KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:15
Complete exact-word concordance
O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
O LORD, to thee will I crie: for the fire hath deuoured the pastures of the wildernesse, and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the field.
1611 marginal noteOr, habitations.
The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
The beasts of the field crie also vnto thee: for the riuers of waters are dried vp, and the fire hath deuoured the pastures of the wildernesse.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.
