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Dwarf

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(דִּק, dak, beaten small, as in Leviticus 16:12), an incorrect rendering (Leviticus 21:20; Sept. ἔφηλος, Vulg. lippus) for a lean or emaciated person, i.e., by disease (as in Genesis 41:3-24; Leviticus 13:30). (See BLEMISH).

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