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fainthearted

Meaning of “fainthearted”

Fearful, discouraged, lacking courage, or readily losing heart in the face of danger, threat, or sorrow.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 20:8

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Every verse containing “fainthearted”

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Deuteronomy 20:8
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And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 20:8 · retained source text

And the Officers shall speake further vnto the people: and they shall say, What man is there that is fearefull and faint hearted? let him goe and returne vnto his house, lest his brethrens heart faint as well as his heart.

1611 marginal noteHebr. melt.

1611 marginal noteIudg. 7.3.

Isaiah 7:4
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And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:4 · retained source text

And say vnto him; Take heede and be quiet: feare not, neither be faint hearted for the two tailes of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the sonne of Remaliah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. let not thy heart be tender.

Jeremiah 49:23
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¶ Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:23 · retained source text

¶ Concerning Damascus, Hamath is confounded, & Arpad, for they haue heard euil tidings, they are faint hearted, there is sorrow on the sea, it can not be quiet.

1611 marginal noteHeb. melted.

1611 marginal noteOr, as on the Sea.

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Webster 1828

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Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed, or yielding to fear.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 731