Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Sand

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Sanctuary
Next Entry
Sand Flies
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

SAND . Minute particles of silex, mica, felspar, etc., easily rolled before the wind; hence, probably, its Heb. name, chôl . It lies in great stretches along the Palestinian and Egyptlan sea-board an apt symbol of the incalculably vast or numerous ( Genesis 22:17; Genesis 41:49 , Jeremiah 33:22 etc.). For ‘sand,’ in Job 29:18 , we should probably read, with RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] , ‘phÅ“nix.’ However compact and firm, sand at once becomes soft at the touch of water ( Matthew 7:26 etc.).

W. Ewing.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Sand'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​s/sand.html. 1909.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile