Difference between revisions of "Lethech"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48697" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48697" /> == | ||
<p> (לֶתֶךְ, | <p> ( '''''לֶתֶךְ''''' , ''Le'Thek,'' Septuag. '''''Νέβελ''''' ) '','' a [[Hebrew]] word which occurs in the margin of Hosea 3:2; it signifies ''A Measure'' for grain, so called from [[Emptying]] or ''Pourinq Out.'' It is e rendered ''"A Half Homer" In'' the A.V. (after the Vulg.), which is probably correct. (See [[Homer]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5825" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5825" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' lē´thek ''''' ( לתך , <i> ''''' lethekh ''''' </i> ): A liquid measure equivalent to half a homer ( Hosea 3:2 margin) and containing about 5 1/2 bushels. See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | <p> ''''' lē´thek ''''' ( לתך , <i> ''''' lethekh ''''' </i> ): A liquid measure equivalent to half a homer ( Hosea 3:2 margin) and containing about 5 1/2 bushels. See [[Weights And Measures]] . </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:03, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
( לֶתֶךְ , Le'Thek, Septuag. Νέβελ ) , a Hebrew word which occurs in the margin of Hosea 3:2; it signifies A Measure for grain, so called from Emptying or Pourinq Out. It is e rendered "A Half Homer" In the A.V. (after the Vulg.), which is probably correct. (See Homer).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
lē´thek ( לתך , lethekh ): A liquid measure equivalent to half a homer ( Hosea 3:2 margin) and containing about 5 1/2 bushels. See Weights And Measures .
