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  • WalnutWalnut (Пес. Пес. Песн VI, 11) — the walnut tree grows to a great height and blooms in April, bearing f
  • War, ArmyWar, army . — War, armament, and warriors are first mentioned in the book of Genesis (Быт. Быт XIV, 14,
  • WaterWater (Быт. Быт I, 6, Быт IX, 10 и др.). — How highly the Israelites valued water in antiquity, that mo
  • Water GateWater Gate . See Jerusalem .
  • Water of JealousyWater of jealousy (Числ. Чис V, 11–31) — bitter water used in testing the guilt or innocence of a woman
  • Water of PurificationWater of purification :
  • Wave BreastWave Breast of the sacrificial animal (Исх. Исх XXIX, 26, Лев. Лев VIII, 29) — it was ordinarily assign
  • Wave Offering and Heave OfferingWave offering and heave offering before the Lord
  • WaxWax — a well-known substance obtained from bees, easily yielding to heat and quickly melting from it (П
  • Wedding GarmentWedding garment (Мф. Мф XXII, 11). — In the East the wedding garment was ordinarily provided by the hos
  • Weight, ScalesWeight, scales (Лев. Лев XIX, 36). In deep antiquity gold and silver were bought and sold by weight, so
  • WhirlwindWhirlwind (Ис. Ис XVII, 13). — The terrible and destructive effects of the whirlwind in tropical countr
  • Whited SepulchresWhited Sepulchres (Мф. Мф XXIII, 27). Among the Jews there existed a custom of whitewashing their tombs
  • Widow, WidowsWidow, widows (Быт. Быт XXXVIII, 11, Втор. Втор XVI, 11, 14 и др.). — By this word is generally underst
  • Wild BoarWild boar (forest or wild, also known as the wild pig) (Пс. Пс 79, 14) — a cloven-hoofed animal of the
  • Wilderness of GibeonWilderness of Gibeon (II Цар. 2Цар II, 24) — undoubtedly located in the vicinity of Gibeon, as was the
  • WillowWillow , or osier (Лев. Лев XXIII, 40, Пс. Пс CXXXVI, 2; Исх. Исх XLIV, 4, Иез. Иез XVI
  • WindWind (Исх. Исх XV, 10). In Palestine, as a coastal land surrounded on one side by the sea and on the ot
  • WineWine (Быт. Быт XIV, 18, Быт XIX, 32, Быт XXVII, 25, Ис. Ис V, 11, Иоан. Ин II, 3, 9 и др.). See <strong
  • WolfWolf (Ис. Ис XI, 6) — a wild, fierce, rapacious animal, resembling a dog in size and appearance, belong
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