King James Bible Dictionary

(Hosea 10:7), the rendering of ketseph, which properly means twigs or splinters (as rendered in the LXX. and marg. R.V.). The expression in Hosea may therefore be read, "as a chip on the face of the water," denoting the helplessness of the piece of wood as compared with the irresistable current.

FOAM, noun [Latin fumo, to smoke, to foam ]

Froth; spume; the substance which is formed on the surface of liquors by fermentation or violent agitation, consisting of bubbles.

FOAM, verb intransitive

1. To froth; to gather foam The billows foam A horse foams at the mouth when violently heated.

2. To be in a rage; to be violently agitated.

He foameth and gnasheth with his teeth. Mark 9:18.

FOAM, verb transitive To throw out with rage or violence; with out.

FOAMing out their own shame. Jude 1:13.

FOAMING, participle present tense Frothing; fuming.

FOAMINGLY, adverb Frothily.

FOAMY, adjective Covered with foam; frothy.

Behold how high the foamy billows ride!