Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Siloam
Places & Geography - Both
Siloam was a pool and watercourse near Jerusalem, supplied by a subterranean channel from the Virgin’s Fountain. Its gently flowing waters are mentioned in Isaiah, and Jesus sent a blind man there to wash and receive sight.
Siloam, Pool of
Places & Geography - New Testament
The Pool of Siloam was a reservoir southeast of Jerusalem, receiving water through a long underground channel. Jesus sent the man born blind to wash there, and he returned seeing.
Siloam, Tower of
Places & Geography - New Testament
The Tower of Siloam was a tower near Jerusalem that fell and killed eighteen people. Jesus referred to its collapse while teaching that those who suffered were not necessarily greater sinners than others.
Siloam, Tower, In
Places & Geography - New Testament
The tower in Siloam is mentioned only in Jesus’ teaching in Luke 13:4, where its fall and the death of eighteen people illustrate the need for repentance.
Silvanus
People & Groups - New Testament
Silvanus is another name for Silas, a companion and fellow worker of the apostle Paul.
Silver
Measures & Money - Both
Silver was used in Scripture for ornaments, vessels, sanctuary furnishings, images, and especially money. It also represents wealth, abundance, refinement, and the value of wisdom or God’s pure words.
Silverling
Measures & Money - Old Testament
A silverling was a piece of silver, understood in Isaiah 7:23 as a shekel or similar unit of money.
Silverlings
Measures & Money - Old Testament
Silverlings is an older translation of the Hebrew term for silver or money in Isaiah 7:23, referring to pieces of silver.
SILVERSMITH
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
A silversmith was a craftsman who worked with silver. In Acts 19:24, Demetrius was a leading member of the silversmiths’ guild at Ephesus, which made small silver shrines of Diana.
SIMALCUE
People & Groups - Old Testament
Simalcue is an older English Bible form of Imalcue, a personal name appearing in the genealogical records.
Simeon
People & Groups - Both
Simeon may refer to Jacob’s son, an aged worshiper who saw the infant Jesus, an ancestor of Joseph, or other New Testament men bearing the name. The name means hearing.
Simeon Niger
People & Groups - New Testament
Simeon Niger was a teacher and prophet in the church at Antioch, listed among its leaders when Barnabas and Saul were sent out.
Simeon, The tribe of
People & Groups - Old Testament
The tribe of Simeon descended from Jacob’s son Simeon. Its inheritance lay within or alongside Judah’s territory in southern Canaan, and the tribe gradually became small and relatively insignificant.
SIMILITUDE
Scripture - Both
Similitude means a likeness, representation, or form resembling something else. In older Bible usage it may refer to an image or likeness, and in Hosea it denotes the parabolic form in which God spoke through the prophets.
Simon
People & Groups - New Testament
Simon is a shortened form of Simeon and the name of several New Testament people, including Simon the Zealot, Simon Peter, Simon of Cyrene, Simon the sorcerer, and others.
SIMON MAGUS
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
Simon Magus was a Samaritan sorcerer who amazed the people and claimed greatness. After professing belief and being baptized, he attempted to buy the apostles’ authority to impart the Holy Spirit and was sternly rebuked by Peter.
SIMPLE
Christian Life - Both
In the Old Testament, “simple” describes a person who is open to influence and may be either teachable or easily led into folly. In the New Testament, it can mean innocent, guileless, sincere, or uncontaminated by evil.
Simri
People & Groups - Old Testament
Simri, properly Shimri, was a Merarite Levite appointed as a gatekeeper in the days of David.
Sin
Sin & Judgment - Both
Sin is rebellion against God’s law, whether by inward disposition, omission, or outward transgression. It brings guilt and pollution, and Scripture presents humanity as universally affected by sin and in need of redemption.
Sin Offering
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The sin offering was a prescribed sacrifice for atonement and cleansing under the Mosaic law. It was offered for individuals and the congregation, with special solemnity on the Day of Atonement, and pointed forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
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