³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (2 Timothy 3:3): without n. affection.

1 Cor. 2:14¹⁴But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14): the n. man receiveth not.

See 1 Cor. 15:44⁴⁴It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. (1 Corinthians 15:44); Phil. 2:20²⁰For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. (Philippians 2:20); James 1:23²³For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: (James 1:23).

Nature. 1 Cor. 11:14¹⁴Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? (1 Corinthians 11:14): doth not even n. itself teach?

Eph. 2:3³Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. (Ephesians 2:3): by n. children of wrath.

Heb. 2:16¹⁶For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. (Hebrews 2:16): the n. of angels.

2 Peter 1:4⁴Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (2 Peter 1:4): partakers of the divine n.

See Rom. 1:26; 2:14,27²⁶For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: (Romans 1:26)
¹⁴For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: (Romans 2:14)
²⁷And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? (Romans 2:27); Gal. 2:15; 4:8¹⁵We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, (Galatians 2:15)
⁸Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. (Galatians 4:8).

Naught. Prov. 20:14¹⁴It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. (Proverbs 20:14): it is n., saith the buyer.

Isa. 49:4⁴Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. (Isaiah 49:4): spent strength for n.

Isa. 52:3³For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. (Isaiah 52:3): ye have sold yourselves for n.

Mal. 1:10¹⁰Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Malachi 1:10): shut the doors for n. R.V. omits.

Acts 5:38³⁸And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: (Acts 5:38): if of men, it will come to n. R.V. be overthrown.

See Deut. 15:9⁹Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. (Deuteronomy 15:9); Job 1:9⁹Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? (Job 1:9); Rom. 14:10¹⁰But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. (Romans 14:10); 1 Cor. 1:28²⁸And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: (1 Corinthians 1:28).

Naughtiness. 1 Sam. 17:28²⁸And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. (1 Samuel 17:28); Prov. 11:6⁶The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. (Proverbs 11:6); James 1:21²¹Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21).

Naughty, bad, worthless, good for nothing. Prov. 6:12; 17:4¹²A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. (Proverbs 6:12)
⁴A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. (Proverbs 17:4); Jer. 24:2²One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. (Jeremiah 24:2).

Naum, nā′-ŭm; same as Nahum. Luke 3:25²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, (Luke 3:25).

Navy, of Solomon. 1 Kings 9:26²⁶And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. (1 Kings 9:26); 2 Chron. 8:17¹⁷Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. (2 Chronicles 8:17).

of Jehoshaphat. 1 Kings 22:48⁴⁸Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. (1 Kings 22:48).

Nay. Matt. 5:37³⁷But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. (Matthew 5:37); 2 Cor. 1:17-19¹⁷When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? ¹⁸But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. ¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. (2 Corinthians 1:17‑19); James 5:12¹²But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (James 5:12).

Nazarene, năz-ă-rēne′; an inhabitant of Nazareth; applied to Jesus to distinguish him from others of the same name, Matt. 2:23²³And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23), and to his followers, Acts 24:5⁵For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: (Acts 24:5).

Nazareth, năz′-ă-rĕth; “branch” in Galilee; the home of our Lord for eight and twenty years (Luke 2:4,39,51⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) (Luke 2:4)
³⁹And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. (Luke 2:39)
⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. (Luke 2:51)).

Hence His familiar title of “the Nazarene” (Matt. 1:23²³Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23)). Matt. 2:23; 21:11²³And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23)
¹¹And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. (Matthew 21:11); Luke 1:26; 2:39,51; 4:16²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, (Luke 1:26)
³⁹And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. (Luke 2:39)
⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. (Luke 2:51)
¹⁶And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. (Luke 4:16); John 1:45; 18:5⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. (John 1:45)
⁵They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. (John 18:5); Acts 2:22; 3:6²²Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: (Acts 2:22)
⁶Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. (Acts 3:6).

Nazarites, năz′-ă-rītes; R.V. Nazirites (Heb. nāzar, “to separate or consecrate,” whence nāzīr, “a separated one”) were not a brotherhood, but individuals under a personal vow, some for life, as Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist; others for 30 to 60 days or even longer, referred to in Amos 2:11-12¹¹And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord. ¹²But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. (Amos 2:11‑12); Acts 21:23-26²³Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; ²⁴Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. ²⁵As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. ²⁶Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. (Acts 21:23‑26). The vow was the outward symbol of consecration God, expressed by abstinence from wine and strong drink, and by the hair being allowed to grow long. See Num. 6.

Neah, nē′-ăh, “of a slope”; Josh. 19:13¹³And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah; (Joshua 19:13).

Neapolis, nē-ăp′-ŏ-lĭs; new city. Acts 16:11¹¹Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; (Acts 16:11); the seaport of Philippi, and the first place in Europe at which Paul touched; now Kavala.

Near. Judg. 20:34³⁴And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. (Judges 20:34): knew not evil was n. R.V. close upon.

Psa. 22:11¹¹Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. (Psalm 22:11): trouble is n.

Psa. 148:14¹⁴He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. (Psalm 148:14): a people n. to him.

Prov. 27:10¹⁰Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off. (Proverbs 27:10): better a neighbor that is n.

Isa. 50:8⁸He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. (Isaiah 50:8): he is n. that justifieth.

Isa. 55:6⁶Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (Isaiah 55:6): call upon the Lord while he is n.

Obad. 15¹⁵For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. (Obadiah 15); Zeph. 1:14¹⁴The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. (Zephaniah 1:14): the day of the Lord is n.

Matt. 24:33³³So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. (Matthew 24:33): it n., even at the doors.

Mark 13:28²⁸Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: (Mark 13:28): ye know that summer is n.

See Ezek. 11:3; 22:5³Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. (Ezekiel 11:3)
⁵Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed. (Ezekiel 22:5); Rom. 13:11¹¹And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Romans 13:11).

Neariah, nē-ă-rī′-ăh, “servant of Jehovah”; 1 Chron. 3:22²²And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (1 Chronicles 3:22).

Nebai, nē-bā′-ī, “fruitful”; Neh. 10:19¹⁹Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, (Nehemiah 10:19).

Nebaioth, nĕ-bai′-ōth, “high places”; 1 Chron. 1:29²⁹These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, (1 Chronicles 1:29).

Nebajoth, nĕ-bā′-jōth; same as NEBAIOTH. Gen. 25:13¹³And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, (Genesis 25:13).

Neballat, nĕ-băl′-lăt. Neh. 11:34³⁴Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, (Nehemiah 11:34).

Nebat, nē′-băt, “aspect”; 1 Kings 11:26²⁶And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. (1 Kings 11:26).

Nebo, nē′-bō, “the prophet.”

(1) (Deut. 32:49; 34:1⁴⁹Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: (Deuteronomy 32:49)
¹And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, (Deuteronomy 34:1)). Ona of the peaks of the Abarim mountains east of the Jordan opposite Jericho, either the same as Pisgah, or one peak a Mt. Pisgah. From its top Moses saw the Promised Land.

(2) (Isa. 46:1¹Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. (Isaiah 46:1)). Babylonian city.

(3) (Num. 32:3³Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (Numbers 32:3)). a town in Moab.

Nebuchadnezzar, nĕb-ū-chăd-nĕz′-zär; same as the following. 2 Kings 24:1¹In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. (2 Kings 24:1).

king of Babylon. Jer. 20-21; 25; 27-28; 32; 34; Ezek. 26:7; 29:19⁷For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. (Ezekiel 26:7)
¹⁹Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. (Ezekiel 29:19).

captures Jerusalem. 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chron. 36; Jer. 37-39; 52; Dan. 1:1¹In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. (Daniel 1:1).

his dreams. Dan. 2; 4.

sets up the golden image. Dan. 3.

his madness. Dan. 4:33³³The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. (Daniel 4:33).

his restoration and confession. Dan. 4:34³⁴And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: (Daniel 4:34).

Nebuchadrezzar, nĕb-ū-chăd-rĕz′-zär, “Nebo protect the landmark”; Jer. 21:2²Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. (Jeremiah 21:2).

Nebushasban, nĕb-ū-shăṡ′-băn, “Nebo will save me”; Jer. 39:13¹³So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; (Jeremiah 39:13).

Nebuzar-adan, nĕb-ū′-zär–ăd′-ăn, “Nebo gives posterity”; 2 Kings 25:8⁸And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: (2 Kings 25:8).

his care of Jeremiah. Jer. 39:11; 40:1¹¹Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, (Jeremiah 39:11)
¹The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. (Jeremiah 40:1).

Necessary. Job 23:12¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12); Acts 15:28; 28:10²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; (Acts 15:28)
¹⁰Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. (Acts 28:10); Titus 3:14¹⁴And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. (Titus 3:14).

Necessities. 2 Cor. 6:4⁴But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, (2 Corinthians 6:4): as the ministers of God, in n.

Necessity. Rom. 12:13¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. (Romans 12:13): distributing to the n. of saints.

1 Cor. 9:16¹⁶For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! (1 Corinthians 9:16): n. is laid upon me.

2 Cor. 9:7⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7); Philem. 14¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. (Philemon 14): give, not grudgingly, or of n.

See Acts 20:34³⁴Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. (Acts 20:34); 2 Cor. 12:10¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10); Phil. 4:16¹⁶For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. (Philippians 4:16).

Necho, nē′-chō, “conqueror” (?); Jer. 46:2²Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. (Jeremiah 46:2).

Nechoh, nē′-chōh; same as NECHO. 2 Kings 23:29²⁹In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. (2 Kings 23:29).

Neck. Prov. 3:3; 6:21³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: (Proverbs 3:3)
²¹Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. (Proverbs 6:21): bind them about thy n.

Matt. 18:6⁶But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. (Matthew 18:6); Mark 9:42⁴²And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. (Mark 9:42); Luke 17:2²It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. (Luke 17:2): millstone about his n.

Luke 15:20²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. (Luke 15:20); Acts 20:37³⁷And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, (Acts 20:37): fell on his n.

Acts 15:10¹⁰Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? (Acts 15:10): yoke on the n. of disciples.

See Neh. 9:29²⁹And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. (Nehemiah 9:29); Isa. 3:16¹⁶Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: (Isaiah 3:16); Lam. 5:5⁵Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest. (Lamentations 5:5); Rom. 16:4⁴Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. (Romans 16:4).

Necromancer; one who pretends to call up the dead for purposes of divination (Deut. 18:11¹¹Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. (Deuteronomy 18:11)), as the witch of Endor (1 Sam. 28:7⁷Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. (1 Samuel 28:7)). See DIVINATION.

Nedabiah, nĕd-ă-bī′-ăh, “Jehovah is bountiful” (?); 1 Chron. 3:18¹⁸Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. (1 Chronicles 3:18).

Need. 2 Chron. 20:17¹⁷Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. (2 Chronicles 20:17): ye shall not n. to fight.

Prov. 31:11¹¹The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. (Proverbs 31:11): he shall have no n. of spoil. R.V. lack of gain.

Matt. 6:8⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. (Matthew 6:8); Luke 12:30³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. (Luke 12:30): what things ye have n. of.

Matt. 9:12¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. (Matthew 9:12); Mark 2:17¹⁷When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Mark 2:17); Luke 5:31³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. (Luke 5:31): n. not a physician.

Matt. 14:16¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. (Matthew 14:16): they n. not depart.

Matt. 21:3³And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. (Matthew 21:3); Mark 11:3³And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. (Mark 11:3); Luke 19:31,34³¹And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. (Luke 19:31)
³⁴And they said, The Lord hath need of him. (Luke 19:34): the Lord hath n. of them.

Luke 11:8⁸I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. (Luke 11:8): as many as he n.

Acts 2:45; 4:35⁴⁵And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (Acts 2:45)
³⁵And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. (Acts 4:35): as every man had n.

1 Cor. 12:21²¹And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. (1 Corinthians 12:21): cannot say, I have no n. of thee.

Phil. 4:12¹²I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. (Philippians 4:12): to abound and to Buffer n.

Phil. 4:19¹⁹But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19): God shall supply all your n.

2 Tim. 2:15¹⁵Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15): that n. not to be ashamed.

Heb. 4:16¹⁶Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16): grave to help in time of n.

Heb. 5:12¹²For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. (Hebrews 5:12): ye have n. that one teach you.

1 John 3:17¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:17): seeth his brother have n.

Rev. 3:17¹⁷Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (Revelation 3:17): rich, and have n. of nothing.

Rev. 21:23; 22:5²³And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. (Revelation 21:23)
⁵And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:5): city said no n. of the sun.

See Deut. 15:8⁸But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. (Deuteronomy 15:8); Luke 9:11¹¹And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. (Luke 9:11); John 2:25²⁵And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. (John 2:25); Acts 17:25²⁵Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; (Acts 17:25).

Needful. Luke 10:42⁴²But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. (Luke 10:42); Phil. 1:24²⁴Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. (Philippians 1:24); James 2:16¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? (James 2:16).

Needle. Matt. 19:24²⁴And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Matthew 19:24); Mark 10:25²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:25); Luke 18:25²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:25).

Needlework. Ex. 26:36³⁶And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. (Exodus 26:36); Judg. 5:30³⁰Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? (Judges 5:30); Psa. 45:14¹⁴She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. (Psalm 45:14).

Needs, of necessity. Gen. 17:13¹³He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. (Genesis 17:13).

Needy. Deut. 15:11¹¹For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deuteronomy 15:11): thou shalt open thine hand to thy n.

Job 24:4⁴They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. (Job 24:4): they turn the n. out of the way.

Psa. 9:18¹⁸For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. (Psalm 9:18): the n. shall not alway be forgotten.

Psa. 40:17; 70:5; 86:1; 109:22¹⁷But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. (Psalm 40:17)
⁵But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying. (Psalm 70:5)
¹<<A Prayer of David.>> Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. (Psalm 86:1)
²²For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. (Psalm 109:22): I am poor and n.

Psa. 74:21²¹O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. (Psalm 74:21): let the poor and n. praise thy name.

Prov. 31:9⁹Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:9): plead the cause of the poor and n.

Isa. 41:17¹⁷When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. (Isaiah 41:17): when the n. seek water.

See Ezek. 16:49; 18:12; 22:29⁴⁹Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. (Ezekiel 16:49)
¹²Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, (Ezekiel 18:12)
²⁹The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. (Ezekiel 22:29); Amos 8:4,6⁴Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, (Amos 8:4)
⁶That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? (Amos 8:6).

Neesing, an old form of sneezing. Job 41:18¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. (Job 41:18).

Neginah, nĕ-gî′-näh, “a stringed instrument”; singular of Neginoth. Psa. 61, title.

Neginoth, On, nĕ-gî′-nōth, “upon stringed instruments.”

Psa. 4; 54-55; 76-77: title.

Neglect. Matt. 18:17¹⁷And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. (Matthew 18:17); Acts 6:1¹And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. (Acts 6:1); 1 Tim. 4:14¹⁴Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. (1 Timothy 4:14); Heb. 2:3³How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; (Hebrews 2:3).

Negligent. 2 Chron. 29:11¹¹My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. (2 Chronicles 29:11); 2 Peter 1:12¹²Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. (2 Peter 1:12).

Nehelamite, nĕ-hĕl′-ă-mīte. Jer. 29:24²⁴Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, (Jeremiah 29:24).

Nehemiah, nē-hĕm-ī′-ăh, “Jehovah comforts.”

(1) Ezra 2:2²Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (Ezra 2:2).

(2) Neh. 3:16¹⁶After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. (Nehemiah 3:16).

(3) son of Hachaliah. His grief for Jerusalem. Neh. 1.

his prayer for. Neh. 1:5⁵And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: (Nehemiah 1:5).

his visit to. Neh. 2:5,9,17⁵And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. (Nehemiah 2:5)
⁹Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. (Nehemiah 2:9)
¹⁷Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. (Nehemiah 2:17).

his conduct at. Neh. 4-6; 8-10; 13.

Nehiloth, Upon, nē′-hĭ-lōth; Heb. Nĕ-hî'-lōth. “To the flutes,” or “with flute accompaniment”; or “to wind instruments.”

Psa. 5: title.

Nehum, nē′-hŭm, “consolation”; Neh. 7:7⁷Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; (Nehemiah 7:7).

Nehushta, nĕ-hŭsh′-tă, “bronze”; 2 Kings 24:8⁸Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. (2 Kings 24:8).

Nehushtan, nĕ-hŭsh′-tăn; “brazen” the brazen serpent of Moses, idolatrously used by Israelites, so called by Hezekiah, and destroyed by him. 2 Kings 18:4⁴He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. (2 Kings 18:4).

Neiel, nei′-ĕl, “moved by God”; Josh. 19:27²⁷And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, (Joshua 19:27).

Neighbor. Prov. 3:28²⁸Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. (Proverbs 3:28): say not to thy n., go and come.

Prov. 14:20²⁰The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends. (Proverbs 14:20): the poor is hated even of his n.

Prov. 21:10¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes. (Proverbs 21:10): his n. findeth no favor.

Eccl. 4:4⁴Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 4:4): envied of his n.

Jer. 22:13¹³Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; (Jeremiah 22:13): that useth his n. service without wages.

Hab. 2:15¹⁵Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! (Habakkuk 2:15): that giveth his n. drink.

Zech. 8:16¹⁶These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: (Zechariah 8:16); Eph. 4:25²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. (Ephesians 4:25): speak every man truth to his n.

Luke 10:29²⁹But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? (Luke 10:29): who is my n.?

Luke 14:12¹²Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. (Luke 14:12): call not thy rich n.

Neighbor, how to treat our. Ex. 20:16; 22:26¹⁶Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Exodus 20:16)
²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: (Exodus 22:26); Lev. 19:13,18¹³Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. (Leviticus 19:13)
¹⁸Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:18); Deut. 15:2; 27:17²And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release. (Deuteronomy 15:2)
¹⁷Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:17); Prov. 3:28; 24:28; 25:8,17²⁸Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. (Proverbs 3:28)
²⁸Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. (Proverbs 24:28)
⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. (Proverbs 25:8)
¹⁷Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. (Proverbs 25:17); Mark 12:31³¹And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:31); Rom. 13:9-10⁹For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ¹⁰Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13:9‑10); Gal. 5:14¹⁴For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Galatians 5:14); James 2:8⁸If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: (James 2:8).

Nekeb, nē′-kĕb, “cavern”; Josh. 19:33³³And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: (Joshua 19:33).

Nekoda, nĕ-kō′-dă, “a herdman”; Ezra 2:48⁴⁸The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, (Ezra 2:48).

Nemuel, nĕm′-ū-ĕl; same as JEMUEL (?).

(1) Num. 26:9⁹And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord: (Numbers 26:9).

(2) 1 Chron. 4:24²⁴The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: (1 Chronicles 4:24).

Nemuelites, nĕm-ū-ē′-lītes; descendants of Nemuel. Num. 26:12¹²The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: (Numbers 26:12).

Nepheg, nĕph′-ĕg, “sprout.”

(1) Ex. 6:21²¹And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. (Exodus 6:21).

(2) 2 Sam. 5:15¹⁵Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, (2 Samuel 5:15).

Nephew; Lat. Nepos. A grandson. Judg. 12:14¹⁴And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. (Judges 12:14); 1 Tim. 5:4⁴But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. (1 Timothy 5:4). This is the original meaning.

Nephish, nĕph′-ĭsh; same as NAPHISH. 1 Chron. 5:19¹⁹And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. (1 Chronicles 5:19).

Nephishesim, nĕ-phĭsh′-ĕ-sĭm, “expansions”; Neh. 7:52⁵²The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, (Nehemiah 7:52).

Nephthalim, nĕph′-thă-lĭm; Greek form of Naphtali. Matt. 4:13¹³And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: (Matthew 4:13).

Nephtoah, nĕph-tō′-ăh, “opened”; Josh. 15:9⁹And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: (Joshua 15:9).

Nephusim, nĕ-phū′-sĭm; a better form for Nephishesim. Ezra 2:50⁵⁰The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, (Ezra 2:50).

Nepthalim, nĕp′-thă-lĭm; same as NEPHTHALIM. Rev. 7:6⁶Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. (Revelation 7:6).

Ner, nĕr, “lamp”; 1 Sam. 14:50⁵⁰And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. (1 Samuel 14:50).

Nereus, nē′-reus, “liquid” (?); Rom. 16:15¹⁵Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. (Romans 16:15).

Nergal, nĕr′-găl; the god of Kutha (2 Kings 17:30³⁰And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, (2 Kings 17:30)), has been identified in the Assyrian inscriptions as a lion-god.

Nergal-sharezer, nĕr′-găl–shă-rē′-zĕr, “Nergal protect the king”; Jer. 39:3³And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:3).

Neri, nē′-rī; Greek form of Neriah. Luke 3:27²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, (Luke 3:27).

Neriah, nē-rī′-ăh, “Jehovah is my lamp”; Jer. 32:12¹²And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. (Jeremiah 32:12).

Nest. Num. 24:21²¹And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. (Numbers 24:21): thou puttest thy n. in a rock.

Deut. 32:11¹¹As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: (Deuteronomy 32:11): as an eagle stirreth up her n.

Job 29:18¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. (Job 29:18): I shall die in my n.

Psa. 84:3³Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. (Psalm 84:3): the swallow hath found a n.

Matt. 8:20²⁰And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matthew 8:20); Luke 9:58⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Luke 9:58): birds of the air have n.

See Prov. 27:8⁸As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. (Proverbs 27:8); Isa. 16:2²For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. (Isaiah 16:2); Jer. 49:16¹⁶Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 49:16); Obad. 4⁴Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord. (Obadiah 4); Hab. 2:9⁹Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! (Habakkuk 2:9).

Net. Psa. 141:10¹⁰Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. (Psalm 141:10): let the wicked fall into their own n.

Prov. 1:17¹⁷Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. (Proverbs 1:17): in vain the n. is spread.

Eccl. 9:12¹²For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. (Ecclesiastes 9:12): as fishes taken in an evil n.

Hab. 1:16¹⁶Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. (Habakkuk 1:16): they sacrifice unto their n.

Matt. 13:47⁴⁷Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: (Matthew 13:47): kingdom of heaven like a n.

Mark 1:18¹⁸And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. (Mark 1:18): they forsook their n.

Luke 5:5⁵And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. (Luke 5:5): at thy word I will let down the n.

See Matt. 4:21²¹And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. (Matthew 4:21); Mark 1:16¹⁶Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. (Mark 1:16); John 21:6⁶And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. (John 21:6).

Net, parable of. Matt. 13:47⁴⁷Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: (Matthew 13:47).

Nethaneel, nĕth′-ă-neel; same as NATHANAEL. Num. 1:8⁸Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. (Numbers 1:8).

Nethaniah, nĕth-ă-nī′-ăh, “Jehovah gave”; 2 Kings 25:23²³And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2 Kings 25:23).

Nether; lower (comp. be-neath). Ex. 19:17¹⁷And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. (Exodus 19:17); Deut. 24:6⁶No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. (Deuteronomy 24:6); Job 41:24²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. (Job 41:24).

Nethermost; lowest of all. 1 Kings 6:6⁶The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. (1 Kings 6:6).

Nethinims, nĕth′-ĭ-nĭmṡ; R.V. correctly Nethinim, “the appointed” (1 Chron. 9:2²Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. (1 Chronicles 9:2); Ezra 2:58⁵⁸All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. (Ezra 2:58)), were the descendants of those Gibeonites whom Joshua reduced to slavery, making them hewers of wood and drawers of water for the sanctuary (Josh. 9:27²⁷And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. (Joshua 9:27)). They were employed as servants in the drudgery of the temple. Ezra 2:43; 7:7,24; 8:17⁴³The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, (Ezra 2:43)
⁷And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. (Ezra 7:7)
²⁴Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. (Ezra 7:24)
¹⁷And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. (Ezra 8:17); Neh. 10:28²⁸And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; (Nehemiah 10:28).

Netophah, nĕ-tō′-phăh, “dropping”; Ezra 2:22²²The men of Netophah, fifty and six. (Ezra 2:22).

Netophathi, nĕ-tŏph′-ă-thī; an inhabitant of Netophah. Neh. 12:28²⁸And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; (Nehemiah 12:28).

Netophathite, nĕ-tŏph′-ă-thīte; same as the preceding. 2 Sam. 23:28²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, (2 Samuel 23:28).

Nettles. (1) (Isa. 34:13¹³And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. (Isaiah 34:13)). Heb. Kimmôsh; Gk. ἄκανθα, ὄλεθρος; Bot. N. Urtica pilulifera. The stinging nettles, twice translated “thorns.”

(2) (Prov. 24:31³¹And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. (Proverbs 24:31)). Heb. Ḥârûl; Gk. φρύγανα ἄγρια. R.V. marg. “wild vetches.” Probably a general term for weeds.

Never. Lev. 6:13¹³The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. (Leviticus 6:13): the fire shall n. go out. R.V. not.

Job 3:16¹⁶Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. (Job 3:16): as infants which n. saw light.

Psa. 10:11¹¹He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. (Psalm 10:11): he will n. see it.

Psa. 15:5; 30:6⁵He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. (Psalm 15:5)
⁶And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. (Psalm 30:6): shall n. be moved.

Prov. 27:20; 30:15²⁰Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Proverbs 27:20)
¹⁵The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: (Proverbs 30:15): n. satisfied.

Isa. 56:11¹¹Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isaiah 56:11): which can n. have enough.

Matt. 7:23²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Matthew 7:23): I n. knew you.

Matt. 9:33³³And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. (Matthew 9:33): it was n. so seen in Israel.

Matt. 26:33³³Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. (Matthew 26:33): yet will I n. be offended.

Mark 2:12¹²And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. (Mark 2:12): we n. saw it on this fashion.

Mark 3:29²⁹But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: (Mark 3:29): hath n. forgiveness.

Mark 14:21²¹The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. (Mark 14:21): if he had n. been born. R.V. not.

John 4:14; 6:35¹⁴But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:14)
³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (John 6:35): shall n. thirst.

John 7:46⁴⁶The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. (John 7:46): n. man spake like this man.

John 8:51; 10:28; 11:26⁵¹Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. (John 8:51)
²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
²⁶And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:26): shall n. see death.

1 Cor. 13:8⁸Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. (1 Corinthians 13:8): charity n. faileth.

Heb. 13:5⁵Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5): I will n. leave thee. R.V. in no wise.

2 Peter 1:10¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: (2 Peter 1:10): ye shell n. fall.

See Judg. 2:1¹And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. (Judges 2:1); Psa. 58:5⁵Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. (Psalm 58:5); Jer. 33:17¹⁷For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; (Jeremiah 33:17); Dan. 2:44⁴⁴And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. (Daniel 2:44).

New. Num. 16:30³⁰But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. (Numbers 16:30): if the Lord make a n. thing.

Psa. 33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1³Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. (Psalm 33:3)
³And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:3)
¹O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. (Psalm 96:1)
¹<<A Psalm.>> O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. (Psalm 98:1)
⁹I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. (Psalm 144:9)
¹Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. (Psalm 149:1); Isa. 42:10¹⁰Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. (Isaiah 42:10); Rev. 5:9; 14:3⁹And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Revelation 5:9)
³And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. (Revelation 14:3): a n. song.

Eccl. 1:9⁹The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9); no n. thing under the sun.

Isa. 65:17; 66:22¹⁷For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. (Isaiah 65:17)
²²For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. (Isaiah 66:22); Rev. 21:1¹And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. (Revelation 21:1): n. heavens and n. earth.

Lam. 3:23²³They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:23): n. every morning.

Matt. 9:16¹⁶No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. (Matthew 9:16); Mark 2:21²¹No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. (Mark 2:21); Luke 5:36³⁶And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. (Luke 5:36): n. cloth to old garment. R.V. undressed.

Matt. 13:52⁵²Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. (Matthew 13:52): things n. and old.

Mark 1:27²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. (Mark 1:27); Acts 17:19¹⁹And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? (Acts 17:19): what n. doctrine is this?

John 13:34³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (John 13:34); 1 John 2:7-8⁷Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. ⁸Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. (1 John 2:7‑8): a n. commandment.

Acts 17:21²¹(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) (Acts 17:21): to tell or bear some n. thing.

2 Cor. 5:17¹⁷Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17); Gal. 6:15¹⁵For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. (Galatians 6:15): a n. creature.

Eph. 2:15; 4:24¹⁵Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; (Ephesians 2:15)
²⁴And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. (Ephesians 4:24); Col. 3:10¹⁰And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: (Colossians 3:10): n. man.

Heb. 10:20²⁰By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; (Hebrews 10:20): n. and living way.

Rev. 2:17; 3:12¹⁷He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Revelation 2:17)
¹²Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. (Revelation 3:12): a n. name.

Rev. 21:5⁵And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. (Revelation 21:5): I make all things n.

See Isa. 24:7; 43:19; 65:8⁷The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. (Isaiah 24:7)
¹⁹Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19)
⁸Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. (Isaiah 65:8); Acts 2:13¹³Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. (Acts 2:13).

New birth, (born again), John 3:3,6³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3)
⁶That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (John 3:6); 1 Peter 1:23²³Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (1 Peter 1:23).

Newly. Deut. 32:17¹⁷They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. (Deuteronomy 32:17); Judg. 7:19¹⁹So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. (Judges 7:19).

Newness. Rom. 6:4; 7:6⁴Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
⁶But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. (Romans 7:6).

News. Prov. 25:25²⁵As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. (Proverbs 25:25).

Neziah, nĕ-zī′-ăh, “illustrious”; Ezra 2:54⁵⁴The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. (Ezra 2:54).

Nezib, nĕz′-ĭb, “garrison”; Josh. 15:43⁴³And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, (Joshua 15:43).

Nibhaz, nĭb′-hăz. 2 Kings 17:31³¹And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. (2 Kings 17:31).

Nibshan, nĭb′-shăn, “level” (?); Josh. 15:62⁶²And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages. (Joshua 15:62).

Nicanor, nī-cā′-nôr; one of the seven deacons. Acts 6:5⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: (Acts 6:5).

Nicodemus, nĭc-ŏ-dē′-mŭs; Pharisee and ruler; goes to Jesus by night. John 3:1¹There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (John 3:1).

takes His part. John 7:50⁵⁰Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) (John 7:50).

assists at Christ’s burial. John 19:39³⁹And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. (John 19:39).

Nicolaitanes, nĭc-ō-lā-ī′-tānes; named after Nicolas. Rev. 2:6⁶But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. (Revelation 2:6).

Nicolas, nĭc′-ŏ-lăs. Acts 6:5⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: (Acts 6:5).

Nicopolis, nī-cŏp′-ŏ-lĭs, “city of victory”; Titus 3:12¹²When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. (Titus 3:12).

Niger, nī′-ġĕr, “black”; Acts 13:1¹Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (Acts 13:1).

Nigh. Num. 24:17¹⁷I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. (Numbers 24:17): but not n.

Deut. 30:14¹⁴But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. (Deuteronomy 30:14); Rom. 10:8⁸But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; (Romans 10:8): the word is n. unto thee.

Psa. 34:18¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (Psalm 34:18): n. to them of broken heart.

Psa. 145:18¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psalm 145:18): n. to all that call upon him.

Eph. 2:13¹³But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13): made n. by the blood of Christ.

See Joel 2:1¹Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; (Joel 2:1); Luke 21:20²⁰And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. (Luke 21:20); Heb. 6:8⁸But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. (Hebrews 6:8).

Night. Ex. 12:42⁴²It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. (Exodus 12:42): a n. to be much observed.

Job 7:4⁴When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. (Job 7:4): when shall I arise, and the n. be gone?

Job 35:10¹⁰But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; (Job 35:10); Psa. 77:6⁶I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. (Psalm 77:6): songs in the n.

Psa. 30:5⁵For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:5): weeping may endure for a n.

Psa. 91:5⁵Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; (Psalm 91:5): the terror by n.

Psa. 136:9⁹The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 136:9); Jer. 31:35³⁵Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: (Jeremiah 31:35): moon and stars, to rule by n.

Psa. 139:11¹¹If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. (Psalm 139:11): the n. shall be light about me.

Isa. 21:4⁴My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. (Isaiah 21:4): the n. of say pleasure. R.V. twilight.

Isa. 21:11¹¹The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11): watchman, what of the n.?

Luke 6:12¹²And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:12): he continued all n. in prayer.

John 9:4⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. (John 9:4): the n. cometh, when no man can work.

John 11:10¹⁰But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. (John 11:10): walk in the n., he stumbleth.

Rom. 13:12¹²The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:12): the n. is far spent.

1 Thess. 5:2²For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2); 2 Peter 3:10¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (2 Peter 3:10): cometh as a thief in the n.

Rev. 21:25; 22:5²⁵And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. (Revelation 21:25)
⁵And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:5): no n. there.

Night. Gen. 1:5⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:5); Job 7:3³So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. (Job 7:3); Psa. 121:6⁶The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. (Psalm 121:6); Psa. 19:2²Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. (Psalm 19:2); Matt. 27:64⁶⁴Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. (Matthew 27:64); John 3:2²The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. (John 3:2).

figurative, John 9:4⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. (John 9:4); Rom. 13:12¹²The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:12); 1 Thess. 5:5⁵Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. (1 Thessalonians 5:5).

none in heaven, Rev. 21:25²⁵And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. (Revelation 21:25) (Isa. 60:20²⁰Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. (Isaiah 60:20)).

Night; divisions of. See DAY.

Nimrah, nĭm′-răh, “panther”; Num. 32:3³Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (Numbers 32:3).

Nimrim, nĭm′-rĭm. Isa. 15:6⁶For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. (Isaiah 15:6).

Nimrod, nĭm′-rŏd, “an inhabitant of Marad” (?); mighty hunter. Gen. 10:8-9⁸And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. ⁹He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. (Genesis 10:8‑9).

Nimshi, nĭm′-shī, “discloser” (?); 1 Kings 19:16¹⁶And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. (1 Kings 19:16).

Nineve, nĭn′-ĕ-vē; same as NINEVEH. Luke 11:32³²The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. (Luke 11:32).

Nineveh, nĭn′-ĕ-vēh, “dwelling” (?); The capital of Assyria. Built on the river Tigris by Nimrod (Gen. 10:11¹¹Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, (Genesis 10:11); Jonah 4:11¹¹And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? (Jonah 4:11)). A very great city at one time, it was destroyed in 606 B. B. so thoroughly that when Xenophon passed the spot, all recollection of the place had disappeared. Within a century the ruins have been discovered, and from the remains of the old royal libraries there found, a great (deal of information has been gained concerning the past. Jonah’s mission to. Jonah 1:1; 3:2¹Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, (Jonah 1:1)
²Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. (Jonah 3:2).

denounced by Jonah. Jonah 3:4⁴And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. (Jonah 3:4).

repenting, is spared by God. Jonah 3:5-40 (Matt. 12:41⁴¹The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. (Matthew 12:41); Luke 11:32³²The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. (Luke 11:32)).

the burden of. Nah. 1:1¹The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. (Nahum 1:1); Nah. 2-3.

Ninevites, nĭn′-ĕ-vītes; inhabitants of Nineveh. Luke 11:30³⁰For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. (Luke 11:30).

Nisan, nī′-săn. Neh. 2:1¹And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. (Nehemiah 2:1); Esther 3:7⁷In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. (Esther 3:7): the same as Abib, the first month of the Jewish sacred year = April.

See Months.

Nisroch, nĭṡ′-rŏch, “eagle” (?); 2 Kings 19:37³⁷And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (2 Kings 19:37); Isa. 37:38³⁸And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. (Isaiah 37:38).

Nitre. Prov. 25:20²⁰As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (Proverbs 25:20); Jer. 2:22²²For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God. (Jeremiah 2:22). Heb. Néther; Gk. νίτρον. R.V. “lye.” Natron = carbonate of soda; not the modern nitre, which = saltpetre.

No, nō, “abode” (?)

Nah. 3:8⁸Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? (Nahum 3:8), multitude of, threatened, Jer. 46:25²⁵The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: (Jeremiah 46:25); Ezek. 30:14¹⁴And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. (Ezekiel 30:14).

No Amon, nō ā′-mŏn, “abode of Amon” (i.e., “the hidden one”); Jer. 46:25²⁵The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: (Jeremiah 46:25) (marg.).

Noadiah, nō-ă-dī′-ăh, “Jehovah meets.”

(1) Ezra 8:33³³Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; (Ezra 8:33).

(2) Neh. 6:14¹⁴My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. (Nehemiah 6:14).

Noah, nō′-ăh.

(1) “rest”; son of Lamech. Gen. 5:29²⁹And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. (Genesis 5:29).

finds grace with God. Gen. 6:8⁸But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. (Genesis 6:8).

ordered to build the ark. Gen. 6:14¹⁴Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. (Genesis 6:14).

with his family and living creatures entered into the ark. Gen. 7.

flood assuaging, goes forth. Gen. 8:18¹⁸And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him: (Genesis 8:18).

God blesses and makes a covenant with. Gen. 9:1,8¹And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. (Genesis 9:1)
⁸And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, (Genesis 9:8).

is drunken, and mocked of Ham. Gen. 9:22²²And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. (Genesis 9:22).

his death. Gen. 9:29²⁹And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. (Genesis 9:29).

(2) “wandering”. Num. 26:33³³And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. (Numbers 26:33).

Nob, nŏb, “high place”; city of; David comes to, and eats hallowed bread at. 1 Sam. 21:1¹Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? (1 Samuel 21:1).

smitten by Saul. 1 Sam. 22:19¹⁹And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. (1 Samuel 22:19).

Nobah, nō′-băh, “a barking.”

(1) Num. 32:42⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (Numbers 32:42).

(2) Judg. 8:11¹¹And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. (Judges 8:11).

Noble. Neh. 3:5⁵And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. (Nehemiah 3:5): the n. put not their neck.

Job 29:10¹⁰The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. (Job 29:10): the n. held their peace.

Jer. 2:21²¹Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? (Jeremiah 2:21): planted thee a n. vine.

Jer. 14:3³And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. (Jeremiah 14:3): their n. sent their little ones to the waters.

Acts 17:11¹¹These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11): Bereans were more n.

1 Cor. 1:26²⁶For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: (1 Corinthians 1:26): not many n.

See Num. 21:18¹⁸The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: (Numbers 21:18); Psa. 149:8⁸To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; (Psalm 149:8); Eccl. 10:17¹⁷Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! (Ecclesiastes 10:17).

Nod, nŏd, “flight”; “wandering”; Gen. 4:16¹⁶And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. (Genesis 4:16).

Nodab, nō′-dăb, “nobility”; 1 Chron. 5:19¹⁹And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. (1 Chronicles 5:19).

Noe, nō′-ē; Greek form of Noah. Matt. 24:37³⁷But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:37).

Nogah, nō′-gäh, “brightness”; 1 Chron. 3:7⁷And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, (1 Chronicles 3:7).

Nohah, nō′-häh, “rest”; 1 Chron. 8:2²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (1 Chronicles 8:2).

Noise. Ezra 3:13¹³So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. (Ezra 3:13): not discern n. of joy.

Psa. 66:1; 81:1; 95:1; 98:4; 100:1¹<<To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: (Psalm 66:1)
¹<<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.>> Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. (Psalm 81:1)
¹O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1)
⁴Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. (Psalm 98:4)
¹<<A Psalm of praise.>> Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. (Psalm 100:1): joyful n.

Ezek. 1:24; 43:2²⁴And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. (Ezekiel 1:24)
²And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. (Ezekiel 43:2): n. of great waters.

2 Peter 3:10¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (2 Peter 3:10): pass away with great n.

See Josh. 6:27²⁷So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. (Joshua 6:27); Matt. 9:23²³And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, (Matthew 9:23); Mark 2:1¹And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. (Mark 2:1).

Noise abroad; to spread a report everywhere. Luke 1:65⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea. (Luke 1:65); Acts 2:6⁶Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. (Acts 2:6).

Noisome; noxious, hurtful. Psa. 91:3³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. (Psalm 91:3); Ezek. 14:21²¹For thus saith the Lord God; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? (Ezekiel 14:21); Rev. 16:2²And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. (Revelation 16:2).

Non, nŏn; same as NUN. 1 Chron. 7:27²⁷Non his son, Jehoshua his son. (1 Chronicles 7:27).

Noonday. Deut. 28:29²⁹And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. (Deuteronomy 28:29); Job 11:17¹⁷And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. (Job 11:17); Psa. 37:6⁶And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. (Psalm 37:6).

Noph, nŏph; same as MEMPHIS.

city, warned, Isa. 19:13¹³The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. (Isaiah 19:13); Jer. 2:16; 46:14¹⁶Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. (Jeremiah 2:16)
¹⁴Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. (Jeremiah 46:14); Ezek. 30:13¹³Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. (Ezekiel 30:13).

Nophah, nō′-phăh, “windy”; Num. 21:30³⁰We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (Numbers 21:30).

North, and south, conflict of. Dan. 11.

Nose. Psa. 115:6⁶They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: (Psalm 115:6); Prov. 30:33³³Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. (Proverbs 30:33); Isa. 3:21²¹The rings, and nose jewels, (Isaiah 3:21).

Nostrils. Gen. 2:7⁷And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7); Job 4:9⁹By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. (Job 4:9); Isa. 2:22²²Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? (Isaiah 2:22).

Note. Isa. 30:8⁸Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: (Isaiah 30:8); 2 Thess. 3:14¹⁴And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. (2 Thessalonians 3:14); Rom. 16:7⁷Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. (Romans 16:7).

Nothing. Deut. 2:7⁷For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. (Deuteronomy 2:7); Neh. 9:21²¹Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. (Nehemiah 9:21): that hast lacked n.

2 Sam. 24:24²⁴And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. (2 Samuel 24:24): neither offer of that which doth cost n.

Neh. 8:10¹⁰Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10): portions to theta for whom n. is prepared.

Job 8:9⁹(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) (Job 8:9): but of yesterday, and know n.

Psa. 49:17¹⁷For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. (Psalm 49:17): he shall carry n. away.

Psa. 119:165¹⁶⁵Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. (Psalm 119:165): n. shall offend them.

Prov. 13:4⁴The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. (Proverbs 13:4): the sluggard desireth, and hath n.

Prov. 13:7⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. (Proverbs 13:7): there is that maketh himself rich, yet hath n.

Lam. 1:12¹²Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. (Lamentations 1:12): is it n. to you?

Matt. 17:20²⁰And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. (Matthew 17:20); Luke 1:37³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Luke 1:37): n. shall be impossible.

Matt. 21:19¹⁹And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. (Matthew 21:19); Mark 11:13¹³And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. (Mark 11:13): n. but leaves.

Luke 6:35³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. (Luke 6:35): hoping for n. again. R.V. never despairing.

Luke 7:42⁴²And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? (Luke 7:42): they had n. to pay.

John 15:5⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5): without me ye can do n.

1 Cor. 4:4⁴For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. (1 Corinthians 4:4): I know n. by myself.

2 Cor. 6:10¹⁰As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (2 Corinthians 6:10): as having n.

2 Cor. 13:8⁸For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. (2 Corinthians 13:8): we can do n. against the truth.

1 Tim. 4:4⁴For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: (1 Timothy 4:4): n. to be refused.

1 Tim. 6:7⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (1 Timothy 6:7): brought n. into this world, can carry n. out.

See Phil. 4:6⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (Philippians 4:6); James 1:4⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (James 1:4); 3 John 7⁷Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. (3 John 7).

Nothing, in no degree, not at all. James 1:6⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. (James 1:6).

Nourish. Isa. 1:2²Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. (Isaiah 1:2): I have n. and brought up children.

1 Tim. 4:6⁶If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (1 Timothy 4:6): n. in words of faith.

James 5:5⁵Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. (James 5:5): have n. your hearts.

See Gen. 45:11; 50:21¹¹And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. (Genesis 45:11)
²¹Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. (Genesis 50:21); Acts 12:20²⁰And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. (Acts 12:20); Col. 2:19¹⁹And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. (Colossians 2:19).

Novice, “newly arrived” one newly admitted into the Christian body. 1 Tim. 3:6⁶Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. (1 Timothy 3:6).

Now. Job 4:5⁵But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. (Job 4:5): n. it is come upon time.

Psa. 119:67⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. (Psalm 119:67): but n. have I kept thy word.

Hos. 2:7⁷And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. (Hosea 2:7): then was it better than n.

Luke 14:17¹⁷And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. (Luke 14:17): all things are n. ready.

John 13:7⁷Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. (John 13:7): thou knowest not n.

John 16:12¹²I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. (John 16:12): ye cannot bear them n.

1 Cor. 13:12¹²For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12): n. I know in part.

Gal. 2:20²⁰I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20): the life I n. live.

1 Tim. 4:8⁸For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. (1 Timothy 4:8): the life that n. is.

1 Peter 1:8⁸Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (1 Peter 1:8): though n. ye see him not.

1 John 3:2²Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2): n. are we sons of God.

See Rom. 6:22²²But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. (Romans 6:22); Gal. 3:8⁸And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. (Galatians 3:8); Heb. 2:8⁸Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. (Hebrews 2:8).

Number (n.). Job 5:9; 9:10⁹Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: (Job 5:9)
¹⁰Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:10): marvellous things without n.

Job 25:3³Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? (Job 25:3): is there any n. of his armies?

Psa. 139:18¹⁸If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. (Psalm 139:18): more in n. than the sand.

Psa. 147:4⁴He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. (Psalm 147:4): he telleth the n. of the stars.

Acts 11:21²¹And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. (Acts 11:21): a great n. believed.

Acts 16:5⁵And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. (Acts 16:5): the churches increased in n. daily.

Rev. 13:17-18¹⁷And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. ¹⁸Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. (Revelation 13:17‑18): the n. of his name.

See Deut. 7:7⁷The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: (Deuteronomy 7:7); Hos. 1:10¹⁰Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. (Hosea 1:10); Rom. 9:27²⁷Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: (Romans 9:27).

Number (v.). Gen. 41:49⁴⁹And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. (Genesis 41:49): gathered corn till he left n.

2 Sam. 24:2²For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. (2 Samuel 24:2); 1 Chron. 21:2²And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. (1 Chronicles 21:2): n. the people.

Psa. 90:12¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (Psalm 90:12): so teach as to n. our days.

Eccl. 1:15¹⁵That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. (Ecclesiastes 1:15): that which is wanting cannot be n.

Isa. 53:12¹²Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12); Mark 15:28²⁸And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. (Mark 15:28): he was n. with transgressors.

Matt. 10:30³⁰But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Matthew 10:30); Luke 12:7⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Luke 12:7): hairs are all n.

Rev. 7:9⁹After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (Revelation 7:9): multitude which no man could n.

See Ex. 30:12¹²When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. (Exodus 30:12); Job 14:16¹⁶For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? (Job 14:16); Psa. 40:5⁵Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. (Psalm 40:5); Acts 1:17¹⁷For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. (Acts 1:17).

Numbering, of the people: by Moses, Num. 1:18; 26:4¹⁸And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. (Numbers 1:18)
⁴Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. (Numbers 26:4).

by David, 2 Sam. 24; 1 Chron. 21.

of the Levites. Num. 8:15; 4:34; 26:57¹⁵And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. (Numbers 8:15)
³⁴And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, (Numbers 4:34)
⁵⁷And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. (Numbers 26:57).

Nun, nŭn, “fish”; Ex. 33:11¹¹And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. (Exodus 33:11).

Nurse. Gen. 35:8⁸But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. (Genesis 35:8): Deborah Rebekah’s n. died.

2 Sam. 4:4⁴And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. (2 Samuel 4:4): and his n. took him up and fled.

1 Thess. 2:7⁷But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: (1 Thessalonians 2:7): even as a n. cherisheth her children.

See Ex. 2:7,9⁷Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? (Exodus 2:7)
⁹And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. (Exodus 2:9); Isa. 60:4⁴Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. (Isaiah 60:4).

Nursing. Isa. 49:23²³And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (Isaiah 49:23): kings shall be thy n. fathers, and their queens thy n. mothers.

Nurture, education, training, discipline. Eph. 6:4⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4). R.V. chastening.

Nuts. (1) (Song of Sol. 6:11¹¹I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. (Song of Solomon 6:11)). Heb. Egôz; Gk. καρύα; Bot. N. Juglans regia, probably the walnut.

(2) (Gen. 43:11¹¹And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: (Genesis 43:11)). Heb. Botnîm; Gk. τερέβινθος; Bot. N. Pistacia vera: R.V. marg. correctly, “pistachio nuts.”

Nymphas, ny̆m′-phăs; shortened form of Nymphodorus. Col. 4:15¹⁵Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. (Colossians 4:15).

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