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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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Jeremiah 35:9
Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 35:9 · retained source text

Nor to build houses for vs to dwel in, neither haue we Uineyard, nor field, nor seed.

Jeremiah 42:10
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 42:10 · retained source text

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you downe, and I will plant you, and not plucke you vp: for I repent mee of the euill, that I haue done vnto you.

Ezekiel 4:2
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 4:2 · retained source text

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it: set the campe also against it, and set battering rammes against it round about.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe leaders.

Ezekiel 11:3
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 11:3 · retained source text

Which say, It is not neere, let vs build houses: this citie is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

1611 marginal noteOr, it is not for vs to build houses neere.

1611 marginal note2.Pet.3.4.

Ezekiel 21:22
At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 21:22 · retained source text

At his right hand was the diuination for Ierusalem to appoint captaines, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift vp the voice with shouting, to appoint battering-rammes against the gates, to cast a mount and to build a fort.

1611 marginal noteOr, battering rams.

1611 marginal noteHeb. rams.

Ezekiel 28:26
And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 28:26 · retained source text

And they shal dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards: yea, they shall dwell with confidence when I haue executed iudgments vpon all those that despise them round about them, and they shal know that I am the LORD their God.

1611 marginal noteOr, with confidence.

1611 marginal noteOr, spoile.

Ezekiel 36:36
Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 36:36 · retained source text

Then the heathen that are left round about you, shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD haue spoken it, and I wil doe it.

1611 marginal noteChap.17.24. and 22.14. and 37.14.

Daniel 9:25
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 9:25 · retained source text

Know therefore and vnderstand, that from the going foorth of the commandement to restore and to build Ierusalem, vnto the Messiah the Prince, shall be seuen weekes; and threescore and two weekes, the street shall be built againe, and the wall, euen in troublous times.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall returne and be built.

1611 marginal noteOr, breach or ditch.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in strait of times.

Amos 9:11
¶ In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Amos 9:11 · retained source text

¶ In that day will I raise vp the tabernacle of Dauid, that is fallen, and close vp the breaches thereof, and I will raise vp his ruines, and I will build it as in the dayes of old;

1611 marginal noteHeb. hedge, or wall.

1611 marginal noteActs 15.16.

Amos 9:14
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 9:14 · retained source text

And I will bring againe the captiuitie of my people of Israel: and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drinke the wine thereof: they shall also make gardens, and eate the fruite of them.

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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

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