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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142185" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (v. t.) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; - with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32551" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32551" /> == | ||
1 Kings 5:17,182 Samuel 5:11Exodus 1:11,14 | 1 Kings 5:17,182 Samuel 5:11Exodus 1:11,14 | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52847" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52847" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> MASON. </strong> See [[Arts]] and Crafts, § 3. </p> | <p> <strong> MASON. </strong> See [[Arts]] and Crafts, § 3. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6226" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6226" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_32551"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/mason Mason from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_32551"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/mason Mason from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_52847"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/mason Mason from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | <ref name="term_52847"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/mason Mason from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_6226"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mason Mason from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_6226"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mason Mason from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
(2):
(n.) A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
(3):
(v. t.) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; - with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
1 Kings 5:17,182 Samuel 5:11Exodus 1:11,14
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
MASON. See Arts and Crafts, § 3.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
mā´s ' n : The translation of 4 Hebrew words: (1) אבן גּרש , ḥārash 'ebhen , "graver of stone" ( 2 Samuel 5:11 ); (2) (3) גּדר , gādhar (2 Kings 12:12 ), קיר חרשׁ , ḥārash ḳı̄r (1 Chronicles 14:1 ), "maker of a wall (or hedge)"; (4) חצב , ḥācabh , "a hewer or digger (of stones)" (1 Chronicles 22:2; Ezra 3:7 ). Lebanon still supplies the greater number of skilled masons to Palestine and Syria (see 2 Samuel 5:11 ), those of Shweir being in special repute. See Crafts , II, 8; also Architecture; Building; Gebal; House .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mason'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mason.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
