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Man in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See ADAM; CIVILIZATION; CREATION.) Hebrew "Aadam," from a root "ruddy" or fair, a genetic term. "iysh," "man noble and brave". "Geber," "a mighty man, war-like hero", from gabar, "to be strong". "nowsh" (from 'aanash, "sick, diseased"), "wretched man": "what is "wretched man" (nowsh) that Thou shouldest be mindful of him?" (Psalm 8:4; Job 15:...

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Man in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

nat'-u-ral, nach'-u-ral (psuchikos anthropos): Man as he is by nature, contrasted with man as he becomes by grace. This phrase is exclusively Pauline. I. Biblical Meaning. The classical passage in which it occurs is 1 Cor 2:14 King James Version: "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto h...

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Man in Naves Topical Bible

-CREATED Ge 1:26,27; 2:7; 5:1,2; De 4:32; Job 4:17; 10:2,3,8,9; 31:15; 33:4; 35:10; Ps 8:5; 100:3; 119:73; 138:8; 139:14; Ec 7:29; Isa 17:7; 42:5; 43:7; 45:12; 64:8; Jer 27:5; Zec 12:1; Mal 2:10; Mr 10:6; Heb 2:7 See CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, below -CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Ge 1:26,27; 9:6; Ec 7:29; 1Co 11:7; 15:48,49; Jas 3:9 -DE...

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Man in Smiths Bible Dictionary

Four Hebrew terms are rendered "man" in the Authorized Version: 1. Adam, the name of the man created in the image of God. It appears to be derived from adam, "he or it was red or ruddy," like Edom. This was the generic term for the human race. 2. Ish, "man," as distinguished from woman, husband. 3. Geber, "a man," from gabar, "to be strong,"...

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Man in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Heb. 'Adam, used as the proper name of the first man. The name is derived from a word meaning "to be red," and thus the first man was called Adam because he was formed from the red earth. It is also the generic name of the human race (Gen. 1:26, 27; 5:2; 8:21; Deut. 8:3). Its equivalents are the Latin homo and the Greek anthropos (Ma...

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