Bible Dictionary: Peak

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

2. (n.) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.

3. (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.

4. (n.) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

5. (n.) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

6. (v. i.) To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

7. (v. i.) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

8. (v. i.) To pry; to peep slyly.

9. (v. t.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.

Greek

5247. huperoche -- a projection, eminence
... 5247 () is "primarily, 'a projection, eminence,' as a mountain peak, hence,
metaphorically, 'pre-eminence, superiority, excellency' " (Vine, Unger, White ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1386. gabnon -- a peak, rounded summit
... a peak, rounded summit. Transliteration: gabnon Phonetic Spelling: (gab-nohn') Short
Definition: peaks. ... From the same as gibben; a hump or peak of hills -- high. ...
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4706. Mitsar -- a mountain near Hermon
... Mizar. The same as mits'ar; Mitsar, a peak of Lebanon -- Mizar. see HEBREW
mits'ar. 4705, 4706. Mitsar. 4707 . Strong's Numbers.
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7093. qets -- end
... end NASB Word Usage after (3), after* (1), course* (1), end (52), endless* (1),
farthest (2), farthest border (1), goal (1), highest peak (1), interval* (1 ...
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8149. Shenir -- Amorite name for Mount Hermon
... Senir, Shenir. Or Sniyr {sen-eer'}; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak;
Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon -- Senir, Shenir. 8148, 8149. ...
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7161. qeren -- a horn
... An elephant's tooth (ie Ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain),
a ray (of light); figuratively, power -- X hill, horn. see HEBREW qaran. ...
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8303. Siryon -- a Sidonian name for Mount Hermon
... Sirion. And Siryon {sir-yone'}; the same as Srayah (ie Sheeted with snow); Shirjon
or Sirjon, a peak of the Lebanon -- Sirion. see HEBREW Srayah. 8302, 8303. ...
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2023. Hor -- two mountains in Palestine
... NASB Word Usage Hor (12). Hor. Another form of har; mountain; Hor, the name of a
peak in Idumaea and of one in Syria -- Hor. see HEBREW har. 2022, 2023. ...
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2307. Chadid -- a place in Benjamin
... Hadid. From chadad; a peak; Chadid, a place in Palestine -- Hadid. see HEBREW
chadad. 2306, 2307. Chadid. 2308 . Strong's Numbers.
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7865. Sion -- another name for Mount Hermon
... Word Origin from nasa Definition another name for Mount Hermon NASB Word Usage Sion
(1). Sion. From siy'; peak; Sion, the summit of Mt. Hermon -- Sion. ...
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Library

Come from Lebanon, My Spouse, Come from Lebanon, Come; Thou Shalt ...
... 8. Come from Lebanon, my Spouse, come from Lebanon, come; Thou shalt be crowned
from the top of Amana, from the peak of Shenir and Hermon, from the dens of the ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/8 come from lebanon my.htm

Wider Wooing.
... At the top of the mountain is the peak. The peak is the range at its highest reach. ...
The whole of the long mountain range and of the earth lies under the peak. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/wider wooing.htm

Chapter viii
... But if we assume that the first day of abatement brought with it the grounding of
the ark, we must assume that the highest peak of the entire vicinity is the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter viii.htm

Four Miracles
... force of a solitary verse, and again sweeping over a broad expanse, like a surveyor,
who, to map a country, stretches his triangle from mountain peak to peak. ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 4 39 5 15 5 31 5 41.htm

The Last Watch of the Night
... For lo! the crimson day has lit the hills,. The day desired so long. From peak to
peak there spreads the jasper glow,. The morning star grows dim; ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the last watch of the.htm

Going Forth
... Like such a traveller, Abram could not accurately tell how far off the shining peak
was, nor where, in the intervening gorges full of mist, the path lay; but ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/going forth.htm

The Last Smile of the Muse
... Far off, blended in one violet mass, the Alps, peak upon peak, covered with snow;
and nearer in view, sheer cliffs, jutting fastnesses, ploughed through with ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the last smile of.htm

'The Love of Thine Espousals'
... So he comes down from the stern cloud-encircled peak to that great plain
where the encampment lay, and all eyes watch his descent. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the love of thine espousals.htm

Guidance in the Way
... drives them, and like Lord Nelson at Copenhagen, will put the telescope to the blind
eye when the flag is flying at the admiral's peak, signalling 'Come out of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/guidance in the way.htm

The Soul of Prayer
... Dedication. TO. MRS. WATERHOUSE. Lomberdale Hall, in the High Peak. There is,
high among the hills, a garden with a walk -- a terraced walk. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/forsyth/the soul of prayer/title page.htm

Thesaurus

Peak (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as,
the peak, or front, of a cap. ... when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe. ...
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Ararat (4 Occurrences)
... 8:4 the ark is said to have rested "upon the mountains of Ararat," ie in the
mountainous region of Armenia, the plural showing that the mountain peak known as ...
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Lebanon (66 Occurrences)
... The average height of this range is from 6,000 to 8,000 feet; the peak of Jebel
Mukhmel is about 10,200 feet, and the Sannin about 9,000. ...
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Mountain (298 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth
or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an ...
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Pinnacle (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The topmost point; the peak of a structure or mountain; an architectural
member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a ...
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Hermon (16 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range,
reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. ...
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Mount (311 Occurrences)
... The isolated peak of Tabor rises from the elevated plain of Esdraelon, which, in
the south, is shut in by hills spreading over the greater part of Samaria. ...
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Zalmon (3 Occurrences)
... 9:48). Probably the southern peak of Gerizim, now called Jebel Sulman.
(see SALMON.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZALMON. zal ...
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Zarethan (4 Occurrences)
... the suggestion that the name means "the great (or lofty) rock," it has without
sufficient reason been supposed that it designates the conspicuous peak of Kurn ...
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Nain (1 Occurrence)
... The site commands a beautiful and extensive view across the plain to Carmel, over
the Nazareth hills, and away past Tabor to where the white peak of Hermon ...
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Bible Concordance

Peak (1 Occurrence)

Song of Songs 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; see from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the places of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Peak

Related Terms

Ararat (4 Occurrences)

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

Mountain (298 Occurrences)

Pinnacle (2 Occurrences)

Hermon (16 Occurrences)

Mount (311 Occurrences)

Zalmon (3 Occurrences)

Zarethan (4 Occurrences)

Nain (1 Occurrence)