KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A sharp sibilant sound, often expressing contempt, scorn, or astonishment. Sense 2: As a verb, to make such a sound.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Kings 9:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
And at this house which is high, euery one that passeth by it, shalbe astonished, and shall hisse, and they shal say, Why hath the LORD done thus vnto this land, and to this house?
1611 marginal noteDeut. 29.24. ierem. 22.8.
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Men shall clap their handes at him, and shall hisse him out of his place.
¶ And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
¶ And he will lift vp an ensigne to the nations from farre, and wil hisse vnto them from the end of the earth: and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
And it shall come to passe in that day, that the LORD shall hisse for the flie, that is in the vttermost part of the riuers of Egypt, and for the Bee that is in the land of Assyria.
And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
And I will make this citie desolate and an hissing: euery one that passeth thereby shalbe astonished and hisse, because of all the plagues thereof.
1611 marginal noteChap.18.16. and 49.13. and 50.13.
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
Also Edom shalbe a desolation: euery one y t goeth by it shalbe astonished, and shall hisse at all the plagues thereof,
1611 marginal noteChap. 50 13.
Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Because of the wrath of the LORD, it shall not be inhabited, but it shalbe wholly desolate: euery one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hisse at all her plagues.
1611 marginal noteChap.49.17.
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
All that passe by, clap their hands at thee: they hisse and wagge their head at the daughter of Ierusalem, saying, Is this the citie that men call the perfection of beauty, the ioy of the whole earth?
1611 marginal noteHebr. by the way.
1611 marginal notePsal.48.2.
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
All thine enemies haue opened their mouth against thee: they hisse and gnash the teeth: they say, We haue swallowed her vp: certainly this is the day that we looked for: we haue found, we haue seene it.
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
The merchants among the people shall hisse at thee, thou shalt bee a terrour, and neuer shalt be any more.
1611 marginal noteHeb. terrours.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shalt not be for euer.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To condemn or express contempt by hissing; to procure hisses or disgrace.
An expression of contempt or disapproval made by hissing.
