Words You May Not Know In The KJV

[Origen]

"Bruit" means "noise" in French, so I guess it's the same here.

Yes, excellent, I am going to give you that. Some translate it “report”?

 

[In Awe of Him]

A Chalice.

That was an AWESOME guess.

 

[Origen]

Next:

“Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.” (Jeremiah 2:36)

What does “gaddest” mean?

 

[In Awe of Him]

struggle... wrestle...???

 

[Origen]

struggle... wrestle...???

Sorry, no. You are somewhat in the same ball park.

 

[BibleLover]

Next:

“Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.” (Jeremiah 2:36)

What does “gaddest” mean?

My hill folk grandma used the verb "gad" to address aimless wasting of time. She'd get on us about "gadding about" instead of applying ourselves to something worthwhile. So my guess would be vainly wasting time.

 

[LearningToLetGo]

My hill folk grandma used the verb "gad" to address aimless wasting of time. She'd get on us about "gadding about" instead of applying ourselves to something worthwhile. So my guess would be vainly wasting time.

This is very enlightening. I had heard that term and just assumed it was a variant of "go" in some localized vernacular.

 

[Origen]

My hill folk grandma used the verb "gad" to address aimless wasting of time. She'd get on us about "gadding about" instead of applying ourselves to something worthwhile. So my guess would be vainly wasting time.

This is very enlightening. I had heard that term and just assumed it was a variant of "go" in some localized vernacular.

I am going to give it to the both of you. Some translation have "go about."

"How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria." (ESV)

"Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria." (NIV)

"Why do you constantly go about changing your political allegiances? You will get no help from Egypt just as you got no help from Assyria." (NET Bible)

But the verb means "to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose."

Definition of GAD

a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock; a long stick… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

 

[Origen]

I found another word during Bible study today.

What does  clave mean?

Be careful, this is a counterintuitive one.

Indeed, this one is very tricky.

 

[Dave F.]

Can we see a scripture with it used.

 

[LearningToLetGo]

Is clave past tense of cleave? If so, it can mean two things: to separate or to join together.

 

[Origen]

What happened to your post BibleLover?

 

[BibleLover]

What happened to your post BibleLover?

I reconsidered it as I thought about it because it was a trick question involving an extant word possessing an antonymic, archaic meaning and an obsolete irregular participle of it.

 

[BibleLover]

Is clave past tense of cleave? If so, it can mean two things: to separate or to join together.

Wow! You get a gold star. That's right.

 

[Origen]

I reconsidered it as I thought about it because it was a trick question involving an extant word possessing an antonymic, archaic meaning and an obsolete irregular participle of it.

It is. There are two different verbs for "cleave."

Definition of CLEAVE

to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

This also reflects the Hebrew text. The verbs for "cleave" translate two different Hebrew verbs.

 

[LearningToLetGo]

That really got me. I recall reading KJV and it said something like "cleave together" and I thought it was strange since I had only heard "cleave in two" before.