Category:Smith

Smith, n. Etym: [as. smi; akin to d. smid, g. schmied, ohg. smid, Icel. smi, dan. & sw. smed, goth. smi (in comp.); cf. Gr.

1. One who forgess with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a Blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like. Piers plowman. Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword. Tate.

2. One who makes or effects anything. [r.] Dryden.

Smith Smith, v. t. Etym: [as. smi. See smith, n.]

Defn: to beat into shape; to fprge. [obs.] Chaucer. What smith that any [weapon] smitheth. Piers plowman.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Smith - The Hebrews were not permitted by the Philistines in the days of Samuel to have a smith amongst them, lest they should make them swords and spears (1 Samuel 13:19). Thus the Philistines sought to make their conquest permanent (compare 2 Kings 24:16).