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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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Exodus 20:25
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 20:25 · retained source text

And if thou wilt make mee an Altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewen stone: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon it, thou hast polluted it.

1611 marginal noteHebr. build them with hewing.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 27.5. iosh. 8.31.

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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

volume 1, leaf 321, column 1 (main_dictionary)