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strong

Meaning of “strong”

Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

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255 occurrences239 verses45 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 49:14

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Joel 1:6
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joel 1:6 · retained source text

For a nation is come vp vpon my lande, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lyon, and he hath the cheeke-teeth of a great lyon.

Joel 2:2
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:2 · retained source text

A day of darkenesse and of gloominesse, a day of clouds and of thicke darkenesse, as the morning spread vpon the mountaines: a great people and a strong, there hath not beene euer the like, neither shall be any more after it, euen to the yeres of many generations.

1611 marginal noteHeb. of generation and generation.

Joel 2:5
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joel 2:5 · retained source text

Like the noise of charets on the tops of mountaines shall they leape, like the noise of a flame of fire that deuoureth the stubble, as a strong people, set in battell aray.

Joel 2:11
And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:11 · retained source text

And the LORD shall vtter his voyce before his armie, for his campe is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible, and who can abide it?

1611 marginal noteIer.39.5. am.5.18. zeph.1.15.

Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 3:10 · retained source text

Beate your plowe shares into swords, and your pruning hookes into speares, let the weake say, I am strong.

1611 marginal noteOr, sythes.

1611 marginal noteIsa.2.4.

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