Bible Dictionary: Beach

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Pebbles, collectively; shingle.

2. (n.) The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.

3. (v. t.) To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEACH

bech (aigialos): The part of the shore washed by the tide on which the waves dash (Matthew 13:2, 48 John 21:4 Acts 21:5; Acts 27:39, 40).

Greek

123. aigialos -- the seashore
... the seashore. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: aigialos Phonetic
Spelling: (ahee-ghee-al-os') Short Definition: sea-coast, beach Definition: sea ...
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285. ammos -- sand
... Word Origin from psammos (sand) Definition sand NASB Word Usage sand (5). sand.
Perhaps from hama; sand (as heaped on the beach) -- sand. see GREEK hama. ...
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2027. epokello -- run aground.
... run aground. From epi and okello (to urge); to drive upon the shore, ie To beach
a vessel -- run aground. see GREEK epi. (epekeilan) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7557. Raqqath -- a city in Naphtali
... Rakkath. From raqaq in its original sense of diffusing; a beach (as expanded shingle);
Rakkath, a place in Palestine -- Rakkath. see HEBREW raqaq. 7556, 7557 ...
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Library

The Beach and the Sea
... THE BEACH AND THE SEA. 'When the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore;
but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.'"John 21:4. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture st john chaps xv to xxi/the beach and the sea.htm

Letter B
... Received 1821, Located 1824 * Beach, Ancil "Received 1830 * Beach, Anson F. "Received
1833 * Beach, John B. "Received 1833 * Beach, Lyman "Received ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter b.htm

Jesus Unrecognised.
... Yonder is some One standing on the beach. ... Words were needless. Now they're walking
along the beach, Jesus and Peter in the lead but the others quite near. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/jesus unrecognised.htm

Of the Second Consideration of the Sacred, Holy Stigmata
... upon them and for his coming to visit them there, he prayed Orlando to cause a little
cell to be made for him at the foot of a beautiful beach-tree, which was ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/of the second consideration of.htm

The Advance of Xerxes into Greece.
... on the coast. There was a rocky promontory at one end of this bay and a
cape on the other, with a long beach between them. It was ...
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Appearance at Sea of Galilee.
... took nothing. But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: howbeit
the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore ...
/.../the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/xxiv appearance at sea of.htm

Among the Fishermen.
... The beautiful plain of Gennesaret spreads out from one end of the lake, and there
is a white beach of shells there, while at other points on the lake there are ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xiv among the fishermen.htm

By the Sea once More
... Here the tempest had been hushed by His word. Within sight was the beach where above
ten thousand persons had been fed from a few small loaves and fishes. ...
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After the Wreck
... on the shore in the early morning, and no doubt they were doubtful what reception
they would have from the islanders who had been attracted to the beach. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/after the wreck.htm

The First Great Group of Parables.
... kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of
every kind: 48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/liv the first great group 7.htm

Thesaurus

Beach (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as,
to beach a ship. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEACH. ...
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Gathered (384 Occurrences)
... (WEY NAS RSV). Matthew 13:2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered
into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. ...
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Shore (45 Occurrences)
... shor: (1) choph, always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach,"
"shore," "sea-shore," "coast," "sea coast" (Genesis 49:13 Deuteronomy 1:7 ...
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Sat (222 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV). Matthew 13:2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so
that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. ...
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Beacon (3 Occurrences)

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Fish (66 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:47) is likened unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of
every kind; which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat ...
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Red (124 Occurrences)
... above tide, on a level with the base of the pyramids, there is a clearly defined
recent sea beach composed of water-worn pebbles from 1 inches to 1 or 2 ft. ...
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Stood (491 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into
a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. ...
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Kneeling (12 Occurrences)
... They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the
city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed. (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV). ...
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Noticed (19 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:39 When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain
bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it. ...
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Bible Concordance

Beach (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 13:2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
(WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV)

Matthew 13:48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
(WEB WEY ASV YLT NAS)

Luke 5:2 He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets)
(WEY)

John 21:4 But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach, yet the disciples didn't know that it was Jesus.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV)

Acts 21:5 When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 27:39 When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
(WEB WEY ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 27:40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Beach

Related Terms

Gathered (384 Occurrences)

Shore (45 Occurrences)

Sat (222 Occurrences)

Beacon (3 Occurrences)

Fish (66 Occurrences)

Red (124 Occurrences)

Stood (491 Occurrences)

Kneeling (12 Occurrences)

Noticed (19 Occurrences)