Distaff
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Distaff (2 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:29 May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food! (See NAS)

Proverbs 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Thesaurus
Distaff (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women,
collectively. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DISTAFF. ...
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Spinning
... The various fibers, mentioned above, to be made into thread, were gathered into
a loose rope which was wound around a distaff or about the left hand. ...
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Lays (30 Occurrences)
... place on high. (See RSV). Proverbs 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle. (WEB). Ecclesiastes 10 ...
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Fate (138 Occurrences)
... They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and
the third as cutting off the thread. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Rock (176 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) See Roc. 2. (n.) A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which
flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in spinning. ...
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Dissuaded (1 Occurrence)

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Spindle (2 Occurrences)
... RSV). Proverbs 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold
the spindle. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Distance (75 Occurrences)

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Layeth (76 Occurrences)
... ASV DBY WBS). Proverbs 31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her
hands hold the distaff. (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Ecclesiastes 7 ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DISTAFF

dis'-taf (pelekh): This word occurs once in Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See SPINNING.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Hebrews pelek, a "circle"), the instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Proverbs 31:19).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

2. (n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.

Strong's Hebrew
3601. kishor -- a distaff
... << 3600, 3601. kishor. 3602 >>. a distaff. Transliteration: kishor Phonetic
Spelling: (kee-shore') Short Definition: distaff. Word Origin ...
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6418. pelek -- whorl of a spindle, a district
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition whorl of a spindle, a district NASB Word
Usage distaff (1), district (8), spindle (1). distaff, participle. ...
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