Barricade
χάραξStrong’s G5482charax
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Charax is the Greek word usually translated “barricade”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,”
Meaning
Usually translated “barricade”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a barricade 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
χάραξ charax · barricade
χάραξ, -ακος, ὁ (χαράσσω), [in LXX for סֹלְלָה, מָצוֹר, etc. ;] 1. a pointed stake 2. a palisade or rampart: Luk.19:43.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “barricade” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BARRICA'DE, noun
- A fortification made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or any thing that will obstruct the progress of an enemy, or serve for defense or security, against his shot.
- Any bar or obstruction; that which defends.
- In naval architecture, a strong wooden rail, supported by stanchions, extending across the foremost part of the quarter deck, in ships of war, and filled with rope, mats, pieces of old cable, and full hammocks, to prevent the effect of small shot in time of action.
All definitions and other forms of “barricade”
BARRICA'DE, verb transitive
To stop up a passage; to obstruct.
- To fortify with any slight work that prevents the approach of an enemy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.