Potsherd
Every entry below is printed as its editors wrote it, with the edition named.
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
In Scripture
5 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
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Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain