KJV dictionary & concordance

embalm

Meaning of “embalm”

To preserve a dead body.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 50:2

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Genesis 50:2 · retained source text

And Ioseph commanded his seruants the physicians to imbalme his father: and the physicians imbalmed Israel.

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