Difference between revisions of "Confection"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_103036" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_103036" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) A composition of drugs. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A composition of different materials. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50414" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50414" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Confection]] </strong> . This word in | <p> <strong> [[Confection]] </strong> . This word in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] means <em> perfume </em> ( Exodus 30:35 ), and ‘confectionary’ ( 1 Samuel 8:13 ), means <em> perfumer </em> . </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58868" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58868" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> CONFECTION, n. L., to make. </p> 1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit a sweetmeat something preserved. 2. A composition or mixture. 3. A soft electuary. | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31042" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31042" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_34091" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_34091" /> == | ||
<p> (רֹקִח, '' | <p> (רֹקִח, ''Ro'Kach'' , Exodus 30:35), CONFECTIONARY (רִקָּחָה, ''Rakkachah''' , 1 Samuel 8:13), both derived from the root רָקִת (''Rakach''' ), to spice, denote respectively perfume and a female perfumer, as the passages cited and the kindred terms derived from the same root (and translated "apothecary," "perfume," "ointment") indicate. (See [[Apothecary]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A composition of drugs.
(2): (n.) A composition of different materials.
(3): (n.) A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
(4): (n.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Confection . This word in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] means perfume ( Exodus 30:35 ), and ‘confectionary’ ( 1 Samuel 8:13 ), means perfumer .
King James Dictionary [3]
CONFECTION, n. L., to make.
1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit a sweetmeat something preserved. 2. A composition or mixture. 3. A soft electuary.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Exodus 30:35
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(רֹקִח, Ro'Kach , Exodus 30:35), CONFECTIONARY (רִקָּחָה, Rakkachah , 1 Samuel 8:13), both derived from the root רָקִת (Rakach ), to spice, denote respectively perfume and a female perfumer, as the passages cited and the kindred terms derived from the same root (and translated "apothecary," "perfume," "ointment") indicate. (See Apothecary).
