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Marrow

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(מֹחִ , mo'ach, fatness, Job 21:24; kindred is the verb מָחָה, machah', Isaiah 25:6, "fatness unmarrowed," i.e. drawn out from the marrow- bones, and therefore the most delicate; μυελός, Hebrews 4:12), the soft, oleaginous substance contained in the hollow of the bones of animals (Job 21:23); used figuratively for the delicate and most satisfying provisions of the Gospel (Isaiah 25:6), and likewise in the New Testament for the most secret thoughts of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). Other terms so rendered are חֵלֶב (che'leb, Psalms 63:5, fat or fatness, as elsewhere rendered) and שַׁקּוּי(shikku'y, Proverbs 3:8, a moistening, i.e. refreshing of the bones; or "drink," as in Hosea 2:5).

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