Bible Encyclopedias
Cool
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
kool ( רוּח , rūaḥ , "wind"; καταψύχω , katapsúchō , "to cool down"): "Cool of the day" (Genesis 3:8 , margin "wind"), when the evening breeze has tempered the heat of the day, enabling Orientals to walk abroad. "Cool my tongue" (Luke 16:24 ), a phrase reflecting the Jewish notion that Abraham had power to rescue his descendants from the fires of Hades.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Cool'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/cool.html. 1915.