Moth (Easton)

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Heb. 'ash, from a root meaning 'to fall away,' as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8; Hosea 5:12 ). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matthew 6:19,20; Luke 12:33 . Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by the larvae of the clothes-moth. This is the only"> 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 M Bible Dictionaries Moth 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 Mote Next Entry Mouldy Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Moth Thompson Chain Reference Moths Torrey Topical Textbook Moth, the Dictionaries American Tract Society Moth Easton's Bible Dictionary Moth Fausset Bible Dictionary Moth Holman Bible Dictionary Moth Hastings' BibleDictionary Moth Hastings' NT Dictionary Moth King James Dictionary Moth Morrish Bible Dictionary Moth 1910 New Catholic Dictionary François de Salignac de La Mothe Fén Cadillac, Antoine de La Mothe Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac People's Bible Dictionary Moth Smith Bible Dictionary Moth Vines' Expository Dictionary Moth-Eaten Moth Wilson's Bible Types Moth Morsel - Moth Webster Dictionary Pernyi Moth Moths Moth-Eat (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Moth Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Butterfly and Moth Francois de La Mothe Le Vayer Moth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Moth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Moth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Cambounet (de La Mothe), Jeanne de Carbonnet (de La Mothe), Jeanne de Dorleans (de La Mothe), Louis Francois Gabriel (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Behe`moth Fénélon, François de Salignac de La Mothe The Catholic Encyclopedia François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon The Jewish Encyclopedia Moth Lexicons ܣܳܣܳܐ σής σητόβρωτος אָכַל עָשׁ עָשׁ, עָשׁ, , עֲשַׂב Heb. 'ash, from a root meaning "to fall away," as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces ( Job 4:19 ; 13:28 ; Isaiah 50:9 ; 51:8 ; Hosea 5:12 ). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matthew 6:19,20 ; Luke 12:33 . Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by the larvae of the clothes-moth. This is the only lepidopterous insect referred to in Scripture.

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