Parchment

... pulp. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PARCHMENT. parch ... first used. Parchment is made from the skins of sheep, goats or young calves. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parchment.htm - 8k

Pergamos (1 Occurrence)

...Parchment (qv) was first made here, and was called by the Greeks pergamene, from the name of the city. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PERGAMOS; PERGAMUM. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamos.htm - 12k

Pergamum (2 Occurrences)

... The books were of parchment which was here first used; hence, the word "parchment," which is derived from the name of the town Pergamos. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamum.htm - 12k

Parchments (1 Occurrence)

... writing on (2 Timothy 4:13). In Greek and Roman times parchment was much employed as a writing material. "At Rome, in the 1st century ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parchments.htm - 10k

Samaritan (8 Occurrences)

... His description (Nablus and the Modern Samaritans, 312) is that "the roll is of parchment, written in columns, 13 inches deep, and 7 1/2 inches wide. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaritan.htm - 42k

Frontlets (3 Occurrences)

... These they called tephillin, ie, "prayers." The passages so written out on strips of parchment were these, Exodus 12:2-10; 13:11-21; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:18-21 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frontlets.htm - 9k

Tanner (3 Occurrences)

... skins. The skins for pouches are either tawed, ie tanned with a mineral salt like alum, or treated like parchment (see PARCHMENT). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tanner.htm - 11k

Phylactery

... 2. (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phylactery.htm - 13k

Phylacteries (2 Occurrences)

... defences" or "protections"), called by modern Jews tephillin (ie, "prayers") are mentioned only in Matthew 23:5. They consisted of strips of parchment on which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phylacteries.htm - 8k

Roll (57 Occurrences)

... wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roll.htm - 33k

Parched (37 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/parched.htm - 20k

Ostraca

... The nature of ostraca tends to their preservation under conditions which would quickly destroy parchment, skin or papyrus, and this discovery in Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ostraca.htm - 10k

Leaf (20 Occurrences)

... (2) To a book (deleth), Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see 36:2); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leaf.htm - 16k

Leaves (55 Occurrences)

... (2) To a book (deleth), Jeremiah 36:23 (margin "columns"; see 36:2); as the parchment was gradually unfolded the successive columns could be read. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leaves.htm - 24k

Library

... It was more easily procurable than papyrus or parchment, and was specially adapted for the reception of the cuneiform characters. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/library.htm - 16k

Letter (112 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an ... biblethesaurus.org/l/letter.htm - 40k

Follower (8 Occurrences)

... See Driver. 6. (n.) Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/follower.htm - 10k

Record (71 Occurrences)

... the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/record.htm - 29k

Door (249 Occurrences)

... The custom of fastening to the doorposts small cases containing a parchment inscribed with the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21 had its origin ... biblethesaurus.org/d/door.htm - 40k

Deed (71 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deed.htm - 30k

Doorposts (15 Occurrences)

... mezuzoth') of their doors (Deuteronomy 6:9). The Jews, misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing on a slip of parchment these verses ... biblethesaurus.org/d/doorposts.htm - 11k

Door-posts (11 Occurrences)

... mezuzoth') of their doors (Deuteronomy 6:9). The Jews, misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing on a slip of parchment these verses ... biblethesaurus.org/d/door-posts.htm - 10k

Patmos (1 Occurrence)

... years ago (1814) Mr. ED Clark purchased here the manuscript of Plato which is now in the Bodleian Library, the celebrated Clarkianus, a parchment written in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patmos.htm - 9k

Bull (114 Occurrences)

... See 1st Bull, n., 4. 9. (n.) A seal. See Bulla. 10. (n.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bull.htm - 40k

Cloak (73 Occurrences)

... New Testament in Greek phelones), it has been suggested, "may have been a light mantle like a cashmere dust-cloak, in which the books and parchment were wrapped ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cloak.htm - 30k

Cloke (7 Occurrences)

... New Testament in Greek phelones), it has been suggested, "may have been a light mantle like a cashmere dust-cloak, in which the books and parchment were wrapped ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cloke.htm - 10k

Curious (18 Occurrences)

... Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the "Ephesian spells;" ie, charms or scraps of parchment written over with certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard ... biblethesaurus.org/c/curious.htm - 14k

Curse (211 Occurrences)

... It has been suggested that spells were written on pieces of parchment and cast to the winds in the belief that they would find their way to their proper ... biblethesaurus.org/c/curse.htm - 46k

Amulet

... (1) The commonest have consisted of Amulets of pieces of stone or metal, strips of parchment with or without inscriptions from sacred writings (Bible, Koran ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amulet.htm - 17k

Sinaiticus

... He had on a previous visit in 1844 obtained forty-three parchment leaves of the LXX., which he deposited in the university library of Leipsic, under the title ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinaiticus.htm - 9k

Scroll (70 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. 2. (n.) An ornament ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scroll.htm - 32k

Sheepskin

... 2. (n.) A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHEEPSKIN ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheepskin.htm - 6k

Pentateuch

... His description (Nablus and the Modern Samaritans, 312) is that "the roll is of parchment, written in columns, 13 inches deep, and 7 1/2 inches wide. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pentateuch.htm - 77k

Stone (290 Occurrences)

... from one another by dots, and the curved forms of some of the letters (b, k, l, margin, n) presuppose writing with ink upon papyrus, parchment or potsherds. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stone.htm - 54k

Moabite (13 Occurrences)

... from one another by dots, and the curved forms of some of the letters (b, k, l, margin, n) presuppose writing with ink upon papyrus, parchment or potsherds. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabite.htm - 23k

Peter (181 Occurrences)

... A few years ago, among other documents, a parchment fragment, called the "Gospel of Peter," was discovered in a Christian tomb at Akhmim in Upper Egypt. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peter.htm - 101k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)

... The Greek for papyrus plant is "biblos," from which the English word "Bible" is derived. Parchment, leather and leaves were also used as paper. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crafts.htm - 30k

Gospels

... the French Archaeological Mission, working in upper Egypt, found in a tomb, supposed to be a monk's, at Akhmim (Panopolis), a parchment containing portions of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gospels.htm - 73k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... In that year Dr. Karl Schmidt found in Cairo two precious fragments of parchment which had been owned by some Nubian Christians of probably the 8th or 9th ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... It was more easily procurable than papyrus or parchment, and was specially adapted for the reception of the cuneiform characters. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

House (20110 Occurrences)

... present day the post retains its function as commanded in Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20, and in it is fitted a small case containing a parchment on which ... biblethesaurus.org/h/house.htm - 39k

Apocryphal

... the French Archaeological Mission, working in upper Egypt, found in a tomb, supposed to be a monk's, at Akhmim (Panopolis), a parchment containing portions of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocryphal.htm - 101k