Bible Dictionary: Sound

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

2. (n.) A cuttlefish.

3. (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.

4. (superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding.

5. (superl.) Firm; strong; safe.

6. (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker.

7. (superl.) Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.

8. (superl.) heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.

9. (superl.) Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.

10. (superl.) Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.

11. (adv.) Soundly.

12. (n.) A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.

13. (v. t.) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.

14. (v. t.) Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

15. (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

16. (v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

17. (n.) Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.

18. (n.) The perceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.

19. (n.) The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.

20. (n.) Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else.

21. (v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.

22. (v. i.) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.

23. (v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention.

24. (v. t.) To causes to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.

25. (v. t.) To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument.

26. (v. t.) To order, direct, indicate, or proclaim by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley.

27. (v. t.) To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit.

28. (v. t.) To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.

29. (v. t.) To signify; to import; to denote.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SOUND

sound: In Isaiah 63:15 the King James Version has "the sounding of thy bowels," a painfully literal translation of hamon me'eykha, with the similar phrase, "my bowels shall sound like an harp," in Isaiah 16:11 (compare Jeremiah 48:36). The intestines were considered a seat of emotion, and at times of great excitement were thought (in poetry, at least) to become tense and to give forth a musical sound. The Revised Version (British and American) (following the King James Version in Jeremiah 48:36) substitutes "heart" for "bowels" in Isaiah 16:11, thus obscuring the figure but preserving the sense. In Isaiah 63:15 the Revised Version (British and American) paraphrases "the yearning of thy heart" (the English Revised Version "bowels"), a needless change from 16:11.

See also BATH KOL; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.

Burton Scott Easton

Greek

4537. salpizo -- to sound a trumpet
... to sound a trumpet. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: salpizo Phonetic Spelling:
(sal-pid'-zo) Short Definition: I sound a trumpet Definition: I sound a ...
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2278. echeo -- to make a loud noise, to sound
... to make a loud noise, to sound. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: echeo Phonetic
Spelling: (ay-kheh'-o) Short Definition: I make a sound, sound when struck ...
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5198. hugiaino -- to be sound, healthy
... to be sound, healthy. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hugiaino Phonetic Spelling:
(hoog-ee-ah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I am well Definition: I am well ...
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5199. hugies -- sound, whole, healthy
... sound, whole, healthy. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hugies Phonetic
Spelling: (hoog-ee-ace') Short Definition: sound, whole, wholesome Definition ...
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4993. sophroneo -- to be of sound mind, ie to be temperate
... to be of sound mind, ie to be temperate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
sophroneo Phonetic Spelling: (so-fron-eh'-o) Short Definition: I am sober-minded ...
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5456. phone -- a voice, sound
... a voice, sound. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: phone Phonetic Spelling:
(fo-nay') Short Definition: a sound, noise, voice Definition: a sound ...
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1837. execheo -- to sound forth
... to sound forth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: execheo Phonetic Spelling:
(ex-ay-kheh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I sound out Definition: I sound out ...
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2279. echos -- a noise, sound
... a noise, sound. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: echos Phonetic
Spelling: (ay'-khos) Short Definition: a sound, rumor Definition: (a) a sound ...
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5353. phthoggos -- a sound
... a sound. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: phthoggos Phonetic Spelling:
(ftong'-gos) Short Definition: a sound Definition: a sound. ...
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4998. sophron -- of sound mind, self-controlled
... of sound mind, self-controlled. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: sophron
Phonetic Spelling: (so'-frone) Short Definition: self-controlled, temperate ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6963. qol -- sound, voice
... 6962b, 6963. qol. 6964 . sound, voice. Transliteration: qol Phonetic
Spelling: (kole) Short Definition: voice. Word Origin from ...
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8454. tushiyyah -- sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success
... 8453, 8454. tushiyyah. 8455 . sound, efficient wisdom, abiding success.
Transliteration: tushiyyah Phonetic Spelling: (too-shee-yaw') Short Definition: ...
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2690. chatsar -- to sound a trumpet
... to sound a trumpet. Transliteration: chatsar or chatsotser Phonetic Spelling:
(khaw-tsar') Short Definition: blew. ... blow, sound, trumpeter. ...
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8549. tamim -- complete, sound
... 8548, 8549. tamim. 8550 . complete, sound. Transliteration: tamim Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-meem') Short Definition: defect. Word ...
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1998. hemyah -- a sound, music
... 1997, 1998. hemyah. 1999 . a sound, music. Transliteration: hemyah Phonetic
Spelling: (hem-yaw') Short Definition: music. ... noise. From hamah; sound -- noise. ...
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1999. hamullah -- perhaps rainstorm, a rushing or roaring sound
... perhaps rainstorm, a rushing or roaring sound. Transliteration: hamullah or hamullah
Phonetic Spelling: (ham-ool-law') Short Definition: tumult. ...
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1995. hamon -- a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
... 1994, 1995. hamon. 1996 . a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Transliteration:
hamon Phonetic Spelling: (haw-mone') Short Definition: multitude. ...
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8608. taphaph -- to sound the timbrel, beat
... 8607, 8608. taphaph. 8609 . to sound the timbrel, beat. Transliteration:
taphaph Phonetic Spelling: (taw-faf') Short Definition: beating. ...
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8087a. shema -- a sound
... shema. 8087b . a sound. Transliteration: shema Short Definition: loud. Word Origin
from shama Definition a sound NASB Word Usage loud (1). 8087, 8087a. ...
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7999a. shalem -- to be complete or sound
... 7999, 7999a. shalem. 7999b . to be complete or sound. Transliteration: shalem
Short Definition: pay. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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Library

The Joyful Sound
... The Joyful Sound. CPC 1 Corinthians 1:23, 24. ... And the dumb lips sing to Thee! Sound
forth as a song of triumph. Wherever man's foot has trod,. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the joyful sound.htm

Light and Sound
... HYMNS LIGHT AND SOUND. "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and
the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.""Isaiah 35:5. CPC. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/light and sound.htm

Whether the Sound of the Trumpet Will be the Cause of Our ...
... OF THE CAUSE OF THE RESURRECTION (THREE ARTICLES) Whether the sound of the
trumpet will be the cause of our resurrection? Objection ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the sound of the.htm

The Form of Sound Words
... The Form of Sound Words. ... "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard
of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.""2 Timothy 1:13. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/the form of sound words.htm

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees
... The Sound in the Mulberry Trees. A Sermon (No.147). ... David was not to go to battle,
until he heard a sound of a rustling in the tons of the mulberry trees. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the sound in the mulberry.htm

"There is a Sound of Abundance of Rain. " 1 Kings, xix. 41
... XVIII. "THERE IS A SOUND OF ABUNDANCE OF RAIN." 1 KINGS, xix. 41. ... Still, it was not
Ahab who heard the sound of the rain. There was no sign of it. ...
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"A Low, Soft, Solemn Sound"
... Chapter 19. An Ideal Circuit; Wesley in his Eighties; Wesley Visits Holland;
Incidents in Scotland "A Low, Soft, Solemn Sound". 1782. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/a low soft solemn sound.htm

To a Sound Will is Committed the Power of Persevering or of not ...
... A Treatise on rebuke and grace, Chapter 37."To a Sound Will is Committed the
Power of Persevering or of Not Persevering. As, therefore ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 37 to a sound will.htm

CM "Hark! the Glad Sound, the Saviour Comes. "
... The glad sound, the Saviour comes.". ... the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour
promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/hymn 16 c m hark.htm

"A Judicious Naturalist Observes, that Sound and Strong Lungs are ...
... Address 81: "A judicious naturalist observes, that sound and strong lungs
are that on which� "A judicious naturalist observes, that ...
/.../address 81 0 0 a judicious naturalist.htm

Thesaurus

Sound (1245 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect
of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. ...
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Trumpet-sound (1 Occurrence)
Trumpet-sound. Trumpet's, Trumpet-sound. Trunk . Multi-Version
Concordance Trumpet-sound (1 Occurrence). Psalms 27:6 ...
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Ring (33 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring
a bell. 2. (vt) To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound. ...
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Cornet (8 Occurrences)
... Hebrews shophar, "brightness," with reference to the clearness of its sound (1
Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 15:14; Psalm 98:6; Hosea 5:8). It is usually ...
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Flute (16 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A long French breakfast roll. 5. (n.) A stop in an organ, having a flutelike
sound. ... 7. (vi) To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound. ...
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Resound (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
2. (vi) To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song. ...
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Shrill (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vi) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or
sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. ...
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Psaltery (17 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). Psalms 92:3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the
psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Pipe (13 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The key or sound of the voice. ... 10. (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used
to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it. 11. ...
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Musick (10 Occurrences)
... Ecclesiastes 12:4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of
the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the ...
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Bible Concordance

Sound (1245 Occurrences)

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