THE BIBLOPEDIA
Chapiter
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
the ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered. (1.) Cothereth( 1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chronicles 4:12), meaning a “diadem” or “crown.” (2.) Tzepheth (2 Chronicles 3:15). (3.) Rosh (Exodus 36:38; 38:17, 19, 28), properly a “head” or “top.”
THE FULL ARTICLE — from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
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