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“Looking-glass” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Polished metal plate

(Ex. 38:8⁸And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Exodus 38:8); Job 37:18¹⁸Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? (Job 37:18)).

“Roll” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(little wheel). The book of ancient times, consisting of long strips of linen, papyrus, or parchment written upon and wrapped on a stick (Isa. 8:1¹Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. (Isaiah 8:1); Ezek. 2:9-10⁹And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; ¹⁰And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. (Ezekiel 2:9‑10)).

“Looking Glass” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See GLASS.

“Roll” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

See BOOK.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1549 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

gillayown

Phonic:

ghil-law-yone’

Meaning:

or gilyown {ghil-yone'}; from 1540; a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)

KJV Usage:

glass, roll