Sheaves
Bible Usage:
- sheaves used 9 times.
- First Reference: Genesis 37:7
- Last Reference: Micah 4:12
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Sheave
SHEAVE, noun In seamen's language, a wheel in which the rope works in a block. It is made of hard wood or a metal. When made of wood, it is sometimes bushed, that is, has a piece or perforated brass let into its center, the better to sustain the friction of the pin.
SHEAVE, verb transitive To bring together; to collect. [Not in use.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Sheaved
SHE'AVED, adjective Made of straw. [Not in use.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Sheave-hole
SHE'AVE-HOLE, noun A channel cut in a mast, yard or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.