ware (war), past tense of wear: Luke 8:27.

ware (war), adj. 1. aware; conscious (of): Acts 14:6. 2: on one's guard; cautious; wary: II Tim. 4:15.

ware (war), wares; things for sale: Neh. 10:31; 13: 16,20.

wars of the Lord, book of the, a lost book that, according to some scholars, may never have existed: those who accept its existence speculate that it may have been a collection of poems commemorating the victories of Israel in battle under the leadership of Moses: Num.21:14.

washpot (wosh'pot), a washbowl: figuratively applied to Moab in contempt: Ps. 60:8, 108:9.

wast (wast), second person singular, past indicative of the verb to be: used with thou (Deut. 23:7; Job 38:4; John 1:48).

watchtower (wach'tou-ar), a fortified structure built on the wall of a city or as an added story above the gate of a walled city, from which watch is kept for enemies: Isa. 21:5, 8. Watchtowers were shelters for watchmen, built as outposts, as on hills, at crossroads, etc., of a city (II Chr. 20:24) and booths or towers for the protection of members of the family guarding a vineyard at harvest time. tower, watch tower.

water brook, a stream; brook: Ps. 42:1.

watercourse (wo'tar-kors), 1. a stream of water; river, brook, etc.: Isa. 44:4. 2. a channel for water, as a conduit: II Chr. 32:30; Job 38:25.

waterflood, (wo'tar-flud), an overflowing of water on dry land; flood: Ps. 69: 15.

water of separation, water used in the cleansing ceremony of a person who has become ceremonially unclean: the water is mixed with the ashes of the sacrifice and sprinkled on the person with a hyssop branch, symbolically removing the impurity of sin: Num. 19:9,13,20; 31:23.

waterpot (wo'tar-pot), a large jar, probably of earthenware, for carrying water in which water is kept standing for cleansing or purifying purposes: John 2:6,7; 4:28.

waterspring (wo'tar-spring), a flow of water from the ground; spring: Ps. 107 :33,35.

wave offering, an offering in which the victim, or the part of the victim, offered to God was accepted by Him and then returned to the priests: in this ceremony the worshiper holds out the sacrifice, the priest places his hands beneath those of the worshiper and moves the sacrifice toward the altar and back, thereby signifying God's acceptance and return of the offering. Ex. 29:24; Lev. 23:20; Num. 6:20.

wax (waks), v. 1. to grow gradually larger, more numerous, etc.; increase in strength, intensity, etc.: II Sam. 3:1; II Chr. 13:21; Rev. 18:3. 2. to become Lev. 25:25; Ps. 32:3.

waymark (wa'mark), a post or pillar placed at a roadside to mark the way for travelers, as those returning from exile Jer. 31:21.

wayside (wa'sid), the area close to the side of a road; the edge of a road: I Sam. 4:13; Ps. 140:5. Also way side: Matt. 13:4,19.

weak handed, lacking in confidence; discouraged: II Sam. 17:2.

wealth (welth), 1. much money or property; riches: II Kings 15:20; Ps. 49:10. 2. a prosperous state; well-being; welfare: Ezra 9:12; Job 21:13; I Cor. 10:24.

wedge (wej ), a bar; an oblong piece or mass, as of gold: Josh. 7:21,24.

weeks, feast of, Pentecost: so called because it was celebrated seven complete weeks after the Passover. Ex. 34:22; Deut. 16:10; II Chr. 8:13.

wellspring (wel'spring), a source of abundant and continual supply: Provo 6:22; 18:4.

wen (wen), an open sore, characterized by a discharge of pus: Lev. 22:22.

whale (hwal, wal), a large fish; sea monster: Gen. 1:21; Job 7:12; Matt. 12:40.

wheaten (hwet'an, wet'an), adj. wheat: Ex.29:2.

whelp (hwelp, welp ), the young of any of various wild animals, as of a lion or bear: II Sam. 17:8; Ezek. 19:3.

whereabout (hwar'a-bout, war'a-bout), about or concerning which: I Sam. 21:2.

whereinsoever (hwar-in-so-ev'ar, war-in-so-ev'ar), wherever: II Cor. 11:21.

werewithal (hwar-with-ol', war-with-ol), with what: Matt. 6:31.

whether (hweth'ar, weth'ar ), pron. which (especially of two ): Matt. 21:31; 23:17.

whiles (hwilz, wilz), conj. while: Matt. 5:25.

whirlwind (hulrl'wind, wurl'wind), a storm or tempest: used figuratively for violent, rapid, and relentless destruction, as that which will overtake the wicked. Provo 10:25; Isa. 17:13; Hos. 8:7.

wilderness (wi1'dar'nis), 1. an uncultivated, uninhabited (except for nomads) region, especially a grassy pastureland, a wasteland of rock and sand, or an arid desert: Num. 14:33; Isa. 33:9; Joel 2:22. 2. any place of misery and desolation: Deut. 32:10; Ps. 107:40.

will worship, worship according to one's own choice, without the sanction of God: probably an ascetic practice to create "an appearance of wisdom," but which was of no value m checking the indulgence of the flesh: Col. 2:23.

wimple (wim'pal), a woman's garment, probably a kind of shawl, cloak, or cape: Isa. 3:22.

winebibber (win'bib-ar), a person who drinks wine, especially a great deal of wine; drunkard: Provo 23:20; Matt. 11:19; Luke 7:34.

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wise (wiz), way, manner, fashion: used chiefly in the phrases in any wise (Lev. 27:19; Ps. 37:8); in no wise (I Kings 3:26; Luke 18:17); and on this wise meaning "in this way" (Num. 6:23; Matt. 1:18) or "with this meaning" (Acts 7:6).

wist (wist), past tense and past participle of wit: Josh. 8:14; Mark 9:6.

wit (wit), to know or learn: Gen. 24:21; Ex. 2:4. -to wit, that is to say; namely: II Kings 10:29; Esther 2: 12.

witch (wich), a sorcerer: Ex. 22:18; Deut. 18:10.

witchcraft (wich'kraft"), sorcery: II Kings 9:22; Gal. 5:20.

with (with, with), a tough, flexible twig used for binding things: probably, however, a fresh bowstring is the meaning in Judg. 16:7,8,9.

withal (with-ol'), adv. 1. besides; in addition: I Sam. 16:12; I King 19:1; I Tim. 5:13. 2. thereupon; as a consequence of that: Acts 25:27; Col. 4:3. -prep. with: used at the end of a clause or sentence: Ex. 40:30; I Chr. 29:4; Job 2:8.

witness (wit'nis), 1. something providing or serving as evidence: in Old Testament times writing was not common so some other physical evidence was necessary to prove that a business transaction had taken place with the mutual consent of both parties; things an altar, a heap of stones, etc. were used as such evidence: Gen. 21:30; Josh. 24:21;Isa.19:20; 2. a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something: Matt.  l8:16; II Cor. 13: 1: God was sometimes asked to act as a witness (Judg. 11:10; Rom. 1:9). 3. a person who testifies in a legal action: Deut. 17: 6. 4. a person called upon to observe a transaction, signing, etc. in order to testify concerning it if it is ever held in question: Ruth 4:9; Jer. 32:10. 5. a person who attests to his belief in God and to
his faith: Isa. 43:9; Luke 24:48; Heb. 12: 1. 6. the evidence borne by the Holy Spirit to a true believer that he has been accepted by God: Rom. 8:16.

wittingly (wit'ing-le), intentionally; consciously: Gen. 48:14. In this passage Israel crossed his arms intentionally in order to place his right hand (the hand that traditionally bestows the greatest honor) on the head of Joseph's younger son Ephraim thus giving his chief blessing to him instead of to Manasseh the firstborn son who customarily would have received the most honored blessing.

wizard (wiz'ard), a sorcerer, especially one thought to be capable of calling up the spirit of a dead person which then inhabited the body of the sorcerer, medium, and spoke through the sorcerer of future happenings or of secret unseen world: the spirit was considered by the Israelites to be that of a demon and the consulting of wizards was thus forbidden. Lev. 19:31; 20:27; I Sam. 28:3.

worms (wurmz), 1. probably, the short fat, wormlike larvae of an insect, as a beetle or moth; grub: Ex. 16:20; Isa. 51:8. 2. possibly, maggots; wormlike insect larvae that entered a wound or sore and bred (Acts 12:23): some authorities think that a variety of roundworm is also a possible interpretation of this passage.

wormwood (wurm'wood), 1. a strong smelling plant with white or yellow flowers, yielding a bitter-tasting, dark-green oil used in making absinthe: Jer 9:15; Lam. 3:15. 2. any bitter or unpleasant experience; bitterness: Amos 5:7.

wot (wat), first and third person singular present indicative of wit: Gen. 39:8; Acts 3:17.

wrethen (reth'an), coiled, twisted, or entwined, so as to form a decorative chain wreathe, etc. (Ex. 28:14; 39:15) or a network (II Kings 25:17).

wrest (rest), to distort or change the true meaning, purpose, use, etc. of: pervert; twist: Ex. 23:2; Deut. 16:19; Ps. 56:5.

wroth (roth), angry; wrathful; incensed: I Sam. 29:4; Isa. 47:6; Matt. 22:7.

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yokefellow (yok'fel-o), a companion, partner or associate: Phil. 4:3.

zain (za'yin), the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet: it appears at the beginning of the seventh section of Psalm 119.

zif (zif), the second month (April-May) of the Hebrew calendar (I Kings 6:1,37), having 29 days. It is the eighth month of the modern Jewish calendar and is called Iyar.
 

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