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dry

Meaning of “dry”

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

Definition sources

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:9

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2 Kings 2:8
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 2:8 · retained source text

And Elijah tooke his mantle, and wrapt it together, and smote the waters, and they were diuided hither and thither, so that they two went ouer on drie ground.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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.

Job 12:15
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 12:15 · retained source text

Behold, hee withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: also hee sendeth them out, and they ouerturne the earth.

Job 15:30
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 15:30 · retained source text

He shall not depart out of darkenesse, the flame shall drie vp his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he goe away.

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
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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.
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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.

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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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