Bible Dictionary: Clearing

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

2. (n.) The act or process of making clear.

3. (n.) A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.

4. (n.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.

5. (n.) The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.

Greek

627. apologia -- a speech in defense
... answer for oneself, clearing of self, defense. From the same as apologeomai; a plea
("apology") -- answer (for self), clearing of self, defence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/627.htm - 7k

4297. prokope -- progress
... obstacles . [This root () is also used in antiquity of and -- clearing away
(chopping down) forests in order to reach their destination.]. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5352. naqah -- to be empty or clean
... unpunished (1), without guilt (1). acquit at all, altogether, be blameless,
cleanse, be clearing, cut off. A primitive root; to be ...
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5047. negad -- to stream, flow
... issue. (Aramaic) corresponding to nagad; to flow (through the idea of clearing the
way) -- issue. see HEBREW nagad. 5046, 5047. negad. 5048 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

Clearing Showers. May 30.
... Clearing Showers. May 30. When a stream is swelled by a flood, a shower
of rain clears it. So in trouble, when the heart is turbid ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /clearing showers may 30.htm

A Clearing-Up Storm in the Realm
... VI."A CLEARING-UP STORM IN THE REALM. (Revelation, Chapters vi.-viii.). ... The
clearing-up storm in his realm lasted a good while before good weather came. ...
/.../vi a clearing-up storm in the.htm

The Introduction, with Some General Observations from the Cohesion ...
... The clearing up then of this truth cannot but be most seasonable now, when Satan
is prevailing with many, whom he cannot get tempted to looseness and profanity ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter i the introduction with.htm

How Shall the Soul Make Use of Christ, as the Life, which is under ...
... INFIDELITY. That we may help to give some clearing to a poor soul in this case,
we shall, ... case. And for the clearing of this, consider,. ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xxiv how shall the.htm

But Origen Also, You Will Tell Us, in Composing his Work Called ...
... You used the expression: "This is not clearing yourself but only seeking abettors
of your crime." Apply this to yourself; your business is not to seek abettors ...
/.../36 but origen also you.htm

The Outlook Changed.
... It was a bright October day, and he was riding along enjoying the air and view,
when all at once he came across a bit of a clearing in the trees, and in the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/the outlook changed.htm

Rom. vii. 14
... result, and after having thrown the hearer into a great deal of perplexity, he goes
on next to give the rationale of these events, after first clearing the Law ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xiii rom vii 14.htm

As He is Going to Reply to the Slanders of his Opponents He ...
... For as they make our road difficult but do not close it, there is before us the
trouble of clearing them away, rather than the fear of not being able to do so. ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter i as he is.htm

How to Make Use of Christ for Steadfastness, in a Time when Truth ...
... 7. They should study much, and suck at the grand promise of his coming again, and
of finally dispelling all clouds, and of fully clearing up his glorious truths ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter xv how to make.htm

Letter vii.
... itself beginning from the east, and going towards the edge of the sun's disc, then
receding back, and again, both the contact and the re-clearing [84] , not ...
/.../dionysius/letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter vii.htm

Thesaurus

Clearing (11 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.
Multi-Version Concordance Clearing (11 Occurrences). ...
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Vehement (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly
sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves ...
/v/vehement.htm - 11k

Untiled (1 Occurrence)
... 2:4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd,
they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening ...
/u/untiled.htm - 6k

Undertook (14 Occurrences)
... of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of
his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all ...
/u/undertook.htm - 11k

Unable (102 Occurrences)
... 2:4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd,
they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening ...
/u/unable.htm - 35k

Opening (242 Occurrences)
... 2:4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd,
they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening ...
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Long-suffering (23 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 The LORD is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity
and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity ...
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Lowered (14 Occurrences)
... 2:4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd,
they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening ...
/l/lowered.htm - 10k

Good-for-nothing (22 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Judges 20:13 Now give up those good-for-nothing persons in Gibeah so that
we may put them to death, clearing away the evil from Israel. ...
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Woodlands (3 Occurrences)
... Joshua 17:15 Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into
the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Clearing (11 Occurrences)

Mark 2:4 Finding themselves unable, however, to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they untiled the roof just over His head, and after clearing an opening they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
(WEY)

Acts 27:18 And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding 'day' they were making a clearing,
(YLT)

2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
(KJV ASV BBE WBS)

Exodus 34:7 keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
(DBY)

Numbers 14:18 The LORD is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Joshua 17:15 Then Joshua said to them, If you are such a great people, go up into the woodlands, clearing a place there for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim, if the hill-country of Ephraim is not wide enough for you.
(BBE)

Judges 20:13 Now give up those good-for-nothing persons in Gibeah so that we may put them to death, clearing away the evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not give ear to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 34:3 In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.
(BBE)

Job 37:21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 20:38 Clearing out from among you all those who are uncontrolled and who are sinning against me; I will take them out of the land where they are living, but they will not come into the land of Israel: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
(BBE)

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks have been fixed for your people and your holy town, to let wrongdoing be complete and sin come to its full limit, and for the clearing away of evil-doing and the coming in of eternal righteousness: so that the vision and the word of the prophet may be stamped as true, and to put the holy oil on a most holy place.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Clearing

Related Terms

Vehement (10 Occurrences)

Untiled (1 Occurrence)

Undertook (14 Occurrences)

Unable (102 Occurrences)

Opening (242 Occurrences)

Long-suffering (23 Occurrences)

Lowered (14 Occurrences)

Good-for-nothing (22 Occurrences)

Woodlands (3 Occurrences)