Webster 1828 · headword: worm
View source image ↗In common use, a small creeping creature, larva, grub, caterpillar, maggot, or similar animal; figuratively, a despised or abased being.
KJV WORD
worm
COMBINED MEANING
Meaning of worm
A small creeping creature or larva; by comparison, one brought low or despised. In judgment passages, the exact image of an undying worm is preserved without speculative identification.
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Webster 1828KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Root: worm
A small creeping creature and the KJV comparisons made from its lowliness or consuming action.
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