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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_192560" /> == | |||
<p> (1): (n.) A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; - so called because usually held in a vestry. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; - formerly called revestiary. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64095" /> == | |||
<p> VEST'RY, n. L. vestiarium. </p> 1. A room appendant to a church, in which the sacerdotal vestments, in which the sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are kept, and where parochial meetings are held. 2. A parochial assembly, so called because held in the vestry. <p> The council are chosen by the vestry. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54662" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> VESTRY </strong> occurs only in 2 Kings 10:22 ‘him that was over the vestry,’ as the rendering of a word of uncertain meaning. Cf. 2 Kings 22:14 ‘keeper of the wardrobe.’ </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_69243" /> == | |||
<p> Wardrobe. 2 Kings 10:22 . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_65040" /> == | |||
<p> (מֶלְתָּחָה, meltachah; from an obscure root לתח, to spread out as clothing; Sept. οικος v.r. μεσθά αλ; Vulg. vestes), the wardrobe chamber of a temple, e.g. that of [[Baal]] (2 Kings 10:29); containing, doubtless, the fine official apparel of the priests. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9341" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' ves´tri ''''' ( מלתּחה , <i> ''''' meltāḥāh ''''' </i> ): Once, in 2 Kings 10:22 , as a place for vestments. </p> | <p> ''''' ves´tri ''''' ( מלתּחה , <i> ''''' meltāḥāh ''''' </i> ): Once, in 2 Kings 10:22 , as a place for vestments. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_192560"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/vestry Vestry from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64095"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/vestry Vestry from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_54662"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/vestry Vestry from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69243"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/vestry Vestry from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65040"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/vestry Vestry from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_9341"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/vestry Vestry from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_9341"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/vestry Vestry from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.
(2): (n.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; - so called because usually held in a vestry.
(3): (n.) A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; - formerly called revestiary.
King James Dictionary [2]
VEST'RY, n. L. vestiarium.
1. A room appendant to a church, in which the sacerdotal vestments, in which the sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are kept, and where parochial meetings are held. 2. A parochial assembly, so called because held in the vestry.
The council are chosen by the vestry.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
VESTRY occurs only in 2 Kings 10:22 ‘him that was over the vestry,’ as the rendering of a word of uncertain meaning. Cf. 2 Kings 22:14 ‘keeper of the wardrobe.’
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Wardrobe. 2 Kings 10:22 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(מֶלְתָּחָה, meltachah; from an obscure root לתח, to spread out as clothing; Sept. οικος v.r. μεσθά αλ; Vulg. vestes), the wardrobe chamber of a temple, e.g. that of Baal (2 Kings 10:29); containing, doubtless, the fine official apparel of the priests.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
ves´tri ( מלתּחה , meltāḥāh ): Once, in 2 Kings 10:22 , as a place for vestments.
