KJV dictionary & concordance
Emboldened; inspirited; animated; incited.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Judges 20:22
Complete exact-word concordance
And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
And the people the men of Israel incouraged themselues, & set their battel againe in aray, in the place where they put themselues in aray the first day.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
And Dauid was greatly distressed: for the people spake of stoning him, because the soule of all the people was grieued, euery man for his sonnes, and for his daughters: but Dauid encouraged himselfe in the LORD his God.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bitter.
Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord.
Moreouer, he commaunded the people that dwelt in Ierusalem, to giue the portion of the Priests, and the Leuites, that they might be incouraged in the Law of the LORD.
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord,
And hee set the Priestes in their charges, and encouraged them to the seruice of the house of the LORD,
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anuill, saying; It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nayles that it should not be moued.
1611 marginal noteOr founder.
1611 marginal noteOr, the smiting.
1611 marginal noteOr, saying of the soder, it is good.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Emboldened; inspirited; animated; incited.
