Bible Dictionary: Dome

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.

2. (n.) A cupola formed on a large scale.

3. (n.) Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc.

4. (n.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form.

5. (n.) Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.

Greek

508. anogeon -- upper room.
... upper room. From ano and ge; above the ground, ie (properly) the second floor of
a building; used for a dome or a balcony on the upper story -- upper room. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

92. aguddah -- a band
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a band NASB Word Usage band (1),
bands (1), bunch (1), vaulted dome (1). bunch, burden, troop. ...
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122. adom -- red
... 121, 122. adom. 123 . red. Transliteration: adom Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-dome') Short Definition: red. Word Origin from the same ...
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7134. qardom -- an axe
... 7133b, 7134. qardom. 7135 . an axe. Transliteration: qardom Phonetic
Spelling: (kar-dome') Short Definition: axe. Word Origin of ...
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Library

Tries to Become a Politician. Fails. Last Act as a Politician. ...
... Wm. Preston remarked in a speech that in one year from that day, "the stars
and bars" would be waving from the dome of that capitol. ...
/.../chapter vii tries to become.htm

The Whispering Gallery
... If you ever go to London, one of the many buildings which will be pointed out to
you will be Saint Paul's Cathedral, which is capped by a wonderful dome. ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/the whispering gallery.htm

The Day was Near Its End. ...
... Golden dome and tower were gleaming above white walls on the turquoise blue of the
heavens. ... "'Tis like a mighty lantern hung in the dome of the sky.". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 25 the day was.htm

Travel. A Personal Experience.
... "The inner dome is 225 feet high, the outer, from the pavement to the top
of the cross, is 364 feet. The dome is 102 feet in diameter ...
/.../ix travel a personal experience.htm

The City of Benares.
... This temple is in the midst of a quadrangle, covered in with a roof; over
it are a tower, a dome, and a spire. The tower and dome ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter vii the city of.htm

Christ
... Far up in the dome of the infinite blue, the evening star swings golden, like a
slow descending lamp let down by invisible hands. The street is in half-tone. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/haldeman/christ christianity and the bible/christ.htm

Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs.
... But a purer illumination than streamed from that radiant dome, brought near in his
majesty the Eternal, and like the holy worshippers of Eden, they adored with ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/scenes in the lives of.htm

Going Home
... Each year, during Vespers on August 5th, a shower of jasmin leaves sifts down from
the high dome of a chapel in Santa Maria Maggiore, to commemorate the ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter xiv going home.htm

The Early Life of St. Joseph
... There were little towers like this on David's palace in Jerusalem, and it was
from the dome of one of these that he saw Bathsheba at her bath. ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/v the early life of.htm

Conclusion. A Summary view of the Principles and Advantages of the ...
... There is a lamp within the lofty dome Of the dim world, whose radiance clear doth
show Its awful beauty; and, through the wide gloom, Make all its obscure ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/conclusion a summary view of.htm

Thesaurus

Dome (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part
of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc. ...
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Vault (2 Occurrences)
... volt: In one passage God is said to have "founded his vault ('aghuddah) upon the
earth" (Amos 9:6). It is not quite certain whether this dome or vault refers ...
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Rock (176 Occurrences)
... The central feature of the Mosque of `Umar in Jerusalem is Qubbat-uc-Cakhrat, the
"dome of the rock." The rock or cakhrat under the dome is thought to be the ...
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Earth (10501 Occurrences)
... volt: In one passage God is said to have "founded his vault ('aghuddah) upon the
earth" (Amos 9:6). It is not quite certain whether this dome or vault refers ...
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Domestic (5 Occurrences)

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Domain (5 Occurrences)

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Weight (143 Occurrences)
... MEASURES). Hemispherical or dome-shaped stone weights have been found in
Palestine (PEFS, 1902, p. 344; 1903, p. 117; 1904, p. 209). ...
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Tomb (70 Occurrences)
... their saints. It is a rough structure of four square walls, each about 23
ft. long and 20 ft. high; the dome rising 10 ft. higher is ...
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Tent (333 Occurrences)
... tabernacle (qv). (3.) Hebrews kubbah (Numbers 25:8), a dome-like tent devoted
to the impure worship of Baal-peor. (4.) Hebrews succah ...
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Rachel's (5 Occurrences)
... their saints. It is a rough structure of four square walls, each about 23
ft. long and 20 ft. high; the dome rising 10 ft. higher is ...
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Bible Concordance

Dome (1 Occurrence)

Amos 9:6 It is he who builds his chambers in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Dome

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Vault (2 Occurrences)

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Weight (143 Occurrences)

Tomb (70 Occurrences)

Tent (333 Occurrences)

Rachel's (5 Occurrences)