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coping

Meaning of “coping”

The top, cap, or finishing upper course of a wall or building.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: 1 Kings 7:9

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1 Kings 7:9
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:9 · retained source text

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with sawes, within and without, euen from the foundation vnto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

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Historical definitions

The top or cover of a wall, made sloping to carry off the water.

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