International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Board

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Board


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bōrd (קרשׁ, ḳeresh, “a slab or plank,” “deck of a ship,” “bench,” “board”): This word is found in -21; ; its plural occurs in , -29; ; -34; ; ; ; . This word also is used in translation of לוּח, lūaḥ (; ; ; the King James Version) = “a tablet” (of stone, wood or metal), “board,” “plate,” “table”; also of cēla‛ = “rib,” hence, a “side,” “timber,” “plank” ( f). In , שדרה, sedhērāh = “a rank,” “a row,” hence, “a range” or “board” is used. In the New Testament we find the expression “on board” in the King James Version, in translation of ἐπὶ σανίσιν, epı́ sanı́sin = “planks.”