Sharpen
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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)

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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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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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.

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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