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Leaf; Leaves

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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lēf , lēvz : Used in three different senses, with reference: (1) To trees ( עלה , ‛āleh , "a coming up"), Genesis 3:7; Genesis 8:11; Leviticus 26:36 ( טרף , ṭereph ); Ezekiel 17:9; φύλλον , phúllon . Figuratively (a) of spiritual blessings (Ezekiel 47:12; compare Revelation 22:2 ) and prosperity (Psalm 1:3 ); (b) of moral decay (Isaiah 64:6 ), and (c) of a formal, empty profession (Matthew 21:19 ). (2) To a book (דּלת , deleth ), Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see Jeremiah 36:2 ); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read. (3) To doors (צלע , cēlā‛ , "side," קלע , ḳelā‛ ,"a screen," "hanging"), 1 Kings 6:34 . The door of the Holy Place consisted of two halves, but each half had two leaves (compare Ezekiel 41:24 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Leaf; Leaves'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​l/leaf-leaves.html. 1915.
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