A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part IR – Part IT
I R.
Ir]
A watchman, City, making …, pouring …, heap of vision; or, a young Colt. The Father of Shuppim, and Huppim, 1 Chr. 7. 12.
Ira]
The same. A chief Ruler, 2 Sam. 20. 26. The Son of Ikkesh, Ibid. 23. 26.
Irad]
A wilde Asse, the heap of going down, the going down of a heap; or, a heap of government. The Son of …, Gen. 4. 18.
Iram]
A City of them, the watchings, making bare, or pouring out of them; or, an high heap. A Duke, Gen. 36. 43.
Iri]
Fire, or light. The Son of Bera, 1 Chr 17. 7.
Irijah]
The fear, vision, or throwing forth of the Lord. The Son of Shelemiah, Jer. 37. 13.
Iron]
is a strong metall, Dan. 2. 40, 41. got out of stone and the earth, Deut. 8. 9. Job 28. 2. sharpeneth …, Prov. 27. 17. was once made to swim, 2 King. 6. 6. whereof were made Instruments, Numb. 35. 16. a Bedsted, Deut. 3. 11. Tools, Deut. 27. 5. Yoke, Deut. 28. 48. Vessels, Josh. 6. 44. Harrows, Axes, 2 Sam. 12. 31. Nails, 1 Chr. 22. 3. Bars, Job 40. 18. Fetters, Psal. 149. 8. Gate, Act. 12. 10. Pillar, Jer. 1. 18. Pen, Jer. 17. 1. Pan, Ezek. 4. 3. Gods, Dan. 5. 4. And is put for an Axe, Isa. 10. 34. Insensible hardness, 1 Tim. 4. 2. As hard and dry as Iron, Lev. 25. 19. Unbendable, Isa. 48. 4. …, Dan. 2. 33. Invincible power, Psal. 2. 9. Rev. 2. 27. Fetters or chains made of it, Psal. 107. 10.
A City, Josh. 19. 38.
Iron]
Applyed unto and spoken of Charets, Josh. 17. 18. Furnace, Jerem. 11. 4. Gate, Act. 12. 10. Pan, Ezek. 4. 3. Pea, Job 19. 24. …, Jer. 1. 18. Sinew, Isa. 48. 14. Teeth, Dan. 7. 7. Tool, Deut. 27. 5. Weapon, Job 20. 24.
He shall rule them with a rod of iron, Rev. 2. 27. Gr. feed them; as Psal. 78. 71, 72. Mic. 5. 4. Mat. 2. 6. that is, rule them with a might and power irresistible, Ps. 110. 1. subduing and maulling to pieces all refractory, and rebellious ones. Annot.
Barved …]
Job 41 7. See Barbed.
Irpeel]
The health, medicine; or, exalling of God. A City, Josh. 18. 27.
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A City of the Sun; or after the Syrian, of bondage. A City, Josh. 19. 41.
Iru]
A watch-man, &c. as Ir. The Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4. 15.
Irvahash]
The Son of Tehinnah, 1 Chr. 4. 12.
I S.
Is]
;;betokeneth, Signifieth, Sealeth. Mat. 13. 38. The … is the world. Matth. 26. 27. This is my …. And elsewhere often, Gal. 4. 24, 25. Isa. 9. 15. Jam. 3. 6. Christs bare … be but a bare foundation for their monstrous transubstantiation.
;;This Sacramentall Metonymie whereby [Is] noteth to signifie and represent, or whereby the signe and thing signified be put one for the other, it is so frequent in Scripture, as it may be reckoned among plain and usuall speeches: as Gen. 17. 10. Circumcision called the Covenant, expounded in vers. 11. the signe thereof. See the like touching the Paschal Lamb, Exod. 12 11. & 13. 9. In the same sense the Sabbath is the Covenant of the Lord, Exod. 31. 13, 16. The Ark is God, Psal. 89. 7. The cover of the Ark … the … or Mercy-…, Levit. 4. 31. The Rock is Christ, 1 Cor. 10. 3. The Dove is the holy Spirit, Mat. 3. 16. Baptism is the washing away of sin, Act. 22. 16. The Bread, the Communion of his body, &c. 1 Cor. 10. 16, 17. How can the Papists affirm that this is an unusual phrase?
;;2. Leads or … unto. Rom. 7. 7. Is the Law of sin; … is, … it bring unto, or lead to sin? Rom. 16. 23. The gift of God is eternal life; that is, holiness (which is Gods free …) … unto eternal life, as a way leadeth to a City, Rom. 8. 6. … of the Spirit is life and peace, …. 17. 3.
;;3. … forth, causeth, meriteth, or deserveth. Rom. 8. 6. The wisdom of the flesh is death; that is, not only leads unto, but … death eternal.
;;4. … to be, or let him be. 1 Tim. 3. 2. Heb. 13. 4. Marriage is …, &c. Mat. 5. 13, 14. Ye are the salt of the earth, the light of the world, (for so ye ought to be): This is no rare thing, but usual in Scripture, to put the Indicative mood for the Imperative, and the deed done, or fact, for the right … it should be done, as Mal. 2. 5. 1 Tim. 3. 15. Rom. 14. 6. 7. where regarding, giving of thanks, living, be put for, ought to regard, to give thanks, ought to live: and so often elsewhere speaketh.
;;5. The … of a thing, Heb. 11. 6. for some things … said to be nothing, 1 Cor. 8. 4. & 10. 19.;;
;;6. Per … modorum, or per Syllepsin conjunction is, it … put sometime for an Objection or Prolepsis (as though it …) not for a proposition or affirmation, that the thing indeed … so. … Joh. 10. 17. Rom. 6. 16.;;
;;7. … the sense only, but the sum, yea the end or use, yea the perfection of a thing, as Matth. 7. 12. Luk. 6. 31.;;
;;8. The identity or self sameness of one thing under … names, and against the diversity of persons, when one only is meant, Mat. 11. 3. Luk. 24. 39. Joh. 9. 37. Act. 17. 3.;;
The beast that was, and is …, and yet is, Rev. 17. 8. was, to wit, in the Government Ecclesiastiacl, by Bishops upon the translation of the Empire from Rome, to Constantinople: and is not, by the coming in of the Goths and Vandals, bereaving Rome of inhabitants, … for a time, that Ecclesiastical Government of Bishops at Rome: and yet is, not being utterly by the Gothes fury extinguished, the wound being finely healed by the second Beast (chap. 13. 11, 13, 14.) … cunningly crept up from Episcopal jurisdiction, into a Monarchical State and Empire, by his obtained Supremacy. Bernard.
Isaac]
;;signifies, …, joy, which is reaped spiritually by faith in Christ, Gen. 17. & 21. 5, 6. when it is said Abraham blessed Isaac, the meaning is, that Abraham applyed and confirmed to Isaac, the promise made to himself, Gen. 12. 2. & 14. 19. & 17. 19. & 25. 11. and so Isaac … to Jacob the blessing of Abraham, Gen. 28. 3, 4. and by this blessing, the righteousness of faith is implyed to Abrahams seed, …. 3. 8, 9.
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(sometime Esay, or …) The health or salvation of the Lord. A Prophet, 2 King. 20. 1. 2 Chr. 26. 22. The Son of Amos, Isa. 1. 1.
Iscah]
Anointing, covering, … shadowing; or in the … espying. The daughter of Haran, Gen. 11. 29.
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Judas so called, either from the City, whereof he was, (see Josh. 15. 25.) or from falsehood, or a lie, of foreign, or from his receiving, looking up, hiding, which in … is foreign, whence escariuta, a pouch, or purse, for that he had the bag, Joh. 13. 29. or by way of …, for that he strangled himself, for that the word also signifieth. See … Lex. in the word foreign, or an hireling; or, a man of death, Luk. 22. 3.
Iscariot]
And Judas Iscariot, Mat. 10. 4. This title of his may either be taken from his Countrey, whence he came, a man of … (according to which it is that the ancient Greek and Latine MS. generally read, foreign, Acariota, from Carioth) or else from the Syriack which cals a wallet or Purse, Secariat, and then foreign, Secariota, or Iscariota, may signifie him that hath the Wallet, which was the office of this Judas. Dr. Hamm. Annot. d.
Ishad]
The Son of Hammoleketh, 1 Chr. 7. 18.
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The Father of …, 1 Chr. 4. 17.
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It is void, or …; or in the Syrian, forsaking. The Son of Abraham, Gen. 25. 2.
… venob]
Sitting in proph …; or, taking captivity in prophesie. A Gyant, 2 Sam. 21 16.
Ishbosheth]
A man of shame; or, the delay of a man. The Son of Saul, 2 Sam. 2. 8.
Ishi]
…; or, having regard. The Son of Appaim, 1 Chr. 2. 31. A famous man, Ibid. 4. 24. Also, it signifieth, M. husband, Hos. 2. 16. marg.
Ishiah]
It is the Lord. The Son of Rehabiah, 1 Chr. 24. 21. The Son of Izrahiah, 1 Chr. 7. 3.
Ishijah]
Of the Sons of Harim, Ezr. 10. 31.
Ishma]
Put unto, named, a marvelling; or, desolation. Of the Father of Etam, 1 Chr. 4. 3.
Ishmael]
(or Imael) God hath heard, or the hearing of God. The Son of … by Hagar, Gen. 16. 11. The Son of Nethaniah, 2 King. 25. 23. The Son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8. 38. The Father of …, 2 Chr. 19. 11. The Son of …, 2 Chr. 23. 1. Of the Sons of Pashur, Fzr. 10. 22. Of the first Ishmael is …, 1 Chr. 2. 17. and Ismaelites, Gen. 37. 27.
Ishmael, and Isaac]
;;The children of the slavish Synagogue, which persecuted the faithful; and shall be cast out as Ishmael was: also of the free Church unto which belongeth the inheritance of heaven, Galat. 4. 28. 29.
Ishmaiah]
Hearing the Lord, or obeying the Lord. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 27. 19.
Ishmerai]
A Keeper, or keeping. The Son of Elpaal, 1 Chr. 8. 18.
Ishnan]
Hid, broken in sunder; or, a cony. The Son of Shashak, 1 Chr. 8. 22, 25.
Ish-tob]
A good man. A Countrey, 2 Sam. 10. 6, 8.
Ishuah]
(or Isuah) Plainness, or plain, equal, putting or put. The Son of Ashur, Gen. 46. 17.
Ishuai]
The same. The Son of Ashur, 1 Chron. 7. 30.
Island, Islands, Isle, Isles]
Taken,
I. Properly, for land closed in and environed with the Seas (or fresh water) as, the Isle of Cyprus, Act. 13. 6. Clauda, Act. 27. 16, 26. Melita, Act. 28. 1, 7, 9, 11. Patmos, Rev. 1. 9.
II. Improperly; so
1. Tyrus is termed the Isle, Isa. 23. 2, 6.
2. By the … the Inhabitants are meant, Ezek. 26. 15.
3. By the Isles of the Sea, Countreys bordering on the Sea are to be understood, Est. 10 1. Isa. 24. 15. Ezek. 26. 15, 18. or … remote beyond the Seas, Ezek. 27. 6, 7, 15. and so for all … of the world which did not then belong to the Church, Isa. 41. 1, 5. & 42. 4, 12. & 49. 1. Accordingly Caphtor is tearmed a Countrey, Jer. 47. 4. marg.
4. Canaan is so tearmed, Isa. 20. 6. marg. For as an Island is compassed with waters, so was the land of Canaan environed with enemies.
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Cleaving to, leaning upon, or joyned to the Lord. An …, 2 Chr. 31. 13.
Ismaiah]
A …, 1 Sam. 12. 4.
Ispah]
A Jasper stone. The Son of Beriah, 1 Chron. 8. 16.
Israel]
;;A Prince of the strong God; or, one that hath attained principal power from the mighty God. Gen. 32. 28. Thy name shall be called Jacob no more, but Israel; because thou hast power with God.
;;2. The Patriarch Jacob, who was called Israel, because he had strength to wrestle with God, and to overcome; as in the former place appeareth. Rom. 9. 9. All that are of Israel; that is, of Jacob.
;;3. The people of Israel, which were the posterity of Jacob, of whom consisted the visible Church till the coming of Christ. Exod. 19. 3. Tell the children of Israel. Psal. 76. 11. And very often in the Old Testament.
;;4. The whole visible Catholick Church, consisting of believing Jews and Gentiles. Psal. 124. 1. Now may Israel say. Psal. 125. 7. But peace shall be upon Israel. Gal. 6. 16. And upon the Israel of God, that is, upon the whole elect people of God.
;;5. The land or place of dwelling of the foresaid Patriarch and his posterity, Psal. 76. 1. & 147. 2.
6. All the people of God, Exod. 18. 1. Josh. 7. 8. called the children of Israel, Lev. 22. 18.
7. The ten Tribes, 1 King. 14. 18. 2 King. 3. 3. & 10. 32.
8. Judah, 2 Chr. 12. 1. Ezek. 8. 6.
9. The Jewes, Rom. 11. 25.
Eternity of Israel]
;;God who is absolutely eternal, and maketh his people eternally blessed, even for ever and ever most happy, 1 Sam. 15. 29.
Holy one of Israel]
;;The true God, which being most pure and holy in his own nature and works, is also the Author of all purity in his people, Isa. 5. 19. Also one who hath manifested his holiness in Israel.
Light of Israel]
;;God enlightening and sanctifying his people, also cheering them with his deliverance and defence, Isa. 16. 17.
Of the … of Israel, Cant. 3. 7. what mighty Valiants were in Israel appeareth by Davids worthies, which helped him in his wars, and are mentioned in 1 Chron. 11. 10, 47. & 12. 1, - 38. They figured such strong men, as have the Word of God abiding in them, and do overcome the wicked one, 1 Joh. 2. 14. Aynsw.
Israelite]
;;A Jew which descendeth of Jacob according to the flesh. Rom. 9. 4. Which are the Israelites.
;;2. A godly Christian (though a Gentile) which from his heart worshipeth the God of Israel. Joh. 1. 47. … an … indeed; in whom there is no guile. Rom. 2. 29. Psal. 73. 1. Yet God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a pure heart.
;;Note: Jacob had both his names of wrestling and striving: but Jacob the first, was at his birth, when he strove to be the first born, but prevailed not till afterward, but Israel the latter is upon victory, prevailing with God and men. This change of his name signifieth a change and more excellency of his estate, as in Abrahams and Sarahs names, Gen. 17. 5, 14. Isa. 62. 2.
Israelitish]
Levit. 24. 10. Heb. an Israelitesse, which the Chald. expoundeth, a daughter of Israel: her name was Shelomith, v. 11. Anysw.
Issachar]
Hire, wages, or reward. The Son of Jacob by Leah, Gen. 30. 18. The Tribe of Issachar, or his posterity, Deut. 33. 18. The land belonging to that Tribe, Josh. 17. 11. The Son of Obed-Edom, 1 Chr. 26. 5.
Issue]
Children or posterity, Gen. 48. 6. A flux, or running, Lev. 12. 7. & 15. 2, 3, 4, &c. Seed, Ezek. 23. 20. Passage, way, or mean, Psal. 68. 20. Prov. 4. 23.
To …]
Spring from, 2 King. 20. 10. Flow, Ezek. 47. 8. Go forth, Josh. 8. 22.
Isui]
The same with …. The Son of Asher, Gen. 46. 17. The Son of Saul, 1 Sam. 14. 49.
I T.
It]
2 King. 19. 16. Heb. them, marg. 2 Chr. 34. 18. Heb. in it, marg. Col. 2. 15. In it, or in himself, marg. It refers to the matter treated of.
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A Countrey so called of King Italus, or of Italis, which signifieth with calves, for that it aboundeth with calves, Act. 27. 1. Whence Italian, Act. 10. 1. as belonging thereunto.
Itch]
A kinde of …, Deut. 28. 27.
Itch]
Deut. 28. 27. The Chald. saith, a dry scab. ….
Itching]
2 Tim. 4. 3. Having itching ears, that affect altogether novelty, and choyce of doctrines, and curious speculations. Hall.
Such as will please or gratifie their humor. Ham.
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Strong, my signe, a plough-share; or, a coming to. One of David's Mighties, 1 Chr. 11. 31.
Ithamar]
Wo to the change, or wo to the hand; or an Isle of the hand or …; or the change of an Isle. The Son of …, Exod. 6. 23.
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God with me, the sigae of God; or the coming to of God; or, the plough-share of God. The Son of Jesaiah, Neh. 11. 7. See Prov. 30. 1.
Ithiel and Ucal]
;;Christ (God and man) who is present with us, and by whom we can do all things; as … signifies one that is mighty, and makes others strong, Prov. 30. 1. The man spake unto Ithiel and Ucal. By these two names the godly are warned of the … of themselves, by the infinite presence and power of God in Christ.
Ithmah]
An Orphan, marvelling; or, perfection. One of David's Mighties, 1 Chr. 7. 37. & 11. 46.
Ithnan]
A City, Josh. 15. 23.
Ithra]
A remnant; or, excellent. The Father of Amasa, 2 Sam. 17. 25.
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The same. The Son of Dishon, Gen. 36. 26. The Son of Zophah, 1 Chr.
Ithream]
The excellency, or remnant of the people. The Son of David, 2 Sam. 3. 5.
Ithrite]
Excelling; or, a remaining. 2 Sam. 23. 38. 1 Chr. 11. 40.
Ittah-kazim]
An hour; or, time of a Prince; or, now a Prince. A City, …. 19. 13.
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The same with Ithai. A City. David's friend, and one of his Mighties, 2 Sam. 15. 22. & 23. 29.
Iturea]
Kept; or in the Syrian tongue, of a mountain; or, full of hils. A Region neer to the desert of Arabia, whereof Philip was Tetrarch, Luk. 3. 1.