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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scorch.

2. (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.

Greek

2742. kauson -- burning heat
... burning heat. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kauson Phonetic Spelling:
(kow'-sone) Short Definition: a scorching heat, hot wind Definition: a ...
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4446. puretos -- a fever
... a fever. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: puretos Phonetic Spelling:
(poo-ret-os') Short Definition: a fever Definition: a fever, scorching heat ...
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3584. xeros -- dry
... dry, withered. From the base of xestes (through the idea of scorching); arid; by
implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water) -- dry land, withered. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6866b. tsarab -- burning, scorching
... burning, scorching. Transliteration: tsarab Short Definition: scorching. Word Origin
from tsarab Definition burning, scorching NASB Word Usage scorching (1). ...
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2759. charishi -- perhaps sultry
... 2758, 2759. charishi. 2760 . perhaps sultry. Transliteration: charishi Phonetic
Spelling: (khar-ee-shee') Short Definition: scorching. ...
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5868. ayam -- perhaps a glow
... 5867b, 5868. ayam. 5869 . perhaps a glow. Transliteration: ayam Phonetic
Spelling: (ah-yawm') Short Definition: scorching. Word ...
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6703. tsach -- dazzling, glowing, clear
... Word Origin from tsachach Definition dazzling, glowing, clear NASB Word Usage clearly
(1), dazzling (2), scorching (1). clear, dry, plainly, white. ...
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7711b. shiddaphon -- blight (of crops)
... Word Origin from shadaph Definition blight (of crops) NASB Word Usage blasting wind
(1), blight (3), scorching (1). 7711a, 7711b. shiddaphon. 7712 . ...
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8273. sharab -- burning heat, parched ground
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition burning heat, parched ground NASB Word
Usage scorched land (1), scorching heat (1). heat, parched ground. ...
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Library

Christ
... Nowhere, in any record, is language so terrible, so penetrating, so hot, so full
of the flame of fire and scorching analysis, scorching and burning in its ...
//christianbookshelf.org/haldeman/christ christianity and the bible/christ.htm

To those who had not Attended the Assembly.
... Now if they make the summer season their excuse: for I hear of their saying things
of this kind, "the present stifling heat is excessive, the scorching sun is ...
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Under the Apple Tree. "I Sat Down under his Shadow with Great ...
... and justice? Did you cower down beneath the scorching beams of that great
Light, and say, "We are consumed by Thine anger"? If you ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/till he come/under the apple tree i sat.htm

A Bundle of Proverbs
... Ver.), literally 'a man of Belial,' which last word probably means worthlessness.
His work is 'digging evil'; his words are like scorching fire. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a bundle of proverbs.htm

The Epistle of St. James
... 10 but let one who is rich exult in being lowered; for the rich will pass away like
the flower of the grass"^11 up comes the sun with the scorching wind and ...
/.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/the epistle of st james.htm

Joseph the Dreamer.
... joined with the women in tying the grain into bundles, and loading it on the asses;
and it was very hard work, indeed, out there in the scorching Eastern sun. ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/joseph the dreamer.htm

The Parables of the Kingdom.
... its perfect state hereafter, only they are like stony ground, or as soil which is
foul with weeds and thorns; they cannot stand against the scorching heat of ...
/.../burbidge/the kingdom of heaven what is it/chapter iii the parables of.htm

Seeking and Finding
... They sail uncharted seas, endure the scorching heat of the desert, scale the
ice-covered mountains, and brave the dangers of a trackless wilderness in hope of ...
/.../anderson/prayer availeth much/chapter 11 seeking and finding.htm

The Man who Knocked at Midnight
... us. A heart-searching, a hart-scorching temptation,"till our hearts are
as dark as midnight, and as dead as the grave. Duties ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/whyte/lord teach us to pray/xiv the man who knocked.htm

The Foot-Washing.
... The upper part of the foot was thus left exposed, and necessarily became heated
and dirty with the fine and scorching dust of the roads. ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/vi the foot-washing.htm

Thesaurus

Scorching (11 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Scorching (11 Occurrences). ... Luke 12:55 When a south wind
blows, you say,'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens. ...
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Grass (92 Occurrences)
... As the herbage rapidly fades under the scorching sun, it is used as an image of
the brevity of human life (Isaiah 40:6, 7; Psalm 90:5). In Numbers 11:5 this ...
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Wind (180 Occurrences)
... It is a warm wind bringing good weather. "When ye see a south wind blowing, ye say,
There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass" (Luke 12:55). ...
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Score (2 Occurrences)

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Scorched (21 Occurrences)

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Heat (104 Occurrences)
... Genesis 18:1). The hardship of working throughout the day is expressed in Matthew
20:12, "who have borne the burden of the day and scorching heat." Sometimes ...
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Juniper (7 Occurrences)
... the shade it affords is but scanty, in the absence of other shrubs it is frequently
used by desert travelers as a refuge from the sun's scorching rays (compare ...
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Level (31 Occurrences)
... who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with
us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.' (WEY). ...
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Goings (42 Occurrences)
... James 1:11 For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass:
and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth ...
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Galilee (73 Occurrences)
... It seems as if all nature had gone to rest, languishing under the scorching
heat. How different it was in the days of our Lord! ...
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Bible Concordance

Scorching (11 Occurrences)

Matthew 20:12 saying,'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!'
(WEB WEY ASV NAS RSV)

Luke 12:55 When a south wind blows, you say,'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.
(WEB ASV RSV)

1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at finding that that scorching flame of persecution is raging among you to put you to the test--as though some surprising thing were accidentally happening to you.
(WEY)

Revelation 7:16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again will the sun or any scorching heat trouble them.
(WEY RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:22 Yahweh will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish.
(See NIV)

Psalms 11:6 On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
(WEB DBY RSV NIV)

Proverbs 16:27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 11:15 Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:10 They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A burning wind from the open hilltops in the waste land is blowing on the daughter of my people, not for separating or cleaning the grain;
(See NAS NIV)

Jonah 4:8 It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Scorching

Related Terms

Grass (92 Occurrences)

Wind (180 Occurrences)

Score (2 Occurrences)

Scorched (21 Occurrences)

Heat (104 Occurrences)

Juniper (7 Occurrences)

Level (31 Occurrences)

Goings (42 Occurrences)

Galilee (73 Occurrences)