Bible Dictionary: Breeze

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Alt. of Breeze fly.

2. (n.) A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.

3. (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze.

4. (n.) Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.

5. (n.) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.

6. (v. i.) To blow gently.

Greek

4494. rhipizo -- to fan, generally to make a breeze
... to fan, generally to make a breeze. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: rhipizo
Phonetic Spelling: (hrip-id'-zo) Short Definition: I toss to and fro Definition ...
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4157. pnoe -- a blowing, wind, breath
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pnoe Phonetic Spelling: (pno-ay')
Short Definition: breath, wind Definition: (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind ...
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5594. psucho -- to breathe, blow, to make cool
... one hand from pneo, which denotes properly a forcible respiration; and on the other
from the base of aer, which refers properly to an inanimate breeze), ie (by ...
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4154. pneo -- to blow
... blow. A primary word; to breathe hard, ie Breeze -- blow. Compare psucho. see GREEK
psucho. (epneusan) -- 2 Occurrences. (pnee) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4151. pneuma -- wind, spirit
... From pneo; a current of air, ie Breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively,
a spirit, ie (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle ...
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5285. hupopneo -- to blow underneath
... blow softly. From hupo and pneo; to breathe gently, ie Breeze -- blow softly. see
GREEK hupo. see GREEK pneo. (upopneusantos) -- 1 Occurrence. 5284, 5285. ...
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839. aurion -- tomorrow
... From a derivative of the same as aer (meaning a breeze, ie The morning air); properly,
fresh, ie (adverb with ellipsis of hemera) to-morrow -- (to-)morrow ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5399. nesheph -- twilight
... From nashaph; properly, a breeze, ie (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze
prevails) -- dark, dawning of the day (morning), night, twilight. ...
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5398. nashaph -- to blow
... root Definition to blow NASB Word Usage blew (1), blows (1). blow. A primitive root;
to breeze, ie Blow up fresh (as the wind) -- blow. 5397, 5398. ...
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6315. puach -- to breathe, blow
... A primitive root; to puff, ie Blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze),
to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff -- blow (upon), break, puff ...
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647. Aphiyach -- perhaps helpless
... Aphiah Perhaps from puwach; breeze; Aphiach, an Israelite -- Aphiah. see HEBREW
puwach. 646, 647. Aphiyach. 647a . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Another Cavil Answered, IE , the Fall Imputable to God, Because ...
... Afflatus, observe then, is less than spirit, although it comes from spirit; it
is the spirit's gentle breeze, [2817] but it is not the spirit. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter ix another cavil answered i e.htm

The Hilltops --Experiences of Gladness and Glory
... There's a breeze from the hilltops that comes sweeping down through the trees, while
you are slowly picking your way along the rough, narrow valley road. ...
/.../quiet talks on following the christ/4 the hilltopsexperiences of gladness.htm

Voyage to China
... detained from the same cause. Usually a breeze would spring up soon after
sunset, and last until about dawn. The utmost use was ...
//christianbookshelf.org/taylor/a retrospect/chapter viii voyage to china.htm

On the Presentation of the Blessed virgin, or on the Octave of Her ...
... come. After all these things there was a still small Voice, a soft rustling
like a gentle breeze; and in that came the Lord. Elias ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xiv on the presentation.htm

How the Impatient and the Patient are to be Admonished.
... 13). For, if there were not a trench in the altar, the passing breeze would
scatter every sacrifice that it might find there. But ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter ix how the impatient.htm

Visit to Ceylon and Return to Benares.
... We had the clear sky and the gentle breeze of that delightful season in
Northern India. From morning to night we sat under a thick ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xviii visit to ceylon.htm

The Demons Sin among Mankind.
... "A breeze is the most honourable chariot of the gods," [444] ". conquered
by a slight breeze, Apollo lost his beloved. Footnotes: ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/chapter viii the demons sin among.htm

The Heavenly vision
... clearer vision, disclosing the aims and ideals of life, as though one should be
traveling in a fog along a hillside, and now and then the breeze should sweep ...
/.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/x the heavenly vision.htm

Tempest and Trust
... So when a gentle southerly breeze sprang up, which would enable them to make such
a port, westward from their then position, they made the attempt. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/tempest and trust.htm

Sources and Literature of the Apostolic Age.
... A breeze of morning, an odor of the sea, if I dare express it so, inspiring something
joyful and strong, penetrates the whole book, and makes it an excellent ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 20 sources and literature.htm

Thesaurus

Breeze (2 Occurrences)
... of Breeze fly. ... 3. (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement;
a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. ...
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Gale (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff
breeze and a hurricane. ... 2. (n.) A moderate current of air; a breeze. ...
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Uncertain (13 Occurrences)
... mind; distrustful. 2. (a.) Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy;
as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze. 3. (a ...
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Lattice (6 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) Hebrews `eshnabh, a latticed opening through
which the cool breeze passes (Judges 5:28). The flat ...
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Lutheran
... miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost, which was a characteristic phenomenon of primitive
Christianity-baptismus flaminis, "baptism of wind, breeze," ie "spirit ...
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Western (19 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the
west; as, a western breeze. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Winnow (5 Occurrences)
... As a rule this was done in the evening or during the night, when the west wind from
the sea was blowing, which was a moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose ...
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Friendly (17 Occurrences)
... or state. 4. (a.) Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious;
serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. 5. (adv.) In ...
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Doctrine (52 Occurrences)
... miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost, which was a characteristic phenomenon of primitive
Christianity-baptismus flaminis, "baptism of wind, breeze," ie "spirit ...
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Propitious (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Convenient; auspicious; favorable; as,
a propitious breeze. 2. (a.) Hence, kind; gracious; merciful ...
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Bible Concordance

Breeze (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 3:8 And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:39 So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Breeze

Related Terms

Gale (8 Occurrences)

Uncertain (13 Occurrences)

Lattice (6 Occurrences)

Lutheran

Western (19 Occurrences)

Winnow (5 Occurrences)

Friendly (17 Occurrences)

Doctrine (52 Occurrences)