Bible Dictionary: Driver

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward.

2. (n.) The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the movements of a locomotive.

3. (n.) An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.

4. (n.) A part that transmits motion to another part by contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:

5. (n.) The driving wheel of a locomotive.

6. (n.) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier.

7. (n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

8. (n.) The after sail in a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker.

Greek

1396. doulagogeo -- to enslave, fig. subdue
... bring into subjection, enslave. From a presumed compound of doulos and ago; to be
a slave-driver, ie To enslave (figuratively, subdue) -- bring into subjection. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7395. rakkab -- charioteer, horseman
... Word Origin from rakab Definition charioteer, horseman NASB Word Usage driver
of his chariot (1), driver of the chariot (1), horseman (1). ...
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5065. nagas -- to press, drive, oppress, exact
... root Definition to press, drive, oppress, exact NASB Word Usage drive hard (1),
driver (1), exact (2), exacted (1), hard-pressed (2), oppressed (2), oppressor ...
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1582. Gemalli -- a Danite
... Gemalli. Probably from gamal; camel-driver; Gemalli, an Israelite -- Gemalli. see
HEBREW gamal. 1581, 1582. Gemalli. 1583 . Strong's Numbers.
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6571. parash -- a horse, steed
... horseman From parash; a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for
mounting (compare cuwc)); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), ie ...
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Library

What the Big Chest Contained
... A screw-driver"and will we need a hammer?". ... "Here's the tools," Charley said,
as he brought forth the screw-driver, hammer, and sharp knife. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm

Meanwhile Florian Varillo had not Gone to Naples. ...
... Hailing the first fiacre he saw, he told the driver to take him to Frascati. ... The
driver was surprised, as he had not thought his terms would be accepted. ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxxi meanwhile florian varillo had.htm

Jewish views on Trade, Tradesmen, and Trades' Guilds
... Abba Gurjan of Zadjan said, in name of Abba Gurja: Let not a man bring up his son
to be a donkey-driver, nor a camel-driver, nor a barber, nor a sailor, nor a ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 11 jewish views on.htm

Keep the Fire Burning While the Frost Lasts!
... along the line. Every driver knows where these water-tanks are, and he takes
care to stop in time, to get his boiler filled. If he ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xlvi keep the fire burning.htm

The Red Lamp.
... way. The driver knew what he was about, and though anxious to go on, did
not move until the red light was changed to white. Some ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xx the red lamp.htm

Chapter twelve
... "Stop!" cried Virginia, motioning to the driver who was looking around. ... I cannot
go back with you," said Virginia. The driver started the horses slowly. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twelve.htm

The Pursuit
... But as the driver tried to turn his horses into it, the animals reared and balked
and refused to enter. ... Then the driver grew afraid, and cried out: ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter ii the pursuit.htm

He Got up in the Morning as Soon as He Heard the Men Moving In...
... Before he got across Oxford Street, however, he was hailed by a man who wanted to
catch a train, and was in too great a hurry to think about the driver. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 24 he got up.htm

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
... To illustrate: A driver, holding the reins, guides team and wagon at will.
If he were content merely to hold the reins, regardless ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/fourth sunday after epiphany.htm

Bit and Bridle: How to Escape Them
... The driver of an omnibus was using his whip pretty freely upon one of his horses,
and a gentleman sitting on the box-seat observed, "You never strike the horse ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/bit and bridle how to.htm

Thesaurus

Driver (4 Occurrences)
...Driver (4 Occurrences). ... Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn your
hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am sore wounded. ...
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Driver's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Driver's (2 Occurrences). ... (See NIV). Job 39:7 He scorneth
the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. ...
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Devils (48 Occurrences)
... transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and Briggs ...
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Demons (54 Occurrences)
... transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and Briggs ...
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Weeks (17 Occurrences)
... The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Driver's Daniel, 94;, 143;,
and Dr. Pusey's Daniel the Prophet, lectionaries II, III, IV. ...
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Drivers (11 Occurrences)

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Shiloh (34 Occurrences)
... Apart from a purely fanciful passage in the Talmud (compare Driver, Gen, 413), this
application does not appear earlier than the version of Seb. ...
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Communion (8 Occurrences)
... transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and Briggs ...
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With (66342 Occurrences)
... transference to spirit is extremely unlikely and the explanation is not consistent
with primitive ideas on spirit manifestation (see Brown, Driver, and Briggs ...
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Seventy (97 Occurrences)
... The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Driver's Daniel, 94;, 143;,
and Dr. Pusey's Daniel the Prophet, lectionaries II, III, IV. ...
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Bible Concordance

Driver (4 Occurrences)

1 Kings 22:34 A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 18:33 A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am sore wounded.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Job 39:7 He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 51:21 and with thee I will break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee I will break in pieces the chariot and its driver;
(DBY NIV)

Subtopics

Driver

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Driver's (2 Occurrences)

Devils (48 Occurrences)

Demons (54 Occurrences)

Weeks (17 Occurrences)

Drivers (11 Occurrences)

Shiloh (34 Occurrences)

Communion (8 Occurrences)

With (66342 Occurrences)

Seventy (97 Occurrences)