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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LURK; LURKING-PLACE

lurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually with intent to do harm (see Psalm 17:12 Proverbs 1:11, 18).

Lurking-place, a place of hiding, usually for the purpose of murder. See 1 Samuel 23:23 Psalm 10:8.

Greek

1748. enedreuo -- to lie in wait for, to plot
... lay wait for. From enedra; to lurk, ie (figuratively) plot assassination -- lay
wait for. see GREEK enedra. (enedreuontes) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6845. tsaphan -- to hide, treasure up
... up NASB Word Usage ambush (2), authority (1), conceal (1), concealed (2), hid (1),
hidden (1), hide (2), keep them secretly (1), kept (1), lurk (1), restrain ...
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7257. rabats -- stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
... A primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal);
be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed -- crouch (down), fall ...
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7852. satam -- to bear a grudge or cherish animosity against
... hate, oppose self against. A primitive root; properly, to lurk for, ie Persecute --
hate, oppose self against. 7851, 7852. satam. 7853 . Strong's Numbers.
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7789. shur -- to behold, regard
... A primitive root (identical with shuwr through the idea of going round for inspection);
to spy out, ie (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care ...
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693. arab -- to lie in wait
... lie in ambush, lay lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment),
lay (lie in) wait. 692, 693. arab. 694 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Argument: Recapitulation Doubtless Here is a Source of Error ...
... Chapter XXVII."Argument: Recapitulation Doubtless Here is a Source of Error:
Demons Lurk Under the Statues and Images... Chapter ...
/.../chapter xxvii argument recapitulation doubtless here.htm

A Young Man's Best Counsellor
... thou not.11. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let
us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12. Let us ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a young mans best counsellor.htm

The Royal Pair in their Glorious Chariot
... If you would find an antidote for the deadly exhalations which lurk among this vorld's
deserts of sin, if you would destroy the foul pestilence which reigns in ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/the royal pair in their.htm

A Strain of Sodom.
... Wise, and a practicer of righteousness,. He was the only one to think on God: As
oft a fruitful tree is wont to lurk,. 45 Guest-like, in forests wild. ...
/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/2 a strain of sodom.htm

The Folly of Slander. Part 1.
... Doth not in every corner a Momus lurk, from the venom of whose spiteful or petulant
tongue no eminency of rank, dignity of place, or sacredness of office, no ...
/.../barrow/sermons on evil-speaking by isaac barrow/the folly of slander part.htm

Five Books in Reply to Marcion.
... Nakedly to speak evil of the Lord,. Hoping by secret ingenuity. He possibly may
lurk unseen. At length. 50 The soul's Light [1348] as the thrall of flesh is held ...
/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/5 five books in reply.htm

If the Female virgins are to be Thus Conspicuous, Why not the Male ...
... of the Athenians, or else the curls of the Germans, or else the tattoo-marks of
the Britons; or else let the opposite course be taken, and let them lurk in the ...
/.../tertullian/on the veiling of virgins/chapter x if the female virgins.htm

Rarity the Only Cause which Makes Such Things Valuable.
... Emeralds [121] lurk in their belts; and the sword (that hangs) below their bosom
alone is witness to the cylindrical stones that decorate its hilt; and the ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter vii rarity the only cause.htm

For There were Even in the Apostles' Times Some who Preached the ...
... path of truth; more tolerable were it that that should be hid, than that this should
be precipitated; more tolerable that the foxes should lurk in their pits ...
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Nor have I Undertaken that in the Present Discourse...
... For thus are they truly from the very foundation overthrown, while that is overthrown
wherein they lurk: that in that very matter they be judged least fit for ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against lying/section 25 nor have i.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To lie hid; to lie in wait.

2. (v. i.) To keep out of sight.

Thesaurus

Lurk (5 Occurrences)
...LURK; LURKING-PLACE. lurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually
with intent to do harm (see Psalm 17:12 Proverbs 1:11, 18). ...
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Lurkingplace
...LURK; LURKING-PLACE. lurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually
with intent to do harm (see Psalm 17:12 Proverbs 1:11, 18). ...
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Lurking-place
...LURK; LURKING-PLACE. lurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually
with intent to do harm (see Psalm 17:12 Proverbs 1:11, 18). ...
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Privily (15 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let
us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Secretly (104 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Proverbs 1:11 If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's
lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; (WEB BBE DBY YLT). ...
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Lurked (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Lurk. Multi-Version Concordance Lurked
(1 Occurrence). Job 31:9 "If my heart has been enticed ...
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Lured (3 Occurrences)

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Fence (12 Occurrences)
... out and fall (Psalm 62:3). In Psalm 80:12, RV (see Isaiah 5:5), the psalmist says,
"Why hast thou broken down her fences?" Serpents delight to lurk in the ...
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Thicket (9 Occurrences)
... or cobhekh (Jeremiah 4:7); in 1 Samuel 13:6, choach): A thick or dense growth of
trees or shrubs (thorns, brambles), in which wild beasts may lurk (Jeremiah 4:7 ...
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Dare (19 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash. 5. (n.) Defiance;
challenge. 6. (vi) To lurk; to lie hid. 7. (vt) To terrify; to daunt. ...
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Bible Concordance

Lurk (5 Occurrences)

Psalms 56:6 They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 1:11 If they say, "Come with us, Let's lay in wait for blood; let's lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 1:18 but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 5:26 For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
(See RSV)

Hosea 13:7 Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
(WEB DBY RSV NIV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Lurkingplace

Lurking-place