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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BENCH

(qeresh): Found only in English Versions of the Bible in Ezekiel 27:6, in the prophet's "lamentation over Tyre": "They have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim," where the word evidently stands for the "benches" of the boat whose "mast" (verse 5) and "oars" (verse 6) have just been described, in the vivid figs. of speech in which the city itself is pictured as a merchantship. Compare verse 8, "Thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots."

See SEAT.

Greek

2515. kathedra -- a seat
... seat. From kata and the same as hedraios; a bench (literally or figuratively) --
seat. see GREEK kata. see GREEK hedraios. (kathedras) -- 3 Occurrences. ...
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2362. thronos -- a throne
... potentate. Word Origin probably from thranos (bench) Definition a throne
NASB Word Usage throne (53), thrones (8). seat, throne. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7175. qeresh -- perhaps to tear down
... 7174b, 7175. qeresh. 7175a . perhaps to tear down. Transliteration: qeresh
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-resh) Short Definition: bench. bench, board ...
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Library

His Religious Experience. Tries to be a Methodist. Hopes to Become ...
... Goes to Love Feast. Mourners' Bench Experience. Is Puzzled and Disgusted. ... Goes to
Love Feast. Mourners' Bench Experience. Is Puzzled and Disgusted. ...
/.../chapter iii his religious experience.htm

Modern Revivals, Concluded.
... time, especially, that our English Lutheran churches caught the contagion, introduced
the "new measures," such as the "mourner's bench," protracted meetings ...
/.../chapter xxvi modern revivals concluded.htm

He Moves to Mt. Byrd. Debate with JW Fitch. Preaches at Madison ...
... While on the practice of the ME Church, I made a raid on the mourners' bench,
describing its workings and demanding authority for it. ...
/.../chapter xiv he moves to.htm

The Old Gravestone
... One was always so glad to see them, sitting together on the bench at the top
of their stone staircase, under the old lime-tree's shade. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the old gravestone.htm

The Murket's Sacrifice
... The young man responded to the kiss of welcome with so little composure that
Mentu forced him down on the bench and summoned a servant. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxvi the murkets sacrifice.htm

The Boy of Nazareth.
... a certain piece of wood was needed, for Joseph was a carpenter, and in a lower room
of his humble house of rough white stone there was a long bench and the ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter iv the boy of.htm

Christ Stills the Storm on the Lake of Galilee.
... Him. In the stern of the ship, on the low bench where the steersman sometimes
takes rest, was pillowed the Head of Jesus. Weariness ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxiv christ stills the.htm

Wesley and a Scotch Communion
... On each side of them a bench was placed for the people. ... A cup was then given
to the first person on each bench, and so by one to another. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley and a scotch communion.htm

The Systematic Discussion of Syllables is Derived from Heathen ...
... For the maker they think the proper expression is "by whom," maintaining that the
bench is produced "by" the carpenter; and for the instrument "through which ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/chapter iii the systematic discussion.htm

The Jewish Girl
... daughters of the East; and the expression in the countenance of the grown-up girl
was still that of the child who sat on the school-room bench, listening with ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the jewish girl.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Deck of a Tyrian ship, described by Ezekiel (27:6) as overlaid with box-wood.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

2. (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

3. (n.) The seat where judges sit in court.

4. (n.) The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.

5. (n.) A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

6. (n.) A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

7. (v. t.) To furnish with benches.

8. (v. t.) To place on a bench or seat of honor.

9. (v. i.) To sit on a seat of justice.

Thesaurus

Bench (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
3. (n.) The seat where judges sit in court. ... See King's Bench. ...
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Bank (28 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or
court. ... 12. (n.) A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. 13. ...
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Judicial (2 Occurrences)
... require special mention (23:1-3, 6-8). In fact the Old Testament abounds with allusions
to the corruption and venality of the magisterial bench (Deuteronomy 16 ...
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Settle (63 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A seat of any kind. 2. (n.) A bench;
especially, a bench with a high back. 3. (n.) A place made ...
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Seat (256 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat
in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like. ...
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Blindness (7 Occurrences)
... require special mention (23:1-3, 6-8). In fact the Old Testament abounds with allusions
to the corruption and venality of the magisterial bench (Deuteronomy 16 ...
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Ben-ammi (1 Occurrence)
Ben-ammi. Benammi, Ben-ammi. Bench . Easton's Bible Dictionary ... (ASV BBE DBY
JPS WBS YLT NAS RSV). Benammi, Ben-ammi. Bench . Reference Bible.
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Form (153 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also,
a class or rank in society. 10. (n.) The seat or bed of a hare. 11. ...
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Tribunal (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The seat of a judge; the bench on which
a judge and his associates sit for administering justice. ...
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Tribune (18 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered;
in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a ...
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Bible Concordance

Bench (1 Occurrence)

Ezekiel 27:6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the islands of Kittim.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Bench

Bench of Ivory

Related Terms

Bank (28 Occurrences)

Judicial (2 Occurrences)

Settle (63 Occurrences)

Seat (256 Occurrences)

Blindness (7 Occurrences)

Ben-ammi (1 Occurrence)

Form (153 Occurrences)

Tribunal (11 Occurrences)