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== Easton's [[Bible]] [[Dictionary]] == Jeremiah 51:20 == Holman Bible Dictionary == [[Arms And Armor]] == Smith's Bible Dictionary == <p> Battle-axe. Jeremiah 51:20. See [[Maul]]. </p> == Webster's Dictionary == <p> (n.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon. </p> == [[International]] Standard Bible [[Encyclopedia]] == <p> '''''bat''''' ´''''''l''''' -'''''ax''''' . See [[Armor]] , [[Arms]] , III, 1; [[Ax]] (AXE). </p> == [[Cyclopedia]] of Biblical, [[Theological]] and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature == <p> (מִפֵּוֹ, mappets', breaker in pieces; Sept. and Vulg. render as a verb, διασκορπίζεις ), a mallet or heavy war-club (Jeremiah 51:20; comp. the cognate מֵפַיוֹ, mephits', "maul," Proverbs 25:18). The ancient [[Egyptian]] battle-axes were of two kinds, both answering to this description, being adapted to inflict a severe blow by the weight no less than to cut with the edge. Each was a broad-axe with a semicircular blade, that of the one being usually in two segments both attached to the handle as a back; and that of the other projecting beyond the handle, with a large ball attached to give it momentum (see figs. 12 and 7 in the first series of cuts under the art. ARMOR (See [[Armor]]) , and compare Wilkinson's Anc. Eg. 1:362, 363, abridgm.). (See [[Axe]]); (See [[Maul]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_30586"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/battle-axe Battle-Axe from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38985"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/battle-axe Battle-Axe from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71584"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/battle-axe Battle-Axe from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_91726"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/battle-axe Battle-Axe from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1548"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/battle-axe Battle-Axe from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_23564"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/battle-axe Battle-Axe from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:56, 11 October 2021
== Easton's Bible Dictionary == Jeremiah 51:20 == Holman Bible Dictionary == Arms And Armor == Smith's Bible Dictionary ==
Battle-axe. Jeremiah 51:20. See Maul.
== Webster's Dictionary ==
(n.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ==
bat ´'l -ax . See Armor , Arms , III, 1; Ax (AXE).
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature ==
(מִפֵּוֹ, mappets', breaker in pieces; Sept. and Vulg. render as a verb, διασκορπίζεις ), a mallet or heavy war-club (Jeremiah 51:20; comp. the cognate מֵפַיוֹ, mephits', "maul," Proverbs 25:18). The ancient Egyptian battle-axes were of two kinds, both answering to this description, being adapted to inflict a severe blow by the weight no less than to cut with the edge. Each was a broad-axe with a semicircular blade, that of the one being usually in two segments both attached to the handle as a back; and that of the other projecting beyond the handle, with a large ball attached to give it momentum (see figs. 12 and 7 in the first series of cuts under the art. ARMOR (See Armor) , and compare Wilkinson's Anc. Eg. 1:362, 363, abridgm.). (See Axe); (See Maul).
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