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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61527" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61527" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Mete, L]] metior Heb. to measure. To measure to ascertain quantity, dimensions or capacity by any rule or standard. Obsolescent. </p> <p> METE, n. [[Measure]] limit boundary used chiefly in the plural, in the phrase, metes and bounds. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52774" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52774" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6248" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6248" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mēt ''''' ( מרד , <i> ''''' mādhadh ''''' </i> ): "To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Exodus 16:18 , or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Psalm 60:6; Psalm 108:7; Isaiah 40:12 . In Isaiah 18:2 , Isaiah 18:7 it is the rendering of <i> '''''ḳaw''''' </i> , <i> '''''ḳaw''''' </i> , literally, "line-line" i.e. measuring line, referring to the [[Ethiopians]] as a nation that measured off other peoples for destruction and trod them down, as in the Revised Version (British and American). It is regarded by some as signifying strength, being cognate with the Arabic <i> '''''kawı̂''''' </i> , "strong." For mete of Matthew 7:2 and parallel passages in Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38 , see [[Measure]] . </p> | <p> ''''' mēt ''''' ( מרד , <i> ''''' mādhadh ''''' </i> ): "To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Exodus 16:18 , or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Psalm 60:6; Psalm 108:7; Isaiah 40:12 . In Isaiah 18:2 , Isaiah 18:7 it is the rendering of <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , literally, "line-line" i.e. measuring line, referring to the [[Ethiopians]] as a nation that measured off other peoples for destruction and trod them down, as in the Revised Version (British and American). It is regarded by some as signifying strength, being cognate with the Arabic <i> ''''' kawı̂ ''''' </i> , "strong." For mete of Matthew 7:2 and parallel passages in Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38 , see [[Measure]] . </p> | ||
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