also known as:morter
Hebrew:homer), cement of lime and sand (Genesis 11:3;Exodus 1:14); also potter'sclay (Isaiah 41:25;Nahum 3:14)
Also Hebrew:'aphar, usually translated as “dust”
This word has 2 different meanings.
Mortar, meaningclay or mud used for cement betweenbricks orstone masonry inbuildings andwalls (Leviticus 14:42, 45)
Lime was used to make cement mortar.
Mortar, a a cup-shaped receptacle of stone used for pulverizinggrains or other substances by use of a pestle instead of amill (Proverbs 27:22)
The Israelites used mortars in thewilderness for pounding themanna (Numbers 11:8).
Mortars were commonly used in Israel topoundwheat to makeflours andbreads.
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