International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Cool

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Cool


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kool (רוּח, rūaḥ, “wind”; καταψύχω, katapsúchō, “to cool down”): “Cool of the day” (, margin “wind”), when the evening breeze has tempered the heat of the day, enabling Orientals to walk abroad. “Cool my tongue” (), a phrase reflecting the Jewish notion that Abraham had power to rescue his descendants from the fires of Hades.