Bible Encyclopedias
Swaddle
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(חָתִל, to bandage, σπαργανόω; but טָפִח, in Lamentations 2:23, means to bear, upon the palm), to swathe an infant with cloths in order to keep its tender limbs from injury, a practice common in the East (Ezekiel 16:4; Luke 2:7). (See BIRTH).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Swaddle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/swaddle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.