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Lancet
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
This word is found in (1 Kings 18:28) only. The Hebrew term is romach, which is elsewhere rendered, and appears to mean a javelin or light spear. In the original edition of the Authorized Version (1611) the word is “lancers.”
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
LAN'CET, a javelin or light spear. 1 Kgs 18:28. But see Knife.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
LAN'CET, a javelin or light spear. 1 Kgs 18:28. But see Knife.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc.
2. An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. Knight. Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or span, is narrow compared with the height. -- Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of architecture, in which lancet arches are common; -- peculiar to England and 13th century. -- Lancet fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth. (b) The doctor, or surgeon fish.