Difference between revisions of "Shore"

<p> [[Shore]] the old. pret. of shear. Obs. </p> <p> SHORE, n. The coast or land adjacent to the sea, or to a large lake or river. This word is applied primarily to land contiguous to water but it extends to the ground near the border of the sea or of a lake, which is covered with water. We also use the word to express the land near the border of the sea or of a great lake, to an indefinite extent as when we say, a town stands on the shore. We do not apply the word to land contiguous to a small stream. This we call a bank. </p> <p> SHORE, n. The popular but corrupt pronunciation of sewer a pronunciation that should be carefully avoided. </p> <p> SHORE, n. A prop a butress something that supports a building or other thing. </p> <p> SHORE, </p> 1. To prop to support by a post or butress usually withsup as, to shore up a building. 2. To set on shore. Not in use.

<p> ''''' shōr ''''' : (1) חוף , <i> ''''' ḥōph ''''' </i> , always of the Mediterranean, variously translated "haven," "beach," "shore," "sea-shore," "coast," "sea coast" (&nbsp; [[Genesis]] 49:13; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 1:7; &nbsp;Joshua 9:1; &nbsp;Judges 5:17; &nbsp;Jeremiah 47:7; &nbsp;Ezekiel 25:16 ). (2) שׂפה , <i> ''''' sāphāh ''''' </i> , literally, "lip"; compare Arabic <i> ''''' shafat ''''' </i> , "lip"; of the sand upon the seashore, a figure of multitude (&nbsp;Genesis 22:17; &nbsp;Exodus 14:30; &nbsp;Joshua 11:4; &nbsp;Judges 7:12; &nbsp;1 Samuel 13:5; &nbsp;1 Kings 4:29 ); the shore of the Red Sea or [[Gulf]] of <i> ''''' ‛Aḳabah ''''' </i> by Ezion-geber (&nbsp;1 Kings 9:26; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 8:17 ); the brink of the River Nile (&nbsp;Genesis 41:3 , &nbsp;Genesis 41:17 ); the edge (the King James Version "brink") of the valley of [[Arnon]] (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 2:36 ). (3) קצה , <i> ''''' ḳāceh ''''' </i> , literally, "end," "extremity," the uttermost part (the King James Version "shore") of the Salt Sea (&nbsp;Joshua 15:2 ); הארץ קצה , <i> ''''' ḳecēh ''''' </i> <i> ''''' hā ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' 'ārec ''''' </i> , "the end of the earth" (&nbsp;Psalm 46:9 ); compare Arabic <i> ''''' 'aḳâṣı̂ ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' l ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' 'arḍ ''''' </i> , "the uttermost parts of the earth." (4) χεῖλος , <i> ''''' cheı́los ''''' </i> , literally, "lip," "as the sand which is by the seashore" (&nbsp;Hebrews 11:12 ). (5) αἰγιαλός , <i> ''''' aigialós ''''' </i> , the beach (the King James Version "shore") of the Sea of [[Galilee]] (&nbsp;Matthew 13:2 , &nbsp;Matthew 13:48; &nbsp;John 21:4 ); of the [[Mediterranean]] (&nbsp;Acts 21:5; &nbsp;Acts 27:39 , &nbsp;Acts 27:40 ). (6) ἆσσον παρελέγοντο τὴν Κρήτην , <i> ''''' ásson ''''' </i> <i> ''''' parelégonto ''''' </i> <i> ''''' tḗn ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Krḗtēn ''''' </i> , doubtful reading, "sailed along Crete, close in shore" (the King James Version "sailed along by Crete") (&nbsp;Acts 27:13 ). See [[Coast]]; [[Haven]]; [[Sand]] . </p>

<p> is the rendering in the A.V. of three Heb. and two Greek words. </p> <p> '''1.''' '''''חוֹ''''' , ''Choph'' (so called from being [[Chafed]] by the waves [Gesen.], or ''Enclosed'' [Furst]; comp. Engl. ''Cove,'' and the modern town ''Chaifa'' ) '','' a ''Roadstead'' (&nbsp;Judges 5:17; &nbsp;Jeremiah 47:7; "coast" in &nbsp;Joshua 9:1; &nbsp;Ezekiel 25:10; "haven" in &nbsp;Genesis 49:13; "side" in &nbsp;Deuteronomy 1:7); '''''Αἰγιαλός''''' , a [[Beach]] (&nbsp;Matthew 13:2; &nbsp;Matthew 13:48; &nbsp;John 21:4; &nbsp;Acts 21:5; &nbsp;Acts 27:39-40). </p> <p> '''2.''' '''''קָצֶה''''' , ''Katseh,'' the ''Extremity Of'' the land (&nbsp;Joshua 15:2; elsewhere "brim," "brink," etc.). </p> <p> '''3.''' '''''שָׂפָה''''' , ''Saphah,'' a [[Lip]] (as often, sometimes "brink," "bank," etc.); '''''Χεῖλος''''' , the [[Lip]] (as usually, "shore" only in &nbsp;Hebrews 11:12). (See [[Sea]]). </p>