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chop

Meaning of “chop”

To cut off or separate, by striking with a sharp instrument, either by a single blow or by repeated blows.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Micah 3:3

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Micah 3:3
Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Micah 3:3 · retained source text

Who also eate the flesh of my people, and flay their skinne from off them, and they breake their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the cauldron.

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To cut off or separate, by striking with a sharp instrument, either by a single blow or by repeated blows.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 390