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grave

Meaning of “grave”

Sense 1: The place of the dead or of burial; a tomb, burial place, or pit. Sense 2: To cut, carve, or engrave. Sense 3: As an adjective, serious, sober, dignified, or worthy of respect.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
67 occurrences64 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 35:20

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Ezekiel 31:15
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Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 31:15 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD God, In the day when hee went downe to the graue, I caused a mourning, I couered the deepe for him, and I restrained the floods therof, and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourne for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to be blacke.

Ezekiel 32:23
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Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:23 · retained source text

Whose graues are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her graue: all of them slaine, fallen by the sword, which caused terrour in the land of the liuing.

1611 marginal noteOr, dismaying.

Ezekiel 32:24
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There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:24 · retained source text

There is Elam and all her multitude round about her graue, all of them slaine, fallen by the sword, which are gone downe vncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terrour in the lande of the liuing, yet haue they borne their shame with them that goe downe to the pit.

Complete reference index — all 64 verses
Genesis 35:20Genesis 37:35Genesis 42:38Genesis 44:29Genesis 44:31Genesis 50:5Exodus 28:9Exodus 28:36Numbers 19:16Numbers 19:181 Samuel 2:62 Samuel 3:322 Samuel 19:371 Kings 2:61 Kings 2:91 Kings 13:301 Kings 14:132 Kings 22:202 Chronicles 2:72 Chronicles 2:142 Chronicles 34:28Job 3:22Job 5:26Job 7:9Job 10:19Job 14:13Job 17:13Job 21:13Job 21:32Job 24:19Job 30:24Job 33:22Psalms 6:5Psalms 30:3Psalms 31:17Psalms 49:14Psalms 49:15Psalms 88:3Psalms 88:5Psalms 88:11Psalms 89:48Proverbs 1:12Proverbs 30:16Ecclesiastes 9:10Song of Solomon 8:6Isaiah 14:11Isaiah 14:19Isaiah 38:10Isaiah 38:18Isaiah 53:9Jeremiah 20:17Ezekiel 31:15Ezekiel 32:23Ezekiel 32:24Hosea 13:14Nahum 1:14John 11:17John 11:31John 11:38John 12:171 Corinthians 15:551 Timothy 3:81 Timothy 3:11Titus 2:2

Where “grave” appears

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Genesis7 occurrences
6 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesJob11 occurrences
11 versesPsalms10 occurrences
9 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel3 occurrences
3 versesHosea2 occurrences
1 verseNahum1 occurrence
1 verseJohn4 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 versesTitus1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To carve; to write or delineate on hard substances; to practice engraving.

volume 1, leaf 859, column 2 (main_dictionary)