Topical Encyclopedia
In biblical times, the concept of a "scoop" as understood in modern terms—such as a tool for digging or lifting—does not appear explicitly in the Scriptures. However, the idea of scooping or gathering can be inferred from various activities and tools mentioned throughout the Bible, particularly in the context of agriculture, temple service, and daily life.
Agricultural ContextIn ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of life, and various tools were used for harvesting and gathering crops. While the Bible does not specifically mention a "scoop," the action of gathering grain or other produce can be seen in passages describing the harvest. For example, in the Book of Ruth, Ruth is described as gleaning in the fields of Boaz, gathering leftover grain after the reapers (
Ruth 2:2-3). This act of gathering can be likened to scooping up the grain from the ground.
Temple ServiceIn the context of temple service, the priests used various utensils for offerings and sacrifices. Although the term "scoop" is not used, the function of certain tools may resemble it. For instance, in the construction of the tabernacle, specific utensils were crafted for handling offerings.
Exodus 25:29 mentions, "And you are to make its plates and dishes, as well as its pitchers and bowls, with which to pour out drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold." These items, while not explicitly called scoops, served the purpose of handling and distributing offerings.
Daily Life and SymbolismThe act of scooping or gathering can also be seen symbolically in the Bible.
Proverbs 30:4 poses rhetorical questions about the nature of God and His creation, including, "Who has gathered the wind in His hands?" This imagery of gathering or scooping the wind highlights God's omnipotence and control over creation.
In a metaphorical sense, the concept of scooping can be related to the gathering of people or nations.
Isaiah 40:12 speaks of God's sovereignty, stating, "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of His hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?" Here, the imagery of holding or gathering the earth's elements reflects God's power and authority.
ConclusionWhile the specific term "scoop" is not found in the Bible, the actions and tools associated with gathering, whether in agriculture, temple service, or symbolic language, reflect the broader biblical themes of provision, service, and divine sovereignty. These elements underscore the practical and spiritual aspects of life in biblical times, illustrating the interconnectedness of daily activities and faith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.
2. (n.) A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.
3. (n.) A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
4. (n.) A place hollowed out; a basin like cavity; a hollow.
5. (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
6. (n.) The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.
7. (n.) To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.
8. (n.) To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.
9. (n.) To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.
Strong's Hebrew
2834. chasaph -- to strip off, strip, make bare... root Definition to strip off, strip, make bare NASB Word Usage bared (2), draw
(1),
scoop (1), strip off (1), stripped them bare (1), stripped your off (1
...6895. qabab -- to utter a curse against, curse
... curse. A primitive root; toscoop out, ie (figuratively) to malign or execrate
(ie Stab with words) -- X at all, curse. 6894, 6895. qabab. 6896 ....
Library
Within King's College Chapel
... These lofty pillars, spread that branching roof. Self-poised, andscoop'd into ten
thousand cells,. Where light and shade repose, where music dwells....
The Indwelling Christ
... curse of Gilboa adhering to its barrenness; but the low lands, the humble and the
lowly hearts, are they in which the waters that go softlyscoop their course...
Down the Islands
... of feet in depth, rushing downwards toward the sea, represent the rush of the torrents
which have helped, through thousands of rainy seasons, toscoop them out...
Monos
... who see them continually, and have a keen eye for nature; and who say that the bat
sweeps the fish up off the top of the water with thescoop-like membrane of...
A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee
... He sleeps by day; save when woke up to eat a banana, or toscoop the inside out
of an egg with his long lithe tongue: but by night he remembers his forest-life...
The Cocal
... After draining this natural cup, you are presented with a natural spoon of rind,
green outside and white within, and told toscoop out and eat the cream which...
Humbly Inscribed to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, one of his...
... Black brow'd, and vaulted high, and yawning wide. From Nature's structure,
or thescoop of Time; If ample of dimension, vast of size,....
Memoir of John Bunyan
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <....
Thesaurus
Scoop (2 Occurrences)... 2. (n.) A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or
shoveling up anything; as, a flour
scoop; the
scoop of a dredging machine.
...Unsparingly (5 Occurrences)
... vessel, that is broken in pieces unsparingly; and in the pieces of it there shall
not be found a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or toscoop water out of...
Rout (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance; tumult.
3. (vt) Toscoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow....
Pale (16 Occurrences)
... one third of it. 11. (n.) A cheesescoop. 12. (n.) A shore for bracing
a timber before it is fastened. 13. (vt) To enclose with...
Bail (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A bucket orscoop used in bailing water
out of a boat. 2. (vt) To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually...
Bucket (1 Occurrence)
... sap, or other liquids. 2. (n.) A vessel (as a tub orscoop) for hoisting
and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc. 3. (n.) One of the...
Cave (40 Occurrences)
... cavern; a den. 2. (n.) Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. 3. (n.) To make
hollow; toscoop out. 4. (vi) To dwell in a cave. 5. (vi...
Scooping (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) ofScoop. Multi-Version
Concordance Scooping (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 30:14 And he will...
Scolding (1 Occurrence)
Shovel (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An implement consisting of a broadscoop, or more or less hollow blade,
with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose...
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