Topic
Gnash
15 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 16:9Easton · ISBE
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
- Psalms 112:10Easton · ISBE
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
- Lamentations 2:16Easton · ISBE
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
- Mark 9:18Easton · ISBE
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
- Acts 7:54Easton · ISBE
¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
- Psalms 35:16ISBE
With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
- Psalms 37:12ISBE
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 30:10ISBE
Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end.
- Matthew 8:12ISBE
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:42ISBE
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:50ISBE
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 22:13ISBE
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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- Matthew 24:51 ISBE
- Matthew 25:30 ISBE
- Luke 13:28 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Heb. harak, meaning “to grate the teeth”, (Job 16:9; Ps. 112:10; Lam. 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. (See also Acts 7:54; Mark 9:18.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 15 references
nash (charaq; brugmos): "Gnash" is used of grinding or striking together the teeth in rage, pain or misery of disappointment. In the Old Testament it is the translation of charak, a mimetic word, and represents for the most part rage, anger, hatred (Job 16:9, "He gnasheth upon me with his teeth," the Revised Version (British and American) "hath gnashed upon me"; Ps 35:16; 37:12; 112:10, grief; La 2:16, contempt or derision); brucho, "to gnash the teeth in rage," indicates anger, rage, Septuagint for charaq (Ac 7:54, of Stephen, "They gnashed on him with their teeth"). The several instances of brugmos, "gnashing," in the Gospels seem to express disappointment rather than anger (Mt 8:12,"There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth," the Revised Version (British and American) "the weeping and the gnashing of teeth"; Mt 13:42,50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Lu 13:28--a vivid representation of the misery of disappointed expectations; compare Ecclesiasticus 30:10, "lest thou shalt gnash thy teeth in the end," gomphiazo, "to have the teeth set on edge"); trizo (Mr 9:18), which means "to give out a creaking, grating sound," "to screak," is used in the New Testament (in the above instance only) to mean "to grate or gnash with the teeth," indicating the effect of a paroxysm, the Revised Version (British and American) "grindeth his teeth."
W. L. Walker
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.