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Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Nehemiah 8:4). (See Ezra.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An elevated place, or enclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching.

2. (n.) The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching.

3. (n.) A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.

4. (a.) of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PULPIT

pool'-pit: Nehemiah 8:4, "Ezra the scribe stood upon a mighdol of wood." Mighdol is one of the commonest words in the Old Testament and means simply a high object-here a scaffolding or platform (bema, 1 Esdras 9:42). "Tower" (so the Revised Version margin) gives an entirely wrong picture.

Strong's Hebrew

3595. kiyyor -- pot, basin
... or bored), ie A chafing-dish for coals or a caldron for cooking; hence (from similarity
of form) a washbowl; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platform ...
/hebrew/3595.htm - 6k

Library

The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent
The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent. <. The Village
Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent S. Baring-Gould. ...
/.../baring-gould/the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/

Fordington Pulpit:
... FORDINGTON PULPIT. A PREACHER'S WEEKDAY THOUGHTS, ... Let me, through this narrow
door, Climb the Pulpit's steps once more. Blessed place! ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moule/to my younger brethren/fordington pulpit .htm

The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2 and 3.
The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. . The Pulpit Of The Reformation,
Nos. 1, 2 and 3. John Knox. John Knox Table of Contents. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/knox/the pulpit of the reformation nos 1 2 and 3 /

The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern
The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern. <. The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit
in Malvern Knowles King. Transcribed from the 1866 John Snow and Co. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/

Slandering Wesley in the Pulpit
... Chapter 10. Retirement in Paddington; Wesley Slandered; Premonitions; A Dream
Slandering Wesley in the Pulpit. I had given no notice ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/slandering wesley in the pulpit.htm

Prayerlessness in the Pulpit
... VIII. PRAYERLESSNESS IN THE PULPIT. ... As far as the abiding interests of religion are
concerned, a pulpit without a closet will always be a barren thing. ...
/.../bounds/the weapon of prayer/viii prayerlessness in the pulpit.htm

The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2 and 3.
The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. . ... Title Page. The Pulpit of
the Reformation; No.1, October 30, 1834. Containing. The Last Judgment,. ...
/.../knox/the pulpit of the reformation nos 1 2 and 3 /title page.htm

The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern
The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern. <. ... Title Page. THE WESLEYAN
METHODIST PULPIT IN MALVERN. SERMONS PREACHED AT ...
/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/title page.htm

The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent
The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent. <. ... Title Page.
THE VILLAGE PULPIT A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons ...
/.../baring-gould/the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/title page.htm

This Letter was Written to Accompany the Publication of Sermon 221 ...
... This letter was written to accompany the publication of sermon 221 in the New Park
Street Pulpit series""Comfort Proclaimed.". A Pastoral Letter ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/this letter was written to.htm

Thesaurus

Pulpit (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (a.) of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator;
pulpit eloquence. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PULPIT. ...
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Supply (40 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant
place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit. ...
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Urijah (29 Occurrences)
... altar. (2.) One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra's pulpit
when he read and expounded the law (Nehemiah 8:4). (3 ...
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Pulse (3 Occurrences)

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Hebrew (37 Occurrences)
... Through the philosophical homily, which began to be used after the death
of Maimonides, Aristotle was popularized from the pulpit. ...
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Commentaries
... Not all by any means, but very many of the commentaries of Calvin were the fruit
of pulpit prelections (eg the expositions of Job, the Minor Prophets, Jeremiah ...
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Ezra (28 Occurrences)
... It is significant that the earliest mention of the pulpit occurs in the history
of Ezra's ministry (Nehemiah 8:4). He was much more of a teacher than a priest. ...
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Wooden (18 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made
for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and ...
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Tribune (18 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered;
in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a ...
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Tester (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A headpiece; a helmet. 2. (n.) A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.
3. (n.) A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts. ...
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Bible Concordance

Pulpit (1 Occurrence)

Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Subtopics

Pulpit

Pulpit: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Supply (40 Occurrences)

Urijah (29 Occurrences)

Pulse (3 Occurrences)

Hebrew (37 Occurrences)

Commentaries

Ezra (28 Occurrences)

Wooden (18 Occurrences)

Tribune (18 Occurrences)