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stink

Meaning of “stink”

Sense 1: A strong offensive smell. Sense 2: To give off an offensive smell or become offensive or odious.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
8 occurrences8 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 34:30

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “stink”

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Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 34:30 · retained source text

And Iacob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me to make me to stinke among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselues together against me, and slay me, and I shal be destroyed, I and my house.

Exodus 7:18
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 7:18 · retained source text

And the fish that is in the riuer shall die, and the riuer shall stincke, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drinke of the water of the riuer.

Exodus 16:24
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 16:24 · retained source text

And they laid it vp till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stinke, neither was there any worme therein.

Isaiah 3:24
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:24 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, that in steade of sweete smell, there shall bee stinke; and in stead of a girdle, a rent; and in stead of well set haire, baldnesse; and in stead of a stomacher, a girding of sackecloth; and burning, in stead of beautie.

Isaiah 34:3
Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:3 · retained source text

Their slaine also shalbe cast out, and their stinke shall come vp out of their carkeises, and the mountaines shalbe melted with their blood.

Joel 2:20
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:20 · retained source text

But I will remoue farre off from you the northren armie, & will driue him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the East sea, and his hinder part towards the vtmost Sea, and his stinke shall come vp, and his ill sauour shall come vp, because he hath done great things.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hee hath magnified to doe.

Amos 4:10
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 4:10 · retained source text

I haue sent among you the pestilence, after the maner of Egypt: your yongmen haue I slain with the sword, and haue taken away your horses, & I haue made the stinke of your campes to come vp vnto your nostrils, yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, in the way.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with the captiuitie of your horses.

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