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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

STATELY

stat'-li (kebhuddah, "weight," "honor," "wealth"): "And sit upon a stately (magnificent) bed" (Ezekiel 23:41).

Greek

2362. thronos -- a throne
... seat, throne. From thrao (to sit); a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power
or (concretely) a potentate -- seat, throne. (thronoi) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3520. kebuddah -- abundance, riches
... carriage, all glorious, stately. Irreg. Feminine passive participle of kabad;
weightiness, ie Magnificence, wealth -- carriage, all glorious, stately. ...
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117. addir -- majestic
... Usage glorious (1), leader (1), magnificent (1), majestic (4), majestic ones (1),
masters (3), mighty (6), Mighty One (1), nobles (7), powerful (1), stately (1 ...
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3190. yatab -- to be good, well, glad, or pleasing
... 2), prosper (4), reform (1), seemed good (2), seemed reasonable (1), seems (1),
seems best (1), seems good (1), shown (1), skillfully (2), stately (2), surely ...
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Library

Of the Oracle Found Inscribed an a Stone, when the Walls of ...
... When nymphs their mystic dance with wat'ry feet. Shall tread through proud Byzantium's
stately street; ... Shall tread through proud Byzantium's stately street.'. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter viii of the oracle found.htm

The Legend of La Brea {331A}
... Down beside the loathly Pitch Lake, In the stately Morichal, {331b} Sat an
ancient Spanish Indian, Peering through the columns tall. ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the legend of la brea.htm

Come Rest, and be Still in the Bosom of Thy Mother, Son of the ...
... gladsomeness. David, that stately king, took branches, [468] and in the
feast amongst the children as he danced, he gave praise. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn ix come rest and.htm

What Went Ye Out to See
... O'er the rude sandy lea, Where stately Jordan flows by many a palm,. ... And wind thy
thoughtful way,. Where rested once the Temple's stately shade,". ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cclxix what went ye out.htm

Man's Life his Monument.
... The stately Abbey may one day fall to ruin, the hand of violence may break and scatter
those costly tombs, but the memory of those who sleep there cannot die ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xxxviii mans life his.htm

The Procession of Amen
... If he suffered any disappointment in hearing proof of their identity, it was
immediately nullified by the joy his artist-soul took in the stately Hebrew woman. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter iv the procession of.htm

Solomon's Temple Spiritualized
... the wondrous universe of nature condescended to furnish the plan, the detail, the
ornaments, and even the fashion of the utensils of this stately building. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/solomons temple spiritualized.htm

"He is the Head, and we be his Members. " "Therefore Our Father ...
... understanding. The Lord sitteth stately in rest and in peace; the Servant standeth
by afore his Lord reverently, ready to do his Lord's will. ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter li he is the.htm

Lovely to a Poet or an Artist's Eye is the Unevenly-Built and ...
... Cardinal Bonpre, walking past the stately fourteenth-century Gothic pile of the
Palais de Justice, thought half-vaguely of some of these things,"but they ...
//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/ii lovely to a poet.htm

Useless Sacrifice
... Suppose yourselves in some stately palace, amid marbles and bronzes, statues and
pictures, and all that cunning brain and cunning hand, when wedded to the high ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxxvi useless sacrifice.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait.

2. (adv.) Majestically; loftily.

Thesaurus

Stately (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic;
grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. ...STATELY. ...
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March (41 Occurrences)
... side. 4. (vi) To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave,
deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily. 5 ...
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Sweep (34 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a
stately or proud fashion. 5. (vi) To strike with a long stroke. ...
/s/sweep.htm - 19k

Zoology
... There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately
in going: The lion, which is might, lest among beasts, And turneth not ...
/z/zoology.htm - 18k

Stated (9 Occurrences)

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Noble (61 Occurrences)
... or action; a noble heart. 2. (superl.) Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid;
as, a noble edifice. 3. (superl.) of exalted rank; of ...
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Oaks (14 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Zechariah 11:2 Wail, fir tree, for
the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. ...
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Jupiter (3 Occurrences)
... Barnabas was identified with this god by the Lycaonians (Acts 14:12), because he
was of stately and commanding presence, as they supposed Jupiter to be. ...
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Lofty (44 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language,
etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty. Int. ...
/l/lofty.htm - 20k

Lystra (6 Occurrences)
... took him for Mercury, because he was the "chief speaker," and his companion Barnabas
for Jupiter, probably in consequence of his stately, venerable appearance ...
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Bible Concordance

Stately (11 Occurrences)

Proverbs 30:29 "There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 7:7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 2:16 And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 23:18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 33:21 But there the Lord will be with us in his glory, ... wide rivers and streams; where no boat will go with blades, and no fair ship will be sailing.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 53:2 For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
(See NAS)

Isaiah 63:1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 17:8 It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
(See JPS)

Ezekiel 17:23 in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
(See JPS NAS)

Ezekiel 23:41 and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Zechariah 11:2 Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Stately

Related Terms

March (41 Occurrences)

Sweep (34 Occurrences)

Zoology

Stated (9 Occurrences)

Noble (61 Occurrences)

Oaks (14 Occurrences)

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

Lofty (44 Occurrences)

Lystra (6 Occurrences)