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burn

Meaning of “burn”

Sense 1: To consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

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138 occurrences131 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:3

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Isaiah 1:31
And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 1:31 · retained source text

And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.

1611 marginal noteOr, and his worke.

Isaiah 10:17
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:17 · retained source text

And the light of Israel shall bee for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burne and deuoure his thornes and his briers in one day:

Isaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 27:4 · retained source text

Furie is not in mee: who would set the briars and thornes against me in battell? I would goe through them, I would burne them together.

1611 marginal noteOr, march against.

Isaiah 40:16
And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 40:16 · retained source text

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burne, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offring.

Isaiah 44:15
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 44:15 · retained source text

Then shall it bee for a man to burne: for hee will take thereof and warme himselfe; yea he kindleth it and baketh bread; yea he maketh a God, and worshippeth it: he maketh it a grauen image, and falleth downe thereto.

Isaiah 47:14
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 47:14 · retained source text

Behold, they shall be as stubble: the fire shall burne them, they shall not deliuer themselues from the power of the flame: there shall not bee a coale to warme at, nor fire to sit before it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. their soules.

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