Difference between revisions of "Doleful"
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<p> '''''dōl´fool''''' ( אה , <i> ''''''ōaḥ''''' </i> , "howling"): The "doleful creatures" referred to in Isaiah 13:21 are probably "jackals," although some have suggested "leopard," or "hyena." The older English [[Versions]] of the [[Bible]] gives "great owls." The word rendered "doleful lamentation" in Micah 2:4 ( <i> '''''niheyāh''''' </i> ) is simply a form of the word ordinarily translated "wailing" ( <i> '''''nehı̄''''' </i> ). Compare the King James Version margin. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59526" /> == | |||
<p> DOLEFUL, a. dole and full. </p> <blockquote> 1. Sorrowful expressing grief as a doleful whine a doleful cry. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. [[Melancholy]] sad afflicted as a doleful sire. </blockquote> <blockquote> 3. Dismal impressing sorrow gloomy as doleful shades. </blockquote> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3099" /> == | |||
<p> '''''dōl´fool''''' ( אה , <i> ''''''ōaḥ''''' </i> , "howling"): The "doleful creatures" referred to in Isaiah 13:21 are probably "jackals," although some have suggested "leopard," or "hyena." The older English [[Versions]] of the [[Bible]] gives "great owls." The word rendered "doleful lamentation" in Micah 2:4 ( <i> '''''niheyāh''''' </i> ) is simply a form of the word ordinarily translated "wailing" ( <i> '''''nehı̄''''' </i> ). Compare the King James Version margin. </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_59526"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/doleful Doleful from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_3099"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/doleful Doleful from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:01, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
DOLEFUL, a. dole and full.
1. Sorrowful expressing grief as a doleful whine a doleful cry.
2. Melancholy sad afflicted as a doleful sire.
3. Dismal impressing sorrow gloomy as doleful shades.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
dōl´fool ( אה , 'ōaḥ , "howling"): The "doleful creatures" referred to in Isaiah 13:21 are probably "jackals," although some have suggested "leopard," or "hyena." The older English Versions of the Bible gives "great owls." The word rendered "doleful lamentation" in Micah 2:4 ( niheyāh ) is simply a form of the word ordinarily translated "wailing" ( nehı̄ ). Compare the King James Version margin.
