Maul
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Easton's 1897
An old name for a mallet, the rendering of the Hebrew mephits (Prov. 25:18), properly a war-club.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1863
(i.e. a hammer), a sort of battleaxe or hammer, used as an implement of war. (25:18)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
mol (mephits, literally, "a breaker," "a club," "mace," "mattock"): A smashing weapon like the oriental war-club or the clubs always carried by the shepherds of Lebanon (Pr 25:18; compare Jer 51:20 margin).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain