KJV dictionary & concordance

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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192 occurrences188 verses34 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:5

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “ground”

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Lamentations 2:10

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The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Lamentations 2:10 · retained source text

The Elders of the daughter of Zion sit vpon the ground and keepe silence: they haue cast vp dust vpon their heads: they haue girded themselues with sackcloth: the virgins of Ierusalem hang downe their heades to the ground.

Lamentations 2:21

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The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Lamentations 2:21 · retained source text

The yong and the old lye on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my yong men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slaine them in the day of thy anger: thou hast killed, and not pitied.

Ezekiel 12:6

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In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 12:6 · retained source text

In their sight shalt thou beare it vpon thy shoulders, and cary it foorth in the twy light: thou shalt couer thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I haue set thee for a signe vnto the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:12

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And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 12:12 · retained source text

And the Prince that is among them, shall beare vpon his shoulder in the twylight, and shall goe forth: they shall digge through the wall to cary out thereby: he shall couer his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

Ezekiel 13:14

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So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 13:14 · retained source text

So wil I breake downe the wall that ye haue dawbed with vntempered morter, & bring it downe to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discouered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the middest thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 19:12

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But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 19:12 · retained source text

But she was plucked vp in fury: she was cast downe to the ground, and the East wind dryed vp her fruite: her strong rods were broken and withered, the fire consumed them.

1611 marginal noteOs.13.15.

Ezekiel 19:13

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And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 19:13 · retained source text

And now she is planted in the wildernesse, in a dry and thirsty ground.

Ezekiel 24:7

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For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 24:7 · retained source text

For her blood is in the middest of her: she set it vpon the toppe of a rocke, she powred it vpon the ground to couer it with dust:

Ezekiel 26:11

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With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 26:11 · retained source text

With the hoofes of his horses shall he tread downe all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garisons shall goe downe to the ground.

Ezekiel 26:16

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Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ezekiel 26:16 · retained source text

Then all the Princes of the sea shall come downe from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidred garments: they shall cloth themselues with trembling, they shall sit vpon the ground, and shall tremble at euery moment, and be astonished at thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. tremblings.

Complete reference index — all 188 verses

Genesis 2:5 Genesis 2:6 Genesis 2:7 Genesis 2:9 Genesis 2:19 Genesis 3:17 Genesis 3:19 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:2 Genesis 4:3 Genesis 4:10 Genesis 4:12 Genesis 5:29 Genesis 7:23 Genesis 8:8 Genesis 8:13 Genesis 8:21 Genesis 18:2 Genesis 19:1 Genesis 19:25 Genesis 33:3 Genesis 38:9 Genesis 44:11 Genesis 44:14 Exodus 3:5 Exodus 4:3 Exodus 8:21 Exodus 9:23 Exodus 14:16 Exodus 14:22 Exodus 16:14 Exodus 32:20 Leviticus 20:25 Numbers 11:8 Numbers 16:31 Deuteronomy 4:18 Deuteronomy 9:21 Deuteronomy 15:23 Deuteronomy 22:6 Deuteronomy 28:4 Deuteronomy 28:11 Deuteronomy 28:56 Joshua 3:17 Joshua 24:32 Judges 4:21 Judges 6:39 Judges 6:40 Judges 13:20 Judges 20:21 Judges 20:25 Ruth 2:10 1 Samuel 3:19 1 Samuel 5:4 1 Samuel 8:12 1 Samuel 14:25 1 Samuel 14:32 1 Samuel 14:45 1 Samuel 20:31 1 Samuel 20:41 1 Samuel 25:23 1 Samuel 26:7 1 Samuel 28:14 2 Samuel 2:22 2 Samuel 8:2 2 Samuel 14:4 2 Samuel 14:14 2 Samuel 14:22 2 Samuel 14:33 2 Samuel 17:12 2 Samuel 17:19 2 Samuel 18:11 2 Samuel 20:10 2 Samuel 23:11 2 Samuel 23:12 2 Samuel 24:20 1 Kings 1:23 1 Kings 7:46 2 Kings 2:8 2 Kings 2:15 2 Kings 2:19 2 Kings 4:37 2 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 13:18 1 Chronicles 11:13 1 Chronicles 21:21 1 Chronicles 27:26 2 Chronicles 4:17 2 Chronicles 7:3 2 Chronicles 20:18 Nehemiah 8:6 Nehemiah 10:35 Nehemiah 10:37 Job 1:20 Job 2:13 Job 5:6 Job 14:8 Job 16:13 Job 18:10 Job 38:27 Job 39:24 Psalms 74:7 Psalms 89:39 Psalms 89:44 Psalms 105:35 Psalms 107:33 Psalms 107:35 Psalms 143:3 Psalms 147:6 Isaiah 3:26 Isaiah 14:12 Isaiah 21:9 Isaiah 25:12 Isaiah 26:5 Isaiah 28:24 Isaiah 29:4 Isaiah 30:23 Isaiah 30:24 Isaiah 35:7 Isaiah 44:3 Isaiah 47:1 Isaiah 51:23 Isaiah 53:2 Jeremiah 4:3 Jeremiah 7:20 Jeremiah 14:2 Jeremiah 14:4 Jeremiah 25:33 Jeremiah 27:5 Lamentations 2:2 Lamentations 2:9 Lamentations 2:10 Lamentations 2:21 Ezekiel 12:6 Ezekiel 12:12 Ezekiel 13:14 Ezekiel 19:12 Ezekiel 19:13 Ezekiel 24:7 Ezekiel 26:11 Ezekiel 26:16 Ezekiel 28:17 Ezekiel 38:20 Ezekiel 41:16 Ezekiel 41:20 Ezekiel 42:6 Ezekiel 43:14 Daniel 8:5 Daniel 8:7 Daniel 8:10 Daniel 8:12 Daniel 8:18 Daniel 10:9 Daniel 10:15 Hosea 2:18 Hosea 10:12 Amos 3:14 Obadiah 1:3 Haggai 1:11 Zechariah 8:12 Malachi 3:11 Matthew 10:29 Matthew 13:8 Matthew 13:23 Matthew 15:35 Mark 4:5 Mark 4:8 Mark 4:16 Mark 4:20 Mark 4:26 Mark 8:6 Mark 9:20 Mark 14:35 Luke 8:8 Luke 8:15 Luke 12:16 Luke 13:7 Luke 14:18 Luke 19:44 Luke 22:44 John 4:5 John 8:6 John 8:8 John 9:6 John 12:24 John 18:6 Acts 7:33 Acts 22:7 1 Timothy 3:15

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Genesis 2:5 Joshua 3:17 1 Chronicles 11:13 Psalm 107:33 Isaiah 29:4 Mark 4:16 1 Timothy 3:15 Exodus 9:23 1 Samuel 8:12 2 Kings 4:37 Psalms 147:6 Ezekiel 13:14 Matthew 10:29