Numbers 13:18
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
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Weak
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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11 occurrences in 9 verses.
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This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.
Numbers
11 verses
Judges
33 verses
2 Samuel
22 verses
2 Chronicles
11 verses
Job
11 verses
Psalms
22 verses
Isaiah
22 verses
Ezekiel
33 verses
Joel
11 verses
Matthew
11 verses
Mark
11 verses
Acts
11 verses
Romans
66 verses
1 Corinthians
119 verses
2 Corinthians
87 verses
Galatians
11 verses
1 Thessalonians
11 verses
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ἀσθενέω
asthenéō · as-then-eh'-o
16 times translated as this KJV form40 total Strong's occurrences
to be feeble (in any sense)
Strong's KJV usage: :--be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Acts 20:35Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 13:9
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asthenḗs · as-then-ace'
12 times translated as this KJV form25 total Strong's occurrences
strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
Strong's KJV usage: :--more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 26:41Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 5:14
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châlâh · khaw-law'
4 times translated as this KJV form75 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
Strong's KJV usage: beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, × pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit (× supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 16:7Strong's last: Isaiah 14:10
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râpheh · raw-feh'
4 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
slack (in body or mind)
Strong's KJV usage: weak. raphah, Raphah. See 7497, 7498. riphah. See 7383.
Strong's first: Numbers 13:18Strong's last: Isaiah 35:3
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yâlak · yaw-lak'
2 times translated as this KJV form1,045 total Strong's occurrences
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Strong's KJV usage: × again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 7:17Strong's last: Ezekiel 21:7
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adýnatos · ad-oo'-nat-os
1 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences
unable, i.e. weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible
Strong's KJV usage: :--could not do, impossible, impotent, not possible, weak.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 15:1Strong's last: Romans 15:1
Open full G102 profile →אָמַל
ʼâmal · aw-mal'
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn
Strong's KJV usage: languish, be weak, wax feeble.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Ezekiel 16:30Strong's last: Ezekiel 16:30
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ʼumlal · oom-lal'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
sick
Strong's KJV usage: weak.
Strong's first: Psalms 6:2Strong's last: Psalms 6:2
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challâsh · khal-lawsh'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
frail
Strong's KJV usage: weak.
Strong's first: Joel 3:10Strong's last: Joel 3:10
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kâshal · kaw-shal'
1 times translated as this KJV form62 total Strong's occurrences
to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
Strong's KJV usage: bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, × utterly, be weak.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Psalms 109:24Strong's last: Psalms 109:24
Open full H3782 profile →רַךְ
rak · rak
1 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
Strong's KJV usage: faint((-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 3:39Strong's last: 2 Samuel 3:39
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râphâh · raw-faw'
1 times translated as this KJV form46 total Strong's occurrences
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
Strong's KJV usage: abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See 7495.
Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 15:7Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 15:7
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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
G772
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
G772
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
G770
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
G772
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
G770
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
G770
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
G772
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
G772
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
G772
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
G772
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
G772
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
G770
I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
G770
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
G770
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
G770
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
G770
Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
G770
For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
G770
For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
G772
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
G772
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
English meaning and historical usage.
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weak
WEAK, adjective [G. The primary sense of the root is to yield, fail, give way, recede, or to be soft.]
1. Having little physical strength; feeble. Children are born weak; men are rendered weak by disease.
2. Infirm; not healthy; as a weak constitution.
3. Not able to bear a great weight; as a weak bridge; weak timber.
4. Not strong; not compact; easily broken; as a weak ship; a weak rope.
5. Not able to resist a violent attack; as a weak fortress.
6. Soft; pliant; not stiff.
7. Low; small; feeble; as a weak voice.
8. Feeble of mind; wanting spirit; wanting vigor of understanding; as a weak prince; a weak magistrate.
To think every thing disputable, si a proof of a weak mind and captious temper.
9. Not much impregnated with ingredients, or with things that excite action, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; as weak broth; weak tea; weak toddy; a weak solution; a weak decoction.
10. Not politically powerful; as a weak nation or state.
11. Not having force of authority or energy; as a weak government.
12. Not having moral force or power to convince; not well supported by truth or reason; as a weak argument.
13. Not well supported by argument; as weak reasoning.
14. Unfortified; accessible; impressible; as the weak side of a person.
15. Not having full conviction or confidence; as weak in faith.
16. weak land is land of a light thin soil. [I believe never used in New England.]
WEAK, verb transitive To make weak [Not used.]
WEAK, verb intransitive To become weak [Not used.]
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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