Ague
Bible Usage:
- ague used once.
- Bible Reference: Leviticus 26:16
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H6920 Used 1 time
The translation in Leviticus 26:16 (R.V., "fever") of the Hebrew word kaddah'ath, meaning "kindling", i.e., an inflammatory or burning fever. In Deuteronomy 28:22 the word is rendered "fever."
A'GUE, noun a'gu,
1. The cold fit which precedes a fever, or a paroxysm of fever in intermittents. It is accompanied with shivering.
2. Chilliness; a chill, or state of shaking with cold, though in health.
3. It is used for a periodical fever, an intermittent, whether quotidian, tertian, or quartan. In this case, the word, which signifies the preceding cold fit, is used for the disease.
A'GUE, verb transitive To cause a shivering in; to strike with a cold fit.
A'GUE-CAKE, noun a hard tumor on the left side of the belly, lower than the false ribs; supposed to be the effect of intermitting fevers.
A'GUED, adjective Chilly; having a fit of ague; shivering with cold or fear.
A'GUE-FIT, noun A paroxysm of cold, or shivering; chilliness.
A'GUE-PROOF, noun Able to resist agues; proof against agues.
AGUER'RY, verb transitive To inure to the hardships of war; to instruct in the art of war. [Not in use.]
A'GUE-SPELL, noun A charm or spell to cure or prevent ague.
A'GUE-STRUCK, adjective Struck with ague.
A'GUE-TREE, noun A name sometimes applied to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge qualities.