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.
Diblath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Diblath was a place mentioned in Ezekiel’s prophecy. Its location is uncertain, and it may be another form of the name Riblah or Diblathaim.
Diblathaim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Diblathaim was a town or station in the land of Moab, mentioned in Israel’s wilderness itinerary and in Jeremiah’s prophecy against Moab. The name is associated with “two cakes.”
Dibon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dibon was chiefly a Moabite city east of the Dead Sea, also called Dibon-gad after Israel’s settlement there. Another Dibon, or Dimonah, was a town in Judah inhabited after the exile.
Dibongan
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dibongan is another form or reference for Dibon, a city associated with Moab and, in another listing, with Judah. The name is not treated as a separate biblical place in the supplied sources.
Dibri
People & Groups - Old Testament
Dibri was a Danite whose daughter Shelomith married an Egyptian. Their son was put to death for blasphemy during Israel’s wilderness journey.
DICTIONARIES
Scripture - Both
A dictionary is an arranged list of words, names, or subjects with definitions or explanatory treatments. Biblical dictionaries developed from earlier word lists, geographical works, and classified reference books.
Didrachmon
Measures & Money - New Testament
A didrachmon was a Greek silver coin equal to two drachmas. In the biblical monetary system it is associated with the half-shekel temple tax.
Didymus
People & Groups - New Testament
Didymus is the Greek word for “twin” and was the surname or designation of the apostle Thomas in John’s Gospel. It identifies the same disciple elsewhere called Thomas.
DIE
Death & Afterlife - Both
To die means to come to the end of earthly life, whether naturally, violently, or as judgment. Scripture also speaks figuratively of dying to sin and of sharing representatively in Christ’s death.
DIET
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Diet means a prescribed daily portion or allowance of food. In Scripture it refers especially to the provision given to Jehoiachin while imprisoned in Babylon.
DIG
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To dig means to excavate soil or break through a wall. Scripture mentions digging wells during military campaigns and breaking through mud or clay walls to enter houses.
Diklah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Diklah was one of the sons of Joktan. He likely represented a South Arabian tribe or region associated with palm groves.
Dilean
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dilean was a town in the lowlands, or Shephelah, of Judah. Its exact location has not been identified with certainty.
DIMINISH
Law & Covenant - Both
To diminish means to reduce, lessen, or take away from something. Scripture uses the word for decreasing or shearing away, and forbids diminishing God’s commands.
Dimnah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dimnah was a city in the territory of Zebulun assigned to the Merarite Levites. Another biblical listing gives the name as Rimmon, suggesting that Dimnah may reflect a textual variation.
Dimon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dimon was a place in Moab associated with waters or a streambed. Isaiah pronounced judgment upon it, and it may be another form of the name Dibon.
Dimonah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Dimonah was a city in southern Judah. It may have been the same place as Dibon, which was inhabited after the Babylonian exile.
Dinah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Dinah was Jacob’s daughter by Leah and the sister of Simeon and Levi. After Shechem violated her, her brothers took violent revenge against the men of Shechem, an act Jacob condemned.
Dinaites
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Dinaites were a people settled in Samaria by Assyrian authorities after the exile of the northern kingdom. Their precise identity is uncertain.
Dine
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To dine means to eat a meal. In the biblical setting, meals could be held at midday or in the evening, according to local custom and the occasion.
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