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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BROW

brou: Is found in Isaiah 48:4, "thy brow brass" as the translation of metsch, meaning "to be clear," i.e. conspicuous. In Luke 4:29 "led him unto the brow of the hill" is the rendering of ophras, literally "the eyebrow," but used throughout Greek literature as any prominent point or projection of land (compare use of supercilium in Verg. Georg. i.108).

Greek

3790. ophrus -- an eyebrow
... an eyebrow. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ophrus Phonetic Spelling:
(of-roos') Short Definition: the brow, a ridge Definition: the brow, a ...
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1238. diadema -- a diadem, a crown
... diadem. 1238 -- properly, a crown: "a narrow filet encircling the brow,"
a "kingly ornament for the head" (R. Trench, 78). 1238 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4696. metsach -- brow, forehead
... 4695, 4696. metsach. 4697 . brow, forehead. Transliteration: metsach Phonetic
Spelling: (may'-tsakh) Short Definition: forehead. ... brow, forehead, impudent. ...
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5869. ayin -- an eye
... of the landscape) -- affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour,
conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight ...
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Library

A Halo Rests Upon Thy Brow,
... SECOND ADVENT III A halo rests upon Thy brow,. 8,8,8,8. A halo rests upon Thy brow,.
O Saviour of the sons of men; For Thou art crowned a Victor now;". ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/iii a halo rests upon.htm

Confirmation 369. The Cross is on Our Brow
... III. SACRAMENTS AND RITES Confirmation 369. The cross is on our brow. SM [1415]St. ...
William C. Dix, 1869. The cross is on our brow,. Redemption's awful sign: ...
/.../confirmation 369 the cross is.htm

Olive's Brow. LM Christ in Gethsemane.
... 117 Olive's Brow. ... 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow The star is dimmed that lately
shone; 'Tis midnight; in the garden, now, The suffering Savior prays alone. ...
/.../lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/117 olives brow l m christ.htm

Explanation of the Phrase: "For I Delight in the Law of God after ...
... sentence by the most just Judge: "Cursed is the ground in thy works; thorns and
thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and in the sweat of thy brow shalt thou ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xi explanation of the.htm

I am Told, to Take Another Point, that one of his Followers ...
... Why should he knit his brow and draw in and wrinkle up his nostrils, and weigh out
his hollow words, and simulate among the common crowd a sanctity which his ...
/.../32 i am told to.htm

Introduction.
... She not only cools the heated brow, cheers the drooping heart, and strews life's
pathway with flowers of peace, but she deals with man's eternal destiny. ...
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Heaven and Hell
... to toil no longer. He scarcely ever eats a mouthful of bread that is not
moistened with the sweat of his brow. Often he comes home ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/heaven and hell.htm

I Brought My Merits to the Throne,
... I said, "O Lord, Thy servant own,. And let his brow the garland wear; ... IV. I saw His
piercéd hands and side,. I saw the thorn-wounds on His brow,". ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/brownlie/hymns from the east/i brought my merits to.htm

Earth's Crown.
... Could Earth no other garland find. With which to deck his holy brow? Was he a King? ...
To feel that every thing adorns. My brow, if Jesus wore the same. ...
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The Old Earth.
... Mother EARTH is wan and pale, Her face is wrinkled sore; Her locks are blanched,
her heart is cold, Her garments stiff with gore; With furrowed brow and dim ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the old earth.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.

2. (n.) The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.

3. (n.) The forehead; as, a feverish brow.

4. (n.) The general air of the countenance.

5. (n.) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.

6. (v. t.) To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

Thesaurus

Brow (24 Occurrences)
... orbit. 2. (n.) The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the
eyebrow. 3. (n.) The forehead; as, a feverish brow. 4. (n ...
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Blush (16 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 3:3 So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain;
still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be ...
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Brazen (42 Occurrences)
... It becomes a symbol, therefore, of hardness, obstinacy, insensibility, in sin, as
"brow of brass" (Isaiah 48:4); "they are brass and iron" (Jeremiah 6:28, of ...
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Leper (34 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 But if, on his head or on his brow, where he has no hair, there
is a red and white place, it is the disease of the leper coming out on his head ...
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Disease (213 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 But if, on his head or on his brow, where he has no hair, there
is a red and white place, it is the disease of the leper coming out on his head ...
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Broughtest (17 Occurrences)

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Brown (5 Occurrences)

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Responsible (242 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:38 And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible
for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it ...
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Error (90 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:38 And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible
for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it ...
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Offerings (480 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:38 And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible
for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it ...
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Bible Concordance

Brow (24 Occurrences)

Mark 10:22 At these words his brow darkened, and he went away sad; for he was possessed of great wealth.
(WEY)

Luke 4:29 They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 14:9 And a third angel came after them, saying with a loud voice, If any man gives worship to the beast and his image, and has his mark on his brow or on his hand,
(BBE)

Revelation 17:5 And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.
(BBE)

Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
(See NIV)

Genesis 49:26 Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.
(See RSV NIV)

Exodus 13:9 And this will be for a sign to you on your hand and for a mark on your brow, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand the Lord took you out of Egypt.
(BBE)

Exodus 13:16 And this will be for a sign on your hand and for a mark on your brow: for by the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt.
(BBE)

Exodus 28:38 And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it will be on his brow at all times, so that their offerings may be pleasing to the Lord.
(BBE)

Leviticus 13:42 But if, on his head or on his brow, where he has no hair, there is a red and white place, it is the disease of the leper coming out on his head or on his brow.
(BBE)

Leviticus 13:43 Then if the priest sees that the growth of the disease has become red and white on his head or on his brow where there is no hair, like the mark in the skin of a leper;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 6:8 Let them be fixed as a sign on your hand, and marked on your brow;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 11:18 So keep these words deep in your heart and in your soul, and have them fixed on your hand for a sign and marked on your brow;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 33:16 The good things of the earth and all its wealth, the good pleasure of him who was seen in the burning tree: may they come on the head of Joseph, on the head of him who was prince among his brothers.
(See NIV)

Judges 5:26 She put out her hand to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; and she gave Sisera a blow, crushing his head, wounding and driving through his brow.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 17:49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 26:19 Then Uzziah was angry; and he had in his hand a vessel for burning perfume; and while his wrath was bitter against the priests, the mark of the leper's disease came out on his brow, before the eyes of the priests in the house of the Lord by the altar of perfumes.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 26:20 And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him.
(BBE)

Job 16:15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 48:4 Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 3:3 So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.
(BBE RSV)

Ezekiel 3:7 But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 3:8 See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 3:9 Like a diamond harder than rock I have made your brow: have no fear of them and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Brow

Related Terms

Blush (16 Occurrences)

Brazen (42 Occurrences)

Leper (34 Occurrences)

Disease (213 Occurrences)

Broughtest (17 Occurrences)

Brown (5 Occurrences)

Responsible (242 Occurrences)

Error (90 Occurrences)

Offerings (480 Occurrences)