International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Edge

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Edge


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ej: Very frequently occurs in the phrase “the edge of the sword” (, et al.) from the Hebrew פה, peh, “lip,” or שפה, sāphāh, “lip.” and read “ends,” from קצה, ḳācāh, “end” (the King James Version “edge”), and has “uttermost part” for the same Hebrew word (the King James Version “edge”). In and , “The children's teeth are set on edge” (קהה, ḳāhāh, “to be blunt”), i.e. set hard one against another.