KJV dictionary & concordance
A kind of venomous serpent.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Isaiah 11:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
And the sucking childe shall play on the hole of the aspe, and the weaned childe shall put his hand on the cockatrice denne.
1611 marginal noteOr, Adders.
¶ Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
¶ Reioyce not thou whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpents roote shall come foorth a cockatrice, and his fruite shall be a fierie flying serpent.
1611 marginal noteOr, Adder.
They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders web: he that eateth of their egges dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
1611 marginal noteOr, adders.
1611 marginal noteOr, that which is sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Isaiah associates its den, deadly eggs, and issue with a viper, while the admitted Skeat record calls it a sort of serpent. The candidate removes the passage-type label and remains species-cautious.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A kind of beast.
a basilisk, a sort of serpent.
