Bible Dictionary

Sickle.

SICK'LE. Deut 16:9. We have preserved in Egyptian monuments the form of the ancient sickle, which bore a very close resemblance to our implement. The scythe was unknown in Bible times.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

SICK'LE. Deut 16:9. We have preserved in Egyptian monuments the form of the ancient sickle, which bore a very close resemblance to our implement. The scythe was unknown in Bible times.