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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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Psalms 63:1
O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 63:1 · retained source text

¶ O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a drie and thirstie lande, where no water is:

Psalms 66:6
He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 66:6 · retained source text

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foote, there did we reioyce in him.

Psalms 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 68:6 · retained source text

God setteth the solitary in a families: hee bringeth out those which are bound with chaines, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in a house.

Psalms 95:5
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 95:5 · retained source text

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

1611 marginal noteHeb. whose the sea is.

Psalms 105:41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:41 · retained source text

He opened the rocke, and the waters gushed out: they ranne in the dry places like a riuer.

1611 marginal noteExod.17.6. num.20.11. 1.cor. 10.4.

Psalms 107:33
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 107:33 · retained source text

Hee turneth riuers into a wildernesse: and the water springs into dry ground:

Psalms 107:35
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 107:35 · retained source text

He turneth the wildernesse into a standing water: and dry ground into water-springs.

1611 marginal noteIsa.41.18.

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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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