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dry

Meaning of “dry”

Sense 1: Without moisture. Sense 2: To become or make free from moisture.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
71 occurrences66 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:9

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Nahum 1:4
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nahum 1:4 · retained source text

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it drie, and drieth vp all the riuers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the floure of Lebanon languisheth.

Nahum 1:10
For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
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1611 witness · Nahum 1:10 · retained source text

For while they be folden together as thornes, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be deuoured as stubble fully drie.

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Historical definitions

To grow dry; to lose moisture; to become free from moisture or juice. To be exhaled; sometimes with up.

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