Bible Dictionaries
Rood
King James Dictionary
ROOD, n. a different orthography of rod, which see.
1. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. See Acre.
2. A pole a measure of five yards a rod or perch. Not used in America, and probably local in England.
ROOD, n. The cross or an image of Christ, of the virgin Mary and a saint or St. John, on each side of it.
Copyright Statement
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Rood'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/r/rood.html.