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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59372" /> ==
<p> '''''dis´taf''''' ( פלך , <i> '''''pelekh''''' </i> ): This word occurs once in Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See [[Spinning]] . </p>
<p> [[Distaff]] n. </p> 1. The staff of a spinning-wheel, to which a bunch of flax or tow is tied, and from which the thread is drawn. <p> She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. &nbsp;Proverbs 31 . </p> 2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex. <p> His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne. </p>
       
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_112397" /> ==
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. </p>
       
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65747" /> ==
<p> The staff that holds the bunch of flax or wool, which, with the spindle are implements of spinning by the hand. &nbsp;Proverbs 31:19 . </p>
       
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39782" /> ==
&nbsp;Proverbs 31:19
       
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31150" /> ==
&nbsp;Proverbs 31:19
       
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50662" /> ==
<p> <strong> DISTAFF </strong> . See [[Spinning]] and Weaving. </p>
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37481" /> ==
<p> ( '''''פֶּלֶךְ''''' , prop. a circle, e.g. a district or quarter of a city, "part," &nbsp;Nehemiah 3:9-18; hence the whirl of a spindle, with which, it is put in parallelism, &nbsp;Proverbs 31:19; once a "staff," or crutch, &nbsp;2 Samuel 3:29), the instrument used for twisting the thread in spinning by its twirl. (See [[Spindle]]). </p>
       
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2991" /> ==
<p> ''''' dis´taf ''''' ( פלך , <i> ''''' pelekh ''''' </i> ): This word occurs once in &nbsp;Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See Spinning . </p>
       
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<ref name="term_59372"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/distaff Distaff from King James Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_112397"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_65747"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_39782"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_31150"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_50662"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/distaff Distaff from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_37481"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/distaff Distaff from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_2991"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/distaff Distaff from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_2991"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/distaff Distaff from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 15 October 2021

King James Dictionary [1]

Distaff n.

1. The staff of a spinning-wheel, to which a bunch of flax or tow is tied, and from which the thread is drawn.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.  Proverbs 31 .

2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex.

His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1): ( n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.

(2): ( n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]

The staff that holds the bunch of flax or wool, which, with the spindle are implements of spinning by the hand.  Proverbs 31:19 .

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

 Proverbs 31:19

Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]

 Proverbs 31:19

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]

DISTAFF . See Spinning and Weaving.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]

( פֶּלֶךְ , prop. a circle, e.g. a district or quarter of a city, "part,"  Nehemiah 3:9-18; hence the whirl of a spindle, with which, it is put in parallelism,  Proverbs 31:19; once a "staff," or crutch,  2 Samuel 3:29), the instrument used for twisting the thread in spinning by its twirl. (See Spindle).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]

dis´taf ( פלך , pelekh ): This word occurs once in  Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See Spinning .

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