Words You May Not Know In The KJV

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“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?

Wow! I missed this, Origen;

I was wondering if egad and pshaw are in the KJV?

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[In Awe of Him]

I was wondering if egad and pshaw are in the KJV?

egad.... an exclamation of total deflation and disbelief.
pshaw... the noise that is made when communicating with CROWS.

 

[BibleLover]

egad.... an exclamation of total deflation and disbelief.
pshaw... the noise that is made when communicating with CROWS.

Gadzooks! You must be right.

 

[In Awe of Him]

Gadzooks! You must be right.

I'm on a roll you see.... I got one right yesterday in a roundabout way.

 

[BibleLover]

I'm on a roll you see.... I got one right yesterday in a roundabout way.

Gadzooks is 1 of the 30,000 words that Shakespeare coined for the Oxford English Dictionary. Shakespeare contributed new words amounting to about 5% of the English language.