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stir

Meaning of “stir”

Sense 1: To rouse, excite, or put into action or motion. Sense 2: A commotion or disturbance.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
20 occurrences20 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 24:9

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Job 17:8
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
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1611 witness · Job 17:8 · retained source text

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stirre vp himselfe against the hypocrite.

Job 41:10
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 41:10 · retained source text

None is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: who then is able to stand before me?

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Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.

volume 2, leaf 673, column 3 (main_dictionary)

To incite to action; to instigate; to prompt. To excite; to raise; to put into motion. To stir up, to incite; to animate; to instigate. To excite; to put into action; to begin. To quicken; to enliven; to make more lively or vigorous.

volume 2, leaf 673, column 3 (transitive verb entry)