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Curtain

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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kur´t 'n , -ten, -tin: The word ordinarily used for curtain is יריעה , yerı̄‛āh ̌ . Thus in Exodus 26:1; Exodus 36:8 of the curtains of the tabernacle (see TABERNACLE ); in 2 Samuel 7:2; Psalm 104:2; Song of Solomon 1:5; Isaiah 54:2; Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20; Jeremiah 49:29; Habakkuk 3:7 .

Figurative: In Isaiah 40:22 (like Psalm 104:2 , of the heavens), the word used is דּק , dōḳ , literally, "gauze.»
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Curtain'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/curtain.html. 1915.
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