Winnow

Easton's Bible Dictionary

By the use of a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away ( Ruth 3:2;  Isaiah 30:24;  Jeremiah 4:11,12;  Matthew 3:12 ).

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Winnow'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/w/winnow.html. 1897.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See Fan , and Threshing .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Winnow . See Agriculture, § 3 .

Webster's Dictionary

(v. i.) To separate chaff from grain.