Definition

violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave

Etymology

from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly);

Where the KJV renders it

• cruel
• fierce

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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