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Strong's Hebrew

6310. peh -- mouth
... X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should)
say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to ...
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Library

But Galerius, not Satisfied with the Tenor of the Edict...
... Chap. XIV. But Galerius, not satisfied with the tenor of the edict� But
Galerius, not satisfied with the tenor of the edict, sought ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap xiv but galerius not.htm

The Substance of Some Discourse had Between the Clerk of the Peace ...
... The Substance of some Discourse had between the Clerk of the Peace and myself; when
he came to admonish me, according to the tenor of that Law, by which I was ...
/.../grace abounding to the chief of sinners/the substance of some discourse.htm

The Church of Notre Dame De Lorette in Paris with Its Yellow ...
... Here sometimes will sing a celebrated tenor, bulky and brazen,"pouring out from
his bull-throat such liquid devotional notes as might lift the mind of the ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xiii the church of notre.htm

Of the Absence of any Antagonism Between Matthew and Mark, or ...
... But Luke, although he mentions an incident altogether of the same tenor, is
nevertheless to be understood as really narrating only a similar miracle which was ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter lxv of the absence of.htm

Epistle Xlvi. To Felix, Bishop of Pisaurum (Pesaro).
... We wonder at your Fraternity, that, disregarding the tenor of the precept given
you by our predecessor of holy memory, you should consecrate the monastery ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xlvi to felix bishop.htm

How to Make Use of Christ for Taking the Guilt of Our Daily Out ...
... 2. And this was done according to the tenor of the covenant of redemption, wherein
the Father "caused all our sins to meet together on him," Isaiah 53:6; and ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter viii how to make.htm

Was Moses "A Literary Fiction"?
... "And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these
words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel." Exodus 34:27. ...
/.../iii was moses a literary.htm

The Reader Reminded How Much He Needs the Assistance of the Spirit ...
... 3. Reason, indeed, as well as the whole tenor of Scripture, agrees with this.*.'
The whole created world has a necessary dependence on God: from him ever, the ...
/.../chapter xv the reader reminded.htm

Elucidations.
... natured industry, because the true mode of ascertaining a writer's opinions is,
not to fix upon particular expressions, but to take the general tenor of his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/against praxeas/elucidations.htm

Hymns of Hope and Consolation.
... THE TUNE. The plain-music of William Boyd's "Pentecost," (with modulations
in the tenor), creates a new accent for the familiar lines. ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter xiv hymns of hope.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The general tendency or drift that runs through a conversation or writing; also the male voice between bass and alto; course; career.

2. (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.

3. (n.) Stamp; character; nature.

4. (n.) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.

5. (n.) The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxiliary.

6. (n.) A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it.

Thesaurus

Tenor (5 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play
it. Multi-Version Concordance Tenor (5 Occurrences). ...
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Terms (25 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 17:10 You shall do according to the tenor of the sentence which they
shall show you from that place which Yahweh shall choose; and you shall ...
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Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)
... 3:6). While, on the whole, the report of Timothy was encouraging, it also showed
that divers errors and misunderstandings regarding the tenor of Paul's ...
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Direct (58 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 17:10 and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they
declare to thee ('they' of that place which Jehovah doth choose; and thou ...
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Sentence (53 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 17:10 You shall do according to the tenor of the sentence which they
shall show you from that place which Yahweh shall choose; and you shall ...
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Tens (17 Occurrences)

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Verdict (7 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 17:11 according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach you,
and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do; you ...
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Keep (4573 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain
unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor. ...
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Uniformly (2 Occurrences)
... (adv.) In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant,
or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild. ...
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Unity (9 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor
of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a ...
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Bible Concordance

Tenor (5 Occurrences)

Genesis 43:7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 34:27 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 17:10 You shall do according to the tenor of the sentence which they shall show you from that place which Yahweh shall choose; and you shall observe to do according to all that they shall teach you:
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT)

Deuteronomy 17:11 according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show you, to the right hand, nor to the left.
(WEB ASV YLT)

Proverbs 22:6 Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Tenor

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Terms (25 Occurrences)

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)

Direct (58 Occurrences)

Sentence (53 Occurrences)

Tens (17 Occurrences)

Verdict (7 Occurrences)

Keep (4573 Occurrences)

Uniformly (2 Occurrences)