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Sword

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Exod 32:27; 1 Sam 31:4; 1 Chr 21:27; Ps 149:6: Prov 5:4; Ezek 16:40; 21:3-5).

It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deut 32:25; Ps 7:12; 78:62), and of a slanderous tongue (Ps 57:4; 64:3; Prov 12:18). The word of God is likened also to a sword (Heb 4:12; Eph 6:17; Rev 1:16). Gideon’s watchword was, “The sword of the Lord” (Judg 7:20).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sord.

See ARMOR, III, 5.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).