NEESING (עֲטִישָׁה, H6490). An archaic word for “sneezing,” the pl. of which is found in Job 41:18 KJV in the chapter about Leviathan, “By his neesings a light doth shine.” The RSV has “His sneezings flash forth light.” The word “snortings” would prob. be more descriptive. In early editions of the KJV it is said of the child whom Elisha raised to life that he “neesed seven times” (2 Kings 4:35). Later editions, the ASV and the RSV have “sneezed.”