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Pierce (30 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or
through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship. ...
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Nose (23 Occurrences)
... It corresponds, however, to the Arabic charam, charman (kharam, kharman), which
means "to open," "to pierce the nose," especially the bridge of the nose. ...
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Jaw (6 Occurrences)
... jo, jo'-bon (lechi, "cheek (bone)," "jaw (bone)"): In Job 41:2, the Revised Version
(British and American) gives "pierce his jaw through with a hook" for the ...
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Lance (7 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. 7. (vt) To open
with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess. ...
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Leans (7 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:21 Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in
Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. ...
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Trustest (8 Occurrences)
... 18:21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon
Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is ...
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Thrill (2 Occurrences)
... Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a
shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate ...
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Prick (2 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) The footprint of a hare. 9. (n.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn;
a prick of tobacco. 10. (n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed ...
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Penetrate (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vt) To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of,
as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand. ...
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Cave (40 Occurrences)
... Mechilloth (root, chalal, "to pierce" (compare Arabic khall, "to pierce")) occurs
only in Isaiah 2:19, where the King James Version has "caves" and translates ...
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Bible Concordance

Pierce (30 Occurrences)

Luke 2:35 Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:34 However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:37 Again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they pierced."
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 21:6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him for ever.
(See NAS NIV)

Numbers 22:11 Lo, the people that is coming out from Egypt and covereth the eye of the land, -- now come, pierce it for me; it may be I am able to fight against it, and have cast it out;'
(YLT)

Numbers 22:17 for very greatly I honour thee, and all that thou sayest unto me I do; and come, I pray thee, pierce for me this people.'
(YLT)

Numbers 23:8 What -- do I pierce? -- God hath not pierced! And what -- am I indignant? -- Jehovah hath not been indignant!
(YLT)

Numbers 23:11 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'What hast thou done to me? to pierce mine enemies I have taken thee -- and lo, thou hast certainly blessed;'
(YLT)

Numbers 23:13 And Balak saith unto him, 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, whence thou dost see it, only its extremity thou dost see, and all of it thou dost not see, and pierce it for me thence;'
(YLT)

Numbers 23:25 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Neither pierce it at all, nor bless it at all;'
(YLT)

Numbers 23:27 And Balak saith unto Balaam, 'Come, I pray thee, I take thee unto another place; it may be it is right in the eyes of God -- to pierce it for me from thence.'
(YLT)

Numbers 24:8 God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
(WEB KJV JPS WBS RSV NIV)

Numbers 24:10 And the anger of Balak burneth against Balaam, and he striketh his hands; and Balak saith unto Balaam, 'To pierce mine enemies I called thee, and lo, thou hast certainly blessed -- these three times;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 15:17 then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 31:4 and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, 'Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come -- these uncircumcised -- and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.
(YLT NAS)

2 Kings 18:21 Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand, and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 10:4 and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, 'Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come -- and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;
(YLT)

Job 20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 40:24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 41:2 Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
(WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
(See NIV)

Psalms 45:5 Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 36:6 Behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which if a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 13:19 Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people -- hearkening to lies.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 28:7 Therefore, lo, I am bringing in against thee strangers, The terrible of the nations, And they have drawn out their swords Against the beauty of thy wisdom, And they have pierced thy brightness.
(Root in YLT NIV)

Habakkuk 3:14 You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.
(Root in WEB ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 13:3 And it hath been, when one prophesieth again, That said unto him have his father and his mother, his parents, 'Thou dost not live, For falsehood thou hast spoken in the name of Jehovah,' And pierced him through have his father and his mother, his parents, in his prophesying.
(Root in YLT NAS RSV)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

2. (v. t.) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.

3. (v. t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.

4. (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.

Greek

4044. peripeiro -- to put on a spit, hence to pierce
... to put on a spit, hence to pierce. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peripeiro
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-pi'-ro) Short Definition: I pierce through ...
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1574. ekkenteo -- to prick out, to pierce
... to prick out, to pierce. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekkenteo Phonetic
Spelling: (ek-ken-teh'-o) Short Definition: I pierce through, transfix ...
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3572. nusso -- to pierce
... to pierce. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: nusso Phonetic Spelling:
(noos'-so) Short Definition: I prick, pierce, stab Definition: I prick, pierce. ...
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1338. diikneomai -- to go through, penetrate
... penetrate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diikneomai Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-ik-neh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I pass through, pierce Definition: I pass ...
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2660. katanusso -- to prick violently
... 2660 (from 2596 , "down" and 3572 , "pierce") -- properly, pierce , ie () pained;
"emotionally pierced through"; psychologically pricked, emotionally (). ...
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1330. dierchomai -- to go through, go about, to spread
... way (1), pass (2), pass through (1), passed (1), passed through (7), passed...through
(1), passes (2), passing (2), passing through (3), pierce (1), spread (1 ...
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4008. peran -- on the other side
... Apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of peiro (to "pierce"); through
(as adverb or preposition), ie Across -- beyond, farther (other) side, over ...
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4651. skorpios -- a scorpion
... scorpion. Probably from an obsolete skerpo (perhaps strengthened from the base of
skopos and meaning to pierce); a "scorpion" (from its sting) -- scorpion. ...
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5144a. trema -- a hole
... a hole. Transliteration: trema Short Definition: eye. Word Origin from tetraino
(to pierce) Definition a hole NASB Word Usage eye (2). 5144, 5144a. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1856. daqar -- to pierce, pierce through
... 1855, 1856. daqar. 1857 . to pierce, pierce through. Transliteration: daqar
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-kar') Short Definition: through. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7527. ratsa -- to bore, pierce
... to bore, pierce. Transliteration: ratsa Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsah') Short Definition:
pierce. ... root Definition to bore, pierce NASB Word Usage pierce (1). bore ...
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5344. naqab -- to pierce
... to pierce. Transliteration: naqab Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kab') Short Definition:
appoint. appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, ...
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5344a. naqab -- to pierce
... 5344, 5344a. naqab. 5344b . to pierce. Transliteration: naqab Short
Definition: designated. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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2490. chalal -- to bore, pierce
... 2489, 2490. chalal. 2490a . to bore, pierce. Transliteration: chalal Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-lal') Short Definition: pierce. begin ...
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2944. taan -- to pierce
... taan. 2945 . to pierce. Transliteration: taan Phonetic Spelling: (taw-an') Short
Definition: pierced. ... root Definition to pierce NASB Word Usage pierced (1). ...
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6567b. parash -- to pierce, sting
... parash. 6568 . to pierce, sting. Transliteration: parash Short Definition: stings. ...
root Definition to pierce, sting NASB Word Usage stings (1). 6567a, 6567b ...
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2490a. chalal -- to bore, pierce
... 2490, 2490a. chalal. 2490b . to bore, pierce. Transliteration: chalal Short
Definition: pierced. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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4272. machats -- to smite through, wound severely, shatter
... dip, pierce through, smite through, strike through, wound. A primitive
root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or ...
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5365. naqar -- to bore, pick, dig
... dig, pick out, pierce, put thrust out. A primitive root; to bore (penetrate, quarry) --
dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out. 5364, 5365. naqar. 5366 . ...
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Library

Letter P
... H. "Received 1835 * Pickins, Andrew "Received 1810, Located 1815 * Pier, Orin "Received
1819 * Pier, Orris "Received 1827 * Pierce, Aaron "Received ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter p.htm

The General Conference of 1828
... Wilbur Fisk, John Hardy, Benjamin Hoyt, Edward Hyde, John Lindsey, John Lord, Joseph
Merrill, Timothy Merritt, George Pickering, Thomas Pierce, Jacob Sanborn ...
/.../chapter 9 the general conference.htm

Whether Dulness of Sense is a Sin Distinct from Blindness of Mind?
... I answer that, Dull is opposed to sharp: and a thing is said to be sharp because
it can pierce; so that a thing is called dull through being obtuse and unable ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether dulness of sense is.htm

Follows up the Same Argument with Passages from the Old Testament.
... "Shall a man," says he, "pierce his God ... "Shall a man pierce his God, for you are
piercing me?" Do you see how exactly the words describe what was actually done? ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter iii follows up the.htm

Hell.
... out: a man cannot commit a sin, but by the commission of it he doth by some
circumstance or other sharpen the sting of hell, and that to pierce himself through ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xxviii hell.htm

Destruction and Help
... of our ruin that even God's voice, whether uttered in definite words, or speaking
in sharp sorrows and punitive acts, but too often fails to pierce the thick ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/destruction and help.htm

Against the Opinion of those who Think that the Punishments of the ...
... For ancient crime, to make them pure; Some hang aloft in open view,. For winds to
pierce them through and through,. While others purge their guilt deep-dyed. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 against the opinion of.htm

The Earth Brings Forth, as if by Suppuration...
... the better sort. A sect troublesome to nobody so dealt with! Then they
pierce. Men are perishing without a reason. For that they ...
/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter i the earth brings.htm

The Presentation of Jesus, and the "Nunc Dimittis. " Ch. 2:21-40
... this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign
which is spoken against; 35 yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/f the presentation of jesus.htm

Whether the Gift of Understanding is Distinct from the Other Gifts ...
... are proposed to it. Hence it is dulness of mind that renders the mind
unable to pierce into the heart of a thing. A man is said ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the gift of understanding 5.htm

Subtopics

Pierce

Related Terms

Nose (23 Occurrences)

Jaw (6 Occurrences)

Lance (7 Occurrences)

Leans (7 Occurrences)

Trustest (8 Occurrences)

Thrill (2 Occurrences)

Prick (2 Occurrences)

Penetrate (1 Occurrence)

Cave (40 Occurrences)