KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 47:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
Why is my paine perpetuall? and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?
1611 marginal noteHeb. be not sure?
1611 marginal noteChap. 30.15.
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
And ioy and gladnesse is taken from the plentifull field, and from the land of Moab, and I haue caused wine to faile from the winepresses, none shall tread with shouting, their showting shall be no showting.
1611 marginal noteIsai. 16.10.
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
Mine eyes doe faile with teares: my bowels are troubled: my liuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and the sucklings swoone in the streets of the citie.
1611 marginal noteOr, faint.
¶ It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
¶ It is of the LORDs mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
The floore and the winepresse shall not feede them, and the new wine shall faile in her.
1611 marginal noteOr, winefat.
¶ Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
¶ Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the needy, euen to make the poore of the land to faile,
¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossome, neither shall fruite bee in the vines: the labour of the Oliue shall faile, and the fields shal yeeld no meat, the flocke shall be cut off from the folde, and there shalbe no heard in the stalles:
1611 marginal noteHeb. lie.
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
And I say vnto you, Make to your selues friends of the Mammon of vnrighteousnesse, that when ye faile, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.
1611 marginal noteOr, riches.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
And it is easier for heauen and earth to passe, then one title of the law to faile.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 5.18.
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
But I haue prayed for thee, that thy faith faile not; and when thou art conuerted, strengthen thy brethren.
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