International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Record

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Record


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rek´ord, rek´ôrd: (1) The English word, where it occurs in the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sense of testimony, is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) “witness” (; ; , ; , ; , etc.). See WITNESS. But in for the King James Version “my record,” the Revised Version (British and American) has “he that voucheth for me.” (2) In ; (dokhrān, dikhrōn), and (zikkārōn), the word denotes Persian state chronicles; compare 1 Macc 14:23; 2 Macc 2:1.