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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23956" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23956" /> == | ||
<p> (תֹּרֶן, ''To'' '''Ren'' )'','' Isaiah 30:17, in the margin in that place, and in the text in chap. 23:23, and Ezekiel 27:5, rendered "mast." It probably signifies a [[Pole]] used as a standard or "ensign" (נֵס, ''Nes'' )'','' which was set up on the tops of mountains as a signal for the assembling of the people, sometimes on the invasion of an enemy, and sometimes after a defeat ( Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 62:10). (See [[Banner]]). </p> | <p> ( '''''תֹּרֶן''''' , ''To'' ' ''Ren'' ) '','' Isaiah 30:17, in the margin in that place, and in the text in chap. 23:23, and Ezekiel 27:5, rendered "mast." It probably signifies a [[Pole]] used as a standard or "ensign" ( '''''נֵס''''' , ''Nes'' ) '','' which was set up on the tops of mountains as a signal for the assembling of the people, sometimes on the invasion of an enemy, and sometimes after a defeat ( Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 62:10). (See [[Banner]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1615" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1615" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bē´k''''' ''''''n''''' . The translation of the [[Hebrew]] תּרן , <i> '''''tōren''''' </i> , which usually means "mast" (compare Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:5 ), but in Isaiah 30:17 being used in parallelism with "ensign" the meaning may be "signal-staff" ( Isaiah 30:17 the American Revised Version, margin "pole"). </p> | <p> ''''' bē´k ''''' ' ''''' n ''''' . The translation of the [[Hebrew]] תּרן , <i> ''''' tōren ''''' </i> , which usually means "mast" (compare Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:5 ), but in Isaiah 30:17 being used in parallelism with "ensign" the meaning may be "signal-staff" ( Isaiah 30:17 the American Revised Version, margin "pole"). </p> | ||
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