KJV dictionary & concordance

weaken

Meaning of “weaken”

To lessen or deprive of strength.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 14:12

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 14:12 · retained source text

How art thou fallen from heauen, O Lucifer, sonne of the morning? how art thou cut downe to the ground, which didst weaken the nations?

1611 marginal noteOr, O daystarre.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

To lessen the strength of, or to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble. To reduce in strength or spirit.

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