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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31150" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31150" /> == | ||
Proverbs 31:19 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39782" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39782" /> == | ||
Proverbs 31:19 | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50662" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50662" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> DISTAFF </strong> . See [[Spinning]] and Weaving. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59372" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59372" /> == | ||
<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. Proverbs 31 . </p> 2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex. <p> His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65747" /> == | == 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. Proverbs 31:19 . </p> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_112397" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) [[Used]] as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2991" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2991" /> == | ||
<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> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37481" /> == | == 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," 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]]). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_31150"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39782"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Holman 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_59372"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/distaff Distaff from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65747"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_112397"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/distaff Distaff from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2991"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/distaff Distaff from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</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> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 07:28, 12 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Proverbs 31:19
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Proverbs 31:19
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
DISTAFF . See Spinning and Weaving.
King James Dictionary [4]
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.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
The staff that holds the bunch of flax or wool, which, with the spindle are implements of spinning by the hand. Proverbs 31:19 .
Webster's Dictionary [6]
(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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
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 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]
(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).
References
- ↑ Distaff from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Distaff from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Distaff from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
