1. halt
Example KJV verse(s)
Daniel 9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
Relevant Hebrew/Greek sense(s) from responsible original-language lexicon
רָעָה, N. evil, wickedness, depravity; misfortune, disaster. calamity (event) — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
Contemporary English sense(s) people today are likely to hear
“Something which is harmful or undesirable” (NOAD)
Sense(s) intended by the KJV translators
II.6. † A calamity, disaster, misfortune. Obsolete. (OED)
Explanation
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Other KJV verses in which this word is a false friend
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
KJV verses in which this word is not a false friend
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam. (Hez 45:55)
Previous translations
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Modern TR-Based Translations
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