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Concordances
Thompson Chain Reference
• Profit and Loss
• Loss, Spiritual
• Loss
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Dictionaries
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Means of Grace: Their Disuse a Sad Loss
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Loss
King James Dictionary
• Loss
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Loss
• Lose, Loss, Lost
Wilson's Bible Types
• Loss
Webster Dictionary
• Lossing
• Lossful
• Lossed
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Benson John Lossing
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Loss
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Loss
• Loss, Lewis Homri
Lexicons
• ܐܰܒ݂ܕ݁ܳܢܳܐ
• ܚܽܘܣܪܳܢܳܐ
• ἀποβολή
• ἀπορέω
• ζημία
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• חָטָא חֶטְאָה, , חָטָא
• יוצֵאת יָצָא, , צֵא
• נְזַק
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akin to No. 2, above, is used in Acts 27:10 , RV, "loss" (AV, "damage"); Acts 27:21 , AV and RV, "loss," of ship and cargo; in Philippians 3:7,8 of the Apostle's estimate of the things which he formerly valued, and of all things on account of "the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus."

lit., "casting away" (apo, "away," ballo, "to cast"), is translated "loss" in Acts 27:22; in Romans 11:15 , "casting away," of the temporary exclusion of the nation of Israel from its position of Divine favor, involving the reconciling of the world (i.e., the provision made through the Gospel, which brings the world within the scope of reconciliation).

denotes "a defect, loss," Romans 11:12 , RV, "loss," AV, "diminishing" (for the meaning of which in regard to Israel see No. 2); 1 Corinthians 6:7 , RV, "defect" (AV, "fault"). See DEFECT.