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dwelling

Meaning of “dwelling”

Sense 1: Residing, remaining, or abiding. Sense 2: A habitation, home, resting place, or territory.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
52 occurrences52 verses23 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 10:30

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Job 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
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1611 witness · Job 8:22 · retained source text

They that hate thee shall be cloathed with shame, and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall not be.

Job 21:28
For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
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1611 witness · Job 21:28 · retained source text

For ye say, where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

1611 marginal noteHeb the tent of the tabernacles of the wicked.

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Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention. DWELL'ING, noun Habitation; place of residence; abode. Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jeremiah 49:33. 1. Continuance; residence; state of life. Thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. Daniel 4:25.

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