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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SPINDLE

spin'-d'-l.

See SPINNING.

Strong's Hebrew

6418. pelek -- whorl of a spindle, a district
... 6417, 6418. pelek. 6419 . whorl of a spindle, a district. Transliteration:
pelek Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-lek) Short Definition: district. ...
/hebrew/6418.htm - 6k

3601. kishor -- a distaff
... spindle. From kasher; literally, a director, ie The spindle or shank of a distaff
(pelek), by which it is twirled -- spindle. see HEBREW kasher. see HEBREW pelek ...
/hebrew/3601.htm - 6k

Library

Portrait of a Matron
... She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.19.
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.20. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/portrait of a matron.htm

Faustus Repels the Charge of Sun-Worship
... that Fortune is blind, because of the uncertainty of what are called fortuitous
occurrences: that there are three Fates, with distaff, and spindle, and fingers ...
/.../faustus repels the charge of.htm

Third Tractate. Are the Stars Causes?
... 9. This brings us to the Spindle-destiny, spun according to the ancients by
the Fates. To Plato the Spindle represents the co-operation ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/third tractate are the stars.htm

Worthy Substitutes.
... PART II. WORTHY SUBSTITUTES. "Get the spindle and thy distaff
ready, and God will send thee flax.". ...
/.../questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/part ii worthy substitutes.htm

Under Ban of the Ritual
... festivities in celebration of her prowess, she laid down pike and falchion,
bull-hide shield and helmet, and took up the chisel and brush, the spindle and loom ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter ii under ban of.htm

Commandments to Women.
... out all the whole night. She stretcheth out her arms for useful work, and
layeth her hands to the spindle. She openeth her hands ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iii commandments to women.htm

The Heir Intervenes
... The queen, heretofore meek and self-effacing, laid aside her spindle one day and,
meeting her lord at the door of the council chamber; protested in the name of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxvii the heir intervenes.htm

Epistle Lxxviii. To Barbara and Antonina .
... sent me. For you are seeking praise from the work of others, seeing that
you have perhaps never yet put hand to spindle. Nor yet ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle lxxviii to barbara and.htm

The Blessedness of Giving
... Having invented and patented some kind of a crank or spindle used in the cotton
manufacture, and needing capital to start himself in the business of making them ...
/.../various/the wonders of prayer/the blessedness of giving.htm

The Story of Histiaeus.
... Her hands, being thus not required either for the horse or for the vessel, were
employed in spinning, as she walked along, by means of a distaff and spindle. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/darius the great/chapter x the story of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.

2. (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane.

3. (n.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc.

4. (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.

5. (n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

6. (n.) The fuse of a watch.

7. (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.

8. (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.

9. (n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.

10. (n.) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; -- called also spindle stromb.

11. (n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.

12. (v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender.

Thesaurus

Spindle (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle
of a vane. ... 7. (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle. ...
/s/spindle.htm - 8k

Spinning
... was unwound as needed, the fibers more carefully adjusted with the thumbs and two
first fingers of both hands, and then the rope twisted by means of a spindle. ...
/s/spinning.htm - 9k

Spin (4 Occurrences)
... with great exactness. 8. (vi) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve,
as a top or a spindle, about its axis. 9. (vi) To stream ...
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Turn (963 Occurrences)
... repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions;
to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn ...
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Driver (4 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier. 7.
(n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone. ...
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Distaff (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DISTAFF. dis'-taf (pelekh): This word occurs
once in Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. ...
/d/distaff.htm - 7k

Dead (580 Occurrences)
... monk is civilly dead. 15. (a.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead
spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle. 16. (adv.) To a ...
/d/dead.htm - 80k

Weights (14 Occurrences)
... The largest, of the spindle or barrel type, weighs 1,350 grains, or 87.46 grams,
evidently intended for a 6-shekel weight, and the smaller ones of the same ...
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Measures (50 Occurrences)
... The largest, of the spindle or barrel type, weighs 1,350 grains, or 87.46 grams,
evidently intended for a 6-shekel weight, and the smaller ones of the same ...
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Lays (30 Occurrences)
... place on high. (See RSV). Proverbs 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle. (WEB). Ecclesiastes 10 ...
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Bible Concordance

Spindle (2 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:29 Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread."
(See RSV)

Proverbs 31:19 She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Spindle

Spindle used in Spinning

Related Terms

Spinning

Spin (4 Occurrences)

Turn (963 Occurrences)

Driver (4 Occurrences)

Distaff (2 Occurrences)

Dead (580 Occurrences)

Weights (14 Occurrences)