Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
Bar
Used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (
Neh. 3:3
); a rock in the sea (
Jonah 2:6
); the shore of the sea (
Job 38:10
); strong fortifications and powerful impediments, etc. (
Isa. 45:2; Amos 1:5
); defences of a city (
1 Ki. 4:13
). A bar for a door was of iron (
Isa. 45:2
), brass (
Ps. 107:16
), or wood (
Nah. 3:13
).
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