KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of avenge, meaning to vindicate a wrong by bringing just recompense or punishment upon the offender.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Judges 5:2
Complete exact-word concordance
Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselues.
Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liueth, and as thy soule liueth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from comming to shed blood, and from auenging thy selfe with thine owne hand: now let thine enemies and they that secke euill to my lord, bee as Nabal.
1611 marginal noteHebr. sauing thy selfe.
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
And blessed bee thy aduice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from comming to shed blood, and from auenging my selfe with mine owne hand.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Executing vengeance; taking satisfaction for an injury by the punishment of the offender; vindicating.
