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restoreth

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An archaic third-person singular form of "restores," famously featured in the King James Bible ("He restoreth my soul") and sacred poetry.

Detailed Definition
The -eth ending marks this as biblical or early modern English. In the psalm, the word means to renew, revive, or bring back strength, fitting the shepherd’s care for the speaker’s soul.
Example
Example in poetry:
“He restoreth my soul” from Psalm 23 uses the archaic third-person verb ending -eth; “The river restoreth the reeds after flood” imitates biblical cadence in a new setting; “Morning restoreth colour to the street” shows how the form can elevate ordinary renewal; Students can compare restoreth with modern restores and hear the older rhythm and register
Additional Notes
“restoreth” is an archaic verb form in the quoted line and is not standard modern English.; Found in the poem, Psalm 23 by King James Bible
Also Known As
restores rejuvenates revives replenishes
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