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boil

Meaning of “boil”

Sense 1: An inflamed swelling or sore upon the skin. Sense 2: As a verb, to heat or cook in liquid until bubbling or thoroughly heated.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses6 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 9:9

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Leviticus 8:31
¶ And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 8:31 · retained source text

¶ And Moses said vnto Aaron and to his sonnes, Boile the flesh at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sonnes shall eat it.

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.32.

Leviticus 13:18
¶ The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:18 · retained source text

¶ The flesh also, in which, euen in the skinne thereof was a bile, and is healed,

Leviticus 13:19
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:19 · retained source text

And in the place of the bile there be a white rising, or a bright spot white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the Priest:

Leviticus 13:20
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 13:20 · retained source text

And if when the Priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower then the skinne, and the haire thereof be turned white, the Priest shall pronounce him vncleane: it is a plague of leprosie broken out of the bile.

Leviticus 13:23
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 13:23 · retained source text

But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning bile; and the Priest shall pronounce him cleane.

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Historical definitions

An inflamed sore, tumor, or swelling of the skin.

volume 1, leaf 291-292, column 3-1 (main_dictionary)

To bubble, be agitated by heat, or cook in boiling liquid.

volume 1, leaf 291, column 3 (main_dictionary)