Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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Piercing
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Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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διϊκνέομαι
diïknéomai · dee-ik-neh'-om-ahee
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to reach through, i.e. penetrate
Strong's KJV usage: :--pierce.
Strong's first: Hebrews 4:12Strong's last: Hebrews 4:12
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bârîyach · baw-ree'-akh
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name
Strong's KJV usage: crooked, noble, piercing.
Strong's first: Isaiah 27:1Strong's last: Isaiah 27:1
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For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
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piercing
PIERCING, participle present tense pers'ing. Penetrating; entering, as a pointed instrument; making a way by force into another body.
1. Affecting deeply; as eloquence piercing the heart.
2. adjective Affecting; cutting; keen.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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