Doleful
Bible Usage:
- doleful used twice.
- First Reference: Isaiah 13:21
- Last Reference: Micah 2:4
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- 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:
- H5093 Used 1 time
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Doleful
DOLEFUL, adjective [dole and full.]
1. Sorrowful; expressing grief; as a doleful whine; a doleful cry.
2. Melancholy; sad; afflicted; as a doleful sire.
3. Dismal; impressing sorrow; gloomy; as doleful shades.
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Doleful Creatures
(occurring only Isaiah 13:21. Heb. ochim, i.e., "shrieks;" hence "howling animals"), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word "hyaenas."
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Dolefully
DOLEFULLY, adverb In a doleful manner; sorrowfully; dismally; sadly.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Dolefulness
DOLEFULNESS, noun Sorrow; melancholy; querulousness; gloominess; dismalness.