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roaring

Meaning of “roaring”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of roar, meaning to make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 4:10

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Psalms 22:1
MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 22:1 · retained source text

¶ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken mee? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Psalms 22:13
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
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1611 witness · Psalms 22:13 · retained source text

They gaped vpon me with their mouthes, as a rauening and a roaring Lyon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. opened their mouthes against me.

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Crying like a bull or lion; uttering a deep loud sound.

volume 2, leaf 492, column 1 (main_dictionary)