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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Mincing

Mincing [N]

(Heb. taphoph, Isaiah 3:16 ), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by "wag" or "waggle," thus representing "the affected gait of coquettish females."

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Mincing". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

King James Dictionary - Mincing

Mincing

Taking short, quick steps; tripping.

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and MINCING as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet. ( Isaiah 3:16 )

Source: A King James Dictionary. (Used with permission. Copyright © Philip P. Kapusta)
Bibliography Information

"Entry for 'Mincing'". A King James Dictionary.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mincing

MINCING

min'-sing (Taphaph):

"Taking short steps," "walking trippingly." Only in Isaiah 3:16, "walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling (a jingling of the metal anklets) with their feet." Compare OHL.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MINCING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.