KJV dictionary & concordance

bellows

Meaning of “bellows”

An instrument for blowing air upon a fire.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Jeremiah 6:29

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:29 · retained source text

The bellowes are burnt, the lead is consumed of the fire: the founder melteth in vaine: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

An instrument, utensil or machine for blowing fire, either in private dwellings or in forges, furnaces and shops.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 262