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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31017" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31017" /> == | ||
<li> "Stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain" (Isaiah 40:22 ), is an expression used with reference to the veil or awning which Orientals spread for a screen over their courts in summer. According to the prophet, the heavens are spread over our heads as such an awning. [[Similar]] expressions are found in [[Psalm]] 104:2 l; Compare Isaiah 44:24; Job 9:8 . <div> <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., [[Illustrated]] [[Bible]] Dictionary, [[Third]] Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Curtain'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/curtain.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39606" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39606" /> == | ||
[[Song]] of [[Solomon]] 1:5Isaiah 54:2Jeremiah 4:20Jeremiah 10:20Jeremiah 49:29Habakkuk 3:7Exodus 26:2Matthew 27:51Hebrews 6:19Hebrews 9:3Hebrews 10:20 | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50499" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50499" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> CURTAIN </strong> . See Tabernacle. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59269" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59269" /> == | ||
<p> CURTAIN, n. [[Low]] L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense of separating. </p> 1. A cloth hanging round a bed, or at a window, which may be contracted, spread or drawn aside at pleasure intended for ornament, or for use. Also, the hangings about the ark, among the Israelites. 2. A cloth-hanging used in theaters, to conceal the stage from the spectators. This is raised or let down by cords. [[Hence]] the phrases, to drop the curtain, to close the scene, to end to raise the curtain or the curtain will rise, to denote the opening of the play. And to draw the curtain, is to close it, to shut out the light or to conceal an object or to open it and disclose the object. [[Behind]] the curtain, in concealment, in secret. 3. In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two bastions, bordered with a parapet five feet high, behind which the soldiers stand to fire on the covered way and into the moat. 4. In scripture, tents dwellings. Habakkuk 3:7 . <p> CURTAIN, To inclose with curtains to furnish with curtains. </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106846" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (v. t.) To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See [[Illustrations]] of [[Ravelin]] and Bastion. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) A flag; an ensign; - in contempt. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2540" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2540" /> == | ||
<p> '''''kur´t''''' ''''''n''''' , -ten, -tin: The word ordinarily used for curtain is יריעה , <i> '''''yerı̄‛āh''''' </i> ̌ . [[Thus]] in Exodus 26:1; Exodus 36:8 of the curtains of the tabernacle (see [[Tabernacle]] ); in 2 Samuel 7:2; [[Psalm]] 104:2; [[Song]] of [[Solomon]] 1:5; Isaiah 54:2; Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20; Jeremiah 49:29; Habakkuk 3:7 . </p> Figurative: Isaiah 40:22 Psalm 104:2דּק <i> '''''dōḳ''''' </i> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_36121" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_36121" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curtain'. [[Cyclopedia]] of Biblical, [[Theological]] and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/curtain.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_31017"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39606"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_50499"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/curtain Curtain from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_59269"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/curtain Curtain from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_106846"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/curtain Curtain from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2540"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/curtain Curtain from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_36121"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/curtain Curtain from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 12 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Curtain'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/curtain.html. 1897.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Song of Solomon 1:5Isaiah 54:2Jeremiah 4:20Jeremiah 10:20Jeremiah 49:29Habakkuk 3:7Exodus 26:2Matthew 27:51Hebrews 6:19Hebrews 9:3Hebrews 10:20
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
CURTAIN . See Tabernacle.
King James Dictionary [4]
CURTAIN, n. Low L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense of separating.
1. A cloth hanging round a bed, or at a window, which may be contracted, spread or drawn aside at pleasure intended for ornament, or for use. Also, the hangings about the ark, among the Israelites. 2. A cloth-hanging used in theaters, to conceal the stage from the spectators. This is raised or let down by cords. Hence the phrases, to drop the curtain, to close the scene, to end to raise the curtain or the curtain will rise, to denote the opening of the play. And to draw the curtain, is to close it, to shut out the light or to conceal an object or to open it and disclose the object. Behind the curtain, in concealment, in secret. 3. In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two bastions, bordered with a parapet five feet high, behind which the soldiers stand to fire on the covered way and into the moat. 4. In scripture, tents dwellings. Habakkuk 3:7 .
CURTAIN, To inclose with curtains to furnish with curtains.
Webster's Dictionary [5]
(1):
(v. t.) To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.
(2):
(n.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
(3):
(n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
(4):
(n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage.
(5):
(n.) A flag; an ensign; - in contempt.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
kur´t 'n , -ten, -tin: The word ordinarily used for curtain is יריעה , yerı̄‛āh ̌ . Thus in Exodus 26:1; Exodus 36:8 of the curtains of the tabernacle (see Tabernacle ); in 2 Samuel 7:2; Psalm 104:2; Song of Solomon 1:5; Isaiah 54:2; Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20; Jeremiah 49:29; Habakkuk 3:7 .
Figurative: Isaiah 40:22 Psalm 104:2דּק dōḳ
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curtain'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/curtain.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
References
- ↑ Curtain from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Curtain from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Curtain from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Curtain from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Curtain from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Curtain from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Curtain from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
