Burnt-offering
121holocaust — [hä′lə käst΄; hō′lə kôst΄, hô′lə kôst΄] n. [ME < OFr holocauste < LL(Ec) holocaustum, a whole burnt offering < Gr holokauston (neut. of holokaustos), burnt whole < holos, whole (see HOLO ) + kaustos, burnt: see CAUSTIC] 1. an offering …
122BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
123ISAAC — (Heb. יִשְׂחָק ,יִצְחָק), son of abraham and sarah , second of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old (Gen. 21:5) and Sarah 90 (17:17), exactly a quarter of a century after the family had migrated… …
124Exodus 30 — 1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof …
125Ezra 3 — 1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son …
126holocaustic — hol·o·caust (hŏl’ə kôst′, hō’lə ) n. 1) Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire. 2) a) Holocaust The genocide of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II: » Israel emerged from the… …
127burn — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be consumed or destroyed by fire. 2 intr. a blaze or glow with fire. b be in the state characteristic of fire. 3 tr. & intr. be or cause to be injured or damaged by… …
128KODASHIM — (Heb. קֳדָשִׁים), the fifth of the six orders of the Mishnah. The title Kodashim ( sacred things ) is apparently an abbreviation of Sheḥitat Kodashim ( the slaughter of sacred animals ) since its main subject is sacrifices. It has been suggested… …
