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Gin

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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an old English word for trap, stands as the rendering of two Hebrew words is certain passages: מֹוֹקֵשׁ, mokeshn, a noose or "snare" (as elsewhere rendered), Psalms 140:5; Psalms 141:9; Amos 3:5; and פִּח, pach, lit. a plate or thin layer, hence a net or trap, Sept. Παγίς, Job 18:9; Isaiah 8:14; elsewhere "snare." (See HUNTING); (See FOWLER), etc.

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