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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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Revelation 6:1
AND I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
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1611 witness · Revelation 6:1 · retained source text

¶ And I sawe when the Lambe opened one of the seales, and I heard as it were the noise of thunder, one of the foure beastes, saying, Come and see.

Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
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1611 witness · Revelation 14:2 · retained source text

And I heard a voice from heauen, as the voice of many waters, and as the voyce of a great thunder: and I heard the voyce of harpers, harping with their harpes.

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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)