KJV dictionary & concordance

bursting

Meaning of “bursting”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of burst, meaning to break, rend, or open suddenly by force or pressure.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

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First occurrence: Isaiah 30:14

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Isaiah 30:14

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And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 30:14 · retained source text

And he shall breake it as the breaking of the potters vessell, that is broken in pieces, he shall not spare; so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it, a sheard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withall out of the pit.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the bottell of potters.

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Isaiah 30:14

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Webster 1828

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Rending or parting by violence; exploding.

volume 1, leaf 325, column 3 (main_dictionary)