Bible Encyclopedia: Carpet

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Greek

4766. stronnuo -- to spread
... stro'-o), (used only as an alternate in certain tenses) (probably akin to stereos
through the idea of positing); to "strew," ie Spread (as a carpet or couch ...
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5291. hupostronnuo -- to spread under
... spread. From hupo and stronnumi; to strew underneath (the feet as a carpet) -- spread.
see GREEK hupo. see GREEK stronnumi. (upestronnuon) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6844. tsaphith -- a rug, carpet
... 6843, 6844. tsaphith. 6845 . a rug, carpet. Transliteration: tsaphith
Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-feeth') Short Definition: cloth. ...
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4055. mad -- a measure, cloth garment
... Or med {made}; from madad; properly, extent, ie Height; also a measure; by implication,
a vesture (as measured); also a carpet -- armour, clothes, garment ...
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2667. chophesh -- perhaps a spread
... precious. From chaphash; something spread loosely, ie A carpet -- precious. see
HEBREW chaphash. 2666, 2667. chophesh. 2668 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Christ's Birth
... I saw our Redeemer as a tiny child, shining with a light that overpowered all the
surrounding radiance, and lying on the carpet at the Blessed Virgin's knees. ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xi christs birth.htm

Personal Notes: Relics Nearby that the Three Kings had Given to ...
... It contains a little piece of dark red carpet and two little pieces of thin woven
stuff, like crêpe, of the color of raw silk; also a piece of some stuff like ...
/.../the life of the blessed virgin mary/xv personal notes relics nearby.htm

The Death of the Blessed virgin Mary at Ephesus
... The sleeping place of the Blessed Virgin was backed by a wall hung with a woven
carpet; the side-walls were light screens of bark woven in different-colored ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xviii the death of the.htm

The Fulton St. Prayer Meeting.
... She expressed great admiration at all she saw, and, particularly attracted by the
carpet, said to the lady: 'Why, I should think Jesus must come here very often ...
/.../various/the wonders of prayer/the fulton st prayer meeting.htm

The Making of a Nation
... Mr. Lincoln, as I saw him every morning, in the carpet slippers he wore in the house
and the black clothes no tailor could make really fit his gaunt, bony frame ...
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The Political Constitution of Egypt
... A carpet is spread on the 'mastaba,' and the customer sits upon it to transact
his business, usually side by side with the seller. ...
/.../chapter ithe political constitution of.htm

But Christmas is not only the mile-mark of another year
... the smiters and the builders and the judges, have lived long and done sternly and
yet preserved this lovely character; and among our carpet interests and ...
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Letter iv. Personal Habits.
... The carpet and papering of the room were of light neutral tints, and the broad sloping
walls which made the sides of the dormer window were ornamented, the one ...
/.../letter iv personal habits.htm

Special Efforts
... She loved to build a new penitent-form, which ran the whole width of the
platform"with suitable carpet in front of it from end to end"and above it, in gold ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/vi special efforts.htm

The Holy Spirit and Prayer
... first thing he said was: "Brother, where did you get that sermon?" He was taken
into a poorly furnished room and pointed to a spot where the carpet was worn ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/xiii the holy spirit and.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables.

2. (n.) A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.

3. (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.

Thesaurus

Carpet (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet. 3. (vt ... or
carpets. Multi-Version Concordance Carpet (1 Occurrence). ...
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Moth (10 Occurrences)
... Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus.
See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus. 5. (n ...
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Outer (98 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Mark 11:8 Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others
leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields; (WEY). ...
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Leafy (22 Occurrences)
... Mark 11:8 Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy
branches which they had cut down in the fields; (WEY NAS RSV). ...
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Lash (2 Occurrences)
... an eyelash. 6. (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting
simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. 7. (vt) To ...
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Whip (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything
slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet. ...
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Weave (4 Occurrences)
... by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together
textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form ...
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Fields (199 Occurrences)
... Mark 11:8 Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy
branches which they had cut down in the fields; (WEY ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Right (4703 Occurrences)
... or monarchists. See Center, 5. 29. (n.) The outward or most finished surface,
as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. 30. (v.) To ...
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Royal (154 Occurrences)
... pavilion" (the Revised Version (British and American) and the King James Version),
"glittering" (Revised Version, margin), "scepter," "a carpet covering a ...
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Bible Concordance

Carpet (1 Occurrence)

Mark 11:8 Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;
(WEY)

Subtopics

Carpet

Carpet: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Moth (10 Occurrences)

Outer (98 Occurrences)

Leafy (22 Occurrences)

Lash (2 Occurrences)

Whip (7 Occurrences)