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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.

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

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First occurrence: Genesis 35:20

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Isaiah 14:11
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:11 · retained source text

Thy pompe is brought downe to the graue, and the noyse of thy violes: the worme is spread vnder thee, and the wormes couer thee.

Isaiah 14:19
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 14:19 · retained source text

But thou art cast out of thy graue, like an abominable branch: and as the raiment of those that are slaine, thrust through with a sword, that goe downe to the stones of the pit, as a carkeis troden vnder feete.

Isaiah 38:10
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 38:10 · retained source text

I saide in the cutting off of my dayes; I shall goe to the gates of the graue: I am depriued of the residue of my yeeres.

Isaiah 38:18
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 38:18 · retained source text

For the graue cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that goe downe into the pit cannot hope for thy trueth.

Isaiah 53:9
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 53:9 · retained source text

And he made his graue with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. deathes.

1611 marginal note1.Pet.2.22. 1.ioh. 3.5.

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

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