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Anvil
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(פִּעִם, pa'am, so called from being beaten, Isaiah 41:7; elsewhere a "step," "corner," "time," etc.; ἄκμων, Sirach 38:28), the utensil employed apparently among the Hebrews, as with other nations, by blacksmiths for hammering upon. (See METAL); (See SMITH); (See IRON).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Anvil'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/anvil.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.