Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Lattice
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A lattice was a network or screen placed over a window, balcony, or opening. It allowed air to pass while providing shade, privacy, and protection from the sun.
LAUD
Worship & Prayer - Both
Laud means to praise or give honor. It is an older English term used in some biblical translations for praising God.
Laver
Temple & Tabernacle - Both
The laver was a basin used by the priests for washing before sanctuary service. The tabernacle laver stood between the altar and the tent, while Solomon’s temple had lavers and a large molten basin for ritual washing.
Law
Law & Covenant - Both
Law is a command or rule established by recognized authority. In Scripture it especially refers to God’s revealed instruction, including the moral, ceremonial, and judicial requirements given to Israel through Moses.
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Law & Covenant - New Testament
Law in the New Testament generally refers to the Mosaic law, the Old Testament Scriptures, or a principle governing conduct. Jesus upheld the law while revealing its spiritual depth, and the apostles explained its fulfillment and proper place under the gospel.
LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
Law in the Old Testament chiefly means the Torah given through Moses, including commands, judgments, statutes, and precepts. It guided Israel’s worship, civil life, moral conduct, and covenant relationship with God.
Law of Moses
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The Law of Moses is the body of legislation God gave Israel through Moses. It governed worship, morality, civil life, sacrifices, purity, festivals, and the covenant relationship between God and His people.
LAW, JUDICIAL
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
Judicial law was the form of divine law governing Israel’s national and civil policy under God as supreme ruler and judge. It regulated the nation’s leaders, courts, punishments, religious loyalty, and public obligations.
LAWFUL
Law & Covenant - Both
Lawful means permitted, righteous, or in accordance with a recognized law or declared will. Biblically, conduct is lawful when it agrees with God’s standards of justice and righteousness.
LAWGIVER
God - Both
A lawgiver is one who enacts laws and possesses authority to rule and judge. Scripture ultimately identifies God as the Lawgiver, while Moses served as the chief human mediator of Israel’s law.
LAWLESS
Sin & Judgment - Both
Lawless describes people who reject or violate God’s moral, civil, or revealed law. The New Testament applies the term to sinners and especially associates lawlessness with the final wicked ruler opposed to Christ.
Lawyer
People & Groups - New Testament
A lawyer was an expert in the Law of Moses. Lawyers studied and interpreted it, taught it, and advised or decided legal questions; they are often identified with scribes and doctors of the law.
Laying On Of Hands
Worship & Prayer - Both
The laying on of hands was a symbolic act used in appointing or consecrating people for a sacred task. In the early Christian church it was associated with setting apart ministers and other servants.
Lazarus
People & Groups - New Testament
Lazarus is the name of two New Testament figures. Lazarus of Bethany was raised from the dead by Jesus, while the Lazarus in Jesus’ parable was a poor man who was comforted after death in Abraham’s presence.
Lead
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Lead was a familiar ancient metal used for weights, sinkers, binding stones, and engraved records. Scripture also uses its heaviness to picture sinking in judgment and its use in refining and measuring.
Leaf
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A leaf is the foliage of a plant or tree, but Scripture also speaks of leaves on doors and leaves or sheets of a written scroll. Green leaves symbolize flourishing and prosperity, while withered leaves suggest decay.
Leaf, Leaves
Objects & Symbols - Both
In the Bible, “leaf” or “leaves” may refer to foliage, a door panel, or a sheet of a book or scroll. The meaning depends on the context.
League
Government & Society - Old Testament
A league is a treaty or confederacy between peoples or rulers. Israel was forbidden to make such alliances with certain nations that might turn the people from faithful worship of God.
Leah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Leah was Laban’s elder daughter and Jacob’s first wife, given to him through her father’s deception. She bore Jacob six sons and Dinah, and was buried in the family tomb at Machpelah.
Leannoth
Scripture - Old Testament
Leannoth appears in the title of Psalm 88. The expression is connected with singing and may refer to answering in song or to a song concerning affliction.
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