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Greek

4075. petrodes -- rock-like
... rock-like. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: petrodes Phonetic Spelling:
(pet-ro'-dace) Short Definition: rocky, stony Definition: rocky, stony. ...
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697. Areios Pagos -- "the Hill of Ares," Areopagus, a hill in ...
... god of war) and pagos (a rocky hill) Definition "the Hill of Ares," Areopagus, a
hill in Athens NASB Word Usage Areopagus (2). Areopagus, Mars' Hill. ...
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3794. ochuroma -- a stronghold, fortress
... Pompey inflicted a crushing defeat upon their navy off the rocky stronghold of
Coracesium on the confines of Cilicia and Pisidia" (, 833).]. ...
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3963. Patmos -- Patmos, an island in the Aegean Sea
... Sea. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Patmos Phonetic Spelling:
(pat'-mos) Short Definition: Patmos Definition: Patmos, a small rocky island in ...
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858. aphelotes -- simplicity
... 858 (derived from 1 "not" and , "stony ground") -- properly, without rocks (the
opposite of , "rocky land"), ie (a level plain); (figuratively) what is ...
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4073. petra -- a (large mass of) rock
... Zodhiates, ). Word Origin a prim. word Definition a (large mass of) rock
NASB Word Usage rock (10), rocks (3), rocky (2). rock. ...
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5138. trachus -- rough
... rough. Perhaps strengthened from the base of rhegnumi (as if jagged by rents);
uneven, rocky (reefy) -- rock, rough. see GREEK rhegnumi. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5553. sela -- a crag, cliff
... unused word Definition a crag, cliff NASB Word Usage cliff (4), cliffs (4), crag
(2), crags (3), mountain* (1), Rock (1), rock (39), rocks (4), rocky (1), Sela ...
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1630. Gerizim -- a mountain in Northern Israel
... Gerizim. Plural of an unused noun from garaz (compare Gizriy), cut up (ie Rocky);
Gerizim, a mountain of Palestine -- Gerizim. see HEBREW garaz. ...
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6697. tsur -- rock, cliff
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition rock, cliff NASB Word Usage Rock
(10), rock (54), rocks (7), rocky (1), stones (1), strength (1). ...
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Library

Shod for the Road
... The portion of Asher, in whose blessing the words of our text occurs, was partly
the rocky northern coast and partly the fertile lands stretching to the base ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/shod for the road.htm

Private Property and the Common Good
... sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
birds came and devoured them: and others fell upon the rocky places, where ...
/.../the social principles of jesus/chapter viii private property and.htm

Sowing the Seed.
... And some fell upon a rocky place, where there was not much soil, and as soon as
it sprang up it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ... the rocky place? ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/sowing the seed.htm

The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead. The Glory of Christ's ...
... and was broken in pieces." And it seemed good to Him that the mortal and corruptible
body which He had assumed, this body raised from the rocky sepulchre and ...
/.../29 the third day he.htm

The Rock of Castello.
... sanctuaries burnt with fire, and "all their pleasant things laid waste," they would
retire with their wives and little ones up to this rocky citadel, which the ...
/.../macduff/the cities of refuge or the name of jesus/the rock of castello.htm

The Early Training of a Race.
... The Hebrews on escaping from Egypt entered the South Country, which extends seventy
miles from the rocky hills of Judah southward until it merges into the ...
/.../kent/the making of a nation/study xi the early training.htm

The Torments of Giant Bad Feelings
... There is her place! What a lovely garden she has! And it is growing out of
such rocky soil! There she is, the dear old mother in Israel! ...
/.../berry/adventures in the land of canaan/chapter ten the torments of.htm

Friends of Jesus.
... He left Capernaum and went up through a rocky vale to a high plain where the grass
lay thick and the wild flowers were coming up among it, for it was spring ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xvii friends of jesus.htm

The Sower
... And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway
it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 4 3-9 14-20 the sower.htm

Hebron
... Jebusites. Hebron was placed, as in the mountainous country of Judea, so
in a place very rocky, but yet in a very fruitful coast. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 49 hebron.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

2. (a.) Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield.

3. (a.) Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.

Thesaurus

Rocky (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain;
a rocky shore. 2. (a.) Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. ...
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Zoheleth (1 Occurrence)
... The serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the village of Siloam, and
near the fountain of En-rogel, to which the women of the village resort for ...
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Fell (331 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A barren or rocky hill. ... Matthew 13:20 What was sown on the rocky places,
this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; (See NIV). ...
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Crag (5 Occurrences)
... Two such crags (shen ha-cela`, "sharp rock," the Revised Version (British and American)
"rocky crag"), which were given particular names, Bozez and Seneh ...
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Straightway (96 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth:
and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: (ASV). ...
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Immediately (141 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and
immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. ...
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Straight (196 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth:
and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: (Root ...
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Places (610 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word,
and immediately with joy receives it; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Tyre (59 Occurrences)
... Tyre consisted of two distinct parts, a rocky fortress on the mainland, called
"Old Tyre," and the city, built on a small, rocky island about half-a-mile ...
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Quickly (254 Occurrences)
... prison. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 13:5 Some falls
on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly ...
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Bible Concordance

Rocky (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 13:5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 13:20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 4:5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 4:16 These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 8:6 And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.
(See NAS)

Luke 8:13 And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
(See NAS)

Acts 27:29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
(WEB ASV DBY)

Jude 1:12 These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
(WEB)

1 Samuel 14:4 Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Job 39:28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 18:14 Doth snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Failed are the cold strange waters that flow?
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 21:13 Lo, I 'am' against thee -- an affirmation of Jehovah, O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, Who are saying, Who cometh down against us? And who cometh into our habitations?
(See NAS NIV)

Amos 6:12 Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Rocky

Related Terms

Zoheleth (1 Occurrence)

Fell (331 Occurrences)

Crag (5 Occurrences)

Straightway (96 Occurrences)

Immediately (141 Occurrences)

Straight (196 Occurrences)

Places (610 Occurrences)

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

Quickly (254 Occurrences)