Bible Dictionary: Climb

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

2. (v. i.) To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.

3. (v. i.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface.

4. (v. t.) To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount.

5. (n.) The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing.

Greek

305. anabaino -- to go up, ascend
... on our way up (1), went (25). arise, ascend, climb up, rise up. From ana
and the base of basis; to go up (literally or figuratively ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5927. alah -- to go up, ascend, climb
... 5926, 5927. alah. 5928 . to go up, ascend, climb. Transliteration: alah Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-law') Short Definition: went. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Library

The World-Winning Climb.
... The Plan The World-winning Climb. ... He was one of a party travelling in Switzerland.
They had gotten as far as Chamounix, and were planning to climb Mont Blanc. ...
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Civ O Let Me Climb
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CIV O let me climb. When I lie down! The
pious soul by night Is like a clouded star, whose beams, though said. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/civ o let me climb.htm

The Lone Man who Went Before
... Our Lord Jesus wants us to follow that we may climb up the hill as high as He did
in these things. Following means climbing. ... He made the high climb all alone. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/the lone man who went.htm

Selfishness and Prayer. A Contrast.
... laziness. Climb to thy crown! ... prayer. Why should not the church of God climb
the hill to bring down on the earth a shower of blessing? ...
/.../champness/broken bread/xxxvi selfishness and prayer a.htm

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: a New Year's Promise
... nails. Certainly, those who climb would not like to go with the smooth soles
which suit us in our parlours and drawing-rooms. There ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/shoes of iron and strength.htm

Counsels and Reminiscences of Soeur Therese, the Little Flower of ...
... to walk. In his desire to reach the top of the stairs to find his mother,
he lifts his little foot to climb the first step. It is ...
/.../therese/story of a soul/counsels and reminiscences of soeur.htm

The Highway of Holiness
... It is the sort of hill we have to climb on our hands and knees"especially
our knees. If we are content with our present Christian ...
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When one at the Back of the North Wind Wanted to Know How Things ...
... When one at the back of the north wind wanted to know how things were going with
any one he loved, he had to go to a certain tree, climb the stem, and sit down ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 11 when one at.htm

The Inch-Worm and the Mountain
... They decided that the only thing to do was to try to climb up the face of the cliff.
But the rock, was too steep, and so they tried to jump up. ...
/.../fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/the inch-worm and the mountain.htm

Lowly.
... But yet thou, in tby pride,. Wouldst climb the highest summit,. And on the hight
abide! ... Thy Lord the way will show thee; For who would climb these skies,. ...
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Thesaurus

Climb (8 Occurrences)
... climbing. Multi-Version Concordance Climb (8 Occurrences). Genesis ... NIV). Song
of Songs 7:8 I said, "I will climb up into the palm tree. I ...
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Climbed (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Climb. Multi-Version Concordance
Climbed (16 Occurrences). Matthew 14:23 When He had done ...
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Swerve (9 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To bend; to incline. 5. (vi) To climb or move upward by winding or turning. ...
Joel 2:7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. ...
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Shin (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with
the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up ...
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Climbing (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Climb. 2. (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Climb. Multi-Version Concordance Climbing (3 Occurrences). ...
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Scale (38 Occurrences)
... 26. (vt) To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps or by
climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of a fort. 27. ...
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Level (31 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude,
or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of ...
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Goat (92 Occurrences)
... 104:18). It is derived from a word meaning "to climb." It is the ibex,
which abounded in the mountainous parts of Moab. And 'akko ...
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Flees (19 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 4:29 Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers; they go
into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not ...
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Thickets (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 4:29 Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers; they go
into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not ...
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Bible Concordance

Climb (8 Occurrences)

Genesis 49:22 "Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 14:10 But if they say this,'Come up to us!' then we will go up; for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us."
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 14:12 The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something!" Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
(See NIV)

Song of Songs 7:8 I said, "I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit." Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples,
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 4:29 Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers; they go into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells therein.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Joel 2:7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Joel 2:9 They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 9:2 Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Climb

Related Terms

Climbed (16 Occurrences)

Swerve (9 Occurrences)

Shin (2 Occurrences)

Climbing (3 Occurrences)

Scale (38 Occurrences)

Level (31 Occurrences)

Goat (92 Occurrences)

Flees (19 Occurrences)

Thickets (14 Occurrences)