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Sickle

Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H2770, H4038, G1407
Hebrew
חֶרְמֵשׁ · chermêsh
Greek
δρέπανον · drepanon

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

δρέπανον

G1407
Transliteration
drepanon
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

sickle

Lexicon definition

δρέπανον, -ου, τό (later form of Attic δρεπάνη, δρέπω, to pluck), [in LXX for מַזְמֵדָה, חֶרְמֵשׁ, etc. ;] a sickle, pruning-hook; Mrk.4:29, Rev.14:14-19.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Δρέπᾰνον

G1407
Transliteration
drépanon
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

sickle

Lexicon definition

an instrument with a curved blade, as a sickle, Mar. 4.29. Re. 14.14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חֶרְמֵשׁ

H2770
Transliteration
chermêsh
Pronunciation
kher-mashe'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

sickle.

Lexicon definition

a sickle (as cutting)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

δρέπανον

G1407
Transliteration
drépanon
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
8

Glosses

sickle

Lexicon definition

a gathering hook (especially for harvesting)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Sickle

Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (Deut. 16:9; Jer. 50:16, marg., "scythe;" Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Sickle

Indexed occurrences: 12

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Strong's Concordance

Sickles

Indexed occurrences: 1

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All Scripture references14 references

Deuteronomy 3

Deuteronomy 16:9Deuteronomy 23:25Deuteronomy 23:26

1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 13:20

Jeremiah 1

Jeremiah 50:16

Joel 1

Joel 3:13

Mark 1

Mark 4:29

Revelation 6

Revelation 14:14Revelation 14:15Revelation 14:16Revelation 14:17Revelation 14:18Revelation 14:19

Topical Bible

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SICKLE

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Dictionary

Sickle

Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (Deut. 16:9; Jer. 50:16, marg., "scythe;" Joel 3:13; Mark 4:29).

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