Soap in the modern sense, as referring to a salt of a fatty acid, for example, that produced by treating olive oil with caustic soda, was probably unknown in Old Testament times. Sop (borith the King James Version sope):īorith is a derivative of bor, "purity," hence, something which cleanses or makes pure. "Easton's Bible Dictionary".Įncyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Soap indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible DictionaryĮaston, Matthew George. indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, "The ancients made use of alkali mingled with oil, instead of soap ( Job 9:30 ), and also in smelting metals, to make them melt and flow more readily and purely" (Gesenius). " This word means "clearness," and hence also that which makes clear, or pure, alkali. The word "purely" in Isaiah 1:25 (RSV, "throughly " marg., "as with lye") is lit. It does not appear that the Hebrews were acquainted with what is now called "soap," which is a compound of alkaline carbonates with oleaginous matter. borith), properly a vegetable alkali, obtained from the ashes of certain plants, particularly the salsola kali (saltwort), which abounds on the shores of the Dead Sea and of the Mediterranean. Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Soap Soap
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