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Leather

A girdle of, worn by Elijah (2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4). This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Key facts

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G1192
Greek
δέρμα · derma

Strong’s and original-language information

G1192

δέρμα · derma

Glosses: leather

δέρμα, -τος, τό (δέρω), [in LXX for עוֹר ; ] the skin, hide of beasts: ἐν αἰγίοις δ. , Heb.

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Leather

A girdle of, worn by Elijah (2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4). Leather was employed both for clothing (Num. 31:20; Heb. 11:37) and for writing upon. The trade of a tanner is mentioned (Acts 9:43; 10:6, 32). It was probably learned in Egypt.

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

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