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<p> ''''' lēf ''''' , ''''' lēvz ''''' : Used in three different senses, with reference: (1) To trees ( עלה , <i> ''''' ‛āleh ''''' </i> , "a coming up"), &nbsp; [[Genesis]] 3:7; &nbsp;Genesis 8:11; &nbsp;Leviticus 26:36 ( טרף , <i> ''''' ṭereph ''''' </i> ); &nbsp;Ezekiel 17:9; φύλλον , <i> ''''' phúllon ''''' </i> . Figuratively (a) of spiritual blessings (&nbsp;Ezekiel 47:12; compare &nbsp;Revelation 22:2 ) and prosperity (&nbsp;Psalm 1:3 ); (b) of moral decay (&nbsp;Isaiah 64:6 ), and (c) of a formal, empty profession (&nbsp;Matthew 21:19 ). (2) To a book (דּלת , <i> ''''' deleth ''''' </i> ), &nbsp;Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see &nbsp; Jeremiah 36:2 ); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read. (3) To doors (צלע , <i> ''''' cēlā‛ ''''' </i> , "side," קלע , <i> ''''' ḳelā‛ ''''' </i> ,"a screen," "hanging"), &nbsp;1 Kings 6:34 . The door of the [[Holy]] Place consisted of two halves, but each half had two leaves (compare &nbsp;Ezekiel 41:24 ). </p>

<p> ''''' lēf ''''' , ''''' lēvz ''''' : Used in three different senses, with reference: (1) To trees ( עלה , <i> ''''' ‛āleh ''''' </i> , "a coming up"), &nbsp; [[Genesis]] 3:7; &nbsp;Genesis 8:11; &nbsp;Leviticus 26:36 ( טרף , <i> ''''' ṭereph ''''' </i> ); &nbsp;Ezekiel 17:9; φύλλον , <i> ''''' phúllon ''''' </i> . Figuratively (a) of spiritual blessings (&nbsp;Ezekiel 47:12; compare &nbsp;Revelation 22:2 ) and prosperity (&nbsp;Psalm 1:3 ); (b) of moral decay (&nbsp;Isaiah 64:6 ), and (c) of a formal, empty profession (&nbsp;Matthew 21:19 ). (2) To a book (דּלת , <i> ''''' deleth ''''' </i> ), &nbsp;Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see &nbsp; Jeremiah 36:2 ); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read. (3) To doors (צלע , <i> ''''' cēlā‛ ''''' </i> , "side," קלע , <i> ''''' ḳelā‛ ''''' </i> ,"a screen," "hanging"), &nbsp;1 Kings 6:34 . The door of the [[Holy]] Place consisted of two halves, but each half had two leaves (compare &nbsp;Ezekiel 41:24 ). </p>

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