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cliff

Meaning of “cliff”

A steep, high face or bank of rock.

Definition sources

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

First occurrence: 2 Chronicles 20:16

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The KJV occurrence

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2 Chronicles 20:16
To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:16 · retained source text

To morrow goe ye downe against them: behold, they come vp by the cliffe of Ziz, and ye shall finde them at the end of the brooke, before the wildernesse of Ieruel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. ascent.

1611 marginal noteOr, valley.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A steep bank; a high and steep rock; a precipice.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 407