But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
The 1611 reading
But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A small creeping creature, larva, grub, caterpillar, maggot, or similar animal. Sense 2: By figure, a despised or abased being.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 16:24
Complete exact-word concordance
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
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Historical English dictionary sources
In common use, a small creeping creature, larva, grub, caterpillar, maggot, or similar animal; figuratively, a despised or abased being.