Bible Dictionary: Brown

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (superl.) of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow.

2. (n.) A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.

3. (v. t.) To make brown or dusky.

4. (v. t.) To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour.

5. (v. t.) To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface.

6. (v. i.) To become brown.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BROWN

See COLORS.

Greek

4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... "Faith is knowing what is ; therefore, we hold faith to be the knowledge of God's
will toward us" (John Calvin, as quoted by R. McAfee Brown in ). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2345. chum -- darkened, dark brown or black
... 2344, 2345. chum. 2346 . darkened, dark brown or black. Transliteration:
chum Phonetic Spelling: (khoom) Short Definition: black. ... brown. ...
/hebrew/2345.htm - 6k

Library

Brown
... Brown. Brown, Phoebe Hinsdale, was the daughter of George Hinsdale, and
was born May 1, 1783, at Canaan, NY Being left an orphan ...
//christianbookshelf.org/nutter/hymn writers of the church/brown.htm

Robert Brown.
... BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE FATHERS OF THE REFORMATION, FOUNDERS OF SECTS, AND
OF OTHER DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN THIS VOLUME. Robert Brown. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/robert brown.htm

The Life of Mr. John Brown.
... The Life of Mr. JOHN BROWN. Mr. Brown was ordained minister at Wamphray
in Annandale. There is no certain account how long he was ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr john 11.htm

Brown. CM
... 388 Brown. CM. Secret Prayer. (776) I love to steal awhile away From ... impressive
hour, And lead to endless day! Mrs. Phoebe H. Brown, 1825. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/388 brown c m.htm

Brown. CM
... 390 Brown. CM. Mark 13:33. (784) The Savior bids thee watch and pray Through
life's momentous hour; And grants the Spirit's quickening ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/390 brown c m.htm

Brown. CM
... 389 Brown. CM. Graces Sought in Prayer. (786) Lord! teach us how to pray
aright, With reverence and with fear; Though dust and ashes ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/389 brown c m.htm

Brown. CM
... 240 Brown. CM. Approaching the Mercy-Seat. (482) Approach, my soul, the
mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/240 brown c m.htm

Index of Names.
... Phillips, x, 164, 169 BROWN, John, 342 BROWN, Phebe H., 229-232, 482 BROWN, Samuel,
232 BROWN, Theron, 188, 476, 480 BROWN, Timothy H., 229 BRUCE, Michael, 297 ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/index of names.htm

The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
... Title Page. THE STORY OF THE HYMNS AND TUNES by. THERON BROWN and HEZEKIAH
BUTTERWORTH. Multae terricolis linguae, coelestibus una. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/title page.htm

Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life
... CHRIST THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. BY THE LATE REV. JOHN BROWN, MINISTER OF
THE GOSPEL AT WAMPHRAY. WRITTEN DURING THE TIME OF HIS BANISHMENT IN HOLLAND. ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/title page.htm

Thesaurus

Brown (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To make brown or dusky. 4. (vt) To make brown by scorching slightly;
as, to brown meat or flour. 5. (vt) To give a bright ...
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Crane (2 Occurrences)
... far north as Merom. The grayish-brown cranes were the largest, and there
were also a crested, and a white crane. They nested on ...
/c/crane.htm - 12k

Weasel (1 Occurrence)
... The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter;
others are brown at all seasons. Int. ... It is brown above and white below. ...
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Pelican (5 Occurrences)
... The brown pelicans were larger than the white. ... The brown birds deposited a
creamy-white egg with a rosy flush; the white, a white egg with bluish tints. ...
/p/pelican.htm - 11k

Devils (48 Occurrences)
... The transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and ...
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Demons (54 Occurrences)
... The transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and ...
/d/demons.htm - 34k

Lambs (107 Occurrences)
... shall answer for me hereafter, when thou comest about my hire, before thy face:
all that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs ...
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Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)
... But by the side of these natives of K'sh, the artist also represents various
reddish-brown varieties; for from the beginning of historic time ...
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Myrrh (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber
color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. ...
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Muse (5 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not
to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study. ...
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Bible Concordance

Brown (5 Occurrences)

Genesis 30:33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Genesis 30:40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-streaked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Zechariah 1:8 "I had a vision in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in a ravine; and behind him there were red, brown, and white horses.
(WEB NIV)

Zechariah 6:2 In the first chariot 'are' red horses, and in the second chariot brown horses,
(YLT)

Zechariah 6:6 The brown horses that 'are' therein, are coming forth unto the land of the north; and the white have come forth unto their hinder part; and the grisled have come forth unto the land of the south;
(YLT)

Subtopics

Brown

Related Terms

Crane (2 Occurrences)

Weasel (1 Occurrence)

Pelican (5 Occurrences)

Devils (48 Occurrences)

Demons (54 Occurrences)

Lambs (107 Occurrences)

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

Myrrh (22 Occurrences)

Muse (5 Occurrences)