HARD AS A STONE

  

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HARD AS A STONE

Specialty Definition: HARD AS A STONE

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Literature

Hard as a Stone "hard as iron," "hard as brawn," "hard as ice," "hard as adamant," etc. (See Similes.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: HARD AS A STONE

Language Translations for "HARD AS A STONE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

kőkemény (as hard as a stone, bony, stony). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ardhay asay aay onestay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: HARD AS A STONE

LanguageDateSourceJob Chapter 38, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintH katabainei wsper udwr reon proswpon de abussou tiV ephxen
Latin405VulgateIn similitudinem lapidis aquae durantur et superficies abyssi constringitur
Middle English1395WyclifIn the licnesse of a ston watris ben hardid, and the vtmost of the se is streyned togidere.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Victorian English1833WebsterThe waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Basic English1964OgdenThe waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: HARD AS A STONE

LanguageJob Chapter 38, Verse 30
AlbanianUjërat ngurtësohen si guri dhe sipërfaqja e humnerës ngrin.
CebuanoAng katubigan mitago sa ilang kaugalingon ug nangahimo ingon sa bato, Ug ang ibabaw sa kahiladman natibugol.
CroatianKako èvrsnu vode poput kamena i led se hvata površja bezdana?
DanishVandet størkner som Sten, Dybets Flade trækker sig sammen.
DutchAls met een steen verbergen zich de wateren, en het vlakke des afgrond wordt omvat.
FinnishVesi tiivistyy kuin kiveksi, ja syvyyden pinta sulkeutuu kiinni.
FrenchPour que les eaux se cachent comme une pierre, Et que la surface de l`abîme soit enchaînée?
Germandaß das Wasser verborgen wird wie unter Steinen und die Tiefe oben gefriert?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSiapa mengubah air menjadi batu, dan membuat permukaan laut menjadi kaku?
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSegala air menjadi beku dan keras seperti batu dan muka tubirpun seperti terbelenggu adanya.
ItalianCome pietra le acque induriscono e la faccia dell'abisso si raggela.
MaoriMe te mea he kohatu e huna ana i te wai; a whakatotoka ana te mata o te rire.
NorwegianVannet blir hårdt som sten, og havets overflate stivner.
PortugueseComo pedra as águas se endurecem, e a superfície do abismo se congela.   
Rumanianca apele sq se kngroawe ca o piatrq, wi faya adkncului sq se kntqreascq?
RussianчП"Щ, ЛБЛ ЛБНЕОШ, ЛТЕ ОХФ, Й ПЧЕТИОПУФШ 'ЕЪ"ОЩ ЪБНЕТЪБЕФ.
SpanishLas aguas se congelan como piedra, y se endurece la superficie del océano.
SwedishSe, vattnet tätnar och bliver likt sten, så ytan sluter sig samman över djupet.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: HARD AS A STONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-e-h-n-o-r-s-s-t"

-3 letters: hardnoses, seastrand.

-4 letters: aerosats, anatases, assentor, assorted, darshans, earshots, handsets, harassed, hardness, hardnose, hoarsens, hoarsest, sandshoe, sardanas, senators, senhoras, shortens, standers, starnose, torsades, treasons.

-5 letters: aerosat, anatase, another, ansated, anthers, atoners, darshan, dashers, dearths, dehorns, dehorts, dharnas, donates, earshot, hadrons, handset, hardens, hardest, hardset, harness, hastens, hatreds, hoarsen, hornets, horstes, hotness, nestors, noshers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HARD AS A STONE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 41 52 44      41 53      41      53 54 4F 4E 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01000001 01010010 01000100 00100000 01000001 01010011 00100000 01000001 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001111 01001110 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#65 &#82 &#68 &#32 &#65 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#32 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#78 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0041 0052 0044      0041 0053      0041      0053 0054 004F 004E 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

423552382355323525354494839

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Bible Trace
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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