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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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Showing verses 31–35 of 35 · 38 word occurrences in this result

Habakkuk 1:10
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Habakkuk 1:10 · retained source text

And they shal scoffe at the Kings, and the Princes shall bee a scorne vnto them: they shall deride euery strong holde, for they shall heape dust & take it.

Habakkuk 3:15
Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:15 · retained source text

Thou didst walke through the Sea with thine horses, through the heape of great waters.

1611 marginal noteOr, mud.

Haggai 2:16
Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Haggai 2:16 · retained source text

Since those dayes were, when one came to an heape of twentie measures, there were but ten: when one came to the presse-fatte for to draw out fiftie vessels out of the presse, there were but twentie.

Romans 12:20
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 12:20 · retained source text

Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him: if he thirst, giue him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

1611 marginal notePro. 25.21.

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 4:3 · retained source text

For the time wil come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their owne lusts shall they heape to themselues teachers, hauing itching eares:

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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)