Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The European bunting. 2. (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb. 3. (n.) The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay. 4. (v. i.) To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow. 5. (v. i.) To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. 6. (v. t.) To cause to flow back. 7. (a.) Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.

Multi-Version Concordance Ebb (1 Occurrence) Lamentations 2:12 They tell their mothers, Where is grain and wine? When they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city, When their soul is poured out into their mothers' bosom. (See NIV)