Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
חִשָּׁבוֹן
- Transliteration
- chishshâbôwn
- Pronunciation
- khish-shaw-bone'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 2
Glosses
engine, invention.
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Study overview
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
engine, invention.
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
engines.
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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Nave's Topical Bible
Indexed references: 1
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Topic
Nave’s Topical Bible references for ENGINE.
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(Ezek. 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The end of it which was brought against the wall was shaped like a ram's head.
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(1.) Heb. hishalon i.e., "invention" (as in Eccl. 7:29) contrivances indicating ingenuity. In 2 Chr. 26:15 it refers to inventions for the purpose of propelling missiles from the walls of a town, such as stones (the Roman balista) and arrows (the catapulta). (2.) Heb. mechi kobollo, i.e., the beating of that which is in front a battering-ram (Ezek. 26:9), the use of which was common among the Egyptians and the Assyrians. Such an engine is mentioned in the reign of David (2 Sam. 20:15).
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