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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35823" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35823" /> == | ||
<p> '''1.''' Μasak , "the covering before the door (rather 'the curtain for the entrance,' so | <p> '''1.''' Μasak , "the covering before the door (rather 'the curtain for the entrance,' so KJV distinguishes the words rightly at Numbers 3:26) of the tabernacle" ( Exodus 26:36-37); of variegated stuff "wrought with needlework" ("the work of' the embroiderer"), hung on five pillars of acacia wood; the curtain, unlike the hangings at the sides and back of the court, could be drawn up or aside at pleasure. Another before the entrance of the court ( Exodus 27:16). The term also is used in connection with the veil of the holy of holies, the "veil of the covering" ( Exodus 35:12). </p> <p> '''2.''' Qelaim , hangings of fine twined linen for the walls of the court of the tabernacle, like our tapestry ( Exodus 27:9). </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72664" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72664" /> == | ||