Exodus

Exodus
Exodus Ex"o*dus, n. [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. ? a going or marching out; ? out + ? way, cf. {Skr}. [=a]-sad to approach.] 1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place. [1913 Webster]

2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Exodus — (Greek: έξοδος, eksodos = departure ) is the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament. It tells how Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness to the Mountain of God (Mount Sinai). There Yahweh,… …   Wikipedia

  • Exodus — 1 Exodus 2 Exodus 3 Exodus 4 Exodus 5 Exodus 6 Exodus 7 Exodus 8 Exodus 9 Exodus 10 Exodus 11 Exodus 12 Exodus 13 …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Exodus — Exodus: Exodus  англо саксонская поэма по мотивам библейского исхода из манускрипта en:Cædmon manuscript. Exodus  программа мгновенного обмена сообщениями. Exodus  имя некоторых хемокинов семейства CC (CCL19 CCL21). Музыка… …   Википедия

  • Exodus — (griechisch έξοδος „Auszug, Ausgang“, daraus latein. exodus; auch Exodos) steht für: den Auszug aus Ägypten, im Alten Testament geschilderter Auszug der Israeliten aus Ägypten das 2. Buch Mose, die Beschreibung des israelitischen Auszugs aus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Exodus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Exodus De izquierda a derecha: Rob Dukes, Jack Gibson y Gary Holt, tocando en 2005 Información personal …   Wikipedia Español

  • exodus — UK US /ˈeksədəs/ noun [S] ► the movement of a lot of people or things away from a place: an exodus of sth »Trade unions are concerned by the exodus of jobs overseas. an exodus from sth »There has been a mass exodus of workers from the villages to …   Financial and business terms

  • Exodus — Sm Auszug (einer gesamten Gruppe) per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. exodus f., dieses aus gr. éxodos f. Auszug, Abzug, Weggang , zu gr. hodós f. Weg, Marsch und gr. ex . Ursprünglich wurde der Auszug des …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Exodus —    Film historique d Otto Preminger, avec Paul Newman (Ari Ben Canaan), Eva Marie Saint (Kitty Fremont), Ralph Richardson (le général Sutherland), Peter Lawford (le major Fred Caldwell), Lee J. Cobb (Barak Ben Canaan), Sal Mineo (Dov Landau),… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • exodus — [eks′ə dəs; ] also [ eg′zədəs] n. [< LL Exodus (O.T. book) < Gr Exodus, lit., a going out < ex , out + hodos, way: see ODE1] 1. [E ] the departure of the Israelites from Egypt: with the 2. [E ] the second book of the Pentateuch in the… …   English World dictionary

  • Exodus — the second book of the Old Testament of the Bible, which tells the story of the Exodus, which is the journey out of Egypt to the ↑Promised Land, made by ↑Moses and the ↑Israelites …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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