SISMAI
Sismai was a Judahite descended from the daughter of Sheshan and her Egyptian servant Jarha. He appears in the genealogical records of Judah.
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SISTER
A sister is a female blood relative, half-sister, or female member of a family or clan. Scripture also uses the term figuratively for fellow believers, related kingdoms or cities, paired objects, and a beloved bride.
SITH
“Sith” is an old English word meaning afterward or since. In Ezekiel 35:6, later English translations use “since.”
Sitnah
Sitnah was the second well dug by Isaac’s servants in the valley of Gerar. The Philistine herdsmen disputed over it, and its name means strife or hostility.
Sitting
Sitting was the customary posture for work, teaching, eating, and other activities in biblical lands. Figuratively, sitting may express fellowship, poverty, trouble, authority, or glory.
Sivan
Sivan was the third month of the Jewish calendar, occurring approximately from June to July. The name came into use after the Captivity.
SKIN
Skin is the outer covering of the human body or an animal. In biblical times skins were used for clothing, tabernacle coverings, sandals, and wineskins; the word is also used figuratively for bodily suffering and narrow escape.
Skin, Coats made of
Coats made of skins were garments provided for Adam and Eve after the Fall. Animal skins were also used as coverings in the tabernacle.
SKIRT
A skirt may mean the edge, corner, hem, or loose hanging part of a garment. In some passages it refers to the lower portion of clothing, while in others the context indicates a collar or opening.
SKULL
The skull is the rounded bony structure of the head. In the New Testament, Golgotha means “place of a skull,” the place where Jesus was crucified.
Skull, The place of a
The place of a skull is another name for Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified.
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