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Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

The window of an Oriental house consists generally of an aperture closed in with lattice-work. (Judges 5:28; Proverbs 7:6) Authorized Version “casement;” (Ecclesiastes 12:3) Authorized Version “window;” (Song of Solomon 2:9; Hosea 13:3) Authorized Version “chimney.” Glass has been introduced into Egypt in modern times as a protection against the cold of winter, but lattice-work is still the usual, and with the poor the only, contrivance for closing the window.

The windows generally look into the inner court of the house, but in every house one or more look into the street. In Egypt these outer windows generally project over the doorway. [House]

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Window

Window win'-do. ⇒See a list of verses on WINDOW in the Bible. See HOUSE,II , 1, (9). ⇒See the definition of window in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Window

See art. House, vol. ii. p. 435'', and Temple, p. 700'. WINE See art. Food, vol. ii. p. 33 f., and Vine, p. 868. WINEBIBBER (Pr 23=<' in pin. y.r^p; Mt ll'», Lk 7^, oivoirliTT)^). — The Eug. word comes from Coverdale at Pr 23='' ; AV is the first to use it in NT. The verb ' to bib' (perhaps from Lat. bibere, to drink) is still in use, signifying to keep on drinking, tipple. Nortli (Plutarch, %i~) speaks of ' Orators that did nothing but bib all the day long ' ; and Drant, Horace Sat. VII. E iv, ' Thoii thinkes by sleupe and bibbinge wyne, to banishe out all woes.' The Eng. is a lit. tr. of the Heb. and Greek.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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