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Greek

5474. chalkolibanon -- chalcolibanus (fine copper, bronze or brass ...
... Neuter of a compound of chalkos and libanos (in the implied mean of whiteness or
brilliancy); burnished copper, an alloy of copper (or gold) and silver having ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6713. tsachar -- reddish-gray, tawny
... 1). Whiteness. From an unused root meaning to dazzle; sheen, ie Whiteness --
white. 6712, 6713. tsachar. 6714 . Strong's Numbers.
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2361. Churam -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)
... Huram. Probably from chuwr; whiteness, ie Noble; Churam, the name of an Israelite
and two Syrians -- Huram. Compare Chiyram. see HEBREW chuwr. see HEBREW Chiyram ...
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3843. lebenah -- brick, tile
... altar of brick, tile. From laban; a brick (from the whiteness of the clay) -- (altar
of) brick, tile. see HEBREW laban. 3842, 3843. lebenah. 3844 . ...
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7894. Shisha -- father of Solomon's scribes
... Shisha. From the same as shayish; whiteness; Shisha, an Israelite -- Shisha. see
HEBREW shayish. 7893, 7894. Shisha. 7895 . Strong's Numbers.
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8405. Tebets -- a city near Shechem
... Taberah. From the same as buwts; whiteness; Tebets, a place in Palestine -- Thebez.
see HEBREW buwts. 8404, 8405. Tebets. 8406 . Strong's Numbers.
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3828. lebonah -- frankincense
... frankincense. Or lbonah {leb-o-naw'}; from laban; frankincense (from its whiteness
or perhaps that of its smoke) -- (frank-)incense. see HEBREW laban. ...
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7950. sheleg -- snow
... snowy. From shalag; snow (probably from its whiteness) -- snow(-y). see HEBREW
shalag. 7949, 7950. sheleg. 7951 . Strong's Numbers.
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7884. Shichor Libnath -- a stream in Asher
... Shihor-libnath. From the same as Shiychowr and laban; darkish whiteness;
Shichor-Libnath, a stream of Palestine -- Shihor-libnath. see HEBREW Shiychowr. ...
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7799. shushan -- probably lily (or any lily-like flower)
... Or showshan {sho-shawn'}; or shoshan {sho- shawn'}; and (feminine) showshannah
{sho-shan-naw'}; from suws; a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ...
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6714. Tsochar -- a Hittite, also two Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Zohar (4). Zohar. From the same as tsachar; whiteness; Tsochar,
the name of a Hittite and of an Israelite -- Zohar. Compare Yitschar. ...
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Library

Whether the Soul is in Each Part of the Body?
... except perhaps accidentally; and then only to those forms, which have an indifferent
relationship to a quantitative whole and its parts; as whiteness, as far ...
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Third Tractate. Problems of the Soul (1).
... is mentioned in respect of things whose members are alike, it refers to mass and
not to ideal-form [specific idea]: take for example, whiteness: the whiteness ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/third tractate problems of the.htm

Whether the Resurrection of Christ is the Cause of Our ...
... For instance, if a white man beget a white man, the whiteness of the begetter is
not the principle of active generation, and yet the whiteness of the begetter ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the resurrection of christ.htm

Sixth Tractate. Quality and Form-Idea.
... The distinction may be seen in the [constitutive] whiteness of a swan or
of ceruse and the whiteness which in a man is an accidental. ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/sixth tractate quality and form-idea.htm

Let us Now Consider the Category of Relation, to which all the ...
... On the other hand, though you suppress the term whiteness, you do not suppress some
white thing, [22] though, of course, if the particular whiteness inhere as ...
/.../boethius/the trinity is one god not three gods/v let us now consider.htm

Whether a Circumstance is an Accident of a Human Act?
... First, from being in that thing: thus, whiteness is said to be an accident
of Socrates. Secondly, because it is together with that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a circumstance is an.htm

Whether it is Necessary that Every Being be Created by God?
... For there is nothing to prevent a thing from being without that which does not
belong to its essence, as a man can be found without whiteness. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is necessary that.htm

Whether all Sorrow is Contrary to all Pleasure?
... Because, just as whiteness and blackness are contrary species of color, so pleasure
and sorrow are contrary species of the soul's passions. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether all sorrow is contrary.htm

Whether a Habit Can Diminish?
... take an accident in the abstract, it implies relation to a subject, which relation
begins in the accident and terminates in the subject: for "whiteness is that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a habit can diminish.htm

Whether Our Intellect Understands by Composition and Division?
... For the above composition of the intellect does not imply that "man" and "whiteness"
are identical, but the assertion, "the man is white," means that "the man ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether our intellect understands by.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

2. (n.) Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc.

3. (n.) Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.

4. (n.) Nakedness.

5. (n.) A flock of swans.

Thesaurus

Whiteness (1 Occurrence)
...Whiteness (1 Occurrence). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant
whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. (WEY). ...
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Libnah (18 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations
of the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 33:20, 21). ...
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Linen (111 Occurrences)
... 40:3), napkins (Luke 24:12; John 20:7), turbans (Ezek. 44:18), and lamp-wicks (Isaiah
42:3). (2.) Hebrews buts, "whiteness;" rendered "fine linen" in 1 ...
/l/linen.htm - 50k

Garments (232 Occurrences)
... (ASV YLT NAS RSV). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant
whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. ...
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Wool (34 Occurrences)
... The wool of Damascus, famous for its whiteness, was of great repute in the
Tyrian Market (Ezek. 27:18). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Dazzling (7 Occurrences)
... Dazzling (7 Occurrences). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant
whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. (WEY NIV). ...
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Poplar (4 Occurrences)
... pop'-lar (libhneh, "whiteness"; sturakinos, "storax" (Genesis 30:37), leuke, "poplar"
(Hosea 4:13) (libhneh is so similar to the Arabic libna, the storax, that ...
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Bleaching (1 Occurrence)
... Bleaching (1 Occurrence). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant
whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. (WEY). ...
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Brilliant (5 Occurrences)
... WEY). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--
such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. (WEY). ...
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Bleach (1 Occurrence)
... Bleach (1 Occurrence). Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant
whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give. ...
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Bible Concordance

Whiteness (1 Occurrence)

Mark 9:3 His garments also became dazzling with brilliant whiteness--such whiteness as no bleaching on earth could give.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Whiteness

Related Terms

Libnah (18 Occurrences)

Linen (111 Occurrences)

Garments (232 Occurrences)

Wool (34 Occurrences)

Dazzling (7 Occurrences)

Poplar (4 Occurrences)