International Standard Bible Encyclopedia NEESINGne'-zing (Job 41:18, the King James Version, the English Revised Version "by his neesings a light doth shine," the American Standard Revised Version "sneezings"): "Neese" in Elizabethan English (through two distinct derivations) could mean either "sneeze" or "snort," and it is impossible to say which force was intended by the King James Version editors. The Hebrew is `aTishah, a word found only here, but connected with a Semitic root meaning "sneeze," or, perhaps, "snort." Job 41:18 is part of the description of the "leviathan" or crocodile. This animal has a habit of inflating himself, and after this he discharges through his nostrils the moist, heated vapor, which sparkles in the sunlight. The act is neither a "sneeze" nor a "snort," but the latter word is sufficiently descriptive. There is no allusion to legendary "fire-spouting" monsters. Compare Job 39:20 Jeremiah 8:16. ATS Bible Dictionary NeesingTranslated sneezing in 2 Kings 4:35; used in Job 41:18 to describe the violent breathing of the enraged leviathan, or crocodile. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Neese.Thesaurus Neesing... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Neese. 2. (n.) Sneezing. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEESING. ne'-zing (Job ... /n/neesing.htm - 7k Neesings (1 Occurrence) Needy (83 Occurrences) Sneeze Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |