International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ADVERTISEad'-ver-tiz: This word is found twice in the Old Testament: In Numbers 24:14 (from Hebrew, ya`ats, "to advise") Balsam advises Balak of the future of Israel and its influence upon his kingdom ("I will advertise thee"). In the King James Version Ruth 4:4 (from galah 'ozen, "to uncover the ear," "to reveal") Boaz in speaking to the nearer kinsman of Ruth: "I thought to advertise thee" (the Revised Version, margin "uncover thine ear").
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss.
2. (v. t.) To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting.
Strong's Hebrew
241. ozen -- an ear... advertise, audience, displease, ear, hearing, show.
... Ie (concrete) the ear (from its
form in man) -- +
advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
... /hebrew/241.htm - 6k 3289. yaats -- to advise, counsel
... advertise, take advise, advise well, consult, give, take counsel, determine,
devise,. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to ...
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1540. galah -- to uncover, remove
... advertise, appear, bring, carry, lead, go captive into captivity, depart,.
A primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful ...
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