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Glossary
Glossary
Review the lesson glossary terms below. Glossary terms may be included in quiz questions.
Acrostic
A series of lines or verses whose initial, final, or other identifiable letters form a word, a phrase, the initial letters of a phrase, or the alphabet. Acrostics in the Hebrew Old Testament include all or part of Psalms 2; 9-10; 25; 34; 37; 111; 112; 119; 145; Proverbs 31:10-31; Nahum 1:2-10; and most of the book of Lamentations.
Acrostic
A series of lines or verses whose initial, final, or other identifiable letters form a word, a phrase, the initial letters of a phrase, or the alphabet. Acrostics in the Hebrew Old Testament include all or part of Psalms 2; 9-10; 25; 34; 37; 111; 112; 119; 145; Proverbs 31:10-31; Nahum 1:2-10; and most of the book of Lamentations.
Hebrew Language
The language in which the Old Testament was written except for 268 verses in Aramaic (Da 2:4-7:28; Ezr 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Jer 10:11). Both Hebrew and Aramaic belong to the Semitic family of languages. The Hebrew language, like Phoenician, Aramaic, and Arabic, is written from right to left. Unlike English, which includes vowels in its twenty-six letter alphabet, the Hebrew alphabet consists of twenty-two consonantal sounds or phones. A system of vowels was added in medieval times.
Hebrew Language
The language in which the Old Testament was written except for 268 verses in Aramaic (Da 2:4-7:28; Ezr 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Jer 10:11). Both Hebrew and Aramaic belong to the Semitic family of languages. The Hebrew language, like Phoenician, Aramaic, and Arabic, is written from right to left. Unlike English, which includes vowels in its twenty-six letter alphabet, the Hebrew alphabet consists of twenty-two consonantal sounds or phones. A system of vowels was added in medieval times.
Lament
To express sorrow or mourning. In form-critical studies, the terms dirge (funeral song) and complaint are more precise than lament.
Lament
To express sorrow or mourning. In form-critical studies, the terms dirge (funeral song) and complaint are more precise than lament.
Providence
Literally means “foresight,” but is generally used to denote God’s preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps 18:35; 63:8; Ac 17:28).
Providence
Literally means “foresight,” but is generally used to denote God’s preserving and governing all things by means of second causes (Ps 18:35; 63:8; Ac 17:28).
Susa
A city in ancient Persia, one of the three royal cities of the Achaemenian kings. The ruins of this great city lie about 125 miles north of the Persian Gulf in the ancient province of Susiana, called Khuzistan or “the country of the Elamites.”
Susa
A city in ancient Persia, one of the three royal cities of the Achaemenian kings. The ruins of this great city lie about 125 miles north of the Persian Gulf in the ancient province of Susiana, called Khuzistan or “the country of the Elamites.”
Xerxes I
Greek name for the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great and sister of Cambyses. Xerxes was designated heir-apparent by his father and served as satrap of Babylon from 498 B.C. to his accession in 486 B.C. He reigned until 464 B.C. Most scholars agree that King Ahasuerus (Est 1:1) was Xerxes I. The Hebrew Ahasuerus corresponds to the Persian form of his name, Khshayarsha.
Xerxes I
Greek name for the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, the daughter of Cyrus the Great and sister of Cambyses. Xerxes was designated heir-apparent by his father and served as satrap of Babylon from 498 B.C. to his accession in 486 B.C. He reigned until 464 B.C. Most scholars agree that King Ahasuerus (Est 1:1) was Xerxes I. The Hebrew Ahasuerus corresponds to the Persian form of his name, Khshayarsha.