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Sheepskin

Sheepskin shep'-skin. See BOTTLE, DRESS,

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Meaning

Sheepskin shep'-skin.
See BOTTLE, DRESS, RAMS' SKINS, etc.

Related meanings

Bottle

Bottle bot'-'-l (chemeth, no'-dh, nebhel, baqbuq, 'obh; askos): The most literal rendering of all the words for bottle in English Versions of the Bible is "skin," or "wine-skin," the Revised Version (British a...

Dress

Dress (1): In the Hebrew and Greek there is a wonderful wealth of terminology having to do with the general subject of dress among the ancient Orientals. This is reflected in the numerous synonyms for "dress"...

Sheep

Sheep shep: 1. Names: The usual Hebrew word is tso'n, which is often translated "flock," e.g. "Abel .... brought of the firstlings of his flock" (Ge 4:4); "butter of the herd, and milk of the flock" (De 32:14)...

Skin

Skin (`or, geledh, "human skin" (Job 16:15), basar, "flesh," in the sense of "nakedness" (Ps 102:5 the King James Version); derma): Literal: The word `or designates the skin of both men and animals, the latter...

Sheep-Master

Sheep-Master (noqedh, "herdsman," 2Ki 3:4). See SHEEP-SHEARING.

Sheep-Shearing

Sheep-Shearing shep'-sher-ing: The sheep-shearing is done in the springtime, either by the owners (Gen 31:19, Gen 38:13, Deu 15:19, 1Sa 25:2, 1Sa 25:4) or by regular "shearers" (gazaz) (1Sa 25:7, 1Sa 25:11, Is...

Sheepcote; Sheepfold

Sheepcote; Sheepfold shep'-kot, shep'-kot, shep'-fold (gedherah, mikhlah, mishpethayim, naweh; aule): At night the sheep are driven into a sheepfold if they are in a district where there is danger from robbers...

Sheep Gate

Sheep Gate (sha`ar ha-tso'-n (Neh 3:1, Neh 3:32, Neh 12:39)): One of the gates of Jerusalem, probably near the northeast corner. See JERUSALEM. For the "sheep gate" of Joh 5:2, see BETHESDA, SHEEP MARKET.

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