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Thompson Chain Reference
• Hold Your Peace
• Hold Fast
Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Hold
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Hold
King James Dictionary
• Holding
• Hold
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Hold, Held, Holden, Hold
• Hold
Webster Dictionary
• Toe Hold
• Strangle Hold
• Holding
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Allotments and Small Holdings
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Hold
• Holding
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Anker-Hold
• Hold
• Hold (2)
Lexicons
• ܐܶܚܰܕ݂
• ܚܰܡܣܶܢ
• ܚܪܐ
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• ἀντέχω
• ἀφορίζω
• ἐπέχω
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• אָחוזּ אָחַז, , אָחַז
• אָשַׁם
• בַּיִת בַּת, בֵּית, אַשְׁבֵּעַ בֵּית, הַגָּן , בֵּית תּוֹגַרְמָה
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[verb] is often used figuratively, but in obvious meanings, in the Bible. To take hold of God and his covenant is to embrace him as given in the Gospel, and by faith to plead his promises and relations (Isaiah 64:7; Isaiah 56:4). Christians hold forth the word of life; they, by practicing it in their lives, give light and instruction to others (Philippians 2:16). Not holding of Christ the head is neglecting to draw gracious influence from him, and to yield due subjection to him; as, for instance (Colossians 2:18-19), worshipping angels, etc. instead of Christ; insisting on penances, etc. instead of on the merit of Christ's work.