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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

2. (v. i.) To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

3. (v. i.) To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.

4. (v. t.) To utter with outcry.

5. (n.) The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

6. (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

Greek

5612. oruomai -- to roar, howl
... to roar, howl. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: oruomai Phonetic Spelling:
(o-roo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I roar, howl Definition: I roar, howl, as a ...
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3649. ololuzo -- to cry aloud
... to cry aloud. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ololuzo Phonetic Spelling:
(ol-ol-odd'-zo) Short Definition: I howl, lament loudly Definition: I howl ... howl. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3213. yalal -- to howl, make a howling
... yalal. 3214 . to howl, make a howling. Transliteration: yalal Phonetic Spelling:
(yaw-lal') Short Definition: wail. Word Origin a prim. ... make to howl, be howling ...
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3214. yelel -- a howling
... Word Origin from yalal Definition a howling NASB Word Usage howling (1). a howl;
howling. From yalal; a howl; -howling. see HEBREW yalal. 3213, 3214. ...
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6031b. anah -- to sing
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to sing NASB Word Usage cry (3), howl (1), sang
(2), sing (7), singing (1). 6031a, 6031b. anah. 6032 . Strong's Numbers
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8437. tolal -- perhaps to be wasted
... Tilon. From yalal; causing to howl, ie An oppressor -- that wasted. see HEBREW
yalal. 8436, 8437. tolal. 8438 . Strong's Numbers.
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1993. hamah -- to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
... murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous NASB Word Usage aroused (1), become disturbed
(2), boisterous (4), brawler (1), disturbed (2), growl (1), howl (2), intones ...
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Library

The First Trumpet.
... men; for fir-trees, sometimes princes, (Isaiah 37:24.) sometimes kings, (Isaiah
14:8.) Who likewise paraphrases that passage of Zechariah 11:2. "Howl, fir-tree ...
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Joel's Rhapsody of the Locust Plague
... REVELLERS. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl, all ye drinkers of wine,
Because of the sweet wine; For it is cut off from your mouth! ...
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Salvation to the Uttermost
... The rocks tell me, "Salvation is not in us;" the winds howl, but they howl not
salvation: the waves rush upon the shore, but among the wrecks which they wash up ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/salvation to the uttermost.htm

The Conflict Between Capital and Labor.
... "Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth eaten. ...
/.../pink/the redeemers return/7 the conflict between capital.htm

The Condemnation which Condemns the Judges
... The veriest impostor asserting Messiahship had a right to have his claims examined;
but a howl of hypocritical horror is all which Christ's evoke. ...
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And ii.
... He makes the transition to this in ver.8, by means of the words: "On that account
I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chap i and ii.htm

The Evolution of Language
... The howl of the dog, the neigh of the horse, the bleat of the lamb, the stamp of
the goat, and other signs are all readily understood by other animals. ...
/.../the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter v the evolution of.htm

The Eternal Name
... death-march of disordered waves; I might clothe all nature, not in words of green,
but in garments of sombre blackness; I would bid hurricanes howl the solemn ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the eternal name.htm

Seeking Richly Rewarded
... crafty; they understand how to waylay their game and leap upon them with a sudden
spring at unawares, and yet, with all their craftiness, they howl for hunger ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 60 1914/seeking richly rewarded.htm

In Danger of Death
... But after a few moments he sprang up again, and first circling the room, came crouching
to the bed, howling as no mortal dog could howl, making ready to spring ...
/.../chapter viii in danger of.htm

Thesaurus

Jackal (3 Occurrences)
... wolves," the King James Version "wild beasts of the islands"; compare 'i, plural
iyim, "island"; also 'ayyah, "a cry," 'awah, "to cry," "to howl"; Arabic `auwa ...
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Wail (50 Occurrences)
... to gloom. (See NIV). James 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your
miseries that are coming on you. (See NIV). Revelation 1 ...
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Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Isaiah 16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for
the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. ...
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Grape-cakes (4 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Isaiah 16:7 Therefore howl doth Moab for Moab, all of it doth howl, For the
grape-cakes of Kir-Hareseth it meditateth, Surely they are smitten. (YLT). ...
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Meditateth (2 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Isaiah 16:7 Therefore howl doth Moab for Moab, all of it doth howl, For the
grape-cakes of Kir-Hareseth it meditateth, Surely they are smitten. (YLT). ...
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Gird (44 Occurrences)
... 15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of
their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. ...
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Tarshish (24 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 23:1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! ... Isaiah 23:14 Howl,
you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste! ...
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Spoiled (69 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS YLT). Jeremiah 48:20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and
cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, (KJV JPS YLT). ...
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Foundations (49 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the
foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. ...
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Lament (44 Occurrences)
... Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar:
come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat ...
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Bible Concordance

Howl (29 Occurrences)

James 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 59:6 They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Psalms 59:14 At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Psalms 59:15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren't satisfied.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 13:22 And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
(See JPS NAS NIV)

Isaiah 14:31 Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Isaiah 15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 23:1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 23:6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 23:14 Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 65:14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 4:8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 25:34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 48:20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 48:31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 48:39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 49:3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 51:8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 21:12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Ezekiel 30:2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Hosea 7:14 They haven't cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Joel 1:5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Joel 1:11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Micah 1:8 For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls.
(WEB KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Zephaniah 1:11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Howl

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