Bible Dictionary: Chasing

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chase.

2. (n.) The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way.

Greek

1377. dioko -- to put to flight, pursue, by impl. to persecute
... 1377 () is used ("earnestly pursue") and ("zealously persecute, hunt down"). In
each case, 1377 () means ("chasing" after), desiring to overtake (apprehend). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1814. dalaq -- to burn, hotly pursue
... root Definition to burn, hotly pursue NASB Word Usage burning (1), chased (1), chasing
(1), fiery shafts (1), hotly pursue (1), hotly pursued (1), inflame (1 ...
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Library

The Shunammite's Boy.
... away from the house down to the field where his father and the reapers were at work;
and he ran to and fro in the hot morning sun, sometimes chasing the bright ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the shunammites boy.htm

Call to China and Voyage Hence
... John was a fine horseman, and found great sport in jumping on his horse and chasing
the people who had "cheated the gate" by not paying their toll. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/fagg/forty years in south china/ii call to china and.htm

Further Examples from the Old Testament in Favour of Fasting.
... mass in the sight of Israel; and the men of Israel went forth out of Mizpeh, and
pursued the aliens, and smote them unto Bethor,""the unfed (chasing) the fed ...
/.../chapter vii further examples from the.htm

Prayerful Remembrance.
... At evening time when dark'ning shades draw nigh And flickering rays of light go
chasing by, When all around glad nature sweetly sings And seems you hear the ...
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Introduction
... The glow of early dawn spreading and brightening; the clouds fringed with purple
and gold; the glowing shafts chasing the retreating darkness"this morning ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/introduction.htm

A Little Boy's Experience.
... day as a young lady was walking up the street, she saw a little boy running out
of a shoemaker's shop, and behind him was the old shoemaker chasing him with a ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/a little boys experience.htm

Hesiod; the Nine Muses; the Hesiodic Cosmogony; the Ancient ...
... And Love, who is most beauteous of the gods immortal,. Chasing care away from all
the gods and men,. Quells in breasts the mind and counsel sage. ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxiii hesiod the nine muses.htm

Of the Expedition of Valens against the Goths and How He Paid the ...
... the barbarians' charge, turned tail and were slain one after another as they fled,
the Romans fleeing at full speed and the barbarians chasing them with all ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxxii of the expedition of.htm

And on the Day Following He Went Forth Still More Eagerly Bent on ...
... over to it and dwelt there. The reptiles, as though some one were chasing
them, immediately left the place. But he built up the ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/life of antony section 11.htm

M. Gaskell. The Dayspring from on High.
... 4 Still that ray shines on and brightens, Chasing mist and gloom away; Happy
they on whom it gathers With its full and perfect day! ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/104 8 & 7s m.htm

Thesaurus

Chasing (12 Occurrences)
... n.) of Chase. 2. (n.) The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also,
a piece of ornamental work produced in this way. ...Chasing (12 Occurrences). ...
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Vanity (100 Occurrences)
... Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;
and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. (WEB ...
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Quietness (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS). Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is a handful, with quietness,
than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. ...
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Labored (35 Occurrences)
... 2:11 Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that
I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind ...
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Rephaim (32 Occurrences)
... by a divine oracle, David led his army to Gibeon, and attacked the Philistines from
the south, inflicting on them another severe defeat, and chasing them with ...
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Plundered (44 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). 1 Samuel 17:53 The children of Israel returned from chasing after
the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. (WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Pillaged (4 Occurrences)
... Pillaged (4 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 17:53 And the children of Israel returned from
chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps. (DBY). ...
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Chaseth (2 Occurrences)

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Comb (3 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe;
a chaser. 7. (n.) The notched scale of a wire micrometer. ...
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Chasm (2 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Chasing (12 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 17:53 The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 2:21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 2:22 Abner said again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?"
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 1:17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 2:11 Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 2:17 So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 2:26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:4 And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:16 There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was-yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Chasing

Related Terms

Vanity (100 Occurrences)

Quietness (15 Occurrences)

Labored (35 Occurrences)

Rephaim (32 Occurrences)

Plundered (44 Occurrences)

Pillaged (4 Occurrences)

Chaseth (2 Occurrences)

Comb (3 Occurrences)