Pruning-Hook
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(מִזְמֵרָה, mazmerah; Sept. δρέπανον; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 18:5; Joel 4:10; Micah 4:3), a knife for pruning the vine. The manner of tzrimming the vine (זֵמִר, zamdr), signifying clipping, and also the singular instrument of the vine-dresser, were well known even in the time of Moses (Leviticus 25:3-4), and no doubt both were similar to those employed by the Egyptians. (See Knife); (See Vine); (See Vineyard)).
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [2]
[VINE, THE]
