And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 8:28 · retained source text
And Ioshua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer, euen a desolation vnto this day.
KJV dictionary & concordance
heap
Meaning of “heap”
Sense 1: A pile, mound, or gathered accumulation. Sense 2: To gather, pile, or accumulate.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
38 occurrences35 verses19 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:46
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “heap”
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 8:29 · retained source text
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree vntil euentide: and assoone as the sunne was downe, Ioshua commaunded that they should take his carkeise downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of the gate of the citie, and raise thereon a great heape of stones that remaineth vnto this day.
1611 marginal noteChap. 7.25.
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 3:7 · retained source text
And when Boaz had eaten and drunke, and his heart was merrie, hee went to lie downe at the ende of the heape of corne: and she came softly, and vncouered his feet, and laid her downe.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:17 · retained source text
And they tooke Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and layd a very great heape of stones vpon him: and all Israel fled euery one to his tent.
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 8:17 · retained source text
His roots are wrapped about the heape, and seeth the place of stones.
I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:4 · retained source text
I also could speake as yee doe: if your soule were in my soules stead, I could heape vp words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 27:16 · retained source text
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 36:13 · retained source text
But the hypocrites in heart heape vp wrath: they crie not when he bindeth them.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 33:7 · retained source text
He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as an heape: he layeth vp the depth in storehouses.
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:13 · retained source text
Hee diuided the Sea, and caused them to passe through: and he made the waters to stand as an heape.
1611 marginal noteExod. 14.21.
Complete reference index — all 35 verses
Genesis 31:46Genesis 31:48Genesis 31:51Genesis 31:52Exodus 15:8Deuteronomy 13:16Deuteronomy 32:23Joshua 3:13Joshua 3:16Joshua 7:26Joshua 8:28Joshua 8:29Ruth 3:72 Samuel 18:17Job 8:17Job 16:4Job 27:16Job 36:13Psalms 33:7Psalms 78:13Proverbs 25:22Ecclesiastes 2:26Song of Solomon 7:2Isaiah 17:1Isaiah 17:11Isaiah 25:2Jeremiah 30:18Jeremiah 49:2Ezekiel 24:10Micah 1:6Habakkuk 1:10Habakkuk 3:15Haggai 2:16Romans 12:202 Timothy 4:3
Where “heap” appears
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Genesis7 occurrences
4 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua5 occurrences
5 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
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3 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
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4 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua5 occurrences
5 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A pile or mass; a collection laid together so as to form an elevation.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗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.