Smyrna
Smyrna was an important city on the western coast of Asia Minor and one of the seven churches addressed in Revelation. The church there was commended amid tribulation and promised the crown of life.
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Snail
The Bible uses two different terms sometimes translated snail: one probably denotes a sand-lizard, while the other refers to a snail or slug whose trail suggested melting away.
Snare
A snare was a concealed trap or noose used to catch birds and animals. Scripture frequently uses it figuratively for temptation, sudden judgment, dangerous schemes, and the devil’s entrapment.
SNEEZE
To sneeze is to forcefully expel air through the nose. Scripture records the child’s repeated sneezing when restored to life, while a related expression describes the flashing snorts of Leviathan.
Snow
Snow falls in Palestine during winter and remains year-round on high mountains such as Lebanon and Hermon. Scripture uses its whiteness as a picture of purity, cleansing, and the brightness of divine glory.
So
So was the king of Egypt to whom Hoshea appealed for help against Assyria. His assistance did not prevent the fall of Samaria, and he is commonly identified with Shabaka of the Ethiopian dynasty.
Soap
Soap in biblical passages refers mainly to alkaline cleansing material made from plant ashes, rather than modern soap. It was used for washing and as a cleansing or refining agent.
Socho
Socho, also called Socoh or Shochoh, was the name of towns in Judah. One was near the valley of Elah, where the Philistines camped before David defeated Goliath.
SOCKET
Sockets were bases into which the boards and pillars of the wilderness tabernacle were fitted. Silver sockets supported the tabernacle boards and veil pillars, while bronze sockets supported the court pillars and entrance screen.
SODERING
Sodering is an old English spelling of soldering, the joining of metal by a soldering substance. The word occurs in the older translation of Isaiah 41:7.
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