DISTAFF
Distaff
(, prop. a circle, e.g. a district or quarter of a city, part,” Neh 3:9-18; hence the whirl of a spindle, with which, it is put in parallelism, Pro 31:19; once a “staff,” or crutch, 2Sa 3:29), the instrument used for twisting the thread in spinning by its twirl. SEE SPINDLE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Distaff
(Heb. pelek, a “circle”), the instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Prov. 31:19).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Distaff
DISTAFF.See Spinning and Weaving.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Distaff
distaf (, pelekh): This word occurs once in Pro 31:19; spindle is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See SPINNING.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Distaff
The staff that holds the bunch of flax or wool, which, with the spindle are implements of spinning by the hand. Pro 31:19.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Distaff
Pro 31:19
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
DISTAFF
Exo 35:25; Pro 31:19