Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	great_a	holy_a	see_v	3,964	5	3.2444	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58099	A discovrse of the orientall tongves viz. [brace ] Ebrew, Samaritan, Calde, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic : together with A genrall grammer for the said tongues / by Christian Ravis.	Raue, Christian, 1613-1677.	1649 (1649)	Wing R311; ESTC R32273	174,955	268

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and_o palate_n letter_n be_v by_o they_o which_o 12._o letter_n the_o arabic_a grammarian_n ascribe_v to_o the_o moon_n but_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n with_o the_o tooth_n in_o the_o tongue_n letter_n as_o the_o tooth_n the_o chief_a instrument_n with_o the_o tongue_n in_o the_o tooth_n letter_n which_o tongue_n and_o tooth_n letter_n be_v by_o the_o arabic_a grammarian_n ascribe_v unto_o the_o sun_n therefore_o alef_n he_o khet_n ayin_o be_v of_o the_o throat_n bet_v vav_v man_n fe_o be_v of_o the_o lip_n gimel_n yod_n kaf_n quf_fw-fr be_v of_o the_o palate_n zayin_o shin_n or_o shamek_n tzade_v res_fw-la and_o sin_n be_v of_o the_o tooth_n principal_o beside_o the_o tongue_n and_o dalet_n thet_z lame_v nun_n and_o tau_n be_v of_o the_o tongue_n principal_o beside_o the_o tooth_n rule_n 12._o the_o figure_n of_o the_o consonant_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o little_a change_v at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o word_n and_o thereby_o you_o may_v easy_o observe_v 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yet_o for_o some_o distinction_n sake_n the_o n_z be_v high_o and_o the_o y_fw-fr low_o though_o as_o reason_n will_v teach_v every_o man_n that_o write_v do_v not_o constant_o make_v the_o stroke_n so_o perfect_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v thence_o come_v it_o that_z n_z be_v frequent_o mistake_v for_o you_o which_o have_v afterward_o cause_v a_o false_a rule_n by_o all_o the_o syrian_n and_o call_v grammarian_n as_o if_o n_z be_v the_o formative_a letter_n of_o the_o three_o masculine_a singular_a and_o plural_a in_o the_o future_a which_o exception_n in_o call_v and_o syriac_a from_o hebrew_n arabic_n and_o etiopic_n be_v false_a only_o a_o mistake_n in_o writing_n can_v make_v no_o different_a tongue_n r_o a_o point_n above_o d_o beneath_z in_o arabic_n you_o have_v in_o the_o table_n my_o nine_o figure_n whereby_o all_o the_o distinction_n be_v easy_o observe_v and_o so_o far_o have_v you_o the_o first_o element_n of_o the_o essential_a part_n viz._n consonant_n of_o this_o oriental_a 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which_o be_v unreasonable_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n as_o if_o he_o also_o take_v his_o name_n from_o eber._n the_o reason_n give_v for_o this_o opinion_n be_v these_o first_o if_o the_o word_n come_v of_o aber_n rather_o than_o eber_n the_o word_n shall_v have_v be_v haabri_fw-la not_o haibri_fw-la i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n as_o aber_n a_o pass_n but_o eber_n that_o proper_a name_n itself_o denote_v a_o pass_n second_o eugubinus_n say_v because_o they_o terminate_v the_o name_n of_o nation_n and_o kindred_n descend_v from_o proper_a name_n in_o yod_n as_o yhudy_n from_o yhudah_n a_o jew_n amalqy_v from_o amaleq_n a_o amalekite_n therefore_o this_o name_n haibri_fw-la be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o proper_a name_n eber_n and_o to_o signify_v the_o hebrew_n i_o answer_v in_o the_o very_a same_o chapter_n viz._n gen._n 10._o there_o be_v 21_o name_n of_o nation_n viz._n in_o the_o 4._o v._o kittim_n dodanim_fw-la 6._o mizrayim_fw-la 13._o ludim_n anamim_n lhabim_n naftukhim_n 14._o fatrushim_n keshlukhim_n flistim_n caftorim_n 16._o ybusi_n emori_fw-la girgjasi_fw-la khiwi_fw-la arqi_fw-la shini_fw-la arvadi_n zmari_n khamati_fw-la cnaani_fw-la be_v all_o these_o derive_v from_o proper_a name_n and_o none_o from_o appellative_n three_o that_o abraham_n be_v call_v a_o hebrew_n of_o eber_n because_o all_o those_o and_o none_o but_o those_o that_o continue_v in_o his_o faith_n retain_v the_o name_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o have_v not_o any_o place_n in_o scripture_n which_o commend_v eber_n for_o his_o faith_n and_o therefore_o abram_n may_v not_o receive_v this_o name_n upon_o a_o uncertain_a conjecture_n when_o we_o have_v a_o infallible_a reason_n why_o call_v haibri_fw-la and_o that_o be_v this_o that_o abraham_n be_v in_o mesopotamia_n or_o aram_n naharayim_n which_o place_n he_o and_o his_o servant_n in_o gen._n 24_o 4.5.7_o &_o 10._o v._o call_v his_o country_n because_o he_o have_v dwell_v 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of_o all_o people_n to_o call_v a_o stranger_n and_o foreigner_n not_o from_o his_o father_n who_o usual_o they_o know_v not_o much_o less_o from_o his_o seven_o grandfather_n and_o yet_o lest_o from_o a_o unknown_a man_n who_o be_v bear_v 270_o year_n before_o second_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o die_a martyr_n act_v 7.6_o and_o god_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a that_o his_o seed_n shall_v sojourn_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n his_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o sojurner_n why_o because_o in_o a_o strange_a land_n three_o none_o be_v call_v ebrews_n from_o eber_n before_o abraham_n four_o abraham_n himself_o be_v not_o call_v so_o before_o he_o come_v over_o the_o river_n into_o cnaan_n and_o although_o he_o be_v not_o call_v a_o stranger_n in_o all_o the_o 12_o and_o 13_o and_o until_o the_o 13_o verse_n of_o the_o 14_o chapter_n it_o must_v not_o seem_v strange_a because_o of_o his_o most_o valiant_a and_o strange_a victory_n over_o four_o king_n under_o one_o whereof_o he_o be_v likely_o bear_v and_o relieve_a five_o king_n of_o his_o dwell_a country_n moses_n set_v down_o first_o that_o contemptible_a name_n which_o he_o have_v before_o and_o now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d become_v more_o renown_v but_o to_o make_v it_o more_o clear_a whither_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n can_v be_v call_v ebrew_o from_o eber_n or_o no_o i_o will_v give_v you_o all_o those_o place_n where_o that_o name_n be_v use_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o before_o i_o do_v that_o i_o will_v desire_v you_o to_o consider_v what_o josephs_n mistress_n know_v of_o the_o 10_o grandfather_n of_o her_o servant_n who_o she_o love_v not_o because_o descend_v from_o eber_n nor_o because_o a_o stranger_n but_o because_o beaucifull_a that_o grace_n in_o he_o do_v suppress_v all_o that_o contempt_n usual_o follow_v a_o stranger_n nor_o do_v she_o aggrevate_v her_o accusation_n against_o he_o to_o her_o husband_n as_o be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o eber_n 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