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shake

Meaning of “shake”

To move rapidly back and forth; to cause to tremble, loosen, overthrow, or become unsettled.

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39 occurrences39 verses16 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 16:20

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Amos 9:1
I SAW the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
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1611 witness · Amos 9:1 · retained source text

¶ I saw the LORD standing vpon the altar, and he said, Smite the lintell of the doore, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head all of them, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: hee that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not be deliuered.

1611 marginal noteOr, chapiter, or knop.

1611 marginal noteOr, wound them.

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