Difference between revisions of "Leasing"
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52442" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52442" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> LEASING. </strong> A ‘leasing’ is a lie. Wyclif uses the word often. | <p> <strong> LEASING. </strong> A ‘leasing’ is a lie. Wyclif uses the word often. Thus John 8:44 ‘Whanne he spekith a lesinge, he spekitb of his owne thingis; for he is a lyiere, and fadir of it.’ The word occurs in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in Psalms 4:2; Psalms 5:6 and 2Es 14:18 . </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67379" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67379" /> == | ||
<p> The | <p> The Hebrew word is commonly translated 'lies.' Psalm 4:2; Psalm 5:6 . The word 'leasing' is from the [[Anglo-Saxon]] <i> leas </i> , 'false.' Wiclif, in John 8:44 , translated "Whanne he spekith lesynge." </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_137984" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_137984" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> (1): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lease </p> <p> (2): (a.) The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70388" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70388" /> == | ||
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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32448" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32448" /> == | ||
Psalm 4:25:6 <i> Kazabh </i> | |||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16529" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16529" /> == | ||
<p> Falsehood, | <p> Falsehood, Psalm 4:2; 5:6 . </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61352" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61352" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5716" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5716" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' lēz´ing ''''' ( כּזב , <i> ''''' kāzabh ''''' </i> "to devise," "to fabricate," hence, "to lie"; occurs but twice in the King James Version ( | <p> ''''' lēz´ing ''''' ( כּזב , <i> ''''' kāzabh ''''' </i> "to devise," "to fabricate," hence, "to lie"; occurs but twice in the King James Version ( Psalm 4:2 , the Revised Version (British and American) "falsehood"; Psalm 5:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "lies"); the Hebrew word is translated "liars" (Psalm 116:11 ); "lie" or deceive (Job 6:28 )): The idea of treachery, lying, and deceit, lies at the root of this word. Joab's conduct is a good illustration of the meaning (2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 20:8-10 ). In Psalm 5:6 David is referring to the cunning, treachery, and falsehood of his adversaries; compare 2 Samuel 13:28; 2 Samuel 15:7-9 . [[Doubtless]] David had a special person in mind as being guilty of "leasing," probably Ahithophel. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48130" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48130" /> == | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 12 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Leasing. (falsehood). This word is retained in the Authorized Version of Psalms 4:2; Psalms 5:6 from the older English versions; but the Hebrew word of which it is the rendering is elsewhere, almost uniformly, translated "lies." Psalms 40:4; Psalms 58:3 etc.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
LEASING. A ‘leasing’ is a lie. Wyclif uses the word often. Thus John 8:44 ‘Whanne he spekith a lesinge, he spekitb of his owne thingis; for he is a lyiere, and fadir of it.’ The word occurs in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in Psalms 4:2; Psalms 5:6 and 2Es 14:18 .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
The Hebrew word is commonly translated 'lies.' Psalm 4:2; Psalm 5:6 . The word 'leasing' is from the Anglo-Saxon leas , 'false.' Wiclif, in John 8:44 , translated "Whanne he spekith lesynge."
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(1): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lease
(2): (a.) The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [5]
Leasing. Psalms 4:2, A. V.," falsehood," R. V. An old English word for falsehood, lying.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [6]
Old English, "lying". Psalms 4:2; Psalms 5:6.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [7]
Psalm 4:25:6 Kazabh
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [8]
Falsehood, Psalm 4:2; 5:6 .
King James Dictionary [9]
LE'ASING, n. s as z.
Falsehood lies. Obsolete or nearly so.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [10]
lēz´ing ( כּזב , kāzabh "to devise," "to fabricate," hence, "to lie"; occurs but twice in the King James Version ( Psalm 4:2 , the Revised Version (British and American) "falsehood"; Psalm 5:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "lies"); the Hebrew word is translated "liars" (Psalm 116:11 ); "lie" or deceive (Job 6:28 )): The idea of treachery, lying, and deceit, lies at the root of this word. Joab's conduct is a good illustration of the meaning (2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 20:8-10 ). In Psalm 5:6 David is referring to the cunning, treachery, and falsehood of his adversaries; compare 2 Samuel 13:28; 2 Samuel 15:7-9 . Doubtless David had a special person in mind as being guilty of "leasing," probably Ahithophel.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [11]
(כָּזָב, kazab', Psalms 4:2; v. 6), an old English word equivalent to lying or lies, as the term is elsewhere rendered.
References
- ↑ Leasing from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Leasing from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Leasing from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Leasing from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Leasing from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
