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Feebleness

FEE'BLENESS, noun

1. Weakness of body or mind, from any cause; imbecility; infirmity; want of strength, physical or intellectual; as feebleness of the body or limbs; feebleness of the mind or understanding.

2. Want of fullness or loudness; as feebleness of voice.

3. Want of vigor or force; as feebleness of exertion, or of operation.

4. Defect of brightness; as feebleness of light or color.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Jeremiah 47:3