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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1858" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1858" /> == | ||
<p> '''''buk´et''''' ( דּלי , <i> '''''delı̄''''' </i> ): The word is found only in Isaiah 40:15; Numbers 24:7 , in the latter passage in a figurative use. The bucket was doubtless a waterskin with two cross-pieces at the top to fit it for use in drawing water, like those now in use in Palestine. The ordinary word for water-skin is a different one ( <i> '''''nō'dh''''' </i> ). </p> | <p> ''''' buk´et ''''' ( דּלי , <i> ''''' delı̄ ''''' </i> ): The word is found only in Isaiah 40:15; Numbers 24:7 , in the latter passage in a figurative use. The bucket was doubtless a waterskin with two cross-pieces at the top to fit it for use in drawing water, like those now in use in Palestine. The ordinary word for water-skin is a different one ( <i> ''''' nō'dh ''''' </i> ). </p> | ||
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