Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Vagabond
Other - Both
A vagabond is a wanderer or person without a settled home. Scripture uses the term for Cain’s condition and for traveling Jewish exorcists in Ephesus.
VAIN
Sin & Judgment - Both
Vain means empty, futile, or without lasting value. To take God’s name in vain is to use His name for an empty or improper purpose rather than with reverence and truth.
Vajezatha
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vajezatha was one of Haman’s ten sons. He was killed by the Jews in Shushan during the deliverance celebrated in the book of Esther.
Vale, Valley
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A valley is a hollow or lower area between hills or ridges. Biblical valleys included narrow rocky ravines, broad plains, streambeds, and lowlands, and many were identified by names such as Hinnom, Achor, Elah, and Jehoshaphat.
VALIANT, VALIANTLY
People & Groups - Both
Valiant means courageous, strong, or mighty, especially in warfare. In Scripture it commonly describes warriors and people of notable strength or bravery.
Valley
Places & Geography - Both
A valley is a low area between hills, ranging from a narrow ravine to a broad plain or watercourse. Scripture frequently names valleys as places of settlement, battle, harvest, judgment, or blessing.
VALLEY GATE
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley Gate was a gate of Jerusalem near the Valley of Hinnom, positioned between the Tower of the Furnaces and the Dung Gate. Nehemiah used it when inspecting the city’s defenses, and it was later included in the procession around the rebuilt walls.
VALLEY OF VISION
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley of Vision is a symbolic name for Jerusalem in Isaiah. It portrays the city as the place associated with prophetic revelation, while the surrounding prophecy announces coming judgment.
VAMPIRE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
“Vampire” appears only as a marginal rendering for the horseleach in Proverbs 30:15. It refers to a bloodsucking creature and is not a reference to the later folkloric vampire.
Vaniah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vaniah was a son of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was listed among those who separated from such marriages after the return from exile. The reading and meaning of his name are uncertain.
VANITY, VANITIES
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Vanity means emptiness, futility, falsehood, or transitoriness. Scripture uses the word for worthless idols, human efforts without lasting substance, and the frailty of the created order apart from God’s purpose.
VAPOR
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Vapor is mist, steam, smoke, or moisture rising into the air. Scripture uses it in descriptions of rain and clouds and as a picture of human life, which appears briefly and then vanishes.
Vashni
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vashni is the name found in some English versions for a son of Samuel in 1 Chronicles 6:28. The text is generally understood to mean “the second,” identifying Samuel’s sons as Joel and Abijah rather than naming a son Vashni.
Vashti
People & Groups - Old Testament
Vashti was queen of Ahasuerus. She refused the king’s command to appear at his banquet and was consequently divorced and dethroned, setting the stage for Esther’s rise to queenship.
Vaticanus, Codex
Scripture - Both
Codex Vaticanus is a highly important Greek manuscript of the Scriptures, generally dated to the fourth century. It preserves substantial portions of the Septuagint and New Testament and is designated by scholars as Codex B.
VAULT
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
A vault is a hidden chamber or tomb. Isaiah’s reference may concern people sleeping in sacred tombs or vaults of idol temples in an attempt to receive revelation through dreams.
VEDAN
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Vedan is a place-name in Ezekiel’s account of Tyre’s trade. Its reading and identification are uncertain; some interpreters have connected it with a location in Arabia, but the ancient text is difficult.
VEHEMENT, VEHEMENTLY
Other - Both
Vehement means intense, forceful, or passionate. In older Bible translations it describes a powerful flame, a hot wind, earnest longing, or speech expressed with exceptional intensity.
Veil
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
A veil was a covering or wrap used as an article of dress, for modesty, ornament, or concealment. In biblical times women did not uniformly cover the face, though head coverings were associated with some public and religious settings.
Veil Of The Tabernacle And Temple
Temple & Tabernacle - Both
The veil of the tabernacle and temple separated the holy place from the Most Holy Place. The high priest passed beyond it on the Day of Atonement; the temple veil was torn when Jesus died.
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