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bars

Meaning of “bars”

Sense 1: Rigid rods, crosspieces, or bolts used to join, strengthen, close, or secure a structure or gate. Sense 2: Figuratively, strong barriers, bonds, or restraints.

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38 occurrences34 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 26:26

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Jonah 2:6

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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jonah 2:6 · retained source text

I went downe to the bottomes of the mountaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer: yet hast thou brought vp my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cuttings off.

1611 marginal noteOr, the pit.

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Where “bars” appears

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Exodus13 occurrences
9 verses Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Nehemiah5 occurrences
5 verses Job3 occurrences
3 verses Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah2 occurrences
2 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Nahum1 occurrence
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Exodus 26:26 Deuteronomy 3:5 Job 40:18 Psalm 147:13 Proverbs 18:19 Ezekiel 38:11 Psalms 147:13 Exodus 35:11 Exodus 36:34 Numbers 3:36 1 Samuel 23:7 2 Chronicles 14:7 Nehemiah 3:13 Job 17:16 Psalms 107:16 Isaiah 45:2 Lamentations 2:9 Nahum 3:13