Bible Dictionary: Margin

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.

2. (n.) Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.

3. (n.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.

4. (n.) Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.

5. (n.) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principal, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.

6. (v. t.) To furnish with a margin.

7. (v. t.) To enter in the margin of a page.

Greek

2899. kraspedon -- a border, tassel
... border, fringe, tassel. Of uncertain derivation; a margin, ie (specially), a
fringe or tassel -- border, hem. (kraspeda) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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5491. cheilos -- a lip, an edge
... lip, shore. From a form of the same as chasma; a lip (as a pouring place);
figuratively, a margin (of water) -- lip, shore. see GREEK chasma. ...
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629. apolutrosis -- a release effected by payment of ransom
... 629 ("redemption, re-purchase") emphasizes the ("safety-margin") that results
between the rescued person, and what previously enslaved them. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5892. iyr -- excitement
... 4) {aw-yar'}; from uwr a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest
sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court ...
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897. bag -- spoil
... Word Origin scribal error for baz, qv. spoil A Persian word; food -- spoil (from
the margin for baz.). see HEBREW baz. 896, 897. bag. 898 . Strong's Numbers
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5869. ayin -- an eye
... think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow),
(-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him ...
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3889. Lush -- Laish
... Word Origin the same as Layish, qv. Laish From luwsh; kneading; Lush, a place in
Palestine -- Laish (from the margin). Compare Layish. see HEBREW luwsh. ...
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4054. migrash -- a common, common land, open land
... mig-raw-shaw'}; from garash; a suburb (ie Open country whither flocks are driven
from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea ...
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4630. maarah -- army
... Word Origin see maarakah. army Feminine of ma'areh; an open spot -- army (from the
margin). see HEBREW ma'areh. 4629, 4630. maarah. 4631 . Strong's Numbers
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3328. Yitschar -- Jitschar, an Israelite
... Jitschar, an Israelite. From the same as tsachar; he will shine; Jitschar, an Israelite
-- and Zehoar (from the margin). see HEBREW tsachar. 3327, 3328. ...
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3451. yeshimah -- let death seize
... Word Origin another reading for maveth, qv. let death seize From yasham; desolation --
let death seize (from the margin). see HEBREW yasham. 3450, 3451. ...
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7738. shavah -- substance
... Word Origin see teshuah. substance A primitive root; to destroy -- X substance
(from the margin). 7737b, 7738. shavah. 7739 . Strong's Numbers.
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7991. shaliysh -- a third (part)
... an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, ie The highest) -- captain, instrument
of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin ...
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Library

The Margin of the Nile
... CHAPTER XIV THE MARGIN OF THE NILE. Meneptah having come and the old regime of
life resumed, Memphis subsided into her normal state of dignity. ...
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November 15. "Oh, Man of Desires" (Margin) (Dan. x. 11).
... NOVEMBER 15. "Oh, man of desires" (margin) (Dan. x. 11). "Oh, man of desires" (margin)
(Daniel 10:11). This was the divine character given to Daniel of old. ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /november 15 oh man of.htm

Introductory Notes.
... But the sentence is hardly grammatical. Perhaps the words printed in italics originally
formed a complete sentence by themselves, possibly on the margin. ...
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Fac-Similes
... No. (2). PLATE I. ALEXANDRINE CODEX, Century V. Jno.1:1-5. In the margin stands
the first Ammonian section (A), and under it the tenth Eusebian canon (I). No. ...
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The Majestic Voice
... In the first place, there is a passage in the book of Exodus where I would refer
you; where, in the margin, we are told that the thunder is the voice of God. ...
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The Sower.
... Having paused till the press slackened, he privately retired to the margin of the
lake, desiring probably to "rest a while;" but no sooner had he taken his ...
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Introduction.
... ' hipostasis is rendered "person" in the AV The RV 1881 has "effulgence of His glory
and very image of His substance," and in the margin "the impress of His ...
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Nature of the Renderings
... substituted was right. Where doubt existed, the text was left unchanged,
but the alternative word was placed in the margin. In regard ...
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Hebrew and Greek Text.
... The former contains the really valuable portion of the great work, viz., the variation
technically named K'ri (read), and placed in the margin of the Hebrew ...
/.../address iii hebrew and greek.htm

Christianity a Light.
... "Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring [sun rising"margin]
from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and ...
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Thesaurus

Margin (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the
margin of a river or lake. ... 6. (vt) To furnish with a margin. ...
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Perfection (30 Occurrences)
... sound or unblemished," is also used of persons and of God, His way, and law ("Noah
was a just man and perfect," the Revised Version margin "blameless" (Genesis ...
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Perfect (205 Occurrences)
... sound or unblemished," is also used of persons and of God, His way, and law ("Noah
was a just man and perfect," the Revised Version margin "blameless" (Genesis ...
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Meekness (14 Occurrences)
... The word is sometimes translated "poor" (Job 24:4, the Revised Version margin "meek";
Amos 8:4); "humble" (Psalm 9:12, 18, the Revised Version margin "meek ...
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Burden (111 Occurrences)
... Version (British and American) massa' is translated "burden," as applied to certain
prophetic utterances; but both the American Revised Version, margin and the ...
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Age (404 Occurrences)
... mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations," the English Revised
Version, "from all ages," etc., the American Revised Version, margin, of geneai ...
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Eunuch (20 Occurrences)
... in employing eunuchs (1) as guardians of the harem (2 Kings 9:32 Jeremiah 41:16),
and (2) in military and other official posts (1 Samuel 8:15 margin; 1 Kings 22 ...
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Coral (3 Occurrences)
... a fool." In Job 28:12-19, where various precious things are compared with wisdom,
English Versions of the Bible has "coral"(King James Version, margin "Ramoth ...
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Carefulness (6 Occurrences)
... the Kings James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) and the American
Standard Revised Version), but "care" (the Revised Version, margin and the ...
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Careful (130 Occurrences)
... the Kings James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) and the American
Standard Revised Version), but "care" (the Revised Version, margin and the ...
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Bible Concordance

Margin (4 Occurrences)

Exodus 25:25 And thou shalt make for it a margin of a handbreadth round about, and shalt make a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.
(DBY)

Exodus 25:27 Close to the margin shall the rings be, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.
(DBY)

Exodus 37:12 And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.
(DBY)

Exodus 37:14 Close to the margin were the rings, as receptacles of the staves to carry the table.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Margin

Related Terms

Perfection (30 Occurrences)

Perfect (205 Occurrences)

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Burden (111 Occurrences)

Age (404 Occurrences)

Eunuch (20 Occurrences)