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WEAK AS WATER

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Literature

Weak as Water (See Similes .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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

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Synonyms within Context: WEAK AS WATER

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Weakness

On its last legs; weak as a child, weak as a baby, weak as a chicken, weak as a cat, weak as a rat; weak as water, weak as water gruel, weak as gingerbread, weak as milk and water; colorless.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Bible Trace: WEAK AS WATER

LanguageDateSourceEzekiel Chapter 7, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPasai ceireV ekluqhsontai kai panteV mhroi molunqhsontai ugrasia
Latin405VulgateOmnes manus dissolventur et omnia genua fluent aquis
Middle English1395WyclifAlle hoondis shulen be vndon, and alle knees shulen flowe with waters.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAll hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Victorian English1833WebsterAll hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.
Basic English1964OgdenAll hands will be feeble and all knees without strength, like water.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: WEAK AS WATER

LanguageEzekiel Chapter 7, Verse 17
CebuanoAng tanang mga kamot mangaluya, ug ang tanang mga tuhod mangahuyang ingon sa tubig.
Chinese手 都 發 軟 、 膝 弱 如 水 。
Croatiani sve æe ruke klonuti, a koljena æe svima malaksati.
DanishAlle Hænder er slappe, alle Knæ flyder som Vand.
DutchAlle handen zullen slap worden, en alle knieen zullen henenvlieten als water.
FinnishKaikki kädet herpoavat, kaikki polvet käyvät veltoiksi kuin vesi.
FrenchToutes les mains sont affaiblies, Tous les genoux se fondent en eau.
GermanAller Hände werden dahinsinken, und aller Kniee werden so ungewiß stehen wie Wasser;
HungarianMinden kéz elerõtlenül, és minden térd elolvad, mint a víz.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSetiap orang akan menjadi lemah tangannya dan goyah lututnya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSegala tangan jadi lemah dan segala lututpun surutlah seperti air.
ItalianTutte le mani cadranno e tutte le ginocchia si scioglieranno come acqua.
MaoriKa ngoikore katoa nga ringa, a ka ngonge nga turi ano he wai.
NorwegianAlle hender skal synke, og alle knær skal bli som vann.
PortugueseTodas as mãos se enfraquecerão, e todos os joelhos se tornarão fracos como água.   
RumanianMknile tuturor au slqbit, wi genunchii tuturor se topesc ca apa.
SpanishTodas las manos se debilitarán, y todas las rodillas se escurrirán como agua.

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

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Anagrams: WEAK AS WATER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-e-k-r-s-t-w-w"

-3 letters: reawakes, seawater, teawares, wetwares.

-4 letters: aerates, karates, reawake, retakes, rewakes, seaware, sweater, teaware, weakest, wetware.

-5 letters: aerate, aretes, awakes, easter, eaters, karate, karats, rakees, rawest, reatas, reseat, retake, rewake, rewets, satara, seater, skater, skewer, strake, streak, streek, takers, tawers, teaser, tweaks, wakers, warsaw, waster, waters, weaker, wester, wreaks.

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

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Alternative Orthography: WEAK AS WATER


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

57 45 41 4B      41 53      57 41 54 45 52

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

        

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

01010111 01000101 01000001 01001011 00100000 01000001 01010011 00100000 01010111 01000001 01010100 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#69 &#65 &#75 &#32 &#65 &#83 &#32 &#87 &#65 &#84 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0045 0041 004B      0041 0053      0057 0041 0054 0045 0052

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

573935452355325735543952

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1. Bible Trace
2. Anagrams
3. Orthography
4. Bibliography


  

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