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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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Zephaniah 1:13
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Zephaniah 1:13 · retained source text

Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabite them, and they shall plant Uineyards, but not drinke the wine thereof.

1611 marginal noteDeu.28.36, 39. amos 5.11.

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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

volume 1, leaf 321, column 1 (main_dictionary)