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In biblical times, pestles were commonly used for processing grains, spices, and other foodstuffs, playing a crucial role in daily life and sustenance. The pestle, typically made of stone or wood, would be used to pound or grind materials placed in the mortar, a bowl-like vessel.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>The Bible does not frequently mention the pestle directly, but the process of grinding and the use of mortars are referenced, providing insight into the daily life and practices of ancient cultures.<br><br>One of the most direct references to the use of a mortar and pestle is found in <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Proverbs 27:22</a> : "Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him." This verse uses the imagery of grinding to illustrate the stubbornness of folly, suggesting that even the most thorough and forceful attempts to remove foolishness may not succeed. The metaphor highlights the pestle's role in the thorough and complete process of grinding, emphasizing the difficulty of changing inherent foolishness.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, the pestle and mortar were essential tools in food preparation. Grains such as wheat and barley were staples of the diet, and the process of grinding them into flour was a daily task. The use of a pestle and mortar allowed for the preparation of various foods, including bread, which held significant cultural and religious importance.<br><br>The process of grinding with a pestle was labor-intensive and often performed by women in the household. This task was crucial for providing daily sustenance and was a common sight in ancient homes. The sound of grinding was a familiar one, marking the rhythm of daily life.<br><br><b>Symbolic Significance:</b><br><br>The imagery of grinding with a pestle is used in the Bible to convey thoroughness and transformation. The act of grinding is often associated with the idea of breaking down substances to their essential components, symbolizing purification or refinement. This symbolism can be seen in the metaphorical use of grinding in <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Proverbs 27:22</a>, where the persistent nature of folly is likened to the difficulty of removing impurities through grinding.<br><br>In a broader spiritual context, the pestle and mortar can be seen as symbols of the trials and tribulations that refine and purify believers. Just as grains are ground to produce fine flour, so too are individuals shaped and refined through life's challenges, ultimately contributing to their spiritual growth and maturity.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b><br><br>While the pestle is not frequently mentioned in the Bible, its role in daily life and its symbolic significance are evident. The imagery of grinding serves as a powerful metaphor for transformation and refinement, reflecting the broader themes of wisdom and folly, as well as the spiritual journey of believers.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.<p>4. (<I>v. t. & i.</I>) To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">PESTLE</span><p>pes'-'l (`eli): A rounded implement of wood or stone used for pounding, bruising, or powdering materials in a mortar. Used only in <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Proverbs 27:22</a>. The assonance of CS:GreekIT+loimosIT-/cS and CS:GreekIT+limosIT-/cS in these passages (CS:GreekIT+loimosIT-/cS is omitted in the Revised Version (British and American) passage for Mt) occurs in several classical passages, e.g. Herodotus vii0.171. The pestilence is said to walk in darkness (<a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Psalm 91:6</a>) on account of its sudden onset out of obscurity not associated with any apparent cause.<br><br>See <a href="../m/mortar.htm">MORTAR</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5940.htm"><span class="l">5940. eli -- a <b>pestle</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> a <b>pestle</b>. Transliteration: eli Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee') Short Definition: <b>pestle</b>.<br> Word Origin from alah Definition a <b>pestle</b> NASB Word Usage <b>pestle</b> (1). <b>pestle</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5940.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_9_concerning_the_special_offices.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the Special Offices of the Gods.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the presence of these protectors, three men go round the house during the night,<br> and first strike the threshold with a hatchet, next with a <b>pestle</b>, and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 9 concerning the special offices.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_lv_the_cross_and.htm"><span class="l">The Cross and the Winepress.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Upon this bag there was fastened a <b>pestle</b>, surmounted by a weight; and on both sides<br> of the trunk were arms joined to the bag, through openings made for the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter lv the cross and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_stromata_or_miscellanies/chapter_iv_the_heathens_made_gods.htm"><span class="l">The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, Whence Springs all <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Diogenes accordingly remarked well to one who wondered at finding a serpent coiled<br> round a <b>pestle</b>: "Don't wonder; for it would have been more surprising if you <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter iv the heathens made gods.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/constitutions_of_the_holy_apostles/sec_ii_on_the_character_and.htm"><span class="l">On the Character and Teaching of the Bishop.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and rags." [2603] And in another passage: "If thou give thine eyes to drinking and<br> cups, thou shalt afterwards walk more naked than a <b>pestle</b>." [2604] For <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec ii on the character and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/renan/the_life_of_jesus/chapter_xx_opposition_to_jesus.htm"><span class="l">Opposition to Jesus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> went with his eyes shut in order not to see the women, and dashed his head so much<br> against the walls that it was always bloody; the "<b>pestle</b> Pharisee" (Medinkia <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter xx opposition to jesus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_15_1869/the_first_cry_from_the.htm"><span class="l">The First Cry from the Cross</span></a> <br><b>...</b> being bruised, doth not cease to give forth its perfume, but rather yieldeth it<br> all the more abundantly because of the blows of the <b>pestle</b>, its fragrance being <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 15 1869/the first cry from the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_instructor_paedagogus/chap_i_on_eating.htm"><span class="l">On Eating.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> These gluttons, surrounded with the sound of hissing frying-pans, and wearing their<br> whole life away at the <b>pestle</b> and mortar, cling to matter like fire. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/clement/the instructor paedagogus/chap i on eating.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_17_1871/rest_rest.htm"><span class="l">Rest, Rest</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You shall beat them in the mortar of contemplation, with the <b>pestle</b> of criticism,<br> and their perfume shall but become the more apparent. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/rest rest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/davids_hymn_of_victory.htm"><span class="l">David's Hymn of victory</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 'I did beat them small as the dust of the earth.' His blows fell like those<br> of a great <b>pestle</b>, pulverising some substance in a mortar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/davids hymn of victory.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_xiii_how_those_who.htm"><span class="l">How those who Fear Scourges and those who Contemn them are to be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For let them hear that in them is fulfilled that which is written, If thou shouldest<br> bray a fool in a mortar, as if with a <b>pestle</b> pounding barley, his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xiii how those who.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/pestle.htm"><span class="l"><b>Pestle</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. 3. (n.) The<br> leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a <b>pestle</b> of pork. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pestle.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mortar.htm"><span class="l">Mortar (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 42, 45). Mortar for pulverizing (Proverbs 27:22) grain or other substances<br> by means of a <b>pestle</b> instead of a mill. Mortars were <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mortar.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bray.htm"><span class="l">Bray (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> course of discipline; or still more probably with reference to the Syrian custom<br> of braying meat and bruised corn together in a mortar with a <b>pestle</b>, "till the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bray.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stamp.htm"><span class="l">Stamp (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 20. (n.) A kind of heavy hammer, or <b>pestle</b>, raised by water or steam power, for<br> beating ores to powder; anything like a <b>pestle</b>, used for pounding or bathing. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stamp.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grind.htm"><span class="l">Grind (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Proverbs 27:22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a <b>pestle</b> along with grain,<br> yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. (WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grind.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/groats.htm"><span class="l">Groats (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See JPS). Proverbs 27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a <b>pestle</b><br> along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/groats.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foolishness.htm"><span class="l">Foolishness (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Proverbs 27:22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a <b>pestle</b><br> along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foolishness.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mealtime.htm"><span class="l">Mealtime (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Later it became customary to grind the grain into flour, at first by the rudimentary<br> method of <b>pestle</b> and mortar (Numbers 11:8; compare Proverbs 27:22), later <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mealtime.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meals.htm"><span class="l">Meals (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Later it became customary to grind the grain into flour, at first by the rudimentary<br> method of <b>pestle</b> and mortar (Numbers 11:8; compare Proverbs 27:22), later <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meals.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meal-time.htm"><span class="l">Meal-time (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Later it became customary to grind the grain into flour, at first by the rudimentary<br> method of <b>pestle</b> and mortar (Numbers 11:8; compare Proverbs 27:22), later <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meal-time.htm - 24k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/pestle.htm">Pestle: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Pestle (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Proverbs 27:22</a></span><br />Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a <span class="boldtext">pestle</span> along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/pestle.htm">Pestle</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pestle.htm">Pestle (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plagues.htm">Plagues (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lice.htm">Lice (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flea.htm">Flea (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/disease.htm">Disease (213 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/diseases.htm">Diseases (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/locust.htm">Locust (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt (596 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter (181 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/pestilent.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Pestilent"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Pestilent" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/pests.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Pests"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Pests" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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