Gallows
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Punishments]
See also: punishments
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Heb. ‘ets, meaning “a tree” (Esther 6:4), a post or gibbet. In Gen. 40:19 and Deut. 21:22 the word is rendered “tree.”
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