KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

quivering glow (of the {air}) especially the mirage

to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds

a thirsty {place} that {is} desert

a fountain

water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen

(adjective) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a {home} of God ({temple}) men ({residence}) flocks ({pasture}) or wild animals (den)

a monster (as preternaturally {formed}) that {is} a sea serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)

a couch or place of repose

grass; also a leek (collectively)

a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for {measuring}) shaft: {tube} {stem } the radius (of the {arm}) beam (of a steelyard)

properly an {absorbent} that {is} the bulrush (from its porosity); specifically the papyrus