Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rove.
2. (n.) The operation of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.
3. (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See Rove.
4. (n.) The act of one who roves or wanders.
Greek
4108. planos -- wandering, leading astray (adjective), a deceiver ... ... deceiver, seducer. Of uncertain affinity;
roving (as a tramp), ie (by implication)
an impostor or misleader; --deceiver, seducing. (planoi) -- 2 Occurrences.
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719. Arvad -- a city of Phoenicia... Arvad. Probably from ruwd; a refuge for the
roving; Arvad, an island-city of Palestine
-- Arvad. see HEBREW ruwd. 718, 719. Arvad. 720 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/719.htm - 6k 5479. Sotay -- an Israelite
... NASB Word Usage Sotai (2). Sotai. From suwt; roving; Sotai, one of the Nethinim --
Sotai. see HEBREW suwt. 5478, 5479. Sotay. 5480 . Strong's Numbers.
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5503. sachar -- to go around or about, travel about
... root Definition to go around or about, travel about NASB Word Usage commercial
(1), customer (3), customers (2), merchant (1), merchants (6), roving about (1 ...
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Library
A Question on the Roving Tendency of the Mind and the Attacks of ...
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter VII. A question on the roving
tendency of the mind and the attacks of spiritual wickedness. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter vii a question on.htm
The Massacre
... He felt that at Constantinople, as far as he was concerned, all was over. He would
throw himself back on the wild and roving life of his ancestors. ...
/.../chapter xxxiii the massacre.htm
The
... deed. Let not thy tongue speak unseemly words, let thine eye abstain from
sin, and from roving [431] after things unprofitable. ...
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The Reconnoitering of Greece.
... to arrive for making some return. Democedes was ingenious and cunning, and
fond of roving adventure. In running away from home, he ...
/.../abbott/darius the great/chapter vi the reconnoitering of.htm
Curiosity a Temptation to Sin.
... the abundance of blessings which were given, because something was withheld, was
the sin of our first parents: in like manner, a wanton roving after things ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon v curiosity a temptation.htm
Eighth Letter
... Our mind is extremely roving; but as the will is mistress of all our faculties,
she must recall them, and carry them to GOD, as their last end. ...
/.../lawrence/the practice of the presence of god/eighth letter.htm
Choosing the Tens
... thatched hovels of the Israelites stood in the center of gardens of lentils, garlic
and lettuce, securely hedged against the inroads of hares and roving cattle ...
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The Third Word from the Cross
... I. The eye of Jesus, roving over the multitude whose component parts have been already
described, lighted on His mother standing at the foot of the cross. ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xvi the third word.htm
Christian Names.
... "He specified the partridge by her cry, and the forest prowler by his roving, The
tree by its use, and the flower by its beauty, and everything according to ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xii christian names.htm
The Remembrance of Christ
... sit down and meditate on all our Saviour did and suffered; all he is; all he has
gloriously promised to perform; and never would our roving affections stray ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the remembrance of christ.htm
Thesaurus
Roving (4 Occurrences)... n.) The operation of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool
or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a
roving frame, or
.../r/roving.htm - 7kWanton (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; as, a
wanton display of disrespect; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. ...
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Penury (4 Occurrences)
... she had. (KJV WBS). Proverbs 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving
plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. (DBY). Proverbs ...
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Plunderer (4 Occurrences)
... plunderer.' (YLT). Proverbs 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving
plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. (DBY). Proverbs ...
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Row (26 Occurrences)
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Nomad (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) One of a group that wanders from place to place in search of pasture or
game. 2. (a.) Roving; nomadic. Multi-Version Concordance Nomad (1 Occurrence). ...
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Tent (333 Occurrences)
... of Syria or Arabia, which probably have much the same aspect today as in Abraham's
time, it is an easy matter to espy an encampment of roving Bedouin, "a nation ...
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Range (9 Occurrences)
... 18. (n.) A bolting sieve to sift meal. 19. (n.) A wandering or roving; a
going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition. 20. ...
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Rovest (1 Occurrence)
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Random (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule,
or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that ...
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Bible Concordance
Roving (4 Occurrences)Proverbs 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
(DBY)
Proverbs 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
(DBY)
Ecclesiastes 6:9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
(See NIV)
Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, those who are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
(See NAS)
Subtopics
Roving
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Penury (4 Occurrences)
Plunderer (4 Occurrences)
Row (26 Occurrences)
Nomad (1 Occurrence)
Tent (333 Occurrences)
Range (9 Occurrences)
Rovest (1 Occurrence)
Random (3 Occurrences)
Error (90 Occurrences)
Prowling (3 Occurrences)
Straggler (1 Occurrence)
Bottle (28 Occurrences)
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