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klus´tẽr :

(1) אשׁכּל , 'eshkōl ; compare proper name VALE OF ESHCOL . (which see), from root meaning "to bind together." A cluster or bunch of grapes (Genesis 40:10; Numbers 13:23; Isaiah 65:8; Song of Solomon 7:8; Micah 7:1 , etc.); a cluster of henna flowers (Song of Solomon 1:14 ); a cluster of dates (Song of Solomon 7:7 ). "Their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter." (Deuteronomy 32:32 ).

(2) βότρυς , bótrus , "gather the clusters of the vine of the earth" (Revelation 14:18 ).

The "cluster of raisins" (cimmūḳı̄m ) of 1 Samuel 25:18; 1 Samuel 30:12 , should rather be "raisin cakes" or "dried raisins."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Cluster'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/cluster.html. 1915.

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