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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(גִּב, gab, literally the back or gibbous part of any thing, spoken elsewhere of earthen bulwarks ["bodies"] or ramparts, Job 13:12; the vault ["eminent place," etc.] of a brothel, Ezekiel 16:24; 31:39; the eye- "brows," Leviticus 14:9; the rim or "nave" of a wheel, 1 Kings 7:33), the exterior convex part of a buckler, Job 15:26 (comp. Schultens, Comm. in loc.). (See SHIELD).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Boss'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/boss.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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