Difference between revisions of "Grease"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60596" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60596" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Grease,]] n. </p> 1. [[Animal]] fat in a soft state oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard but particularly the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. 2. [[A]] swelling and gourdiness of a horse's legs, occasioned by traveling or by standing long in a stable. <p> [[Grease,]] greez. To smear, anoint or daub with grease or fat. </p> 1. To bribe to corrupt with presents. Not elegant. | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4024" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4024" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' grēs ''''' ( חלב , <i> ''''' ḥēlebh ''''' </i> , "fat," "suet"): The word occurs once in the metaphorical sense "prosperous," then dull, gross, brutal: "Their heart is as fat as grease" ( | <p> ''''' grēs ''''' ( חלב , <i> ''''' ḥēlebh ''''' </i> , "fat," "suet"): The word occurs once in the metaphorical sense "prosperous," then dull, gross, brutal: "Their heart is as fat as grease" ( Psalm 119:70; compare Isaiah 6:10 , and see [[Fat]] ). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42260" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42260" /> == | ||
<p> (חֵלֶב, che'leb, Psalms 119:70, fat [q.v.], as elsewhere rendered). </p> | <p> (חֵלֶב, ''che'leb'' , Psalms 119:70, ''fat'' [q.v.], as elsewhere rendered). </p> | ||
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King James Dictionary [1]
Grease, n.
1. Animal fat in a soft state oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard but particularly the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. 2. A swelling and gourdiness of a horse's legs, occasioned by traveling or by standing long in a stable.
Grease, greez. To smear, anoint or daub with grease or fat.
1. To bribe to corrupt with presents. Not elegant.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
grēs ( חלב , ḥēlebh , "fat," "suet"): The word occurs once in the metaphorical sense "prosperous," then dull, gross, brutal: "Their heart is as fat as grease" ( Psalm 119:70; compare Isaiah 6:10 , and see Fat ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(חֵלֶב, che'leb , Psalms 119:70, fat [q.v.], as elsewhere rendered).
