Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Force; violence. 2. (n.) A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard. 3. (n.) Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball. 4. (n.) The direction of a rake-vein. 5. (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.

Multi-Version Concordance Random (3 Occurrences) 1 Kings 22:34 A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded." (WEB NAS NIV) 2 Chronicles 18:33 A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am sore wounded. (See NAS NIV) Proverbs 26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. (See NIV)