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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BYWORD

bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (Deuteronomy 28:37 1 Kings 9:7 2 Chronicles 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire," "byword" (Job 17:6 Psalm 44:14); millah, or milleh = "a topic," "object of talk," "byword" (Job 30:9).

Greek

3942. paroimia -- a byword, a parable, an allegory
... a byword, a parable, an allegory. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
paroimia Phonetic Spelling: (par-oy-mee'-ah) Short Definition: an allegory ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4914. meshol -- a byword
... a byword. Transliteration: meshol Phonetic Spelling: (mesh-ol') Short Definition:
byword. Word Origin from mashal Definition a byword NASB Word Usage byword (1) ...
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8148. sheninah -- a sharp (cutting) word, taunt
... 8147, 8148. sheninah. 8149 . a sharp (cutting) word, taunt. Transliteration:
sheninah Phonetic Spelling: (shen-ee-naw') Short Definition: byword. ... byword, taunt ...
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4912. mashal -- a proverb, parable
... Word Origin from mashal Definition a proverb, parable NASB Word Usage byword (3),
discourse (9), parable (3), parables (1), proverb (15), proverbs (6), taunt (2 ...
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4405. millah -- a word, speech, utterance
... Word Origin from malal Definition a word, speech, utterance NASB Word Usage answer*
(1), anything to say (1), byword (1), said (1), speaking (1), speech (5 ...
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8034. shem -- a name
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a name NASB Word Usage byword (1),
defamed* (1), defames* (1), fame (8), famous (3), famous* (1), memorial (1 ...
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Library

Promises and Threatenings
... which I have given them; and this house which I have hallowed for My name, will
I cast out of My sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/promises and threatenings.htm

Preface
... have often been hardly judged. One of them had almost become a byword of
contempt for fabulous inventiveness. Yet the writer hopes ...
/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/preface.htm

The Eighth Book
... Such slanders are chiefly hurled at prodigal wards; it is the special byword for
profligate youths, to call them wastrels and careless and negligent about ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the eighth book.htm

The Formula of Sanctification
... You will find it in a letter"the second to the Corinthians"written by him to some
Christian people who, in a city which was a byword for depravity and ...
/.../the formula of sanctification.htm

(And Last): Homeward Bound
... with that once magnificent capital of Northern Venezuela was by a filthy steamer,
the Regos Ferreos, which had become, from her very looks, a byword in the port ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xvii and last homeward.htm

The Kingdom of Christ
... help it all from decay; but the salt had lost its savour, and in another generation
it would be cast out and trodden under foot, and become a byword among the ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xxiii the kingdom of christ.htm

A New Venture
... their domestic activities. Her extraordinary ability is a byword to this
day amongst the people who knew her. She was accompanied ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter iii a new venture.htm

Demas
... we mention his name, we call up the remembrance of only one vile deed, one treacherous
act"an act that has made his name a curse and a byword throughout the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/demas.htm

The Church of Christ
... come from distant lands wher'er they rest or roam; and she who has been the offscouring
of all things, whose name has been a proverb and a byword, shall become ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the church of christ.htm

The Eternal Name
... queen for ever," she hath fallen, hath fallen, and in a little while she shall sink
like a millstone in the flood, her name being a curse and a byword, and her ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the eternal name.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Psalm 44:14), a proverb or parable. When it denotes a sharp word of derision, as in Deuteronomy 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20, the Hebrew sheninah is used. In Jeremiah 24:9 it is rendered "taunt."

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

2. (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.

Thesaurus

Byword (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BYWORD. ... Multi-Version Concordance Byword (14 Occurrences). ...
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Ridicule (14 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. (See NIV). ...
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Object (76 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. (See NIV). ...
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Simile (61 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Deuteronomy 28:37 and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and
for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee. (YLT). ...
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Taunt (38 Occurrences)
... Taunt (38 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb,
and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. ...
/t/taunt.htm - 18k

Proverb (24 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 9:7); and in adversities of experience, both individual and collective,
the thing that was most keenly felt was to have become a byword (mashal) (Psalm ...
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Reject (56 Occurrences)
... which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will
I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
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By-word (6 Occurrences)
By-word. Byword, By-word. Caanan . Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrew millah ... the
people. (WBS). Byword, By-word. Caanan . Reference Bible.
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Consecrated (101 Occurrences)
... which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will
I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
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Laughingstock (10 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). Psalms 44:14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking
of the head among the peoples. (See NAS RSV). Jeremiah 20 ...
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Bible Concordance

Byword (14 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Kings 9:7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
(WEB KJV ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 7:20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 17:6 "But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Job 30:9 "Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 44:14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 24:9 And I have given them for a trembling, For evil -- to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.
(YLT RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 14:8 and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 16:56 For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,
(See RSV)

Ezekiel 23:10 These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 9:16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.
(See RSV)

Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
(DBY JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 8:13 It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong."
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Byword

Related Terms

Ridicule (14 Occurrences)

Object (76 Occurrences)

Simile (61 Occurrences)

Taunt (38 Occurrences)

Proverb (24 Occurrences)

Reject (56 Occurrences)

By-word (6 Occurrences)

Consecrated (101 Occurrences)

Laughingstock (10 Occurrences)