Bible Dictionary: Rapid

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Very swift or quick; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.

2. (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

3. (a.) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

4. (n.) The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.

Greek

4493. rhipe -- any rapid movement, spec. a twinkling (of lights or ...
... 4492, 4493. rhipe. 4494 . any rapid movement, spec. a twinkling ... rapid movement.
Word Origin from rhipto Definition any rapid movement, spec. ...
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3730. horme -- a rapid motion forwards, onrush, assault
... a rapid motion forwards, onrush, assault. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: horme Phonetic Spelling: (hor-may') Short Definition: a rush, violent ...
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3691. oxus -- sharp, swift
... sharp, swift. Probably akin to the base of akmen ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid --
sharp, swift. see GREEK akmen. (oxeia) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7692. Shiggayon -- perhaps a wild passionate song with rapid ...
... perhaps a wild passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm. Transliteration: Shiggayon
or Shiggayonah Phonetic Spelling: (shig-gaw-yone') Short Definition ...
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5483. cuwc -- a swallow, swift (type of bird)
... Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse
(as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back ...
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697. arbeh -- (a kind of) locust
... grasshopper, locust. From rabah; a locust (from its rapid increase) -- grasshopper,
locust. see HEBREW rabah. 696, 697. arbeh. 698 . Strong's Numbers.
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7034. qalah -- to be lightly esteemed or dishonored
... A primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only
(be (causatively, hold) in contempt) -- base, contemn, despise, lightly ...
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6554. Parpar -- a river near Damascus
... Pharpar. Probably from parar in the sense of rushing; rapid; Parpar, a river of
Syria -- Pharpar. see HEBREW parar. 6553, 6554. Parpar. 6555 . Strong's Numbers
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639. aph -- a nostril, nose, face, anger
... From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a
person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire -- anger(-gry), + before ...
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1772. dayyah -- perhaps a kite (a bird of prey)
... vulture. Intensive from da'ah; a falcon (from its rapid flight) -- vulture. see
HEBREW da'ah. 1771, 1772. dayyah. 1773 . Strong's Numbers.
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3753. kirkarah -- dromedary
... swift beast. From karar; a dromedary (from its rapid motion as if dancing) -- swift
beast. see HEBREW karar. 3752, 3753. kirkarah. 3754 . Strong's Numbers.
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4944. mashshaq -- a running, rushing
... running to and fro. From shaqaq; a traversing, ie Rapid motion -- running to and
fro. see HEBREW shaqaq. 4943, 4944. mashshaq. 4945 . Strong's Numbers.
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7031. qal -- light, swift, fleet
... light, swiftly. Contracted from qalal; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial) --
light, swift(-ly). see HEBREW qalal. 7030, 7031. qal. 7032 . ...
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Library

Rapid Promotion of John to the Bishopric, and More Vehement ...
... Book VIII. Chapter III."Rapid Promotion of John to the Bishopric, and more
Vehement Grappling with its Affairs. He re-establishes ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter iii rapid promotion of john.htm

The Project of French Empire and Evangelization --Its Wide and ...
... A HISTORY OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY. CHAPTER III. THE PROJECT OF FRENCH EMPIRE AND
EVANGELIZATION"ITS WIDE AND RAPID SUCCESS"ITS SUDDEN EXTINCTION. ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter iii the project of.htm

The Shaking of the Heavens and the Earth.
... They talk of this age as one of change; of rapid progress, for good or evil; of
unexpected discoveries; of revolutions, intellectual, moral, social, as well as ...
/.../kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon viii the shaking of.htm

If any one Wishes to Hear the Arrangements for My Journey from ...
... I stood for a while on the shore of Scylla, and heard the old stories of the rapid
voyage of the versatile Ulysses, of the songs of the sirens and the ...
/.../22 if any one wishes.htm

The Patient Teacher, and the Slow Scholars
... Gospels, with the exception of Gethsemane, where our Lord's words seem to indicate
such agitation of the windless sea of His spirit as this rapid succession of ...
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The River of Life
... must come from below the Temple threshold. II. Note the rapid increase of
the stream. The Prophet describes how his companion, the ...
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Galilee
... marked at some times than at others, and the differentiation of the various religions
depends chiefly on the recognition of these moments of more rapid change. ...
/.../lake/landmarks in the history of early christianity/i galilee.htm

The Observations Contained in the Preceding ChapterMake it ...
... The most important requisites are rapid thinking, and ready command of
language. By rapid thinking I mean, what has already been ...
/.../hints on extemporaneous preaching/chapter iii the observations contained.htm

From the Fall to the Flood.
... The great age of those who lived in this period may have been a provision of nature
for the promotion of a rapid increase of the race and for the advancement ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter ii from the fall.htm

Constantinople
... The tall chariot of the Prætorian Præfect, who stood highest among the illustrious,'
awaited them, and in this they were driven at a rapid pace to the ...
/.../chapter xvii constantinople.htm

Thesaurus

Rapid (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Very swift or quick; fast; as, a rapid
stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. 2. (a.) Advancing ...
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Shoot (51 Occurrences)
... 5. (vi) To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast
with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit. ... (n.) A rush of water; a rapid. ...
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Roll (57 Occurrences)
... rollers or small wheels. 8. (n.) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes,
as a drum; to sound a roll upon. 9. (n.) To apply (one ...
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Rapidly (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a rapid manner. Multi-Version Concordance
Rapidly (7 Occurrences). Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that ...
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Ulai (2 Occurrences)
... 95 miles the depression which here exists as far as the foothills of Luristan, reaching
the Susian plain as a torrent; but it becomes less rapid before losing ...
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Whirl (5 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or circumvolution; quick
gyration; rapid or confusing motion; as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of ...
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Fast (157 Occurrences)
... (v.) Tenacious; retentive. 11. (v.) Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
12. (v.) Moving rapidly; quick in motion; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse. 13. ...
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Torrent (49 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent
of vices; a torrent of eloquence. 3. (n.) Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. ...
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Rattle (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To scold; to rail at. 8. (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering
sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. 9. (n.) Noisy, rapid talk. 10. ...
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Race (36 Occurrences)
... disposition. 8. (n.) A progress; a course; a movement or progression. 9.
(n.) Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. 10. ...
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Bible Concordance

Rapid (1 Occurrence)

Ezra 5:8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work proceedeth rapidly, and prospereth in their hands.
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Subtopics

Rapid

Related Terms

Shoot (51 Occurrences)

Roll (57 Occurrences)

Rapidly (7 Occurrences)

Ulai (2 Occurrences)

Whirl (5 Occurrences)

Fast (157 Occurrences)

Torrent (49 Occurrences)

Rattle (2 Occurrences)

Race (36 Occurrences)