Exodus 4:10
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
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James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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אָרֵךְ
ʼârêk · aw-rake'
9 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
long
Strong's KJV usage: long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Nehemiah 9:17Strong's last: Nahum 1:3
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bradýs · brad-ooce'
3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
slow; figuratively, dull
Strong's KJV usage: :--slow.
Strong's first: Luke 24:25Strong's last: James 1:19
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kâbêd · kaw-bade'
2 times translated as this KJV form38 total Strong's occurrences
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
Strong's KJV usage: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 4:10Strong's last: Exodus 4:10
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argós · ar-gos'
1 times translated as this KJV form8 total Strong's occurrences
inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless
Strong's KJV usage: :--barren, idle, slow.
Strong's first: Titus 1:12Strong's last: Titus 1:12
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H3515
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
H3515
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
H750
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
H750
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
H750
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
H750
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
H750
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
H750
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
H750
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
H750
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
H750
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
G1021
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
G692
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
G1021
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
G1021
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
English meaning and historical usage.
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slow
SLOW, adjective
1. Moving a small distance in a long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; as a slow stream; a slow motion.
2. Late; not happening in short time. These changes in the heavens though slow produc'd like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.
3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; as slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Exodus 4:10.
4. Dull; in active; tardy. The Trojans are not slow to guard their shore from an expected foe.
5. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation. The Lord is merciful, slow to anger. He that is slow the wrath is of great understanding. Proverbs 14:29.
6. Dull; heavy in wit.
7. Behind in time; indicating a time later than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow
8.Not advancing, growing or improving rapidly; as the slow growth of arts and sciences.
SLOW, is used in composition to modify other words; as a slow-paced horse.
SLOW, as a verb, to delay, is not in use.
SLOW, noun A moth. [Not in use.]
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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