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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_177070" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_177070" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A brisk, showy, gay man. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To play the spark, beau, or lover. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To sparkle. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) A lover; a gallant; a beau. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63259" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63259" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> SP'ARK, n. The sense is that which shoots, darts off or scatters probably allied to B. spargo. </p> 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance, which is emitted from bodies in combustion, and which either ascends with the smoke, or is darted in another direction. 2. A small shining body or transient light. We have here and there a little clear light, and some sparks of bright knowledge. 3. A small portion of any thing active. If any spark of life is yet remaining. 4. A very small portion. If you have a spark or generosity. 5. A brisk, showy, gay man. The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. 6. A lover. <p> SP'ARK, To emit particles of fire to sparkle. Not in use. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198303" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198303" /> == | ||
<p> Job 5:7 (c) When trouble comes upon the Christian, he should at once fly upward to | <p> Job 5:7 (c) When trouble comes upon the Christian, he should at once fly upward to GOD. This truth is illustrated by the type of the spark from the bonfire flying upward. </p> <p> Job 41:19 (c) Probably this is just poetical language to describe the terrible hatred and anger that exists in this case. </p> <p> Isaiah 1:31 (a) Those who make trouble and cause disturbances are represented by this type. </p> <p> Isaiah 50:11 (b) Sparks and the fire are types of the human reasonings, conclusions and theories which men use to light their path on the way to eternity. These shut out GOD and substitute their own philosophies for the Scriptures. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44079" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44079" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61461" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61461" /> == | ||
<p> (כַּידוֹד, '' | <p> (כַּידוֹד, ''Kidod,'' so called from being ''Struck Off; נַיצוֹוֹ'' , ''Nitsots,'' so called from ''Shining,'' Isaiah 1:31; שָׁבַיב, ''Shabib, Flame,'' Job 18:5; זַיקוֹת, ''Zikoth, [[Burning]] Arrows,'' Isaiah 1:11; elsewhere בֶּןאּרֶשֶׁ, '',Ben'' - ''Reshaeph,'' a ''Son Of Flame,'' Job 5:7). </p> | ||
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