Bible Dictionary

Mill

A device used for grinding grain or other materials into smaller particles, especially flour.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

516

Entry Position

318 of 516

Letter

M

Meaning

A device used for grinding grain or other materials into smaller particles, especially flour.

Key Scriptures

  • Deuteronomy 24:6
  • Judges 9:53
  • 2 Samuel 11:21
  • Job 31:10
  • Isaiah 47:2
  • Jeremiah 25:10
  • Lamentations 5:13
  • Matthew 18:6
  • Matthew 24:41
  • Mark 9:42
  • Luke 17:35
  • Revelation 18:22

Original Language

Hebrew

רֵחַיִם

rechayim

millstones; mill

Greek

μύλος

mylos

millstone; mill

Meaning

A mill is a device used for grinding grain or other materials into smaller particles, especially flour.

Biblical Usage

Mills were used to grind grain for food and were part of ordinary household life. Scripture refers to grinding as a regular daily activity and uses mills and millstones in descriptions of work and household provision.

The Bible also uses the mill in laws concerning property, descriptions of judgment, and figurative descriptions of destruction. Because grinding was necessary for food preparation, taking a person’s millstone was equivalent to taking an essential means of livelihood.

Key References

  • Deuteronomy 24:6
  • Judges 9:53
  • Isaiah 47:2
  • Jeremiah 25:10
  • Lamentations 5:13
  • Matthew 24:41
  • Mark 9:42
  • Luke 17:35
  • Revelation 18:22
  • Millstone
  • Grain
  • Wheat
  • Bread
  • Flour

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Continue your Bible study by exploring related Scriptures, dictionary terms, and connected topics.

Scriptures

  • Deuteronomy 24:6
  • Judges 9:53
  • 2 Samuel 11:21
  • Job 31:10
  • Isaiah 47:2
  • Jeremiah 25:10
  • Lamentations 5:13
  • Matthew 18:6
  • Matthew 24:41
  • Mark 9:42
  • Luke 17:35
  • Revelation 18:22

Related Terms

Millstone Grain Wheat Bread Flour

Study Topics

objects food grain labor household