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Palm
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is a frequent rendering of the Hebrew כִּ, kaph, properly something curved or hollow, and hence the interior of the hand. It is used as a general word for the hand, both in literal and figurative expressions, e.g. Ezra 21:16; 1 Samuel 4:3, as well as for the palms only, as Leviticus 18:26; Daniel 10:10. It is also applied, like the Latin palma, to the branches of the palm-tree, from their curved form; as Leviticus 23:40. But the palm-tree is denoted in Hebrew by the word tamar, תָּמָר, from a root meaning to stand erect (Joel 1:12; Song of Solomon 7:9; Exodus 15:27), and by the word תֹּמֶר, tomer, from the same root. (See HAND); (See PALM-TREE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Palm'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/palm.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Palm'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/palm.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
