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boughs

Meaning of “boughs”

Large branches of trees.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences17 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Leviticus 23:40

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Leviticus 23:40
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 23:40 · retained source text

And ye shall take you on the first day the boughes of goodly trees, branches of Palme trees, and the boughes of thicke trees, and willowes of the brooke, and yee shall reioyce before the LORD your God seuen dayes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fruit.

Deuteronomy 24:20
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:20 · retained source text

When thou beatest thine oliue tree thou shalt not goe ouer the boughes againe: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widow.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thou shalt not bough it after thee.

2 Samuel 18:9
¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:9 · retained source text

¶ And Absalom met the seruants of Dauid; and Absalom rode vpon a mule, and the mule went vnder the thicke boughs of a great Oke, and his head caught hold of the Oke, and hee was taken vp betweene the heauen and the earth, and the mule that was vnder him, went away.

Psalms 80:10
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 80:10 · retained source text

The hilles were couered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the Cedars of God.

Psalms 80:11
She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 80:11 · retained source text

She sent out her boughs vnto the Sea: and her branches vnto the riuer.

Song of Solomon 7:8
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 7:8 · retained source text

I said, I will goe vp to the palme tree, I will take hold of the boughes thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose, like apples.

Isaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 27:11 · retained source text

When the boughes thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire: for it is a people of no vnderstanding: therefore hee that made them will not haue mercie on them, and hee that formed them, will shewe them no fauour.

Ezekiel 17:23
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezekiel 17:23 · retained source text

In the mountaine of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring foorth boughes, and beare fruite, and be a goodly Cedar, and vnder it shall dwell all foule of euery wing: in the shadow of the branches thereof shal they dwell.

Ezekiel 31:3
¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:3 · retained source text

¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a Cedar in Lebanon with faire branches, and with a shadowing shrowd, and of an hie stature, and his top was among the thicke boughes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. faire of branches.

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Psalms 80:11

She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The branch of a tree; applied to a branch of size, not to a small shoot.

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