Bible Dictionary: Roast

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

2. (v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

3. (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.

4. (v. t.) Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

5. (v. t.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

6. (v. t.) To banter severely.

7. (v. i.) To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

8. (v. i.) To undergo the process of being roasted.

9. (n.) That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

10. (a.) Roasted; as, roast beef.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ROAST

See FOOD.

Greek

5434. phruganon -- a dry stick
... stick. Neuter of a presumed derivative of phrugo (to roast or parch; akin to the
base of phlox); something desiccated, ie A dry twig -- stick. see GREEK phlox. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6740. tsalah -- to roast (flesh)
... 6739, 6740. tsalah. 6741 . to roast (flesh). Transliteration: tsalah Phonetic
Spelling: (tsaw-law') Short Definition: roast. Word Origin a prim. ...
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6748. tsali -- roasted, a roast
... 6747, 6748. tsali. 6749 . roasted, a roast. Transliteration: tsali Phonetic
Spelling: (tsaw-lee') Short Definition: roasted. ... roast. ...
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7033. qalah -- to roast, parch
... qalah. 7034 . to roast, parch. Transliteration: qalah Phonetic Spelling:
(kaw-law') Short Definition: roasted. Word Origin a prim. ... dried, loathsome, parch, ...
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2760. charak -- perhaps to scorch, parch
... 2759, 2760. charak. 2761 . perhaps to scorch, parch. Transliteration: charak
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rak') Short Definition: roast. Word Origin a prim. ... roast ...
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1310. bashal -- to boil, seethe, grow ripe
... bake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod be sodden. A primitive root; properly,
to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively ...
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Library

Spiritual Meaning of the Passover.
... to death by transgressors of the law, and what application can be found in Christ
of the direction, [5035] "They shall eat the flesh this night, roast with fire ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/13 spiritual meaning of the.htm

The Little Match Girl
... In all the windows lights were shining, and there was a glorious smell of roast
goose, for it was New Year's Eve. Yes, she thought of that! ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the little match girl.htm

The Passover: an Expiation and a Feast, a Memorial and a Prophecy
... it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they
shall eat it.8. And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the passover an expiation and.htm

This HomilyWas Delivered in the Old Church of Antioch
... 3. Let us not therefore listen carelessly; since even they who roast the metallic
earth, when they have thrown it into the furnace, not only take up the masses ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily i this homily was.htm

The Card Parties
... At the close of such gatherings, a chicken-roast was generally in order, and the
fowl used was usually taken from some hen-roost not far distant. ...
/.../byrum/how john became a man/chapter v the card parties.htm

Knox and Queen Mary, 1561
... Mary passed that limit, Randolph and Lethington saw, and feebly deplored, the amenities
of the preacher whom men permitted to "rule the roast." "Ten thousand ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter xiv knox and queen.htm

Ancestry, Birth, Education, Environment: 1513(?)-1546
... He himself, in 1562, when he "ruled the roast" in Scotland, told the ruffian Earl
of Bothwell, "my grandfather, my maternal grandfather, and my father, have ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter i ancestry birth education.htm

The Lord's Supper
... upper lintels of every door. They were to roast the lamb and eat it, with
solemn religious services. And, while they were doing ...
/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/the lords supper.htm

Voyage to India.
... letters and fresh supplies. To the surprise of us new-comers, roast beef
was on our dinner-table that day. We thought it strange ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter i voyage to india.htm

Empedocles Increased the Absurdity of Pythagoras by Developing the ...
... which accomplishment there was an end for ever to his metensomatosis or putting
himself into another body"(fit only now for) a light dish after the roast-meat ...
/.../a treatise on the soul/chapter xxxii empedocles increased the absurdity.htm

Thesaurus

Roast (8 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on
a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within ...
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Roasting (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roast. 2. (a. & n.) from
Roast. Multi-Version Concordance Roasting (2 Occurrences). ...
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Roasted (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Roast. Multi-Version Concordance Roasted
(13 Occurrences). Luke 24:42 And they gave Him a piece of roasted fish, (WEY). ...
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Parched (37 Occurrences)
... corn or pulse. It is a common practice in Palestine and Syria to roast
the nearly ripe wheat for eating as a delicacy. A handful ...
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Purtenance (1 Occurrence)
... nans: With the significance of "belongings," this word occurs in the King James
Version of Exodus 12:9 as the translation of qerebh, "within" "inward," "roast...
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Sodden (5 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire;
his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. (KJV JPS). ...
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Roars (9 Occurrences)

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Lasting (40 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 23:14 And ye shall not eat bread, or roast corn, or green ears, until
the same day that ye have brought the offering of your God: it is an ...
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Game (11 Occurrences)
... game. (WEB NIV). Proverbs 12:27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game,
but the possessions of diligent men are prized. (WEB NIV). ...
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Warms (3 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 44:16 He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He
roasts a roast, and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself, and says, "Aha! ...
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Bible Concordance

Roast (8 Occurrences)

Exodus 12:8 They shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 12:9 Don't eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted with fire; with its head, its legs and its inner parts.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 23:14 You shall eat neither bread, nor roasted grain, nor fresh grain, until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God. This is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
(Root in WEB DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 16:7 You shall roast and eat it in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose: and you shall turn in the morning, and go to your tents.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NIV)

1 Samuel 2:15 Yes, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 12:27 The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 44:16 He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it, he eats meat. He roasts a roast, and is satisfied. Yes, he warms himself, and says, "Aha! I am warm. I have seen the fire."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 44:19 No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, "I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Roast

Related Terms

Roasting (2 Occurrences)

Roasted (13 Occurrences)

Parched (37 Occurrences)

Purtenance (1 Occurrence)

Sodden (5 Occurrences)

Roars (9 Occurrences)

Lasting (40 Occurrences)

Game (11 Occurrences)

Warms (3 Occurrences)