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circle

Meaning of “circle”

A round boundary or circuit.

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First occurrence: Isaiah 40:22

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Isaiah 40:22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 40:22 · retained source text

It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grashoppers; that stretcheth out the heauens as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwel in:

1611 marginal noteOr, him that sitteth, &c.

1611 marginal notePsa.104.2.

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