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| Padanaram | Where Bethuel and Laban lived. |
| paddle | A pin, or nail. |
| pagan | Heathen, especially one who worshipped the gods of ancient Greece and Rome. |
| Palestine | "Land of sojourners", land of the Philistines, the Greek and Roman name for Canaan. |
| Palm Sunday | The Sunday before Easter when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem. |
| palmerworm | A caterpillar that is very destructive to fruit trees. |
| palsy | Paralysis, sometimes with shaking tremors. |
| Pamphylia | A district 80 mile long and 20 miles wide on the southern coast of Asia Minor. |
| Paphos | A city on the island of Cyprus. |
| paps | Breast. |
| parable | "Comparison", story that teaches a lesson by comparing two things. |
| Paradise | A place where the souls of the righteous await judgment after death. |
| paramour | A married man's mistress or a married woman's lover. |
| Paran | A wilderness where Ishmael lived, and later where Israel journeyed upon leaving the wilderness of Sinai. |
| pare | Trim. |
| partaker | One who takes or receives something. |
| parted | Divided. |
| Parthia | A district of Iran, SE of the Caspian Sea. |
| Parthians | Inhabitants of Parthia, a formidable cavalry and bowmen force. |
| partition | That which divides or separates. |
| passion | Suffering. |
| Passover feast | The feast that the Jews celebrate to commemorate the passing over of the death angel during the Egyptian plagues. |
| pastor | Leader of a congregation, shepherd. |
| Patara | A seaport on the S coast of Lycia, where Paul changed ships. |
| Pathros | One of the places where the remnant of the Jews was displaced by Babylon. |
| patience | The ability to put up with pain, troubles, difficulties, hardship, etc without complaint or ill temper. |
| patient | Able to put up with pain, troubles, difficulties, hardship, etc without complaint or ill temper. |
| Patmos | The island where John received his Revelation. |
| patriarch | The father or head of a family or tribe (like Abraham). |
| patrimony | Property or money that one has inherited. |
| Paul | "Little", the Roman name for Saul, an Apostle, a great missionary. |
| Pavement | Probably a mosaic pavement, the spot where judgement was given. |
| pe | The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| peace offering | The giving of thanks, the paying of a vow or a voluntary or freewill offering. |
| peaceoffering | The giving of thanks, the paying of a vow or a voluntary or freewill offering. |
| peculiar | Belonging to a particular person. |
| pedigree | The family tree, the ancestry. |
| Pekah | "Open eyed", son of Remaliah and 18th King of Israel. |
| Pekahiah | "Jehovah opens eyes", son of Menahem and 17th King of Israel. |
| Peleg | Son of Eber, lived 239 years. |
| pence | Penny, a day's wages. |
| Peniel | "Facing God". |
| Peninnah | One of Elkanah's wives. |
| penitence | Being penitent. |
| penitent | Feeling or showing sorrow for having sinned or done wrong. |
| penny | The amount of money for one days' wages, by weight about 1/90 of a Greek pound, or about $.18. |
| pennyworth | The value of one day's wages. |
| Pentateuch | The first five books of the old testament. |
| Pentecost | 1. "50th day", a Jewish holiday celebrating the summer harvest 50 days after passover. 2. The day that the gift of the Holy Ghost was given to the early church. |
| Penuel | "Facing God", place where Jacob wrestled with God. |
| penury | Poverty, lack. |
| Peor | Baal Peor, a false god to which the Israelites worshipped and were severely punished. |
| peradventure | Perhaps, possibly. |
| perceive | Know, understand. |
| perdition | Eternal death. |
| PERES | Divided. |
| Perez | Pharez, son of Judah, grandson of Jacob, twin brother to Zarah. |
| Perga | The capital of Pamphylia, 5 miles inland, 12 miles east of Attalia. |
| Pergamos | A town of Mysia, 3rd of the 7 churches of Revelation. |
| peril | Risk of serious injury or destruction. |
| perish | Die. |
| Perizzite | One of the Canaanite nations. |
| Perizzites | "Villagers", a hill dwelling people of Canaan. |
| pernicious | Destructive, extremely injurious or deadly. |
| perpetual | Everlasting, eternal. |
| perplex | Confuse. |
| perplexity | Confusion. |
| persecute | Cause to suffer, especially for religious purposes. |
| persecution | Suffering a hardship for religious purposes. |
| Persia | Ancient Iran, an area in southern Iran, east of the Persian Gulf. |
| Persians | Inhabitants of Persia, nomadic animal cartakers originally from Southern Russian. |
| persuad | Convince. |
| pertain | Belong to, refer to. |
| perverse | Willfully doing what is wrong. |
| pervert | Influence others to do wrong. |
| pestilence | Deadly epidemic. |
| pestilent | Harmful to society in a moral way, tiresomely annoying. |
| Peter | "Rock", Andrew's brother, given the name Cephas (rock) by Jesus, an Apostle of Jesus, and his letters. |
| petition | Request. |
| Phalec | Peleg, son of Eber, lived 239 years. |
| Pharaoh | "Great house"or "Sun King", title of the King of Egypt. |
| Pharaohhophra | Fourth king of the 26th Egyptian Dynasty. |
| Pharaohnecho | Second king of the 26th Egyptian Dynasty. |
| Phares | Pharez, son of Judah, grandson of Jacob, twin brother to Zarah. |
| Pharez | Son of Judah, grandson of Jacob, twin brother to Zarah. |
| Pharisee | "The separate people", a Jewish religious group who strictly followed religious laws and customs. |
| Phebe | A servant of the church at Cenchrea. |
| Phenice | Phoenicia, or a harbor (Phoenix) on the S coast of the island of Crete. |
| Phenicia | Phoenicia, country NW of Palestine on the Mediterranean coast, around Tyre and Sidon. |
| Phichol | Chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine King of Gerar. |
| Philadelphia | A city of Asia Minor, 6th of the 7 churches of Revelation. |
| Philemon | A short letter written by Paul to a Christian at Colassae, and the owner of the slave Onesimus. |
| Philip | 1. "Lover of horses", an Apostle of Jesus Christ. 2. An evangelistic deacon. 3. The tetrarch (ruler), the brother of Herod. |
| Philippi | A city of Macedonia. |
| Philippians | A letter to the church at Philippi. |
| Philistines | One of Israel's arch enemies for many years. |
| Phinehas | "Mouth of a serpent", 1. High priest, son of Eleazar. 2. Evil son of Eli the priest. |
| Phoenicia | "Land of palm trees", country NW of Palestine on the Mediterranean coast, around Tyre and Sidon. |
| Phrygia | An inland providence of Asia Minor. |
| phylacteries | Strips of parchment (worn during prayers) with four passages of scripture attached to the forehead and left arm by leather straps. |
| piety | A devotion and reverence for God. |
| Pilate | "Spear armed", Pontius Pilate, Roman governor of Judea, who tried to wash his hands of Jesus. |
| pilgrimage | A journey made for religious reasons. |
| pillars | Vertical columns or posts used to support a structure. |
| pilled | Pealed. |
| pine away | Waste away, to gradually lose vitality. |
| pineth away | Waste away, gradually lose vitality. |
| pinnacle | The peak, the highest point. |
| piped | Played music by bagpipes or some other piped instrument. |
| Pisgah | "View", Mount Nebo, a mountain in Moab where Moses went to view the promised land and die. |
| Pisidia | A district of Asia Minor, 120 miles long and 50 miles wide, N of Pamphylia. |
| Pison | Pishon, one of the four rivers which came from the Garden of Eden, possibly a canal that linked the Tigris and Euphrates as an ancient river bed. |
| pitch | Camp, to put up the tents, or a black tar like material. |
| plagues | 1. River was turned to blood. 2. River brought forth frogs. 3. Dust was turned to lice. 4. Swarms of flies. 5. Cattle, horses, donkeys, camels, oxen, sheep died. 6. All the men and animals got boils. 7. Hail. 8. Locust. 9. Darkness over the land of Egypt. 10. Death of the firstborn son. |
| plagues | An epidemic. |
| plagues of Egypt | 10 plagues that God used to force Pharaoh to release the Israelites. |
| plaister | To cover over, or overlay. |
| platt | Twist together. |
| pledge | Security, or something used as security. |
| plough | Plow. |
| pluckt | Plucked or pulled. |
| pollute | To corrupt, to make ritually unclean. |
| polygamy | Having more than one wife. |
| polytheism | Belief in more than one god. |
| pomegranates | A red fruit about the size and shape of an apple with many seeds. |
| pomp | Ceremonial magnificence. |
| ponder | Careful, thoughtful consideration. |
| Pontius Pilate | "Armed with a spear", the Roman governor of Judea from AD26 to AD36. |
| Pontus | A province on the coastal strip of Northern Asia Minor. |
| Porcius Festus | A Roman governor of Judea, that replaced Felix in AD 59 or 60. |
| porter | A gatekeeper, or one who is employed to help carry baggage or other loads, or to run errands. |
| possession | Personal property. |
| posterity | Descendants not yet born. |
| Potentate | A powerful ruler. |
| Potiphar | An officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard that purchased Joseph as a slave. |
| pottage | A thick vegetable soup. |
| potter | One who fashions pots out of clay. |
| pound | A unit of currency, 1/60 the weight of a talent, or about $17.00. |
| poverty | The state of being very poor. |
| Praetorian Guard | A member of the bodyguard of Roman emperors. |
| Praetorium | The residence of the commander, or praetor, hence the army headquarters. |
| praise | To speak with approval or admiration, or to glofify. |
| prating | Senseless chatter, idle talking. |
| pray | Talk with God, or ask. |
| prayer | Communication with God. |
| preach | Deliver a spiritual message. |
| precept | A commandment or rule of conduct. |
| predestinate | Determine beforehand. |
| predestination | The concept that God chose or predestinated our lives and our destiny. |
| preeminence | Being superior. |
| prejudice | An unfavorable opinion of a race or religion. |
| premeditate | To think about and plan beforehand. |
| preparation | The day before the Sabbath, when preparation was made for the Sabbath. |
| presbytery | Elders of the early church. |
| presumption | Preconceived notion. |
| presumptuous | Displaying excessive self-confidence and taking liberties. |
| presumptuously | Action without regard to the proper approval, authority or information that is required. |
| pretence | Show. |
| prevail | Be victorious, dominate, to be very strong. |
| prey | Victim. |
| prick | Puncture with small holes. |
| pride | Excessive self esteem. |
| priest | "Elder", a Jewish minister. |
| priesthood | The office held by a priest. |
| prince of this world | Satan. |
| principality | The kingdom of a prince or other leader. |
| Prisca | Priscilla, a coworker of Paul. |
| Priscilla | "Ancient", banished from Rome, co-laborer with Paul. |
| privily | Privately. |
| privy | Having private knowledge. |
| proclamation | To call out, to cry aloud, especially relating to legal matters. |
| procrastination | Delaying or putting off till later. |
| prodigal | Given to reckless spending, wasteful. |
| profane | Treat with irreverence. |
| Profess | Claim. |
| progenitor | An ancestor of a person, plant or animal, or the originator of an idea. |
| prognosticator | Someone who foretell's the future from signs or symptoms. |
| prolong | Extend. |
| prophecy | A prediction of what is to come. |
| prophesied | Predicted the future. |
| prophesy | Tell the future. |
| prophet | "Speak beforehand", one who is told the future by God. |
| propitiation | Removal of guilt by atonement. |
| proselyte | "Stranger", a convert, or a stranger that wishes to become a citizen and agrees to all terms. |
| prostitute | A woman who trades sex for money. |
| prostrate | Flat on the ground. |
| proud | A high sense of self worth. |
| provender | Food for domestic animals. |
| proverb | A short wise saying. |
| Proverbs | A collection of wise sayings, to give prudence to the simple, knowledge to the young and to make wise men wiser. |
| providence | Divine care and guidance. |
| provocation | Provoke someone to anger, in particular Israel's act of provoking God by serving other God's. |
| provoke | Instigate, to cause another person to get angry or to do something. |
| prudence | Foresight that leads to the avoidance of danger or error. |
| prudent | A careful person with foresight that leads to the avoidance of danger or error. |
| Psalms | "Songs", a collection of songs of praise. |
| psaltery | An ancient stringed instrument. |
| Ptolemais | A natural harbor on the Mediterranean Sea south of Phoenicia, formerly called Accho. |
| publican | A collector of Roman taxes. |
| publish | Spread the news. |
| Publius | The chief man of the island of Malta. |
| puffed | Swollen, inflated, in such as an ego. |
| pulse | "seeds", edible seeds, vegetables that can be cooked. |
| Pur | "Lot", singular of Purim. |
| purge | Remove the undesirable elements or to clear oneself of a charge or suspicion. |
| purification | Ceremonial cleansing. |
| purify | Clense. |
| Purim | Feast of Purim, established by Mordecai to commemorate the deliverence from Haman, a day of feasting and gladness. |
| purity | Holiness, cleansing. |
| purloining | Stealing. |
| purpose | Intention. |
| purposed | Intended. |
| purse | A small container for coins, or a sum of money. |
| purtenance | The insides, inwards of a sacrificial animal. |
| Puteoli | A town on the N side of the Bay of Naples, 200 miles N of Rhegium, modern Pozzuoli, 75 miles from Rome. |
| pygarg | A kind of antelope or gazelle, or perhaps a mountain goat. |