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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CLOSET

kloz'-et: Is the rendering in the King James Version of

(1) chuppah, and

(2) tameion, also tamieion.

Chuppah, derived from chaphah, "to cover," was probably originally the name of the tent specially set apart for the bride, and later (Joel 2:16) used for the bride's chamber. The word tameion, originally storeroom (compare Luke 12:24, the King James Version "storehouse"; the Revised Version (British and American) "storechamber"), but since for safety it was the inner rooms of the Hebrew house which were used for storage purposes, the word came to mean inner room, as in Matthew 6:6 Luke 12:3, in both the King James Version "closet" (compare Matthew 24:26, the King James Version "secret chamber"). In all cases the Revised Version (British and American) uses "inner chamber."

See also HOUSE.

David Foster Estes

Greek

5009. tameion -- an inner chamber
... Neuter Transliteration: tameion Phonetic Spelling: (tam-i'-on) Short Definition:
a secret chamber Definition: a store-chamber, secret chamber, closet; a granary ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2646. chuppah -- a canopy, chamber
... chamber, closet, defense. From chaphah; a canopy -- chamber, closet, defence. see
HEBREW chaphah. 2645, 2646. chuppah. 2647 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Closet Prayer. --Matt. vi. 6
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN LXXVIII. Closet Prayer."Matt. vi. 6. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
Closet Prayer."Matthew 6:6. O! What a privilege to kneel,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn lxxviii closet prayer matt vi.htm

I Look Upon all the Four Gospels as Thoroughly Genuine...
... If praying were but an hour in the closet, difficulties would face and hinder even
that hour, but praying is the whole life preparing for the closet. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter x i look upon.htm

Shut the Door.
... "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret." Matt.6:6. God is in secret. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/how to live a holy life/shut the door.htm

Chapter ii
... power. The energy and the soul of their work has been the closet. ... There ought
to be no adjustment of life or spirit for closet hours. The ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the possibilities of prayer/chapter ii.htm

Prayerlessness in the Pulpit
... As far as the abiding interests of religion are concerned, a pulpit without
a closet will always be a barren thing. Blessed is the ...
/.../bounds/the weapon of prayer/viii prayerlessness in the pulpit.htm

Prayer Takes in the Whole Man
... Doubt, double-mindedness, division of the affections, are all foreign to the closet
character and conduct, undefiled, made whiter than snow, are mighty ...
/.../bounds/the essentials of prayer/i prayer takes in the.htm

God's Need of Men who Pray
... men. It is greatly to be feared that much of the work of the Church is being
done by those who are perfect strangers to the closet. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the weapon of prayer/iv gods need of men.htm

Prayer Incidents in the Life of Our Lord
... In all praying, it is the man who prays. The life and the character flow
into the closet. There is a mutual action and reaction. ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/viii prayer incidents in the.htm

1 Timothy ii. 10-Aug
... But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father, which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in ...
/.../homily viii 1 timothy ii.htm

Psalm CXLII.
... For the Lord Jesus Christ bade thee pray in secret: but if thou knowest what
"thy closet" is, and cleansest it, there thou prayest to God. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxlii.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

As used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12:24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matthew 6:6; Luke 12:3).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.

2. (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc.

3. (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal.

4. (v. t.) To make into a closet for a secret interview.

Thesaurus

Closet (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. 4. (vt) To make into a closet
for a secret interview. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLOSET. ...
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Cupboard
... 1. (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes. 2. (n.) A small closet in a room,
with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet. ...
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Safe (388 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or
a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the ...
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Closest (8 Occurrences)

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Necessary (75 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A privy; a water-closet. 6. (n.) Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics,
and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station. ...
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Latrine (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital,
etc. Multi-Version Concordance Latrine (2 Occurrences). ...
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Wardrobe (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or
wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes. ...
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Relieving (1 Occurrence)
... had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber
were locked, they thought, "He is only relieving himself in the closet of the ...
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Enter (372 Occurrences)
... To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover
or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country ...
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Draught (8 Occurrences)
... draft (aphedron; Matthew 15:17 Mark 7:19): "Closet," "sink" or "privy" (Rheims),
literally, "place for sitting apart" (compare 2 Kings 10:27, "draught-house ...
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Bible Concordance

Closet (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
(KJV WBS)

Judges 3:24 When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, "He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber."
(DBY RSV)

Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Closet

Closet used As a Place for Prayer

Related Terms

Cupboard

Safe (388 Occurrences)

Closest (8 Occurrences)

Necessary (75 Occurrences)

Latrine (2 Occurrences)

Wardrobe (4 Occurrences)

Relieving (1 Occurrence)

Enter (372 Occurrences)