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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

2. (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust.

Greek

4501. rhomphaia -- Rompha, Rephan, the name of an Eg. god
... god. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: rhomphaia Phonetic Spelling:
(hrom-fah'-yah) Short Definition: a sword, piercing grief Definition: a sword ...
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3984. peira -- a trial, an experiment
... trial. From the base of peran (through the idea of piercing); a test, ie Attempt,
experience -- assaying, trial. see GREEK peran. (peiran) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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4089. pikros -- bitter, sharp
... bitter. Perhaps from pegnumi (through the idea of piercing); sharp (pungent), ie
Acrid (literally or figuratively) -- bitter. see GREEK pegnumi. ...
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1338. diikneomai -- to go through, penetrate
... pierce. Word Origin from dia and the same as hikanos Definition to go through,
penetrate NASB Word Usage piercing (1). pierce. From ...
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2896. krazo -- to scream, cry out
... 2896 -- an onomatopoetic term for a raven's piercing cry ("caw"); (figuratively)
cry out with an or shriek, using "inarticulate shouts that express emotion ...
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1278. diaponeomai -- to toil through, to be worn out or annoyed
... 1278 (from 1223 , "thoroughly," intensifying , "to labor, toil") -- properly,
bring on , grief which results in "piercing fatigue.". ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4094. madqarah -- a piercing, stab, thrust
... a piercing, stab, thrust. Transliteration: madqarah Phonetic Spelling:
(mad-kaw-raw') Short Definition: piercing. piercing From daqar; a wound -- piercing. ...
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4094a. madqarah -- a piercing, stab, thrust
... 4094, 4094a. madqarah. 4094b . a piercing, stab, thrust. Transliteration:
madqarah Short Definition: thrusts. Word Origin from daqar ...
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7443. renen -- (bird of) piercing cries (ie ostrich)
... 7442, 7443. renen. 7444 . (bird of) piercing cries (ie ostrich). Transliteration:
renen Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-nen) Short Definition: ostrich. ...
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1281. bariach -- fleeing
... fleeing. Word Origin adjective from barach Definition fleeing NASB Word Usage
fleeing (2), fugitives (2). crooked, noble, piercing. Or ...
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8320. saroq -- perhaps sorrel
... speckled. From sharaq; bright red (as piercing to the sight), ie Bay -- speckled.
See saruwq. see HEBREW sharaq. see HEBREW saruwq. 8319, 8320. saroq. 8321 > ...
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2442. chakah -- to wait, await
... long, tarry, wait. A primitive root (apparently akin to chaqah through the idea
of piercing); properly, to adhere to; hence, to await -- long, tarry, wait. ...
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6793. tsinnah -- probably a hook, barb
... Feminine of tsen; a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by
prickliness); also cold (as piercing) -- buckler, cold, hook, shield, target. ...
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4717. maqqebeth -- a hammer
... hammer. From naqab; properly, a perforatrix, ie A hammer (as piercing) -- hammer.
see HEBREW naqab. 4716, 4717. maqqebeth. 4718 . Strong's Numbers.
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3551. kav -- window
... window. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to lahag in the sense of piercing; a
window (as a perforation) -- window. see HEBREW lahag. 3550, 3551. ...
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1128. Ben-deqer -- "son of Deker," one of Solomon's leaders
... the son of Dekar. From ben and a derivative of daqar; son of piercing (or of a lance);
Ben-Deker, an Israelite -- the son of Dekar. see HEBREW ben. ...
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Library

Relation iv. Of the Graces the Saint Received in Salamanca at the ...
... Now that it has grown, it has reached this point of piercing me; and I understand
more of that piercing which our Lady suffered; for until to-day, as I have ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/relation iv of the graces.htm

Hebrews iv. 13-Nov
... For the word of God is quick [ie living] and powerful, and sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily vii hebrews iv 13-nov.htm

The Antichrist Will be the Son of Satan
... 2. "In that day the Lord with His sore and great and strong sword shall punish
Leviathan the piercing Serpent, even Leviathan that crooked Serpent; and he ...
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Follows up the Same Argument with Passages from the Old Testament.
... "Shall a man," says he, "pierce his God, for you are piercing me?" [2403] In order
that the subject of the prophecy might be still clearer the prophet ...
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Appendix (H).
... It contained no record of the piercing of the Saviour's side: nor (adds Severus)
does any ancient Interpreter mention the transaction in that place,"except ...
/.../burgon/the last twelve verses of the gospel according to s mark/appendix h.htm

Antichrist in Isaiah
... "In that day the Lord with His sore and great and strong sword shall punish, Leviathan
the piercing Serpent, even Leviathan that crooked Serpent; and He shall ...
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Like one of Us.
... A body Thou hast prepared me." For our present purpose it is immaterial whether
one says with Junius: "The ear is a member of the body; by the piercing of the ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xvii like one of us.htm

Details of the Crucifixion.
... The most striking confirmation is afforded by the fact that the fathers, writing
at a time when crucifixion was in use, speak of the piercing of Jesus's feet ...
/.../section 290 details of the.htm

Psalm 139:1. First Part. LM The All-Seeing God.
... 1 Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro'; Thine eye commands with piercing view
My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/watts/the psalms of david/psalm 139 1 0 first part l.htm

Psalm 139 Part 1 the All-Seeing God.
... Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through,. Thine eye commands with piercing
view. ... Beneath the spreading veil of night,. One glance of thine, one piercing ray ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 139 part 1 the.htm

Thesaurus

Piercing (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating;
penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or ...
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Shrill (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vi) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or
sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. ...
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Sharp (115 Occurrences)
... or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour,
as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a ...
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Keen (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as,
keen satire or sarcasm. 4. (superl.) Piercing; penetrating ...
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Kite (3 Occurrences)
... It is probably the red kite (Milvus regalis), a bird of piercing sight and of soaring
habits found all over Palestine. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Marrow (5 Occurrences)
... In the Epistle to the Hebrews the writer speaks of the word of God, which is "living,
and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to ...
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Point (106 Occurrences)
... the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. ... 5. (n.) The mark made
by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. ...
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Stinging (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as
if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold ...
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Stick (47 Occurrences)
... stab. 7. (n.) To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab;
hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast. 8. (n ...
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Water (4571 Occurrences)
... (haima kai hudor): The remarkable passage (John 19:34) from which this expression
is taken refers to the piercing of the Savior's side by the soldier. ...
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Bible Concordance

Piercing (7 Occurrences)

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 16:9 He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
(See NIV)

Psalms 22:16 And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.
(YLT)

Proverbs 12:18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 23:19 Lo, a whirlwind of Jehovah -- Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 28:9 Dost thou really say, 'I 'am' God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou 'art' man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 28:24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite unto them; and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Piercing

Related Terms

Shrill (1 Occurrence)

Sharp (115 Occurrences)

Keen (3 Occurrences)

Kite (3 Occurrences)

Marrow (5 Occurrences)

Point (106 Occurrences)

Stinging (1 Occurrence)

Stick (47 Occurrences)

Water (4571 Occurrences)