Churl
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Isaiah 32:5
- Last Reference: Isaiah 32:7
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3596 Used 2 times
In Isaiah 32:5 (R.V. marg., "crafty"), means a deceiver. In 1 Samuel 25:3, the word churlish denotes a man that is coarse and ill-natured, or, as the word literally means, "hard." The same Greek word as used by the LXX. here is found in Matthew 25:24, and there is rendered "hard."
CHURL, noun
1. A rude, surly, ill-bred man.
2. A rustic; a countryman, or laborer.
3. A miser; a niggard. Isaiah 32:5.
CHURLISH, adjective
1. Rude; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; unfeeling; uncivil.
2. Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious.
3. [Of things.] Unpliant; unyielding; cross-grained; harsh; unmanageable; as churlish metal.
4. Hard; firm; as a churlish knot.
5. Obstinate; as a churlish war.
CHURLISHLY, adverb Rudely; roughly; in a churlish manner.
CHURLISHNESS, noun Rudeness of manners or temper, but generally the word refers to the temper or disposition of mind; sullenness; austerity; indisposition to kindness or courtesy.
CHURLY, adjective Rude; boisterous.