Rent

Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Rent

Rent

( Isaiah 3:24 ), probably a rope, as rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate and Revised Version, or as some prefer interpreting the phrase, "girdle and robe are torn [i.e., are 'a rent'] by the hand of violence."

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Rent". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Dictionaries - King James Dictionary - Rent

Rent

Divided; broke or tore apart.
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest RENT his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. ( Matthew 26:64-65 )

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"Entry for 'Rent'". Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. . New York, N.Y., 1999.