Dross
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Easton's 1897
The impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (Prov. 25:4; 26:23; Ps. 119:119). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably before it is smelted, in Isa. 1:22, 25.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
dros (sigh): The refuse of smelting of precious metal (Pr 25:4; 26:23); used figuratively of what is base or worthless (Isa 1:22,25; Eze 22:18,19; Ps 119:119).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain