Irdle
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Girdle. An essential article of dress in the East, and worn by both men and women. The common girdle was made of leather, 2 Kings 1:8; Matthew 3:4, like that worn by the Bedouins of the present day. A finer girdle was made of linen, Jeremiah 13:1; Ezekiel 16:10, embroidered with silk, and, sometimes, with gold and silver thread, Daniel 10:5; Revelation 1:13; Revelation 15:6, and frequently studded with gold and precious stones or pearls.
The military girdle was worn about the waist; the sword or dagger was suspended from it. Judges 3:16; 2 Samuel 20:8; Psalms 45:3. Hence, girding up the loins, denotes preparation for battle or for active exertion. Girdles were used as pockets, as they still are among the Arabs, and as purses, one end of the girdle being folded back for the purpose. Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8. See Dress .
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) The zodiac; also, the equator.
(2): ( v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it.
(3): ( n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
(4): ( n.) A griddle.
(5): ( n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant.
(6): ( v. t.) To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.
(7): ( n.) That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
(8): ( v. t.) To inclose; to environ; to shut in.
(9): ( n.) A thin bed or stratum of stone.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Isaiah 11:5 (b) This is a symbol of a righteous life and a faithful spirit which encompasses a person to make him a useful and dependable servant of God. No doubt it is primarily a prophecy concerning the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 13:1,10 (a) The Lord tells us in this story that the girdle represents Israel in her decadence, her wickedness and weakness. God had intended Israel as a wonderful nation, but she mingled with the world around her and became a rotten, useless people.
Revelation 1:13 (c) This golden garment over the heart or the breast of the Lord indicates the purity, beauty and value of the love of Christ for His people.
