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Water-Spout

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the rendering, in the A.V. at Psalms 42:7, of צַנּוֹר, tsinnor (from צנר, a root of doubtful import), which Gesenius thinks a cataract or watercourse ("gutter," 2 Samuel 5:8), and First a pipe or conduit. Water-spouts, it seems, are actually seen on the Mediterranean (see Thomson, Land and Book, 2:256). (See GUTTER).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Water-Spout'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/water-spout.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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