KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Moving ridges or swells of water. Sense 2: Figuratively, overwhelming troubles or forces.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 22:5
Complete exact-word concordance
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
When the waues of death compassed me: the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
1611 marginal noteOr, pangs.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Belial.
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Which alone spreadeth out the heauens, and treadeth vpon the waues of the Sea.
1611 marginal noteHebr. heights
1611 marginal noteGen. 1.6.
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and heere shall thy proud waues be stayed.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the pride of thy waues.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Deepe calleth vnto deepe at the noyse of thy water-spouts: all thy waues, and thy billowes are gone ouer me.
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Which stilleth the noise of the seas; the noise of their waues, and the tumult of the people.
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waues thereof arise; thou stillest them.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
The floods haue lifted vp, O LORD, the floods haue lifted vp their voice: the floods lift vp their waues.
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
The LORD on high is mightier then the noise of many waters, yea then the mightie waues of the Sea.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy winde: which lifteth vp the waues thereof.
1611 marginal noteHeb. maketh to stand.
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