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build

Meaning of “build”

To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
162 occurrences154 verses35 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:4

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Acts 7:49
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 7:49 · retained source text

Heauen is my throne, and earth is my footestoole: What house will ye build me, saith the Lord? Or what is the place of my rest?

Acts 15:16
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 15:16 · retained source text

After this I will returne, and wil build againe the Tabernacle of Dauid, which is fallen downe: and I will build againe the ruines thereof, and I will set it vp:

1611 marginal noteAmos 9.11

Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 20:32 · retained source text

And now brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you vp, and to giue you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

volume 1, leaf 321, column 1 (main_dictionary)