Bible Encyclopedias
Conception; Conceive
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
kon -sep´shun , kon -sēv ´ (הרה , hārāh , and derivatives; συλλαμβάνω , sullambánō ): Physically, the beginning of a new life in the womb of a mother, "to catch on," used Thus some forty times, as in Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:1; Psalm 51:5 . Metaphorically , applied to the start and growth within the heart, of thought, purpose, desire, e.g. "conceive mischief" (Job 15:35; Psalm 7:14 ), "conceive chaff" (Isaiah 33:11 ). This figure is carried out in details in James 1:15 : "Lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin.»Copyright Statement
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Conception; Conceive'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/conception-conceive.html. 1915.