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haṇ´kẽr - chif ( σουδάριον , soudárion ): A loan-word from the Latin sudarium , found in plural in Acts 19:12 , soudária ; compare sudor , "perspiration"; literally, "a cloth used to wipe off perspiration." Elsewhere it is rendered "napkin" (Luke 19:20; John 11:44; John 20:7 ), for which see DRESS; NAPKIN .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Handkerchief'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/handkerchief.html. 1915.
 
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