Bible Dictionary: Lent

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Lend.

2. (v.) imp. & p. p. of Lend.

3. (n.) A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.

4. (a.) Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.

5. (a.) See Lento.

Strong's Hebrew

7227. rab -- much, many, great
... a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer,
often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent ...
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1347. ga'own -- redemption
... majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah -- arrogancy,
excellency(-lent), majesty, pomp, pride, proud, swelling. see HEBREW ga'ah. ...
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5383. nashah -- to lend, become a creditor
... root Definition to lend, become a creditor NASB Word Usage creditor (4), creditors
(1), exacting (1), lending (1), lent (2), loaned (1), make (1), make the ...
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Library

On Lent, I.
... Sermons. Sermon XXXIX. On Lent, I. On Lent, I. I ... II. Use Lent to vanquish
the enemy, and be thus preparing for Eastertide. Accordingly ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leo/writings of leo the great/sermon xxxix on lent i.htm

Sunday Before Lent
... Sunday Before Lent. Text: First Corinthians 13.. 1 If I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/epistle sermons vol ii/sunday before lent.htm

Fifth Sunday in Lent
... Fifth Sunday In Lent. Text: Hebrews 9, 11-15. 11 But Christ having come a
high priest of the good things to come, through the greater ...
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Third Sunday in Lent
... Third Sunday In Lent. Text: Ephesians 5, 1-9. 1 Be ye therefore imitators
of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, even as ...
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Fourth Sunday in Lent
... Fourth Sunday In Lent. Text: Galatians 4, 21-31. 21 Tell me, ye that desire
to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/luther/epistle sermons vol ii/fourth sunday in lent.htm

Second Sunday in Lent
... Second Sunday In Lent. Text: First Thessalonians 4, 1-7. 1 Finally then,
brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/luther/epistle sermons vol ii/second sunday in lent.htm

First Sunday in Lent
... First Sunday In Lent. Text: Second 1 Corinthians 6, 1-10. 1 And working
together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the ...
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Lent and Passiontide
... No. 162a LENT AND PASSIONTIDE. LENT AND PASSIONTIDE Stabat Mater (1).
Sequentia Jacopone da Todi (d.1306) Traditional Melody from ...
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Lent and Passiontide
... No. 182a LENT AND PASSIONTIDE. LENT AND PASSIONTIDE Vexilla Regis Prodeunt
(1). Vatican Graduale. 1. Vexilla Regis prodeunt: Fulget ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 182a lent and passiontide.htm

On Lent, viii.
... Sermons. Sermon XLVI. On Lent, VIII. On Lent, VIII. I. Lent must be kept not only
by avoiding bodily impurity but also by avoiding errors of thought and faith. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon xlvi on lent viii.htm

Thesaurus

Lent (9 Occurrences)
...Lent (9 Occurrences). Exodus 12:36 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight
of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. ...
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Loan (9 Occurrences)
... The Mosaic law required that when an Israelite needed to borrow, what he asked was
to be freely lent to him, and no interest was to be charged, although ...
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Borrowed (5 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 15:6 for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee;
and thou hast lent 'to' many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou ...
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Usury (17 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money,
usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: (KJV YLT). ...
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Lending (4 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That which is lent or furnished. Multi-Version Concordance ... Nehemiah 5:10
And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. ...
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Contends (6 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 15:10 Wo to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And
a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they ...
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Strives (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 15:10 Wo to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And
a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they ...
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Contention (24 Occurrences)
... earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet everyone of them
does curse me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Hosea ...
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Exact (31 Occurrences)
... labor or toil; but compare the Revised Version, margin "oppress all your laborers";
probably better with a slight change of text, "exact money lent on pledges ...
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Reviling (47 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 15:10 Wo to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And
a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they ...
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Bible Concordance

Lent (9 Occurrences)

Exodus 12:36 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
(KJV WBS)

Deuteronomy 15:2 This is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because Yahweh's release has been proclaimed.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Deuteronomy 15:6 for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent 'to' many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Deuteronomy 28:12 Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure -- the heavens -- to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou -- thou dost not borrow.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS RSV)

1 Samuel 2:20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS RSV)

Nehemiah 5:10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet everyone of them does curse me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Lent

Related Terms

Loan (9 Occurrences)

Borrowed (5 Occurrences)

Usury (17 Occurrences)

Lending (4 Occurrences)

Contends (6 Occurrences)

Strives (4 Occurrences)

Contention (24 Occurrences)

Exact (31 Occurrences)

Reviling (47 Occurrences)