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lime in Easton's Bible Dictionary

The Hebrew word so rendered means "boiling" or "effervescing." From Isa. 33:12 it appears that lime was made in a kiln lighted by thorn-bushes. In Amos 2:1 it is recorded that the king of Moab "burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime." The same Hebrew word is used in Deut. 27:2-4, and is there rendered "plaster." Limestone is the chief constituent of the mountains of Syria.

lime in Smith's Bible Dictionary

the substance obtained form limestone, shells, etc., by heat. It is noticed only three times in the Bible, viz., in #De 27:2| (Authorized Version "plaster"), #Isa 33:12| and Amos 2:1

lime in Schaff's Bible Dictionary

LIME , a well-known substance obtained by burning limestone, bones, shells, etc., and used for plaster or the cement of brick-work. Deut 27:2; Isa 33:12. It is inferred from the above passage, and from Am 2:1, that the modern mode of manufacturing this article was known to the ancients. Untempered mortar is that which is so imperfectly or unskilfully mixed that it cannot be worked. Eze 13:10-11.