Caul

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

CAUL . The Eng. word ‘caul’ is used (1) In   Isaiah 3:18 for a veil of net-work. (2) In   Exodus 29:13 ,   Leviticus 3:4;   Leviticus 3:10;   Leviticus 3:15;   Leviticus 4:9;   Leviticus 7:4;   Leviticus 8:16;   Leviticus 8:25;   Leviticus 9:10;   Leviticus 9:19 for the fatty mass at the opening of the Liver (wh. see). (3) In   Hosea 13:8 for the pericardium,

Morrish Bible Dictionary

The diaphragm or midriff, which stretches above the liver all across the thorax.  Exodus 29:13,22;  Leviticus 3:4,10,15;  Leviticus 4:9;  Leviticus 7:4;  Leviticus 8:16,25;  Leviticus 9:10,19 . In  Hosea 13:8 it is the pericardium, that which encloses the heart.

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Caul.  Leviticus 3:4;  Leviticus 3:10;  Leviticus 5:4;  Leviticus 5:9. A lobe of the liver. In  Hosea 13:8, the membrane inclosing the heart. In  Isaiah 3:18, network for the hair.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (n.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum. See Omentum.

(2): (n.) A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.

(3): (n.) A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth.

King James Dictionary

CAUL, n.

1. In anatomy, a membrane in the abdomen, covering the greatest part of the lower intestines, called from its structure, reticuluim, a net, but more generally, the omentum also, a little membrane sometimes encompassing the head of a child when born. 2. A kind of net in which females inclose their hair the hinder part of a cap. 3. Any kind of net.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Caul. A sort of ornamental head-dress,  Isaiah 3:18, with a net for its base. The name is derived from the Caul , the membranous bag which encloses the heart - the pericardium. - Editor.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Exodus 29:13,22 Leviticus 3:4,10,15 4:9 7:4 Hosea 13:8

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Exodus 29:13 Hosea 13:8  Isaiah 3:18

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kôl  :

(1) יתרת , yōthereth ( Exodus 29:13 ), the large lobe or flap of the liver, which is usually mentioned together with the kidneys and the fat as the special portions set aside for the burnt offering ( Leviticus 3:4 ,  Leviticus 3:10 ,  Leviticus 3:15;  Leviticus 4:9;  Leviticus 7:4;  Leviticus 8:16 ,  Leviticus 8:25;  Leviticus 9:10 ,  Leviticus 9:19 ).

(2) סגור , ṣeghōr (from the root ṣāghar , "to enclose," "shut up"),  Hosea 13:8 , literally the enclosure or covering of the heart, the caul or pericardium, or perhaps the chest as surrounding the heart. It must not be forgotten, however, that the expression may be taken in the sense of "mailcoat of the heart," i.e. hardened heart, which is shut to the influence of God's grace. So Luther and many modern translators and commentators.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Caul'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/caul.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A membrane covering the head of some children at birth, to which a magical virtue was at one time ascribed, and which, on that account, was rated high and sold often at a high price.