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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57896" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57896" /> == | ||
<p> A'MIABLE, a. L. amabilis from amo, to love. </p> <blockquote> 1. [[Lovely]] worth of love deserving of affection applied usually to persons. But in <span> Psalms 84:1 </span> , there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord." </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. [[Pretending]] or showing love. </blockquote> <p> [[Lay]] amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. </p> <p> But this use is not legitimate. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_776" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_776" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ā´mi''''' -'''''a''''' -'''''b´l''''' ( <span> ידיד </span> , <i> '''''yedhı̄dh''''' </i> , "beloved"): [[Applied]] to the tabernacle or tent of meeting "How amiable ("lovely" the [[Revised]] Version, margin) are thy tabernacles" ( <span> [[Psalm]] 84:1 </span> ), the plural having reference to the subdivisions and appurtenances of the sanctuary (compare <span> Psalm 68:35 </span> ). The adjective is rendered "amiable" in the sense of the [[French]] <i> amiable </i> , lovely; but the usage of the [[Hebrew]] word requires it to be understood as meaning "dear," "beloved." [[Compare]] "so amiable a prospect" (Sir T. Herbert), "They keep their churches so cleanly and amiable" (Howell, 1644). "What made the tabernacle of [[Moses]] lovely was not the outside, which was very mean, but what was within" (John Gill). [[See]] [[Tabernacle]] . </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_57896"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/amiable Amiable from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_776"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/amiable Amiable from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:14, 11 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
A'MIABLE, a. L. amabilis from amo, to love.
1. Lovely worth of love deserving of affection applied usually to persons. But in Psalms 84:1 , there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord."
2. Pretending or showing love.
Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.
But this use is not legitimate.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
ā´mi -a -b´l ( ידיד , yedhı̄dh , "beloved"): Applied to the tabernacle or tent of meeting "How amiable ("lovely" the Revised Version, margin) are thy tabernacles" ( Psalm 84:1 ), the plural having reference to the subdivisions and appurtenances of the sanctuary (compare Psalm 68:35 ). The adjective is rendered "amiable" in the sense of the French amiable , lovely; but the usage of the Hebrew word requires it to be understood as meaning "dear," "beloved." Compare "so amiable a prospect" (Sir T. Herbert), "They keep their churches so cleanly and amiable" (Howell, 1644). "What made the tabernacle of Moses lovely was not the outside, which was very mean, but what was within" (John Gill). See Tabernacle .
