Game
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

2. (v. i.) Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.

3. (n.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.

4. (n.) The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.

5. (v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game.

6. (v. i.) In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.

7. (n.) A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.

8. (v. i.) Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table.

9. (a.) Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky.

10. (a.) of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting.

11. (n.) To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.

12. (n.) To play at any sport or diversion.

13. (n.) To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.

Greek
2339. thera -- a hunting, prey
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: thera Phonetic Spelling: (thay'-rah) Short Definition:
hunting, entrapping Definition: hunting, entrapping; prey, game; a net ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2339.htm - 6k
Strong's Hebrew
6718a. tsayid -- hunting, game
... 6718, 6718a. tsayid. 6718b . hunting, game. Transliteration: tsayid Short
Definition: game. Word Origin from tsud Definition hunting ...
/hebrew/6718a.htm - 5k

6718. tsayid -- hunting, game
... 6717, 6718. tsayid. 6718a . hunting, game. Transliteration: tsayid Phonetic
Spelling: (tsah'-yid) Short Definition: catch. catch ...
/hebrew/6718.htm - 5k

2760. charak -- perhaps to scorch, parch
... roast. A primitive root; to braid (ie To entangle or snare) or catch (game) in a
net -- roast. 2759, 2760. charak. 2761 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/2760.htm - 5k

99. agem -- sad
... 98, 99. agem. 100 . sad. Transliteration: agem Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-game') Short Definition: grieved. Word Origin from the same ...
/hebrew/99.htm - 6k

Library

How Jacob Deceived his Father
... man who stayed about the tents. Isaac loved Esau, for he was fond of game;
but Rebekah loved Jacob. Once when Jacob was preparing ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/how jacob deceived his father.htm

The Bad Squire
... 'A labourer in Christian England, Where they cant of a Saviour's name, And yet waste
men's lives like the vermin's For a few more brace of game. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the bad squire.htm

A Liberal Education: and Where to Find It.
... Suppose it were perfectly certain that the life and fortune of every one of us would,
one day or other, depend upon his winning or losing a game at chess. ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/iii a liberal education and.htm

The First Games
... by instinct, the encyclopaedic knowledge of his age, who found himself at his ease
amidst the deepest abstractions, did, at the beginning, take life as a game? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/iv the first games.htm

Ulrich Von Hutten's Song.
... When rich men felt secure,. They yet have lost the game, I ween,. ... No courtiers'
crafts shall me affright,. Though deep the game they've played; ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/ulrich von huttens song.htm

After the Synod, on the Death of Alexander, Athanasius is ...
... Rufinus relates, that this [Athanasius] when quite a boy, played with others of
his own age at a sacred game: this was an imitation of the priesthood and the ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter xv after the synod on.htm

1 Corinthians xiii. 11
... of none of these things brings us of necessity any nearer to real thoughtfulness,
such as alone gives wisdom, than the knowledge of a well-contrived game. ...
/.../arnold/the christian life/lecture iii 1 corinthians xiii.htm

The Love of Rameses
... The company, which was large, had fallen into easy attitudes; an exciting game of
drafts, or a story-teller, or a beauty, attracting groups here and there over ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxv the love of.htm

The Teen Boy and Missions
... A young man, who happened to be present, was appealed to for a new game, and he
taught them to "skin the snake." It "caught on" immediately, and the group of ...
/.../alexander/the boy and the sunday school/xvi the teen boy and.htm

The Son of the Murket
... "Hath he forsworn us?". "I saw him to-day," Nechutes ventured, without raising his
eyes from the game, "when we were fowling on the Nile below the city. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xvii the son of.htm

Thesaurus
Game (11 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. ... 4. (n.) The use or practice of such a game;
a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards. ...
/g/game.htm - 10k

Trap (35 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used
for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes. ...
/t/trap.htm - 19k

Set (6715 Occurrences)
... 22. (vt) To value; to rate; -- with at. 23. (vt) To point out the seat or position
of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs. 24. ...
/s/set.htm - 20k

Pool (25 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum,
the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which ...
/p/pool.htm - 40k

Chase (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game;
to hunt. ... 3. (vt) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game. ...
/c/chase.htm - 12k

Quarry (5 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A heap of game killed. 5. (n.) The object of the chase; the animal
hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. ...
/q/quarry.htm - 8k

Move (113 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another,
according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. ...
/m/move.htm - 38k

Play (61 Occurrences)
... careless. 3. (n.) To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball;
hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes. 4. (n ...
/p/play.htm - 28k

Cat
... 5. (n.) An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it
is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according ...
/c/cat.htm - 8k

Point (106 Occurrences)
... 25. (n.) The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came
to a point. ... 36. (n.) To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game. 37. ...
/p/point.htm - 40k

Resources
What can we learn from church softball? | GotQuestions.org

How can I learn to stop blaming others for my problems? | GotQuestions.org

Should a Christian play video games? | GotQuestions.org

Game: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Game (11 Occurrences)

Luke 23:36
And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,
(DBY)

Genesis 25:28
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:3
Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:5
Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:7
'Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before Yahweh before my death.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:19
Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:25
He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you." He brought it near to him, and he ate. He brought him wine, and he drank.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:31
He also made savory food, and brought it to his father. He said to his father, "Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:33
Isaac trembled violently, and said, "Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 76:4
Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Trap (35 Occurrences)

Set (6715 Occurrences)

Pool (25 Occurrences)

Chase (14 Occurrences)

Quarry (5 Occurrences)

Move (113 Occurrences)

Play (61 Occurrences)

Cat

Point (106 Occurrences)

King (25505 Occurrences)

Umpire (1 Occurrence)

Lead (192 Occurrences)

Lap (12 Occurrences)

Forfeit (12 Occurrences)

Taw (1 Occurrence)

Tally (1 Occurrence)

Discus

Mall (1 Occurrence)

Put (13688 Occurrences)

Preserve (61 Occurrences)

Bird (65 Occurrences)

Beat (85 Occurrences)

Bowl (44 Occurrences)

Bag (52 Occurrences)

Camp (222 Occurrences)

Cent (4 Occurrences)

Check (9 Occurrences)

Stalk (7 Occurrences)

Score (2 Occurrences)

Games (2 Occurrences)

Food (2953 Occurrences)

Hunt (19 Occurrences)

Hunter (3 Occurrences)

Hunting (9 Occurrences)

Quail (5 Occurrences)

Quest (2 Occurrences)

Venison (10 Occurrences)

Vie (2 Occurrences)

Kite (3 Occurrences)

Nero

Nomad (1 Occurrence)

Orchard (3 Occurrences)

Oppressive (6 Occurrences)

Out (29154 Occurrences)

Off (5363 Occurrences)

Open (586 Occurrences)

Javelin (16 Occurrences)

Jeopard

Jackal (3 Occurrences)

Jeopardy (7 Occurrences)

Go (17871 Occurrences)

Gambol (2 Occurrences)

Whip (7 Occurrences)

Wind (180 Occurrences)

Flesh (468 Occurrences)

Forest (67 Occurrences)

Fowl (73 Occurrences)

Falcon (2 Occurrences)

Foul (41 Occurrences)

Tackle (1 Occurrence)

Tilt (2 Occurrences)

Trigon (3 Occurrences)

Touch (82 Occurrences)

Triumph (52 Occurrences)

Trail (5 Occurrences)

Trump (2 Occurrences)

Rail (8 Occurrences)

Revoke (10 Occurrences)

Rest (831 Occurrences)

Rattle (2 Occurrences)

Rub (1 Occurrence)

Resplendent (3 Occurrences)

Roast (8 Occurrences)

Egg (3 Occurrences)

Dam (5 Occurrences)

Double (49 Occurrences)

Deal (170 Occurrences)

Marble (5 Occurrences)

Gambol
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