Mortar: (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand
(Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:14) also potter's
clay
(Isaiah 41:25; Nahum 3:14) Also Heb. 'aphar, usually rendered "dust,"
clay or mud used for cement in building
(Leviticus 14:42,45) Mortar for
pulverizing
(Proverbs 27:22) grain or other substances by means of a pestle
instead of a mill. Mortars were used in the wilderness for pounding
the manna
(Numbers 11:8) It is commonly used in Palestine at the present
day to pound wheat, from which the Arabs make a favourite dish called
kibby.
