A dictionary of the . ut 10 miles south-west of Hebron. ANIMAL. The Hebrews distin-guished between clean and uncleananimals, allowing the use of some insacrifice for food, and forbidding itin the case of others. For the listsee Lev. 11. ANISE. Matt. 23:23. Properlydill (Anethum graveolens), an annualherb bearing small aromatic seeds usedin medicine and cookery. Ancientwriters mention it as cultivated inEgypt; it grows in the Greek islands,and occurs at the present day in Pales-tine, both in gardens and wild, or atleast uncultivated in fields.— plant (Pimjiinella anisum


A dictionary of the . ut 10 miles south-west of Hebron. ANIMAL. The Hebrews distin-guished between clean and uncleananimals, allowing the use of some insacrifice for food, and forbidding itin the case of others. For the listsee Lev. 11. ANISE. Matt. 23:23. Properlydill (Anethum graveolens), an annualherb bearing small aromatic seeds usedin medicine and cookery. Ancientwriters mention it as cultivated inEgypt; it grows in the Greek islands,and occurs at the present day in Pales-tine, both in gardens and wild, or atleast uncultivated in fields.— plant (Pimjiinella anisum) ofthe same family has been considered,with less probability, to be the anise ofthe Bible. The tithe of this herb was scrupu-lously paid by the Pharisees. A Jewishwriter says that the seed, the leaves, andthe stem of dill are subject to Mint. ANKLET. Though this word doesnot occur in the A. V., anklets are re-ferred to in Isa. 3 : 16, 18, 20. Theywere worn upon each leg and were as | ^om^mneveh52 &>&-. Anise. (After Tristram.) common as bracelets upon the arms,and were made of much the same ma-


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