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bank

Meaning of “bank”

Sense 1: The edge or raised ground beside a river or other water. Sense 2: A mound or rampart cast up in besieging a place. Sense 3: A place where money is deposited or handled.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
14 occurrences13 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:17

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Isaiah 37:33
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 37:33 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this citie, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a banke against it.

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Historical definitions

a mound of earth, rampart, cast up in besieging a town.

printed p. 260; PDF p. 280; Internet Archive leaf n279