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From: The Bible Handbook

Undergirding A system anciently used of binding ropes or chains round a ship in bad weather. Acts 27:17¹⁷Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. (Acts 27:17).

Undersetter support. 1 Kings 7:30³⁰And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. (1 Kings 7:30).

Unicorn There are at least seven distinct passages where this animal is named, and it seems to us throwing contempt upon the sacred pages to assert that, because the unicorn cannot now be identified with any existing species, therefore it was a fabulous creature. Not so; it was an animal well-known in early times, at least to Israel. This horned creature is noted for its size, strength, ferocity, and untamableness, for which see the several passages. Psa. 22:21²¹Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. (Psalm 22:21); Isa. 34:7⁷And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. (Isaiah 34:7).

1. A symbol of great strength.

2. A symbol of the agonies of death. Num. 23:22²²God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. (Numbers 23:22); Psa. 22:21²¹Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. (Psalm 22:21).

Unsavoury adverse. 2 Sam. 22:27²⁷With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory. (2 Samuel 22:27).

Untoward perverse. Acts 2:40⁴⁰And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. (Acts 2:40).

Usury “Interest” on money. The Greek word conveys no idea of undue interest. Matt. 25:27²⁷Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. (Matthew 25:27); Luke 19:23²³Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? (Luke 19:23).

Uzzah strength. The daring presumption of man instantly checked by Divine judgment. Name occurs about 8 times, and only in the Old Testament. 2 Sam. 6.

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