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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.

2. (n.) A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.

3. (n.) In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.

4. (n.) An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.

5. (n.) The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.

6. (n.) The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.

7. (n.) The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village.

8. (n.) The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.

9. (n.) A support or resource in reserve.

10. (n.) The keel and keelson of a ship.

11. (n.) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage.

12. (n.) A garment for the back; hence, clothing.

13. (a.) Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.

14. (a.) Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.

15. (a.) Moving or operating backward; as, back action.

16. (v. i.) To get upon the back of; to mount.

17. (v. i.) To place or seat upon the back.

18. (v. i.) To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.

19. (v. i.) To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.

20. (v. i.) To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

21. (v. i.) To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.

22. (v. i.) To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.

23. (v. i.) To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.

24. (v. i.) To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.

25. (v. i.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.

26. (v. i.) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog.

27. (adv.) In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.

28. (adv.) To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.

29. (adv.) To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.

30. (adv.) (Of time) In times past; ago.

31. (adv.) Away from contact; by reverse movement.

32. (adv.) In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.

33. (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.

34. (adv.) In return, repayment, or requital.

35. (adv.) In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words.

36. (adv.) In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BACK, BACK PARTS

(1) 'achar, ("back side" as in the King James Version): "He led the flock to the back of the wilderness" (Exodus 3:1), i.e. "to the pasture-lands on the other side of the desert from the Midianite encampments."

(2) 'achor, ("hinder part," "the West"): Used of God in an anthropomorphic sense ("Thou shalt see my back," Exodus 33:23) to signify "the after-glow of the Divine radiance," the faint reflection of God's essential glory. See also Isaiah 38:17 and compare 1 Kings 14:9 and Nehemiah 9:26.

(3) opisthen, ("back side"): "A book written within and on the back" (Revelation 5:1), "but the back of a book is not the same as the reverse side of a roll. John was struck, not only with the fact that the roll was sealed, but also with the amount of writing it contained" (HDB, I, 231). Compare Ezekiel 2:10.

M. O. Evans

Greek

5288. hupostello -- to draw in, let down, draw back
... to draw in, let down, draw back. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupostello
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-os-tel'-lo) Short Definition: I draw back, conceal ...
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5290. hupostrepho -- to turn back, return
... to turn back, return. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupostrepho Phonetic
Spelling: (hoop-os-tref'-o) Short Definition: I turn back, return Definition: I ...
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591. apodidomi -- to give up, give back, return, restore
... to give up, give back, return, restore. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apodidomi
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-od-eed'-o-mee) Short Definition: I give back ...
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5289. hupostole -- a letting down, a shrinking back
... a letting down, a shrinking back. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
hupostole Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-os-tol-ay') Short Definition: a shrinking ...
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377. anapipto -- to fall back
... to fall back. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anapipto Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ap-ip'-to) Short Definition: I lie down, recline, fall back upon Definition ...
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600. apokathistemi -- to restore, give back
... to restore, give back. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apokathistemi Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-ok-ath-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I restore, give back ...
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523. apaiteo -- to ask back
... to ask back. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apaiteo Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-ah'-ee-teh-o) Short Definition: I ask back, ask what is my due Definition: I ...
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3577. notos -- the back
... the back. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: notos Phonetic Spelling:
(no'-tos) Short Definition: the back of men or animals Definition: the back ...
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3694. opiso -- back, behind, after
... back, behind, after. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: opiso Phonetic Spelling:
(op-is'-o) Short Definition: behind, after Definition: behind, after; back ...
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467. antapodidomi -- to give back as an equivalent, recompense
... to give back as an equivalent, recompense. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
antapodidomi Phonetic Spelling: (an-tap-od-ee'-do-mee) Short Definition: I give ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... 7724b, 7725. shub. 7726 . to turn back, return. Transliteration: shub Phonetic
Spelling: (shoob) Short Definition: return. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4513. mana -- to withhold, hold back
... 4512, 4513. mana. 4514 . to withhold, hold back. Transliteration: mana Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-nah') Short Definition: withheld. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1458. gav -- the back
... 1457, 1458. gav. 1459 . the back. Transliteration: gav Phonetic Spelling:
(gav) Short Definition: back. Word Origin from an unused ...
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1355. gab -- back or side
... 1354, 1355. gab. 1356 . back or side. Transliteration: gab Phonetic
Spelling: (gab) Short Definition: back. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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6203. oreph -- back of the neck, neck
... 6202, 6203. oreph. 6204 . back of the neck, neck. Transliteration: oreph
Phonetic Spelling: (o-ref') Short Definition: neck. Word ...
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268. achor -- the hind side, back part
... 267, 268. achor. 269 . the hind side, back part. Transliteration: achor
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-khore') Short Definition: back. Word ...
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1354. gab -- a back
... 1353, 1354. gab. 1355 . a back. Transliteration: gab Phonetic Spelling:
(gab) Short Definition: rims. Word Origin from an unused ...
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1465. gevah -- the back
... gevah. 1466 . the back. Transliteration: gevah Phonetic Spelling: (gay-vaw') Short
Definition: back. ... of gev Definition the back NASB Word Usage back (1). body. ...
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1460. gev -- the back
... 1459, 1460. gev. 1460a . the back. Transliteration: gev Phonetic Spelling:
(gave) Short Definition: among. among, back, body From ...
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1460a. gev -- the back
... gev. 1460b . the back. Transliteration: gev Short Definition: back. Word Origin
from the same as gav Definition the back NASB Word Usage back (6). 1460, 1460a ...
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Library

At the Back of the North Wind
At the Back of the North Wind. <. At the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald. Table of Contents. Title Page. Chapter ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/at the back of the north wind/

Back to Eden.
... The Plan for Jesus' Coming Back to Eden. ... Through Israel's advancement under
the new order, every other nation is to come back to God. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/back to eden.htm

Go Back? Never!
... Go Back? Never! A Sermon (No.3478). ... ABRAHAM left his country at God's command, and
he never went back again. The proof of faith lies in perseverance. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/go back never.htm

The Cat came Back
... THE CAT CAME BACK. ... His mother explained to the man it had been their old pet. He
was very sorry, but of course that did not bring the cat back. ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/the cat came back.htm

When one at the Back of the North Wind Wanted to Know How Things ...
At the Back of the North Wind. <. ... Chapter 11 When one at the
back of the north wind wanted to know how things were� ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 11 when one at.htm

Called Back.
... CHAPTER XXII. CALLED BACK. ... "Who touched My clothes?". How the woman shrank back and
trembled when she heard that, for she was afraid she had done wrong. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxii called back.htm

Back to Pilate
... BACK TO PILATE. The sending of Jesus to Herod had not, as Pilate had hoped, finished
the case, and so the Prisoner was brought back to the imperial palace. ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter vi back to pilate.htm

Back to Memphis
... CHAPTER XXXIII BACK TO MEMPHIS. The valley in which Thebes Diospolis was
situated was wide and the overflow of the Nile did not reach ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxiii back to memphis.htm

Meditations on the Hindrances which Keep Back a Sinner from the ...
... THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. MEDITATIONS ON THE HINDRANCES WHICH KEEP BACK A SINNER
FROM THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. Those hindrances are chiefly seven:" ...
/.../bayly/the practice of piety/meditations on the hindrances which.htm

The Ascension: Back Home Again Until -- --
... III. The Great Experiences of Jesus' Life. 7. The Ascension: Back Home
Again Until"". Tarry ye"Go ye: the Jerusalem meeting ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/7 the ascension back home.htm

Thesaurus

Back (5096 Occurrences)
... from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which
corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a ...
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Back-part (1 Occurrence)
Back-part. Background, Back-part. Backs . Multi-Version Concordance
Back-part (1 Occurrence). Leviticus 13:55 And the ...
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Back-biters (1 Occurrence)
Back-biters. Backbiters, Back-biters. Backbiting . Multi-Version
Concordance Back-biters (1 Occurrence). Romans 1:30 ...
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Back-bone (1 Occurrence)
Back-bone. Backbone, Back-bone. Background . Multi-Version
Concordance Back-bone (1 Occurrence). Leviticus 3:9 And he ...
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Stagger (20 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV NAS NIV). Psalms 107:27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like
a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV) ...
/s/stagger.htm - 13k

Spring (122 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert. 4. (vi) To fly back;
as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power. ...
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Aramaeans (49 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 10:9 Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in
front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in ...
/a/aramaeans.htm - 23k

Captors (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 8:47 and they have turned 'it' back unto their heart in the land whither
they have been taken captive, and have turned back, and made supplication unto ...
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Child's (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 17:22 And the Lord gave ear to the voice of Elijah, and the child's
spirit came into him again, and he came back to life. (BBE). ...
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Sword-dance (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sword-dance (1 Occurrence). Song of Songs 6:13 Come back,
come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, so that our eyes may see you. ...
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