Bible Dictionary: Wag

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.

2. (v. i.) To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.

3. (v. i.) To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.

4. (v. i.) To go; to depart; to pack oft.

5. (n.) The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.

6. (n.) A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.

Greek

4525. saino -- to wag the tail, hence to greet, flatter, disturb
... to wag the tail, hence to greet, flatter, disturb. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
saino Phonetic Spelling: (sah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I move, disturb ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5128. nua -- to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
... shaken (4), shook (1), stagger (3), staggered (1), swing to and fro (1), to and
fro (1), tremble (1), trembled (2), unstable (1), vagrant (2), wag (2), wander ...
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2179. zinneb -- to cut off or smite the tail
... curtail, smite the hindmost. A primitive root meaning to wag; used only as a
denominative from zanab; to curtail, ie Cut off the rear -- smite the hindmost. ...
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3960. lashan -- to use the tongue, slander
... accuse, slander. A primitive root; properly, to lick; but used only as a denominative
from lashown; to wag the tongue, ie To calumniate -- accuse, slander. ...
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Library

Theory of Book I.
... that man and no other, whatever be the consequence in the way of offending
well-to-do supporters whose dream it has been that son of theirs shall "wag his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/jackson/the message and the man/theory of book i.htm

Through-The-Week Activities for Boys' Organized Classes
... GAMES. Observation, Agility, Strength, Fun"Indoor and Outdoor Quoits. SIGNALING.
Semaphore Wig Wag Heliograph Wireless. WOODCRAFT. ...
/.../the boy and the sunday school/x through-the-week activities for boys.htm

"Two Missing" --"Go Ye. "
... And yet she seemed to give a bit of a wag to her tired tail as though she would
say, "There it is"I've done as you bade me"it's back.". ...
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"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. "
... goo yun. 2 Ke ke noo uh muh we shin suh Man wa wag nuh guh moo win: Mah
noo nin guh wee jee we goon Ewh ke sah ge e wa win. 3 Wa ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 20 8s & 7s.htm

"Children of the Heavenly King. "
... Ba mah je' wa. 2 Ke sha Muh ne doo uh yaud Ke de zhaum we wee je wag; Me
e we de koo se waug Noon goom moo je ge ze waud. 3 O pah ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 26 7s children of.htm

I Will Run in My Affections, to Him who Heals Freely
... 8. Restrain him that he come not, and wag at me his head, and stamp on me his heel,
and rejoice that the voice of his fame, thus troubles the world; and be ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vi i will run.htm

The Duty of Every Day
... because it began to calculate how many thousands of seconds there are in the year,
and that twice that number of times it would have to wag backwards and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the duty of every day.htm

Wesley Likes a Soft Cushion
... Come; we are all attention." After repeating this twice or thrice, the wag could
not stand it; but, with two or three curses, walked clear off. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley likes a soft cushion.htm

An Hymn of Heavenly Love
... Are now contain'd, found any being-place,. Ere flitting Time could wag his
eyas [17] wings. About that mighty bound which doth embrace. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/iv an hymn of heavenly.htm

Was Christ's a Real Death?
... reappearance to be true, ever reported that he had been revived from a merely apparent
death: on the contrary, the truth of those accounts wag the object of ...
/.../section 297 was christs a.htm

Thesaurus

Wag (7 Occurrences)
... vt) To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move
vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head. ...
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Wage (39 Occurrences)

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Walk (315 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. 5. (vi) To behave; to pursue a
course of life; to conduct one's self. 6. (vi) To move off; to depart. ...
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Wagon (3 Occurrences)
... suburbs. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WAGON, WAGGON. wag'-un. See CART.
Multi-Version Concordance Wagon (3 Occurrences). Numbers ...
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Waggon (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia WAGON, WAGGON. wag'-un. See CART.
Multi-Version Concordance Waggon (1 Occurrence). Numbers 7:3 and ...
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Wafted (1 Occurrence)

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Derision (24 Occurrences)
... They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city
that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? ...
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Mincing (1 Occurrence)
... Luther renders the word by "wag" or "waggle," thus representing "the affected
gait of coquettish females.". Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Clap (11 Occurrences)
... They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city
that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? ...
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Scoff (18 Occurrences)
... They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city
that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? ...
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Bible Concordance

Wag (7 Occurrences)

Psalms 22:7 All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 64:8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
(ASV RSV)

Psalms 109:25 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 18:16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
(KJV WBS)

Jeremiah 23:31 Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says.
(See NIV)

Lamentations 2:15 All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Zephaniah 2:15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Wag

Related Terms

Wage (39 Occurrences)

Walk (315 Occurrences)

Wagon (3 Occurrences)

Waggon (1 Occurrence)

Wafted (1 Occurrence)

Derision (24 Occurrences)

Mincing (1 Occurrence)

Clap (11 Occurrences)

Scoff (18 Occurrences)