International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Notable

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Notable


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nō´ta-b'l (חזוּת, ḥāzūth; γνωστός, gnōstós): “Notable” is the translation of ḥāzūth, “conspicuous” (ḥāzāh, “to see”), e.g. , “a notable horn,” i.e. “conspicuous,” the King James Version margin “a horn of sight”; , “notable (horns)”; of gnōstos, “known” “knowledge” (); of epı́semōs, “noted,” “notable” (; in “of note” of epiphanḗs, “very manifest,” “illustrious” (compare “Antiochus Epiphanes”); , “that great and notable day,” quoted from ; Septuagint for yārē', “to be feared,” the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) “terrible” (compare ); “notable” occurs also in 2 Macc 3:26 (ekprepḗs); 2 Macc 14:33, the Revised Version (British and American) “for all to see”; 2 Macc 6:28 (gennaı́os), “a notable example,” the Revised Version (British and American) “noble”; notably, only in 2 Macc 14:31 (gennaı́os), “notably prevented,” the Revised Version (British and American) “bravely,” margin “nobly.”