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clay

Meaning of “clay”

Earth or soil that can be moistened, shaped, trodden, formed, or hardened, especially by a potter or brickmaker.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences30 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 7:46

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Jeremiah 18:4
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And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 18:4 · retained source text

And the vessell that he made of clay, was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it againe another vessell as seemed good to the potter to make it.

1611 marginal noteOr, that he made, was marred as clay in the hand of the potter.

1611 marginal noteHebr. returned and made.

Jeremiah 18:6
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O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 18:6 · retained source text

O house of Israel, cannot I doe with you as this potter, saith the LORD? Behold, as the clay is in the potters hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

1611 marginal noteIsa.45.9. rom.9.10. wisd.15.7.

Jeremiah 43:9
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Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 43:9 · retained source text

Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the bricke kill, which is at the entry of Pharaohs house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Iudah:

Complete reference index — all 30 verses
1 Kings 7:462 Chronicles 4:17Job 4:19Job 10:9Job 13:12Job 27:16Job 33:6Job 38:14Psalms 40:2Isaiah 29:16Isaiah 41:25Isaiah 45:9Isaiah 64:8Jeremiah 18:4Jeremiah 18:6Jeremiah 43:9Daniel 2:33Daniel 2:34Daniel 2:35Daniel 2:41Daniel 2:42Daniel 2:43Daniel 2:45Nahum 3:14Habakkuk 2:6John 9:6John 9:11John 9:14John 9:15Romans 9:21

Where “clay” appears

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1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob6 occurrences
6 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesDaniel9 occurrences
7 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseJohn5 occurrences
4 versesRomans1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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They contract by heat. […] Clays absorb water greedily, and become soft, but are so tenacious as to be molded into any shape, and hence they are the materials of bricks and various vessels, domestic and chimical.

volume 1, leaf 403, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 192)