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grass

Meaning of “grass”

Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

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62 occurrences56 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:11

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Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:11 · retained source text

And God said, Let the Earth bring foorth grasse, the herbe yeelding seed, and the fruit tree, yeelding fruit after his kinde, whose seed is in it selfe, vpon the earth: and it was so.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tender grasse.

Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 1:12 · retained source text

And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

Numbers 22:4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Numbers 22:4 · retained source text

And Moab said vnto the elders of Midian; Now shall this company licke vp all that are round about vs, as the oxe licketh vp the grasse of the field. And Balak the sonne of Zippor, was King of the Moabites at that time.

Deuteronomy 11:15
And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 11:15 · retained source text

And I will send grasse in thy fields for thy cattell, that thou mayest eate and be full.

1611 marginal noteHeb. giue.

Deuteronomy 29:23
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 29:23 · retained source text

And that the whole land thereof is brimstone and salt, and burning, that it is not sowen, nor beareth, nor any grasse groweth therein, like the ouerthrow of Sodome, and Gomorah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD ouerthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

1611 marginal noteGen. 19.24,25.

Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:2 · retained source text

My doctrine shall drop as the raine: my speech shall distill as the deaw, as the smal raine vpon the tender herbe, and as the showres vpon the grasse.

2 Samuel 23:4
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:4 · retained source text

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the Sunne riseth, euen a morning, without cloudes; as the tender grasse springing out of the earth by cleare shining after raine:

1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:5 · retained source text

And Ahab said vnto Obadiah, Goe into the land, vnto all fountaines of water, and vnto all brookes: peraduenture we may finde grasse to saue the horses and mules aliue, that we leese not all the beasts.

1611 marginal noteHebr. that we cut not off our selues from the beasts.

2 Kings 19:26
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:26 · retained source text

Therefore their Inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded, they were as the grasse of the field, and as the greene herbe, as the grasse on the house tops, and as corne blasted before it be growen vp.

1611 marginal noteHeb. short of hand.

Job 5:25
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 5:25 · retained source text

Thou shalt know also that thy seede shalbe great, and thine offspring as the grasse of the earth.

1611 marginal noteOr, much.

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