Bible Encyclopedias
Shore

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shōr : (1) חוף , ḥōph , always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach," "shore," "sea-shore," "coast," "sea coast" ( Genesis 49:13; Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 9:1; Judges 5:17; Jeremiah 47:7; Ezekiel 25:16 ). (2) שׂפה , sāphāh , literally, "lip"; compare Arabic shafat , "lip"; of the sand upon the seashore, a figure of multitude (Genesis 22:17; Exodus 14:30; Joshua 11:4; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 13:5; 1 Kings 4:29 ); the shore of the Red Sea or Gulf of ‛Aḳabah by Ezion-geber (1 Kings 9:26; 2 Chronicles 8:17 ); the brink of the River Nile (Genesis 41:3 , Genesis 41:17 ); the edge (the King James Version "brink") of the valley of Arnon (Deuteronomy 2:36 ). (3) קצה , ḳāceh , literally, "end," "extremity," the uttermost part (the King James Version "shore") of the Salt Sea (Joshua 15:2 ); הארץ קצה , ḳecēh hā -'ārec , "the end of the earth" (Psalm 46:9 ); compare Arabic 'aḳâṣı̂ -l -'arḍ , "the uttermost parts of the earth." (4) χεῖλος , cheı́los , literally, "lip," "as the sand which is by the seashore" (Hebrews 11:12 ). (5) αἰγιαλός , aigialós , the beach (the King James Version "shore") of the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 13:2 , Matthew 13:48; John 21:4 ); of the Mediterranean (Acts 21:5; Acts 27:39 , Acts 27:40 ). (6) ἆσσον παρελέγοντο τὴν Κρήτην , ásson parelégonto tḗn Krḗtēn , doubtful reading, "sailed along Crete, close in shore" (the King James Version "sailed along by Crete") (Acts 27:13 ). See COAST; HAVEN; SAND .