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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70418" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70418" /> == | ||
<p> Looking-glass. This word occurs in Exodus 38:8; Job 37:18; also in Isaiah 3:23, where it is simply "glasses." The R. V. reads mirrors in these three places. The articles intended were mirrors, tablets, or plates of polished metal, mostly of a round form, and furnished with handles. Those carried by the [[Hebrew]] women at the time of the construction of the vessels of the tabernacle were used for making "the laver of brass and the foot of it of brass." | <p> '''Looking-glass.''' This word occurs in Exodus 38:8; Job 37:18; also in Isaiah 3:23, where it is simply "glasses." The [[R.]] [[V.]] reads mirrors in these three places. The articles intended were mirrors, tablets, or plates of polished metal, mostly of a round form, and furnished with handles. Those carried by the [[Hebrew]] women at the time of the construction of the vessels of the tabernacle were used for making "the laver of brass and the foot of it of brass." Many mirrors have been discovered in Egypt, and are to be seen in museums. They are of mixed metal, chiefly copper, very carefully wrought, and highly polished. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_139898" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_139898" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. </p> | <p> (n.) [[A]] mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52475" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> [[Looking-Glass.]] </strong> See Glass. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5841" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5841" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' look´ing ''''' - ''''' glas ''''' ( Exodus 38:8 the King James Version margin "brasen glasses"). See [[Glass]]; [[Mirror]] | <p> ''''' look´ing ''''' - ''''' glas ''''' ( Exodus 38:8 the King James Version margin "brasen glasses"). See [[Glass]]; [[Mirror]] . </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_70418"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/looking-glass Looking-Glass from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | <ref name="term_70418"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/looking-glass Looking-Glass from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_139898"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/looking-glass Looking-Glass from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_139898"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/looking-glass Looking-Glass from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_52475"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/looking-glass Looking-Glass from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_5841"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/looking-glass Looking-Glass from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_5841"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/looking-glass Looking-Glass from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 00:00, 13 October 2021
People's Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Looking-glass. This word occurs in Exodus 38:8; Job 37:18; also in Isaiah 3:23, where it is simply "glasses." The R. V. reads mirrors in these three places. The articles intended were mirrors, tablets, or plates of polished metal, mostly of a round form, and furnished with handles. Those carried by the Hebrew women at the time of the construction of the vessels of the tabernacle were used for making "the laver of brass and the foot of it of brass." Many mirrors have been discovered in Egypt, and are to be seen in museums. They are of mixed metal, chiefly copper, very carefully wrought, and highly polished.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Looking-Glass. See Glass.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
look´ing - glas ( Exodus 38:8 the King James Version margin "brasen glasses"). See Glass; Mirror .
