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Ship

Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H0590, H6716, G3491, H5600
Hebrew
אֳנִי · ʼŏnîy
Greek
ναῦς · naus

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ναῦς

G3491
Transliteration
naus
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

ship

Lexicon definition

ναῦς, νεώς accusative ναῦν, ἡ, [in LXX for עָנִי, אֲנִיָּה ;] a ship: Act.27:41 (elsewhere in NT always τ. πλοῖον; see M, Pro.25:1-28 f.; Bl., Gosp., 186 f.).† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

סְפִינָה

H5600
Transliteration
çᵉphîynâh
Pronunciation
sef-ee-naw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

ship.

Lexicon definition

a (sea-going) vessel (as ceiled with a deck)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָנִי

H6041
Transliteration
ʻânîy
Pronunciation
aw-nee'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
75

Glosses

afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.

Lexicon definition

depressed, in mind or circumstances

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

אֲנִיָּה

H0592
Transliteration
ʼănîyâh
Pronunciation
an-ee-yaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

lamentation, sorrow.

Lexicon definition

groaning

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Ships

Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the "ships of Chittim" (Num. 24:24). Solomon constructed a navy at Ezion-geber by the assistance of Hiram's sailors (1 Kings 9:26-28; 2 Chr. 8:18). Afterwards, Jehoshaphat sought to provide himself with a navy at the same port, but his ships appear to have been wrecked before they set sail (1 Kings 22:48, 49; 2 Chr. 20:35-37). In our Lord's time fishermen's boats on the Sea of Galilee were called "ships." Much may be learned regarding the construction of ancient merchant ships and navigation from the record in Acts 27, 28.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Ship

Indexed occurrences: 22

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Strong's Concordance

Ships

Indexed occurrences: 30

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SHIP

Nave’s Topical Bible references for SHIP.

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Bench

Deck of a Tyrian ship, described by Ezekiel (27:6) as overlaid with box-wood.

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Castor and Pollux

The "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or sculptured on the prow of the ship which Luke refers to (Acts 28:11). They were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors. They appeared in the heavens as the constellation Gemini.

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Chittim

Or Kittim, a plural form (Gen. 10:4), the name of a branch of the descendants of Javan, the "son" of Japheth. Balaam foretold (Num. 24:24) "that ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Eber." Daniel prophesied (11:30) that the ships of Chittim would come against the king of the north. It probably denotes Cyprus, whose ancient capital was called Kition by the Greeks. The references elsewhere made to Chittim (Isa. 23:1, 12; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6) are to be explained on the ground that while the name originally designated the Phoenicians only, it came latterly to be used of all the islands and various settlements on the sea-coasts which they had occupied, and then of the people who succeeded them when the Phoenician power decayed. Hence it designates generally the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean and the races that inhabit them.

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Euroclydon

South-east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Paul was wrecked on the coast of Malta (Acts 27:14; R.V., "Euraquilo," i.e., north-east wind). It is called a "tempestuous wind," i.e., as literally rendered, a "typhonic wind," or a typhoon. It is the modern Gregalia or Levanter. (Comp. Jonah 1:4.)

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Fair Havens

A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his companions sailed was detained a considerable time waiting for a favourable wind. Contrary to Paul's advice, the master of the ship determined to prosecute the voyage, as the harbour was deemed incommodious for wintering in (9-12). The result was that, after a stormy voyage, the vessel was finally wrecked on the coast of Malta (27:40-44).

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Fir

The uniform rendering in the Authorized Version (marg. R.V., "cypress") of berosh (2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Kings 5:8, 10; 6:15, 34; 9:11, etc.), a lofty tree (Isa. 55:13) growing on Lebanon (37:24). Its wood was used in making musical instruments and doors of houses, and for ceilings (2 Chr. 3:5), the decks of ships (Ezek. 27:5), floorings and spear-shafts (Nah. 2:3, R.V.). The true fir (abies) is not found in Palestine, but the pine tree, of which there are four species, is common. The precise kind of tree meant by the "green fir tree" (Hos. 14:8) is uncertain. Some regard it as the sherbin tree, a cypress resembling the cedar; others, the Aleppo or maritime pine (Pinus halepensis), which resembles the Scotch fir; while others think that the "stone-pine" (Pinus pinea) is probably meant. (See [210]PINE.)

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Main-sail

(Gr. artemon), answering to the modern "mizzen-sail," as some suppose. Others understand the "jib," near the prow, or the "fore-sail," as likely to be most useful in bringing a ship's head to the wind in the circumstances described (Acts 27:40).

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Peacock

(Heb. tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21), which in this case was probably a district on the Malabar coast of India, or in Ceylon. The word so rendered in Job 39:13 literally means wild, tumultuous crying, and properly denotes the female ostrich (q.v.).

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Rudder bands

Ancient ships had two great broad-bladed oars for rudders. These, when not in use, were lifted out of the water and bound or tied up. When required for use, these bands were unloosed and the rudders allowed to drop into the water (Acts 27:40).

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Ships

Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the "ships of Chittim" (Num. 24:24). Solomon constructed a navy at Ezion-geber by the assistance of Hiram's sailors (1 Kings 9:26-28; 2 Chr. 8:18). Afterwards, Jehoshaphat sought to provide himself with a navy at the same port, but his ships appear to have been wrecked before they set sail (1 Kings 22:48, 49; 2 Chr. 20:35-37). In our Lord's time fishermen's boats on the Sea of Galilee were called "ships." Much may be learned regarding the construction of ancient merchant ships and navigation from the record in Acts 27, 28.

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Tackling

(Isa. 33:23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship. In Acts 27:19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the "gear" (27:17), all that could be removed from the ship.

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Zior

ship of him that watches

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