Topical Encyclopedia
In biblical contexts, the term "angle" is primarily associated with fishing, referring to a hook or a tool used for catching fish. The concept of fishing is significant in the Bible, both in literal and metaphorical senses, symbolizing the gathering of people or the spreading of God's message.
Old Testament ReferencesThe use of an angle or hook is mentioned in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of fishing. In
Isaiah 19:8 , the prophet speaks of the lament of fishermen: "The fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will pine away." This passage highlights the reliance on fishing as a livelihood and the despair that comes when the waters fail to yield their bounty.
In
Job 41:1-2 , God challenges Job with a series of questions about the mighty Leviathan: "Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope? Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?" Here, the angle or hook symbolizes human limitations in the face of God's creation, emphasizing God's power and sovereignty.
New Testament SymbolismIn the New Testament, the concept of fishing takes on a deeper, symbolic meaning. Jesus calls His disciples to be "fishers of men," as seen in
Matthew 4:19 : "And He said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'" This metaphorical use of fishing signifies the mission of the disciples to spread the Gospel and bring people into the Kingdom of God.
The act of fishing with an angle or hook is also depicted in a miraculous context in
Matthew 17:27 , where Jesus instructs Peter: "But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours." This event demonstrates Jesus' divine knowledge and provision, using the simple act of fishing to fulfill a need.
Theological ImplicationsThe use of an angle or hook in the Bible serves as a reminder of God's provision and the call to discipleship. It illustrates the dependence on God's guidance in both physical and spiritual endeavors. The imagery of fishing, with its tools and techniques, underscores the importance of patience, skill, and divine assistance in the mission of evangelism.
In summary, the biblical references to an angle or hook, while seemingly mundane, carry profound spiritual lessons. They reflect the themes of reliance on God, the call to gather believers, and the miraculous ways in which God provides for His people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) The enclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.
2. (n.) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
3. (n.) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
4. (n.) A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
5. (n.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological houses.
6. (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
7. (v. i.) To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
8. (v. i.) To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.
9. (v. t.) To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ANGLEan'-g'-l: Used inIsaiah 19:8 for a Hebrew noun that is rendered "hook" inJob 41:1: "The fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle (hook) into the Nile shall mourn." For a striking figurative use of it seeHabakkuk 1:15 where, speaking of the wicked devouring the righteous, "making men as the fishes of the sea," the prophet says: "They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net" (the Revised Version (British and American) uses singular).
Greek
1137. gonia -- anangle, a corner... an
angle, a corner. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: gonia Phonetic
Spelling: (go-nee'-ah) Short Definition: a corner, a secret place Definition
...204. akrogoniaios -- at the extremeangle or corner
... at the extremeangle or corner. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: akrogoniaios
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-rog-o-nee-ah'-yos) Short Definition: in the corner...
Strong's Hebrew
2443. chakkah -- a hook, fishhook...angle, hook. Probably from chakah; a hook (as adhering) --
angle, hook. see HEBREW
chakah. 2442, 2443. chakkah. 2444 . Strong's Numbers.
4740. miqtsoa -- a corner buttress
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a corner buttress NASB Word UsageAngle
(4), corner buttress (1), corners (7), every corner (1). corner, turning....
6438. pinnah -- a corner
... bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower. Feminine of pen; anangle; by implication,
a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain -- bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower....
4742. mequtsah -- corner
... Word Origin from qatsa, qv. corner From qatsa' in the denominative sense of bending;
anangle -- corner. see HEBREW qatsa'. 4741, 4742. mequtsah. 4743 ....
2106. zavith -- a corner
... Apparently from the same root as Ziv (in the sense of prominence); anangle (as
projecting), ie (by implication) a corner-column (or anta) -- corner(stone)....
6434. pen -- corner
... Word Origin the same as pinnah, qv. corner From an unused root meaning to turn;
anangle (of a street or wall) -- corner. 6433, 6434. pen. 6435 ....
7106. qatsa' -- to scrape, scrape off
... cause to scrape, corner A primitive root; to strip off, ie (partially) scrape; by
implication, to segregate (as anangle) -- cause to scrape, corner....
Library
Whether anAngle Knows God by his Own Natural Principles?
... OF THE ANGEL'S KNOWLEDGE OF IMMATERIAL THINGS (THREE ARTICLES) Whether an
angle knows God by his own natural principles? Objection...
Whether in the Blessed, after the Resurrection, all the Senses...
... Therefore it will not receive the image of a colored body. Objection 6: Further,
according to the science of perspective, whatever is seen is seen at anangle....
Eighth Tractate. Why Distant Objects Appear Small.
... 2. The explanation by lesserangle of vision has been elsewhere dismissed;
one point, however, we may urge here. Those attributing...
A Description of Some Parts of Ancient Jerusalem.
... The first gate which stood on the eastern side of Jerusalem, to the south of the
south-eastangle of the Temple, was the one leading to the suburb of Ophel....
Letter xiv. (AD 389. )
... In geometry, the idea of anangle is one thing, the idea of a square is
another. As often, therefore, as I please to describe an...
Dying Men and the Undying Word
... for ever?' It is all but impossible to invest that well-known thought with any fresh
force; but, perhaps, if we look at it from the specialangle from which...
The Morning of Good Friday.
... But in Jerusalem there were two such quarters: the fortress Antonia, and the
magnificent Palace of Herod at the north-westernangle of the Upper City....
The Alchemy of Influence
... You began the day with the mirror placed at the wrongangle.... But your soul to-day
is not at the ordinaryangle. "Things which are not seen" are visible....
One Metaphor and Two Meanings
... When 'I will' and 'I choose' coincide, like two of Euclid's triangles atop of one
another, line for line andangle forangle, then comes liberty into the life....
Appendix 1 Massecheth Middoth
... 2. In the south-westernangle were two apertures, like small nostrils, and the blood,
poured on the base to the west, and on the base to the south, descended...
Thesaurus
Angle (19 Occurrences)... In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the
angle.
... 7. (vi)
To fish with an
angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.
...Angle-plates (2 Occurrences)
Angle-plates.Angle-plate,Angle-plates. Angles . Multi-Version
ConcordanceAngle-plates (2 Occurrences). 1 Kings 7:30...
Angle-plate (1 Occurrence)
Angle-plate.Angle,Angle-plate.Angle-plates . Multi-Version Concordance
Angle-plate (1 Occurrence). 1 Kings 7:31 The mouth of...
Angle-stone (2 Occurrences)
Angle-stone. Angles,Angle-stone. Angling . Multi-Version
ConcordanceAngle-stone (2 Occurrences). Job 38:6 On what...
Angles (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 7:30 Every base had four wheels of brass, turning on brass rods, and their
four angles hadangle-plates under them; theangle-plates under the base...
Corner (60 Occurrences)
... Theangle of a house (Job 1:19) or a street (Proverbs 7:8). "Corners" in Nehemiah
9:22 denotes the various districts of the promised land allotted to the...
Ridge (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The intersection of two surface forming a salientangle, especially the
angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault....
Elevation (7 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Theangle which the style makes with the substylar line. 6. (n.)
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane...
Elbow (1 Occurrence)
... course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised
arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at anangle or bent...
Mitre (10 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting
theangle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of...
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