3 occurrences in 13 translations

'Rough' in the Bible

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

Verse ConceptsTelling What People Said

(now the man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; he was a Calebite).

Verse ConceptsBehaviourIntelligenceOutward AppearanceSelfishness, Examples OfGood Wives ExamplesBeauty, In WomenDiscourtesyWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureA Good WomanInner BeautyBeauty And Self WorthA Good HusbandBeautiful Women

But one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsInsulting Other PeopleTelling Of Happenings

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Bearded (2 instances)
Boisterous (7 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Bushy (1 instance)
Craggy (1 instance)
Crisp (1 instance)
Fierce (120 instances)
Grating (11 instances)
Gravel (3 instances)
Hairy (8 instances)
Jolting (1 instance)
Knotted (3 instances)
Leafy (16 instances)
Pugnacious (2 instances)
Rocky (31 instances)
Rough (26 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain