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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36717" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36717" /> == | ||
<p> In [[Scripture]] means "reaping with a sickle", for the heat dries up the grass before it is high enough for the scythe (Psalms 129:7). In Amos 7:1 "the king's mowings" were the firstfruits of the pastures, tyrannically exacted. "The latter growth" was "the after grass" in the time of the latter rain. </p> | <p> In [[Scripture]] means "reaping with a sickle", for the heat dries up the grass before it is high enough for the scythe ( Psalms 129:7). In Amos 7:1 "the king's mowings" were the firstfruits of the pastures, tyrannically exacted. "The latter growth" was "the after grass" in the time of the latter rain. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73845" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73845" /> == | ||
<p> Mowing. As the great heat of the climate in [[Palestine]] and other similarly situated countries soon dries up the herbage itself, hay-making in our sense of the term is not in use. The "king's mowings," Amos 7:1, may perhaps refer to some royal right, of early pasturage for the use of the cavalry. </p> | <p> '''Mowing.''' As the great heat of the climate in [[Palestine]] and other similarly situated countries soon dries up the herbage itself, hay-making in our sense of the term is not in use. The "king's mowings," Amos 7:1, may perhaps refer to some royal right, of early pasturage for the use of the cavalry. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_146184" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_146184" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' p. pr. & vb. n.) of [[Mow]] </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) Land from which grass is cut; meadow land. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32686" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32686" /> == | ||
Psalm 72:6 Amos 7:1 1 Kings 18:5 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_51789" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_51789" /> == | ||
<p> (גֵּז, gez, Vulg. tonsio, Amos 7:1; the Sept. reads Γώγ ὁ βασιλεύς, either from a various reading or a confusion of the letters ז and ג ), a word signifying also a shorn fleece, and rendered in Psalms 72:6, "mown grass." As the great heat of the climate in | <p> (גֵּז, ''gez, Vulg. tonsio,'' Amos 7:1; the Sept. reads Γώγ ὁ βασιλεύς, either from a various reading or a confusion of the letters ז and ג ), a word signifying also a shorn fleece, and rendered in Psalms 72:6, "mown grass." As the great heat of the climate in Palestine and other similarly situated countries soon dries up the herbage itself, hay-making in our sense of the term is not in use. The term "hay," therefore, in the Prayer-book version of Psalms 106:20, for עֵשֶׂב, is incorrect; [[A.V.]] "grass." So also Proverbs 27:25, and Isaiah 15:6. The corn destined for forage is cut with a sickle. The term קֹצֵר, [[A.V.]] "mower," Psalms 129:7, is most commonly in [[A.V.]] "reaper," and once, Jeremiah 9:22, "harvestman." (See [[Reaping]]). </p> <p> The "king's mowings," Amos 7:1, i.e., mown grass, Psalms 72:6, may perhaps refer to some royal right of early pasturage for the use of the cavalry. Comp. 1 Kings 18:5. See Shaw, ''Trav.'' page 138; Wilkinson, ''Anc. Eg.'' abridgm. 2:43, 50; ''Early Trav.'' page 305; Pietro d. Valle, ''Viasgi,'' 2:237; Chardin, Voy. 3:370; Layard, Nin. cand Bab. page 330; Niebuhr, Descr. de l'Arab. page 139; Harmer, Obs. 4:386; Burckhardt, Notes on Bed. 1:210. (See [[Grass]]). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 23:10, 12 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
In Scripture means "reaping with a sickle", for the heat dries up the grass before it is high enough for the scythe ( Psalms 129:7). In Amos 7:1 "the king's mowings" were the firstfruits of the pastures, tyrannically exacted. "The latter growth" was "the after grass" in the time of the latter rain.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Mowing. As the great heat of the climate in Palestine and other similarly situated countries soon dries up the herbage itself, hay-making in our sense of the term is not in use. The "king's mowings," Amos 7:1, may perhaps refer to some royal right, of early pasturage for the use of the cavalry.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mow
(2): ( n.) The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.
(3): ( n.) Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Psalm 72:6 Amos 7:1 1 Kings 18:5
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(גֵּז, gez, Vulg. tonsio, Amos 7:1; the Sept. reads Γώγ ὁ βασιλεύς, either from a various reading or a confusion of the letters ז and ג ), a word signifying also a shorn fleece, and rendered in Psalms 72:6, "mown grass." As the great heat of the climate in Palestine and other similarly situated countries soon dries up the herbage itself, hay-making in our sense of the term is not in use. The term "hay," therefore, in the Prayer-book version of Psalms 106:20, for עֵשֶׂב, is incorrect; A.V. "grass." So also Proverbs 27:25, and Isaiah 15:6. The corn destined for forage is cut with a sickle. The term קֹצֵר, A.V. "mower," Psalms 129:7, is most commonly in A.V. "reaper," and once, Jeremiah 9:22, "harvestman." (See Reaping).
The "king's mowings," Amos 7:1, i.e., mown grass, Psalms 72:6, may perhaps refer to some royal right of early pasturage for the use of the cavalry. Comp. 1 Kings 18:5. See Shaw, Trav. page 138; Wilkinson, Anc. Eg. abridgm. 2:43, 50; Early Trav. page 305; Pietro d. Valle, Viasgi, 2:237; Chardin, Voy. 3:370; Layard, Nin. cand Bab. page 330; Niebuhr, Descr. de l'Arab. page 139; Harmer, Obs. 4:386; Burckhardt, Notes on Bed. 1:210. (See Grass).
