Dart
A dart was a pointed missile weapon, such as a light spear or arrow. Scripture also uses darts figuratively for the painful consequences of sin and for fierce temptations to evil.
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DASH
To dash means to strike or throw down violently, often with the purpose of breaking or destroying. In Psalm 91, however, it refers to accidentally striking one’s foot against a stone.
Date
A date is the fruit of the date palm, a common and valuable tree in biblical Palestine. Palm branches and their produce were associated with ordinary life and with Israel’s festivals.
Dates
Dates refers to produce from the palm tree, though the cited passage may use the word for honey or date syrup. Date palms were important fruit-bearing trees in the biblical lands.
Dathan
Dathan was a Reubenite leader who joined Korah’s rebellion against Moses and Aaron. He and Abiram were judged when the earth opened and swallowed them, their households, and their possessions.
DATHEMA
Dathema was a stronghold in Gilead where Jewish people sought refuge from hostile forces during the Maccabean struggles. Judas and Jonathan delivered them from danger.
DAUB
To daub means to cover or smear with a substance. Scripture uses the word for coating the ark with bitumen and for the deceptive whitewashing of a weak wall by false prophets.
Daughter
Daughter ordinarily means a female child, but Scripture also uses it for a granddaughter, female descendant, women or inhabitants of a place, dependent towns, branches, and those sharing a characteristic or identity.
David
David was Israel’s second king, a shepherd from Bethlehem whom God chose and anointed. He defeated Goliath, united the kingdom, established Jerusalem as his royal city, and became the ancestor of the promised Messiah.
David, City of
The City of David refers either to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, which David captured and made his royal residence, or to Bethlehem, David’s birthplace and early home.
DAVID, ROOT OF
The Root of David is a title applied to Jesus Christ in Revelation. It identifies Him as the promised descendant and royal heir of David, while also emphasizing His messianic authority.
Day
A day may mean daylight, a twenty-four-hour period, an age, a season, or a divinely appointed time. Biblical reckoning commonly began the day at sunset, while daylight was divided into hours from sunrise to sunset.
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