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comprehend

Meaning of “comprehend”

Sense 1: To understand or grasp in the mind. Sense 2: To take within bounds or measure. Sense 3: To include or sum up.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 37:5

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Every verse containing “comprehend”

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Job 37:5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 37:5 · retained source text

God thundereth maruellously with his voice: great things doth hee, which we cannot comprehend.

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Historical definitions

To understand; to conceive; that is, to take, hold or contain in the mind; to possess or to have in idea.

volume 1, leaf 444, column 3 (main dictionary)