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The Definition of the word Mortar

Mortar

(Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); "also potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. `aphar," "usually rendered "dust," clay or mud used for cement in building" "(Lev. 14:42, 45)." "Mortar for pulverizing (Prov. 27:22) grain or other substances by means of a pestle instead of a mill. Mortars were used in the wilderness for pounding the manna (Num. 11:8). It is commonly "used in Palestine at the present day to pound wheat, from which" the Arabs make a favourite dish called kibby.


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