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Nehum

(Encyclopedia) NehumNehumnēˈhəm [key], alternative name of Rehum (1.)

Lysanias

(Encyclopedia) LysaniasLysaniaslīsāˈnēəs [key], tetrarch of Abilene. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. A rock inscription mentioning his name was found on the site of ancient Abila.

Pi-beseth

(Encyclopedia) Pi-besethPi-besethpī-bēˈsĕth [key], biblical name of Bubastis.

Coelenterata

(Encyclopedia) CoelenterataCoelenteratasīlĕnˌtərāˈtə [key], another name for the phylum Cnidaria.

East Indies

(Encyclopedia) East Indies, name formerly used for the Malay Archipelago, but also more restrictively for Indonesia and more widely to include SE Asia. It once referred chiefly to India.

Hazerim

(Encyclopedia) HazerimHazerimhəzēˈrĭm, hăzˈə– [key], Hebrew word meaning villages. It is erroneously given in ancient translations as the name of a place. It occurs in the Book of Deuteronomy.

bohemium

(Encyclopedia) bohemiumbohemiumbōhēˈmēəm [key], former name of the chemical element rhenium.

Cephas

(Encyclopedia) CephasCephassēˈfəs [key], in the Gospels, Jesus' name for St. Peter. It is a transliteration of the Aramaic word for rock, and identical in meaning with “Peter” in Greek.

Zelotes

(Encyclopedia) ZelotesZeloteszēlōˈtēz [key] [Gr.,=zealot], name of St. Simon.