Tooth

Easton's Bible Dictionary

One of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21). "Gnashing of teeth" =rage, despair (Matt. 8:12; Acts 7:54); "cleanness of teeth" =famine (Amos 4:6); "children's teeth set on edge" =children suffering for the sins of their fathers (Ezek. 18:2).

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Tooth
·noun Fig.: Taste; palate. II. Tooth ·vt To furnish with teeth. III. Tooth ·vt To lock into each o...

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·- ·see under <<Colt>>. ...

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·- ·see <<Leontodon>>. ...

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