Bible Encyclopedia: Waxen

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Strong's Hebrew

4134. muk -- to be low or depressed, to grow poor
... be waxen poorer. A primitive root; to become thin, ie (figuratively) be impoverished --
be (waxen) poor(-er). 4133, 4134. muk. 4135 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Kinsman-Redeemer
... The first was connected with property, and is thus stated in the words of the law,
'If thy brother be waxen poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall ...
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Written Contracts in the Name of Idols. Tacit Consent.
... [339] Thus, in his pen there speaks a hand clearer than every sound, in his waxen
tablet there is heard a letter more vocal that every mouth. ...
/.../tertullian/on idolatry/chapter xxiii written contracts in the.htm

A Letter from Origen to Africanus.
... One will saw asunder him who was waxen old in wicked days, who had pronounced false
judgment, condemning the innocent, and letting the guilty go free; [3037 ...
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The Physical Tendencies of Fasting and Feeding Considered the ...
... I am a liar, if the Lord Himself, when upbraiding Israel with forgetfulness, does
not impute the cause to "fulness:" "(My) beloved is waxen thick, and fat, and ...
/.../chapter vi the physical tendencies of.htm

The Fate of False Teachers.
... submitted to death! Whosoever, "being waxen fat," [600] and "become gross,"
sets at nought His doctrine, shall go into hell. In like ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the ephesians/chapter xvi the fate of false.htm

Hymn for the Lighting of the Lamps
... Bright glows the light, whether the resin thick Of pine-brand flares, or waxen tapers
burn With melting radiance, or the hollow urn Yields its stored sweetness ...
/.../prudentius/the hymns of prudentius/v hymn for the lighting.htm

God's Cup of Myrrh
... It so happened that some thieves broke into a little chapel, in which were hung
up waxen legs and arms, as now we see in Roman Catholic countries, being the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bevan/three friends of god/chapter liii gods cup of.htm

"I Saw . . . As it were in the Time of his Passion . . . And in ...
... I saw her ghostly, in bodily likeness: a simple maid and a meek, young of age and
little waxen above a child, in the stature that she was when she conceived. ...
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"The Goodness of God is the Highest Prayer, and it Cometh Down to ...
... part of our need. It quickeneth our soul and bringeth it on life, and
maketh it for to waxen in grace and virtue. It is nearest ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter vi the goodness of.htm

"The Kind, Loving, Mother"
... And when it is waxen of more age, she suffereth that it be beaten [242] in breaking
down of vices, to make the child receive virtues and graces. ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lx the kind loving.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. p.) of Wax.

2. (a.) Made of wax.

3. (a.) Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.

4. (a.) Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.

Thesaurus

Waxen (12 Occurrences)
... 1. (pp) of Wax. 2. (a.) Made of wax. 3. (a.) Covered with wax; waxed; as, a
waxen tablet. ... Multi-Version Concordance Waxen (12 Occurrences). ...
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Wax (32 Occurrences)
... Hebrew. The past participle in the King James Version and the English Revised
Version is "waxen," except in Genesis 18:12. There ...
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Waxed (57 Occurrences)

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Gangrene (1 Occurrence)
... verse 52 Coverdale uses the phrase, "O thou old cankered carle," in Daniel's address
to the elder, where English Versions of the Bible has "waxen old in ...
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Waxeth (5 Occurrences)

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Floweth (16 Occurrences)
... them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and
honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then ...
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Falter (2 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee;
then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ...
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Relieve (14 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee;
then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ...
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Decay (18 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee;
then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ...
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Megiddon (1 Occurrence)
... Later, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, the Canaanites were put to
taskwork (Joshua 17:12 Judges 1:27 f). The host of Sisera was drawn to the ...
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Bible Concordance

Waxen (12 Occurrences)

Genesis 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
(KJV)

Leviticus 25:25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
(KJV JPS)

Leviticus 25:26 And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;
(See JPS)

Leviticus 25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
(KJV JPS)

Leviticus 25:39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
(KJV JPS)

Leviticus 25:49 or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, he may redeem himself.
(See JPS)

Deuteronomy 29:5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
(KJV JPS)

Joshua 17:13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
(KJV JPS)

Judges 1:28 And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 5:27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
(KJV JPS)

Jeremiah 5:28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
(KJV JPS)

Ezekiel 16:7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
(KJV)

Subtopics

Waxen

Related Terms

Wax (32 Occurrences)

Waxed (57 Occurrences)

Gangrene (1 Occurrence)

Waxeth (5 Occurrences)

Floweth (16 Occurrences)

Falter (2 Occurrences)

Relieve (14 Occurrences)

Decay (18 Occurrences)

Megiddon (1 Occurrence)