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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Dukes

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Duke

Derived from the Latin dux, meaning "a leader;" Arabic, "a sheik." This word is used to denote the phylarch or chief of a tribe (Genesis 36:15-43; Exodus 15:15; 1 Chronicles 1:51-54).


Naves Topical Index
Duke

Title of the princes of Edom
Genesis 36:15-43; Exodus 15:15; 1 Chronicles 1:51-54

Title of the princes of the Midianites
Joshua 13:21


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Duke

DUKE, noun [G., L, to lead; to draw, to tug. Gr.]

1. In Great Britain, one of the highest order of nobility; a title of honor or nobility next below the princes; as the duke of Bedford or of Cornwall.

2. In some countries on the Continent, a sovereign prince, without the title of king; as the duke of Holstein, of Savoy, of Parma, etc.

3. A chief; a prince; as the dukes of Edom. Genesis 36:15.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Dukedom

DUKEDOM, noun

1. The seignory or possessions of a duke; the territory of a duke.

2. The title or quality of a duke.