heave-shoulder

heave-shoulder
heaveˈ-offering or heaveˈ-shoulder noun (Bible)
An offering, an animal's shoulder, offered in sacrifice with a lifting and lowering of the hands
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Main Entry:heave

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  • heave-offering — heaveˈ offering or heaveˈ shoulder noun (Bible) An offering, an animal s shoulder, offered in sacrifice with a lifting and lowering of the hands • • • Main Entry: ↑heave …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heave offering —    Heb. terumah, (Ex. 29:27) means simply an offering, a present, including all the offerings made by the Israelites as a present. This Hebrew word is frequently employed. Some of the rabbis attach to the word the meaning of elevation, and refer… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Heave offering — Heave of fer*ing (Jewish Antiq.) An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See {Wave offering}. Ex. xxix. 27. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heave — I UK [hiːv] / US [hɪv] verb Word forms heave : present tense I/you/we/they heave he/she/it heaves present participle heaving past tense heaved past participle heaved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot …   English dictionary

  • heave — heave1 [ hiv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort: He put his shoulder against the stone and heaved. Lydia heaved herself to the other side of the bed. heave at: She heaved at the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shoulder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ dislocated, fractured, frozen, injured, sore, wounded ▪ His frozen shoulder has stopped him from playing tennis …   Collocations dictionary

  • heave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, mighty VERB + HEAVE ▪ give (sth) ▪ She gave a great heave and the box inched forward. {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Heave …   Collocations dictionary

  • Leviticus 7 — 1 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 3 And he shall… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Leviticus 10 — 1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured… …   The King James version of the Bible

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