Darling
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Darling . Psalms 22:20 ‘Deliver my darling from the power of the dog’; Psalms 35:17 ‘rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.’ The Heb. word ( yâhîdh ) means an only son. In the Psalms it is used poetically of the psalmist’s own life, as his unique and priceless possession.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( a.) Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.
(2): ( n.) One dearly beloved; a favorite.
King James Dictionary [3]
D'ARLING, a. Dearly beloved favorite regarded with great kindness and tenderness as a darling child a darling science.
D'ARLING, n. One much beloved a favorite as, that son was the darling of his father.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
dar´ling ( יחיד , yāḥı̄dh , "only," the King James Version margin, "only one"; the American Revised Version, margin, " dear life"): Used poetically for the life or soul ( Psalm 22:20; Psalm 35:17 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
( יָחַיד , Yachid' , only, hence beloved) stands ( Psalms 22:21; Psalms 35:17) for life (as a thing not to be replaced); hence Self (like נֶפֶשׁ , soul; comp. "dear me").
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [7]
A tributary of the Murray River, in Australia, now stagnant, now flooded.
References
- ↑ Darling from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Darling from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Darling from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Darling from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Darling from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Darling from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Darling from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
