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heap

Meaning of “heap”

Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
38 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 31:46

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Genesis 31:46
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:46 · retained source text

And Iacob saide vnto his brethren, Gather stones: and they tooke stones, and made an heape, and they did eate there vpon the heape.

Genesis 31:48
And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:48 · retained source text

And Laban said, This heape is a witnesse betweene mee and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed,

Genesis 31:51
And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:51 · retained source text

And Laban said to Iacob, Behold this heape, and behold this pillar, which I haue cast betwixt me and thee.

Genesis 31:52
This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 31:52 · retained source text

This heape be witnesse, and this pillar be witnesse, that I will not passe ouer this heape to thee, and that thou shalt not passe ouer this heape, and this pillar vnto me, for harme.

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Historical definitions

A pile or mass; a collection laid together so as to form an elevation.

volume 1, leaf 892, column 1 (main_dictionary)

To amass; to accumulate; to lay up; to collect in great quantity; with up. To add something else, in large quantities. To pile; to add till the mass takes a roundish form, or till it rises above the measure.

volume 1, leaf 892, column 1 (main_dictionary)