Dict: easton - Ivory

easton:

Ivory @ (Heb. pl. shenhabbim, the "tusks of elephants") was early used in decorations by the Egyptians, and a great trade in it was carried on by the Assyrians kjv@Ezekiel:27:6; kjv@Revelation:18:12). It was used by the Phoenicians to ornament the box-wood rowing-benches of their galleys, and Hiram's skilled workmen made Solomon's throne of ivory (kjvKings:10:18). It was brought by the caravans of Dedan kjv@Isaiah:21:13), and from the East Indies by the navy of Tarshish (kjvKings:10:22). Many specimens of ancient Egyptian and Assyrian ivory-work have been preserved. The word habbim is derived from the Sanscrit ibhas, meaning "elephant," preceded by the Hebrew article (ha); and hence it is argued that Ophir, from which it and the other articles mentioned in kjvKings:10:22 were brought, was in India.