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.
BATANAEA
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
Batanaea was the Greek-era name for Bashan, the region east of the Jordan.
Bath
Measures & Money - Old Testament
A bath was an ancient Hebrew measure of liquid, approximately eight to nine gallons. It was used for measuring wine, oil, and water, and equaled one-tenth of a homer.
BATH KOL
Angels & Spiritual Beings - Both
Bath Kol, meaning “daughter of the voice,” was a later Jewish expression for an audible voice from heaven understood as divine communication. The New Testament records several instances of a voice from heaven, including at Jesus’ baptism and transfiguration.
Bath-rabbim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Bath-rabbim, meaning “daughter of many,” was a gate of Heshbon near pools of water. It is mentioned in the poetic description of the beloved in the Song of Solomon.
Bath-sheba
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bath-sheba was the wife of Uriah and later of David. After David’s sin and Uriah’s death, she became the mother of Solomon and played an important role in securing his succession.
Bath, Bathing
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Bathing was used for ordinary cleanliness and was prescribed in various cases of ritual impurity. Priests and others were required to wash before particular religious duties or after defilement.
Bathrabbim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Bathrabbim was a gate of the ancient city of Heshbon, near pools of water, mentioned in the Song of Solomon.
Baths
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Baths were frequently used among the Hebrews for cleanliness and ritual purification. Priests, including the high priest, bathed on particular occasions connected with sanctuary service.
Bathsheba, Or Bathsheba
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bathsheba, also called Bath-shua, was the wife of Uriah and later David, and the mother of Solomon. She intervened when Adonijah sought to take the throne instead of Solomon.
Bathshua
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bathshua is a name used in Scripture for two women: Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, and Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel and wife of David.
Battering-ram
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A battering-ram was a military engine consisting of a heavy beam, often shaped or capped like a ram’s head, used to break through the walls of a besieged city.
Batteringram
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A batteringram was a large suspended beam driven against a fortified wall to make a breach. Besiegers commonly brought such engines up an earthen ramp or siege mound.
Battle-axe
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A battle-axe was a heavy war-club or mallet. Jeremiah used the image metaphorically of God’s instrument for breaking and judging the nations.
Battle-bow
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A battle-bow was a powerful bow used in warfare. Prophetic passages also use it symbolically for military strength and announce its removal in the peace of the coming king.
Battleaxe
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
Battleaxe means a heavy war-club or maul. In Jeremiah’s prophecy, the term is applied figuratively to God’s appointed instrument of judgment.
Battlement
Government & Society - Old Testament
A battlement was a low parapet built around a flat roof to prevent falls. Israelite law required such protection on houses, and the word can also describe a city-wall defense.
Bavai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bavai was a son of Henadad and a leader from the district of Keilah who helped in the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall under Nehemiah.
BAVVAI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bavvai was a Levite and ruler of half the district of Keilah who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall after the return from Babylon. He may have been related to, or identical with, Binnui.
Bay
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Bay can describe an inlet or extremity of a body of water, including parts of the Dead Sea. In Zechariah, a related word describes vigorous or spirited horses.
Bay tree
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
“Bay tree” is the traditional rendering of a word meaning a native or indigenous tree. The passage pictures the wicked flourishing like a green tree in its native soil.
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