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howling

Meaning of “howling”

Uttering the cry of a dog or wolf; uttering a loud cry of distress.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences5 verses5 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:10

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “howling”

KJV PCE
Deuteronomy 32:10
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:10 · retained source text

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wildernesse: Hee ledde him about, he instructed him, hee kept him as the apple of his eye.

1611 marginal noteOr, compassed him about.

Isaiah 15:8
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 15:8 · retained source text

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab: the howling thereof vnto Eglaim, and the howling thereof vnto Beer-Elim.

Jeremiah 25:36
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 25:36 · retained source text

A voyce of the cry of the shepheards, and an howling of the principall of the flocke shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Zephaniah 1:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:10 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hils.

Zechariah 11:3
¶ There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zechariah 11:3 · retained source text

¶ There is a voyce of the howling of the shepheards; for their glory is spoiled: a voyce of the roaring of young lyons; for the pride of Iordan is spoiled.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Uttering the cry of a dog or wolf; uttering a loud cry of distress.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 926