Bible Dictionary: Tumor

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm.

2. (n.) Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

TUMOR

tu'-mer, tu'-mor (`ophel): the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes this word for "emerods" in 1 Samuel 5:12; 1 Samuel 6:4 Deuteronomy 28:27 margin.

See EMERODS.

Strong's Hebrew

6076b. ophel -- a tumor
... ophel. 6077 . a tumor. Transliteration: ophel Short Definition: tumors. Word Origin
from aphal Definition a tumor NASB Word Usage tumors (6). 6076a, 6076b. ...
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6076. ophel -- a mound, hill
... emerod, fort, strong hold, tower From aphal; a tumor; also a mound, ie Fortress --
emerod, fort, strong hold, tower. see HEBREW aphal. 6075b, 6076. ...
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2914. techor -- tumors (a result of dysentery)
... emerod. From an unused root meaning to burn; a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation),
especially a tumor in the anus or pudenda (the piles) -- emerod. ...
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Library

Lives of Faith and Trust
... A SEVERE TUMOR HEALED. ... I then asked her if she would trust the Lord to remove this
tumor and restore her to health and to her missionary work. ...
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1 Cor. Iv. 6
... And mark with what literal propriety he saith, be not "puffed up:" for that which
is puffed up hath a certain tumor of spirit, from being filled with corrupt ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xii 1 cor iv.htm

The Fulton St. Prayer Meeting.
... By the help of eight physicians, and in answer to prayer, partly of this meeting,
a fearful tumor has been taken from me weighing twelve pounds, with three ...
/.../various/the wonders of prayer/the fulton st prayer meeting.htm

The Reconnoitering of Greece.
... [Footnote E: It was a tumor of the breast, which became, at length, an open ulcer,
and began to spread and enlarge in a very formidable manner.]. ...
/.../abbott/darius the great/chapter vi the reconnoitering of.htm

Of Boasting.
... nothing. 12. And now having dissected this swelling vice, and seen what
it is that feeds the tumor, the cure suggests itself. If ...
/.../allestree/the government of the tongue/section ix of boasting.htm

1 Cor. xvi. 10
... which he hath. And foment him with thy commendations as it were with warm
water, and so mitigate the tumor of his wound. Speak of ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xliv 1 cor xvi.htm

Rom. Iv. 23
... If when braced up he is altered, much more when in a state of tumor (chaunoumenos).
And how am I, one may ask, to keep from being so altered by tribulation? ...
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Another Wonderful Record of 25.
The Wonders of Prayer. <. ...
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Thesaurus

Tumor
... 2. (n.) Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence
or sublimity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TUMOR. ...
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Rising (162 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) That which rises; a tumor; a boil. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. RISING.
riz'-ing (se'eth, "a tumor," "swelling" (Leviticus 13:2, 10, etc.)). ...
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Tumors (8 Occurrences)

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Gathering (71 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation. 5. (n.) A charitable contribution;
a collection. 6. (n.) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess. ...
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Grape (20 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine. 3. (n.) A mangy tumor on
the leg of a horse. 4. (n.) Grapeshot. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Wart (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular
papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them. ...
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Wen (1 Occurrence)
... A "wen" is a non-inflamed indolent tumor, and so "wen" is about as far as possible
from the meaning of the Hebrew. Multi-Version Concordance Wen (1 Occurrence). ...
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Tumbling (1 Occurrence)

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Resolution (1 Occurrence)
... equation or problem. 7. (n.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination,
as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. 8. (n.) The passing ...
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Resolve (3 Occurrences)
... answer to, or the result of. 8. (vi) To disperse or scatter; to discuss,
as an inflammation or a tumor. 9. (vi) To let the tones ...
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Subtopics

Tumor

Tumor: A Morbid Swelling (Rv)

Related Terms

Rising (162 Occurrences)

Tumors (8 Occurrences)

Gathering (71 Occurrences)

Grape (20 Occurrences)

Wart (1 Occurrence)

Wen (1 Occurrence)

Tumbling (1 Occurrence)

Resolution (1 Occurrence)