Bible Encyclopedias
CHALK.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
The Hebrews גּיר, gir, thus rendered in Isaiah 27:9, properly denotes lime. To make the stones of the Hebrew altars like lime-stones is to crumble and destroy them. (See LIME).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'CHALK.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/chalk.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.