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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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stands in the A.V. for the Heb. סָדִין sadin (Judges 14:12-13; "fine linen," Proverbs 31:24; Isaiah 3:23; comp. σινδών ), and the Gr. ὀθόνη (Acts 10:11; Acts 6:5), which both mean properly a linen cloth; hence the former a shirt (as in the marg. and the latter a sail. (See LINEN).

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