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thunder

Meaning of “thunder”

Sense 1: The loud sound associated with lightning or a storm. Sense 2: To make such a sound; of a voice, to sound like thunder. Sense 3: A loud or powerful sound described by comparison as thunder.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
19 occurrences19 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 9:23

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Psalms 77:18
The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 77:18 · retained source text

The voice of thy thunder was in the heauen: the lightnings lightned the world, the earth trembled and shooke.

Psalms 81:7
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 81:7 · retained source text

Thou calledst in trouble, and I deliuered thee, I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

1611 marginal noteOr, strife.

1611 marginal noteExod. 17.6.

Psalms 104:7
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
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1611 witness · Psalms 104:7 · retained source text

At thy rebuke they fled: at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

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The sound which follows an explosion of electricity or lightning. ... Any loud noise.

volume 2, leaf 768, column 1 (noun entry, senses 1 and 3)

To sound, rattle or roar, as an explosion of electricity. To make a loud noise, particularly a heavy sound of some continuance. To rattle, or give a heavy rattling sound.

volume 2, leaf 768, column 1 (intransitive verb entry)