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Chamberlain, Owen

(Encyclopedia)Chamberlain, Owen, 1920–2006, American physicist, b. San Francisco, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. He was on the faculty at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, from 1949 until his retirement i...

Carcas

(Encyclopedia)Carcas kärˈkəs [key], in the Bible, king's chamberlain. ...

Shaashgaz

(Encyclopedia)Shaashgaz shāăshˈgăz [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...

Zethar

(Encyclopedia)Zethar zēˈthər [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...

Biztha

(Encyclopedia)Biztha bĭzˈthə, bĭztäˈ [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Ahasuerus. ...

Bigtha

(Encyclopedia)Bigtha bĭgˈthə, bĭgtäˈ [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Ahasuerus. ...

Nathan-melech

(Encyclopedia)Nathan-melech nāˈthăn-mēˈlĕk [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of Josiah. ...

Chamberlain's Men

(Encyclopedia)Chamberlain's Men, Elizabethan theatrical company for which Shakespeare, a joint owner of the company, wrote his plays and served as actor. Organized in 1594, they performed at the Globe and at the Bl...

Mehuman

(Encyclopedia)Mehuman mēhyo͞oˈmən [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...

Harbona

(Encyclopedia)Harbona or Harbonah both: härbōˈnə [key], in the Bible, chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. ...
 

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