International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SEARser: In 1 Timothy 4:2 for (kausteriazo), "burn with a hot iron" (compare "cauterize"), the King James Version "having their conscience seared with a hot iron," and the Revised Version margin. "Seared" in this connection means "made insensible," like the surface of a deep burn after healing. The verb, however, probably means "brand" (so the Revised Version (British and American)). "Criminals are branded on their forehead, so that all men may know their infamy. The consciences of certain men are branded just as truly, so that there is an inward consciousness of hypocrisy." See the commentaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v.) To burn a surface to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to brand; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively.
2. (a.) Alt. of Sere.
3. (v.) To wither; to dry up.
4. (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Strong's Hebrew
8177. sear -- hair... << 8176, 8177.
sear. 8178 >>. hair. Transliteration:
sear Phonetic Spelling:
(seh-ar') Short Definition: hair.
... << 8176, 8177.
sear. 8178 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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... << 8180, 8181. sear. 8182 >>. hair. Transliteration: sear Phonetic Spelling:
(say-awr') Short Definition: hair. ... << 8180, 8181. sear. 8182 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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8185. saarah -- hair
... Word Origin from the same as sear Definition hair NASB Word Usage hair (4), hairs
(3). hair. Feminine of se'ar; hairiness -- hair. see HEBREW se'ar. ...
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8178a. saar -- horror
... horror. Transliteration: saar Short Definition: horribly. Word Origin from the same
as sear Definition horror NASB Word Usage horribly (2), horror (1). ...
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8163a. sair -- hairy
... hairy. Transliteration: sair or sair Short Definition: hairy. Word Origin from the
same as sear Definition hairy NASB Word Usage hairy (3), shaggy (2). ...
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8167. Seirah -- "goat," a city in Ephraim
... Definition: Seirah. Word Origin from the same as sear Definition "goat," a
city in Ephraim NASB Word Usage Seirah (1). Seirath. Formed ...
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8175c. saar -- to bristle (with horror)
... Word Origin denominative verb from sear Definition to bristle (with horror) NASB
Word Usage afraid (2), shudder (1). << 8175b, 8175c. saar. 8176 >>. ...
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8184. seorah -- barley
... Short Definition: barley. Word Origin from the same as sear Definition barley
NASB Word Usage barley (33). barley. Or snowrah {seh ...
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8163c. sair -- a satyr, demon
... Word Origin from the same as sear Definition a satyr, demon NASB Word Usage demons
(1), satyrs (1). << 8163b, 8163c. sair. 8164 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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8188. Seorim -- an Israelite priest
... an Israelite priest. Transliteration: Seorim Phonetic Spelling: (seh-o-reem') Short
Definition: Seorim. Word Origin from the same as sear Definition an Isr. ...
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