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Greek

4797. sugcheo -- to pour together, ie to confuse, throw into ...
... to pour together, ie to confuse, throw into confusion. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sugcheo or sugchunno Phonetic Spelling: (soong-kheh'-o) Short ...
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3791. ochleo -- to disturb, trouble
... 3791 ("to trouble, confuse") refers to pressing someone, by carrying them along
with the torrential force of a . 3791 () is used twice in the NT (Lk 6:18; Ac 5 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2000. hamam -- to make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit
... 1999, 2000. hamam. 2001 . to make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit.
Transliteration: hamam Phonetic Spelling: (haw-mam') Short Definition: routed. ...
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1101a. balal -- to mingle, mix, confuse, confound
... 1101, 1101a. balal. 1101b . to mingle, mix, confuse, confound.
Transliteration: balal Short Definition: mixed. Word Origin a prim. ...
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943. buk -- to perplex, confuse
... 942, 943. buk. 944 . to perplex, confuse. Transliteration: buk Phonetic Spelling:
(book) Short Definition: confusion. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1101. balal -- to mingle, mix, confuse, confound
... 1100, 1101. balal. 1101a . to mingle, mix, confuse, confound. Transliteration:
balal Phonetic Spelling: (baw-lal') Short Definition: anoint. ...
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1104. bala -- to swallow down, swallow up, engulf
... root Definition to swallow down, swallow up, engulf NASB Word Usage brought to
confusion (1), confound (1), confuse (2), confused (1), consume (1), destroy (1 ...
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Library

The Name of God
... If I begin thinking about it I shall only confuse myself. So it is better for me
not to think at all. ... I cannot see why they need confuse themselves. ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon vii the name of god.htm

Concerning the Number of the Natures.
... as even though the three subsistences of the Godhead are united with each other,
we cannot speak of them as one subsistence because we should confuse and do ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter v concerning the number of.htm

Chapter xi
... desist. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language so that one
man will not be able to understand another's speech. God ...
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Impressive Phrases
... conform, submit, obey, and satisfy. confuse, distort, involve, and misinterpret.
consistent ... appropriate. perplex, embarrass, confuse, and mystify. ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section iv impressive phrases.htm

Concerning the Energies in Our Lord Jesus Christ.
... cut apart from the burning: and we do not maintain on account of the twofold natural
energy that there are two flaming swords, nor do we confuse the essential ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter xv concerning the energies in.htm

Elucidations
... That they sometimes misquote or confuse quotations, or mix a Scriptural saying with
some current proverb or an apocryphal gloss, is surely not surprising, when ...
/.../clement/who is the rich man that shall be saved/elucidations.htm

Mr. Bernard Shaw
... biggest ideals after all. All his schemes have ended in smoke; he has
touched nothing that he did not confuse. About his figure ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/iv mr bernard shaw.htm

Book iii. The Words of the Lord, I in the Father...
... 1. The words of the Lord, I in the Father, and the Father in Me [635] , confuse
many minds, and not unnaturally, for the powers of human reason cannot provide ...
/.../hilary/the life and writings of st hilary of poitiers/book iii the words of.htm

Causes of Corruption Chiefly Intentional.
... and transposition of words already placed in lucid order, such as the sacred Text
may be reasonably supposed to have observed, would confuse rather than ...
/.../chapter xii causes of corruption.htm

What Wonder is There in It? Such Inconsistencies as These are Just ...
... Such inconsistencies as these are just such as we might expect from men, who confuse
and change the nature of good and evil in their inconstancy of feeling and ...
/.../tertullian/the shows or de spectaculis/chapter xxii what wonder is.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Mixed; confounded.

2. (v. t.) To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.

3. (v. t.) To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.

Thesaurus

Confuse (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together;
to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to ...
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Confound (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To mingle and blend, so that different
elements can not be distinguished; to confuse. 2. (vt) To ...
/c/confound.htm - 11k

Confused (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Confuse. Multi-Version Concordance
Confused (13 Occurrences). Acts 19:32 Some therefore ...
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Altar (343 Occurrences)
... drawn to the fact that these texts know of at least two kinds of altars which were
so different in appearance that no contemporary could possibly confuse them. ...
/a/altar.htm - 78k

Confusion (71 Occurrences)
... Exodus 23:27 I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to
whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. ...
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Speech (107 Occurrences)
... Genesis 11:7 Come, let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may
not understand one another's speech." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Throw (135 Occurrences)
... Exodus 23:27 I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to
whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. ...
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Unsettle (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To throw into confusion; to unfix; to displace;
to disorder; to confuse. 2. (vi) To become unsettled ...
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Festus (14 Occurrences)
... The previous audiences of Festus with Paul and his accusers had, however, served
only to confuse him as to the exact nature of the charge. ...
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Rattle (2 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise. 6. (vt) Hence, to disconcert;
to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game. ...
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Bible Concordance

Confuse (6 Occurrences)

Genesis 11:7 Come, let's go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 23:27 I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 7:23 But Yahweh your God will deliver them up before you, and will confuse them with a great confusion, until they be destroyed.
(WEB)

Psalms 55:9 Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 144:6 With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 3:12 As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Confuse

Related Terms

Confound (9 Occurrences)

Confused (13 Occurrences)

Altar (343 Occurrences)

Confusion (71 Occurrences)

Speech (107 Occurrences)

Throw (135 Occurrences)

Unsettle (1 Occurrence)

Festus (14 Occurrences)

Rattle (2 Occurrences)