KJV dictionary & concordance
An instrument that shows time by the position of the sun's shadow.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Kings 20:11
Complete exact-word concordance
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
And Isaiah the Prophet cryed vnto the LORD, and he brought the shadow tenne degrees backeward, by which it had gone downe in the diall of Ahaz.
1611 marginal noteHeb. degrees.
Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Behold, I will bring againe the shadow of the degrees which is gone downe in the Sunne-diall of Ahaz ten degrees backward: so the Sunne returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone downe.
1611 marginal noteHebr. degrees by, or with the Sunne.
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Historical English dictionary sources
An instrument for measuring time by the aid of the sun and the shadow cast upon a marked surface.
