a-swaj' (the King James Version Asswage) :Lit,. "sweeten," "soften down"; then, "mitigate," "abate"; used of "flood," Ge 8:1 ("subside"); of grief, Job 16:5-6 ("restrain"); also applied to any strong emotion; not used in the New Testament.
⇒See the definition of asswage in the KJV Dictionary
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