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famish

Meaning of “famish”

To starve.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Proverbs 10:3

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Every verse containing “famish”

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Proverbs 10:3
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The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:3 · retained source text

The LORD will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

1611 marginal noteOr, the wicked for their wickednesse.

1611 marginal notePsal.37.25.

Zephaniah 2:11
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The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 2:11 · retained source text

The LORD will be terrible vnto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and men shall worship him, euery one from his place, euen all the Iles of the heathen.

1611 marginal noteHeb. make leane.

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