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Second Quarter
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A residential area of Jerusalem mentioned three times in the Old Testament that likely extended west of the City of David and the Temple Mount.
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Second Quarter
Second Quarter (מִשְׁנֶה‎, mishneh). A residential area of Jerusalem mentioned three times in the Old Testament that likely extended west of the City of David and the Temple Mount.
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Second Quarter (Place)
SECOND QUARTER (PLACE) [Heb mišneh (מִשְׁנֶה)]. A district within the city of Jerusalem in which Huldah the prophetess resided toward the end of the 7th century b.c. (2 Kgs 22:14 = 2 Chr 34:22). The Heb mišneh, in the usual ordinal sense, indeed means “second,” but it can also have the nuance of “expansion/
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Second Quarter
Second Quarter [Heb. mišneh—‘second’ (2 K. 22:14; 2 Ch. 34:22; Zeph. 1:10)]; AV COLLEGE, SECOND. A new district in Jerusalem. The date of its origin and its exact location are uncertain. According to B. Mazar “the westward expansion of the capital apparently began in the time of Hezekiah, when two
College
College This is the rendering of the AV for Heb. mišneh (2 K. 22:14; 2 Ch. 34:22; cf. Zeph. 1:10). It is found in the Targum of Jonathan on 2 K. 22:14 and rests on a faulty combination with Mishnah, the well-known code of laws of the 2nd cent. a.d. The RSV and NEB render “second quarter (of Jerusalem).”
Mishneh
Mishneh mish̀ne. The district of Jerusalem in which the prophetess Huldah lived was called Heb mišneh (2 K. 22:14; 2 Ch. 34:22; Zeph. 1:10; AV “college,” “second”; RSV, NEB, “second quarter”). See Second Quarter.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Second Quarter
Second Quarter, the western hill of Jerusalem, the part of the city in which Huldah the prophet lived (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chron. 34:22). See also Huldah; Jerusalem.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
College
COLLEGE. The residence of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kgs 22:14; 2 Chr 34:22). The Heb. term evidently means a district or suburb of the city. The KJV has “college” while the RSV has “second quarter”. The same term is translated as “second” in Zeph 1:10 where the reference is to a quarter of the city.
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Second Quarter
Second QuarterA section of Jerusalem (Heb. hammišneh, “the second”) that developed in the 8th–7th centuries b.c.e., W of the City of David across the Tyropoeon Valley in the southern part of what is now called the Upper City (2 Kgs. 22:14 = 2 Chr. 34:22; Zeph. 1:10).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Second Quarter, the
Second Quarter, the (Heb. hammišneh “the second”).* A section of Jerusalem that developed during the monarchic period west of the City of David across the Tyropoeon valley in the southern part of what is now called the Upper City (2 Kgs. 22:14; par. 2 Chr. 34:22; KJV “the college” NIV “the
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
College the
College, The. In 2 Kings 22:14, it is probable that the word translated “college” represents here not an institution of learning, but that part of Jerusalem known as the “lower city” or suburb, built on the hill Akra, including the Bezetha or new city.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Second Quarter
SECOND QUARTER (Heb. mishneh, “repetition,” 2 Kings 22:14). The residence of the prophetess Hulda (which see). The word mishneh should be taken as a proper name referring to a district or suburb of the city. The NIV translates “Second District.” The same term is used in Zeph. 1:10, where the different
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
College
College—Heb. mishneh (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chr. 34:22), rendered in Revised Version “second quarter”, the residence of the prophetess Huldah. The Authorized Version followed the Jewish commentators, who, following the Targum, gave the Hebrew word its post-Biblical sense, as if it meant a place of instruction.
Harper’s Bible Dictionary
College
Collegecollege (kjv; rsv: ‘Second Quarter’ [2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chron. 34:22]), that part of Jerusalem in which Huldah the prophetess lived; the western hill. See also Huldah; Jerusalem.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Second Quarter, the
SECOND QUARTER, THE — a district of Jerusalem in which Huldah the prophetess lived (2 Kin. 22:14; Second District, NIV). This district lay in the angle formed by the west wall of the Temple and the ancient wall of the city. It was later included within the wall restored by Nehemiah.
College
COLLEGE — an inaccurate translation of the word mishneh (2 Kin. 22:14, KJV; 2 Chr. 34:22, KJV; Zeph. 1:10). The word refers to a district of Jerusalem and actually means “Second Quarter” (NKJV; Second District, NIV).
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