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engraven

Meaning of “engraven”

Cut or inscribed into a hard surface.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: 2 Corinthians 3:7

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2 Corinthians 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · retained source text

But if the ministration of death written, and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly beholde the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glorie was to be done away:

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Cut or marked, as with a chisel or graver; imprinted; deeply impressed.

volume 1, leaf 679, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 6)