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hail

Meaning of “hail”

Sense 1: Frozen drops of precipitation. Sense 2: To fall or descend as hail. Sense 3: An exclamation of greeting or acclaim.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
39 occurrences35 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 9:18

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Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:2 · retained source text

Behold, the LORD hath a mightie and strong one, which as a tempest of haile and a destroying storme, as a flood of mightie waters ouerflowing, shall cast downe to the earth with the hand.

Isaiah 28:17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 28:17 · retained source text

Iudgement also will I lay to the line, and righteousnesse to the plummet: and the haile shall sweepe away the refuge of lyes, and the waters shall ouerflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 32:19
When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 32:19 · retained source text

When it shall haile, comming downe on the forrest; and the citie shall be low in a low place.

1611 marginal noteOr, and the citie shall be vtterly abased.

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Historical definitions

To pour down masses of ice or frozen vapors.

volume 1, leaf 875, column 2 (main_dictionary)