KJV dictionary & concordance

tottering

Meaning of “tottering”

Shaking, swaying, leaning, unstable, and ready to fall or collapse.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 62:3

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Psalms 62:3 · retained source text

How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shall be slaine all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

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1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Shaking, as threatening a fall; vacillating; reeling; inclining.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 785