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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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Numbers 24:9
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 24:9 · retained source text

Hee couched, he lay downe as a Lyon, and as a great Lyon: who shal stirre him vp? Blessed is hee that blesseth thee, and cursed is hee that curseth thee.

1611 marginal noteGen. 49.9.

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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)