Byword
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Byword (14 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Kings 9:7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
(WEB KJV ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 7:20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 17:6 "But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Job 30:9 "Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 44:14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 69:11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 24:9 And I have given them for a trembling, For evil -- to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.
(YLT RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 14:8 and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 16:56 For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride,
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Ezekiel 23:10 These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 9:16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.
(See RSV)

Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
(DBY JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 8:13 It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong."
(See RSV)

Thesaurus
Byword (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BYWORD. ... Multi-Version Concordance Byword (14 Occurrences). ...
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Ridicule (14 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. (See NIV). ...
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Object (76 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. (See NIV). ...
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Simile (61 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Deuteronomy 28:37 and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and
for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee. (YLT). ...
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Taunt (38 Occurrences)
... Taunt (38 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb,
and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. ...
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Proverb (24 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 9:7); and in adversities of experience, both individual and collective,
the thing that was most keenly felt was to have become a byword (mashal) (Psalm ...
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Reject (56 Occurrences)
... which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will
I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
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By-word (6 Occurrences)
By-word. Byword, By-word. Caanan . Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrew millah ... the
people. (WBS). Byword, By-word. Caanan . Reference Bible.
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Consecrated (101 Occurrences)
... which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will
I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
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Laughingstock (10 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). Psalms 44:14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking
of the head among the peoples. (See NAS RSV). Jeremiah 20 ...
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew millah (Job 30:9), a word or speech, and hence object of talk; Hebrew mashal (Psalm 44:14), a proverb or parable. When it denotes a sharp word of derision, as in Deuteronomy 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20, the Hebrew sheninah is used. In Jeremiah 24:9 it is rendered "taunt."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

2. (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BYWORD

bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (Deuteronomy 28:37 1 Kings 9:7 2 Chronicles 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire," "byword" (Job 17:6 Psalm 44:14); millah, or milleh = "a topic," "object of talk," "byword" (Job 30:9).

Greek
3942. paroimia -- a byword, a parable, an allegory
... a byword, a parable, an allegory. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
paroimia Phonetic Spelling: (par-oy-mee'-ah) Short Definition: an allegory ...
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Strong's Hebrew
4914. meshol -- a byword
... a byword. Transliteration: meshol Phonetic Spelling: (mesh-ol') Short Definition:
byword. Word Origin from mashal Definition a byword NASB Word Usage byword (1) ...
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8148. sheninah -- a sharp (cutting) word, taunt
... 8147, 8148. sheninah. 8149 . a sharp (cutting) word, taunt. Transliteration:
sheninah Phonetic Spelling: (shen-ee-naw') Short Definition: byword. ... byword, taunt ...
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4912. mashal -- a proverb, parable
... Word Origin from mashal Definition a proverb, parable NASB Word Usage byword (3),
discourse (9), parable (3), parables (1), proverb (15), proverbs (6), taunt (2 ...
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4405. millah -- a word, speech, utterance
... Word Origin from malal Definition a word, speech, utterance NASB Word Usage answer*
(1), anything to say (1), byword (1), said (1), speaking (1), speech (5 ...
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8034. shem -- a name
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a name NASB Word Usage byword (1),
defamed* (1), defames* (1), fame (8), famous (3), famous* (1), memorial (1 ...
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Library

Promises and Threatenings
... which I have given them; and this house which I have hallowed for My name, will
I cast out of My sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/promises and threatenings.htm

Preface
... have often been hardly judged. One of them had almost become a byword of
contempt for fabulous inventiveness. Yet the writer hopes ...
/.../daubney/the three additions to daniel a study/preface.htm

The Eighth Book
... Such slanders are chiefly hurled at prodigal wards; it is the special byword for
profligate youths, to call them wastrels and careless and negligent about ...
//christianbookshelf.org/salvian/on the government of god/the eighth book.htm

The Formula of Sanctification
... You will find it in a letter"the second to the Corinthians"written by him to some
Christian people who, in a city which was a byword for depravity and ...
/.../the formula of sanctification.htm

(And Last): Homeward Bound
... with that once magnificent capital of Northern Venezuela was by a filthy steamer,
the Regos Ferreos, which had become, from her very looks, a byword in the port ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xvii and last homeward.htm

The Kingdom of Christ
... help it all from decay; but the salt had lost its savour, and in another generation
it would be cast out and trodden under foot, and become a byword among the ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xxiii the kingdom of christ.htm

A New Venture
... their domestic activities. Her extraordinary ability is a byword to this
day amongst the people who knew her. She was accompanied ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter iii a new venture.htm

Demas
... we mention his name, we call up the remembrance of only one vile deed, one treacherous
act"an act that has made his name a curse and a byword throughout the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/demas.htm

The Church of Christ
... come from distant lands wher'er they rest or roam; and she who has been the offscouring
of all things, whose name has been a proverb and a byword, shall become ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the church of christ.htm

The Eternal Name
... queen for ever," she hath fallen, hath fallen, and in a little while she shall sink
like a millstone in the flood, her name being a curse and a byword, and her ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the eternal name.htm

Subtopics

Byword

Related Terms

Ridicule (14 Occurrences)

Object (76 Occurrences)

Simile (61 Occurrences)

Taunt (38 Occurrences)

Proverb (24 Occurrences)

Reject (56 Occurrences)

By-word (6 Occurrences)

Consecrated (101 Occurrences)

Laughingstock (10 Occurrences)

Tabret (3 Occurrences)

Roots (31 Occurrences)

Drives (17 Occurrences)

Pluck (41 Occurrences)

By-ways (1 Occurrence)

Astonishment (51 Occurrences)

Aforetime (19 Occurrences)

Inflicted (20 Occurrences)

Spit (15 Occurrences)

Horror (51 Occurrences)

Peoples (305 Occurrences)

Shake (68 Occurrences)

Makest (68 Occurrences)

Scorn (65 Occurrences)

Sackcloth (47 Occurrences)

Executed (39 Occurrences)

Mock (43 Occurrences)

Reviling (47 Occurrences)

Joel (22 Occurrences)

Trembling (72 Occurrences)

Nakedness (50 Occurrences)

Whither (151 Occurrences)

Shaking (162 Occurrences)

Sport (99 Occurrences)

Uncovered (78 Occurrences)

Naked (56 Occurrences)

Drive (132 Occurrences)

Sanctified (105 Occurrences)

Hallowed (86 Occurrences)

Lead (192 Occurrences)

Heathen (145 Occurrences)

Herod (45 Occurrences)

Song (207 Occurrences)

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