KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of glitter, meaning to shine or gleam brightly with flashes of light.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:41
Complete exact-word concordance
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take holde on Iudgement, I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him.
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
The quiuer ratleth against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
¶ And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
¶ And thou sonne of man, prophecie, and say, Thus saith the LORD God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproch: Euen say thou; The sword, the sword is drawen, for the slaughter it is fourbished, to consume because of the glittering:
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
The horseman lifteth vp both the bright sword, & the glittering speare, and there is a multitude of slaine, and a great number of carkeises: and there is none ende of their corpses: they stumble vpon their corpses,
1611 marginal noteHeb. the flame of the sword and the lightning of the speare.
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
The Sunne and Moone stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrowes they went, and at the shining of thy glittering speare.
1611 marginal noteOr, thine arrowes walked in the light, &c.
1611 marginal noteIosh.10.12.
1611 marginal noteIosh.10.11.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Shining; splendid; brilliant.
