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Present

Present prez'-ent. See GIFT.

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Present prez'-ent.
See GIFT.

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Gift

Gift gift (mattanah, minchah, shochadh; doron, dorea, chairisma): In Gen 25:6, Exo 28:38, Num 18:6, Num 18:7, Num 18:29, Eze 20:26, etc., mattanah, "a gift," is so rendered; minchah, an offering or present, us...

Presently

Presently prez'-ent-li: The strict meaning is of course "at the present moment," "instantly," and the modern force "after a short interval" is due simply to the procrastinating habits of mankind; hence, the Re...

Presbyter; Presbytery

Presbyter; Presbytery 1. Words Used in the New Testament: This latter word occurs in the New Testament once (1Ti 4:14), so rendered in both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)...

Presence

Presence prez'-ens: In the Old Testament nearly always the rendition of panim, "face" (Gen 3:8, Exod 33:14, Ps 95:2, Isa 63:9, etc.); occasionally of `ayin, "eye" (Gen 23:11, Deut 25:9, Jer 28:1, Jer 28:11, et...

President

President prez'-i-dent (carakh): Used only in Da 6:2-7. Probably a Persian derivative from sar, "head," and the Aramaic equivalent for Hebrew shoter. The meaning is self-evident and refers to the appointment o...

Press

Press pres: As a verb is used in the Revised Version (British and American) as a translation of no less than 13 Greek and Hebrew words (rather more in the King James Version). All the Revised Version (British...

Pressfat

Pressfat pres'-fat (Hag 2:16 in the King James Version, the English Revised Version "winefat," the American Standard Revised Version "winevat"). See WINE.

Presume; Presumptuous; Presumptuously

Presume; Presumptuous; Presumptuously pre-zum', pre-zump'-tu-us, pre-zump'-tu-us-li: "To presume" ("to take or go beforehand") is to speak or act without warrant or proudly. In the Old Testament the words are...

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