Black (Easton)

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Properly the absence of all colour. In Proverbs 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, 'the pupil of the eye.' It is translated 'apple' of the eye in Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalm 17:8; Proverbs 7:2 . It is a different word which is rendered 'black' in Leviticus 13:31,37;"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter B Bible Dictionaries Black Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Bitumen Next Entry Blade Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Blackness Thompson Chain Reference Blackness Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Gown, the Black Black Easton's Bible Dictionary Black Holman Bible Dictionary Black People and Biblical Perspectives Black Hastings' BibleDictionary Black Hastings' NT Dictionary Black Dictionary of Early Christian Biography Paulus, the Black King James Dictionary Blackness Black Morrish Bible Dictionary Black 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Scapular of the Passion (Black) Saturday, Black Passion, Scapular of the (Black) (only first 3 shown) Vines' Expository Dictionary Black, Blackness Wilson's Bible Types Black Webster Dictionary Pitch-Black Magnase Black Jet-Black (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Adam Black Black Ape Black Buck (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Black Blackness Horse, Black Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Black McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Black Black (2) Black Monks (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Black Art Black Assize Black Death (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia The Black Fast The Jewish Encyclopedia Black Death Lexicons ܐܽܘܟ݁ܳܡܳܐ ܐܶܟ݂ܰܡ ܥܰܪܦ݁ܶܠܳܐ γνόφος ζόφος μέλας אִישׁוֹן , אֱשׁוּן חוּם כָּמַר (only first 3 shown) Properly the absence of all colour. In Proverbs 7:9 the Hebrew word means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, "the pupil of the eye." It is translated "apple" of the eye in Deuteronomy 32:10 ; Psalm 17:8 ; Proverbs 7:2 . It is a different word which is rendered "black" in Leviticus 13:31,37 ; Song of Solomon 1:5 ; 5:11 ; and Zechariah 6:2,6 . It is uncertain what the "black marble" of Esther 1:6 was which formed a part of the mosaic pavement.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)