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Shaft

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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appears in a few. passages of the A.V. in two senses as the rendering of

(a) חֵוֹ , chets (Isaiah 49:2), an arrow (as often elsewhere);

(b) יָרֵךְ , yarek, properly a thigh (as often); hence the shank of the golden candelabrum in the Tabernacle, where the stem (קָנֶה ) separated into the three feet (Exodus 25:31; Exodus 37:17; Numbers 8:4). (See CANDLESTICK).

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