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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2454" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' sēld ''''' , ''''' sēl´ing ''''' (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Cieled , Cieling; the [[Hebrew]] words for "ceiled" are חפה , <i> ''''' ḥippāh ''''' </i> , ספן , <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> , שׂחיף , <i> ''''' sāḥı̄ph ''''' </i> ; for "ceiling," ספן , <i> ''''' ṣippun ''''' </i> ): [[Ceiling]] occurs only in 1 Kings 6:15 . It comes from the root <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> , meaning "to cover." It has its common meaning of the upper surface of a room; there is, however, some doubt of the textual Ceiled is found in 2 Chronicles 3:5 (( <i> ''''' ḥippāh ''''' </i> ); Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4 ( <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> in both); Ezekiel 41:16 ( <i> ''''' sāḥı̄ph ''''' </i> )), the text of the last passage being doubtful. In none of these cases does "ceiled" refer to the upper surface of a room, but to the covering or paneling of the inner walls of a house with cedar or other costly wood. This is in accordance with a common early use of the English word, no longer frequent. </p> | <p> ''''' sēld ''''' , ''''' sēl´ing ''''' (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Cieled , Cieling; the [[Hebrew]] words for "ceiled" are חפה , <i> ''''' ḥippāh ''''' </i> , ספן , <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> , שׂחיף , <i> ''''' sāḥı̄ph ''''' </i> ; for "ceiling," ספן , <i> ''''' ṣippun ''''' </i> ): [[Ceiling]] occurs only in 1 Kings 6:15 . It comes from the root <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> , meaning "to cover." It has its common meaning of the upper surface of a room; there is, however, some doubt of the textual Ceiled is found in 2 Chronicles 3:5 (( <i> ''''' ḥippāh ''''' </i> ); Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4 ( <i> ''''' ṣāphan ''''' </i> in both); Ezekiel 41:16 ( <i> ''''' sāḥı̄ph ''''' </i> )), the text of the last passage being doubtful. In none of these cases does "ceiled" refer to the upper surface of a room, but to the covering or paneling of the inner walls of a house with cedar or other costly wood. This is in accordance with a common early use of the English word, no longer frequent. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_2454"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ceiled;+ceiling Ceiled; Ceiling from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_2454"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ceiled;+ceiling Ceiled; Ceiling from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
sēld , sēl´ing (the King James Version and the English Revised Version Cieled , Cieling; the Hebrew words for "ceiled" are חפה , ḥippāh , ספן , ṣāphan , שׂחיף , sāḥı̄ph ; for "ceiling," ספן , ṣippun ): Ceiling occurs only in 1 Kings 6:15 . It comes from the root ṣāphan , meaning "to cover." It has its common meaning of the upper surface of a room; there is, however, some doubt of the textual Ceiled is found in 2 Chronicles 3:5 (( ḥippāh ); Jeremiah 22:14; Haggai 1:4 ( ṣāphan in both); Ezekiel 41:16 ( sāḥı̄ph )), the text of the last passage being doubtful. In none of these cases does "ceiled" refer to the upper surface of a room, but to the covering or paneling of the inner walls of a house with cedar or other costly wood. This is in accordance with a common early use of the English word, no longer frequent.
