KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 35:20
Complete exact-word concordance
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
What man is he that liueth, and shall not see death? shall he deliuer his soule from the hand of the graue? Selah.
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Let vs swallow them vp aliue, as the graue, and whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
The graue; and the barren wombe; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Whatsoeuer thy hand findeth to doe, doe it with thy might: for there is no worke, nor deuice, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue, whither thou goest.
¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
¶ Set mee as a seale vpon thine heart, as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death, iealousie is cruel as the graue: the coales thereof are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
For the graue cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that goe downe into the pit cannot hope for thy trueth.
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.
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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Historical English dictionary sources
To carve; to write or delineate on hard substances; to practice engraving.
