Accomplish, Accomplishment. Achievement or bringing something to a successful conclusion. Several Hebrew and Greek words are translated as “accomplish” in NKJV. In the OT, these include ‘asah “do/…

Accad [Heb. ’akkad, possibly “strengthen” or “fortress”]. A city. Accad is mentioned in Genesis 10:10 as one of the first cities of Nimrod’s kingdom along with Babel, Erech, and Calneh, all in the…

Tithe [Heb. ma‘aser , ma‘aserah , ‘asar {v.}; Grk. dekatos , apodekatoō {v.}]. A tenth of something; a tenth of produce or livestock (i.e. income) presented to God. Ancient Near East Some for…

Seal of God. The expression "the seal of God" occurs two times in Revelation (7:2; 9:4) with regard to the end-time sealing of the faithful. The word "seal" ( sphragis ) in the Bible is used a coupl…

Bellows [Heb. mappuakh ]. A device for heating a smelter. A device consisting of flexible leather bags and fitted into a framework with a tube blowing the stream of air to make the refiner’s fires …