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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Paper

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The expression in the Authorized Version (Isaiah 19:7), "the paper reeds by the brooks," is in the Revised Version more correctly "the meadows by the Nile." The words undoubtedly refer to a grassy place on the banks of the Nile fit for pasturage.

In 2 John 1:12 the word is used in its proper sense. The material so referred to was manufactured from the papyrus, and hence its name. The papyrus (Hebrews gome) was a kind of bulrush (q.v.). It is mentioned by Job (8:11) and Isaiah (35:7). It was used for many purposes. This plant (Papyrus Nilotica) is now unknown in Egypt; no trace of it can be found. The unaccountable disappearance of this plant from Egypt was foretold by Isaiah (19:6, 7) as a part of the divine judgment on that land. The most extensive papyrus growths now known are in the marshes at the northern end of the lake of Merom.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.

2. (n.) A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.

3. (n.) A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society.

4. (n.) A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper.

5. (n.) Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.

6. (n.) Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below.

7. (n.) A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.

8. (n.) A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper.

9. (a.) of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army.

10. (v. t.) To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house.

11. (v. t.) To fold or enclose in paper.

12. (v. t.) To put on paper; to make a memorandum of.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PAPER

pa'-per.

See CRAFTS, II, 13; PAPYRUS; REED; WRITING.

PAPER REEDS

redz: In Isaiah 19:7 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "meadows").

Greek

5489. chartes -- a sheet of paper (made of papyrus strips)
... a sheet of paper (made of papyrus strips). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: chartes Phonetic Spelling: (khar'-tace) Short Definition: papyrus ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5489.htm - 6k

975. biblion -- a paper, book
... a paper, book. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: biblion Phonetic Spelling:
(bib-lee'-on) Short Definition: a papyrus roll Definition: a papyrus roll ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6169. arah -- bare place
... Word Origin from arah Definition bare place NASB Word Usage bulrushes (1). paper
reed. Feminine from arah; a naked (ie Level) plot -- paper reed. ...
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Library

Rating Paper: Apographe
... RATING PAPER: Apographe. Metrodoroi epimeleteI para Apunchios Inarotios
hellenomemphites ^sic Apographomai kata to ektethen prostagma ...
/.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/rating paper apographe.htm

And when the Paper was Finished and Read Through...
... Part II."Christ's Descent into Hell. Latin. Second Version. Chapter 11
(27). And when the paper was finished and read through� ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 11 27 and when.htm

Fraudulent Practices Pursued by Pelagius in his Report of the ...
... proceedings of pelagius, Chapter 57 [XXXII.]"Fraudulent Practices Pursued by Pelagius
in His Report of the Proceedings in Palestine, in the Paper Wherein He ...
/.../anti-pelagian writings/chapter 57 xxxii fraudulent practices pursued.htm

But Perhaps You Will Say to Me: "Why do You Fill Your Paper with ...
... 19. But perhaps you will say to me: "Why do you fill your paper with this
superfluous matter? Does even my friend say that it is ...
/.../19 but perhaps you will.htm

Salvation Army Publications
... Illustrated. Cloth, Gilt Edges, 2s.6d.; Cloth, 1s.6d.; Paper, 1s. The General's
Letters. ... Half Calf, 5s.; Cloth, 2s.; Paper, 1s. The Training of Children. ...
/.../howard/standards of life and service/salvation army publications.htm

To the Rev. J. Jowett
... AND DEAR SIR,"Being at length able to communicate some positive information respecting
the price of the paper, which we are in need of, I lose no time in ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev j jowett 10.htm

To the Rev. J. Jowett
... consulted me. If the work be printed on as thin paper as that of the original,
it can only be printed on one side. Now supposing ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev j jowett 9.htm

Chapter seventeen
... The next day she went down to the News office to see Edward Norman and arrange the
details of her part in the establishment of the paper on its new foundation. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter seventeen.htm

The Formation of the CIM
... I wrote a little pamphlet, calling it "Occasional Paper, No. ... It was February
6th, 1866, when I sent my manuscript of "Occasional Paper, No. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter xix the formation of.htm

A New Method for Bible Classes
... Studies In Early Church History. 12 mo, paper, 25 cts. net; cloth, 50 cts. net. ... His
Faith and His Service. 12 mo, paper, 25 cts. net; cloth, 50 cts. net. ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/a new method for bible.htm

Thesaurus

Paper (5 Occurrences)
... The expression in the Authorized Version (Isaiah 19:7), "the paper reeds by the
brooks," is in the Revised Version more correctly "the meadows by the Nile ...
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Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence)
Paper-reeds. Paper, Paper-reeds. Papers . Multi-Version Concordance
Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 19:7 The paper...
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Papyrus (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The writing paper of the ancient Egyptians made from a tall rushlike plant
(Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now ...
/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Pad (1 Occurrence)
... (n.) A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many
flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. ...
/p/pad.htm - 8k

Blot (23 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To dry, as writing, with blotting paper. 7. (vi) To take a blot; as, this
paper blots easily. 8. (n.) A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. ...
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Stamp (25 Occurrences)
... 6. (vi) To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms,
by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint ...
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Roll (57 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by
causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment ...
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Crown (94 Occurrences)
... 22. (n.) A size of writing paper. See under Paper. 23. ... 24. (n.) An ornaments or
decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown. 25. ...
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Copy (18 Occurrences)
... more copy. 6. (n.) A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard.
See under Paper. 7. (n.) Copyhold; tenure; lease. 8. (n ...
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Crafts (2 Occurrences)
... Metal-Working (Mining) 11. Oil-Making 12. Painting 13. Paper-Making 14.
Perfume-Making 15. Plastering 16. Spinning and Weaving 17. Tanning 18. Tent-Making ...
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Bible Concordance

Paper (5 Occurrences)

2 John 1:12 Having many things to write to you, I don't want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 19:7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
(KJV WBS)

Jeremiah 32:11 So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:
(BBE)

Jeremiah 32:12 And I gave the paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, before the eyes of Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, and of the witnesses who had put their names to the paper, and before all the Jews who were seated in the place of the armed watchmen.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 32:16 Now after I had given the paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah, I made my prayer to the Lord, saying,
(BBE)

Subtopics

Paper

Paper Reeds

Paper: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Paper-reeds (1 Occurrence)

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

Pad (1 Occurrence)

Blot (23 Occurrences)

Stamp (25 Occurrences)

Roll (57 Occurrences)