. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . = aknife, as an instrument for eating, Ges. (Gen. , 10; Judg. xix. 29; Prov. xxx. 14); plural maha-Idphim or machdldphim = slaughter-knives, Ges.(Ezr. i. 9 only); saecin (Prov. xxiii. 2 only). knives of the Egyptians, and of other nationsin early times, were probably only of hard stone,and the use of the flint or stone knife was some-times retained for sacred purposes after the intro- duction of iron and steel. Herodotus (ii. 86) men-tions knives both of iron and of stone in differentstages of the same process of embalming. Thesame may pe
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . = aknife, as an instrument for eating, Ges. (Gen. , 10; Judg. xix. 29; Prov. xxx. 14); plural maha-Idphim or machdldphim = slaughter-knives, Ges.(Ezr. i. 9 only); saecin (Prov. xxiii. 2 only). knives of the Egyptians, and of other nationsin early times, were probably only of hard stone,and the use of the flint or stone knife was some-times retained for sacred purposes after the intro- duction of iron and steel. Herodotus (ii. 86) men-tions knives both of iron and of stone in differentstages of the same process of embalming. Thesame may perhaps be said to some extent of theHebrews. 2. In their meals the Jews, like otherOrientals, made little use of knives, but they wererequired for slaughtering animals either for food orsacrifice, as well as cutting up the carcass (Lev. , 34, viii. 15, 20, 25, ix. 13; Num. xviii. 18; 1Sam. ix. 24, &c). 3. Smaller knives were in usefor paring fruit (Josephus) and for sharpening pens(Jer. xxxvi. 23). 4. The razor was often used for. X, 2. Egyptian Flint Knives in Museum at Egyptian Knife represented in Hieroglyphics. Nazaritic purposes, for which a special chamberwas reserved in the Temple (Num. vi. 5, 9, 19; 1, &c). 5. The pruning-hooks of Is. xviii. 5were probably curved knives. 6. The lancets ofthe priests of Baal were doubtless pointed knives(1 K. xviii. 28). Axe.
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