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Handle

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(as a noun) occurs but once (Song of Solomon 5:5) in the plural (כִּפּוֹת, kappoth', lit. hands), for the thumbpieces or bzobs. of the bolt or latch to a door (compare יָדוֹת, arms of a throne, etc., 1 Kings 10:19). (See LOCK).

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