Bible dictionaries

Lurk

What Bible dictionaries say about “Lurk”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Lurk - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

LURK, v.i.

1. To lie hid; to lie in wait.

Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent. Prov 1.

2. To lie concealed or unperceived. See that no selfish motive lurks in the heart.

See the lurking gold upon the fatal tree.

3. To retire from public observation; to keep out of sight.

The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

lurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually with intent to do harm (see Ps 17:12; Pr 1:11,18).

Lurking-place, a place of hiding, usually for the purpose of murder. See 1Sa 23:23; Ps 10:8.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2