ΟΛΚΗΝ, ολκην
OLKĒN, olkēn
Sounds Like: hol-KAYN
Translations: drawing, pulling, a drawing, a pulling, weight, a weight
From the root: ΟΛΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of drawing or pulling, or the result of such an action, like a draft or a weight. It can describe the drawing of breath, the pulling of a net, or the weight of something. In the context of a lampstand, it refers to the weight of the material used.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3690 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 8:2
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:199
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 8:197
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 5:53
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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