abhor
4 uses
9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 9:31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.†
abhor = hate or detest
Definition
Generally abhor means:to hate or detest something
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 16-20 |
abundant
5 uses
12:6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.†
abundantly = with great quantity
Definition
Generally abundant means:present in great quantity
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-15 |
afflict
11 uses
6:14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.†
afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
Definition
Generally afflict means:cause suffering — such as illness, pain, or unhappiness
Word Statistics
| Book | 11 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1-5 |
contempt
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
feels contempt towards her
He poureth contempt upon princes... (12:21)
contempt = disrespect
Definition
Generally this sense of contempt means:lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior — often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgust
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-15 |
despise
7 uses
12:5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.†
despised = disliked strongly and looked down upon
Definition
Generally despise means:to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 14 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-15 |
disdain
1 use
30:1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.†
disdained = rejected as not good enough; or showed a lack of respect
Definition
Generally disdain means:a lack of respect — often suggesting distaste and an undeserved sense of superiority
or:
to reject as not good enough
or:
to reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 26-30 |
dominion
2 uses
25:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 25:2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.†
dominion = dominance or power over others; or a region so dominated
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-25 |
dwell
3 uses
1 —3 uses as in:
a modest dwelling
18:19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.†
dwellings = houses or shelters in which people live
Definition
Generally this sense of dwelling means:a house or shelter in which someone lives
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 16-20 |
establish
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
establish a positive tone
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.†
established = created
Definition
Generally this sense of establish means:create, start, or set in [a] place
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 25 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Chapter 21-25 |
forsake
4 uses
18:4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?†
forsaken = abandoned or given up on
Definition
Generally forsake means:to abandon or give up on — such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 16-20 |
hypocrite
8 uses
8:13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 8:14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.†
hypocrite = someone who violates claimed moral standards
Word Statistics
| Book | 8 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11-15 |
integrity
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a person of high integrity
Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity. (31:6)
integrity = strong moral principles
Definition
Generally this sense of integrity means:having strong moral principles — especially honesty
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 31-35 |
moreover
4 uses
35:1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 35:2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?†
moreover = in addition to what has just been said
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 26-30 |
parable
2 uses
27:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 27:2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 27:3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.†
parable = a short story told to teach a moral lesson — especially those told by Jesus in the New Testament
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 26-30 |
perish
15 uses
4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?†
perished = died, was destroyed, or ceased to exist
Definition
Generally perish means:to die — especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
or:
to be destroyed or cease to exist
Word Statistics
| Book | 15 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 31-35 |
reproach
5 uses
19:3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.†
reproached = criticized
Definition
Generally reproach means:a criticism; or to express criticism — especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shame
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 16-20 |
righteous
9 uses
1 —9 uses as in:
a righteous cause
6:29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.†
righteousness = morally correct behavior
Definition
Generally this sense of righteous means:morally correct; or morally justified
or:
acting or feeling morally superior — especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")
or:
acting or feeling morally superior — especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6-10 |
scorn
6 uses
12:4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.†
scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 31-35 |
unsavory
1 use
6:6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?†
unsavoury = unpleasant or distasteful — as from offensive morality or bad taste
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use unsavory.)
(editor's note: This is a British spelling. Americans use unsavory.)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6-10 |
wrath
17 uses
5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.†
wrath = extreme anger
Definition
Generally wrath means:extreme anger or angry punishment
Word Statistics
| Book | 17 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1-5 |