KJV dictionary & concordance
An oily substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:8
Complete exact-word concordance
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
And he tooke butter, and milke, and the calfe which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them vnder the tree: and they did eate.
butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
Butter of kine, & milke of sheepe, with fat of lambes, and rammes of the breed of Bashan, & goats, with the fat of kidneis of wheat, and thou diddest drinke the pure blood of the grape.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, and she gaue him milke, shee brought foorth butter in a lordly dish.
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
And honie, and butter, and sheepe, and cheese of kine for Dauid, and for the people that were with him, to eate: for they said, The people is hungrie, and wearie, and thirstie in the wildernesse.
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
Hee shall not see the riuers, the floods, the brookes of hony and butter.
1611 marginal noteOr, streaming brooks.
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
1611 marginal noteHeb. with me.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
The words of his mouth were smoother then butter, but warre was in his heart: his words were softer then oyle, yet were they drawen swords.
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Surely the churning of milke bringeth forth butter; and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Butter and hony shall he eat, that hee may know to refuse the euill, and choose the good.
And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
And it shall come to passe, for the abundance of milke that they shall giue, he shal eate butter: for butter and hony shall euery one eate, that is left in the land.
1611 marginal noteHebr. in the midst of the land.
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Historical English dictionary sources
An oily substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
