χόος
choos · dust
Greek word · Strong’s number G5522 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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choos (χόος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dust”.
How to say it
cho·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Dust of the road.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Where it appears
- Mark 6:11
And whatever place does not receive you nor listen to you, as you leave from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet as a testimony to them.”
- Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships on the sea grew rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.”