Winnowing in the Bible

Of grain

• Ruth 3:2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
• Isaiah 30:24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
• Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for WINNOWING.

⇒Definition of winnowing

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Winnowing.