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Potsherd

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19155 verse references

Easton's 1897

A “shred”, i.e., anything severed, as a fragment of earthenware (Job 2:8; Prov. 26:23; Isa. 45:9).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

also in Authorized Version "sherd," a broken piece of earthenware. (Proverbs 26:23)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

pot'-shurd (cheres): A piece of earthenware (Job 2:8; Ps 22:15; Isa 45:9). the Revised Version (British and American) renders the word in Pr 26:23, "an earthen vessel," and in Job 41:30 substitutes "sharp potsherds" for "sharp stones." Sirach 22:7 refers to the art of "gluing a potsherd (ostrakon) together."

See HARSITH; OSTRACA.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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