(2.) Lovely. The son of Zechariah (1 Chronicles 27:21), the ruler of
Manasseh in David’s time.
(3.) Timely. The father of Ahinadab, who was one of Solomon’s
purveyors (1 Kings 4:14).
(4.) Lovely. A prophet of Judah who wrote the history of Rehoboam and
Abijah (2 Chronicles 12:15). He has been identified with Oded (2
Chronicles 15:1).
(5.) Lovely. The father of Berachiah, and grandfather of the prophet
Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1, 7). He returned from Babylon (Nehemiah 12:4).
- IDOL (1.) Hebrews aven, “nothingness;” “vanity” (Isaiah 66:3; 41:29;
Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13; Psalm 31:6; Jeremiah 8:19, etc.).
(2.) ‘Elil, “a thing of naught” (Psalm 97:7; Isaiah 19:3); a word of
contempt, used of the gods of Noph (Ezekiel 30:13).
(3.) ‘Emah, “terror,” in allusion to the hideous form of idols (Jeremiah
50:38).
(4.) Miphletzeth, “a fright;” “horror” (1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16).
(5.) Bosheth, “shame;” “shameful thing” (Jeremiah 11:13; Hos. 9:10); as
characterizing the obscenity of the worship of Baal.
(6.) Gillulim, also a word of contempt, “dung;” “refuse” (Ezekiel 16:36;
20:8; Deuteronomy 29:17, marg.).
(7.) Shikkuts, “filth;” “impurity” (Ezekiel 37:23; Nah. 3:6).
(8.) Semel, “likeness;” “a carved image” (Deuteronomy 4:16).
(9.) Tselem, “a shadow” (Daniel 3:1; 1 Samuel 6:5), as distinguished from
the “likeness,” or the exact counterpart.
(10.) Temunah, “similitude” (Deuteronomy 4:12-19). Here Moses forbids
the several forms of Gentile idolatry.
(11.) ‘Atsab, “a figure;” from the root “to fashion,” “to labour;” denoting
that idols are the result of man’s labour (Isaiah 48:5; Psalm 139:24,
“wicked way;” literally, as some translate, “way of an idol”).
(12.) Tsir, “a form;” “shape” (Isaiah 45:16).