Topical Encyclopedia
In biblical literature, the term "frame" can refer to both a physical structure and a metaphorical concept. The word is used in various contexts throughout the Bible, often symbolizing the construction, support, or organization of something, whether it be a physical object or an abstract idea.
Physical Structure:1.
Tabernacle and Temple Construction: The concept of a frame is integral to the construction of sacred spaces in the Bible. In the building of the Tabernacle, God provided Moses with detailed instructions, which included the use of frames to support the structure.
Exodus 26:15-17 states, "You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way." These frames were essential for the stability and integrity of the Tabernacle, symbolizing the strength and order of God's dwelling place among His people.
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Symbol of Strength and Support: The use of frames in the construction of the Temple by Solomon also highlights their importance. In
1 Kings 6:36 , it is noted, "He built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams." The frames and beams provided the necessary support for the Temple, reflecting the enduring nature of God's covenant with Israel.
Metaphorical and Symbolic Use:1.
Human Life and Creation: The Bible often uses the concept of a frame to describe the human body and life itself. In
Psalm 139:15 , David reflects on God's intimate knowledge of his being: "My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth." Here, the frame symbolizes the intricate and purposeful design of human life by the Creator, emphasizing God's sovereignty and care in the formation of each individual.
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Moral and Spiritual Framework: The term "frame" can also be understood as a metaphor for the moral and spiritual structure that guides a believer's life.
Proverbs 3:5-6 advises, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This passage suggests that a life framed by trust in God and adherence to His wisdom will be stable and directed.
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Framework of God's Law: The Law given to Moses can be seen as a framework for the Israelites, providing a structure for their relationship with God and with each other.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 commands, "These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." The Law serves as a moral and ethical frame, shaping the community and individual lives according to God's will.
In summary, the concept of a frame in the Bible encompasses both the physical and the metaphorical, illustrating the importance of structure, support, and divine order in the life of believers and the community of faith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Splice.
2. (v. t.) To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.
3. (v. t.) To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.
4. (v. t.) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
5. (v. t.) To support.
6. (v. t.) To provide with a frame, as a picture.
7. (v. i.) To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.
8. (v. i.) To proceed; to go.
9. (n.) Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.
10. (n.) The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.
11. (n.) A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which encloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched
12. (n.) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.
13. (n.) A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings.
14. (n.) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.
15. (n.) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc.
16. (n.) A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost.
17. (n.) A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor.
18. (n.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.
19. (n.) Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frame of government.
20. (n.) Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame.
21. (n.) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FRAMEfram:
(1) yetser (from root yatsar, "to knead," mold with the fingers): "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust" (Psalm 103:14).
(2) `erekh (from root `arakh, "to put in order," "to set in a row," "to arrange"): "goodly frame" (Job 41:12, the King James Version "goodly proportion").
(3) `otsem "bony frame" "body": "My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret" (Psalm 139:15), the King James Version "my substance," the King James Version margin "my strength, or, my body."
See alsoBONE.
(4) mibhneh, "building, frame" (Ezekiel 40:2, "frame of a city").
(5) nathan, "to give," "to direct": "They will not frame their doings" (Hosea 5:4, the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin).
(6) sunarmologeo, "to fit or join closely together" (Ephesians 2:21).
(7) katartizo, "to fit out," "make fit," "adjust" (Hebrews 11:3).
H. L. E. Luering
Greek
2675. katartizo -- to complete, prepare... 2), perfect (1), prepared (4), restore (1). fit,
frame, mend, restore. From
kata and a derivative of artios; to complete thoroughly
...3146. mastigoo -- to scourge
... mastigoo Phonetic Spelling: (mas-tig-o'-o) Short Definition: I flog, scourge Definition:
I flog, scourge, the victim being strapped to a pole orframe; met: I...
2165. euphraino -- to cheer, make merry
... From eu and phren; to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a goodframe of mind,
ie Rejoice -- fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice. see GREEK eu....
1760. enthumeomai -- to reflect on, to ponder
... 1760 (from 1722 , " a state or condition," intensifying 2372 , "passionate response") --
properly, aframe of mind, easily agitated or quickly moved by ....
Strong's Hebrew
8261. shaquph --frame, casing... 8260, 8261. shaquph or shaquph. 8262 .
frame, casing. Transliteration: shaquph
or shaquph Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-koof') Short Definition: frames.
...3336. yetser -- a form, framing, purpose
... Word Origin from yatsar Definition a form, framing, purpose NASB Word Usage formed
(1),frame (1), handiwork (1), intent (4), intentions* (1), mind (1), what (1...
6108. otsem -- might, bones
... 6107, 6108. otsem. 6109 . might, bones. Transliteration: otsem Phonetic
Spelling: (o'-tsem) Short Definition:frame. Word Origin...
4011. mibneh -- structure
... Word Origin from banah Definition structure NASB Word Usage structure (1).frame.
From banah; a building --frame. see HEBREW banah. 4010, 4011. mibneh. 4012...
3335. yatsar -- to form, fashion
... potter (9), potter's (7), potters (1). earthen, fashion, form,frame, maker,
potter, purpose. Probably identical with yatsar (through...
6775. tsamad -- to bind, join
... fasten,frame, join self. A primitive root; to link, ie Gird; figuratively, to serve,
(mentally) contrive -- fasten,frame, join (self). 6774, 6775....
4500. manor -- a (weaver's) beam
... beam. From niyr; a yoke (properly, for plowing), ie Theframe of a loom -- beam.
see HEBREW niyr. 4499, 4500. manor. 4501 . Strong's Numbers.
7948. shelabbim -- joining pieces (of stands)
... ledge. From shalab; a spacer or raised interval, ie The stile in aframe or panel --
ledge. see HEBREW shalab. 7947, 7948. shelabbim. 7949 . Strong's Numbers
3559. kun -- to be firm
... appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous) -- certain(-ty), confirm, direct,
faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed,frame, be meet, ordain...
6187. erek -- an order, row, estimate
... Word Origin from arak Definition an order, row, estimate NASB Word Usage arrangement
(1), assessment (1), equal (1),frame (1), suit (1), valuation (25), value...
Library
October the Sixth He Knoweth OurFrame
... OCTOBER The Sixth HE KNOWETH OURFRAME. PSALM ciii.13-22. "He knoweth our
frame." The Bible abounds in such gracious and tender words....
If She be a Wall, we Will Build Upon it Bulwarks of Silver; if She...
... CHAPTER VIII. 9. If she be a wall, we will build upon it bulwarks of silver;
if she be a door we willframe it with boards of cedar....
God Revealed in his Works. 1 Great God! the Heavens' Well Ordered...
... RELIGION OF NATURE. 168. " God revealed in his Works. 1 Great God! the heavens'
well orderedframe Declares the glory of thy name. 168. LM6l. Watts....
First, I am to Consider what the Keeping of the Heart Supposes and...
... which has set the heart right, by giving it a new spiritual inclination, for as
long as the heart it not set right by grace as to in habitualframe, no means...
Secondly, to Assign Some Reasons Why Christians must Make this the...
... Most certainly, that man who is careless of theframe of his heart, is but a hypocrite
in his profession, however eminent he be in the externals of religion....
How Should we Make Use of Christ, in Going to the Father, in...
... in our approaching, and so we should approach him without fear and diffidence; and
that notwithstanding that we find not our souls in such a goodframe as we...
The Conquest of Babylon.
... The boats were made in the following manner: first aframe was built, of the shape
of the intended boat, broad and shallow, and with the stem and stern of the...
The Charge of Worshipping a Cross the Heathens Themselves Made...
... The Charge of Worshipping a Cross The Heathens Themselves Made Much of Crosses in
Sacred Things; Nay, Their Very Idols Were Formed on a CrucialFrame....
All the Characteristics of Our Bodies --Sex, Various Limbs, Etc....
... limbs; on the one hand saying that these ought to continue permanently pursuing
their labours and enjoyments, as appendages to the same corporealframe; and on...
The Beauty and Excellency of this World Consists, not Only in the...
... all the materials of nothing, but his wisdom is manifested in the ordering and
disposing so dissonant natures into one well agreeing and comelyframe; so that...
Thesaurus
Frame (33 Occurrences)... 5. (vt) To support. 6. (vt) To provide with a
frame, as a picture. 7. (vi) To shape;
to arrange, as the organs of speech. 8. (vi) To proceed; to go.
...Yoke (79 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A bar orframe of wood by which two oxen
are joined at the heads or necks for working together....
Wheel (20 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A circularframe turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid,
or aframe composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave...
Doorposts (15 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 6:31 And for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood,
the door-posts within theframe having five angles. (See NAS RSV)....
Bier (3 Occurrences)
... Theframe on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14).... 1. (n.)
A portableframe on which a coffin is taken to the grave....
Curb (5 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming
aframe around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that...
Stock (16 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) The block of wood or metalframe which constitutes the body of a
plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted; a plane stock....
Sill (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a
timber, which forms the lower member of aframe, or supports a structure; as...
Framing (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) ofFrame. 2. (n.) The act, process, or style of putting together
aframe, or of constructing anything; aframe; that which frames....
Wide (206 Occurrences)
... NAS NIV). Exodus 25:25 And make aframe all round it, as wide as a man's
hand, with a gold edge to theframe. (BBE RSV NIV). Exodus...
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