KJV dictionary & concordance

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.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

14 occurrences13 verses9 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 41:17

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “bank”

KJV PCE

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Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Joshua 12:2 · retained source text

Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is vpon the banke of the riuer of Arnon, and from the middle of the riuer, and from halfe Gilead vnto the riuer Iabbok; which is the border of the children of Ammon:

1611 marginal noteNum. 21.24. deu. 3.6.

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From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Joshua 13:9 · retained source text

From Aroer that is vpon the banke of the riuer Arnon, and the citie that is in the middest of the riuer, and all the plaine of Medeba vnto Dibon:

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And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Joshua 13:16 · retained source text

And their coast was from Aroer that is on the banke of the riuer Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the riuer, and all the plaine by Medeba.

Complete reference index — all 13 verses

Genesis 41:17 Deuteronomy 4:48 Joshua 12:2 Joshua 13:9 Joshua 13:16 2 Samuel 20:15 2 Kings 2:13 2 Kings 19:32 Isaiah 37:33 Ezekiel 47:7 Ezekiel 47:12 Daniel 12:5 Luke 19:23

Where “bank” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse Joshua3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel2 occurrences
2 verses Daniel2 occurrences
1 verse Luke1 occurrence
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 41:17 Joshua 12:2 Joshua 13:9 2 Samuel 20:15 2 Kings 19:32 Ezekiel 47:7 Ezekiel 47:12 Luke 19:23

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Skeat 1893

Open source edition ↗

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

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