Difference between revisions of "Distaff"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59372" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59372" /> == | ||
<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. 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" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_112397" /> == | ||
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== 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 | <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> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 13 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 .
References
- ↑ Distaff from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Distaff from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Distaff from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Distaff from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
