Brink

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King James Dictionary [1]

BRINK, n. The edge, margin or border of a steep place, as of a precipice, or the bank of a river.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(n.) The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

briṇk : שׂפה , sāphāh , or שׂפת , sepheth = "the lip," "margin," "bank," "edge" (Genesis 41:3; Exodus 2:3; Exodus 7:15 ); קצה , ḳāceh , or קצה , ḳēceh = "an extremity," "border," "brim" (Joshua 3:8 , Joshua 3:15; Isaiah 19:7; Daniel 12:5 ). See Brim .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]

some Heb. words elsewhere rendered sometimes "brim" (q.v.).

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