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Greek

3947. paroxuno -- to sharpen, fig. to stimulate, to provoke
... 3946, 3947. paroxuno. 3948 . to sharpen, fig. to ... Souter). Word Origin
from para and oxuno (to sharpen) Definition to sharpen, fig. ...
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5482. charax -- a pointed stake, a rampart
... From charasso (to sharpen to a point; akin to grapho through the idea of scratching);
a stake, ie (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for ...
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5480. charagma -- a stamp, impress
... Word Origin from charasso (to sharpen, to engrave) Definition a stamp, impress
NASB Word Usage image formed (1), mark (7). stamp, mark. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3913. latash -- to hammer, sharpen, whet
... 3912, 3913. latash. 3914 . to hammer, sharpen, whet. Transliteration: latash
Phonetic Spelling: (law-tash') Short Definition: sharpen. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8150. shanan -- to whet, sharpen
... shanan. 8151 . to whet, sharpen. Transliteration: shanan Phonetic Spelling:
(shaw-nan') Short Definition: sharp. ... prick, sharpen, teach diligently, whet. ...
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2782. charats -- to cut, sharpen, decide
... 2781, 2782. charats. 2783 . to cut, sharpen, decide. Transliteration: charats
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rats') Short Definition: decreed. Word Origin a prim ...
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2300. chadad -- to be sharp, keen
... be fierce, sharpen. A primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively)
severe -- be fierce, sharpen. 2299, 2300. chadad. 2301 . ...
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7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... easy (2), insignificant (1), light a thing (1), lighten (5), lightly esteemed (2),
make it lighter (2), moved to and fro (1), shakes (1), sharpen (1), slight ...
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5324. natsab -- to take one's stand, stand
... deputy, erect, establish, X Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer,
pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to ...
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4838. maraq -- to scour, polish
... bright, furbish, scour. A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to sharpen;
also to rinse -- bright, furbish, scour. 4837, 4838. maraq. 4839 . ...
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1305. barar -- to purify, select
... select NASB Word Usage choice (2), chosen (2), cleanse (1), pure you show (2), purge
(2), purged (1), purified (1), purify (1), select (1), sharpen (1), show ...
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4803. marat -- to make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish
... A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the
shoulder); also, to sharpen -- bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen ...
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Library

Lii. Trust in God.
... several opinions. Then Aemilius Paulus said to them, "Hold your tongues,
and sharpen your swords, and leave the rest to me.". It ...
/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lii trust in god.htm

Among Such as These, in that Unsettled Age of Mine...
... For not to sharpen my tongue (which thing I seemed to be purchasing with my mother's
allowances, in that my nineteenth year, my father being dead two years ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter iv among such as.htm

Hell.
... the everlastingness of misery. Miseries as well as mercies sharpen and
make quick the apprehensions of the soul. Behold Spira in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xxviii hell.htm

On the Departure of Flavian, Bishop of Antioch, who was Gone on an ...
... So too, when the fast makes its appearance, like a kind of spiritual summer, let
us as soldiers burnish our weapons; and as husbandmen let us sharpen our sickle ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily iii on the departure.htm

Books and Reading.
... Knowledge on almost any subject has a marked tendency to sharpen one's wits, to
refine his tastes, to ennoble his spirit, to improve his judgement, to ...
/.../judy/questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/vi books and reading.htm

The Trial of Saul.
... But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share,
and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock." Saul was raised up to throw ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon iii the trial of.htm

Spiritual Religion in High Places --Rous, Vane, and Sterry
... refused to run in the well-worn channels, but, as usual, the opposition and hindrances
only served to {267} deepen personal conviction, to sharpen the edge of ...
/.../chapter xiv spiritual religion in.htm

"Let us Pray"
... Then I shall take the text as a whetstone to sharpen our desires, to make us more
earnest, and more diligent in supplication, because "it is good to draw near ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/let us pray.htm

The Sad Case of a Relapse into Known and Deliberate Sin, after ...
... And if afflictions be sent, as they probably may, in order to reclaim you,
a consciousness of guilt will sharpen and envenom the dart. ...
/.../the rise and progress of religion in the soul/chapter xxiii the sad case.htm

But this New Cloudy Political Cowardice Has Rendered Useless the ...
... As an instance to sharpen the argument, I take the one case of our everlasting
education bills. We have actually contrived to invent a new kind of hypocrite. ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 3 but this new.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v.) To make sharp.

2. (v.) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.

3. (v.) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious.

4. (v.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.

5. (v.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.

6. (v.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe.

7. (v.) To render more shrill or piercing.

8. (v.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.

9. (v.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to.

10. (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.

Thesaurus

Sharpen (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To make sharp. 2. (v.) To give a keen edge or
fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw. ...
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Sickle (13 Occurrences)
... tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen
with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap. ...
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Sharp (115 Occurrences)
... 25. (vt) To sharpen. ... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Psalms 7:12 If a
man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow. ...
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Ax (12 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 13:20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every
man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE ...
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Axe (19 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 13:20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every
man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT ...
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Sharpened (13 Occurrences)

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Keen (3 Occurrences)
... 5. (superl.) Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. 6. (vt) To sharpen; to
make cold. 7. (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. ...
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Grind (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or
pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth ...
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Gravel (3 Occurrences)
... grav'-el (chatsats, from root chatsats, "to divide." Kindred roots have the meaning
of "to cut," "to hew," "to sharpen," hence chets, "arrow" (2 Kings 13:17 ...
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Whet (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose
of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife. ...
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Bible Concordance

Sharpen (8 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 32:41 If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
(Root in DBY YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 13:20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 13:21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
(KJV WBS RSV NIV)

Psalms 7:12 If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
(WEB DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Psalms 64:3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
(WEB DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Psalms 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
(WEB YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 51:11 Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Sharpen

Related Terms

Sickle (13 Occurrences)

Sharp (115 Occurrences)

Ax (12 Occurrences)

Axe (19 Occurrences)

Sharpened (13 Occurrences)

Keen (3 Occurrences)

Grind (12 Occurrences)

Gravel (3 Occurrences)

Whet (5 Occurrences)