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consume

Meaning of “consume”

1. To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. 2. To waste away or be exhausted.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
56 occurrences51 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:30

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Daniel 2:44
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And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 2:44 · retained source text

And in the daies of these Kings shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome, which shall neuer be destroyed: and the Kingdome shall not be left to other people, but it shall breake in pieces, and consume all these kingdomes, and it shall stand for euer.

1611 marginal noteCald. their dayes.

1611 marginal noteCald. kingdome thereof.

1611 marginal noteChap.4.3, 34. and 6.27. and 7.14, 27. mich 4.7. luke 1.33.

Daniel 7:26
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But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
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1611 witness · Daniel 7:26 · retained source text

But the iudgement shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume, and to destroy it vnto the end.

Complete reference index — all 51 verses
Genesis 41:30Exodus 32:10Exodus 32:12Exodus 33:3Exodus 33:5Leviticus 26:16Numbers 16:21Numbers 16:45Deuteronomy 5:25Deuteronomy 7:16Deuteronomy 7:22Deuteronomy 28:38Deuteronomy 28:42Deuteronomy 32:22Joshua 24:201 Samuel 2:332 Kings 1:102 Kings 1:12Nehemiah 9:31Esther 9:24Job 15:34Job 20:26Job 24:19Psalms 37:20Psalms 39:11Psalms 49:14Psalms 59:13Psalms 78:33Isaiah 7:20Isaiah 10:18Isaiah 27:10Jeremiah 8:13Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 49:27Ezekiel 4:17Ezekiel 13:13Ezekiel 20:13Ezekiel 21:28Ezekiel 22:15Ezekiel 24:10Ezekiel 35:12Daniel 2:44Daniel 7:26Hosea 11:6Zephaniah 1:2Zephaniah 1:3Zechariah 5:4Zechariah 14:12Luke 9:542 Thessalonians 2:8James 4:3

Where “consume” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus4 occurrences
4 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy6 occurrences
6 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms7 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel7 occurrences
7 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah3 occurrences
2 versesZechariah4 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verse2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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To waste away slowly; to be exhausted.

volume 1, leaf 472, column 2 (main_dictionary)