KJV Dictionary - vanish
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VANISH
VAN'ISH, v.i. L. vanesco, vanus, vain, or its root; Eng. to wane. The primary sense is to withdraw or depart.
1. To disappear; to pass from a visible to an invisible state; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated. Light vanishes, when the rays of the illuminating body are intercepted; darkness vanishes before the rising sun.
2. To disappear; to pass beyond the limit of vision; as, a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land.
3. To disappear; to pass away; to be annihilated or lost. How cheering is the well founded hope of enjoying delights which can never vanish!
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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