Fords
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Joshua 2:7
- Last Reference: Isaiah 16:2
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:
- H4569 Used 3 times
Mention is frequently made of the fords of the Jordan (Joshua 2:7; Judges 3:28; 12:5, 6), which must have been very numerous; about fifty perhaps. The most notable was that of Bethabara. Mention is also made of the ford of the Jabbok (Genesis 32:22), and of the fords of Arnon (Isaiah 16:2) and of the Euphrates (Jeremiah 51:32).
FORD, noun
1. A place in a river or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, or by wading.
2. A stream; a current.
Permit my ghost to pass the Stygian ford
FORD, verb transitive To pass or cross a river or other water by treading or walking on the bottom; to pass through water by wading; to wade through.
FORDABLE, adjective That may be waded or passed through on foot, as water.
FORDED, participle passive Passed through on foot; waded.
FORDING, participle present tense Wading; passing through on foot as water.
FORDO', verb transitive To destroy; to undo; to ruin; to weary. [Not in use.]