FEEBLE KNEES
“Feeble knees” describes physical weakness, fear, grief, exhaustion, or loss of courage. Hebrews uses the image exhortationally, calling believers to strengthen themselves in faithful perseverance.
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FEEBLE-MINDED
Feeble-minded in the older biblical translation means fainthearted or weak in purpose, not intellectual disability. Believers are instructed to encourage and support such persons patiently.
FEELING
Feeling may mean touching, perceiving, understanding, experiencing pain, or sharing another’s suffering. Scripture also describes sinners who become callous and lose moral sensitivity through hardened hearts.
FEIGN
To feign is to invent, pretend, disguise, or act deceptively. Scripture condemns feigned words, false appearances, insincere obedience, and pretending to possess righteousness or madness.
Felix
Felix was a Roman procurator of Judea before whom Paul appeared. He kept Paul imprisoned for two years, hoping for money, and was succeeded by Porcius Festus.
Fellowship
Fellowship is shared relationship and participation with God and with other believers. It includes knowing God’s will, enjoying His presence, sharing worship and service, bearing one another’s burdens, and sharing spiritual and practical blessings.
FEMALE
Female is the biblical designation for the sex corresponding to male. Scripture presents women as accountable persons made by God, and the New Testament emphasizes the unity of male and female in Christ.
Fence
A fence was a wall or rough stone construction used to protect vineyards, gardens, sheepfolds, and other property. In biblical language, related terms may also describe walls or fortified defenses around cities.
Fenced cities
Fenced cities were fortified settlements protected by one or more walls, towers, parapets, and defended gates. Such cities were common in the land encountered by the Israelites and could resist attack for long periods.
Ferret
“Ferret” is the Authorized Version’s rendering of an uncertain Hebrew term in the list of unclean creeping things. Later translations commonly render it “gecko,” though “shrew-mouse” and other identifications have also been proposed.
Ferry boat
A ferry boat was a boat, raft, or similar vessel used to carry people across a river. Men of Judah provided such a means of crossing for King David.
FERVENT
Fervent means burning, earnest, intense, or wholehearted. Scripture applies it to spiritual zeal, prayer, love, and devotion that are expressed with determined energy.
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