Bible Dictionaries
Petrify
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
(2):
(v. i.) Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
(3):
(v. t.) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young.
(4):
(v. t.) To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.
Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of
BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Petrify'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/petrify.html. 1828.