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Maw
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(קֵבָה, kebah', hollow, only occurs in Deuteronomy 18:3), the rough ventricle or echinus of ruminating animals, which is the second of their four stomachs (Aristotle, Hist. anim. 2:17). So the Vulg., Onkelos, Saadias, and Kimahi interpret; but Josephus (Ant. 4:4), Philo (2:235, ed. Mang.), after the Sept. (ἔννυστρον, i.e. ἤννυστρον ), understand the fourth stomach, or omaum, esteemed a great delicacy (like tripe) among the ancients (comp. Bochart, Hieroz. 1:571 ed. Lips.).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Maw'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/maw.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Maw'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/maw.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
