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.
Chapiter
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
A chapiter is the ornamental capital or head of a pillar, especially in the tabernacle, temple, and royal architecture.
Chapman
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A chapman was a merchant or trader, especially one who traveled about buying and selling goods.
CHAPT
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Chapt means cracked or broken. In Jeremiah 14:4 it describes ground split open by drought; the same underlying term can also mean terrified or dismayed.
Chapter
Scripture - Both
A chapter is a traditional division of a biblical book for reading and reference. The present chapter system developed gradually and became widely established in medieval Bible editions.
Charashim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Charashim means craftsmen and names a valley associated with artisans. Its exact location is uncertain.
Charashim, The Valley Of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley of Charashim, or Valley of Craftsmen, was a place near Lydda associated with artisans. Its precise identification is uncertain.
Charchemish
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Charchemish is another spelling of Carchemish, the ancient city on the Euphrates where Babylon defeated Egypt.
Charger
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A charger was a flat dish, platter, basin, or bowl used for offerings, liquids, or food. John the Baptist’s head was presented on one.
CHARGES
Worship & Prayer - New Testament
To be at charges means to pay expenses. Paul urged believers to bear the sacrificial costs of poorer Nazirites who were completing their vows.
Chariot
Objects & Symbols - Both
A chariot was a wheeled vehicle used chiefly in warfare, though also for travel and ceremony. Scripture also uses chariots figuratively for power, divine hosts, and God’s mighty acts.
CHARITABLY
Christian Life - New Testament
Charitably, in the older wording of Romans 14:15, means in love. The expression describes acting toward another Christian with loving concern rather than causing spiritual harm.
Charity
Christian Life - New Testament
Charity in the older English Bible commonly translates the Greek word for love. It describes the selfless, patient, kind, forgiving love that gives Christian actions their true value and is called the greatest of faith, hope, and love.
CHARM
Sin & Judgment - Both
A charm is a spoken or written magical formula believed to obtain benefits or ward off evil. Scripture records such practices but presents reliance on magical powers as opposed to faithful dependence upon God.
Charmer
Angels & Spiritual Beings - Old Testament
A charmer was one who claimed to control serpents or influence people through spells, whispered formulas, knots, or enchantments. Scripture associates such practices with superstition, necromancy, and false spiritual power.
Charran
Places & Geography - New Testament
Charran is the Greek form of Haran, the place associated with Abraham and his family. Stephen referred to it when recounting Abraham’s calling and departure from Mesopotamia.
Chase
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Chase refers to pursuing animals in hunting. Hunting appears in Scripture as an ordinary occupation and as an image of pursuit or danger.
CHATTER
Other - Old Testament
To chatter means to peep, twitter, or chirp like a small bird. Isaiah uses the word to describe Hezekiah’s distressed utterance.
CHAVAH
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chavah is the Hebrew name rendered Eve. It means “life” or “life giver” and is connected with the naming of the first woman in Genesis.
Cheani
People & Groups - Old Testament
Cheani, probably a shortened form of Chenaniah, was a Levite who assisted in the solemn gathering and purification of the people under Ezra.
Chebar
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Chebar was a river or large canal in the land of the Chaldeans, beside which Ezekiel received his first recorded vision. Jewish exiles lived along its banks during the Babylonian captivity.
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