Bible Dictionary
Bay
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.
Definition
Bay can denote an inlet or extremity of a body of water. It is used of the estuary at the mouth of the Jordan, the southern extremity of the Dead Sea, and, in another passage, of a color or quality of horses.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in descriptions of Judah’s boundaries and in Zechariah’s vision of horses. In the latter passage the underlying word means strong and describes the horses as fleet or spirited.
Historical Background
The same Hebrew word is rendered “tongue” when used of the forked mouths of the Nile.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan (Josh. 15:5; 18:19), also the southern extremity of the same sea (15:2). The same Hebrew word is rendered “tongue” in Isa. 11:15, where it is used with reference to the forked mouths of the Nile. Bay in Zech. 6:3, 7 denotes the colour of horses, but the original Hebrew means strong, and is here used rather to describe the horses as fleet or spirited.