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Axle

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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occurs only in 1 Kings 7:32-33, as a translation of יָד , yad, hand, in the phrase יְדוֹת הָאוֹפִנִּים, yedoth' ha-ophannim', hands of the wheels, i.e. their axle-trees, as in the Auth. Vers.; Sept. χεῖρες ἐν τοῖς τροχοῖς, Vulg. axes. (See CHARIOT).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Axle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/axle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.