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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 41:30

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Isaiah 7:20
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In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:20 · retained source text

In the same day shall the LORD shaue with a rasor that is hired, namely by them beyond the riuer, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the haire of the feet: and it shal also consume the beard.

1611 marginal note2.King. 19.35.

Isaiah 10:18
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And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 10:18 · retained source text

And shall consume the glory of his forrest, and of his fruitfull field both soule and body: and they shall bee as when a standerd bearer fainteth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the soule and euen to the flesh.

Isaiah 27:10
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Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 27:10 · retained source text

Yet the defenced citie shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wildernesse: there shall the calfe feede, and there shall he lie downe, and consume the branches thereof.

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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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To waste away slowly; to be exhausted.

volume 1, leaf 472, column 2 (main_dictionary)