FISHHOOK
A fishhook was an ancient implement for catching fish with line and bait. Scripture mentions hooks in descriptions of fishing and uses one in Jesus’ instruction to Peter.
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FISHING
Fishing in biblical lands was done with hooks, spears, and especially nets cast from shore or boats. Several Gospel disciples earned their livelihood as fishermen before following Jesus.
Fishing, the art of
Fishing in biblical Palestine used casting nets, dragnets, and hooks, especially in the Sea of Galilee and other waters. Several of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen, and fishing became an image for gathering people into the kingdom.
FISHPOOLS
“Fishpools” is generally considered a mistaken translation in the cited passages. The Hebrew references ordinary pools or, in Isaiah 19:10, laborers and their work rather than ponds for fish.
FIT, FITLY
Fit means suitable, ready, properly formed, or able for a purpose. In biblical contexts it can describe readiness, appropriateness, preparation, or being appointed for a particular outcome.
Fitches
Fitches refers chiefly to black cumin, an aromatic seed used as a condiment in Palestine. In another passage the same English rendering is an error for spelt, a grain.
Flag
Flag refers to a reed, sedge, or water plant growing in marshes, along rivers, or in the sea. The term is also associated with the “Sea of Reeds,” traditionally rendered the Red Sea.
Flagon
“Flagon” translates several different biblical terms. It may refer to a pressed cake of raisins, a skin bottle, or a vessel used in the Tabernacle for pouring drink offerings.
FLAKE
Flake may refer to refuse or husks of wheat, or to the thick scales and armored folds of Leviathan’s body in Job 41.
FLAME
A flame is a visible fire or burning blaze. Figuratively, Scripture uses it for excitement, shame, judgment, divine wrath, and the searching purity of the glorified Christ.
Flame of fire
The flame of fire is a biblical symbol of God’s holiness and of the intense, consuming operation of His holiness against sin.
FLAT NOSE
A flat nose, probably a severely depressed or malformed nose, was listed among bodily blemishes disqualifying a descendant of Aaron from serving at the altar.
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