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Bones
BONE. In the living body, bones form the strong framework, and the connotation is one of strength. “Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (
In contrast
In several instances the word appears as the figure of speech called the synecdoche in which a part stands for the whole. Job and David describe physical anguish in this way (
Ezekiel’s vision (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
H. L. E. Luering