Bible Encyclopedia: Polish

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Strong's Hebrew

4838. maraq -- to scour, polish
... 4837, 4838. maraq. 4839 . to scour, polish. Transliteration: maraq Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-rak') Short Definition: polish. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4803. marat -- to make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish
... 4802, 4803. marat. 4804 . to make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish.
Transliteration: marat Phonetic Spelling: (maw-rat') Short Definition: polished. ...
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2404. chatab -- to cut or gather wood
... cut down, hewer, polish. A primitive root; to chop or carve wood -- cut down,
hew(-er), polish. 2403b, 2404. chatab. 2405 . Strong's Numbers.
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1539. geled -- skin
... skin. From an unused root probably meaning to polish; the (human) skin (as smooth) --
skin. 1538, 1539. geled. 1540 . Strong's Numbers.
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3471. yashepheh -- jasper
... jasper. From an unused root meaning to polish; a gem supposed to be jasper (from
the resemblance in name) -- jasper. 3470b, 3471. yashepheh. 3472 . ...
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Library

The Reformation in Poland and the Consensus of Sendomir. AD 1570.
... Breslau, 1786, 3 vols. Valerian Krasinski (an exiled Polish Count): Historical Sketch
of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of the Reformation in Poland. ...
/.../ 74 the reformation in.htm

Jesus Recognised by all the Race.
... And the earnest Polish peasant in his Carpathian cabin bowed before the symbol his
eyes have known from infancy is talking into an ear that knows both Polish ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/jesus recognised by all the.htm

The one Thing to Aim At.
... Who would be content to give a Belgian or Polish starveling a bare bit
of bread, and a lonely stick of wood, and a rag of cloth. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the one thing to aim.htm

August the Eighth the Scarlet Sin
... undisturbed. They may impart a polish, but the polish shall be like the gloss
on badly-washed linen. And the ministry of work will fail. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/august the eighth the scarlet.htm

The Brethren in Poland, 1548-1570.
... For two months they enjoyed themselves at Posen, and the Polish nobles welcomed
them as Brothers; but the Bishop regarded them as wolves in the flock, and had ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter ix the brethren in.htm

The Church and the Heathen
... of Poland (992-1025), had aspired to rule over an united kingdom of the Northern
Slavs, but had to be content with the independence of his own Polish kingdom. ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter xiv the church and.htm

Aftermath
... saint. A year later appeared two short Lives of Stanislaus, one in Polish
by Father Warscewiski, his fellow-novice, another in Latin. ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter xv aftermath.htm

S. Cyril's Writings.
... and Primate of Poland, had obtained from Macedonia a version of the Catecheses in
the Slavonic dialect, and had translated it into the Polish language some ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/chapter xi s cyrils writings.htm

What God Will do for Us
... Friction, often very severe friction, and heat are indispensable to polish the shaft
and turn the steel into a mirror that will flash back the sunshine. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/what god will do for.htm

Of the Praise of Solitary Life and of the First Lovers Thereof ...
... fairer to behold. But if any would polish it, it is made dim, and truly if
it be left to itself its clearness is withholden. So holy ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter xiv of the praise.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

2. (n.) The language of the Poles.

3. (v. t.) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.

4. (v. t.) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.

5. (v. i.) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

6. (n.) A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

7. (n.) Anything used to produce a gloss.

8. (n.) Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

Thesaurus

Polish (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vt) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread
with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. ...Polish (1 Occurrence). ...
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File (1 Occurrence)
... 12. (n.) Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively.
13. ... 15. (vt) To smooth or polish as with a file. 16. ...
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Silver (329 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile,
very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. ...
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Polished (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Polish. 2. (a.) Made smooth
and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined ...
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Policy (3 Occurrences)

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Javelins (5 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Jeremiah 46:4 Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station
yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail. (YLT). ...
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Jasper (8 Occurrences)
... It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When
the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. ...
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Lap (12 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. 12. (vt) To cut or polish
with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10. 13. ...
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Lignaloes
... powdered condition. To the Arabs this wood is known as `ud. It shows a
beautiful graining and takes a high polish. These aloes must ...
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Grind (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or
pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth ...
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Bible Concordance

Polish (1 Occurrence)

Jeremiah 46:4 Harness the horses, and mount ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets; polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!
(DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Polish

Related Terms

File (1 Occurrence)

Silver (329 Occurrences)

Polished (23 Occurrences)

Policy (3 Occurrences)

Javelins (5 Occurrences)

Jasper (8 Occurrences)

Lap (12 Occurrences)

Lignaloes

Grind (12 Occurrences)