KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.
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First occurrence: Genesis 25:29
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
¶ Why should yee be stricken any more? yee will reuolt more and more: the whole head is sicke, and the whole heart faint.
1611 marginal noteHeb. increase reuolt.
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
Therefore shall all hands bee faint, and euery mans heart shall melt.
1611 marginal noteOr, fall downe.
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
It shall euen be as when a hungry man dreameth, and behold he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soule is emptie: or as when a thirstie man dreameth, and behold he drinketh; but hee awaketh, and behold he is faint, and his soule hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations bee, that fight against mount Zion.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
He giueth power to the faint, and to them that haue no might, he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Euen the youths shall faint, and be weary, and the yong men shall vtterly fall.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
But they that waite vpon the LORD, shall renew their strength: they shall mount vp with wings as Eagles, they shal runne and not be weary, and they shall walke, and not faint.
1611 marginal noteHeb. change
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
The smith with the tonges both worketh in the coales, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his armes: yea he is hungrie, and his strength faileth; hee drinketh no water, and is faint.
1611 marginal noteOr, with an axe.
1611 marginal noteIer. 10.3. wisd. 13.11
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