Bible Dictionary: Rough

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

2. (n.) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.

3. (n.) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.

4. (n.) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.

5. (n.) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.

6. (n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.

7. (n.) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.

8. (n.) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.

9. (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.

10. (n.) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.

11. (n.) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.

12. (n.) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.

13. (n.) Produced offhand.

14. (n.) Boisterous weather.

15. (n.) A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.

16. (adv.) In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

17. (v. t.) To render rough; to roughen.

18. (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.

19. (v. t.) To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.

Greek

5138. trachus -- rough
... rough. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: trachus Phonetic Spelling:
(trakh-oos') Short Definition: rough Definition: rough, rugged, uneven. ...
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5139. Trachonitis -- Trachonitis, a rough region South of Damascus
... Trachonitis, a rough region South of Damascus. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Trachonitis Phonetic Spelling: (trakh-o-nee'-tis) Short Definition ...
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4642. skleros -- hard, rough
... hard, rough. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: skleros Phonetic Spelling:
(sklay-ros') Short Definition: hard, violent, harsh, stern Definition: hard ...
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5425. phrisso -- to be rough, to shiver, shudder
... to be rough, to shiver, shudder. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phrisso Phonetic
Spelling: (fris'-so) Short Definition: I shudder Definition: I shudder ...
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2830. kludon -- a billow (of water)
... a billow (of water). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kludon Phonetic
Spelling: (kloo'-dohn) Short Definition: rough water Definition: rough ...
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840. austeros -- harsh, severe
... austere, strict. From a (presumed) derivative of the same as aer (meaning blown);
rough (properly as a gale), ie (figuratively) severe -- austere. see GREEK aer ...
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4764. strenos -- insolent luxury
... 4764 (from , "rough, grating") -- properly, desire that "longs to break forth"
(J. Thayer), ie in self-indulgent luxury (used only in Rev 18:3). ...
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850. auchmeros -- to boast
... owkh-may-ros') Short Definition: dingy, dusky, obscure, dark, funereal Definition:
(poetical, lit: dry and parched; then: squalid and rough), dingy, murky ...
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3756. ou, ouk, ouch -- not, no
... 3756 -- ("not"). 3756 () negates a statement, " as .". [3756 () is written before
smooth breathings and before a rough breathing.]. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5569. samar -- bristling, rough
... samar. 5570 . bristling, rough. Transliteration: samar Phonetic Spelling:
(saw-mar') Short Definition: bristly. ... rough. From camar; bristling, ie Shaggy -- ...
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7406. rekes -- perhaps roughness
... rough place. From rakac; a mountain ridge (as of tied summits) -- rough place. see
HEBREW rakac. 7405, 7406. rekes. 7407 . Strong's Numbers.
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8163. sa'iyr -- hairy
... devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr Or sabir {saw-eer'}; from sa'ar; shaggy; as
noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun -- devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr. ...
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8181. sear -- hair
... hairy, rough. Or sa.ar (Isaiah 7:20) {sah'-ar}; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling;
hair (as if tossed or bristling) -- hair(-y), X rough. see HEBREW sa'ar ...
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386. ethan -- perennial, ever-flowing, permanence
... hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong. Or (shortened) ethan {ay-thawn'};
from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence ...
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1486. goral -- a lot (for casting)
... Or (shortened) goral {go-ral'}; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone);
properly, a pebble, ie A lot (small stones being used for that purpose ...
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6215. Esav -- oldest son of Isaac
... Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling;
rough (ie Sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity ...
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1921. hadar -- to honor, adorn, perhaps to swell
... Definition to honor, adorn, perhaps to swell NASB Word Usage claim honor (1), defer*
(1), honor (1), majestic (1), partial (1), respected (1), rough places (1 ...
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7186. qasheh -- hard, severe
... From qashah; severe (in various applications) -- churlish, cruel, grievous,
hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore ...
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6121b. aqob -- steep, hilly
... steep, hilly. Transliteration: aqob Short Definition: ground. Word Origin from the
same as aqeb Definition steep, hilly NASB Word Usage rough ground (1). ...
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Library

A Rough Voyage
... Chapter 8. Wesley and the Soldiers; In Ireland and Wales Again; Wesley Burned
in Effigy; Wesley as an Editor A Rough Voyage. Thursday ...
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A Rough Voyage
... Chapter 19. An Ideal Circuit; Wesley in his Eighties; Wesley Visits Holland;
Incidents in Scotland A Rough Voyage. Monday, April ...
//christianbookshelf.org/wesley/the journal of john wesley/a rough voyage 2.htm

Some Rough Journeys
... Chapter 12. Wesley's Letter to an Editor; Impositions and Declarations; the
Speaking Statue; Wesley's Pentecost Some Rough Journeys. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/some rough journeys.htm

The Long, Rough Road He Trod
... The Long, Rough Road He Trod. The Book's Story. It wasn't always a rough
road, of course. But as you look at it from end to end ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/the long rough road he.htm

Diamond and his Mother Sat Down Upon the Edge of the Rough Grass ...
... Chapter 13 Diamond and his mother sat down upon the edge of the rough
grass that bordered� Diamond and his mother sat down upon ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 13 diamond and his.htm

But Now, Since My Pleading Has Steered Its Course Out of These ...
... But now, since my pleading has steered its course out of these rough and broken
places, and I have refuted the charge of heresy which had been urged against me ...
/.../30 but now since my.htm

On the Road
... But it was odd to see so brilliant a figure on foot in the dusty highway; still
more odd that be carried a rough bundle slung on a staff over his and that ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter i on the road.htm

Early Days
... Bilinski and Paul Kostka went back to Vienna, much troubled at heart. They really
loved Stanislaus, for one thing, though they had been pretty rough with him. ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter iii early days.htm

Gentleness.
... "Well," says one, "in my very make -up I am rough, harsh, and hasty." You need
to be made anew. When ... manner? Are you too harsh and rough? ...
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Jesus on Mount Golgotha.
... The procession again moved on; the road was very steep and rough between the walls
of the town and Calvary, and Jesus had the greatest difficulty in walking ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxxvi jesus on mount.htm

Thesaurus

Rough (24 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth
or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth. ...
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Rugged (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points,
or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. ...
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Churl (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A rustic; a countryman or laborer. 2. (n.) A
rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. ... 4. (a.) Churlish; rough; selfish. Int. ...
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Ragged (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged
rocks. ... 6. (n.) Rough; shaggy; rugged. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Boisterous (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Rough or rude; unbending; tumultuous; unyielding; strong; powerful. ... 3. (a.)
Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior. ...
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Shaggy (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Rough with long hair or wool. 2. (n.) Rough;
rugged; jaggy. Multi-Version Concordance Shaggy (2 Occurrences). ...
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Hairy (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling
hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute. ...
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Smooth (39 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points
can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth ...
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Level (31 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be
made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain. ...
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Uneven (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven
ground. ... The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain. ...
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Bible Concordance

Rough (24 Occurrences)

Matthew 16:3 and in the morning, 'It will be rough weather to-day, for the sky is red and murky.' You learn how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of the times you cannot.
(WEY)

Luke 3:5 Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 6:18 The Lake also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.
(WEY BBE NIV)

Acts 27:29 and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.
(YLT)

2 Corinthians 11:6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
(Root in KJV BBE WBS)

James 3:4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the impulse of the steersman willeth.
(ASV)

Genesis 42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)

Numbers 15:20 Of the first of your rough meal you are to give a cake for a lifted offering, lifting it up before the Lord as the offering of the grain-floor is lifted up.
(BBE)

Numbers 15:21 Of the first of your dough you shall give to Yahweh a wave offering throughout your generations.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 21:4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:
(KJV JPS WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 20:10 Then said David to Jonathan, "Who shall tell me if perchance your father answers you roughly?"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)

1 Samuel 25:14 But one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.
(BBE)

1 Kings 12:13 The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)

2 Kings 3:19 And you are to put every walled town to destruction, cutting down every good tree, and stopping up every water-spring, and making all the good land rough with stones.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 10:13 The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)

Nehemiah 10:37 And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every sort of tree, and wine and oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tenth of the produce of our land to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take a tenth in all the towns of our ploughed land.
(BBE)

Proverbs 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
(Root in KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 27:8 In measure, when you send them away, you contend with them. He has removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 42:16 And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.
(BBE RSV NIV)

Isaiah 45:2 "I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth. I will break the doors of brass in pieces, and cut apart the bars of iron.
(WEB ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 51:27 Set up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker worm.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 8:21 The rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Zechariah 13:4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
(KJV JPS WBS)

Subtopics

Rough

Related Terms

Rugged (7 Occurrences)

Churl (6 Occurrences)

Ragged (1 Occurrence)

Boisterous (5 Occurrences)

Shaggy (2 Occurrences)

Hairy (7 Occurrences)

Smooth (39 Occurrences)

Level (31 Occurrences)

Uneven (1 Occurrence)