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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Early.

2. (superl.) Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

3. (superl.) Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

4. (superl.) of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

5. (superl.) Thinly scattered; dispersed.

6. (superl.) Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

Greek

4943. sunupourgeo -- to help together
... 4943 (from 4862 , "closely identified " and , "cooperation") -- closely cooperate
(a rare term, even in classical Greek, used only in 2 Cor 1:11). ...
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422. anepaischuntos -- not to be put to shame
... [422 () is a rare word and "very seldom occurs in the ancient world. It does not
appear in classical Greek at all" ().]. Word Origin from alpha (as a neg. ...
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1737. endidusko -- to put on, be clothed with
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: endidusko Phonetic Spelling: (en-did-oos'-
ko) Short Definition: I put on, clothe Definition: (somewhat rare) (of clothing ...
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2319. theostuges -- hating God
... properly, to (His will). This rare term refers to people who turn against
the Lord (used only in Ro 1:30). Word Origin from theos ...
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3651. holoteles -- complete, perfect
... 3651 is rare outside the NT, but occurs four times in Hermas (about ad 140) -- again
expressing the idea of "full continuity (unbroken, complete)" (, 5, 174).]. ...
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1140. daimonion -- an evil spirit, a demon
... how utterly () (His plan). 1140 () is used frequently (over sixty times )
as compared to the rare 1142 ().]. Word Origin from daimon ...
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303. ana -- as a preposition denotes upwards, up, as a prefix ...
... prep. Rare in NT; prop: upwards, up; among, between; in turn; apiece, by; as
a prefix: up, to, anew, back. Word Origin a prim. preposition ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3368. yaqar -- precious, rare, splendid, weighty
... 3367, 3368. yaqar. 3369 . precious, rare, splendid, weighty. Transliteration:
yaqar Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kawr') Short Definition: precious. ...
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3358. yaqqir -- honorable, difficult
... noble, rare. (Aramaic) corresponding to yaqqiyr -- noble, rare. see HEBREW
yaqqiyr. 3357, 3358. yaqqir. 3359 . Strong's Numbers.
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2788. charer -- a parched place
... 2787, 2788. charer. 2789 . a parched place. Transliteration: charer Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-rare') Short Definition: wastes. Word ...
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2690. chatsar -- to sound a trumpet
... separate from the open country; but used only in the reduplicated form chatsotser
{khast-o-tsare'}; or (2 Chronicles 5:12) chatsorer {khats-o-rare'}; as dem. ...
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3365. yaqar -- to be precious, prized or appraised
... A primitive root; properly, apparently, to be heavy, ie (figuratively) valuable;
causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit) -- be (make) precious, be ...
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Library

A Rare Harvest.
... Sacrifice A Rare Harvest. There is a strange winsomeness about sacrifice ...
Blood is a rare fertilizer. They tell me that the bit of ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks with world winners/a rare harvest.htm

A Crown of Gold Surpassing Rare,
... EVENING A crown of gold surpassing rare,. 8,8,8,8 tr., John Brownlie. I. A crown
of gold surpassing rare,. The western hills, in beauty, wear; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns from the east/a crown of gold surpassing.htm

A Crown of Gold Surpassing Rare,
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH A crown of gold surpassing rare,. 8,8,8,8. A crown
of gold surpassing rare,. The western hills, in beauty wear; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/a crown of gold surpassing.htm

Now Glows the Morn in Beauty Rare,
... MORNING Now glows the morn in beauty rare,. 8,8,8,8 tr., John Brownlie. I. Now glows
the morn in beauty rare,. O haste my soul to fervent prayer,. ...
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Now Glows the Morn in Beauty Rare;
... MORNING"NOON"NIGHT. MORNING VIII Now glows the morn in beauty rare; 8,8,8,8. Now
glows the morn in beauty rare; Oh haste, my soul, to fervent prayer,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/viii now glows the morn.htm

Holy Offerings, Rich and Rare
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 504. Holy offerings, rich and rare.
7.7.7.7.8.8.8.8 ... abr. Holy offerings, rich and rare,. Offerings of praise and prayer,. ...
/.../brotherhood and service 504 holy.htm

Massillon -- the Small Number of the Elect
... In Isaiah you would see the elect as rare as the grapes which are found after the
vintage, and have escaped the search of the gatherer; as rare as the blades ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/massillon the small number.htm

The Master's Touch.
... It is very rare, and worth its weight in gold. ... "It was ridiculous to think of
selling such a rare violin for such a small sum," he said. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/the masters touch.htm

Letter Li to the virgin Sophia
... And that which is your own is the more precious, as it is the most rare.
For if among men virtue is rare"a "rare bird on the earth ...
/.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/letter li to the virgin.htm

God's Works of Providence
... in all ages, are wholly laid aside through a misapprehension of their commonness
as if a man would despise the sun and the air, and prefer some rare piece of ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/lecture xx gods works of.htm

Thesaurus

Rare (8 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Early. 2. (superl.) Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked;
underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. ...Rare (8 Occurrences). ...
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Rarely (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (adv.) In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.
2. (adv.) Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See Rare. ...
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Dainty (7 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A term of fondness. 4. (superl.) Rare; valuable; costly. ... xviii.456).
"Dainties," then, are luxuries, costly, delicate and rare. ...
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Mortal (35 Occurrences)
... salvation. (See NAS NIV). Isaiah 13:12 I will make man more rare than fine
gold, even man than the pure gold of Ophir. (See NAS). ...
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Beauty (98 Occurrences)
... of beauty in Nature and in philosophy thereof correctly interpretative: "To the
materialist philosopher the beautiful is a mere accident, and therefore rare. ...
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Elamites (2 Occurrences)
... Some of the rivers being salt, sea fish are also to be found, and it is not
rare to see sharks at Shuster, and eels in the lower Karun. ...
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Elam (24 Occurrences)
... Some of the rivers being salt, sea fish are also to be found, and it is not
rare to see sharks at Shuster, and eels in the lower Karun. ...
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Vision (106 Occurrences)
... Naturally then, his dreaming is predominantly visual; so strongly visual, we are
told, that it is not rare to find dreams defined as "trains of fantastic images ...
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Uncommon (2 Occurrences)
... (a.) Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon
season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. ...
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Unwonted (1 Occurrence)
... strangers. 2. (a.) Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes.
Multi-Version Concordance Unwonted (1 Occurrence). ...
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Bible Concordance

Rare (8 Occurrences)

Hebrews 11:23 Through faith the child Moses was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw his rare beauty; and the king's edict had no terror for them.
(WEY)

Revelation 18:12 cargoes of gold and silver, of jewels and pearls, of fine linen, purple and silk, and of scarlet stuff; all kinds of rare woods, and all kinds of goods in ivory and in very costly wood, in bronze, steel and marble.
(WEY)

Revelation 21:11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
(See RSV)

1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 20:15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 24:4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 13:12 I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.
(WEB JPS ASV YLT RSV NIV)

Daniel 2:11 It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Rare

Related Terms

Rarely (1 Occurrence)

Dainty (7 Occurrences)

Mortal (35 Occurrences)

Beauty (98 Occurrences)

Elamites (2 Occurrences)

Elam (24 Occurrences)

Vision (106 Occurrences)

Uncommon (2 Occurrences)

Unwonted (1 Occurrence)