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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Fork

Fork (שׁלשׁ קַלּשׁון, shelosh' killeshon', a triad of prongs), a three-pronged fork, i.e., pitch-fork with which hay, straw, and the like are gathered (occurs only 1Sa 13:21). The Targum (on Ec 12:11) uses the same word to express a pointed instrument. See AGRICULTURE.

The Orientals do not use forks at meals as we do but convey the food to their mouth with the fingers. See EATING.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain. Text from SwordSearcher’s module, as published by biblicalcyclopedia.com. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: titles misread in our source corrected from the Internet Archive’s scans of the printed volumes; paragraphs our source broke mid-sentence joined.