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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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Nehemiah 9:11
And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:11 · retained source text

And thou didst diuide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the drie land, and their persecutours thou threwest into the deepes, as a stone into the mightie waters.

1611 marginal noteExod. 14.22.

1611 marginal noteExod. 15.10.

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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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