Spin
Spin
(, ). The notices of spinning in the Bible are confined to Exo 35:25-26; Mat 6:28; and Pro 31:19. The latter passage implies (according to the A.V.) the use of the same instruments which have been in vogue for hand spinning down to the present day, viz. the distaff and spindle. The distaff, however, appears to have been dispensed with, and the term () so rendered means the spindle (q.v.) itself, while that rendered spindle () represents the whirl (verticillus, Pliny, 37, 11) of the spindle, a button or circular rim which was affixed to it, and gave steadiness to its circular motion. The whirl of the Syrian women was made of amber in the time of Pliny (loc. cit.). The spindle was held perpendicularly in the one hand, while the other was employed in drawing out the thread. The process is exhibited in the Egyptian paintings (Wilkinson, Ancient Egypt. 2, 85). Spinning was the business of women, both among the Jews (Exodus loc. cit.) and for the most part among the Egyptians (Wilkinson, ibid. 2, 84). Smith. Similar customs have prevailed in most modern nations; hence the word spinster for an unmarried female. SEE WEAVE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Spin
“to spin,” is found in Mat 6:28; Luk 12:27, of the lilies of the field (see LILY).