Bible Dictionary: Summit

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The top; the highest point.

2. (n.) The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.

3. (n.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.

Strong's Hebrew

534. amir -- the top, summit
... 533, 534. amir. 535 . the top, summit. Transliteration: amir Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-meer') Short Definition: bough. Word Origin ...
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6839. Tsophim -- "watchers," a field on the summit of Mount Pisgah
... Tsophim. 6840 . "watchers," a field on the summit of Mount Pisgah. Transliteration:
Tsophim Phonetic Spelling: (tso-feem') Short Definition: Zophim. ...
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1386. gabnon -- a peak, rounded summit
... 1385, 1386. gabnon. 1387 . a peak, rounded summit. Transliteration: gabnon
Phonetic Spelling: (gab-nohn') Short Definition: peaks. ...
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2872. tabbur -- highest part, center
... middle, midst. From an unused root meaning to pile up; properly, accumulated; ie
(by implication) a summit -- middle, midst. 2871, 2872. tabbur. 2873 . ...
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8149. Shenir -- Amorite name for Mount Hermon
... Senir, Shenir. Or Sniyr {sen-eer'}; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak;
Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon -- Senir, Shenir. 8148, 8149. ...
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7218. rosh -- head
... 1), leader (4), leaders (8), leading man (1), leading men (2), masters (1), released*
(1), ridge (2), rivers (1), sum (2), summit (7), themselves (1), top (51 ...
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7865. Sion -- another name for Mount Hermon
... Word Origin from nasa Definition another name for Mount Hermon NASB Word Usage Sion
(1). Sion. From siy'; peak; Sion, the summit of Mt. Hermon -- Sion. ...
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4762. Mareshah -- a place in Judah, also two Israelites
... Mareshah. Or Mareshah {mar-ay-shaw'}; formed like mar'ashah; summit; Mareshah, the
name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine -- Mareshah. ...
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Library

It is the Summit of Blasphemy to Say, that God is Freely Good.
... ARTICLE XXII (II.) It is the summit of blasphemy to say, that God is freely good.
It is the summit of blasphemy to say, that God is freely good. ANSWER. ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/article xxii ii it is.htm

Whether all the Elements Will be Cleansed by that Fire?
... iv, D, 47, A[2], Q[3]] say that the fire in question will rise to the summit of
the space containing the four elements: so that the elements would be entirely ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether all the elements will.htm

Whether those who are not Practiced in Keeping the Commandments ...
... xxii): "No one comes suddenly to the summit; but he must make a beginning of a good
life in the smallest matters, so as to accomplish great things." Now the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether those who are not.htm

The Burning of Athens.
... the cavalry."They are caught in it."Advance of the army."Cruelties and
atrocities."The sacred town of Delphi."Mount Parnassus."Summit of Parnassus ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter x the burning of.htm

Preach the Gospel
... it. That high hill of truth hath mists upon its summit. No ... it. But yet
let us paint the mist, if we cannot paint the summit. Let ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/preach the gospel.htm

What is the Divine Gloom?
... both super-God and super-good, Guardian of the Theosophy of Christian men, direct
us aright to the super-unknown and super-brilliant and highest summit of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/dionysius/mystic theology/caput i what is the.htm

Palm Branches.
... one a long circuit over the northern shoulder of Mount Olivet, down the valley which
parts it from Scopus; another, a steep footpath over the summit; the third ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macduff/memories of bethany/xviii palm branches.htm

(Written During Her Retreat Before Profession. )
... wished to take. I told him that I had only one desire, that of reaching the
summit of the Mountain of Love. Thereupon roads innumerable ...
/.../therese/story of a soul/iv written during her retreat.htm

"To My Father, and Your Father"
... agonized alone. From this mountain He was to ascend to heaven. Upon its
summit His feet will rest when He shall come again. Not as ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 87 to my father.htm

Concerning the Martyrdom of James, the Brother of the Lord, from ...
... Take thy stand, then, upon the summit [3697] of the temple, that from that elevated
spot thou mayest be clearly seen, and thy words may be plainly audible to ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/concerning the martyrdom of james.htm

Thesaurus

Summit (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The top; the highest point. 2. (n.) The highest degree; the utmost elevation;
the acme; as, the summit of human fame. ...Summit (7 Occurrences). ...
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Tabor (12 Occurrences)
... It is about 1,843 feet high. The view from the summit of it is said to be singularly
extensive and grand. This is alluded to in Psalm 89:12; Jeremiah 46:18. ...
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Assos (2 Occurrences)
... and artificial, and so steep is it that Stratoricus wrote of it: "If you wish to
hasten your death, try and climb Assos." The view from the summit is extensive ...
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Areopagus (3 Occurrences)
... It was a rocky height to the west of the Acropolis at Athens, on the south-east
summit of which the council was held which was constituted by Solon, and ...
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Hermon (16 Occurrences)
... It is about 40 miles north of the Sea of Galilee. It is called "the Hermonites"
(Psalm 42:6) because it has more than one summit. ...
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Olives (30 Occurrences)
... Taking as the northern limit the dip which is crossed by the ancient Anathoth
(`anata) road, the most northerly summit is that now crowned by the house and ...
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Lebanon (66 Occurrences)
... Thirty miles farther Northeast the summit is reached in Jebel Mukhmal, at an elevation
of 10,225 ft., with several others of nearly the same height. ...
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Mount (311 Occurrences)
... and prickly shrubs. From the broad summit a view of surpassing interest
and beauty rewards the climber's toil. Westward beyond the ...
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Zorah (10 Occurrences)
... 265, Petrie) as attacked by the Khabiri. It is the modern Sur`a, near the summit
of a lofty hill on the north side of the Wady es-Surar (Vale of Sorek). ...
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Gerizim (4 Occurrences)
... are steep and rocky on East and North; on the West the ascent is more gradual, and
here, by means of a system of terraces carried almost to the summit, it is ...
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Bible Concordance

Summit (7 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 15:32 And it came to pass, when David had come to the summit, where he worshipped God, that behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 16:1 And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Job 22:12 Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
(DBY YLT)

Song of Songs 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; see from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the places of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 22:6 For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art a Gilead unto me, the summit of Lebanon: verily I will make thee a wilderness, cities not inhabited.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 1:2 He said: "Yahweh will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither."
(See NAS)

Amos 9:3 Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Summit

Related Terms

Tabor (12 Occurrences)

Assos (2 Occurrences)

Areopagus (3 Occurrences)

Hermon (16 Occurrences)

Olives (30 Occurrences)

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

Mount (311 Occurrences)

Zorah (10 Occurrences)

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)