Bible Dictionary
PADDLE
A paddle in Deuteronomy 23:13 was a small implement used for covering human waste outside the camp. The word may also be translated shovel.
Definition
A paddle was a small implement used for a practical purpose outside the camp. The word may also be translated “shovel.”
Biblical Usage
In Deuteronomy 23:13, the word refers to the implement used in the prescribed handling of human waste outside the camp.
Historical Background
The term represents a Hebrew word that is also rendered “peg” in other contexts and is given “shovel” in the margin.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>pad'-'-l (yathedh): De 23:13 (Hebrew 14), the Revised Version margin "shovel."</p>