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fain | Willingly. |
fair havens | A small bay on the S coast of Crete, a few miles E of Cape Matala, now Kaloi Limenes. |
faith | Complete confidence and trust in God. |
faithful | Loyal, sure, something you can depend on. |
faithless | Having no faith. |
fame | Reputation. |
familiar spirits | Practice of communicating with the spirits of the dead. |
famine | Starvation brought about usually by a lack of rain. |
fare | Live. |
farthing | A very small coin, about a quarter of a penny. |
fast | Do without food for a period of time, or secure. |
Father | Usually refers to God the Father, the first person of the trinity. |
fathom | A measure of the depth of water, equal to 6 feet. |
favour | Approval. |
feast | A celebration that includes lots of food. |
feast of booths | Also called the Feast of Tabernacles and the Feast of ingathering. |
Feast of harvest | Celebration of the harvest. |
Feast of ingathering | Celebration of the harvest. |
Feast of Purim | Established by Mordecai to commemorate the deliverence from Haman, a day of feasting and gladness. |
feast of tabernacles | Also known as the Feast of Booths, and the feast of ingathering. |
feast of the Passover | The feast that the Jews celebrate to commemorate the passing over of the death angel during the Egyptian plagues. |
Feast of unleavened bread | Celebration of the passover. |
Feast of weeks | The feast of Harvest, or the day of first fruits, later known as the day of Pentecost. |
feeble | Weak. |
feign | Pretend or to fake something. |
Felix | "Happy", a Roman governor of Judea, sent Paul to Rome. |
fellowship | Friendship, or a group of friends. |
fervent | Emotionally intense. |
fervor | Intense passion or devotion. |
Festus | "Joyful", a Roman governor of Judea, that replaced Felix in AD 59 or 60. |
fetch | Get, or bring. |
fetters | A chain or shackle for the feet of a prisoner. |
fidelity | Loyalty, the faithful performance of a duty. |
fillets | Curtain rods hung upon hooks near the upper end of the pillars. |
firkin | A liquid measure of about 10 gallons. |
firmament | The sky. |
first watch | Roman watch 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Jewish watch sunset to 10:00 pm. |
firstborn | The oldest child. |
firstfruit | The first fruits, vegetables, etc harvested. |
firstling | The first offspring of an animal. |
flags | A grasslike plant grown in swamps or by river banks. |
flanks | The sides of an animal between the ribs and thigh. |
flax | A plant useful for manufacturing linen, clothing and ropes. |
flay | Strip or peel the skin or flesh. |
flee | Run from. |
fleece | A coat of wool covering a sheep. |
flesh | The human body, as opposed to mind, soul or spirit. |
fleshhooks | Large hooks (like forks) used to move the sacrificial animal parts around on the altar. |
flock | A number of goats, sheep, birds or people grouped or traveling together. |
flux | A flow or flowing. |
foes | Enemies. |
fold | An enclosure for sheep. |
folly | Foolishness. |
fool | Impious, godless, one who neglects and despises what relates to salvation. |
footstool | A low stool for resting your feet. |
forbad | Did not allow. |
forbear | Restrain yourself, hold back. |
forbearance | Restraint, tolerance. |
forbid | Deny, not allow. |
foreknew | Knew before. |
foreknowledge | Knowledge of an event before it happens. |
foremost | First in position, rank or status. |
forepart | Front part. |
forerunner | To come before to prepare the way, as in John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ. |
foresaw | Saw prior to the event. |
foreship | Bow, the front of the ship. |
foretold | Announced prior to the happening. |
forfeit | Give up, surrender, lose. |
forgat | Forgot. |
forgive | Pardon, to cancel a debt. |
fornication | Any kind of sexual activity outside of marriage. |
fornicator | An unmarried man and woman who has voluntary sexual relations. |
forsake | Give up, abondoned. |
forsaken | Deserted, abandoned. |
forsook | Gave up, abondoned. |
forswear | Reject or to renounce with great emphasis. |
forthwith | At once, immediately. |
forward | Eager, prompt, toward the front. |
forwardness | Eagerness. |
foundation | The bottom or first part. |
founder | Silversmith. |
fourscore | 80. |
foursquare | Correctly aligned. |
fourth watch | Roman watch 3:00 am to 6:00 am. |
fowl | Birds, winged animals. |
fragment | A part of. |
frankincense | A fragrant gum resin used in burning as incense. |
fray | Scare. |
freewill offering | An offering compelled by the desire to thank God for his bountiful care. |
fret | Spread. |
fretting | Spreading. |
fringes | Tassels, twisted blue thread sewn into the garments to remind the Israelites to keep God's commandments. |
frontlet | A small pouch made of leather, an ornament worn on the forehead or a short cloth over the upper part of the front of an alter. |
froward | Continuously disposed to disobedience and opposition. |
fruitful | To have many children, to have an abundant harvest. |
fugitive | One who is running away for fear of punishment or danger. |
fulfill | Carry out a promise or obligation. |
fuller | Someone whose trade was to pleat or treat cloth so as to shrink and thicken it. |
furlong | A distance of about 1 eighth of a mile. |
furtherance | Increase, spreading. |