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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.

2. (adv.) Frugally; penuriously.

Greek

3425. mogis -- hardly.
... Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: mogis Phonetic Spelling: (mog'-is) Short
Definition: with difficulty, scarcely, hardly Definition: with difficulty ...
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3433. molis -- with difficulty
... of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: molis Phonetic Spelling: (mol'-is) Short Definition:
with difficulty, hardly Definition: with difficulty, hardly, scarcely. ...
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917. bareos -- heavily
... See 922 (). Word Origin adverb from barus Definition heavily NASB Word Usage scarcely
(2). heavily. Adverb from barus; heavily (figuratively) -- dull. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

637. aph -- also, yea
... much less (7), how much more (4), indeed (20), indeed* (2), less (2), more (1),
more* (1), much more* (8), much* (10), no (1), really (1), scarcely* (3), so (2 ...
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4592. meat -- a little, fewness, a few
... close (1), diminish (1), easily (1), enough (3), few (20), fewest (1), little (44),
little while (8), many* (1), merely (1), quickly (1), scarcely (1), slight ...
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1077. bal -- not
... not NASB Word Usage cannot (2), fail (1), immovable* (1), never (1), never* (4),
no (5), none (2), nor (5), nothing (1), nothing* (1), scarcely* (3), untouched ...
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Library

Appendix xv. The Location of Sychar, and the Date of Our Lord's ...
... The first difficulty here was the name, since Shechem, or even Sichem, could scarcely
be identified with Sychar, which is undoubtedly the correct reading. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/appendix xv the location of.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... I had scarcely been at Leon three days when I was seized with a fever, against which
I thought the strength even of my constitution would have yielded; for it ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 26.htm

Preface
... of the Church at Kederminster.'. Of the excellence of this work, it is
scarcely possible to speak in too high terms. It is not a ...
//christianbookshelf.org/baxter/the reformed pastor/preface.htm

The Healing of the Man Born Blind.
... After the scene in the Temple described in the last chapter, and Christ's consequent
withdrawal from His enemies, we can scarcely suppose any other great event ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter ix the healing of.htm

On the Journey to Jerusalem - Departure from Ephraim by Way of ...
... Mark, [4876] that among those who had followed Christ there were many women which
came up with Him unto Jerusalem.' For, we can scarcely suppose that these ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxii on the journey.htm

Shame on Account of God's Displeasure.
... He speaks of the most emphatic and unambiguous of human methods with a "but," as
if it could scarcely be compared with His expressions of displeasure. ...
/.../dods/how to become like christ/shame on account of gods.htm

Massillon -- the Small Number of the Elect
... is always spoken of as forming the party of the reprobate; while the saved, compared
with the rest of mankind, form only a small flock, scarcely perceptible to ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/massillon the small number.htm

Its Course.
... Regarding the elect of the first class, from the very nature of the case
preparatory grace has scarcely room here, in its limited sense. ...
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The Apostolic Scriptures.
... Nay, these men were not such excellent personalities that the few occasional letters
from their hands could scarcely have any significance in their lives. ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxx the apostolic scriptures.htm

Little Sarah Howley.
... than before, and was so exceedingly solicitous about her soul, that she spent great
part of the night in weeping and praying, and could scarcely take any rest ...
/.../wesley/stories of boys and girls who loved the saviour/little sarah howley.htm

Thesaurus

Scarcely (14 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Scarcely (14 Occurrences). ... Acts 14:18 and these things
saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them. ...
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Scarce (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (adv.) Alt. of Scarcely. Multi-Version Concordance ... Song of Songs 3:4 I had
scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. ...
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Wither (30 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS YLT). Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely.
Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. ...
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Whirlwind (33 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV). Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely. They are
sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. ...
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Merely (30 Occurrences)
... I stand up, and you gaze at me. (See NIV). Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely.
They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. ...
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Stock (16 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT). Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely. They are sown
scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. ...
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Sown (45 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely.
They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. ...
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Scant (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted
for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of ...
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Roll (57 Occurrences)
... paste rolls well. 21. (vi) To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they
can scarcely be distinguished by the ear. 22. (vi) To ...
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Brook (75 Occurrences)
... Such discrimination is scarcely credible on the hypothesis that the Pentateuch is
by more than one author, in later than Mosaic times, or that it is by any ...
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Bible Concordance

Scarcely (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 13:15 for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'
(See NAS)

Matthew 26:47 He had scarcely finished speaking when Judas came--one of the Twelve--accompanied by a great crowd of men armed with swords and bludgeons, sent by the High Priests and Elders of the People.
(WEY)

Luke 9:39 Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
(See NIV)

John 21:6 "Throw the net in on the right hand side," He said, "and you will find fish." So they threw the net in, and now they could scarcely drag it along for the quantity of fish.
(WEY)

Acts 14:18 and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
(YLT RSV)

Acts 27:16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
(See NAS)

Acts 28:27 For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.'
(See NAS)

Romans 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Peter 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
(KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had yet scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
(WBS RSV NIV)

Job 29:24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.
(See NIV)

Song of Songs 3:4 I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the chamber of her who conceived me.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:4 and the fading flower of his glorious adornment which is on the head of the fat valley shall be like an early fig before the summer: as soon as he that seeth it perceiveth it, scarcely is it in his hand, he swalloweth it down.
(DBY)

Isaiah 40:24 They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Scarcely

Related Terms

Scarce (6 Occurrences)

Wither (30 Occurrences)

Whirlwind (33 Occurrences)

Merely (30 Occurrences)

Stock (16 Occurrences)

Sown (45 Occurrences)

Scant (4 Occurrences)

Roll (57 Occurrences)

Brook (75 Occurrences)