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BED OF THORNS

Specialty Definition: BED OF THORNS

DomainDefinition

Literature

Bed of Thorns (A ). A situation of great anxiety and apprehension. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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

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Modern Translation: BED OF THORNS

Language Translations for "BED OF THORNS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Russian 

  

трудное положение (tight corner), тернистый путь, неприятное. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: BED OF THORNS

LanguageDateSourceJudges Chapter 8, Verse 16
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai elaben touV arcontaV kai touV presbuterouV thV polewV kai katexanen autouV en taiV akanqaiV thV erhmou kai taiV barakhnim kai katexanen en autoiV andraV sokcwq
Latin405VulgateTulit ergo seniores civitatis et spinas deserti ac tribulos et contrivit cum eis atque comminuit viros Soccoth
Middle English1395WyclifHe took thanne the eldre of the cyte, and thornes of deseert and breris, and torente with hem, and distruyede the men of Socoth;
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness, and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Basic English1964OgdenThen he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: BED OF THORNS

LanguageJudges Chapter 8, Verse 16
CebuanoUg gidala niya ang mga anciano sa ciudad, ug ang mga tunok sa kamingawan ug ang mga sapinit, ug uban niini iyang gitudloan ang mga tawo sa Succoth.
CroatianI uhvati starješine gradske, nabra pustinjskog trnja i draèa da ih oæute leða Sukoæana.
DanishDerpå greb han Byens Ældste, tog Ørkentorne og Tidsler og tærskede Folkene i Sukkot med dem;
DutchEn hij nam de oudsten dier stad, en doornen der woestijn, en distelen, en deed het den lieden van Sukkoth door dezelve verstaan.
FinnishJa hän otti kiinni kaupungin vanhimmat; ja hän otti erämaan orjantappuroita ja orjanruoskia ja antoi Sukkotin miesten maistaa niitä.
FrenchEt il prit les anciens de la ville, et châtia les gens de Succoth avec des épines du désert et avec des chardons.
GermanUnd er nahm die Ältesten der Stadt und Dornen aus der Wüste und Hecken und ließ es die Leute zu Sukkoth fühlen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSesudah itu Gideon mengambil duri dan onak dari padang pasir, lalu menghajar para pemuka kota Sukot itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka diambilnya akan segala tua-tua negeri itu dan akan duri dan onak dari padang, lalu diajarinya orang Sukot itu dengan dia.
MaoriNa ka mau ia ki nga kaumatua o te pa, ki nga tataramoa hoki o te koraha, ki nga tumatakuru, a whakaakona ana ki ena nga tangata o Hukota.
NorwegianOg han grep byens eldste, og han tok ørkenens torner og tistler og tuktet med dem mennene i Sukkot.
PortugueseNisso tomou os anciãos da cidade, e espinhos e abrolhos do deserto, e com eles ensinou aos homens de Sucote.   
RumanianWi a luat pe bqtrknii cetqyii, wi a pedepsit pe oamenii din Sucot cu spini din pustie wi cu mqrqcini.
SwedishDärefter lät han gripa de äldste i staden och tog ökentörnen och tistlar och lät männen i Suckot få känna dem.

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

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Anagrams: BED OF THORNS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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

-3 letters: bethorns, forbodes, frondose, serfhood, theorbos.

-4 letters: benthos, bethorn, bonders, boosted, booster, bothers, debtors, defrost, dehorns, dehorts, eftsoon, enroots, festoon, foetors, fondest, footers, forbode, fordoes, fordone, fronted, frontes, frosted, frothed, honored, hoofers, hooters, hornets, hotbeds, hotrods, onshore, reboots, reshoot, rodents, roosted, sheroot, shooter, shorted, shorten, snooted, snorted, soothed, soother, sorbent, theorbo, thorned, thorons.

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

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Alternative Orthography: BED OF THORNS


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

42 45 44      4F 46      54 48 4F 52 4E 53

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

        

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

01000010 01000101 01000100 00100000 01001111 01000110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01001111 01010010 01001110 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#69 &#68 &#32 &#79 &#70 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#79 &#82 &#78 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0045 0044      004F 0046      0054 0048 004F 0052 004E 0053

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

363938249402544249524853

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INDEX

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


  

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