Vagabond
1:
Vagabond — from Lat. vagabundus, “a wanderer,” “a fugitive;” not used opprobriously (Gen. 4:12, R.V., “wanderer;” Ps. 109:10; Acts 19:13, R.V., “strolling”).
Easton, M. (1996, c1897). Easton's Bible dictionary. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
2:
VAGABOND. In rsv only at Pr. 6:11, where the sluggard is warned that poverty will come upon him like a vagabond (av ‘as one that travelleth’). ‘Highwayman’ is apt (C. H. Toy, Proverbs, ICC, 1899). Vagabond occurs in av for (1) Heb. nûḏ, ‘to wander’, to describe Cain’s lot after God’s sentence, Gn. 4:12, 14; cf. *NOD; (2) nûa‘, ‘to wander about’ (like beggars), Ps. 109:10; (3) Gk. perierchomai, ‘to go around’, to refer to Jewish exorcists, Acts 19:13 (rv, neb ‘strolling’; rsv ‘itinerant’; cf. Lat. vagari, ‘to wander’). n.h.
Wood, D. R. W., Wood, D. R. W., & Marshall, I. H. (1996, c1982, c1962). New Bible Dictionary. Includes index. (electronic ed. of 3rd ed.) (1222). Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
3:
vagabond, one who wanders without a fixed place of residence. It is a symbol in the ot for the sudden and unexpected appearance of poverty to the indolent person (Prov. 6:11). The term is also used in the kjv in other places: Gen. 4:12, 14; Ps. 109:10 (rsv: ‘wanderer’); Acts 19:13 (rsv: ‘itinerant’).
Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row, P., & Society of Biblical Literature. (1985). Harper's Bible dictionary. Includes index. (1st ed.) (1109). San Francisco: Harper & Row.
