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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_169037" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_169037" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; - called also roller towel. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery. </p> <p> '''(10):''' ''' (''' n.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62471" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62471" /> == | ||
<p> [[Roller | <p> [[Roller]] n. </p> 1. That which rolls that which turns on its own axis particularly, a cylinder of wood, stone or metal, used in husbandry and the arts. Rollers are of various kinds and used for various purposes. 2. A bandage a fillet properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery. 3. A bird of the magpie kind, about the size of a jay. <p> A bird of the genus Coracias, found in Europe called also the German parrot. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43460" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43460" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58564" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58564" /> == | ||
<p> ( Ezekiel 30:21), '' | <p> ( Ezekiel 30:21), ''Chittul'' , '''''חַתּוּל''''' , a ''Bandage'' , so called from being [[Wrapped]] around a broken limb to keep the fractured parts in place till healed. So Rosenm '''''Ü''''' ller explains the figure ([[Scholia]] , ad loc.). The roller, in surgery, is a long fillet or strip of muslin or other webbing rolled upon itself in a cylindrical form, employed to give mechanical support in many of the diseases and injuries to which the human body is liable. In the case of a broken arm, the surgeon brings the fragments of the bone together in normal position, and next places the limb in splints or stays lined with cotton, wool, or other soft material, to protect the flesh against unequal pressure, and then secures the whole by firmly winding the roller round and round the limb over the stays, so as to maintain the broken ends of the bone in coaptation until the process of ossific reunion is completed. The familiar manner of this incidental reference shows that the practice of the present enlightened surgery was known to the profession in the days of Ezekiel. The name used to designate this bandage not only implies the form giving the greatest facility to its ready application, but is the very word which scientific works of the present day employ to express the same thing. The object of this revelation, as it would seem, was not to impart information respecting the special contrivances of the healing art, but to present to the mind of the prophet the great prospective fact that the predicted disability of [[Pharaoh]] would be permanent, as one of the essentials to restorative treatment would be wanting. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7630" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7630" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' rōl´ẽr ''''' : the King James Version and the English Revised Version in Ezekiel 30:21 for חתּוּל , <i> '''''ḥittūl''''' </i> , "bandage" (so the American Standard Revised Version). "Roller" was formerly a technical term in surgery for a wide bandage. </p> | <p> ''''' rōl´ẽr ''''' : the King James Version and the English Revised Version in Ezekiel 30:21 for חתּוּל , <i> ''''' ḥittūl ''''' </i> , "bandage" (so the American Standard Revised Version). "Roller" was formerly a technical term in surgery for a wide bandage. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:16, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.
(2): ( n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man.
(3): ( n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae.
(4): ( n.) A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; - called also roller towel.
(5): ( n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
(6): ( n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.
(7): ( n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.
(8): ( n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.
(9): ( n.) A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery.
(10): ( n.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
King James Dictionary [2]
Roller n.
1. That which rolls that which turns on its own axis particularly, a cylinder of wood, stone or metal, used in husbandry and the arts. Rollers are of various kinds and used for various purposes. 2. A bandage a fillet properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery. 3. A bird of the magpie kind, about the size of a jay.
A bird of the genus Coracias, found in Europe called also the German parrot.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Ezekiel 30:21
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
( Ezekiel 30:21), Chittul , חַתּוּל , a Bandage , so called from being Wrapped around a broken limb to keep the fractured parts in place till healed. So Rosenm Ü ller explains the figure (Scholia , ad loc.). The roller, in surgery, is a long fillet or strip of muslin or other webbing rolled upon itself in a cylindrical form, employed to give mechanical support in many of the diseases and injuries to which the human body is liable. In the case of a broken arm, the surgeon brings the fragments of the bone together in normal position, and next places the limb in splints or stays lined with cotton, wool, or other soft material, to protect the flesh against unequal pressure, and then secures the whole by firmly winding the roller round and round the limb over the stays, so as to maintain the broken ends of the bone in coaptation until the process of ossific reunion is completed. The familiar manner of this incidental reference shows that the practice of the present enlightened surgery was known to the profession in the days of Ezekiel. The name used to designate this bandage not only implies the form giving the greatest facility to its ready application, but is the very word which scientific works of the present day employ to express the same thing. The object of this revelation, as it would seem, was not to impart information respecting the special contrivances of the healing art, but to present to the mind of the prophet the great prospective fact that the predicted disability of Pharaoh would be permanent, as one of the essentials to restorative treatment would be wanting.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
rōl´ẽr : the King James Version and the English Revised Version in Ezekiel 30:21 for חתּוּל , ḥittūl , "bandage" (so the American Standard Revised Version). "Roller" was formerly a technical term in surgery for a wide bandage.
