( Exodus 32:20 ; Deuteronomy 9:21 ; Judges 16:21 ), to crush small (Heb. tahan); to oppress the poor ( Isaiah 3:5 ). The hand-mill was early used by the Hebrews ( Numbers 11:8 ). It consisted of two stones, the upper ( Deuteronomy 24:6 ; 2 Sam 11:21 ) being movable and slightly concave, the lower being stationary. The grinders mentioned Eccl 12:3 are the teeth. (See MILL .)

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.