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  2. List of shibboleths - Wikipedia

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    Punta Gorda, Florida: Locals will pronounce it / ˈ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / PUN-tə GOR-də whereas others tend to pronounce the first component as / ˌ p ʊ n t ə / PUUN-tə, more in line with its Spanish origin. Quincy, Massachusetts: The city's name is commonly pronounced by non-locals as / ˈ k w ɪ n s i / KWIN-see.

  3. Sin - Wikipedia

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    According to the classical definition of St. Augustine of Hippo sin is "a word, deed, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God." [12] [13] Thus, sin requires redemption, a metaphor alluding to atonement, in which the death of Jesus is the price that is paid to release the faithful from the bondage of sin. [14]

  4. Niqqud - Wikipedia

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    Sin dot: sin dot Israeli: śin dot: שִׂי"ן, שִׁי״ן שְׂמָאלִית, "left Shin" ś/s Niqqud, but not a vowel (except when inadequate typefaces merge the holam of the sin with the sin dot). The dot for sin is written over the left (third) branch of the letter Tiberian: Some linguistic evidence indicates that it was originally IPA .

  5. Abomination (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The term shiqquts is translated abomination by almost all translations of the Bible. The similar words, sheqets , and shâqats , are almost exclusively used to refer to unclean animals. The common but slightly different Hebrew term, tōʻēḇā , is also translated as abomination in the Authorized King James Version , and sometimes in the New ...

  6. Jewish views on sin - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible uses several words to describe sin. The standard noun for sin is ḥeṭ (verb: hata), meaning to "miss the mark" or "sin". [4] The word avon is often translated as "iniquity", i.e. a sin done out of moral failing. [5] The word pesha, or "trespass", means a sin done out of rebelliousness. [6]

  7. List of Bible dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopaedia and Scriptural Dictionary: 1922 Samuel Fallows [55] Theological Word Book of the Bible: 1951 Alan Richardson: Harper's Bible Dictionary: 1952 Madeleine S. and J. Lane Miller The New Bible Dictionary: 1962 J. D. Douglas Second Edition 1982, Third Edition 1996 Dictionary of the Bible: 1965

  8. Strong's Concordance - Wikipedia

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    The main concordance lists each word that appears in the KJV Bible in alphabetical order with each verse in which it appears listed in order of its appearance in the Bible, with a snippet of the surrounding text (including the word in italics). Appearing to the right of the scripture reference is the Strong's number.

  9. Biblical hermeneutics - Wikipedia

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    Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible.It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all forms of communication, nonverbal and verbal. [1]