obscure job

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• JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Dump job — In American police slang (and influenced by it), a dump job is an act of avoiding unwanted responsibility. Police usage In police work (and presumably serving as the source of its wider use) a dump job is the abandonment of a dead human body,… …   Wikipedia

• dump job — noun a) A corpse moved from the place of death to a place intended to avoid obscure circumstances of the death. b) The abandonment of an unfinished task for which the abandoner might be expected to take responsibility, especially in a fashion… …   Wiktionary

• ob|scur´er — ob|scure «uhb SKYUR», adjective, scur|er, scur|est, verb, scured, scur|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand: »an obscure passage in a book. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• ob|scure´ness — ob|scure «uhb SKYUR», adjective, scur|er, scur|est, verb, scured, scur|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand: »an obscure passage in a book. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• ob|scure´ly — ob|scure «uhb SKYUR», adjective, scur|er, scur|est, verb, scured, scur|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand: »an obscure passage in a book. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• ob|scure — «uhb SKYUR», adjective, scur|er, scur|est, verb, scured, scur|ing, noun. –adj. 1. not clearly expressed; hard to understand: »an obscure passage in a book. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism