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ground

Meaning of “ground”

Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:5

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Nehemiah 10:35
And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 10:35 · retained source text

And to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruites of all fruit of all trees, yeere by yeere, vnto the house of the LORD.

Nehemiah 10:37
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 10:37 · retained source text

And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all maner of trees, of wine and of oile, vnto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground vnto the Leuites, that the same Leuites might haue the tithes, in all the cities of our tillage.

Job 1:20
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 1:20 · retained source text

Then Iob arose, and rent his mantle, and shaued his head, and fell downe vpon the ground and worshipped,

1611 marginal noteOr, robe.

Job 2:13
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 2:13 · retained source text

So they sate downe with him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his griefe was very great.

Job 5:6
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 5:6 · retained source text

Although affliction commeth not forth of the dust, neither doeth trouble spring out of the ground:

1611 marginal noteOr, iniquity.

Job 14:8
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 14:8 · retained source text

Though the roote thereof waxe old in the earth, and the stocke thereof die in the ground:

Job 18:10
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 18:10 · retained source text

The snare is laide for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hidden.

Job 39:24
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 39:24 · retained source text

He swalloweth the ground with fiercenesse and rage: neither beleeueth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

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