Wax
Wax is mentioned chiefly as a substance that melts under heat. Scripture uses melting wax as a picture of trembling, dissolution, or the passing away of opposition before God’s presence.
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WAY, LITTLE
“A little way” translates an undefined Hebrew measure of distance. It indicates some distance or a short journey, but the exact length cannot be determined.
WAYFARING MAN
A wayfaring man is a traveler or passing stranger journeying along a road. The expression occurs in narratives and prophetic passages describing people on a journey.
WAYMARK
A waymark is a sign, guidepost, or other marker placed along a road to indicate the route. Jeremiah uses the image in calling Israel to mark the way back.
WEALTH, WEALTHY
Wealth is not presented as sinful in itself, but Scripture warns that riches can produce pride, selfishness, oppression, and false self-reliance. Wealth should be received humbly and used faithfully as God’s entrusted provision.
Wean
To wean is to bring a child to the end of nursing and early maternal care. In ancient Israel this commonly occurred at about three years of age and could be marked by a family feast.
Weapons
Weapons are instruments used for attack or defense, including swords, spears, shields, and other arms. Scripture also uses weapons figuratively for spiritual conflict and the believer’s armor.
Weasel
The weasel is listed among the unclean creeping animals in Leviticus 11:29. The Hebrew word may instead refer to a mole-rat or similar burrowing creature, so the precise identification is uncertain.
WEATHER
The Bible has no single Hebrew word corresponding exactly to “weather.” It describes clear skies, cold days, storms, heat, and changing conditions, and Jesus used weather signs to rebuke spiritual blindness.
Weaving
Weaving is the craft of interlacing warp and woof threads on a loom to make cloth. Biblical peoples produced fabrics from wool, flax, goat hair, and other fibers, including the skilled work used for the tabernacle.
Weaving, weavers
Weavers made cloth by interlacing warp and woof threads on looms. Scripture refers to their tools and products, including webs, shuttles, beams, linen, wool, and patterned fabrics.
Wedding
A wedding is the celebration and public recognition of marriage. Biblical wedding customs included feasting and rejoicing, and marriage is also used as a figure for Christ’s relationship with his people.
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