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held

Meaning of “held”

1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

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52 occurrences52 verses25 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 24:21

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2 Chronicles 4:5
And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 4:5 · retained source text

And the thicknes of it was an hand breadth, & the brim of it like the worke of the brim of a cup, with flowers of Lillies: and it receiued and held three thousand baths.

1611 marginal noteOr, like a Lillie flower.

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