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dis´taf ( פלך , pelekh ): This word occurs once in Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See SPINNING .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Distaff'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/distaff.html. 1915.
 
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