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coffer

Meaning of “coffer”

A chest, box, or receptacle for keeping and carrying valuables or offerings.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 6:8

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Every verse containing “coffer”

KJV PCE
1 Samuel 6:8
And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:8 · retained source text

And take the Arke of the LORD, and lay it vpon the cart, and put the iewels of golde, which ye returne him for a trespasse offering, in a coffer by the side thereof, and send it away, that it may goe.

1 Samuel 6:11
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:11 · retained source text

And they layde the Arke of the LORD vpon the cart, and the coffer, with the mice of golde, and the images of their Emerods.

1 Samuel 6:15
And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:15 · retained source text

And the Leuites tooke downe the Arke of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the iewels of golde were, and put them on the great stone: And the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offrings, and sacrificed sacrifices the same day vnto the LORD.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A chest or trunk; a chest used for keeping money; a treasure.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 418