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beacon

Meaning of “beacon”

A conspicuous signal or mark set in a high place.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 30:17

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The KJV occurrence

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Isaiah 30:17
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 30:17 · retained source text

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one: at the rebuke of fiue, shall ye flee, till ye be left as a beacon vpon the top of a mountaine, and as an ensigne on a hill.

1611 marginal noteOr, a tree bereft of branches, or boughes, or a maste.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A signal or conspicuous mark placed on an eminence.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 249