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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HERALD

her'-ald: The word occurs once (Daniel 3:4) as the translation of the Aramaic word karoz (compare kerux): "Then the herald cried aloud."

See also GAMES.

Greek

2783. kerux -- a herald
... a herald. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kerux Phonetic Spelling:
(kay'-roox) Short Definition: a herald, preacher Definition: a herald ...
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2784. kerusso -- to be a herald, proclaim
... to be a herald, proclaim. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kerusso Phonetic
Spelling: (kay-roos'-so) Short Definition: I proclaim, herald, preach Definition ...
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4296. prokerusso -- to proclaim (by herald)
... to proclaim (by herald). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prokerusso Phonetic
Spelling: (prok-ay-rooce'-so) Short Definition: I preach beforehand Definition ...
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2604. kataggeleus -- a proclaimer
... Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kataggeleus Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-ang-gel-yooce') Short Definition: a reporter, herald Definition: a reporter ...
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1229. diaggello -- to publish abroad, proclaim
... declare, preach, signify. From dia and the base of aggelos; to herald thoroughly --
declare, preach, signify. see GREEK dia. see GREEK aggelos. ...
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2605. kataggello -- to proclaim
... 2605 (from 2596 , "according to, to a point," intensifying , "declare, announce") --
properly, , announce; to herald (proclaim) a message in a () way. ...
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2060. Hermes -- Hermes, the name of a Gr. god and a Christian at ...
... Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Hermes Phonetic Spelling: (her-mace') Short
Definition: Hermes Definition: (a) Hermes, the messenger and herald of the ...
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4313. proporeuomai -- to make to go before, to cause to go before
... go before. From pro and poreuomai; to precede (as guide or herald) -- go before.
see GREEK pro. see GREEK poreuomai. (proporeuse) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2097. euaggelizo -- to announce good news
... a person). 2097 (from 2095 , "good, well" and , "announce, herald") --
properly, proclaim "the good message" (good news). In the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3744. karoz -- a herald
... 3743, 3744. karoz. 3745 . a herald. Transliteration: karoz Phonetic
Spelling: (kaw-roze') Short Definition: herald. Word Origin ...
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2199. zaaq -- to cry, cry out, call
... A primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald)
to announce or convene publicly -- assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out ...
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6735. tsiyr -- an envoy, messenger
... Or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal) --
ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare tsiyr. ...
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Library

The Herald of the King
... MATTHEW Chaps. I to VIII THE HERALD OF THE KING. ... We have seen the usurper's hatred
and the divine guardianship. Now we hear the voice of the herald of the King. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the herald of the king.htm

John the Herald of Christ.
... CHRIST; HIS CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 214. " John the Herald of Christ.
214. CM Watts. John the Herald of Christ. 1 John was the ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/214 john the herald.htm

Hark! the Herald Host is Singing
... No. 13 Hark! the Herald Host is singing. CHRISTMAS Hark! the Herald
Host is singing. E. Humperdinck Joyously. 1. Hark! The ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 13 hark the herald.htm

Herald Angels. 7S D.
... 101 Herald Angels. 7s D. (219) Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to
the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God ...
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Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Christmas 73. Hark! the herald angels sing. Eight 7's, with
refrain ... Alt. Hark! the herald angels sing. Glory to the newborn King! ...
/.../christmas 73 hark the herald.htm

Herald Angels. 7S D. Glory to God.
... 102 Herald Angels. 7s D. Glory to God. Glory to God. (204) Angels rejoiced
and sweetly sung At our Redeemer's birth; Mortals! awake ...
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The King's Herald.
... CHAPTER I. THE KING'S HERALD. "On ... coming. For John the Baptist acted as
a herald going before a king, proclaiming his approach. ...
/.../burbidge/the kingdom of heaven what is it/chapter i the kings herald.htm

The Early Welcome and the First Ministers of the King
... There are three points in these verses: the King acting as His own herald; the King
calling His first servants; and the King wielding His power and welcomed by ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the early welcome and the.htm

John Chapter i. 19-33
... being the friend of the Bridegroom; zealous for the Bridegroom, not for himself;
not seeking his own honor, but that of his Judge, whom as a herald he preceded ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate iv john chapter i.htm

Out of Sectarian Confusion
... Bro. DS Warner, who at that time was editor of a holiness paper, The Herald
of Gospel Freedom, then published at Rome City, Ind. ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xii out of sectarian.htm

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Herald

one who makes public proclamation. The only notice of this officer in the Old Testament occurs in (Daniel 3:4) The term "herald" might be substituted for "preacher" in (1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11; 2 Peter 2:5)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character.

2. (n.) In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See King-at-Arms.

3. (n.) A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame.

4. (n.) A forerunner; a precursor; a harbinger.

5. (n.) Any messenger.

6. (v. t.) To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.

Thesaurus

Preaching (116 Occurrences)
... Psalm 40:9 Isaiah 61:1), qara', "to call," "proclaim" (Nehemiah 6:7 Jonah 3:2),
qeri'ah, "cry," "preaching" (Jonah 3:2); kerux, "crier," "herald" (1 Timothy 2:7 ...
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Dayspring (2 Occurrences)
... The whole caravan leaps to its feet. It is the herald of the coming day and soon
they see the great orb himself filling the east with orient pearl and gold. ...
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Herald (8 Occurrences)
... See King-at-Arms. 3. (n.) A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces;
as, the herald of another's fame. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HERALD. ...
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Preacher (27 Occurrences)
... Psalm 40:9 Isaiah 61:1), qara', "to call," "proclaim" (Nehemiah 6:7 Jonah 3:2),
qeri'ah, "cry," "preaching" (Jonah 3:2); kerux, "crier," "herald" (1 Timothy 2:7 ...
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Fiction (2 Occurrences)
... Fiction (2 Occurrences). 1 Timothy 2:7 and of which I have been appointed a herald
and an Apostle (I am speaking the truth: it is not a fiction) (WEY). ...
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Trumpets (52 Occurrences)
... Some were also made of rams' horns (Joshua 6:8). They were blown at special festivals,
and to herald the arrival of special seasons (Leviticus 23:24; 25:9; 1 ...
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Day-star (2 Occurrences)
... arise in your hearts," the word is literally, "light-bringer." It is applicable,
therefore, not only to the planet Venus, seen as a morning star, herald of the ...
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Daystar
... arise in your hearts," the word is literally, "light-bringer." It is applicable,
therefore, not only to the planet Venus, seen as a morning star, herald of the ...
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Prophesy (96 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To foretell by divine inspiration; to predict;
to prognosticate. 2. (vt) To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure. ...
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Possibly (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 9:27 but I hit hard and straight at my own body and lead it off into
slavery, lest possibly, after I have been a herald to others, I should ...
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Bible Concordance

Herald (8 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 9:27 but I hit hard and straight at my own body and lead it off into slavery, lest possibly, after I have been a herald to others, I should myself be rejected.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 2:7 and of which I have been appointed a herald and an Apostle (I am speaking the truth: it is not a fiction)
(WEY DBY NIV)

2 Timothy 1:11 to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations.
(DBY NIV)

2 Peter 2:5 And He did not spare the ancient world, although He preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a deluge on the world of the ungodly.
(WEY RSV)

Isaiah 40:9 You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!
(See RSV)

Isaiah 41:27 I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.
(See RSV)

Daniel 3:4 Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Habakkuk 2:2 Yahweh answered me, "Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read it.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Herald

Herald: General Scriptures Concerning

Herald: Signified by the Word "Preacher"

Related Terms

Dayspring (2 Occurrences)

Herald (8 Occurrences)

Preacher (27 Occurrences)

Fiction (2 Occurrences)